‘Good Morning America’ Teases a Big Announcement Tomorrow for Star Wars’ 40th Anniversary.
Just 4 days before Star Wars Celebration Orlando starts, Good Morning America is teasing a big announcement coming tomorrow for the 40th anniversary of Star Wars. Read on for the details…
TOMORROW ON @GMA: @StarWars celebrates its 40th anniversary and we’ve got an announcement you won’t want to miss! pic.twitter.com/gbQWV1a8Yt
— Good Morning America (@GMA) April 10, 2017
The video mentions that:
“Tomorrow Luke Skywalker and Rey together with a Star Wars announcement 40 years in the making.”
So most likely both actors will be there making the announcement. GMA airs between 7am – 9am EDT.
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Official release of the unaltered original trilogy on Blu-ray/4K?!
But the trailer ahead of Celebration would be awesome too.
Probably a teaser trailer for the trailer this week.
Latter is more likely, but that “40 years in the making” bit makes me think it might be theatrical version re-release.
Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley will be on GMA to make the announcement? Interesting. Will it be regarding her genealogy? 😉
The paternity test results are in…
Hopefully the continuation of the EU as a alternate universe or timeline!!!!
Meh, that’s not an announcement worthy the hype
those are fighting words! lol
no thanks.
it was a MONSTER revenue stream..it’ll be back eventually.
It hasn’t gone anywhere. Just don’t expect them to add to it.
um…yeah, it’s been gone for a while now.
Oh that’s right. The books have been banned and can no longer be purchased. My mistake.
Exactly! Lol…but, why would I buy books that I already have?
so is the new one. It’s not all about money.
lol, sure it is. it always will be.
lol, then if it is, why not go back to the old EU? Because…it isn’t all about money haha. Proved your own point wrong. Well done.
It was about it then and it is now….no point I was trying to prove, except it’s always about money.
Which you failed to do, citing the old EU as being a great money maker, and yet, for creative reasons, they have abandoned it.
they seized on the chance for more money…but you are correct, this is the point that I have been making in my many letters and such…they could enjoy 2 very profitable revenue streams.
once again, no point trying to be made. It is and always will be about the money. They believed they could make more money with the changes they had in mind, and went that direction.
lol ok
Force for Change winner????
Solo isn’t dead?!?! 😉
40 years in the making? I’m guessing it has to tie in to ANH….it’s gotta be that they’re finally releasing DVD/Bluray of the original film pre-“enhancements”
Episode 7 was a bad dream…8 will start a new story????
lol, sad!
it would be the twist that no one saw coming!
That’s not how the force works.
So it’s going to open with Patrick Duffy in the shower? 😉
teaser trailer should have happened already
They are going to announce that in a few days, they will have a big announcement, etc, etc…
Luke finally found the time to go shopping for power converters?
Probably announcing that next week the trailer will be released
That’s way too cruel…
4K Re-release of the Classic Trilogy in theaters and on 4k Blu Ray later on…
One sheet poster?
40 years in the making? Probably just a 4k release of the special editions. Don’t get hopes up for an Unaltered release.
Is it a teaser for the teaser that will tease the teaser for the episode 8 teaser trailer?
Duh
Please be 4k theatrical release. Please be 4k theatrical release. Please be 4k theatrical release…
That would be wonderful 🙂 …sadly I don’t think it will happen.
They can only do episodes 1,4,5,6 in 4K. I doubt they will announce any 4K release.
You guys hoping for an original 4k re-release are living in a fantasy world. They have already stated that the original cuts don’t physically exist anymore in their un-altered state.
But it has also been stated all the original film elements still exist, so it would be possible to reassemble the cut.
That being said I don’t think it will happen 🙁
A clip from the teaser perhaps?
YES YES YES
I bet it is some corporate bullshit. Probably something to do with the star wars theme park
Guessing we’ll find out tomorrow.
A. Teaser clip of Teaser Trailer of The Last Jedi
B. 40th Anniversary Remastered edition of the Original Trilogy
C. A whole pack of new games of this year.
D. The official Live-Action TV show for Star Wars.
Pick one guys, I chose C even though A could be the most obvious choice.
E. None of the above
F. Mark and Daisy are being used to sell something star wars related, but not directly associated with the movies
I’m not getting my hopes up. If this is a “40th anniversary” thing, we’re probably going to get Mark saying “Yeah, I remember when Star Wars was new” and Daisy chiming in: “yeah, and I’m glad to carry on the legacy.”
