Rogue One Blu-ray Release Date, Box Art Revealed

Coming to Blu-ray April 4.

By Alex Osborn

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will be released on Blu-ray, DVD and On-Demand on April 4, Disney and Lucasfilm announced today.

Prior to its Blu-ray release, Rogue One will be available via Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere on March 24. Alongside the release date, the official box art for the Blu-ray was revealed, which you can check out below.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Blu-ray cover art

The Blu-ray release will include the following special features, though some of the digital bonus content may vary by retailer:

• A Rogue Idea – Hear how ILM’s John Knoll came up with the movie’s concept – and why it's the right film to launch the Star Wars stand-alone films.
• Jyn: The Rebel – Get to know Rogue One’s defiant, resourceful survivor, and hear what it was like for Felicity Jones to bring her to life onscreen.  
• Cassian: The Spy – Diego Luna shares insights into his complex, driven character, who becomes a hero through selflessness, perseverance and passion.
• K-2SO: The Droid – Explore the development of this reprogrammed Imperial droid, from initial pitch and character design through Alan Tudyk’s performance.
• Baze & Chirrut: Guardians of the Whills – Go deeper into the relationship between these two very different characters, with Chinese superstars Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen.
• Bodhi & Saw: The Pilot & The Revolutionary – Forest Whitaker and Riz Ahmed reflect on Saw Gerrera, the broken Rebel leader, and Bodhi Rook, the Imperial pilot who defects.  
• The Empire – Meet a dangerous new Imperial adversary…and cross paths once more with the most iconic villain of all time.
• Visions of Hope: The Look of Rogue One – The filmmakers describe the challenges and thrills of developing a bold new look for the movie that can fit within the world of the original trilogy.
• The Princess & The Governor – See what it took to bring the vibrant young princess of Star Wars: A New Hope – as well as one of her most memorable foes – back to the screen.
• Epilogue: The Story Continues – Filcelebrate Rogue One’s premiere and look forward into the future, to the Star Wars stories yet tommakers and cast be told.
• Rogue Connections – Uncover Easter eggs and film facts hidden throughout the movie that connect Rogue One to the Star Wars universe.

Rogue One is the first of Disney and Lucasfilms' standalone Star Wars movies. The Gareth Edwards-directed film, which was named IGN's best movie of 2016, debuted this past December to incredible success, becoming Disney's fourth film of last year to cross the $1 billion mark worldwide and the seventh highest-grossing film of all time in the United States.

Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and subscribe to his YouTube channel.

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