Wow, I hadn't even considered the significance of the in-theater marathons. That means Fox and Disney not only worked things out over digital online distribution, but theatrical as well. If I'm not mistaken, this will be the widest theatrical re-release of the films since 1997.

I'm still curious if this will be the surprise debut of the 4k SE, but I'm not gonna pay to sit through a crazy long marathon just to find out.

Here's hoping your friend actually knows what he's talking about, Lt. Hija. Bowing the OUT on blu-ray day and date with TFA next Spring was a possibility I'd also considered. I'm not holding my breath though, especially since we just this month got a reissue of the 2011 discs.