So I went back and watched the unedited clip. She literally says the Special Editions are his. She says she wouldn’t touch the SEs. No kidding. Literally no surprising info there, and should have no bearing on a potential release (or non release) of the theatricals.
Weird I just now saw that unedited clip. Yep, she had absolutely no clue what he was talking about and then he finally specifies that he’s talking about altering the “special editions”.
And not that it matters much, but she actually says “I haven’t touched those” instead of “wouldn’t.”
That was a terrible and stupid way to ask that question.
A much better way would be “Do you think there might ever be a release of the original theatrical versions alongside the definitive versions so that collectors and fans can see the evolution of the rich history of these films?”
Yeah, that was terrible. And who knows - he may not have even been talking about the original versions in the first place.