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Revenge is sweet on DVD.
The much heralded final installment in George Lucas' epic Star Wars saga, Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith, will be released on DVD galaxy-wide Nov. 1, Lucasfilm and 20th century Fox Home Entertainment jointly announced Tuesday.
The release, timed for the holiday shopping onslaught, will likely be one of the year's top sellers. Not only is Revenge of the Sith the biggest moneymaker of 2005, setting box office records and generating $784 million and counting in worldwide ticket sales, it also means that all six Star Wars films will be available on DVD for the first time.
The DVD will be released as a two-disc set augmented by a feature-length making-of documentary, two new featurettes (one of exploring Anakin Skywalker as the prophesized "Chosen One" and the other providing a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the movie's stunts) and the 15-part collection of Lucasfilm's Webisodes on the film.
"From the beginning of the production, George wanted to be sure we chronicled everything that went into the making of Episode III specifically to create an incredible DVD experience," says Jim Ward, vice president of marketing and distribution for Lucasfilm. "This DVD has literally been three years in the making and it's going to be a fantastic way to complete the Star Wars saga at home."
There was no immediate word on whether Lucas would do a full-length commentary, as he has done for previous DVD releases. Lucasfilm says it will release further details at a later date.
The previous two prequels, Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones, included commentary from Lucas, as well as producer Rick McCallum, editor Ben Burtt and special effects whizzes like Dennis Murren and John Knoll. Both also contained deleted scenes, trailers and TV spots, photo galleries and theatrical posters.
And, in a synergistic show of force, the DVD will drop the same day LucasArts unleashes its latest movie-based videogame, Star Wars Battlefront II on the Playstation 2, Xbox, Windows and PSP platforms. The game allows fans to play out key fight sequences from all six Star Wars films. To tie in the game and DVD releases, Revenge of the Sith will offer consumers access to a special Xbox playable demo of two entire levels from Batllefront II featuring never-before-seen environments taken from Sith.
"The combination of Revenge of the Sith on DVD and Star Wars Battlefront II makes Nov. 1 a watershed day for Star Wars fans. It's really going to be a terrific celebration of the entire saga," says Ward, who also serves as president of LucasArts.
This isn't the first time both a Star Wars DVD and videogame have made the jump to stores in tandem.
Last September, Lucasfilm issued a four-disc DVD box set of the original Star Wars trilogy (with some minor, if controversial modifications) at the same time it put out the first Star Wars Battlefront game.
The combo racked up impressive sales, grossing a stellar $115 million in first-day sales between them, according to figures from the company and Fox Home Entertainment. Battlefront has gone on to become LucasArts' bestselling Star Wars title.
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