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Blu-ray Disc One (Feature Film):
- Audio Commentary: George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren, and Scott Squires.
- Audio Commentary: Cast and Crew (Archival).
Blu-ray Disc Two (Bonus):
- NEW! Conversations: Doug Chiang Looks Back (1080p, 5:23): The importance of recognizable Star Wars designs and five key elements he learned working for George Lucas: the importance of silhouettes, the importance of audience connection with a design, character and object visual personalities, believability, and design flair, a.k.a. "the geek factor."
- NEW! Discoveries from Inside: Models & Miniatures (1080p, 4:17): J.W. Rinzler, Steve Gawley, and Lorne Peterson talk up some of the key models and miniatures from The Phantom Menace as well as the other films: pod racers, the escape pod used by the droids in A New Hope, the blockade runner and The Millennium Falcon, asteroids from The Empire Strikes Back, and the "de-made" C-3PO.
- NEW! George Lucas on the Digital Revolution (1080p, 7:51): Lucas and several others discuss the history of the franchise within the prism of technology, moving from, primarily, analogue with the first film to introducing more digital editing and special effects technology for Empire and Jedi and an explosion of digital workmanship and work flow for the prequel trilogy and its influence on future filmmaking and theatrical exhibition alike.
- Legacy Content
- NEW! "The Beginning" Feature-Length Documentary (480i, 1:06:21): A highly detailed documentary that offers intimate entry into production meetings, prop design construction, auditions, video tests, fight choreography, script read-throughs, filming, effects work, sound recording, score, editing, and even on-set challenges. This is a true all-access feature that will delight Star Wars fans.
- NEW! The Podrace: Theatrical Edit (1080p, 12:28): A version with several different edits compared to the version currently found on home video.
- Archive Fly-Through
- Interviews: Naboo Overview, Liam Neeson Interview, Tatooine Overview, Rick McCallum Interview - Podracers, Rick McCallum Interview - Filming in Tunisia, Coruscant Overview, and George Lucas on Preparing to Write Episode I - 1994.
- Deleted/Extended Scenes: Trash-Talking Droids, The Waterfall Sequence, Extended Podrace Wager, Complete Podrace Grid Sequence, Extended Podrace Lap Two, Anakin's Scuffle with Greedo, Battle on the Boarding Ramp, Bail Organa of Alderaan, The Battle Is Over, and Anakin's Return. Note that the bolded scenes appear to be new to Blu-ray for this release.
- The Collection: Jar Jar Maquette, Trade Federation Battleship Concept Model, Republic Cruiser Concept Model, Queen Amidala Throne Room Costume, Full Sized Battle Droid, Naboo Starfighter Concept Model, Sando Aqua Monster Maquette, Darth Maul Costume, Palpatine's Shuttle Model, Queens Royal Starship Concept Model, Eopie with Anakin Maquette, Watto Maquette, Sebulba Maquette, Dud Bolt Puppet, Anakin's Podracer "Tabletop" Model, Sith Speeder Model, Coruscant Air Taxi Model, Queen Amidala Senate Costume, Pre-Senate Address Costume, and Senate Guard Costume.
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