"Over the last few months, rumors and leaks have been circulating online about Disney working on a remastered and fully restored version of Star Wars. Then, recently, video clips surfaced of this not-yet-officially-announced 4K restoration of the theatrical version of Star Wars. Those clips were promptly deleted, but leaked screenshots are still floating around and show new, highly detailed scans of A New Hope, and also The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, implying the entire OG trilogy is being restored."
"And the best part? The leaked information claims that these restorations are being done properly, using original film negatives and with an effort to preserve grain and color grading. This doesn't appear to be a quick 4K AI upscale like we've seen in recent years. This is a big deal because the last time Lucasfilm officially released the original theatrical version of the films, without all of Lucas' special edition tweaks and changes, was way back in 2006."
Rumors and leaks indicate Disney is producing a 4K remaster of the original theatrical Star Wars trilogy. Leaked video clips and screenshots reportedly show new, highly detailed scans of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. The restorations are said to use original film negatives and prioritize preserving film grain and original color grading rather than applying AI upscaling. The last official release of the theatrical cuts dates to 2006 and relied on low-quality Laserdisc transfers. Fan restorations have been constrained by inferior source materials. Access to original negatives would enable a significantly higher-quality restoration.
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