Titles arriving April 5 include Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Expanse, Doctor Who and more!
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s look at all the top titles arriving this week on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD. Check out the gallery viewer below for a look at the major new releases, catalogue films and television collections hitting shelves and/or VOD beginning Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
As far as quantity goes, it’s a relatively quiet week. That’s largely because April 5 finally brings home J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens on DVD and Blu-ray. Click here to check out our immersive review of the latest chapter in the sci-fi saga.
April 5 also sees a few recent indie releases come home. Tumbledown stars Rebecca Hall and Jason Sudeikis in the story of recently-widowed woman who is forced to confront her loss and potentially find new love when she is confronted by a journalist investigating her husband’s death. The thriller Mojave, meanwhile, hails from Academy Award-winning writer and director William Monahan and stars Oscar Isaac and Garrett Hedlund. The Hallow offers writer and director Corin Hardy’s Irish horror feature about family facing off against demonic creatures. Also arriving in the horror genre is writer and director Tara Subkoff’s recent cyberbullying thriller #Horror. Rounding out the list of new release live-action features is the Dolph Lundgren-led actioner Riot and, hitting DVD only, the science fiction thriller Identicals, starring Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD star Nick Blood.
A pair of feature-length animated movies debut directly to home video with the arrival of both the OVA Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie and the Sketchers-produced kid-friendly movie Twinkle Toes Lights Up New York.
It’s a pretty busy week for small-screen releases as April 5 brings the fourth season of Cinemax‘s crime-thriller series, Banshee, the complete ninth modern season of the BBC‘s Doctor Who and the first season of Syfy‘s acclaimed new series, The Expanse. Hitting DVD only are the fourth seasons of Showtime‘s House of Lies and Episodes, as well as the first seasons of both Hulu‘s Casual and CBS‘ The Odd Couple.
Digital HD releases arriving at the end of this week (April 8) include the Natalie Portman-led western Jane Got a Gun and Joy, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Miracle Mop inventor Joy Magano.
You can check out cover art for all the April 5 releases in the gallery viewer below alongside a listing of each release’s special features (where applicable):
April 5, 2016 - This Week on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey – For the first time, discover the complete story behind the making of The Force Awakens, revealed through in-depth footage and exclusive interviews with the actors and filmmakers in this feature documentary.
- The Story Awakens: The Table Read – Cast members familiar and new reflect on the memorable day they all first came together to read the movie's script.
- Building BB-8 – See how the filmmakers brought the newest droid to the screen, creating an instant fan favorite in the Star Wars universe.
- Crafting Creatures – Watch movie magic as the filmmakers bring a cast of new creatures to life.
- Blueprint of a Battle: The Snow Fight – Go deeper into the epic, climactic lightsaber battle between Rey and Kylo Ren.
- John Williams: The Seventh Symphony – The legendary composer shares personal insights of his work on Star Wars and The Force Awakens.
- ILM: The Visual Magic of The Force – An insider's look into the remarkable digital artistry of the movie's visual effects.
- Force For Change – Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. See how the Star Wars: Force for Change initiative has united Star Wars fans all over the globe to help others.
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Mojave
- “A Doppelgänger and the Desert: Making Mojave" Featurette
- Deleted Scenes -
Riot
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Tumbledown
- The Making of Tumbledown
- The Music Behind Tumbledown -
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
- Inside the World of Ghost in the Shell Part 2
- Special: "Arise Explained in 25 Minutes" (Extended Director's Cut)
- Special: "25 Years Reviewed in 25 Minutes" (Extended Director's Cut)
- Promo Video
- Teaser
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Twinkle Toes Lights Up New York
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The Hallow
- Audio Commentary with director Corin Hardy
- Surviving the Fairytale: The Making of The Hallow
- Behind-the-Scenes: The Story
- Behind-the-Scenes: Influence
- Behind-the-Scenes: Practical F/X
- Director's storyboards gallery
- Director's sketchbook gallery
- The Book of Invasions original illustrations gallery
- Creature concepts gallery
- Theatrical Trailer -
#Horror
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Identicals
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Banshee: The Complete Third Season
- The Heist: Get a unique perspective on "The Heist" from episode 7 in this multi-camera, interactive feature
- Making of the Episode 2 Title Sequence: View the different layers that went into the making of the second episode's unique title sequence
- Banshee Origins: Find out the story before the story with eight prequel videos featuring the cast of Banshee
- Banshee Origins Saga: Explore the lives of Lucas, Carrie, Job and more before they made their way to Banshee in this two-part feature
- Burton vs Nola Camera Movement: Learn how this epic fight scene was filmed
- Burton vs Nola Stunts: Get a behind the scenes look at how the Banshee action comes together
- Genoa Rehearsal: Watch as the gang runs through this season's final showdown
- Zoomed In, Episodes 1-8 & 10: Go on the set with the cast to see how key, adrenaline filled scenes were created
- Deleted Scenes
- Sins Promo
- Episode Recaps
- Audio Commentaries with Cast & Crew -
Casual
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Doctor Who: The Complete Series Nine
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Episodes: Season Four
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The Expanse: Season One
- Exclusive bonus footage
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House of Lies: Season Four
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The Odd Couple: Season One
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Jane Got a Gun
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Joy
