The Force Awakens Editors Confirm at Least 7 Deleted Scenes on the Blu-ray/DVD
Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon, the Oscar nominated editors of The Force Awakens, talked about The Force Awakens deleted scenes with The Independent.
In January the VFX crew talked about the deleted scenes, now the Editors sum up what might end up on the Blu-ray/DVD release in April 2016.
Disney asked them not to talk about those scenes “since they’re going to be on the DVD treats for viewers” but at least we get a total number:
“There aren’t a lot. There’s one with Harrison Ford, there’s one with Rey, but there aren’t a lot.
“I think there are maybe seven or eight,” added Markey.
Asked about regretting anything left on the cutting floor Brandon replied:
Brandon said: “I honestly think that what is in the film is exactly what needs to be in the film, and what isn’t remains fun but not necessary.
Or like Shakespeare once said: brevity is the soul of wit. After some initial screenings to a small group they even tried to get those scenes back.
“So we went back to see if we should add any of the things we left off, and there really wasn’t anything that felt like it needed to be in the film. That’s always the goal, to get it down to its essence. There were fun things, but it didn’t actually have to be in the movie for it to work.”
Tomorrow we will get the full interview with Markey and Brandon, talking about the similarities with Lucas’ films, diversity in the film industry and what it is like working with JJ Abrams. Stay tuned.
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That’s great news!
“So we went back to see if we should add any of the things we left off, and there really wasn’t anything that felt like it needed to be in the film. That’s always the goal, to get it down to its essence.”
Yeah, but what about Kylo on Falcon? I think this one should be included. I mean how would he know which direction Finn and Rey will head to cross their road (it’s not shown that he was on the Falcon before)?
Great news, though. Can’t wait!
Hope we find out the whole movie is a deleted scene and Luke wakes up at his academy and says “what a bad dream!” Then goes and has breakfast with Han, Lea and all the kids.
“Luke wakes up at his academy next to Suzanne Pleshette and says “what a bad dream!”
FTFY
“Honey… you should wear more sweaters.”
Yes, because we need EU garbage in our sequel trilogy.
It’d be better….IMO. glad you made it back.
Hasn’t been much worth posting about.
Scenes are deleted for a very good reason. Nice to see, but add no real value to the experience.
Still, Extended Editions of the movie would be great.
So then will these scenes have nearly finished vfx like the PT dvd’s?
Most of them, probably.
Anyone know if there’s an Unkar Plutt scene? In the film novel, he shows up @ Maz Kanata’s castle & explains how he tracked the Falcon there (after it being stolen from Jakku) using the old Imperial tracker (that Han impossibly never removed?) that the Empire used to find the Yavin base in Ep. IV
That was one of the rumored and confirmed deleted scenes, but I don’t know if it was fully shot + VFX.
Lets see If we can guess based on the rumored deleted scenes:
1.) Constable Zuvio stoping/causing trouble on Jakku
2.) Chewie Dismembering Unkar
3.) Maz Crushing Stormtroopers with the Force
4.) Maz at the resistance Base
5.) Leia pleading with the new republic to stop the first order
6.) Phasma ordering the launch of all ships to defend starkiller base
7.) Kylo finding the falcon in the snow
I doubt they will include it, but I am kinda hoping one of the deleted scenes is the rumored scene of Luke speaking with Yoda’s spirit that Frank Oz did all the voicework for, but I doubt this would make the blu-ray since they are saving this for episode 8.
5 will probably be the Korr Sella scene, since Leia explains that the Hosnian system may not be safe for her in the novelization.
In the book they detail explain how Poe scape from Jakku.
But I bet that is not one of the B-Ray deleted scenes.
Probably mmore a free input from the writer.
That’s about the standard amount for a SW initial release but you can bet they are saving the rest for future saga releases like Lucas did with the OT, Because Disney. There’s a lot still never been seen footage for the PT as well.