Star Wars: The Force Awakens is less than a month away from (legally) being released online for streaming.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens will receive a digital release on April 1, and a DVD / Blu-ray release on April 5, 2016, Disney announced today. The DVD and Blu-ray special features are below. Highlights include a featurette on the film’s table read as well as deleted scenes:
- Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey – For the first time, discover the complete story behind the making of The Force Awakens, revealed through in-depth footage and exclusive interviews with the actors and filmmakers in this feature documentary
- The Story Awakens: The Table Read – Cast members familiar and new reflect on the memorable day they all first came together to read the movie’s script
- Building BB-8 – See how the filmmakers brought the newest droid to the screen, creating an instant fan favorite in the Star Wars
- Crafting Creatures – Watch movie magic as the filmmakers bring a cast of new creatures to life
- Blueprint of a Battle: The Snow Fight – Go deeper into the epic, climactic lightsaber battle between Rey and Kylo Ren
- John Williams: The Seventh Symphony – The legendary composer shares personal insights of his work on Star Wars and The Force Awakens
- ILM: The Visual Magic of The Force – An insider’s look into the remarkable digital artistry of the movie’s visual effects.
- Force For Change – Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. See how the Star Wars: Force for Change initiative has united Star Wars fans all over the globe to help others
- Plus Deleted Scenes
A new trailer for the Blu-ray includes a sneak peek at special features, including a quick glimpse at a deleted scene involving Kylo Ren:
Is this the table read that will appear in the special features?
In addition to the above special features, certain retailers will have extra content available with their Blu-ray Combo Packs:
- TARGET – The Target Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-ray Combo Pack comes with exclusive packaging and an added 20 minutes of bonus content, including never-before-seen interviews with Daisy Ridley and John Boyega and a deeper look at the movie’s costumes and weaponry
- WALMART – The Walmart Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-ray Combo Pack comes with exclusive BB-8 packaging and an exclusive Star Wars Galactic Connexions trading disc
- BEST BUY – The Best Buy Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-ray Combo Pack features exclusive SteelBook Packaging
Here’s the package artwork for the three (We’re gonna need Walmart’s):
Target:
Walmart:
Best Buy:
Speaking of Star Wars: The Force Awakens deleted scenes, a recent report from The Independent reveals there will be seven or eight scenes, including new moments with Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford). The revelation came when a newspaper spoke to the film’s editors about what to expect in terms of deleted scenes for the DVD/Blu-ray:
“I honestly think that what is in the film is exactly what needs to be in the film, and what isn’t remains fun but not necessary,” said editor Maryann Brandon.
“JJ [Abrams, director] really wanted it to be a two-hour movie, and we did strive to do that. But then, at a certain point, we felt like the film is really working for the very few people that we were able to show it to.”
The editors went on to say that none of the deleted scenes that were cut felt like they needed to be added to the film when they reconsidered them.
Which ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Blu-ray set will you be purchasing?
Or are you a digital-only type of person?