I agree with those who reckon that there are plenty of other stories for Disney to come up with/or ‘milk’ over many long years, without contemplating a whole new ‘re-imagining’ of George’s prequels whatsoever.
However, I’ve no doubt that there are some at Disney who would certainly welcome the notion, if they thought there was some serious money to be made by doing so! 😃
But while there’s a certain section of the ‘Star Wars’ fanbase who would no doubt love to see a ‘different’ storyline for the ‘early years of Anakin/Darth Vader’ altogether, there’s also a section that hold the existing prequels in high regard - warts and all. A lot of them will always have a lot of affection for them, no matter what…especially if they were the movies that they saw on the big screen first, and happened to be their initial introduction to George’s overall saga.
Personally, I didn’t like the particular ‘tragic downfall of Anakin Skywalker’ scenario that George settled on, never mind how he went about scripting it…but one way or another, that’s the version of events that he decided on, and that’s what’s on the shelves. I just don’t think that Disney would go the extra mile of ‘re-doing’ the ‘prequel storyline’ any time soon, considering the sheer amount of characters and settings that the franchise offers them already.
On the other hand, I’d sure like them to do a ‘compromise’ of sorts…and re-edit each prequel into something a lot less awkward overall, to get rid of their worst moments! - hell, they could ‘market’ these re-edited ‘re-issues’ as being ‘a world’s first in home cinema’…and have them become the ‘de facto’, improved versions instead…with the existing versions eventually disappearing from the store shelves and TV schedules altogether!
Ah well, I can but hope… 😉
But no matter, as I’ve come up with ‘cut-lists’ of my own which I’m very satisfied with, and can re-edit them for myself in due course - for various reasons, I’ll always look on these chapters as merely a ‘companion piece’ to be watched once the original trilogy has been seen…as the saga will ALWAYS begin with the mid-adventure Stardestroyer chase of ‘A New Hope’ for me, and be focused on Luke first and foremost.
And to end on a happy note for myself, I’ve now worked out a way which makes it absolutely necessary for me to only watch the prequels AFTER seeing the original trilogy, despite what the ‘chapter numbers’ say - and I’m extremely pleased with what I’ve come up with, as it really helps me to ease into the existing ‘Phantom Menace’ scroll and storyline much better now. 😃