Star Wars: Target ad gives us another sneak peek at The Last Jedi’s deleted scenes
By Buckie Wells
Star Wars: The Last Jedi promised to give us 14 deleted scenes, for better or worse, and Target’s already advertising our first looks at what we can expect.
As far as retail chains go, Target may be the best at promoting Star Wars content. In addition to going all out on Force Fridays and demonstrating how much they really understand their shoppers, Target offers store-exclusives for each Blu-ray release.
When it comes to advertising Star Wars: The Last Jedi‘s bonus features, Redditor Hanznolo caught a glimpse at Target’s ads. Boasting over two hours of bonus content and the whopping 14 deleted scenes that we didn’t know we needed, the ad gives us some interesting tidbits worth discussing.
First, check out the 11-second ad below:
Of course, we’ll be able to see the grueling life of an actor as a fully CGI-outfitted Andy Serkis prepares for the Throne Room scene where poor Daisy Ridley is ridiculously suspended in the air.
More importantly, some of the 14 deleted scenes include an alternate opening. The theatrical version of The Last Jedi began with the Resistance bombing run in which Paige Tico heroically sacrificed her life, and Poe really gave General Hux the business. From the clip in the ad, it looks like we could’ve started with Finn’s awakening instead.
The clip also included an “Alternate Phasma Death,” which I’m curious to see. Once again,The Last Jedi made Phasma into a bit of a wimp. Anyone who read Phasma would know that she was once one of the greatest fighters around, and therefore, shouldn’t have been bested by Finn.
We’ve all seen the preview of the Rey deleted scene. Maybe we’ll even get another Force-Skype with Kylo Ren? Since he spent most of the film either being berated by Snoke or talking with Rey, I don’t think it’s a scene where he’s staring at his own reflection and contemplating his choices. If he is, then that’s just another scene that should’ve totally been included with the original cut.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be available for digital release on March 13, and DVD/Blu-ray on March 27.