Director Benson Lee (Planet B-Boy) brings together the world’s best breakdancers (B-Boys) in the stand-up-and-cheer dance film Battle Of The Year, available March 10th on DVD and Digital from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Starring Josh Holloway (Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol), Laz Alonso (Avatar), Caity Lotz (Arrow), Josh Peck (Red Dawn) and GRAMMY®-winning artist Chris Brown, Battle Of The Year follows a legendary break-dancing crew’s return to its roots in order to reclaim the world championship after more than a decade of defeat.
B-Boys fans can learn new footwork and explore the making of the movie with kickin’ bonus features, including two behind-the-scenes featurettes. 'This Is Planet B-Boy: Inside the Culture' explores the evolution of the B-Boy dance style and culture, while 'Preparing for Battle: Training & Rehearsals' features choreographers, cast and filmmakers on what it took to put all of the dance sequences together.
Brace yourself as the world’s best B-Boy teams hit the stage in the most intense dance tournament. The Battle of the Year competition is an all out war of mind-blowing dance moves, explosive routines and electrifying displays of skill and imagination.
The American team, a group of underdogs, is pitted against the world’s elite as they tear it up in their struggle for the top spot with the help of their coaches, Blake (Holloway) and Franklyn (Peck).
Set to pumping beats and an amped soundtrack, the All-Star dream team thrills in this epic dance-off.
Directed by Benson Lee from a screenplay by Brin Hill and Chris Parker, the film was produced by Beau Flynn, Amy Lo and Tripp Vinson. The executive producers are Glenn S. Gainor, William Packer and Rich + Tone Talauega.