We’ve been talking about the impending arrival of Star Wars on Blu-ray for months now, and today it all becomes official. Today is May 4th, traditionally celebrated the world over as Star Wars Day, and to make it just a little bit more special, Lucasfilm has handed us all the in-depth details of their upcoming release of Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray.
The set will arrive on store shelves September 16th in North America. Somewhat surprisingly, it’ll arrive even sooner in international markets. Those of you outside the United States and Canada will be able to get your copy on September 12th. Included along with all six movies will be more than 40 hours of special features. As part of those special features will be deleted scenes, alternate scenes, documentaries, spoofs, and be never-before-seen content pulled from George Lucas’s secret archives buried somewhere beneath Skywalker Ranch.
Some of those pieces of new, never before seen special features are set to debut at the San Diego Comic Con this summer. Star Wars always shows up big there.
You'll be able to get all six movies in one, complete set, or buy Episode 1-3 and Episodes 4-6 separately. Episodes 4-6 will be the "Special Edition" versions which means, yeah, you'll have to put up with Greedo shooting first.
Below we’ve got a complete breakdown of everything included in the Blu-ray sets, along with your first ever look at the Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray cover art.
Special Features:STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA ON BLU-RAY is presented in widescreen with 6.1 DTS Surround Sound. Special features include:• DISC ONE – STAR WARS: EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACEo Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren and Scott Squireso Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew• DISC TWO – STAR WARS: EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONESo Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll and Ben Snowo Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew• DISC THREE – STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITHo Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Rob Coleman, John Knoll and Roger Guyetto Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew• DISC FOUR – STAR WARS: EPISODE IV A NEW HOPEo Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Mureno Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew• DISC FIVE – STAR WARS: EPISODE V THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACKo Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Mureno Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew• DISC SIX – STAR WARS: EPISODE VI RETURN OF THE JEDIo Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Mureno Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew• DISC SEVEN – NEW! STAR WARS ARCHIVES: EPISODES I-IIIo Including: deleted, extended and alternate scenes; prop, maquette and costume turnarounds; matte paintings and concept art; supplementary interviews with cast and crew; a flythrough of the Lucasfilm Archives and more• DISC EIGHT – NEW! STAR WARS ARCHIVES: EPISODES IV-VIo Including: deleted, extended and alternate scenes; prop, maquette and costume turnarounds; matte paintings and concept art; supplementary interviews with cast and crew; and more• DISC NINE – THE STAR WARS DOCUMENTARIESo NEW! Star Warriors (2007, Color, Apx. 84 Minutes) – Some Star Wars fans want to collect action figures...these fans want to be action figures! A tribute to the 501st Legion, a global organization of Star Wars costume enthusiasts, this insightful documentary shows how the super-fan club promotes interest in the films through charity and volunteer work at fundraisers and high-profile special events around the world.o NEW! A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later (2010, Color, Apx. 25 Minutes) – George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back on the making of The Empire Strikes Back in this in-depth retrospective from Lucasfilm created to help commemorate the 30th anniversary of the movie. The masters discuss and reminisce about one of the most beloved films of all time.o NEW! Star Wars Spoofs (2011, Color, Apx. 91 Minutes) – The farce is strong with this one! Enjoy a hilarious collection of Star Wars spoofs and parodies that have been created over the years, including outrageous clips from Family Guy, The Simpsons, How I Met Your Mother and more — and don’t miss “Weird Al” Yankovic’s one-of-a-kind music video tribute to The Phantom Menace!o The Making of Star Wars (1977, Color, Apx. 49 Minutes) – Learn the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how the original Star Wars movie was brought to the big screen in this fascinating documentary hosted by C-3PO and R2-D2. Includes interviews with George Lucas and appearances by Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.o The Empire Strikes Back: SPFX (1980, Color, Apx. 48 Minutes) – Learn the secrets of making movies in a galaxy far, far away. Hosted by Mark Hamill, this revealing documentary offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into the amazing special effects that transformed George Lucas’ vision for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back into reality!o Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983, Color, Apx. 48 Minutes) – Go behind the scenes — and into the costumes — as production footage from Return of the Jedi is interspersed with vintage monster movie clips in this in-depth exploration of the painstaking techniques utilized by George Lucas to create the classic creatures and characters seen in the film. Hosted and narrated by Carrie Fisher and Billie Dee Williams.o Anatomy of a Dewback (1997, Color, Apx. 26 Minutes) – See how some of the special effects in Star Wars became even more special two decades later! George Lucas explains and demonstrates how his team transformed the original dewback creatures from immovable rubber puppets (in the original 1977 release) to seemingly living, breathing creatures for the Star Wars 1997 Special Edition update.o Star Wars Tech (2007, Color, Apx. 46 Minutes) – Exploring the technical aspects of Star Wars vehicles, weapons and gadgetry, Star Wars Tech consults leading scientists in the fields of physics, prosthetics, lasers, engineering and astronomy to examine the plausibility of Star Wars technology based on science as we know it today.
Here's the Star Wars: Blu-Ray cover art. Included is the cover for the set as a whole, and covers for the original trilogy and the prequels when sold as separate sets. May the fourth be with you!
