The Blu-ray edition of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" hits shelves on April 5, and fans are eager to feast their eyes on behind- the-scenes footage and bonus materials included on the discs.
In advance of the release, BuzzFeed released an exclusive preview of one bonus feature: Daisy Ridley’s original audition for Rey. The clip shows Ridley acting out one of the film's emotional confrontations, a battle of mental agility between Kylo Ren and Rey as he tries to break into her mind using the Force.
Director J.J. Abrams describes watching Ridley's audition in the clip. "She just blew my mind," Abrams says. "She’s reaching this depth of struggle and tears are streaming down her face."
"I thought, 'this is unbelievable,'" Abrams remembers. He had her stop, and gave her a few notes before running through the scene again. "She just did it again, and I thought 'Oh my god.'"
Watch the full video over on BuzzFeed, and check back here for coverage on features from "The Force Awakens" Blu-ray. We already know about several deleted scenes contained on the discs, but there's surely more to come.
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