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‘Ewan McGregor Says Star Wars: Obi-Wan Filming Delayed to Next Year, Release Date Won’t Be Affected’:-

https://comicbook.com/starwars/2020/01/24/ewan-mcgregor-says-star-wars-obi-wan-filming-delayed/
 

A few quotes from the man himself (taken from the linked article above)…

“It just slipped to next year, that’s all,” McGregor says of the delay. “The scripts are really good. I think that so now that Episode IX came out and everyone at Lucasfilm’s got more time to look to spend on the writing, they felt like they wanted more time to write the episodes. I read about 80-90 percent of what they’ve written so far and it’s really, really good. And instead of shooting this August, they just want to start shooting in January, that’s all. It’s nothing more dramatic than that. It often happens in projects, they just wanted to push it to next year.”

“It will have the same release date, I don’t think it will affect the release date. They’re still shooting towards having the [series] released when it was going to originally release.”

and

‘When asked about reports that the series has been shortened from six to four episodes, McGregor denied them, simply saying: “I haven’t heard that.”’

or from…

'Ewan McGregor rubbishes ‘bullshit’ reports of creative differences on Obi-Wan Kenobi series:-

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-kenobi-show-star-wars-disney-plus-birds-of-prey-trailer-a9299736.html
 

Some posts have been deleted which were nothing to do with Hal’s proposed Edit - and instead just talking about the film in general - plus whatever people want to knock Disney for their apparent faults / choices for the Episode IX.

Lucasfilm must likely be quite relieved when they get a free pass / that so little criticism comes their way.

A quick reminder that the Star Wars Preservation and Star Wars Fan Edit sections of the site are NOT the places to bash on certain eras or aspects of the films, actors, film-makers or owners.

There are far more relevant threads in the Beyond the Original Trilogy or General Star Wars Discussion sections of the site to talk about this.

Critiquing a scene in the Star Wars Fan Edits section with the aim of improving it, removing it, altering it etc is perfectly fine. Statements such as ‘Disney sucks’ and ‘this film is so shit no Fan Edit can save it’ is not.
 

Thank you.
 

'Spaced at 21: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright, Jessica Hynes and co on their cult sitcom | BFI Q&A:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7CWX7U5xjA - from the BFI youtube channel. (January 2020; 32 mins)
 

'This year marks the 21st anniversary of Spaced, the hilarious TV show that followed the adventures of flatmates Daisy Steiner and Tim Bisley – a goldmine for all pop-culture fans. Across two series, Spaced pushed genre boundaries and helped put a new generation of acting, writing and directing talent on the map.

Here the show’s writers and stars, Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes, its director, Edgar Wright and cast and crew including Mark Heap and Reece Shearsmith, talk about making the show.’

A decent article on Spaced at 21 from The Grauniad…

‘Two decades on from the cult comedy, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Edgar Wright and Jessica Hynes reminisce about the making of a game-changing classic’:-

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/11/the-stars-of-spaced-reunited-21st-anniversary-simon-pegg-jessica-hynes-edgar-wright-nick-frost
 

’Star Wars: The Lost Cut Explained’ - by OT•com member 13las:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRmCUjvZti0 - from the Film Spaced youtube channel. (34 mins long)
 

‘An in depth exploration of the mythical “Lost Cut” of the original Star Wars. Featuring rare footage, audio and behind-the-scenes information.’

and be sure to check out 13las’ other quality videos too on his ‘Film Spaced’ youtube channel - including these below on the many changes made to the Original Trilogy films over the years…

‘Star Wars Changes’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn2eD-RI-dc (38 mins)

‘Empire Strikes Back Changes’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTuoDHewr7Y (25 mins)

‘Return Of The Jedi Changes’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTmohwSrULY (21 mins)

‘2019 Disney+ Version Changes for the Original Trilogy’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESuLxJJFZtE (11 mins)
 

‘Introducing the Despecialized Edition and Its Sources’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGrXO2RDzLg - from the HanDuet youtube channel. (20 mins long)

‘Star Wars: Despecialized Edition is a fan edit project with the goal to reconstruct the original theatrical releases of the Star Wars original trilogy at a quality comparable to the high-definition medium of our time.’
 

(All the props to Harmy & HanDuet)

‘Star Wars Despecialized Edition - A Must Watch!’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPX_ZDy_9Fs - from the HelloGreedo youtube channel. (4 mins long, from 2016)

‘Dear Disney - A Plea for the Unaltered Original Star Wars Trilogy’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1a4yKJOzYU - from the HelloGreedo youtube channel. (4 mins long, from 2015)
 

‘Star Wars: Going Home to Stay’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihf2pVjpzJI - from the RetroBlasting youtube channel. (15 mins long)

‘For years you’ve asked Michael to talk about the original Star Wars movie. Now, he finally has something he wants to say.’
 

