I’ve decided to release two versions of AOTC, exactly the same except one will include the flashback scene from Obi-Wan Kenobi and the other will not. I’ve thought a lot about this, and I personally feel like having the scene is like slotting in a missing piece of the script, something that always should’ve been there. However, I can’t ignore that no matter how much tinkering I do, it will never feel like it’s completely a part of this film, as it was filmed 20+ years later than the rest of it. Some may be more bothered by it’s inclusion than others, and I’ve made a lot of changes beyond that that people may be interested in. So it’s going to be available with the scene (my preferred version, and the one I’ll personally watch) and without it.
Have you done much in making it look worse, so it fits the rest of the film better?
The problem is mostly that the cinematography styles don’t match and the actors are visibly two decades older.
Aren’t you using the deep fake version?
I am, but just like deepfakes in general, it only goes so far. Hayden is built completely differently now, and his voice sounds different.
On top of that, you have the more kinetic directing/editing style, which I’ve worked on but still doesn’t match the film. The lightsaber glow on their faces/surroundings, etc. It just doesn’t quite fit. Nothing will make it fit completely.
But it’s a great, important scene. So I’ll do my very best with it and have available that way for those that want it.