CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:
I’ve wondered if this Verta stuff has something to do particularly with Star Wars. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Star Wars worse for wear, even relative to the other two? Maybe they already have restorations of Empire and Jedi and are unhappy with what they have for SW given the source material and talent available to them.
The last time there was due to be another version of Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi was the 3D re-releases. This was most likely the scans done by reliance media works. But don’t hold me to that but I’ll admit that is my best guess on what those were for.
This was not entirely a bad idea to try and stick them in the cinema and in 3D (note the past tense).
But there are many reasons why The Original Star Wars Trilogy and even the Special Editions will not covert to 3D even though they will partially extremely well. Can you imagine trying to convert other films from the 70’s and 80’s in to 3D? Basically it’s a put your glasses on / take your glasses off scenario. The last time those types of 3D films Ran was way back in the late 80’s or early 90’s.
All in all, the 3D versions has either been canceled or the OT has been silently and secretly re-vamped to a fully fledged 3D experience on par with 3D releases today… I would imagine it was canceled.
So how do you keep flogging the Special Edition?
The Simple answer in short is you can not unless you keep making updated special editions.