Another 'Star Wars' DVD in the works?
Blu-ray perhaps?
Posted February 10, 2007 at 10:14 AM CST
By Tim Briscoe
You own the Star
Wars Trilogy on DVD. You may even own the unaltered version of Star
Wars released last year. Now it seems George
Lucas has yet another DVD edition of Star
Wars on which to spend your hard-earned money.
ComingSoon.net
cites an AP report on toymaker Hasbro's earnings for the new DVD rumor.
Hasbro, the people who produce the Star Wars toys, expects demand for
action figures to remain high "with Lucas planning a video release for
this year's 30th anniversary."
(The article also mentions next
year's Star Wars animated TV series and the live-action series in 2009
as potential drivers of toy sales.)
This year does mark the
anniversary of the first Star Wars film released in 1977. Many toys,
books, and other Star Wars-related projects have already been announced
to honor the 30 year mark.
The vague mention of a "video
release" sparks many rumors. For instance, could this mean a high
definition release on Blu-ray Disc? Lucasfilm's distributor Twentieth
Century Fox is a backer of this new format.
If this Star Wars on
Blu-ray rumor is true it would mark an enormous victory for the format
over bitter rival HD-DVD. Not only would it drive toy sales but it would
drive many consumers to finally buy one of the expensive Blu-ray
players.
Posted February 10, 2007 at 10:14 AM CST
