During the annual Halloween Horror Nights over at Universal Orlando, fans were treated with a very unexpected announcement. During the Q&A portion of the evening, film director/producer John Landis (An American Werewolf in London) announced that Disney plans to re-release the theatrical cuts of the original Star Wars trilogy on blu-ray.
Empire was the first to break the news, which they had reported: "At a Q&A tonight John Landis dropped that Disney are finally going to re-release the theatrical cuts of the original Star Wars trilogy.”
At a Q&A tonight John Landis dropped that Disney are finally going to re-release the theatrical cuts of the original Star Wars trilogy.
— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) September 19, 2015
This has been wanted for many years now by die hard fans of the franchise. The wait has finally ended, only a matter of time until Disney officially announces it. I’m going to assume this collection will be available to purchase before Episode VII: The Force Awakens hits theaters.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits the big screens December 18, 2015
