Does anybody remember which of the directors for a Disney Star Wars movie said that he hated the Special Editions? If it was Gareth Edwards then that would be positive regarding the OUT’s prospects, because Edwards seemed pretty excited about the 4K print he saw. I can’t find it online, but I remember one of the director’s old forum posts being dug up years ago and he said a bunch of really dramatic stuff about how much he hates the SEs. Does anyone remember?
Edwards was once very outspoken against the revisionism, yes.
Do you think that his emphasis on the 4K print and how great the experience was points toward this 4K print being non-SE?
I can’t say for sure, but it’s safest to assume not. He worked for Lucasfilm so he’s not going to come out and say “it was the awful SE versions.”
Hope for the best, plan for the worst.