The Force Awakens will be going on a month in theaters relatively soon – which means we can start looking forward to the Blu-ray and DVD release for the film.
Although you might have been looking forward to the idea of nearly an extra hour of Star Wars fun, you won't be getting it with the latest film. According to Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams, the movie won't be getting the Lord of the Rings extended cut treatment.
However, there will be deleted scenes that will add at least 30 minutes of footage to the two hour and 16 minute film!
“There will be deleted scenes, but not an extended version,” Abrams said to Entertainment Weekly (via GamesRadar). “With credits, the first cut was close to two hours and 50 minutes.” In a previous interview, Abrams revealed a bit of what we could expect in the deleted scenes. “There’s a shot where Kylo Ren turns on his lightsaber, which was not in the movie,” said Abrams. “There were a bunch of things we ended up not using.”
