At "Star Wars Celebration V" this past Saturday, George Lucas announced that LucasFlims will release Blu-ray versions of all six Star Wars films in fall of 2011. He toldThe New York Times that he was waiting to see if Blu-ray really would catch on. To some fans' chagrin, the set will include the "Special Edition" versions of New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi--you know, the version which features Hayden Christensen superimposed over Anakin's ghost and killed that awesome Ewok song. Lucas said to The New York Times that releasing the originals would be "kind of an oxymoron because the quality of the original is not very good.” If you can't wait for 2011, it seems some other very special editions are making the Internets rounds. Oh, and a deleted scene. Lando Calrissian, Blaxploitation-style: [via Wired] Silent film style: [via Geekologie] Lightsaber fix-it deleted scene style: [via Tom's Guide]
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