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Sunday, 31 January 2016 22:42

Blu-ray News – Amazon hints at 4/5 street date for Star Wars: The Force Awakens on BD & DVD

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I just wanted to check in with you all briefly this evening for a rare Sunday update to bring you a bit of Star Wars: The Force Awakens news.

Amazon.com today very briefly listed the street date for Disney's Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-ray as 4/5, then pulled the date down again (SRP $39.99 but Amazon discounts it to $19.99). However, Amazon Canada also added the same date and left it up.  [Read on here…] 

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Blu-ray Disc)

All evidence from retailers right now suggests 2 SKUs for Star Wars: The Force Awakens due on 4/5 – a 2-disc Blu-ray Combo (includes DVD & Digital HD) and a DVD. However, there could be retail exclusive versions, including a Blu-ray 3D. Alternately, it’s possible Blu-ray 3D and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SKUs may be announced at a later date. Keep in mind, none of this should be considered unofficial until Disney makes their actual announcement via a press release and almost certainly a post on StarWars.com.

That said, we should note that the Disney Store’s listing shows the title will have audio in 7.1 DTS-HD MA, 2.0 English DVS Dolby Digital, and 5.1 French and Latin Spanish Dolby Digital (Disney price $24.95). We also know from recent J.J. Abrams interviews that there’s some 10-20 minutes worth of deleted footage, at least some of which may be included on the Blu-ray.

Meanwhile, the fact that the 4/5 street date has finally begun appearing in the Amazon system suggests that an official announcement is due at any time, possibly as soon as this week.

Stay tuned for further updates. 

Bill Hunt

 

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