V for Vendetta makes the streaming rounds next month and lands with a 4k Ultra HD Steelbook release. Here's a bit of extra content featuring Natalie Portman, Stephen Fry, Roger Allam and Sinead Cusack authors Mark Nicholls, Paul Hammer and David Smith discussing Guy Fawkes, The Gunpowder plot and the historic inspirations for Alan Moore's story of open rebellion.
V for Vendetta is the 2005 feature film adaptation of the DC/Vertigo comics series by Alan Moore and David Lloyd.
In a near-future London, Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman), who works for the state-run television network, finds herself drawn into the agenda of a vigilante known as V (Hugo Weaving). V wears a Guy Fawkes mask and wages a campaign of destruction against the media and increasingly authoritarian government.
The film was directed by James McTeigue from a script by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski.
V for Vendetta was a critical success and a strong performer at the box office. The movie continues to be a cult favorite, given that it's anti-authority stance conveniently maps onto virtually any structure of power at any time.
