Anyway, all this talk about Disney possibly releasing just a 2011 upscale or some kind of bastardized hybrid with a 4K scan from Reliance Media just really, really sucks. I really do not understand at all why they would do this now that George is out of the picture. Doesn’t make any sense at all to me. They said they wanted to satisfy the fans when they took over, right?
The good news is that Star Wars fans are a particular bunch; the existence of this website is proof of that. So while studios may be able to get away with releasing cheap 4K upscales for lesser films, Star Wars fans may not so easily abide by that. I can also tell you that regardless, even fans beyond this website will make plenty of noise if they yet again release the SEs without the OOT. It’s getting ridiculous at this point. Combine that with the 40th anniversary and they just might do it. They might be saving it as a surprise, they might release it all together Blade Runner style. I really don’t care how they do it so long as they do it.