This is the bit that is hard to believe. I know Lucas said that, but frankly: no one cuts his negatives. Lucas is so obsessive about keeping and saving everything from his movies (he even has the original OT Sand trooper shoulder pads!), it is very hard to believe he has been cutting his negatives and throwing the rest away. No professional filmmaker believes someone would do that. Negatives are always kept in a safe.
So either Lucas has been lying or he's been not very smart. I'd like to know the truth about this one day. This is no way to treat movie history, especially from someone who used to fervently advocate preservation of national film heritage.
again, fox owns distribution rights to the existing films. this includes blu-ray. disney owns rights to the franchise. george lucas owns NOTHING. do some rudimentary research before continuing to make a spectacle of yourself.
the complication in figuring out who has the rights to what in making a classic trilogy box set is between fox and disney.
george lucas is out of the picture.
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Again - you said Fox owns( or owned) Star Wars, which has never been the case. If it was, they could have made the films without him. In the early 90's, when Lucas was mulling the prequels, he could have taken them to any studio to distribute, but chose ultimately to go back to Fox after they kindly footed the bill for restoration and everything that went into making the Special Editions in 1997. Distribution deals do not a franchise make. What's happening now is nothing but 'legalize' regarding the distribution of the old films to a certain date.
Anyone looking at the threads you've started in this forum sees you just live to troll all things George Lucas and the SW universe. You're just another 'fan' who continues to deny reality - the continuing successful reality of the PT and the ongoing EU. Saying it's all wrong and it shouldn't be like this doesn't change anything. I was in a theatre watching this back in 1977, and I continue to be a fan. If I didn't like what I saw, I would quit and do something else with my time rather than come on forums and complain.
you can thumb your nose at the fact all you wish, but it only makes you look incredibly irrational, especially your segue into yet another childish and irrelevant ad hominem attack.
since cited evidence will continue to be ignored by you and since you can provide no evidence to support your ridiculous claim i suppose this discussion has reached its conclusion. unless you would like to post some more irrelevance and a super funny meme pic as a triumphant victory march?
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Well Disney now own it, by your definition.
Have you seen the contracts? Do you know for sure that legally speaking that that was the exact construction of the arrangement between Lucas and Fox?
Prequels successful how..? 'Critically?' It was roasted by more critics than the previous movies due to it's stiff direction, lack of defined characters, suspense and 'live action' action, in addition to argueable lack of soul/humanity.. all of which the OT was chock full.
Commercially successful? Maybe so. But repeat box office comparing special edition box office to reshowings of the Phantom Menace should show you whats what there..
Fanwise...divided twofold. You may not like it but there are tonnes of fans that didnt like the prequels (certainly remembering how good the OT was) yet love the OT. And they might seem very inconvenient to your view, but their voices are as valid as yours.
One thing is for sure. I dont trust anyone who rates the PT above OT.
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