Nothing I’ve seen yet has done anything to dissuade me that it’ll come in 2017 for the anniversary.
They have to at least do something. I mean, could you imagine 40th anniversary screenings of SW, the most influential sci-fi film ever, being shown in the film’s current 1080p DCP state of affairs. It would be embarrassing. I would be shocked if Lucasfilm isn’t working on something. The question is what version of the film. The real shred of optimism is that the only version capable of yielding a 4+k transfer in its entirety is the theatrical version. And let’s be honest, there’s no way in hell that they’re going to commit resources to making new 4k cg models for yavin and Jabba, especially with George out of the picture. So it’s either a mostly 4k transfer with crappy 2k 90s special effects, or a truly vintage and awesome 4+k restoration of the original cut. Only a moron would choose the former.