Heath Ledger's American screen debut comes to Blu-ray and 2-disc DVD

On January 5, 2010, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release "10 Things I Hate About You," the 10th Anniversary Edition, on Blu-ray and 2-Disc DVD. Academy Award-winner Heath Ledger (Best Supporting Actor, 2008, "Dark Knight") made his American screen debut opposite Julia Stiles ("The Bourne trilogy") with Joseph Gordon-Levitt ("500 Days of Summer") and Gabrielle Union ("Cadillac Records") in this inspired update of William Shakespeare's classic comedy, "The Taming of the Shrew." In this fresh and funny comedy, a pair of unconventional teens endure a rocky romance.

Both the 1-disc Blu-ray Hi-Def and 2-disc DVD editions of "10 Things I Hate About You" 10th Anniversary Special Edition
include never-before-seen screen test footage of Ledger, along with cast interviews and more.

In "10 Things I Hate About You," Stiles is the independent, smart-mouthed girl of his dreams,
with Gordon-Levitt, Union, Larisa Oleynik ("Broken Windows"), David Krumholtz (the "Harold and Kumar" movies) and Larry Miller ("Get Smart") completing the
talented company of actors.

Bonus Features for 10 Things I Hate About You:
--"10 Things I Love About 10 Things I Hate About You 10 Years Later." How do you turn a high school teenage romance film into a cult hit? Start with a new approach to a literary classic,find some talented young actors and pepper in the right amount of punk rock! Ten years after the film's initial debut, director Gil Junger and writers Kirsten Smith and Karen Lutz recount how this classic
teen comedy came to be.
--"I Want You To Want Me: The 10 Things I Hate About You Screen Tests." Viewers are invited into the casting office for an insiders look at the screen tests that won actors Heath Ledger, Julia Styles, Larisa Oleynik and Susan May Pratt their classic roles. This featurette includes an introduction by director Gil Junger and writers Kirsten Smith and Karen Lutz
--Audio Commentary with co-writers Karen Lutz and Kirsten Smith, and stars Andrew Keegan, David Krumholtz, Larisa Oleynik and Susan May Pratt

Synopsis
Padua High sophomore Bianca Stratford (Oleynik) has two invitations to the prom and one big problem: her father (Larry Miller) won't let her go unless her older sister Kat (Stiles) agrees to attend as well. It looks like both girls are staying home, since independent and unconventional Kat has no interest in going--until she meets the school's mysterious new bad boy, Patrick Verona (Ledger). What she doesn't know is that her sister's suitors (Gordon-Levitt and Andrew Keegan) have ponied up $300 to convince Patrick to woo her. Just as Patrick realizes he has unexpectedly fallen for his "assignment," Kat finds out about the scheme and Patrick has to launch an all out campaign to win her back.

Inspired by Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew," "10 Things I Hate About You" takes a witty and contemporary look at the eternal battle between the sexes, high-school style.

"10 Things I Hate About You" 10th Anniversary Special Edition has a suggested retail price of $29.99 (US)
and $35.99 (Canada) for One-Disc Blu-ray Hi-Def with Digital File, and $19.99 (US) and $24.00 (Canada) for
Two-Disc DVD.