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Originally Posted by Doctorossi
He said that he was shown a new 4K master of the Special Edition.
What they "gave away" to Fox was the revenue from those releases of the movie. Before the Fox purchase, Fox got a slice, no matter which cut Lucasfilm released. After the Fox purchase, Fox does not get a slice, no matter which cut Lucasfilm releases. The Fox ownership change has no significant bearing on any decision to release one cut or the other.
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If you’re buying out an entire rival studio for $70 Billion, why wouldn’t you wait until that company belongs entirely and completely to you before releasing something you’d otherwise need to share with them?