Jon Favreau: “Do you think anybody but us, the people who grew up with it, anybody would care? Because I know to younger people, that’s what I figured out, that the younger people have a whole different perception of what Star Wars is, each generation. For the millennials, it’s the Prequels. Zoomers, sometimes it’s The Clone Wars. I’ve seen people come up to Dave Filoni and that’s their entree into it.”
I think he’d be surprised. I’m a zoomer and I’d love to have the OOT released in HD, and I don’t think I’m the only one. Releasing the theatrical editions for nostalgia purposes really only serves older generations, it’s true, but that’s important too. And there’s the issue of film preservation to be taken into account as well. It’s a bit of a strange response from Jon imo.
I wonder if he WOULD be able to influence the decision on releasing the films. I imagine Disney are probably scared of the drama it might create.