'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' will finally be yours this April
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, plus a bunch of bonus features, will finally be yours to own this April.
The $2.048 billion box office juggernaut will be available on April 1 for digital, and April 5 for Blu-ray and DVD, according to Disney CEO and chairman Bob Iger, who made the announcement at a Thursday shareholders meeting. A 3D version of the film will be available later this year.
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Here's what the disc packaging will look like, according to press release.
The release will also include a bunch of bonus content, including deleted scenes, a documentary featurette and video bonuses that will show how BB-8 was built, how the various aliens and creatures were crafted, the cast reminiscing about their first table read and John Williams discussing the soundtrack.
It'll also include a detailed "blueprint" of the snow fight between Rey and Kylo Ren, an inside look at the visual effects and a spotlight on the charity initiative Force For Change.
Target, Walmart and Best Buy will also all have retailer-exclusive collectible packages.
Target's Blu-ray combo pack will have an extra 20 minutes of bonus content, and new interviews with Daisy Ridley and John Boyega, as well as deeper feature on the costumes and weaponry.
Walmart's Blu-ray combo pack will have BB-8 packaging and a Star Wars Galactic Connexions trading disc.
Now go, young Padawans, and may the bonus content be with you.
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Yohana Desta was the senior film reporter for Mashable. She is a Northern Virginia native and an American University grad. She enjoys carefully curating her Instagram account and can often be found reading books, going to concerts, watching movies and learning way too much about pop culture.