Still pessimistic?
Tosche Station store-wide clearance sale?
I am hoping that they announce that TLJ will be released in MAY!!!!! SURPRISE!!!
My brain would not be able to compute that
While I don’t believe releasing it so early would effect the box office returns as it is Star Wars (+ would be nice to honour 40 years by releasing it on the same day as ANH),
I really dont think disney would risk releasing it without a marketing campgain.
It would also destroy Pirates of the Caribbean.
The hype itself is the marketing!
I would need a medic present.
I am snoked to find out !
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Good, good. Let the puns flow through you.
No rey you are more excited than me.
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DeFINNitely excited for this.
Time for all of us to saber this moment…
Chirrut and I agree https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e712e450935d66f3bbf96e250e5324cb955186436ad86060252c463f1ef88eb1.jpg
I gotta Han it to you, that was a pretty good pun.
Lol
Probably a new Force for a Change contest.
Yeah, that seems quite likely.
“Force for Change” – 2017. Take it to the bank.
force for change sounds way to plausible – but i would like to think they announce the Original trilogy on stream and blu-ray in “despecialized” versions.
They’ll name drop Harmy and announce an official release of the despecialized editions. lol
1 – new theme park based in star wars
2 – force for chance, cause you don’t have children, but those who can’t have, have.
3 – but probably will be the releasing of the original trilogy unaltered
3 – A loooooong shot, but that would be awesome for completists.
Now that R1 is released maybe a teaser for VIII and something to do with force for change. Can’t see it being anything like unaltered OT until maybe the release of IX, but even then highly unlikely.
Guessing:
– teaser of the teaser
– teaser poster
Teaser of teaser game.
With Ridley and Hamill appearing, must be Episode VIII related. Rogue One is now done. Start of The Last Jedi marketing campaign begins tomorrow.
The next “Star Wars story”-title. Of course.
Or maybe not. It doesn’t have much to do with 40 years…
Either:
a. the theatrical versions of the original trilogy
b. a trailer for Episode VIII
c. a new trailer for Star Wars land
d. all of the above
or none of the above
Nailed it.
Ep VIII is cancelled!
FUCK THAT!
I’d die happy if they announced they were releasing the original cut of the OT but my gut says 15 sec teaser for the trailer on Friday.
I was thinking the same thing, a quick 15 second clip of the teaser that will be coming out later in the week that involves Rey and Luke. We shall see tomorrow.
I’d love for it to be the originals… remastered but not altered. I’ve grown too jaded to ever think that’ll happen though. It’s ok… At least I love the new Star Wars movies.
They’re remaking a new hope, with a cast made up entirely of boy/girl band members. It’ll be a musical, although they’re confident fans of Star Wars will still love it as Han will shoot first (while singing).
They will do a remake of the Empire strikes back !!!
A weird tease…with emphasis on the 40 years.
I’m going to go with some new cut/version of Ep.IV.
* Available in stores and download May 23!
* Praxis ring OK!
* No Jabba the Hutt scene!
* Han shoots first!
Or else just an Ep.IV theatrical re-release.
I hope eventually all of the films get released in all of their versions.
At the very least:
The original theatrical version, and the most current Special edition
I want the Original Unaltered Trilogy soooo bad! However…. I do want a couple things to be fixed when they do the remastering.
1. The matte boxes around the TIE Fighters during the Luke/Han shootout in the Falcon in ANH (I just watched my Harmy’s Despecialized edition to get a screen cap.. couldn’t find the matte boxes! I remember them on the DVD, and i saw them on the Bluray. So either it is something only on the Bluray/DVD, or Harmy did something? idk)
2. The matte edges in the iconic overhead shot of the bridge saber fight between Vader and Luke. I never noticed before i saw the Harmy edition, but you can see the matte line. It isn’t noticeable, really, until the sabers hit the railing. It light’s up the scene, revealing the matte. If they could just smooth out the transition from real-to-matte, that would be great. Maybe artificially extend the lighting to the matte?
Are such requests blasphemous when talking about an ‘unaltered’ edition? I just chalk it up to cleaning it up. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bc787e3424bd42e55776be8b2119aa2100709df23ebaaaf70c3126f4009570d0.png
As someone who only witnessed the the special editions, nothing truly bothers me about them.
