My feeling is that there is legitimacy to the original post but that its just some Australia re-package--maybe it'll be a worldwide re-package who knows. They do that type of thing for Christmas. Lord of the Rings for instance created a fancy box last year around November, but it was just a holiday thing. This is probably a similar deal, although the number of disks--16--seems a bit odd; inaccuracy seems more likely at this point. Really if there was something big underway we would have heard rumblings--i mean we know they were planning stuff last year and early this year but thats different. On the other hand, if it just archival material (ie deleted scenes, new documentary footage) and not requriing any newly filmed interviews or anything it could be assembled with a good degree of silence. I think the biggest strike against it is that there is a publicity machine to respect--when the 2004 set came out in November it was hyped up since Januray or February of that year, and the September 2006 release was announced in May. Holiday releases are intended for a October/November release and you really need a solid six months; it would be a stupid business move and if Lucasfilm is anything it's a business. It doesn't rule it out completely I suppose but it goes against all marketing practice. Additionally, the Digitalbits only said that there might be a LUCASFILM dvd presentation, which to me naturally indicates the forthcoming Young Indy package which we know has been in production for three whole years and is a pretty big deal, and Indy IV is all over that convention.
My feeling is that there is legitimacy to the original post but that its just some Australia re-package--maybe it'll be a worldwide re-package who knows. They do that type of thing for Christmas. Lord of the Rings for instance created a fancy box last year around November, but it was just a holiday thing. This is probably a similar deal, although the number of disks--16--seems a bit odd; inaccuracy seems more likely at this point. Really if there was something big underway we would have heard rumblings--i mean we know they were planning stuff last year and early this year but thats different. On the other hand, if it just archival material (ie deleted scenes, new documentary footage) and not requriing any newly filmed interviews or anything it could be assembled with a good degree of silence. I think the biggest strike against it is that there is a publicity machine to respect--when the 2004 set came out in November it was hyped up since Januray or February of that year, and the September 2006 release was announced in May. Holiday releases are intended for a October/November release and you really need a solid six months; it would be a stupid business move and if Lucasfilm is anything it's a business. It doesn't rule it out completely I suppose but it goes against all marketing practice. Additionally, the Digitalbits only said that there might be a LUCASFILM dvd presentation, which to me naturally indicates the forthcoming Young Indy package which we know has been in production for three whole years and is a pretty big deal, and Indy IV is all over that convention.