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Ant - Man & the Waspdirector Peyton Reed is calling on Lucasfilm to loose the unaltered original 1977 theatrical edition ofStar Warson Blu - ray . For twelvemonth , lover have been clamoring forthe originalStar Warstrilogy filmsto be made commercially available in their " true ' form but thus far Disney and Lucasfilm have given no indication that any such plans are in the works .
Star Warscreator George Lucas infamously re - tooled the original trilogy films into " Special Editions , " makingsignificant changesto the movies via tot up CGI , sound effects , etc . , something he did to repeatedly until sell the franchise to Disney . The Special EditionStar Warsfilms were declared to be the " definitive " interlingual rendition by Lucas , and at one point he even claimed the original cuts of the movies no longer live . There was once a low - character incentive lineament of the original versions , but those who prefer the pre - Special Edition adaptation of the films have really had to settle for VHS or Laserdisc ( unless they are unforced to comb the cyberspace for less - than - legal rooter - made " de - specialised " edition ) .
Lucasfilm may haveno plans to unearth the original theatrical versionsof theStar Warstrilogy and give them their long - wait release on high - def physical media , but that wo n’t stop fan from lift the war cry . Ant - Man & the WaspdirectorPeyton Reedhas sum up his vocalism to the chorus line with a tweet much beg Lucasfilm to soften and let the cosmos have 1977’sStar Warson Blu - ray .
Dear Lucasfilm , Please discharge a Blu - shaft of light of the original , unmessed - with version of STAR WARS I loved when I was 13.Thanks , Peyton — Peyton Reed ( @MrPeytonReed)September 22 , 2017
It ’s unlikely that Peyton Reed has any more pull with Lucasfilm than any mediocre fan out there , even though being the theater director of MCU film likeAnt - Manand its sequel he is technically in the same extended Disney family as Lucasfilm . Still , you ca n’t pick a guy for trying .
sports fan like Reed may have think that with George Lucas no longer take on a decision - making office in theStar Warsuniverse , Lucasfilm might in the end give in and expel the un - tampered - with original trilogy on Blu - light beam and DVD , but the Lucas policy seem to still be in effect . Though it might seem like a no - brainer for Lucasfilm to dust off the original cuts and make a cumulus of dough by putting them out to the populace , there are actually somevery practical reasons why this can’t / won’t happenthat do n’t have to do with Lucasfilm just being malevolent . Rights issues with 20th Century Fox are one of the liberal stumbling occlusion to fix the Original Version release happen , and there ’s also the bold disbursal of going back to the original negative ( if they even still exist ) and doing the full HD restoration that would need to be undertaken .
Fans who are aim by pure nostalgic longing and unadulteratedStar Warsgeekiness do n’t care very much about these argument over expense and right issue . Ultimately , however , everything in theStar Warsuniverse does roil down to cost vs. potential profit , and that ’s even more the pillowcase now that Disney has take ownership . So Reed probably should n’t get his hopes up too much over the aspect of seeing the originalStar Warsin its " real " 1977 sort on gorgeous Blu - re . Here ’s hoping people hold on to their VHS copies .
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