I am not sure, but George seem to be of the status that you absolutely don't f-with. If Warner for some reason felt like going through the trouble of including both versions of the film on the BD, and George "politely asked them not to", I think they'd just drop it and go with his wishes, regardless of who owns distribution rights of what.

I swear, George must be way up there in the ranks of the Hollywood Mafia. He seems the type that always gets his way. Perhaps this is because he frequently makes them "offers they can't refuse"?