From Universal 1440 Entertainment: Honey: Rise Up and Dance

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- An avid street dancer goes against the odds and pursues her dreams in Honey: Rise Up and Dance, the exciting all-new installment in the cherished Honey franchise arriving on DVD, Digital and On Demand on April 3, 2018 from Universal 1440 Entertainment, the original content production arm of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. An inspirational story about overcoming adversity, Honey: Rise Up and Dance is set to the beat of Atlanta's underground dance scene and injects the series with a raw and edgy vibe, fueled with sexy hip-hop battles and dynamic routines like you've never seen before!

Bille Woodruff (Honey franchise, "Star") returns to direct a cast of major star power, led by actress and dance sensation Teyana Taylor (Kanye West's "Fade", Madea's Big Happy Family) as well as Bryshere Y. Gray ("Empire", The New Edition Story) and Sierra McClain ("Empire", "A.N.T. Farm").

Honey: Rise Up and Dance will also be available as an original soundtrack packed with songs by notable artists including Chris Brown, Future, Migos, and more. The soundtrack will be available to own digitally on March 30, 2018.

Aspiring street dancer, Skyler (Taylor) is at a major crossroads in her life.  She's decided to try-out for the same dance crew as her formally trained sister Tosha (McClain) in order to compete for a college scholarship, but is discouraged by her family and boyfriend who doubt that her raw, edgy talent is enough for her to win.  Determined to prove them all wrong, Skyler practices non-stop in Atlanta's underground dance scene and catches the eye of Tyrell (Gray).  He helps her take her sexy dance and hip-hop battle skills to the next level in order to achieve her dreams.

Honey: Rise Up and Dance will be available on DVD and Digital.

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FILMMAKERS:Cast: Teyana Taylor, Sierra McClain, Bryshere Y. GrayCasting By: Leah Daniels-ButlerMusic Supervisor: Joel C. HighScore By: Elvin RossChoreography By: Jamaica CraftCostume Designer: Lorraine CoppinEditor: Scott Richter Production Designer: Eve CauleyDirector of Photography: Michael KarasickLine Producer: John Burton West Co-Producer: Greg Holstein Executive Producer: Mark PlattProduced By: Mike Elliott Written By: Robert AdetuyiDirected By: Bille Woodruff

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:Street Date: April 3, 2018 Copyright: Universal Pictures Home EntertainmentSelection Number: 63190865Layers: DVD 9Aspect Ratio: 16:9 1.78:1 Anamorphic WidescreenRating: PG-13 for suggestive content and some languageLanguages/Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, Latin American SpanishSound: English, French European, and Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1Run Time: 1 hour, 39 minutes

About Universal 1440 Entertainment, LLC:The Universal 1440 Entertainment banner develops and produces live-action and animated non-theatrical productions directly for distribution in all media worldwide. Since its formation in 2005, the group has assembled an exceptional roster of animated family fare, including the Daytime Emmy®-winning Curious George television series for PBS Kids and Hulu; as well as the beloved The Land Before Time film series and the all-new animated family film Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You. The group also has successfully built upon some of Universal's highly celebrated live-action, comedy and drama franchises, Scorpion King, Jarhead, American Pie, Honey and Bring It On as well as the terrifying Chucky movies.  Projects currently readying for release include the newest installment of the epic sci-fi adventure hit Tremors, the next chapter in the gritty action franchise Death Race and an adaptation of Bruce Coville's intergalactic classic Aliens Ate My Homework.

Universal 1440 Entertainment is a production entity of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (www.uphe.com). Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios. Universal Studios is part of NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group and world-renowned theme parks. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

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