I don't know what to make of this but there are placeholders for Star Wars Blu-ray on Amazon right now:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PMG16U/102-7317637-4104138
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Trilogy-Episodes-IV/dp/B000PMLFRA******sr_1_2/103-9422966-1062265?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1178065372&sr=1-2

Heh.. uh oh

Placeholder, and nothing more. :(

"The Force is strong with this one!" :D

Oh boy...are we expecting some sort of announcement soon? I don't want to get my hopes up.

I don't think there's any chance of Star Wars being on Blu-ray.

I do hope that Lucas gives the go ahead for the Clone Wars S1 and S2 on a single BD50.

Why not? Fox supports Blu-ray exclusively.

Why not? Fox supports Blu-ray exclusively.

Yeah, it's certainly plausable. What would Star Wars on BD mean to the format war if at least a few of the movies were available before Xmas this year?

Why not? Fox supports Blu-ray exclusively.

yeah, and have ya seen any recent releases from Fox lately?

yeah, and have ya seen any recent releases from Fox lately?

Too easy ...Night at the Museum.

Come on. Amazon has been doing this for years, even on DVD. Any thing that shows the slightest of interest they'll fill in a slot for it.

placeholder thread=meaningless as others have pointed out in this thread and many others

If this is true, I sure as heck don't need episodes I - III in HD. And where's The Ewok Adventure?

Might want to change the title. I know its to good to be true right now, but others might break a wrist trying to click the links.:)

Took 8 years for DVD...don't expect Star Wars for atleast 4 years, guaranteed. Not enough people own Blu-Ray or HD DVD for them to even be considering putting it out now.

The HD DVD LOTR page has been there for almost 11 months

I can but wish - since there was supposed to be an SD 30th Anniversary set and the rumors are it was cancelled because triple-dipping so fast would piss everyone off....

Well, George, you could not only count on me buying this set on BD for $125-150 (if you include Clone Wars!).... a lot of others would too.

It's just another Jedi mind trick....you don't want this disc, now move on.... ;)

I wonder how much Sony and/or Fox would have to pay Lucas (or how much Sony would have to pay both of them) to release "Star Wars" this year. :)

I wonder how many threads we will have about it coming out, before it actually comes out.

--Darin

Well ...at least its the first time they have Blu-ray placeholders for Star Wars. Its interesting that they separated into two trilogies instead of one ultimate set. We are moving in the right direction or not? :D

Hmmm...it is there...so, i guess it means it will come out, but when is the question.....now, this'll push quite a few Hd-DVD people to get Blu-ray :)

Some thoughts about these shiny disks in highdef.
#4 Don't underestimate the Force
#5 Asteroids do not concern me, Admiral. I want (those disks), not excuses.
#6 Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them.
#1 Now this is pod racing!
#2 When I got to them we got into aggressive negotiations.
#3 Something's happening. I'm not the Jedi I should be. I want more (movies).

You know why this isn't true? Because we would have heard it from beatboy first.

damn...

Its gonna be a while before we see these on BD. Lucas is probably busy shooting down the Indy 4 scripts( Spielber approved scripts).

Plus Lucas has to go back and overlay different actors faces and completely change every movie. Then use ILM hardware to change every last performance digitally and completely ruin every movie. :(

But I'll still shell out $200 to hear a lightsaber ignite in lossless audio. :D

I just want the Pod Racing and the Darth Maul Finale. Those are the two best scenes to showcase BD.

Anyone else notice that the lightsabers in ep1 sound a little more bassy and intense than in the other films.

I just want the Pod Racing and the Darth Maul Finale. Those are the two best scenes to showcase BD.



Hopefully they will remaster the movie for Blu-ray and address the EE issue, which on Cinemax HD recently was still very much present... :mad:

yawn...

There a tons of place holders out for both HD DVD and BD. Indiana Jones, Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan...bla bla bla.

