Star Wars: The Force Awakens DVD and Blu-Ray release date confirmed by... the Duracell Bunny

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Yes, you read that correctly. We now have a confirmed release date for Star Wars: The Force Awakens on DVD and Blu-Ray thanks to the Duracell Bunny and some accidental advertising.

While the rest of us have been begging Disney for some hint of when we might expect to see all the amazing extras from the home release of Star Wars 7, fan Gary Mckenna was shopping in a Tesco supermarket in Northern Ireland when he spotted something rather interesting...

U.K. #bluray #dvd 18th April #starwars #theforceawakens thanks to #garyMckenna #starwarsvii spotted in @tescofood Northern Ireland #duracell

A photo posted by @jedinewsuk on Mar 1, 2016 at 11:10am PST

Duracell will probably be getting a rather angry phone call from Disney some time soon, but the rest of us can rejoice in the knowledge that we finally know when we'll be able to watch The Force Awakens (plus all the never-before-seen deleted scenes) at home. Well, if you live in the UK that is...

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Lauren O'Callaghan
Lauren O'Callaghan

Lauren O'Callaghan is the former Entertainment Editor of GamesRadar+. You'd typically find Lauren writing features and reviews about the latest and greatest in pop culture and entertainment, and assisting the teams at Total Film and SFX to bring their excellent content onto GamesRadar+. Lauren is now the digital marketing manager at the National Trust.

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