Recent content by Chareth

Others may have seen this last month and not posted it since it just entails more waiting, but Cameron reportedly said that he's the hold-up on this: "Though he’s deep in preparation for his Avatar sequels—to the point that he admits not having time to approve a master is the one thing standing...

Agreed, the new cast will be their main priority. They have a new film out. But I don’t understand why it has to be an either/or proposition. Couldn’t they still continue to service the older films as needed - which are narratively tied to the original films, after all - while making the new...

Bill Hunt conveyed the fan demand and reported back that the idea was under consideration when he visited Paramount about the Into Darkness extras debacle. He reiterated this in an email to me, saying he's been talking to them a lot about it and that he had renewed hope on this front. The...

This release pretty much seals that the theatrical editions aren't coming out this year - such a shame. I suppose they could still announce a separate release with only the theatricals, but that doesn't seem the smartest way to release them. So now the credible options are: same time as Force...

If it's not announced at D23 in mid-August, it's hard to imagine it coming out this year. Unless they don't want to make a big song and dance of it out of respect for Lucas, and will announce it in more low-key fashion without an event. If they're going to do it though, it's for goodwill as...

Neil, can you point to any online coverage of these errors? Apart from one Amazon review that's far from exhaustive, I haven't been able to find anything. I have a copy at the moment and it's been very readable and enjoyable so far, but given its length I certainly don't want to waste my time if...

Seeing it laid out so logically like this, it makes me wonder why there's been so much debate about the viability of restoring the original films from the negative. It's not only good policy, but we have pretty good evidence that they did that, as you say. And given restoring films from the...

I agree. In that context, it doesn't seem plausible that restoring the originals would be an insurmountable task, especially not for Lucasfilm with their resources if they choose to do it. I've often thought of the TNG example as a rationale for why it will surely be done. But there has been...

Indeed. It would be a huge project if Lucasfilm has been as reckless as some speculate, having to reassemble theatrical edition negatives from the modified o-neg and neglected offcuts that are still in the bad state they were at the start of the 1997 restoration process. But surely Lucasfilm...

That's certainly possible. They could have been working on it in secret for a while though (tying into the 4K clip and resume item that did the rounds a while back), as they've had since late 2012 to take action. And if they use an interpositive rather than going back to the negative, presumably...

If any guests alluded to it at all, it would tip Lucasfilm's hand for no good reason. The proper announcement would generate all the excitement it needs to for those who want the OOT. And was there even any fan Q&A at the main panels with Kathleen Kennedy? I don't recall hearing of any. That may...

Wow, really? This goes against previous intel via The Hollywood Reporter and perhaps elsewhere that Fox had distribution rights to Empire and Jedi until 2020, as presumably the fact they have distribution rights to ANH in perpetuity is the reason the fanfare is still on that film. I assume the...

Cancellation has occurred to me too, but I wrote it off as my own anti-Into Darkness bias until I read your comment plus the following from Drew McWeeny in his report on Pegg's hiring...

Believe me, I have no interest in going over the same old ground. Nothing new has been revealed, and so there is indeed, as you seem to be implying, nothing more to discuss. It was just a brief contemplation of what the corporate strategy might be and, given the timeframes mooted, to reinforce...

Oh wow. OK, yeah, if they're doing it, that's where they'll announce it. They'll want to do it on stage, not just over the internet, as Lucas did the original Blu-rays, and that's the place to do it. That room would explode with frenzied glee.