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mathmat
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Do you think Disney will release the unaltered versions for DVD and blue ray?
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18-Jun-2013, 11:04 AM

I think this is a tough call.  I can see it both ways but I have a tendency to think they will not.   We don't know any of the details of the Disney deal, but I have a feeling there was a part of the deal where George Lucas explicitly stated that the only versions that could ever be released would be the Blu-ray versions.  He probably kept the original negatives as well, if they even exist.

 

The SE's are his vision and version of Star Wars and I don't think he would want anyone undermining him.  He spent a lot of time on the SE's and he has gone on record that that is the way he always wanted them.  Given how stubborn he is with his property, I tend to think this was included in the Disney deal.  I may be wrong, I hope I am, but I'd bet we won't ever see them.

 

Mind you, I absolutely would LOVE a Theatrical Blu-ray and I'd be the first to buy them, but my gut tells me it won't happen.  We can only hope...