SilverWook wrote: Is this the first time a "Marquand Cut" has been acknowledged as actually existing?
The 'Director's Cut' terminology could play out different ways. Hard to be accurate descriptive in a tweet. But from the Preecher's book: (pg 268)
JUN 23 1st Rough Cut
JUL 7 2nd Rough Cut
JUL 28 3rd Rough Cut
AUG 6 4th Rough Cut and SCREENING
SEP 30 Director's Cut
OCT 22 Fine Cut
NOV 1 LOCK PICTURE
I think calling it a Marquand Cut is a stretch as Lucas seems to have been always around. Speculating that Director's Cut is how they envision everything to be, but then you might have to sacrifice a scene here or there to fit the limitations of film reels and other realities of the medium.