Disney and Lucasfilm have officially announced the digital and home release dates for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
In the US, the digital version of The Rise of Skywalker will arrive first on March 17, with the 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD formats hitting shelves on March 31. In the UK, the digital edition will land in HD and 4K UHD on April 13, while fans who prefer physical releases will be able to pick up their copies on April 20.
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The Rise of Skywalker release is set to be accompanied by, “over two hours of bonus material,” including a feature-length documentary titled, The Skywalker Legacy, which will go behind-the-scenes of Episode IX.
Other extras include storyboard-to-screen style featurettes that will dive into the making of Pasaana and the epic landspeeder chase, along with an exploration of the ship that connects Rey to the mystery of her missing parents and a closer look at new droid D-O. Plus, a conversation with Warwick Davis about his return as Wicket the Ewok, this time with his son, and a bonus creature feature that will reveal the puppetry, makeup, prosthetics and digital magic that helped to bring the galaxy’s menagerie of aliens to life.
Interestingly, the list of special features does not make reference to any of the rumoured deleted scenes that ended up on the cutting room floor, including one that may have provided additional context for Kylo Ren’s rampage on Mustafar.
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In addition to these releases, a complete 27-disc 4K Blu-ray boxset of the 9-Movie Skywalker Saga has now become available for pre-order.
In our review of The Rise of Skywalker, we concluded the film had been, “engineered to hit the viewer on multiple levels while struggling to settle 42 years’ worth of story elements,” which we suggested was “too much for any one film to handle.”
For more reactions, take a look at our round-up of IGN staff reviews for the final chapter, find out the film’s Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores, and discover how Episode IX’s opening weekend compared to other Star Wars entries.
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Source: IGN.com Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Digital and Blu-ray Release Dates