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Post #1107879

Author
Fang Zei
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4K restoration on Star Wars
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Date created
14-Sep-2017, 12:48 PM

Something that occurred to me in light of the recent Episode IX release date shift:

A December theatrical release means an April, 2020 dvd/blu/4k release. Disney gets the rights back to Empire, Jedi, and the prequels in May of 2020, and we’re already getting another Indy movie that July (released by Paramount) in addition to God knows how many Marvel movies. That includes Guardians vol 3 which will presumably hit theaters that first weekend in May.

Maybe the powers that be will decide not to release a new Star Wars movie that year. They can’t in December without bumping up against Avatar 2. I could easily see them scheduling Obi-Wan for May of 2021 (we’re already getting a year and a half between movies since Han Solo isn’t budging from May of next year).

I say all of this because I think it’s a distinct possibility 2020 ends up being the “hiatus” year from new Star Wars movies. It only makes sense. I mean, do they really want to be pushing Obi-Wan only a few months after the grand conclusion of the saga? I expect a similar cool-down period for Marvel movies after Avengers 4.

I’m thinking they’ll use September of 2020 as their release window for what will be a big expensive I-IX boxset you’ll have to buy just to get the restored OOT.