Star Wars Original Trilogy: Unaltered on Blu-Ray

Star Wars Original Trilogy: Unaltered on Blu-Ray

For years, Star Wars fans have been waiting for the Original Trilogy to be re-released on blu-ray and we may not have to wait much longer! Earlier today on comicbook.com they wrote:

"For a long time Star Wars fans have been clamoring for Disney/Lucasfilm to re-release the original, unaltered cut of the first Star Wars trilogy, and Comicbook.com has now confirmed with two independent reliable sources that just such a plan is under way.

According to our sources, Disney has plans to release the original cut of the Star Wars trilogy on Blu-ray. Our sources indicate that the project has been under way for quite some time, but it’s been challenging because of some damage to the original negatives they are utilizing. The goal is to release A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of Jedi in their complete, unaltered, original form without the redone special edition SFX.

Our sources did not have an exact date as to when the original cut of the Star Wars Trilogy would be released on Blu-ray, due to the challenges Disney has encountered in pulling everything together. However, our sources indicated the goal is to have it ready and released before Star Wars Episode VII is released in theaters."

I still own and occasionally watch my DVD set that contained the Special Ed. and the unaltered versions of the films. They aren't the best transfer quality so if they truly do take their time on this, fans won't be disappointed.

So if this is true (crossing our fingers), the next 15 months should be pretty exciting; Star Wars Rebels on Disney XD this fall, Star Wars: Battlefront (3) within the next year, the release of the unaltered Original Trilogy on Blu-Ray, and of course ending 2015 with Star Wars: Episode VII. Hopefully Disney will continue to give us exciting news!

As always we will continue to bring you the latest news in the Star Wars universe.

Until next time, May the Force Be With You!

- Da_Fettman