Personally I would love to see SW come out, but its not and those place holders mean nothing. I remember seeing an HDMI adaptor place holder on amazone for the non elite xbox 360.

You know why this isn't true? Because we would have heard it from beatboy first.
riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigght

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l269/vancouver_03/16-drevil.jpg

Hopefully they will remaster the movie for Blu-ray and address the EE issue, which on Cinemax HD recently was still very much present... :mad:


True.. The EE on TPM was so bad I actually bought the PAL version.
Even though it's sped up, the PQ (while still not perfect...) is much better...

http://www.videophile.info/Review/TPM/TPM_01.htm

Why not? Fox supports Blu-ray exclusively.
You're right. Fox does, and Lucasfilm distributes through fox. In the end, though it's Lucas' call. The same way that the Spielberg films are through Universal, but he has to give the go-ahead before they get released on HD-DVD.

It will be available to order in 2009!

Sometimes Amazon puts these placeholders up to gauge interest in a product, and it shares the results with the publisher. The more people sign up for the email alert, the more likely it is to happen.

In the case of "Where Eagles Dare" on DVD, it may have made a difference. For a while there was a placeholder with a paragraph asking people to register their interest and promising that the results would be communicated to the publisher. Eventually, "Where Eagles Dare" was released on DVD.

Of course, it may also never happen. The placeholder for "The Man from UNCLE" on DVD (http://www.amazon.com/Man-U-N-C-L-E-Michael-Ritchie/dp/B00005JM5Z******sr_1_2/104-9781363-7558355?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1178100392&sr=1-2) has been up at least for a couple of years, and I don't think the DVD is any closer to being released.

I'll believe it when I hear something concrete otherwise this placeholder thing doesn't mean a thing.

Took 8 years for DVD...don't expect Star Wars for atleast 4 years, guaranteed. Not enough people own Blu-Ray or HD DVD for them to even be considering putting it out now.

So Star Wars came to sd dvd in 2005 then?
I think you may want to re-caculate your years. :)

Sometimes Amazon puts these placeholders up to gauge interest in a product, and it shares the results with the publisher. The more people sign up for the email alert, the more likely it is to happen.

In the case of "Where Eagles Dare" on DVD, it may have made a difference. For a while there was a placeholder with a paragraph asking people to register their interest and promising that the results would be communicated to the publisher. Eventually, "Where Eagles Dare" was released on DVD.

Of course, it may also never happen. The placeholder for "The Man from UNCLE" on DVD (http://www.amazon.com/Man-U-N-C-L-E-Michael-Ritchie/dp/B00005JM5Z******sr_1_2/104-9781363-7558355?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1178100392&sr=1-2) has been up at least for a couple of years, and I don't think the DVD is any closer to being released.

Everyone please sign up on Amazon to make it happen sooner!! I will do this myself. Shall we make a sticky thread to call for this effort? If we can make it happen, it is much more valuable than pushing planet earth to top 5 on Aamzon.

Drivendriver:

Thanks for the information. I learned something new today.

*************************

Specific to Star Wars....placeholders and petitions etc etc are meaningless as it relates to when George Lucas decides to release SW films....to think otherwise, well you haven't followed Mr. Lucas handling of the films and their release into VHS, Laser Disc and DVD. Past performance (and it's fairly consistent), perdicts furture performance. Again, this has be rehashed in the prev. SW threads...that's why this thread is really redundant.

Sometimes Amazon puts these placeholders up to gauge interest in a product, and it shares the results with the publisher. The more people sign up for the email alert, the more likely it is to happen.

Yes, because both Fox and Lucasfilm are completely unaware that there's interest in Star Wars. Signing up for the e-mail alerts should really help get that message across. :)


So Star Wars came to sd dvd in 2005 then?
I think you may want to re-caculate your years. :)

DVD Format Launch: March 1997
Star Wars on DVD: September 2004

Length of time: 6 years, 6 months, and a handfull of days. He rounded to 7 years. Is that really worth pointing out?

