“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Blu-ray Details (and Video)

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“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will be available for digital download on April 1st and hit DVD and Blu-ray on April 5th.

The special features below are what is contained on the Blu-ray release along with a listing of various retailer offerings.

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 universe

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 the following Deleted Scenes – Finn And The Villager, Jakku Message, X-Wings Prepare For Lightspeed, Kylo Searches The Falcon, Snow Speeder Chase, Finn Will Be Fine

And here are the following special retailer offerings:

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

DISNEY STORE – The Disney Store Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-ray Combo Pack comes with an exclusive lithograph set while supplies last

And if you’re a fan of 3D like myself, well… prepare to double dip. That version won’t be released until later in the year. They’ll find a way to entice you to re-buy this thing ten times over before they’re done.

Below is a video advertising the release of the film on home video along with highlighting some of these special features, with behind the scenes footage and a short deleted scene. And if you’d like to watch that deleted scene separate, I’ll post that below the main video. I did a little audio trickery on it to make it more stand-alone.

Then following is the cover art for the general and special retailer releases.

Most of this info comes from the official Star Wars site. CLICK HERE to visit for more information.