“we do know that Disney and Lucasfilm have created a new 4K master of the original Star Wars (1977 – don’t ask us which version, though we strongly suspect they have 4K presentations of both the original and George Lucas’ preferred version).” - Digital Bits. I trust Bill Hunt’s strong suspicions more than most people’s
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Probably jumping the gun here, but if LF/2oth C. Fox do indeed plan on a home video release of the OT this year (edit: OUT or otherwise–the latter would be valuable for preservation efforts), what are the chances it will be available in the UHD BD format? I know Disney doesn’t yet support the format, but Fox seems to be pushing it pretty hard (especially with the sci-fi/action genre). As this would be a “distributed by 2oth C. Fox” release, might we see it released in 4K for home media?
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Probably jumping the gun here, but if LF/2oth C. Fox do indeed plan on a home video release of the OT this year (edit: OUT or otherwise–the latter would be valuable for preservation efforts), what are the chances it will be available in the UHD BD format? I know Disney doesn’t yet support the format, but Fox seems to be pushing it pretty hard (especially with the sci-fi/action genre). As this would be a “distributed by 2oth C. Fox” release, might we see it released in 4K for home media?
Maybe, but I hope that the OUT won’t be only available on 4K UHD discs. I don’t have a player.
EDIT: OUT aside, if Fox wants Star Wars to be a format-seller, then that might prompt them to be more willing to play ball with Disney regarding the rights to the Original Trilogy. They lose Empire and Jedi pretty soon, and having rights to the original Star Wars in perpetuity is nice, but not as worth it as you might think without the rights to distribute any of the others. Since Fox has to get what they distribute from Lucasfilm (owned by Disney), then they’ll have to get the new product from them; that’s most likely why all re-releases of the OT have been lame reskins of the 2011 copies. Maybe working out something favorable in the long run to Disney will help Fox maximize whatever time is left for them to profit off of Star Wars. This would be good news regarding the OUT because it gives us the films with the Fox Fanfare at the beginning, which was also on the 4K restoration Gareth Edwards saw. (He mentioned it.)
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Maybe, but I hope that the OUT won’t be only available on 4K UHD discs. I don’t have a player.
I wouldn’t expect any feature content to be available exclusively on UHD.
I don’t have a player either, but I would buy a BD/UHD combo pack over a BD-only or BD/DVD pack in a heartbeat to future proof it in case LF decides to fuck us over again.
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Speaking on the Fox and Disney matter, while Fox definitely still has distribution rights, it would seem that Disney outright owns the others at this point. This is evidenced by the digital releases and the 2015 repackaging of the complete saga, which only lists Star Wars as “20th Century Fox Presents Star Wars: A New Hope”.
Speaking on the Fox and Disney matter, while Fox definitely still has distribution rights, it would seem that Disney outright owns the others at this point. This is evidenced by the digital releases and the 2015 repackaging of the complete saga, which only lists Star Wars as “20th Century Fox Presents Star Wars: A New Hope”.
That’s really interesting. I remember speculation that the reason the digital releases didn’t have Fox’s logo was because online distribution didn’t fall under the umbrella of distribution rights that Fox owned for the other two. That was the case awhile ago, but I think that a physical copy would credit all six to Fox.
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Here is what I’m talking about for those who don’t know:
Thanks. I tried to look for it to no avail
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That’s just the billing those films have always had. That’s there for A New Hope for, I assume, the same reason Fox owns the film in perpetuity. It’s all based in the original contract. Lucasfilm holds the rights to any future films beyond that one. But I believe Fox still holds distribution rights until 2020.
JEDIT: Well I guess they added “Episode IV A New Hope”
You’re right, it’s that way for the 1995 VHS tapes.
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Here is some really old news, but no one has mentioned this before. Keep in mind that we have no idea if this guys “sources” are even legitimate or not:
“Since last Friday, I have heard from two disparate sources that the word is those conversions [Reliance MediaWorks] are not going to get a release. That’s the rumor.”
http://makingstarwars.net/2014/09/rumor-recent-4k-star-wars-conversions-rejected/
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That might be some distorted version of the rumor that the OUT had been restored, but the original film needed “more work.” Hence “this conversion” not being used.
