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I would love to watch the Star Wars movies – all of them – in spectacular high-definition.

Is a Blu-Ray release of the Star Wars series planned? Are any CGI "enhancements" expected, similar to the changes that Lucas made when releasing the original series on DVD?

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 please let there be no more improvements – film bluff Nov 27 at 21:55
Yay another chance to give Lucas cash for another 'definitive' set. How many times have I bought all this on VHS & DVD so far? I don't even want to think! – GAThrawn Apr 19 at 16:48
Me: 2x VHS (regular & special editions), and 1x on DVD. If I get the Blu-Rays, I will donate my DVDs to the public library or else pass them along to somebody who will appreciate them. – Chris W. Rea Apr 20 at 0:27

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Just announced on Blu-ray.com:

During a panel at the C2E2 comic convention in Chicago, Steve Sansweet, Lucasfilm's Director of Content Management and Head of Fan Relations, stated that the company has been working on a Star Wars Blu-ray set. "We have been at work for a couple of years working on—I won't call it the Ultimate Set because we keep finding stuff—but, a very full set of all six movies on Blu-ray with lots of extra material", said Sansweet.

Sansweet didn't give a date, but he said " it won't be in the too distant future."

The Digital Bits, quoting industry sources, says that Lucasfilm "tentatively plans the official Blu-ray release to happen in October 2011." Obviously, with the Alien Anthology coming later this year, a 2010 release of Star Wars can be safely ruled out, and considering that A New Hope opened theatrically in May 1977, late 2011 would be a natural choice for a 35th Anniversary Edition Anthology.

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Wahoo! Still, October 2011 is quite a ways off. – Chris W. Rea Apr 18 at 20:01
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I don't think anybody knows outside of Lucas' inner circle, but you can register interest in it at Amazon, and be notified as soon as a release date is announced. Though I suspect that Star Wars might get a bit more attention than most.

Also, according to the "1st to know" blurb:

Here's the real kicker--if something seems extra popular, we'll let the studios know. Remember: Your interest could make a difference.

So maybe registering might help, maybe.

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