Star Wars: The Original Trilogy (1977-1983)

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Sure, I know they've got a new movie coming up this year, and as with Star Trek's 50th the powers-that-be feel that releasing a new instalment is enough of a 'celebration', but this ain't just any old movie, you know? It's the 40th anniversary of the greatest pop culture phenom to ever overtake the western world and what do we get regarding the actual movie? Bugger all. It's obvious Disney want LFL to hold out from any newly remastered releases of the entire saga to stop Fox from getting any more money than is strictly necessary (good thru May 2020!) but Fox will still own the distribution rights to the original movie after that date ANYWAY. So unless Disney are actually gonna try and buy them out then I just don't see the point in burying this particular flick. It's downright shameful in light of the stunning treatment that CE3K received.

I'm honestly shocked we weren't treated to a Rogue One - A New Hope combo in theatres and home video. Rogue One was a love letter to ANH, it should have lead to a May 2017 release of Star Wars limited run theatrically.

[imsounoriginal]

It's Star Wars; the bare minimum sells, and they know it.

[Geoff D]

ain't that the sad goddamned truth.

[Arawn]

Originally Posted by chip75

Rogue One was a love letter to ANH

There's been a lot of that going around lately.

[Brightstar]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

It's Star Wars; the bare minimum sells, and they know it.

Yes but Lucus does not want you to see these version's ever again even if they bring in tons of money.

The Star Wars trilogy will never again be available on home video in this original version. And it's coming to your galaxy one last time and then.... it's gone. from a 1995 VHS trailer

[Lord Method Man]

Originally Posted by Brightstar

Yes but Lucus does not want you to see these version's ever again even if they bring in tons of money.

He has absolutely no say in the matter now.

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by Lord Method Man

He has absolutely no say in the matter now.

If he doesn’t, he did when he hacked up the negatives and destroyed every print of the originals he could find.

[SarahS]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

If he doesn’t, he did when he hacked up the negatives and destroyed every print of the originals he could find.

He didn’t do that either

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by Brightstar

Yes but Lucus does not want you to see these version's ever again even if they bring in tons of money.

The Star Wars trilogy will never again be available on home video in this original version. And it's coming to your galaxy one last time and then.... it's gone. from a 1995 VHS trailer

It's out of his hands now. We'll get the originals at some point. But (and I've said this before), if we don't get em in or before 2020, chances we'll ever see em drop considerably.

[Brightstar]

Originally Posted by SarahS

He didn’t do that either

I read that he did

[hanshotfirst1138]

2020

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IHXK9glwFBg

[SarahS]

Originally Posted by Brightstar

I read that he did

No he didn't.....that's also been discussed at length here.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Brightstar

I read that he did

I'd wager everything is safe and sound in the LucasFilm archive, I'd imagine all the bits removed to create the special editions are sitting pretty close to the footage they used for Rogue One. All ready to be composited digitally when they stop shredding Jar-Jar soft-toys to fill Porgs.

[stvn1974]

No one here works for 20th Century Fox, Disney or Lucasfilm so it is all just people spouting off BS at the moment. Who knows how many times the contracts have changed over the years and with the recent sale to Disney.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

It is LucasFilm's property. Fox only has distribution rights to one film after 2019, LucasFilm gained legal ownership to Star Wars as part of the 20-year distribution deal for the prequels. Whenever LucasFilm wants to release Star Wars, Fox says, "Yes, Ms. Kennedy!" and does what she asks, and Fox gets a fee and a cut. They don't own Star Wars. We've been through this, many times.

My point was that regardless of the details, Lucasfilm should permanently purchase whatever rights Fox still has to the franchise. Cut them out completely, and bring all the rights under the same roof. I want Marvel to do the same thing with Universal, over the rights to the Hulk.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

My point was that regardless of the details, Lucasfilm should permanently purchase whatever rights Fox still has to the franchise. Cut them out completely, and bring all the rights under the same roof. I want Marvel to do the same thing with Universal, over the rights to the Hulk.

Yes, but how much is a distribution deal really worth? People keep saying LucasFilm is going to have to pay a huge sum for it, when they could just shrug and go along with the existing terms. Point being, Fox's bargaining power for this franchise dwindles by the day.

[Geoff D]

Indeed, and the same thing applies to Incredible Hulk. Marvel/Disney aren't going to go out of their way to buy the distribution rights to one remaining movie when they own the rest lock, stock and barrel. Sure, Hulk ain't in the same league as Star Wars but even so: the returns for chasing after this one outlying movie will be dwarfed by the returns on the pictures that they do own, which in the Star Wars franchise's case will amount to LFL/Disney owning, what, 10 out of 11 Star Wars movies (9 eps, 2 spinoffs that we know of) come early 2020.

[edit] Basically as long as the cost to buy the distribution rights greatly outsizes the cost of simply licencing the thing then Disney will continue doing what they're doing, Hulk being an excellent example of this exact point in action.

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

No one here works for 20th Century Fox, Disney or Lucasfilm so it is all just people spouting off BS at the moment.

Excuse you, but I work for all three of those companies. I'm also responsible for the casting of Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind, I discovered Marlon Brando, and I went back in time and knocked up the woman who would later give birth to James Cameron.

[MechaGodzilla]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Excuse you, but I work for all three of those companies. I'm also responsible for the casting of Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind, I discovered Marlon Brando, and I went back in time and knocked up the woman who would later give birth to James Cameron.

He's your spawn? That explains so much.

[dallywhitty]

Originally Posted by MechaGodzilla

He's your spawn? That explains so much.

My biggest regret.