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Lucas no longer has any say in what's done with it.

There's not much point to that now, as there are 4K scans of original prints floating around on the internet.

I'm just the opposite. I have the updated blu-ray versions (the first release) and have never watched them all the way through. Star Wars is a film from 1977 and looks it. The CG effects just jump out as non-sequiturs. It's not a question of them looking better or worse, they just don't belong...

I'd only be interested in this if the original originals are included, which I very much doubt. Plus $330 seems awfully pricey.

Under the current system for movies, copyright can be renewed for up to 95 years after its creation. So even if Disney doesn't get further copyright extensions, the original film won't enter public domain until 2072. https://info.legalzoom.com/long-movie-copyright-last-24646.html

Shazbat!

Looks like even JJ Abrams doesn't have enough clout to make this happen... https://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-theatrical-cuts/

Another thing is that the SEs were scanned at 2K, so unless they go back and redo everything from scratch, which would be very expensive, they're going to be upscaled.

No doubt there's an element of nostalgia in this, but I honestly think most of the changes are either pointless or for the worse. Greedo firing at Han Solo and missing from three feet away is plain idiotic, and it's followed by the Han/Jabba scene which regurgitates the exposition we've just...

I'd be shocked if it happens. At any rate, I'm more than pleased with the fan restorations.

Speak of the devil... https://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-4k-blu-ray-box-set/

In this specific case, I'm not sure anything is being lost. Anyone who's getting the bootleg versions has probably already bought the films numerous times on numerous formats and would no doubt buy an official release, were one to ever appear. Honestly, I don't know why anyone would spend money...

I suspect that Fox and Disney haven't been overly concerned with the "despecailized" and 35mm scanned prints floating around on the internet because there's no real financial loss for them. The people behind these projects aren't profiting off them or charging anyone for copies. And probably...

I think there's even less chance of the Holiday Special seeing an official release than the original versions of the films.

But every film ever made is constrained by budget, schedule, available technology and a thousand other factors that make it what it is. I'm sure there's never been a filmmaker who doesn't wish they had had more time, more money, less interference, better technology etc. on each project they...

I know I read more about it at the time, but this was all a quick search yielded regarding ownership of the first film: http://fd.noneinc.com/secrethistoryofstarwarscom/secrethistoryofstarwars.com/buyingstarwars.html It has never been reported, but I believe that Lucasfilm offered Fox...

Fox owns the distribution rights to the first film in perpetuity (excluding digital distribution, I believe), not the copyright to the film itself. They traded that to Lucasfilm in exchange for rights to distribute the prequels. So Fox isn't in a position to dictate which version to release...

I don't think either Fox or Disney can release the films on their own at this point. Fox holds distribution rights, but Disney owns the films themselves, so I think both parties need to agree on what's being released.

I think this may be the only instance in which piracy has resulted in no lost revenue. I imagine that anyone who's gone to the trouble of seeking out the Harmy or Team Negative versions has already bought the films in numerous incarnations.

I doubt they'd go back to the negatives for the originals. It would be a lot easier and cheaper to just use an IP or IN.

At this point, I'll believe it when I see it. If they do get released, I'll certainly get them. If not, I'm happy enough with the 35mm scans currently available.

If you want a really authentic experience, track down the Team Negative 1 35mm scans.

Had a quick look at the Raiders blu again last night, and it's not so much the colour that's the issue, but the contrast - it looks completely blown out. It reminds me of the first Ghostbusters disc.

I've seen Raiders more times than any other movie, mostly in the cinema, and the 4K DCP I've seen the last few times looks spot on to me in terms of grain, contrast and black levels, as well as colour, compared to various 35mm and 70mm prints. Unfortunately, the blu-ray doesn't match that DCP...

The Harmy and Team Negative 1 scans, restorations, bootlegs - whatever you want to call them - are technically superior and much closer to the look of the original prints than either the offical DVD or blu-ray sets released by Lucasfilm. The black levels, saturation, colour balance and sharpness...

And the bootlegs are of superior technical quality to the official Lucasfilm releases.

Once again, the fans have beaten Lucasfilm to the punch. A group calling themselves "Team Negative1" have created 1080p versions of Star Wars and Empire by scanning 35mm prints, with Jedi in the works...

The originals haven't been available to screen for years. A couple of years ago, TIFF tried to get the first film to screen as part of a best or most influential films of all time program and was denied by Lucasfilm. I think the only theatrical screenings of the original versions in the past...

Interesting article on Lucas and his legacy: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2015/12/17/george-lucas-is-now-a-dwarf-planet-in-his-own-galaxy-menon.html

In addition to the de-specialized editions - I wouldn't call them fan edits, as the intent was to get as close to the originals as possible, not cherry-pick the best bits from each version - there's an actual HD scan of Empire from a 35mm print floating around out there.