There is a chance of the unaltered films coming to blruray - even under the Disney banner!
I literally just read from a guy by the name of Bob Greber, once CFO of Lucasfilm during the ROTJ period.
He states that in the final negotiations with Fox, they concluded with a few conditions that mean a LOT!
Holdouts:
1. FOX may release Star Wars on VHS after April 1, 1982 and broadcast it on network TV after February 1, 1984.
2. FOX may release Empire on VHS after October 1, 1982 and broadcast it on network TV after February 1, 1985.
3. Then the ROTJ releases, which also are for VHS and network TV broadcast.
To that, I say... go ahead and release it on VHS all you want! HAHA! Joke is on Fox! And so what if they can put it on their network tv stations, big deal.
But, the other Holdback stipulation that really struck me and i've never heard this argument from anybody else before is;
4. These holdbacks only remain "as long as Marvin Davis owns the studio (Fox)", and it is now owned by Rupert Murdoch.
So, seems like all those distribution holdbacks are gone.
Unless anyone cares to fill me in on anything i'm missing, I believe next year we will see a new Star Wars Bluray release with the unaltered versions!
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