Star Wars: The Force Awakens comes to digital download on April 1 and to DVD and Blu-ray on April 5, but if you were at SXSW on Monday, you could have seen Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey, a full-length documentary about the making of The Force Awakens.
The documentary is a special feature on the Blu-ray combo pack, and the video above (which contains a spoiler) shows off a little of what the documentary includes, like a tiny glimpse of John Boyega’s audition tape, as well as Gwendoline Christie — who will be (spoiler) coming back in Star Wars: Episode VIII — in her Captain Phasma armor (sans helmet).
And for those of us who love seeing Han Solo and Kylo Ren not get along, the video above touches on how they prepared for that gut-punch of a scene. Driver says all the hassle it took to fit him into the wardrobe got him worked up enough to play angry.
More importantly, at the 1:44 mark, we get to see Harrison Ford do one of his classic blaster imitations. Yes, Harrison Ford frequently voices the sound effect for his own blaster while the cameras are rolling. This is yet another way the new trilogy is similar to the first one:
I would watch a remastered version of every movie with Harrison Ford’s original blaster sound effects. Hell, add it to the prequels. Why not? Lucas already added a bunch of other sh*t anyway.
Here are all of the special features coming to the Star Wars: The Force Awakens DVD and Blu-ray on April 5, via /film:
- 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.
- Deleted Scenes
We’ve heard there are at least seven deleted scenes, and one we’ve already seen a bit of where Kylo Ren is aboard the Millennium Falcon. Here are a couple more teasers about the special features, like that first cast table read. Even though Mark Hamill had no lines in the movie, it looks like he made himself very useful reading the stage directions to the cast.
(Via /film, CBM, and The Playlist)