Hmmm...it is there...so, i guess it means it will come out, but when is the question.....now, this'll push quite a few Hd-DVD people to get Blu-ray :)By the time they are released, Blu-ray players may indeed be cheap enough, so you might be right. :)

Yes, because both Fox and Lucasfilm are completely unaware that there's interest in Star Wars. Signing up for the e-mail alerts should really help get that message across. :)




DVD Format Launch: March 1997
Star Wars on DVD: September 2004

Length of time: 6 years, 6 months, and a handfull of days. He rounded to 7 years. Is that really worth pointing out?

He rounded to 8 years... not 7...and yes it is.

^

My apologies. Haven't had my coffee yet this morning, I guess.

Yes, because both Fox and Lucasfilm are completely unaware that there's interest in Star Wars. Signing up for the e-mail alerts should really help get that message across. :)




DVD Format Launch: March 1997
Star Wars on DVD: September 2004

Length of time: 6 years, 6 months, and a handfull of days. He rounded to 7 years. Is that really worth pointing out?

You will definately see Star Wars in 2008 or 2009. There is a reason why the DVD took so long and Lucas himself said that it was due to the Prequels. He couldn't devote the time he wanted to make a DVD all it could be.

I remember the hoopla when Episode 1 was late on DVD from the VHS release, because the entire team was doing Episode 2.

I saw a glimpse of The Empire Strikes Back on Cinemax HD about a month ago and I must admit it did look real good and this is cable HD, so I imagine a bluray version with lossless audio would kick major butt.

PS, signed up for the email alert too

You're right. Fox does, and Lucasfilm distributes through fox. In the end, though it's Lucas' call. The same way that the Spielberg films are through Universal, but he has to give the go-ahead before they get released on HD-DVD.Is this confirmed? I was under the understanding that Spielbergs situation with Universal is slightly different than Lucas'. Lucas flat out owns the rights to all Star Wars films (he originally didn't own episode 4 but bought it back once he became rich), while Universal does own the rights to Spielbergs films but have some type of handshake agreement about control. I could be wrong, just wanted to voice what I had heard.

I saw a glimpse of The Empire Strikes Back on Cinemax HD about a month ago and I must admit it did look real good and this is cable HD, so I imagine a bluray version with lossless audio would kick major butt.Yeah, I have taped them off of HBO HD to DVHS. Episode 3 is many times used as a reference SD-DVD and many say it looks almost HD on a good upconversion device but the HBO HD version on DVHS is noticably better than the SD-DVD upconverted on my XA1. So you know these films are likely to be masterpieces with the higher bitrates when they finally make it to physical HD media.

Oh God, I can just imagine Episode 3 with a 30mbps AVC transfer with DTS MA. :eek: 2nd disc for all the extras.

The opening sequence in lossless must be tremendous.

Amazon has had these place holders for years just to gauge interest.

Consider Porgy and Bess (1959). There is a placeholder thread for this film, even though the Gershwin estate has tied the film up in legal knots and no one knows if it will ever be seen in any format whatever. It has not been shown in any format in over 30 years except for a few film festivals.

The

Is this confirmed? I was under the understanding that Spielbergs situation with Universal is slightly different than Lucas'. Lucas flat out owns the rights to all Star Wars films (he originally didn't own episode 4 but bought it back once he became rich), while Universal does own the rights to Spielbergs films but have some type of handshake agreement about control. I could be wrong, just wanted to voice what I had heard.

I think you are right about Star Wars. Lucas owns the rights to all of the films but has entered into distribution agreements with Fox. I do not know if the BD or HD-DVD would be ocvered by the existing agreements or would be in a new agreement. I doubt he would go around Fox on this and given that Fox is exclusive to BD then this points to an eventual BD release. However, I also doubt he would give his approval at such an early stage in the format's development. I would think he is waiting for things to shake out.

