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We've got a little bit more Star Wars news for you this morning. Variety is reporting that producer Kevin Burns has been tapped to create the new feature-length documentary on the creation of the Star Wars films for the upcoming DVD release. Other such projects Burns has been involved in include the DVD documentaries Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood and Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days. Given that the set streets in (almost exactly) 6 months, Burns had better get busy. You know... I wonder if someone else wasn't already working on the documentary but fell out of favor, making Burns a replacement. That's just my own speculation, however I find it hard to believe that work wasn't already in progress before now, what with schedules being as tight as they are. It's either that, or Lucasfilm hired Burns months ago and is just announcing it now. Anyway, I imagine a lot of people will be curious to see what Burns comes up with. It's safe to say, there's a LOT riding on this release for fans.
Well I'm not exactly looking forward to the SE release, but that last bit of speculation on why the docs may be behind schedule is kinda interesting. No idea if there's any truth to it, but it does seem kinda close to the deadline to me. Could it even be a spat over whether the doc should emphasize the creation of the original OT (whose technicians and their work have been literally rubbed out) or the SE (stuff on the new CGI only)? I mean does anyone really still care about how the CGI 'improvements' to the SE were even made any more?