‘Star Wars’ saga will hit Blu-ray in 2011

‘Star Wars’ fans were treated to a glimpse of bonus material, in the form of a long-lost deleted scene from ‘Return of the Jedi.’ The scene has long been talked about online -- a sequence that depicts Luke Skywalker assembling his new, green-bladed lightsaber prior to infiltrating Jabba the Hutt’s palace. After completing the Jedi weapon, Luke stashes it in R2-D2’s dome. What makes the ‘Jedi’ deleted clip so remarkable is that it made it all the way to postproduction before it was cut, so it is a rare example of a cut scene with completed visual effects and music. Actor Mark Hamill came out to describe the scene, remarking that once again his original introduction in a ‘Star Wars’ film was cut out (his Anchorhead introduction was, of course, cut from A New Hope). Luke’s intro is purposely played as ominous, with his face cowled in shadows and his intentions unclear.’I had the black cloak, the glove, and I thought, wow, this time around I get to be the antagonist. Little did I know I was predicting the path of the prequels,’ said Hamill, noting the similarities to Luke in this scene and Anakin Skywalker’s appearance.