It’s just that Pablo guy isn’t it? There have to be some people deep inside Lucasfilm who love the originals as much as we do. George would never have allowed the GOUT discs without some gentle persuasion.
And yeah, Lucas’ own words might be the best thing to say on the 25th.
If there still are they aren’t speaking. So far the only person who has commented one way or the other publically has been Pablo, and he’s been anything but supportive.