Persoanlly I would want them to simply bring the cgi used up to date with the todays quailty of CGI. I understand them perhaps removing some of the additions (such as the creature walking infront of the speeder and the han shot first).
I would actually prefer that they went back to the prequels and touched up the cgi there.
I am sorry, but The Bluray is the best you will get, especially with George gone. The only things left for the OT are 4K HDR scans and the original pre-97 versions.
I don’t mind the “special” editions (as they are all I have known). I enjoy most of the extra stuff added to the background.
I also believe the “special” editions are considered canon so I dont feel they could alter them anyway.
I just feel the cgi used on the editions (dune back, jabba etc) plus some cgi in the prequels (such as Jar Jar; i was 5 back then so I dontmind his character -we all have flaws) is outdated. With todays photorealistic CGI. I feel the additions would blend better into the scenes.
Then those aren’t the originals, are they? They’re just YOUR Special Editions. Noise clean up is one thing, but re-matting/redoing special effects gets rid of the original special effects. Therefore, your desired versions wouldn’t be the originals, by definition.
Not re-matting/redoing special effects, more like blending the matte line.
Which would then be editing the original effects. I can see the appeal of what you’re talking about, but I think that already exists. It’s called Star Wars Revisited. As for the originals, I want the ORIGINAL originals.
For those of us growing up on the VHS versions we didn’t notice these things due to the image quality. Now with 1080p on a large screen you see all sorts of shit… like Darth’s helmet is covered in dust particles in some scenes on ROTJ. It drives me nuts… they probably would have bothered to dust it off if they knew one day it would drive me nuts. (lol)
True, which is why Revisited is your friend. But not mine.
The Semi-Specialized Edition might float your boat. Not really a fan of that cut myself — the editing is slightly sloppy, and it still keeps a few SE elements, but they do polish up some old effects, if that’s what your looking for.
Naw, i like my Despecialized, just want the ESB bridge matte to be blended lol
Off topic but I came across a tree today called a Magnolia Star Wars planted in a woodland park.
A special edition of The Phantom Menace, with an anlaogue Kermit the frog replacing Jar-Jar.
I’ve never really complained about the special editions. The only thing that ever bothered me was Han walking over Jabba. However, I hope its an announcement of the original cut of a new hope having a limited theatrical release for the 40th anniversary. That would be really cool.
I just want the option to get either or both versions.
Despecialized doesn’t satisfy?
yes and no. we shouldn’t have to go to third parties to get something this simple, but i am glad someone cares enough to do it.
The love it took for that guy to pull that off actually makes it seem so much more satisfying & rewarding — it’s the ultimate rebellion. And, I’ve paid the “other party” enough cash over the years — it’s his loss.
I have SO MUCH respect for HARMY and his DE-specialized editions…. But there will be something satisfying about having the REAL original trilogy in FORMAL release again. Like the FANS strike back !!!!
I used to feel that way, before my heart turned into Satan’s teeth.
George and/or Disney can suck it. Harmy is my guy.
That would be cool, but its not really 40 years in the making. I’m hedging on something to do with VIII, 40 years since Luke began his journey as a young farm boy leaving with old Obi-wan.
TERRIBLE Special Editions changes: Jabba in Ep 4. Boba Fett voice change. The new “Jedi Rocks” performance at Jabba’s Palace. and Vader yelling noooooooo. It ALL has to go
“You’ll want to be part of this Force” sounds like A Force for Change.
Whelp, you were right.
I didn’t want to be. 😉
DNA test results
Guest starring Maury Povich
Maybe theatrical re-release of all the saga films? One per month starting in May? That would line up perfectly with the TLJ December release.
that the new films will have doors that open and close at a really fast speed …… i miss that in the new two .
Theatrical Editions of the OT? A guy can dream.
I think that’s what it will be… announced of 4k bluray release.
One of my reasons for thinking this is that Dolby Vision blurays are literally just starting to hit the market, and I think that’s why they put off the 4k remaster release (because Disney films are all mastered in Dolby Vision, all other UHD blurays are UHD 10 encoded, not Dolby Vision).
It may not be very likely,but “A New Hope” rereleased with Tosche Station scenes included would be amazing!
Rey’s midichlorian count (hint…it’s off the charts) 😉
Star Wars / Star Trek Cross Over.
You’ll find out that Scotty turned into Unkar Plutt as the result of a transporter malfunction.
Heh, I’d watch that.
May the Schwartz live long and prosper.
The biggest surprise is that anyone still watches Good Morning America.
