Watch Clips From The 'Star Wars' Digital Release Special Features [UPDATED]
Monday night, Lucasfilm announced that the first six Star Wars films are being made available digitally. To help entice fans to buy these films one more time, there are some new special features included with each film. They're basically broken down into two categories: Discoveries From Inside and Star Wars: Conversations. The former takes fans on a trip behind the scenes of the making of the films and the latter talks with some of the most important people in the development on the franchise.
Hot off the news of the digital release, Lucasfilm has released two clips to show off the goods. The Discoveries from Inside clip settles the debate over the color of Han Solo's Hoth jacket in The Empire Strikes Back, and the Conversations clip has Joe Johnston discussing his creation of the Millennium Falcon. Fascinating stuff. Watch the Star Wars digital special features clips below.
UPDATE: StarWars.com has uploaded five more clips as well. See those below.
Here's the Star Wars: Conversations clip via USA Today:
And here's the Discovers From Inside clip via Collider. This one hurts the most, because every Han Solo Hot Toy I own has a blue jacket and it wasn't until last year I realized it was wrong.
UPDATE: The official Star Wars site uploaded a few new clips:
Here's all the info on the digital releases, which will be available on April 10.
As anticipation builds for the December release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the first new film in the Star Wars Saga in a decade, The Walt Disney Studios, Lucasfilm Ltd., and 20th Century Fox today announced the upcoming release of The Star Wars Digital Movie Collection. For the first time ever, all six epic films in the Saga, from The Phantom Menace to Return of the Jedi, will be available on Digital HD throughout the galaxy – or at least here on Earth – globally beginning Friday, April 10."Since the debut of the first film nearly 40 years ago, Star Wars has become a worldwide phenomenon with legions of fans from every generation," said Alan Bergman, President, The Walt Disney Studios. "It's only fitting that audiences enjoy this legendary Saga and its many fascinating behind-the-scenes stories on a wide variety of platforms, and we're very excited to finally bring all six films to Digital HD for the first time.""We're thrilled that fans will be able to enjoy the Star Wars Saga on their digital devices wherever they go," commented Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy. "These films broke new ground in technology, design, sound, and visual effects, and we've created some very special bonus material which delves into the Saga's rich history, including new and never-before-released conversations between legendary Star Wars artists – the masters who helped George bring his iconic universe to life."With Star Wars: Episodes I-VI available for purchase as a complete digital movie collection and individually, viewers will have the Rebel forces at their beck and call across their favorite devices anywhere – sunbathing at the beach, relaxing in their living room with friends, or waiting to board a flight to Endor (or elsewhere). Enhancing the movie collection are a host of never-before-seen special features including Star Wars: Discoveries from Inside and insightful Conversations between key contributors from across this celebrated film franchise, plus a curated collection of classic Star Wars extras from each film. These are the droids you're looking for:BONUS*Digital bonus offerings may vary by retailer STAR WARS EPISODE I: The Phantom Menace
STAR WARS EPISODE II: Attack of the Clones
STAR WARS EPISODE III: Revenge of the Sith
STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A New Hope (20th Century Fox)
STAR WARS EPISODE V: The Empire Strikes Back
STAR WARS EPISODE VI: Return of the Jedi