You can count on HD versions at some point. Lucas loves re-releasing these movies over and and over again, a new format is exactly the excuse he needs to sell us yet another super-duper definitive ultimate final* edition.

*not really

Yes, because both Fox and Lucasfilm are completely unaware that there's interest in Star Wars. Signing up for the e-mail alerts should really help get that message across. :)


Nevertheless, I can think of a few reasons for having no interest in SW on Blu-Ray:

1) You don't own a Blu-Ray player;
2) You already own 3 versions of the original trilogy on DVD (ya, I know, that's not a very good reason);
3) You can't stand any more storm trooper abuse;
3b) Armor that looks that cool cannot be that ineffective--totally unrealistic;
4) You object to lip kissing between brother and sister;
5) Ewoks ("A good Ewok is a stuffed Ewok");
6) You can't bear to watch a movie that uses parsec as a time unit;
7) "Greedo didn't shoot first, dammit!!!".

Nevertheless, I can think of a few reasons for having no interest in SW on Blu-Ray:

1) You don't own a Blu-Ray player;
2) You already own 3 versions of the original trilogy on DVD (ya, I know, that's not a very good reason);
3) You can't stand any more storm trooper abuse;
3b) Armor that looks that cool cannot be that ineffective--totally unrealistic;
4) You object to lip kissing between brother and sister;
5) Ewoks ("A good Ewok is a stuffed Ewok");
6) You can't bear to watch a movie that uses parsec as a time unit;
7) "Greedo didn't shoot first, dammit!!!".

But they use "parsec" as a distance unit, it just seems like they are talking about time because it is a race. The measurement refers to the navigation accuracy, not speed.

Is this where someone should yell "geek"? ;)

Is this where someone should yell "geek"? ;)

You do know what forum you're posting in, right? Find ye a mirror, Geek. :D

I own a lot of original star wars posters. I own a screen accurate stormtrooper costume. So I guess I am a huge star wars geek. My .02 cents.

1. if you don't own a Blu Ray player, why are you reading this.
2. Triple dipping on this franchise is a no brainer for me.
3. Stormtroopers deserve the abuse, they are clones.
3b. If armor was effective, it would have been a very short movie.
4. "I would rather kiss a wookie"
5. I have to agree with the ewok comment.
6. Parsec is in the dictionary and a correct term.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsec
7. And yes "greedo" did and still should shoot first.

Is this where someone should yell "geek"? ;)

I was expecting Ogor to run in and yell "NERDS"

I was expecting Ogor to run in and yell "NERDS"

NEEERRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

http://blogs.chron.com/blog9/ogre01.jpg

;)

Ohhh waiiitttt I am a Star Wars Geek so I guess I am safe :p

True.. The EE on TPM was so bad I actually bought the PAL version.
Even though it's sped up, the PQ (while still not perfect...) is much better...

http://www.videophile.info/Review/TPM/TPM_01.htm

Wow. all of those screen caps look awful. I think I've spent too much time in hi-res world.

Why does everyone in starwars have bad hair.

They should have ler Keira Knightley take over as the Queen.
Sofia Copolla aslo played a handmaiden.
In HD you can probably see these things.

I wouldn't expect SW on BD anytime soon, lucas has been vocal in the fact that he isn't to pleased with Fox, has voiced that he likes HD-DVD better than BD because of issues he has with Sony, and is rumored to be thinking of moving the SW franchise to Universal once he is done with Fox. Until all this is sorted, I think SW is in a holding pattern.

NEEERRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

http://blogs.chron.com/blog9/ogre01.jpg

;)

Ohhh waiiitttt I am a Star Wars Geek so I guess I am safe :p


LOLOL

I wouldn't expect SW on BD anytime soon, lucas has been vocal in the fact that he isn't to pleased with Fox, has voiced that he likes HD-DVD better than BD because of issues he has with Sony, and is rumored to be thinking of moving the SW franchise to Universal once he is done with Fox. Until all this is sorted, I think SW is in a holding pattern.