See you all at The Last Jedi on May 25th, 2017.
They announce the change to May 25th 2017 and you can buy tickets RIGHT NOW !!!! LOL. Internet crashes………..people call in to work, etc… Mayhem people, it would be Mayhem.
That actually would be insane. Lol.
There’s also going to be an announcement on Top O The Mornin Ireland.
RELEASE OF THEATRICAL EDITION OF THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!
I wonder if they announce plans to have a limited release of ANH, ESB, ROTJ in the theater come May 4th or May 25th weekend? Otherwise, a tease of the teaser coming out this week at SWCO.
Tease of Teaser haha! Possibility !
Maybe…Maxi Big the Force…
https://youtu.be/UsTm3LhtGqA
Yea I saw that..it’s pretty cool. But minus the Darth Jar Jar bull crap..if Jar Jar had a softer yet comedic tone with less Gungan terms, would it improve the overall film?
Jar Jar is not the problem with these films. He is an easy scapegoat and so is “too much CGI” The prequel trilogy has foundational character and plot problems. In general, people just get annoyed by Jar Jar so he gets tons of the blame. But to answer your question, I think that a softer Jar Jar would have a small, favorable effect on the overall film, but very small.
This. Absolutely this.
Fundamental flaws in all the characterisations. Jar Jar was the least of the many, many problems with the prequels.
No.
I love Ahmed Best, he’s a great guy and, if you take Jar Jar out of its context (which I think is the problem of such character), he did a great job delivering a unique character.
The “big announcement” they’re gonna make is to have Luke tell Rey in character that he IS her father. Obviously they want to get this very important piece of information out before the trailer drops, because they KNOW this reveal will be plastered all over newspapers around the world. That’s some extremely clever marketing right there…
Really hope so, All this Rey speculation gives me bad flashbacks to the Sidious “mystery” in the PT.
The original unedited, unspecialized, unridiculousness version of Star Wars is finally coming to blu ray…thats a surprise i can get behind.
I was thinking the same thing. Would not surprise me if they did that too. Given the lackluster celebration of last year Disney may feel the need to go big this time for the 40th anniversary and Carrie Fisher’s death. I think they plan to blow our minds this time.
A cleaned up , Remastered Theatrical Release of the OT…no matte lines etc.
I hope, if it is blu ray despecialized editions, they lose the episode numbers – always hated them.
Its going to end up being some announcement related to Force for Change I think.
How am I the only one thinking it has to do with the theme park? I know it’s been announced, but just how aware is the basic general public of it? If I asked my parents right now I don’t think they know there’s a huge Star Wars section of Disneyland coming.
I don’t see them bringing Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley on just to tell the people who haven’t heard yet that a Star Wars theme park will be open in two years.
did they say when it will be, I can’t stream it live out of america
It’s to tell everyone that Star Wars Celebration is cancelled.
for 2018? I already knew that.
Good Morning America sure knows how to retain an unwilling audience.
I’m not even watching it. I’m waiting for everyone online to let me know what happened 😛
Jar Jar should have been a small-time con-man or thief instead of a ridiculous, inept clown. Lucas skewed far too broad and juvenile with that character (and the PT in general).
Its a charity thing….Im all for charity…but common…4k release…golden opportunity.. Do you not like money guys?
Yep it was just Force for Change. GMA lost all good will from me. Sorry but they hyped this to much. I was hoping they’d at least have some props or a backdrop that would hint at The Last Jedi in the video. Nope.
To be clear. Nothing against Force for change or Lucasfilm. Just angry at GMA 😛
Yep Force for change…Can’t believe I watched 1 hour and 40 minutes of GMA …A chance to go to Skywalker Ranch, to star in the Han solo movie and attend the premiere of the Last Jedi…back to sleep I go
Disney (over) hype machine is at it again.
Never going to sit through a stupid-ass morning show designed for idiots to hear anything Star Wars-related again.
American TV is amazingly bad. Never ever before I’ve seen such amount of ads… It’s like a constant ADHD dispenser.
And then the actual show is talking about dancing with the stars, the kardashians, the British royals, etc. Just awful.
Yeah im more pissed at GMA then anyone elese. This could have been put up on the official site and that be it and no one would have said a word. Im still holding out hope a 4k re release of the classic trilogy is anounced at celebration (idc if its special or classic edition at this point, i just wana see star wars in theaters again before episode 8)