Actually, that's not quite true. What are on these bonus discs are the same films that are on the LaserDisc Definitive Collection, though with ' Episode IV: A New Hope ' excised from the credits of the first film to match with the version. Unfortunately, the quality of the transfer is laughably bad, with a non-anamorphic letterboxed aspect ratio creating huge black bars on all sides of the film, if watched on a widescreen TV.
All this ensures that the whole release seemingly against Lucas' will comes across as a rather pointed exercise in passive aggression — particularly after Lucas says to MTV, "Now we'll find out whether they really wanted the original or whether they wanted the improved versions.
It'll all come out in the end. Perhaps recognising this as his last chance to tinker with his babies, Lucas makes changes to every single Star Wars film for the Blu-ray release, including the prequels. No one really minds about these changes too much.
Nonetheless, the original trilogy is attacked once more, correcting colours, inserting rocks to hide R2-D2 from Obi-Wan, putting in new close-ups in Jedi , giving the Ewoks CG eyelids and much more. Most controversial of all, when Darth Vader picks up the Emperor to throw him to his doom at the climax of Jedi, he now screams "Nooooooo" as he does so.
It sounds awful, although it does add some clumsy symmetry with his cry at the end of Episode III. Or you can watch side-by-side comparison footage of the changes below Riding the sudden resurgence in popularity of 3D at least among Hollywood executives ignited by James Cameron's Avatar , The Phantom Menace is converted into 3D and re-released in cinemas. It doesn't do very well, but Lucasfilm still presses ahead with a plan to convert the rest of the saga into 3D as well.
Thankfully, Disney subsequently buys Lucasfilm and starts a whole new trilogy, ensuring that the rest of the mooted conversions have fallen by the wayside. With physical media quickly becoming an outdated concept, and with Disney keen to introduce Star Wars to a new generation in time for the release of The Force Awakens , the saga becomes available as a digital download for the first time. These versions are essentially identical to the Blu-ray editions, with one small change, to the lament of purists: reflecting the new managment, the iconic 20th Century Fox opening logo and fanfare is removed from all films except A New Hope , which Fox still owns , replaced with a new Lucasfilm logo and fanfare.
Mercifully, Disney's usual ident — Cinderella's castle — was omitted from the Star Wars films out of respect for the fans. At the last second, just before he pulls the trigger, Greedo now says Lucas made this final change while overseeing the 4K remaster just before selling his company to Disney, meaning "Maclunkey" has been waiting over seven years to see the light of day.
So there it is, one more meddle from Lucas and a final change to what has become Star Wars' most controversial scene. An attempt to put things right or just a chance to troll the fanbase one last time? Our money's on the latter. It's not just what happens.
It's not the typical way of approaching a story. It's about how things happen You know the ending, but you don't know how it happened, and we have that challenge in front of us again, which is exciting.
The show is set 10 years after the events of Revenge of the Sith , where Kennedy says, Obi-Wan faced "his greatest defeat -- the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker turned evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.
It will be interesting to see what an amazing director like Deborah Chow has in store for us all. I'm excited to work with Ewan again. It feels good to be back. It was previously reported that the series will feature a female protagonist. The next Star Wars feature set for the big screen will make history as the first in the franchise to be helmed by a female director.
The initial North American widescreen release of A New Hope suffered from a shrinking aspect ratio. The master that was used was the Japanese subtitled LaserDisc, in which the image appeared higher on the screen to allow for subtitles.
For the North American release, it was shifted down, and a black bar was put up to cover the unused parts. However, as the film progresses, the image creeps up on the screen moving underneath the top bar, causing the image to become increasingly wider. By the time the film reaches the Battle of Yavin scenes, the image has widened from 2.
This problem was fixed in the reissue of the disc. C-3PO's line about the tractor beam can be heard on this LaserDisc and the three original effects shots can be seen. In , the Star Wars Trilogy: The Definitive Collection box set was released based on the interpositives struck in This version featured the original trilogy on nine CAV discs, widescreen transfers, THX remastering, audio commentary tracks, assorted bonus features, a copy of the hardcover book George Lucas: The Creative Impulse , and for A New Hope , a new surround-sound audio mix.
This mix, digitally remastered by Ben Burtt and Gary Summers, was supposedly a mix of the best elements of all three original mixes. Additionally, the transfer was somewhat sub-par, with scan lines often disappearing and colors being incorrectly switched. Initial versions of this box set were missing approximately ten seconds from The Empire Strikes Back.
Fox Video offered a replacement disc, and this mistake was corrected in later pressings. The final LaserDisc edition of the original trilogy was released in , sourced from the masters. Many of Lucas' changes for the Special Editions were cosmetic, generally adding special effects which weren't originally possible. Other changes, however, are considered to have affected plot or character development. These changes, such as the change referred to by fans as " Han shot first, " have proven to be controversial.