Issues with sony? Well, he can't have too many issues with sony considering he filmed episodes 2 and 3 with their HD cameras and praised them left and right.

I don't think there's any chance of Star Wars being on Blu-ray.

I do hope that Lucas gives the go ahead for the Clone Wars S1 and S2 on a single BD50.

That's what Lucas said about DVD, "No way am I puttin' my blockbusters on some fledgling new format that will never amount to anything good" (paraphrasing)

Wolfie

I wouldn't expect SW on BD anytime soon, lucas has been vocal in the fact that he isn't to pleased with Fox, has voiced that he likes HD-DVD better than BD because of issues he has with Sony, and is rumored to be thinking of moving the SW franchise to Universal once he is done with Fox. Until all this is sorted, I think SW is in a holding pattern.

PLease post some links to that info. Sounds like complete FUD.

I doubt that Lucas can just "move" the Star Wars franchise over to Universal. Why would he after all of the success he has had with fox. I doubt that Fox would let that cash cow go out the door.

Lots of people here seem to know a lot about Lucas. I've learned that he hates Fox, hates Sony, wants to move the films to Universal, and said that DVD will never amount to anything good.

Can anyone back this up with actual links to interviews or quotes? Because I don't recall him saying anything of the sort about DVD... and I highly doubt he's made any public statements about his hatred of various studios. So where is this coming from?

I doubt that Lucas can just "move" the Star Wars franchise over to Universal. Why would he after all of the success he has had with fox. I doubt that Fox would let that cash cow go out the door.
To answer that question we'd have to know the contractual arrangements - which we'll never know = purely a guess.

We can summize from history that there's no way Lucas signed away the rights and it's unlikely he's locked into any long term agreement with Fox. But really why would he change?

I would believe Lucas holds all the cards, he'll decide what to do & when......but at this point both formats are niche markets & I doubt he's even paying much attention (they'll sell on whatever format whenever he chooses to release them).

Lots of people here seem to know a lot about Lucas. I've learned that he hates Fox, hates Sony, wants to move the films to Universal, and said that DVD will never amount to anything good.
Well hates is a bad term but I have seen interviews where he has/had stated he wasn't too pleased with the constraints placed on him...............but when the mega-franchise reached it's zenith he was the one with all the cards. I can't seriously believe he "hates" any of them - it's just business.

From what I understand, of course this is mostly from forums, so it could all be wrong.

Fox owns the original "star wars episode iv" movie rights.

Fox owns the distribution rights for all 6 films.

Lucas owns the movies rights for the other 5 films.

George Lucas owns the rights to all six Star Wars films. Fox returned the rights to Star Wars (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope) as part of their special edition distribution arrangement, IIRC.

If you look up the films at IMDB, Lucasfilm owns the movie rights for every film except Episode IV. It is owned by both Fox and Lucasfilm.

Fox has the distribution rights for all 6 films.

Well, Lucas has always played to the "next gen" media. He released Star Wars on Laser Disc very early because he felt that was a great video medium. Then waited on DVD because he felt something better was coming along quickly (I don't have links I just remember seeing an interview with him and someone asked why he waited so long to release the original trilogy).


Now, It's all a matter of whether he feels Blu Ray is here to stay, the guy is the ultimate Hollywood business man, he'll release these when he thinks it's financially beneficial to him. Which he doubted at the beginning of SD DVD...let's see whay he does with these.

I wouldn't expect SW on BD anytime soon, lucas has been vocal in the fact that he isn't to pleased with Fox, has voiced that he likes HD-DVD better than BD because of issues he has with Sony, and is rumored to be thinking of moving the SW franchise to Universal once he is done with Fox. Until all this is sorted, I think SW is in a holding pattern.

This is one of the greatest troll posts ever!

has voiced that he likes HD-DVD better than BD because of issues he has with Sony

Provide evidence that he "voiced" this and I'll destroy my PS3 on YouTube.

