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Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray preview with Holiday Special easter egg

Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray preview with Holiday Special easter egg

Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray] (1977)

In less than a month and a half, this will all be over. We’ll all have our copies of the Star Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray sets and our collective journey to the dark side of disc collecting will be complete. All speculation about the quality of the transfers and exactly what extras are included will be put to rest like a 900-year old Jedi becoming one with the force. But until September 16th, we’ll continue to wonder just what these discs are going to look and sound like, just what deleted scenes will be included, and what fresh digital alterations Lord Lucas has had imposed on his poor, unsuspecting films. Well, thanks to Fox we now have our first look at the packaging of the 9-disc set, awful cover painting and all, with its book-style disc trays splayed open for all to see.

Boba Fett Star Wars Blu-ray Packaging

In addition, James Finn over at Fox has revealed an additional look inside the packaging via his Twitter account, which features artwork by Ann Hanson – a piece called “On the Hunt” which appeared in the Star Wars Art: Visions book and is clearly inspired by the character’s animated debut in the much-derided Star Wars: Holiday Special. Is this page a hint at a hidden special feature? Will the Holiday Special or even just the short animated spot be an easter egg on the Blu-ray disc or appear as a “Deleted Scene”? We’ll know for sure on September 16th when Star Wars: The Complete Saga is released.

In the meantime, check out our pal Justin Sluss‘ look at the Star Wars Blu-ray: Early Access App in his video embedded below. Justin runs the site High Def Disc News and does a great job here, walking you through the iPad application, which allows you to preview a decent amount of special features from the upcoming boxed set. The Star Wars Blu-ray: Early Access App is available for free download at the iTunes store for all iOS devices.


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