SECRETS OF THE FORCE AWAKENS: A CINEMATIC JOURNEY Documentary Will Premiere at SXSW
Good news for Star Wars fans who are going to be attending this year's South By Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas: a feature-length documentary about the making of Star Wars: The Force Awakens will premiere at the festival on March 14th. This is the same documentary that will be a part of the bonus features of the upcoming Blu-ray and Digital HD combo pack, which you can read all about right here. So really, this just offers fans a chance to experience the behind-the-scenes making of the film on the big screen before everyone else has a chance to watch it at home when the Blu-ray hits on April 5.
The press release has a few more details about the specifics of when, where, and who will be there:
The documentary will be shown at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Austin on Monday, March 14, at 12:00 p.m. Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ BAFTA Award–winning and Academy Award®–nominated visual effects supervisor Roger Guyett, Academy Award®–nominated supervising sound editor Matthew Wood and co-producer Michelle Rejwan will be on hand for a Q&A following the screening.
I can't remember another time when a bonus feature was featured as a hyped-up screening at a film festival, but since Star Wars fever is back in full swing, I guess it makes sense that Disney and Lucasfilm would be the first to make that happen.