Wouldn't it suck if he DID provide evidence?

"Oh...damn....well...bye-bye, PS3..."

I doubt any of this stuff is true other than the fact that Lucas can do whatever he wants with the DVDs. If he TRULY wanted them on HD DVD, they would be on there.

But even so, he's not gonna make that happen for years until he's sure the format catches on. He didn't refuse to put it on DVD, he just waited to put it on DVD until it would make more of a profit and more people could see it. That's precisely what he'll do with the next gen disc.

But even so, he's not gonna make that happen for years until he's sure the format catches on. He didn't refuse to put it on DVD, he just waited to put it on DVD until it would make more of a profit and more people could see it. That's precisely what he'll do with the next gen disc.Nothing stopped Lucas/Fox from putting the films out on laserdisc many times over, and LD was a niche market at best.

I wouldn't expect SW on BD anytime soon, lucas has been vocal in the fact that he isn't to pleased with Fox, has voiced that he likes HD-DVD better than BD because of issues he has with Sony, and is rumored to be thinking of moving the SW franchise to Universal once he is done with Fox. Until all this is sorted, I think SW is in a holding pattern.


If you can provide evidence of Lucas saying that, I will personally destroy your HD DVD player on YouTube. :D

I doubt any of this stuff is true other than the fact that Lucas can do whatever he wants with the DVDs. If he TRULY wanted them on HD DVD, they would be on there.

With Fox holding the distribution rights for the U.S. (and pretty much the rest of the world) I doubt they will ever see an HD DVD press. Unless something drastic happens.

It will not be George Lucas' call.

I wouldn't expect SW on BD anytime soon, lucas has been vocal in the fact that he isn't to pleased with Fox, has voiced that he likes HD-DVD better than BD because of issues he has with Sony, and is rumored to be thinking of moving the SW franchise to Universal once he is done with Fox. Until all this is sorted, I think SW is in a holding pattern.Can you provide a source for that? In the past I've seen what looks like people confusing the generic high definition DVD with the name that was given to the HD DVD format, as if somebody mentioning "high definition DVD" years before either format came out must have been referring to Toshiba's format.

--Darin

I wouldn't expect SW on BD anytime soon, lucas has been vocal in the fact that he isn't to pleased with Fox, has voiced that he likes HD-DVD better than BD because of issues he has with Sony, and is rumored to be thinking of moving the SW franchise to Universal once he is done with Fox. Until all this is sorted, I think SW is in a holding pattern.

LOL :p So much poop floating around here.

Here's mine
I've heard that Lucas was going to release all 6 star wars on HDDVD but when he was frustrated at the fact that Children of Men wouldn't play on his HDDVD player, he switched over to Blu-ray. He wanted to enjoy quick load times and no freezing on his PS3 whilst having the ability to play motorstorm. :D I know this because my fathers, brothers cousin's nephew's former roomate is his gardener.

LOL :p So much poop floating around here.

Here's mine
I've heard that Lucas was going to release all 6 star wars on HDDVD but when he was frustrated at the fact that Children of Men wouldn't play on his HDDVD player, he switched over to Blu-ray. He wanted to enjoy quick load times and no freezing on his PS3 whilst having the ability to play motorstorm. :D I know this because my fathers, brothers cousin's nephew's former roomate is his gardener.

Yeah, I heard the same thing :)

~Josh

I wouldn't expect SW on BD anytime soon, lucas has been vocal in the fact that he isn't to pleased with Fox, has voiced that he likes HD-DVD better than BD because of issues he has with Sony, and is rumored to be thinking of moving the SW franchise to Universal once he is done with Fox. Until all this is sorted, I think SW is in a holding pattern.
Please don't think anymore. ;)

Wouldn't it suck if he DID provide evidence?
Nah, it's been done before - simply create another AVS userid = viola! no need to waste the PS3 :D

