Will Disney Ever Release The Unaltered Original Star Wars Trilogy?
George Lucas was the one to create the Star Wars original trilogy, but Disney acquired the rights after purchasing Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox and has not released the original cuts since. George Lucas was the primary filmmaker and mastermind behind the Star Wars universe and he created Lucasfilm in 1971 to act as a production company and visual effects studio. Lucasfilm produced iconic films like Indiana Jones and The Land Before Time, as well as Star Wars. After Disney purchased Lucasfilm, the company had some dealings that meant they originally did not get all of Star Wars, but what is stopping them now?
The original Star Wars trilogy had multiple re-releases since the special editions were first released in 1997, and these different releases alter much of the content of the films. Changes in the Star Wars films included various updates to special effects, expansions of scenes, and a title change. Later re-releases even added dialogue and characters, and eventually replaced the force ghost of Anakin Skywalker, originally played by Sebastian Shaw, with Hayden Christensen who played the role in the prequel trilogy. Audiences are often divided on whether the updates helped or hurt the Star Wars films, most often dependent upon which version they saw first.
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The theatrical cuts of Star Wars are highly sought-after, with many hoping Disney will release the original Star Wars trilogy. By releasing the unedited versions on streaming, Disney would give a lot of fans access toStar Wars films they haven't been able to see unaltered. For those who couldn't see Star Wars in theaters when it first came out in 1977, it's unlikely they will otherwise be able to
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