This sounds like a repeat of the stories about how he treated Marcia after she left him. I think he really expected the film to underperform and the public to come rushing back begging for forgiveness and putting the Prequels on a pedestal like he does.

I have a hard time giving him sympathy for the criticism. Had he released the OOT alongside his preferred versions in equal quality, there would have been less grief over the past decade. People could make their choice. He was too much of a control freak to do that.

This interview made me sad. You don’t bite the fans’ hand like this again. You don’t intentionally try and piss off Disney, when they have been civil to you. Maybe this will give JJ the push to tell us his real feelings on the Prequels and SEs.