Poor methos75, either he had the mother of all flame suits on, or the guy just had a lobotomy.
Someone should go to the HDDVD forum and post saying, spielberg doesn't like Universal anymore and wants FOX to release Jurassic Park trilogy and E.T. on Blu-ray.

nobody is really thinking this through. starwars released on vhs. vhs dies off. starwars is released on LD. LD dies off. star wars is released on dvd. dvd is about to die off. do you really want starwars on BR? i dont think i would. lucas is bad luck.

nobody is really thinking this through. starwars released on vhs. vhs dies off. starwars is released on LD. LD dies off. star wars is released on dvd. dvd is about to die off. do you really want starwars on BR? i dont think i would. lucas is bad luck.

I um, like, eh, what?

It has been a long day, did you forget a smiley or something?

nobody is really thinking this through. starwars released on vhs. vhs dies off. starwars is released on LD. LD dies off. star wars is released on dvd. dvd is about to die off. do you really want starwars on BR? i dont think i would. lucas is bad luck.

Haha. :D

nobody is really thinking this through. starwars released on vhs. vhs dies off. starwars is released on LD. LD dies off. star wars is released on dvd. dvd is about to die off. do you really want starwars on BR? i dont think i would. lucas is bad luck.

You forgot Beta and CED, both of which had SW releases, and those formats died too.

I guess SW is the kiss of death.

Seriously, 2009!

Seriously, 2009!
death of BR that quick?

nobody is really thinking this through. starwars released on vhs. vhs dies off. starwars is released on LD. LD dies off. star wars is released on dvd. dvd is about to die off. do you really want starwars on BR? i dont think i would. lucas is bad luck.

My god, I just realized it... LUCAS IS AT FAULT FOR THE DEATH OF THESE FORMATS!!! I believe he is on the Darkside...

I wonder if there will be a day-and-date HD release of Indy 4 when it's releaed on DVD, probably Christmas 2008? By then the war may be decided. Will Paramount still be dual-format, or will there be only one?

I think Blu-ray should pay the Highlander franchise for the right to use that tag:

Blu-ray: There Can Be Only One!!

Indy hit DVD before the original Star Wars trilogy, right? So, maybe Christmas 2009 for Star Wars? Generally, Lucas waits for market penetration.

Or he'll just release them to fund whatever project he's working on, but again only if there would be significant sales. Of course, at this point he could release them and bring so many people over to Blu-ray that he could pull and Al Gore and say, "I invented Blu-ray."

My god, I just realized it... LUCAS IS AT FAULT FOR THE DEATH OF THESE FORMATS!!! I believe he is on the Darkside...
Haha. Yeah, that VHS died the slowest, most dragged out, torturous death I can imagine. What, like 25 years? :)

A new definition of pain and sufferring....

like a Sarlacc pit.

George Lucas was the highest paid entertainment personality in the world last year (2006). Around 350 million.

I seriously don't think he lies in bed at night wondering how he can get us to triple dip on the Star Wars Saga.

George Lucas was the highest paid entertainment personality in the world last year (2006). Around 350 million.

I seriously don't think he lies in bed at night wondering how he can get us to triple dip on the Star Wars Saga.

I wouldn't be so sure. He might need some mad money for a new project? What better way to get it.

I wouldn't be so sure. He might need some mad money for a new project? What better way to get it.

After giving 100 million to USC's film school last year, he only had 250 million left to pay taxes on.

Man, has that guy got problems. :D

Yep. Coming from a place where as a young director he couldn't get a movie made his way, post-success he's now keeping movies from being made unless it's his way. Isn't it funny how that happens?

Maybe he'll release the films on Xbox Live Marketplace and bypass about HD-DVD and Blu-Ray altogether :D

Has anyone asked SuperShadow? :D

Maybe he'll release the films on Xbox Live Marketplace and bypass about HD-DVD and Blu-Ray altogether :D

Has anyone asked SuperShadow? :D

supershadow told me that Lucas will release it on a new 3080p format squeezed onto HD DVD discs through a new compression algorithm developed by supershadow. the discs will also play at that res on all current hardware due to the magic of Star Wars. arrival date Aug 1st, 2007. remember supershadow is in regular contact with Lucas so this HAS to be true.