^ And what he has to say is both beautiful and on-target.

(all the props to Shopping Maul for the heads-up on this video, and also to Fated-Dualist for creating this thread)
 

Hi & welcome schnitzelboy - hope you enjoy your time on here mate 😃

 
Patrick Stewart talks about what the show is about in this 3-minute video, taken from the Star Trek site - link

“It will be the eighth series in the Star Trek franchise and centres on the character Jean-Luc Picard. Set at the end of the 24th century, 20 years after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), the storyline is affected by the destruction of the planet Romulus referenced in the film Star Trek (2009), as well as the death of Data in Nemesis.” - wiki.
 

Star Trek: Picard - Official Trailer - from Amazon Prime Video

Star Trek: Picard New Promo - from the Spoiler TV youtube channel (16th January promo)
 

‘Star Trek: Picard’ is scheduled to premiere on January 23, 2020 - and its first season will consist of ten episodes.

It’ll be shown on CBS All Access in the US, on CTV Sci-Fi Channel & OTT service Crave in Canada - with Amazon Prime Video showing the series in 200 other territories (Amazon Prime in the UK). Website : Twitter : IMDB : Wikipedia

‘Star Trek: Picard’ Renewed for Season 2 - article at the Star Trek website.
 

The weekly ‘aftershow’ show - ‘The Ready Room’, hosted by Wil Wheaton, was an intriguing watch too (his love and respect for Trek comes across really well) - with a few insights and stories into how the show came together and how they got Patrick Stewart interested after he initially turned down previous ideas for the series.

‘Disney+ to launch a week earlier than planned in the UK’ (24th March - £5.99 per month, £59.99 per year):-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51189379
 

Hi & welcome MythicRei 😃

The An Index Thread (and more) for Star Wars Preservations… has the project by dark_jedi you are searching for listed in there (as well as a couple of related discussion threads on it, IIRC).

The ‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com and the Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com; Introduce yourself in here + useful info within…, amongst others threads, will hopefully also be of some help as to how the site works (and doesn’t), how to search for projects, and how to try an obtain them.

Good luck with it 😃
 

This has some images and info of the Hong Kong release of The Phantom Menace on VCD (for comparison):-

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-Wars-Episode-One-VCD-VIDEO-DISCs-Rare-The-Phantom-Menace-Hong-Kong-Used-/283670497130
 

For the China DVD release of The Phantom Menace (apparently):-

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-Wars-Episode-I-The-Phantom-Menace-Authentic-China-Region-DVD/264599822749

Nathan Butler’s YouTube channel also cover the subject (and similarly related releases too):-

https://www.youtube.com/user/ChronoRadio/search?query=The+Phantom+Menace+DVD+Hong+Kong+release

& https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0_YSRa9tl8 (on general releases of The Phantom Menace)

^ the guy is both helpful and knowledgeable - so may be able to shine some more information as to what you are looking for.
 

timdiggerm said:

idir_hh said:

A plethora of concept art from the rise of skywalker including Kylo Ren and chewbacca and the jedi temple on coruscant:

https://mobile.twitter.com/fpdlffh/status/1218114589352529920?s=20

Surely these are from the “Duel of the Fates” draft

According to Colin Trevorrow they are not from his story mate:-

“Some beautiful work in here from artists I was lucky enough to work with, but nothing from our story. Credit where credit is due. Love @PhilSzostak’s books…”

^ https://twitter.com/colintrevorrow/status/1218828155022139393
 

"The Force Returns – Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition" (a Sci-Fi Channel Special)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YiDYjX9hHI (with adverts) on ‘Albe Sure’s Star Wars channel’. (1997, 31 mins long)

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x18gdst (no adverts) on ‘Albe Sure’s Star Wars channel’. (1997, 23 mins long)
 

The blurb:-

“The Sci-Fi Channel takes a look at the making of the 1997 Special Edition version of the original Star Wars.”
 

IMDB Page
 

A quality idea for a thread, Fated-Dualist 😃

Hopefully someone will also start a ‘YouTube / Vimeo etc… Original Trilogy finds’ thread for in this section of the site too.

^ by Marko Manev - https://markomanev.com/star-wars-trilogy

^ by Vincent Rhafael Aseo - https://www.behance.net/aseo

^ by John Guydo - https://twitter.com/johnguydo

Han: Who are you?
Leia: Someone who loves you!
Han: Qi’ra?
Leia: What?!!!
Han: erm… what!!!
 

