Explore the filmmaking process in Project Greenlight and its final product, The Leisure Class, available on Digital HD January 25th from HBO Home Entertainment
From HBO Home Entertainment, Project Greenlight (expected retail $14.99 SD/$19.99 HD) and The Leisure Class (expected retail $7.99 SD/$9.99 HD) will debut on Digital Download on January 25th. Extra content for Project Greenlight includes deleted scenes and a Conversation with Matt & Ben – the duo sit down and speak about the submissions they received this year and why they chose Jason as the winner and what it takes to be a great director and for The Leisure Class is “The Premiere” a featurette highlighting footage from the film’s premiere along with interviews from the cast and crew.
Project Greenlight is a documentary series, executive produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, chronicles the search for a first-time director and explores the filmmaking process. The eight-episode fourth season, which launched Sept. 13 on HBO, began with a digital competition, as thousands of aspiring filmmakers submitted three-minute short films via a Facebook page. The show begins with a digital competition, as thousands of aspiring filmmakers submit three-minute short films via a Facebook page. The pool of contestants is eventually narrowed to 13 finalists, who are each given a scene to direct for their final project, based on a script provided to them.
The Leisure Class is the end product from Project Greenlight, and revolves around William, a debonair Englishman celebrating his imminent marriage to Fiona, the beautiful daughter of a U.S. senator and prominent East Coast family. But William is a con man; his identity is fake and his intent is to embezzle funds from the senator’s charitable organization. Unexpectedly, William realizes he has true feelings for Fiona and now regrets his predicament. On the eve of the wedding, the sudden arrival of William’s unstable, estranged brother, Leonard, threatens to expose both William’s true identity and his scam.
