Alex Rider, Operation Stormbreaker
(DVD)

Special features: "From page to screen" featurette; "The stunts" featurette; "The horse chase" featurette; "Creating the VFX for Sayler Tower" featurette; "Casting Alex" featurette; "Martial arts master Donnie Yen" featurette; trailer.

Based on the original novel in the best-selling Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz.

Director of photography, Chris Seager ; editor, Andrew MacRitchie ; music, Alan Parker ; costume designer, John Bloomfield ; production designer, Ricky Eyres ; special effects supervisor, Paul Dunn ; visual effects supervisor, Tom Debenham.

Sarah Bolger, Robbie Coltrane, Stephen Fry, Damiean Lewis, Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy, Sophie Okonedo, Alex Pettyfer, Missi Pyle, Mickey Rourke, Andy Serkis, Alicia Silverstone.

Alex Rider has been trained since birth for a career as a spy. It's not until his beloved uncle, Ian Rider, dies that Alex learns of his intended purpose in life. At just 14, Alex is not sure he can do all that is required of a super spy. Without much choice he is taken under the wing of Britain's secret intelligence service. The Special Operations Division of the MI6 sends Alex on a mission which could save or cost millions of lives. As Alex embarks on his greatest challenge yet, he learns all is not as it seems. Equipped with super spy training, Alex is prepared to deal with whatever comes his way.

MPAA rating: PG.

DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.

English (Dolby 5.1) or French (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.