Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker may have been as predictable as it stopping raining as soon as you start work right until the moment you finish, but there was still a surprising moment or two that weren't teased in the pre-release hype.

For the two people who haven't seen the movie, you might be shocked (but also not surprised at all) to learn that Luke Skywalker pops up as a Force ghost, while Han Solo pops up as figment of Kylo Ren's imagination, we think. Just don't ask Harrison Ford about his thoughts.

These appearances weren't included in any promotional images or trailers, so the only footage online has been from dodgy screen recordings.

That is until now.

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A trailer for the movie's home release doesn't give a toss about spoilers and including clear footage of both Luke and Han, as well as the climactic fight with the revived Emperor Palpatine.

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As the trailer notes, the film will be released on March 17 digitally, and March 31 on disc in the US. Over on our side of the pond, the film will be out on April 13 digitally, with a disc release following on April 20.

Disney will be releasing a 4K Ultra HD version of the film, and has also announced plans to release the original six movies, The Force Awakens and Rogue One in that format too.

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There will also be a boxset release for the nine-film Skywalker Saga.

This week it was also announced that Mark Hamill will play iconic villain Skeletor in Netflix's reboot of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is out now.


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