Finally Feel the force on digital HD this Friday
With their new Disney trilogy Star Wars: The Force Awakens set to invade theaters this December, the Star Wars film series has gone digital for the first time ever. All six films of the epic saga from Lucasfilm have been packaged together in HD to create the long-awaited The Star Wars Digital Movie Collection.
Major digital streaming retailers iTunes, Google play, Amazon Instant Video, Xbox One, VUDU, nook by Barnes & Noble, Disney Movies Anywhere, Cineplex Store and M-GO will have day-one purchase exclusivity. 20th Century Fox and Disney haven’t revealed pricing yet for the collection, but individual purchases of each film will also be an option for consumers looking to have an on-demand ready lifetime experience.
Unfortunately, the original untouched theatrical releases of The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and A New Hope didn’t make the cut for this HD expansion but you can get a look at the entire break down of the complete list of bonus materials that are included (some may vary by retailer).
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
Conversations: Doug Chiang Looks Back
Discoveries From Inside: Models & Miniatures
Legacy content includes “The Beginning”; The Podrace: Theatrical Edit; plus eight deleted scenes.
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
Conversations: Sounds In Space
Discoveries From Inside: Costumes Revealed
Legacy content includes “From Puppets To Pixels: Digital Characters In Episode II”; State Of The Art: The Previsualization Of Episode II; and “Films Are Not Released, They Escape”; plus Episode II Visual Effects Breakdown Montage and six deleted scenes.
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
Conversations: The Star Wars That Almost Was
Discoveries From Inside: Hologram & Bloopers
Legacy content includes documentaries “Within A Minute: The Making Of Episode III”; The Journey Part 1; and The Journey Part 2; plus six deleted scenes.
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (20th Century Fox)
Conversations: Creating A Universe
Discoveries From Inside: Weapons & The First Lightsaber
Legacy content includes “Anatomy Of A Dewback”; Star Wars Launch Trailer; plus eight deleted scenes.
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
Conversations: The Lost Interviews
Discoveries From Inside: Matte Paintings Unveiled
Legacy content includes “A Conversation With The Masters” (2010); “Dennis Muren: How Walkers Walk”; “George Lucas On Editing The Empire Strikes Back 1979”; and “George Lucas On The Force: 2010”; plus six deleted scenes.
Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
Conversations: The Effects
Discoveries From Inside: The Sounds Of Ben Burtt
Legacy content includes “Classic Creatures: Return Of The Jedi”; “Revenge Of The Jedi Teaser Trailer”; Return Of The Jedi Launch Trailer; “It Began TV Spot”; “Climactic Chapter TV Spot”; plus five deleted scenes.
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