bkev said:

To clarify: the reason I'm saying this isn't specifically related to the animation department, although you're right in guessing that's what inspires my skepticism about it. All that needs to be remembered is that Disney is a profit-oriented company. I simply don't see them thinking there's a need for it. Star Wars prints money either way if the SE box-sets are any indication. Unless they take up Robert Harris's offer of a free restoration, or consult with mverta, I seriously doubt they'll think it's worth the investment.

Well Lucasfilm is still going to be in charge of Star Wars, Disney is just their parent company now. The people at Lucasfilm will probably be fairly independent for now, and they're also going to want to make as much money as possible because if they aren't making enough money then Disney will probably put new people in charge. One of the ways they'll want to make money is by selling DVD's/Blu Rays, and if they think the OUT is a good way to re-sell the films so soon after the last release, they'll do it. As it was mentioned earlier (not sure if it was in this thread or the 4K thread) Disney will want to release the films again on Blu Ray to get rid of that "Complete Saga" set. The OUT would be the best incentive to double dip and get the films again. There really aren't anymore features they could give us at this point.