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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ comes to home video in April

LOS ANGELES

In just a few weeks, you won’t have to travel to a galaxy – or a theater – far, far away to see “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

The blockbuster is set to be released on home video next month. It will be available for purchase wtih On Demand beginning April 1 and on Blu-ray and DVD on April 5.

Walt Disney Co. Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced the plans at the annual shareholders meeting Thursday.

Special features on the home-video release include behind-the-scenes looks at how director J.J. Abrams and his team created the film, BB-8 and other creatures, plus cast memories from the first table read.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” opened in December and has brought in an estimated $2.05 billion to date.

Amy Adams: ‘I knew I was being paid less’ than male co-stars

LOS ANGELES

Amy Adams says she knew she was receiving less money than her male “American Hustle” co-stars.

The actress told British GQ magazine that she agreed to play a con artist opposite Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Renner despite being paid less than them for the 2013 film.

Adams’ co-star Jennifer Lawrence wrote in an essay published last year that she blamed herself for failing as a negotiator when she learned from leaked Sony emails that her male co-stars were paid more.

“I knew I was being paid less, and I still agreed to do it because the option comes down to do it or don’t do it,” Adams said. “So you just have to decide if it’s worth it for you. It doesn’t mean I liked it.”

Adams and Lawrence were nominated for the best actress and supporting actress Oscars, respectively, for their roles in “American Hustle.”

“I’m really proud of Jennifer,” Adams said. “What I liked is that it was not necessarily about getting paid, or not getting paid. ... It’s like we have been conditioned to not be controversial, to not cause problems. It’s about finding your voice.”

Adams is reprising her “Man of Steel” role as reporter Lois Lane in the upcoming movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”

Tina Fey establishes Temple U. scholarship in honor of dad

PHILADELPHIA

Tina Fey and her brother have established a scholarship at Philadelphia’s Temple University in memory of their late father.

The actress announced the Donald H. Fey Memorial Scholarship on Wednesday night’s “The Tonight Show.” Her father studied journalism at Temple and graduated in 1966.

Upper Darby native Fey told “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon the scholarship is targeted toward veterans who attend Temple’s media and communication school. Her father served in the Korean War and died in October.

Temple School of Media and Communication Dean David Boardman tells The Philadelphia Inquirer the fund has received some sizable gifts, including from Fallon.

Fey was on Fallon’s show promoting “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,” a comic drama about war reporting starring Fey as a rookie correspondent finding her way.

Associated Press