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That might be some distorted version of the rumor that the OUT had been restored, but the original film needed “more work.” Hence “this conversion” not being used.
Good point. One guy on Steve Hoffman’s forums has been saying since at least February of 2014 that the OUT would be released in 2015 (and then 2017 because ANH needed more work), hence the need to request a scan from the Library of Congress.
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That might be some distorted version of the rumor that the OUT had been restored, but the original film needed “more work.” Hence “this conversion” not being used.
Hopefully that means Legacy might be a contender 😄
Seeking only the most natural looking colors for Star Wars '77
I appreciate all the citations posted thus far, but can someone link me to where I can find info on Disney requesting an archival print of Star Wars from the Library of Congress?
I appreciate all the citations posted thus far, but can someone link me to where I can find info on Disney requesting an archival print of Star Wars from the Library of Congress?
LOC made a scan. I think the “at the request of lucasfilm” is based on insider info from one forum or another.
http://mashable.com/2015/12/17/star-wars-original-cut/#a_CNL7Sxdgqm
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One thing giving me hope is that we’ve gotten a reissue of the 2011 blu-rays every two years, which means we’d be due for another one this year, which just happens to be the 40th anniversary.
So, unless they want to give us the same discs yet again, they’ll come up with something entirely new to sell us.
I was so, so sure we’d be getting something new in the lead-up to TFA in 2015, and then all they did was steelbooks (although the movies were finally released individually at least). Even if they don’t bother with a UHD release just yet, I can’t fathom how they would repackage the blu-rays yet again without something, anything, that isn’t just a fancy container.
One thing giving me hope is that we’ve gotten a reissue of the 2011 blu-rays every two years, which means we’d be due for another one this year, which just happens to be the 40th anniversary.
So, unless they want to give us the same discs yet again, they’ll come up with something entirely new to sell us.
I was so, so sure we’d be getting something new in the lead-up to TFA in 2015, and then all they did was steelbooks (although the movies were finally released individually at least). Even if they don’t bother with a UHD release just yet, I can’t fathom how they would repackage the blu-rays yet again without something, anything, that isn’t just a fancy container.
Supposedly that was the plan, but they were having problems so they postponed it. I really hope that’s right.
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Maybe that’s what the Steelbook cases were initially intended for. The hoopla around their release was pretty stupid given that the inside was the exact same crap they’d been selling for four years at that point.
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They might’ve been a last minute thing since they couldn’t release what was originally intended for that time.
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They might’ve been a last minute thing since they couldn’t release what was originally intended for that time.
Maybe.
Hopefully the covers for the 4K OOT will reflect the original poster art and not the horrible steelbook cases. Though I would love a steelbook release to go with my TFA and eventual Rogue One blu-rays. This does leave Phantom Menace as a possible release later on, but Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith will be forever stuck at 1080p and be even more disconnected from the good movies.
It seems like people are really embracing the new characters. In fact, the big question people ask me now about Star Wars is, “Are Finn and Poe gay lovers?” And really how the f*ck would I know? My second husband left me for a man, so my gaydar isn’t exactly what you’d call Death Star level quality. ----Carrie Fisher
Someday the kids who were 5 when the prequels came out won’t be around anymore, and then nobody will want to watch those videos anyway.
Someday the kids who were 5 when the prequels came out won’t be around anymore, and then nobody will want to watch those videos anyway.
Hey, I was five… and I never want to watch them again.
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speaking of steelbooks, judging by Amazon listings, looks like they’ve been discontinued.
Edit: gone at Amazon, Walmart listing limited quantities for some titles.
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speaking of steelbooks, judging by Amazon listings, looks like they’ve been discontinued.
Edit: gone at Amazon, Walmart listing limited quantities for some titles.
Interesting. I know Devin Faraci was a creep, and I don’t want him back on Birth Movies Death, but I can’t help but wonder what he would’ve said about this. He seemed to have about a dozen of connections within Disney and Lucasfilm.
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