Johnny Marr - ‘Getting Away With It’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9zU6WkBpIM (from ‘6 Music Live’ in October 2014)
 

^ Some quality live guitar playing - close your eyes and it could pass for a studio track
 

The original video, by Electronic (which Marr was also a co-member of) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSfjtdnUsls
 

If I remember correctly the TPM VCD was an official release - as to the rest of your questions, the below info may be of some help…
 

Nathan Butler runs a youtube channel comprehensively covering many of the popular and also rare releases for Star Wars down the years.

It can be found here - https://www.youtube.com/user/ChronoRadio/videos
 

If you can type ‘The Phantom Menace VCD’ into the search bar on it… these videos will appear:-

https://www.youtube.com/user/ChronoRadio/search?query=The+Phantom+Menace+VCD

There is also some basic information that can be found for the VCD release, here:-

http://www.45worlds.com/dvd/disc/4717415111646

For info on the Star Wars releases in general (especially older releases) these are also insightful and informative sites:-

• Video Collector’s superb & informative ‘Star Wars on Video’ resource website (with images and info)

• projectcclarke’s quality & insightful ‘Star Wars On Home Video Reference Site’ (with images and info)

• DavisDVD•com’s Information Pages on OT VHS & DVD releases (from 1982 to 2004) - SW : ESB : ROTJ : Misc (may have mentions of the VCDs?)
 

Discogs may be of some in finding if there was a release for a ‘Red Label’ soundtrack of Empire Strikes Back back in '83:-

https://www.discogs.com/search/?q=the+empire+strikes+back&type=release

and also hopefully give an indication of what artwork was used for it.

Are you sure it would have been a CD release back in 1983 though mate?
 

Good luck with it man 😃
 

RUKUSBUILD3 said:

OK. That makes more sense. Has someone cleaned up the scene and added into there own version of the original film in HD? Like I know there people out there who do these things.

Not as far as I know either - though Bobson Dugnutt’s ANH Jabba Scene Pre-Special Edition Recreation for the scene is worth keeping an eye on - and has made some impressive progress so far (to my eyes, anyway 😃).
 

There are other similar projects taking place in the Star Wars Preservation section of the site too.
 

The Rise Of Skywalker crosses the $1 billion mark - in less than a month since release…

https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Star-Wars-The-Rise-of-Skywalker-(2019)#tab=box-office

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3305145857

&

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ascends to $1 billion at worldwide box office’:-

https://ew.com/movies/2020/01/15/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-1-billion-box-office
 

This thread is really for mverta’s Star Wars Legacy project - and there are plenty of relevant AOTC IMAX threads on here to talk in about that topic - many of which can be found in the ‘Prequel Section’ of An Index Thread (and more) for Star Wars Preservations… - thank you 😃
 

^ PMs sent lads.

StarkillerAG said:

I don’t think that’s a valid explanation. Cam rips have been available for almost every big blockbuster in recent years. A relatively high quality cam rip of Endgame was released just a few days after the film released, and it still became the highest grossing movie of all time. I think the biggest factor in declining numbers for TROS is the mixed to negative word of mouth, from both critics and fans.

A quick example… around one third of IPTV services went off-line for a short while earlier this year due to incidental police raids. That was 50-60 million accounts for IPTV affected alone - not firesticks, not streaming sites, not downloads, nor torrents (all of which are more prevalent and easier to use and find with each passing year).

Plus, like I said, it is not just a problem for TROS - it is for many films released at this time of year.

Endgame was released in April - not around Christmas where money can be tight(er) for many families. If Endgame hadn’t had a quality cam released within days it too, like many other films, would have likely made even more money at the box office.
 

If you disagree, then fair enough 😃
 

It is worth taking into consideration that there were 2/3 good quality cam versions of TROS that leaked online within the first few days of the film release. It is also on many dodgy streaming websites, and available on nearly all IPTV and firestick type services (which are apparently becoming more popular & accessible - and easier to use - with each passing year).

Whilst many may want to watch the final installment of the main saga on the big screen for their first viewing of the film… having such options to watch the film from the comfort of your armchair for second or third viewings etc may well have affected cinema takings.

The average film fan may opted also to watch the film online given the quality of cams available - and families struggling for money - especially around this time of year… may have opted for that option rather than spend $40-60 etc at the cinema on tickets alone; with the release of the film on dvd, blu ray and 4k UHD come March…
 

That’s not just an issue for TROS - it is the same for many films released in cinemas this time of year that have decent quality leaks quickly appearing online.
 

a fun fan-made video…

‘The Mandalorian - Spaghetti Western Trailer (Updated!)’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJH_RbnrGUs - from kingkida; 2 minutes long
 

^ So good that even Jon Favreau retweeted it - https://twitter.com/Jon_Favreau/status/1216459312886730752?s=20