Keen to freeze-frame your way through Luke Skywalker milking something green out of unidentified CG creature? The wait is over! Bring home the movie digitally on March 14, two weeks before the 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray, and DVD on March 28 from Disney. So fire up your Apple TVs, cast your Chromes, or stream your heart out in mid-March for what’s got to be one of the most anticipated releases of the year.
In Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past. This release also marks Disney’s first title available on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in both Dolby Vision™ HDR and Dolby Atmos® immersive audio, delivering consumers a transformative viewing experience.
Now, we weren’t the biggest fans of the divisive film. In our review, Richard said it was a “remixed and resampled take on the saga explores the grey areas of the Force, sacrificing the chance to move forward for a self-referential narrative that is caught between two worlds.” Of course, the audience has well and truly spoken on this one: it’s raked in over $1.3 billion at the global box office to date.
Director Rian Johnson takes fans on an intimate journey into the creation of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in a feature-length documentary, explaining his unique interpretation of the Force, detailing the painstaking process of creating Snoke, and deconstructing action-packed scenes from the film such as the epic space battle and the final confrontation. Johnson also reveals two exclusive scenes, featuring Andy Serkis as Snoke prior to his digital makeover, as well as 14 never-before-seen deleted scenes, in addition to his audio commentary.
Bonus features include*:
- The Director and the Jedi – Go behind the scenes with Rian Johnson to see what it’s like to helm a global phenomenon in this full-length documentary
- Balance of the Force – Explore the mythology of the Force and why Rian Johnson chose to interpret its role in such a unique way.
- Scene Breakdowns
- Lighting the Spark: Creating the Space Battle – Get a close-up look at the epic space battle, from the practical and visual effects to the characters who bring it all to life.
- Snoke and Mirrors – Motion capture and Star Wars collide as the team takes us through the creation of the film’s master villain, Supreme Leader Snoke.
- Showdown on Crait – See what went into creating the final battle, including real-world locations, visual effects, reimagining the walkers, and more.
- Andy Serkis Live! (One Night Only) – Rian Johnson presents two sequences featuring Andy Serkis’ riveting on-set performance before his digital makeover into Snoke.
- Deleted Scenes – View the Deleted Scenes with a general Introduction by Writer-Director Rian Johnson.
- Audio Commentary – View the movie with in-depth feature audio commentary by writer-director Rian Johnson.
Check out a clip below in which Luke mansplains the Force to Rey. (Actually, it’s one of the fun throwback scenes in the film, and a great use of the saga’s history).
