Buzzfeed has a new clip from ‘The Secrets of The Force Awakens,’ the behind-the-scenes documentary on the upcoming Blu-Ray. This clip features a bit about casting Rey, including Daisy Ridley’s audition.
Today in VIII: Rumor check in
Making Star Wars has a description of a costume for Poe Dameron – and, more interestingly, they double down on the Laura Dern rumor from last week.
→ MSW also has a (possible) detail on what Pinewood interiors the Dubrovnik location shoot may connect to – something we haven’t seen in a Star Wars film before.
→ Meanwhile, work continues in Ceann Sibeal.
Video: The Force Awakens deleted scenes trailer
StarWars.com previews the deleted scenes from The Force Awakens Blu-ray.
Details on The Force Awakens deleted scenes
Entertainment Weekly details the seven deleted scenes of The Force Awakens that will appear on the Blu-ray release.
Harrison Ford: I “finally wore them down”
Harrison Ford continues his rounds promoting The Force Awakens Blu-ray with a stop on Jimmy Kimmel Live, talking about the death of Han Solo, the return of Indiana Jones, and hanging out with MC Hammer.
He also stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show with advice for the new Han Solo…
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Today in The Force Awakens: Maz Monday brings new Blu-ray clip, emoji
Lupita Nyong’o shared a new behind-the-scenes clip from the Blu-Ray for #MazMonday – there’s also now a Maz Kanata emoji in the Star Wars app
→ Harrison Ford’s Tumblr Q&A was about what you’d expect, but he did talk about the ending of the film and praise some of his costars. Read all his answers.
→ Daisy Ridley and John Boyega both won Empire awards this weekend, and then proceeded to be adorable with them.
→ The cover to Marvel’s The Force Awakens #1 is… Certainly a comic book cover.
Rumor: Details on Laura Dern’s role in Episode VIII?
Da7e at Latino Review claims to have some specifics about scenes shot at Pinewood with Laura Dern that reveal a bit about her Episode VIII character. This could definitely be spoilery if it pans out, so don’t click if you don’t want to know.
Today in VIII: Rian Johnson gets in the spirit
Director Rian Johnson wished us a Happy Saint Patrick’s Day with… Greenscreen and lighting equipment. Illuminating! (Mark Hamill, naturally, goes all dad joke on it.)
→ The Dubrovnik shoot is done, but the Daily Mail still has pictures, while the Digital Nomads have more video.
→ John Boyega, who turns 24 today, stopped by the Empire magazine offices for his birthday, because John Boyega is a delightful human being.
Today in VIII: Action, windy weather in Dubrovnik
Though there are reports of inclement weather, an action scene was among the things being filmed in Dubrovnik. Even more alien extras were spotted, and the Daily Mail and TMZ are today’s source for the various elicit shots. A video over at Making Star Wars shows what seems to be part of the same sequence – or will be after effects work, maybe.
Video: GMA offers another look at ‘Secrets of The Force Awakens,’ reports from the SXSW screening
Good Morning America has another sneak peek at ‘Secrets of The Force Awakens,’ the documentary from the upcoming Blu-ray.
StarWars.com has posted a somewhat more streamlined (and higher res) version of the footage as a teaser.
The doc debuted at SXSW this afternoon, and Entertainment Weekly has the highlights (some of which we’ve already heard,) while Making Star Wars has a breakdown.
The Force Awakens Blu-ray will be out April 5 in the U.S.