Originally Posted by dex14 (Post 13531636)

Originally Posted by milo bloom (Post 13531756)

Though what I would really love in addition to the original version of the Holy Trilogy, would be versions that added scenes like the Biggs footage or Luke building his new lightsaber from ROTJ. Like, if they had made extended TV versions back in the 80s (like the Superman films or Dune). That would really get me excited.

Originally Posted by Ranger (Post 13532072)

The Last Jedi (The JJ Abrams Cut) would be great.

Originally Posted by gryffinmaster (Post 13532077)

What's J.J. Abrams going to do? Add yet another Death Star to the story?

Originally Posted by dex14 (Post 13531636)

Originally Posted by Josh Z (Post 13532209)

This rumor is barely any different from rumors of an original trilogy restoration that went around last year. And the year before that. And the year before that. And the year before that. And the year before that. And the year before that. And the year before that. And the year before that. And the year before that....

I'll believe it when I have the disc in my hand. Not one moment before.

Originally Posted by Jay G. (Post 13532079)

"This time, it's literally a star! It shoots a beam at other stars and turns them into Black Holes!"

Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt (Post 13533371)

I doubt very much that we're going to see an original trilogy release on 4K in 2020. What I DO think we'll get in 2020 is a boxed set for all three of the NEW films - with both The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker joining The Last Jedi on 4K.

Originally Posted by milo bloom (Post 13533436)

Originally Posted by Jay G. (Post 13533375)

What reason do you have to doubt UHD versions of the OT? A 4K version of A New Hope has been in the works since at least 2016:
https://lwlies.com/interviews/gareth...ar-wars-story/

Originally Posted by Mike86 (Post 13533543)

That article above with Kennedy's quote about never touching the originals reads to me more like she wouln't make further changes to the films. Different than saying they'll never be restored to their theatrical releases. I still somehow don't think we'll see the originals but would love if we did.

Originally Posted by Josh Z (Post 13533479)

Kathleen Kennedy has stated that restorations of the original theatrical versions will never happen...

Originally Posted by Jay G. (Post 13062798)

The podcast interview in question:
Ep 131.3 : Star Wars Celebration Orlando Day 2 ? The Last Jedi cast interviews with Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Rian Johnson & Kathleen Kennedy ? Steele Wars : Star Wars Chat.
At about the 16:09 mark is the question. The interviewer asks whether the final cuts of "George's" films would be "altered over time." Kennedy's response: "I wouldn't touch those, are you kidding?"

I think it's a poorly phrased question, since it asks about "altering" films instead of "restoring" films, and it doesn't pin-point which films exactly; Kennedy may have thought the question was about arbitrary changes to all the earlier films, including the prequels.

The question immediately preceding it, at 15:33 is about the transition to Disney and whether there's a "contractual obligation that the films are locked into their current form." Kennedy's answer is as if she understood him to be asking about Disney influencing the new films in any way. Again, I think this question was poorly phrased, and I think Kathleen Kennedy just wasn't in the "head space" of the questions being in regard to restoring the original versions of the original trilogy at all.

Originally Posted by gryffinmaster (Post 13533566)

The closer the world moves to digital formats above physical media, the less interested people will become in a studio release of the unaltered originals...

Originally Posted by Jay G. (Post 13533588)

I don't think this is necessarily true. There's alternate and extended versions of films available digitally. Recently, Fantastic Beasts 2 had an extended cut as a digital extra, and in fact it's the only way to view the extended cut, since it's not available on disc.

Originally Posted by Adam Tyner (Post 13533690)

Not that it changes your greater point, but the extended Grindelwald is on-disc overseas (such as the UK). I'm not sure why the U.S. got the short end of the stick, but apparently there are "DELETED SCENE" overlays even within the extended cut, and that makes my skin crawl to the point that I don't miss it.