Look at all the poor saps with their "raped childhoods" who whine about the special editions... they'd be suckers for a release targeted at them. If Lucas was milking the franchise on DVD, he'd next come out with a remastered original Ep 4 version, then hit again with the pre Ep 4 titles first original / crappy , then in remastered. Then hit us all again with the uber collection.

Since 1995 or so, I got the VHS THX set, a bootleg set on DVD (rips of the Chinese laserdisc with DD5.1) which served me more than well enough until I got the silver box DVD set. The only thing that will get me to purchase again is Blu-ray 1080p and lossless sound. My dream set is 7.1 24/48 PCM, though.

I'm thinking VDVHS via the iLink and HBOHD will tide me over until the ueber set is released.

lucas has been vocal in the fact that he isn't to pleased with Fox, has voiced that he likes HD-DVD better than BD because of issues he has with Sony, and is rumored to be thinking of moving the SW franchise to Universal once he is done with Fox.
Lol, but I think this is funnier…………….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG2l5XwLrrI

^ Classic!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5blbv4WFriM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0rwG39Jzk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5blbv4WFriM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0rwG39Jzk Stop it! You guys are killing me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0rwG39Jzk


wtf? i cant stop laughing. seriously

If you’re into Star Wars, Sound and Socal and you’re free this Thurs. evening, check out the last paragraph ;) ………………….

http://www.oscars.org/events/sound_behind_image/index.html

Meanwhile, Rob can drool over the pic on the right side of the linked page above. :D


I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PLANS THEY SENT YOU !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG2l5XwLrrI

I can't believe this thread is still going! :D

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It's actually a competition with Gary's James Bond thread.

I love how there's a placeholder for Star Wars, but there's nothing for Spider-Man 3, a movie that absolutely WILL be on BluRay in the near future.

Where's the logic in that?

:confused:

I love how there's a placeholder for Star Wars, but there's nothing for Spider-Man 3, a movie that absolutely WILL be on BluRay in the near future.

Where's the logic in that?

:confused:
Simple,
Joe never got that far with his phone call to Amazon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zphEDOzr-f8

All kidding aside, Star Wars was recently screened as the first feature in part four of the A.M.P.A.S. "Great To Be Nominated" series at the end of April in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater (does that ring a bell for trivia fanatics regarding openings?)

At the screening, some press hound actually did ask George Lucas when this title would appear on Blu-ray. During the post screening panel discussion which included a lot of the creative talent as well as some acting talent, former 20th Century Fox Executive Alan Ladd Jr. related a story with his depiction of a tale regarding the studio’s C.F.O.’s disenchantment with ILM’s spending which had yielded very little finished product.

Specifically the C.F.O. said ………F**k ILM.

Anyway, the screening actually started off in a rather comical way with this introduction which I see has already made it onto YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzgUCbtUXzM

At the screening, some press hound actually did ask George Lucas when this title would appear on Blu-ray. And the answer is...? Come on, man, don't leave us hanging like this! :p

And the answer is...? Come on, man, don't leave us hanging like this! :p
Sorry, I was reading the forum in my sig.

To answer your question, he was as forthcoming as your typical studio exec in revealing unannounced future title release dates to the general public.

If Lucas truly cared about his Star Wars fans that made him the millionaire he is today he would release a full frame-by-frame restored original trilogy set in HD, completely uncut and untampered with.

I would buy that. I will never buy the special editions. If he continues to say "screw you" and refuses to do so, then so be it. I will just stick with my old, crummy laserdiscs.

No, he needs to release a FIXED edition with no more mistakes!

I would be shocked if we saw any version of SW on BD in the next two years.
Wishful thinking comes to mind.