A local theatre nearby issues this statement about their STAR WARS TRILOGY screenings – very close to the actual event itself. Hadn’t realized until today.
Lucas Film Ltd. has pulled all scheduled national theatrical screenings of the films of the original Star Wars trilogy, including those slated for August 5-7 at the Carolina Theatre of Durham. As a result, those films will not be screening in theaters this summer.
Source: http://www.carolinatheatre.org/films/festivals/star-wars
If this is true, how are the ALAMO screenings going on?
The only two possible explanations I can think of for this would be (a) a recent decision concerning the future of the films’ distribution (I.e., a new master/OUT), or (b) a feud between Disney/Fox, which on second thought seems altogether petty and unlikely.