So that’s a ‘no’ on the source for your claim that:
I feel like JJ saying he was told it wasn’t possible is kinda a slam dunk. Combined with Kennedy saying she hasn’t touched those and that, “Those will always be his”.
Kennedy’s reply of “Oh! I haven’t touched those. (laughs) You kidding? Those will always remain his.” was to a question about the Special Editions of the Original Trilogy. Not the Prequels. I thought it was just worth mentioning that.
Like most on here I don’t think we’ll ever see a Special Edition of the Prequels, probably out of some reverence to George more than something contractual, but I would certainly like to see a PT:SE.
Thinking more about this, fuck it. The many awesome Fan Edits of the Prequels probably do a better job than an official PT:SE release would.