The Call of the Wild (2020)

The Call of the Wild is a 2020 is a 2020 American adventure film released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures under the 20th Century Studios label and based on Jack London's 1903 novel of the same name. Directed by Chris Sanders, in his live-action directorial debut, and his first film without a co-director, the film was written by Michael Green, and stars Harrison Ford, Omar Sy, Cara Gee, Dan Stevens, Karen Gillan, and Bradley Whitford. Set during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, the film follows a dog named Buck as he is stolen from his home in California and sent to the Yukon, where he befriends an old outdoorsman and begins a life-altering adventure. This is the first feature film from 20th Century Studios to be released under its new name following The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of 21st Century Fox in March 2019.
The Call of the Wild was released on DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray in the United States on May 12, 2020, and only on the DVD and Blu-Ray formats in the United Kingdom and Ireland on June 15, 2020, by Buena Vista Home Entertainment under the 20th Century Studios label.
== Images ==
File:The Call of the Wild 2020 US DVD cover V1.png|US DVD cover (front)
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File:The Call of the Wild 2020 UK DVD cover V1.jpeg|UK/Ireland DVD cover (front)
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File:The Call of the Wild 2020 UK Blu Ray cover V1.jpeg|UK/Ireland Blu-Ray cover (front)
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File:The Call of the Wild 2020 UK Blu Ray disc label.png|UK/Ireland Blu-Ray disc label
== Storyline ==
=== Plot ===
The Call of the Wild is the vibrant story of Buck, a big and kindhearted dog, a crossbreed between a St. Bernard and a Scotch shepherd whose carefree life of leisure was suddenly upset when he was stolen from his home in Santa Clara County, California and deported up north, to be sold in Skagway, Alaska, and taken further north, to Dawson City, Yukon, during the late 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. As a newcomer to the dog team delivery service - and not before long their front-runner - Buck, a dog like no other, who had been spoiled, and who had suffered, but he could not be broken, is having the time of his life. Forced to fight to survive, eventually taken by his last owner, John Thornton, to proximity of the Arctic Circle, somewhere between Yukon and Alaska, he progressively depends on his primal instincts, sheds the comforts of civilization and responds to "the call of the wild", as master of his own.
=== Genres ===
* Adventure
* Drama
* Family
=== Home Media Rating ===
* PG (Ireland)
* PG (UK)
* PG (US)
== Details ==
=== Country of origin ===
* United States
=== Category Number ===
* Z1A BUA0316101 (UK / Ireland) (DVD)
* Z1A BUY0316101 (UK / Ireland) (Blu-Ray)
=== Home Media Release Dates ===
* May 12, 2020 (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
* June 15, 2020 (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
* June 15, 2020 (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
== Company Credits ==
=== Production Companies ===
* 20th Century Studios
* TSG Entertainment
* 3 Arts Entertainment
* Halon Entertainment
* Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit
* 20th Century Fox Animation
=== Distributors ===
* 20th Century Studios (2020) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* 20th Century Studios (2020) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* 20th Century Studios (2020) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2020) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2020) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray) (through)
* Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2020) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray) (through)
== Technical Specs ==
=== Aspect Ratio ===
* 2.35:1
== Trivia ==
* In addition to this being the first film to be released under the 20th Century Studios name, this is also the first home media title to be released under the studio's new name as well.
* In the United Kingdom and Ireland, this is the only home media title released under the 20th Century Studios name to feature the 2002 BBFC age ratings. All other releases under the 20th Century Studios name following afterwards have the 2019 BBFC age ratings featured instead.
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