Latest George soundbite on SW:

I’ve moved past it. I mean, I’ve got a life.

https://www.darkhorizons.com/george-lucas-has-moved-past-star-wars/

Which I hope is true. Maybe that’s why the leaks of new material have come along recently? Then again it could mean absolutely nothing.

Just last year of course we were hearing this stuff:

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/New-Lucas-interview-2-Insists-Unaltered-Versions-Of-The-OT-Will-Never-Be-Released/id/118589

I think a film belongs to its creator. When Michelangelo made the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, he looked at it and said: I’m going to redo this part.

But I suppose both things could be true, he could be done with it all and still have power to veto a restored OOT release.