SW on DVD? Is that a white light?
It appears that I may well have died and gone to… well, somewhere. Starwars.com announced today that come September 21, 2004 we will be able to purchase a 4-Disc :DVD: set of the original Star Wars trilogy. That’s, right: it’s finally coming to DVD.
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi will be available in a four-disc set that includes a bonus disc filled with all-new special features—including the most comprehensive feature-length documentary ever produced about the Star Wars saga and never-before-seen footage from the making of all three films. Each of the three films in the Star Wars Trilogy has been digitally restored and re-mastered by THX for superior sound and picture quality.
Now we just have to hope it uses the original Greedo scene…
Update: Blast, looks like they’ll be the “Special Edition” versions. I wouldn’t mind except for that one scene…
Despite pleas from “Star Wars” fanatics all over the world, these DVDs will not contain the original theatrical version of the movies.... Instead, the DVDs will include the much-debated versions director Lucas released in the ‘90s with new digital effects and plot twists that softened the character of Han Solo
There are also hints that Lucas may be doing a commentary for it:
[Jim Ward, Lucasfilm vice president of marketing and distribution and DVD executive producer] also quashed rumors that had been springing up on Web sites devoted to “Star Wars” that Lucas would not contribute a spoken commentary for the DVD.
Posted Tuesday February 10, 2004 in News by Chris Curtis
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