The "Han shot first" situation can be generally described as this: in the original release of Episode IV, the character Han Solo shoots and kills a bounty hunter named Greedo , after Greedo threatens to kill him in order to collect a bounty which had been placed on Solo's head by Jabba the Hutt. In the Special Edition of the film, however, Greedo shoots first at close range. Only after he misses does Solo return fire. George Lucas has been quoted in Entertainment Weekly as saying that this version of the scene was meant to be the original, as in the original storyboards Greedo fires first at Han Solo.
Greedo shoots first and misses in the special edition of A New Hope. A revised version of the Sarlacc with a beak and tentacles, more closely resembling its original concept art. In , in addition to an extensive and comprehensive hi-definition digital cleanup and restoration job by Lowry Digital, the original trilogy films were changed once again for their release on DVD.
In these new versions of the films, a few changes which had been made for the Special Editions were removed. Even more changes were made to the films, however. With this release, Lucasfilm created a new high-definition master of the films, which will be used in future releases as well. Its sound mix was a combination of the first SE mix and the original mono mix. One of the most notable of these new changes includes new footage shot during the filming of Revenge of the Sith of Ian McDiarmid portraying Palpatine, which has been inserted into The Empire Strikes Back , replacing the original performance voiced by actor Clive Revill and portrayed by Marjorie Eaton , wearing a specially made mask recorded for the film.
Another notable and quite controversial change was to a scene at the end of Episode VI, when the spirits of Obi-Wan Kenobi , Yoda , and Anakin Skywalker look upon the Rebels' celebration.
In , the Special Editions were again released on DVD; however, this time they were repackaged and sold as a three-disc set that did not include the bonus materials disc. This was done to provide a more affordable trilogy set. The DVD changes were made in an attempt to make a better connection between the old and new trilogies. Lowry's digital restoration visual enhancement treatment. The following is a partial list of changes:.
Han and Greedo shoot at approximately the same time in the Special Edition of A New Hope, but Greedo still shoots a few frames faster. Hayden Christensen left as the spirit of Anakin Skywalker. Sebastian Shaw left as the spirit of Anakin Skywalker. On September 12 , , the original trilogy was re-released on DVD for a limited time until December 31 , Each film Episodes IV , V , and VI is packaged as a two-disc set with the first disc presenting the Special Edition with remastered THX sound and video and the second disc containing the "original, unaltered theatrical release" of each film as "bonus material".
These original editions are presented as they were first shown theatrically. Having another swing at each other might be quite satisfying for everybody. We hope that you enjoy it as much as we're going to enjoy making it. A little less high profile, but still noteworthy nonetheless. Tony Gilroy, who took over directing duties of Rogue One from Gareth Edwards during production, created the new series. Written by Dave Filoni and with Jon Favreau acting as co-executive producer, the series will likely continue Ahsoka's search for Thrawn.
However, plot specifics are being kept to a minimum, though there was confirmation the series will take place during The Mandalorian timeline. Then, in December , Rangers of the New Republic was announced, with executive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni taking on the series, which will likewise take place during The Mandalorian timeline. No specifics were mentioned, but the series "will intersect with future stories and culminate into a climactic story event".
Fans were expecting Gina Carano's Cara Dune to appear in the series, but she has since been removed from all future Star Wars projects. Reports have also signaled that work on Rangers of the New Republic has come to a halt. Everyone wants to see more of Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian. However, whether Glover will return as the character remains unclear, though Calrissian will return in his own show, simply titled Lando.
Justin Simien, creator of Dear White People, will act as showrunner. Lando is in the early stages of developing the project. A week after The Mandalorian season 3 entered development, news emerged that a "female-centric" new Star Wars series is being worked on, with Leslye Headland — the co-creator and executive producer of the Netflix series Russian Doll — on board as showrunner.
Sources revealed at the time that the series "takes place in a different part of the Star Wars timeline than other projects" and now, thanks to the huge Disney investors' call, we know that to be true.
The High Republic era is around years before The Phantom Menace , and this will be the first time that period is explored on screen.
This one's a little different. Well, anything with our two favourite droids in will be worth a watch, so we can't wait to see how this will look! Following a very successful first season, The Bad Batch looks set to return, continuing the adventures of the rogue group of Clone misfits.
There's currently no return date for the animated series, giving you more than enough time to catch up on the already-released episodes. Want to catch up with the Star Wars story so far? Getting your hands on a Disney Plus sign-up is the easiest way, because all the films and canon TV shows are available there.
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