RogueTrooper Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 LucasFilms has sent out an email informing those interested to keep an eye on this link: http://maythe4th.starwars.com/countdown.php where it is promised "All will be revealed" -- at 9 AM EST on May 4th. Most likely details on the extensive special features and official box art -- So, clear your Wednesday calendar and keep refreshing that page, which currently features a conveniently ticking countdown to the main event. I just wish that LFL would get their head on strait and put out the "Theatrical Editions" ('77,'80,'83 versions non-SE stuff) in 1080P anamorphic widescreen!! But I know that will be in another Blu-ray box set Edition that will be put out probably 6 months later. LOL!!! Probably everyone has seen by now, the video that they showed at C5 at the Main Event of "Luke builds his new Lightsabre/ Vader calling to him" http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oe0hBAiqdQ&feature=related Me personally, I saw it at C5 and I don't believe that it was "original footage, but ALL NEW footage that has been CG'd. Why I say that, is because I have read the old "Making Of Return Of The Jedi" and there is no indication that this scene was filmed. The other deleted scene "Sandstorm" was talked about extensively in the book, and it was even said that it was going to be a scene that they were going to take out while they were still in production. I have seen story boards of Luke building his lightsabre and it was also in the original comic book, but there has never been a sniglet of footage or photos from this scene until C5. I know a lot of people have argued with me about this point, but we have seen things like this done before like in Terminator Salvation with Arnolds face CG'd on to another actors body and also in Tron Legacy with Bridges/Flynn. The footage that was shown at C5 did not have the same pace nor cut that would have fit with the original film and does not follow the original story board or the comic book. In short, like I said, I think this scene is a forgery. Now to the deleted scenes that I hope will be in the bonus features. Luke watching the battle from the moisture farm. Even though this footage has been on a CD-ROM from the late 90's, it unfortunately was only in old grainy black and white footage, with no sound. It would still be cool to see it crystal clear with the music and sound. Anchor Head/Luke and Biggs talk. There again this footage has been seen from the same CD-ROM, but it had audio/video issues. In the last few years there has been a few fans that have attempted to clean it up to the best of their ability. But, like I said it would be nice to see it in 1080p. Luke and C3P0 in the landspeeder, extended footage, not previously used. But, a sniglet of this footage can be seen in the "Empire of Dreams" documentary on the bonus disc from 2004 box set. Removing the healing patch (Bacta Mask) from Luke's face. The attack of the Wampa's in Echo Base/Luke using a huge canon against one of the Wampas. Trapping/sealing some of the Wampas in a room and puttiing a warning sign on the door. C3P0 ripping the warnig sign off the door as they are fleeing to the Falcon. Unsuspecting Snowtroopers enter the room where the Wampas were trapped/sealed. Luke's Rescue extended The sandstorm Moff Jerjerrod: being tortured by one of the Royal Guards in front of the Emperor. There are other small scene that I didn't mention, but hopefully they will find their way onto the bonus features, if not in this set, maybe in one of the many sets that will probably follow...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkal Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Interesting thread. I dont think the scene is a forgery. I'm no expert, but i remember talking with the late Anthony Minghella when I was designing his London studios a few years back about the movie making process. He told me that after filming the English patient he has about 24 hours of rushes in the can from which he had to edit a 2 and a half hour movie. At the time he was still preparing daily cuts on celluloid whilst making the rough cuts on Avid. He told me that most footage is unusable for one reason or another either bad light, bad sound, badly composed, acted, or was incorrectly paced, did not progress the story or was just a victim of time constraints. Many of the scenes that you are describing above, whilst part of the original story were probably abandoned because of one or more of these reasons. Like i said, I'm no expert, just passing on wisdom from someone who was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caomhanach Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Wasn't there also something about another convention? I thought I read that something was going to be released in a few weeks a few weeks ago... Still additional footage on the Blu Ray will be cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smally Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Great thread Tom. I've heard about these missing scenes but haven't seen all of the pics that you have posted! Top job dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandtrooper Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Wasn't there also something about another convention? I thought I read that something was going to be released in a few weeks a few weeks ago... Still additional footage on the Blu Ray will be cool... Maybe more will be shown at San Diego Comic con in July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Tigui Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Great insights on the Empire! Thanks for keeping us updated bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Short TRooper Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I didn't know there were so many scenes taken out of the movie itself...if every thing was left in I wonder how long the movie would of been? Diana (Short Trooper) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueTrooper Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 For those whom are having trouble with starwars.com "All will be revealed" errors link, here is the details of the Blu-rays........ Bring home the adventure and share Star Wars™ with your whole family – when STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA comes to Blu-ray Disc from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment! To be released beginning on September 12 internationally and on September 16 in North America, the nine-disc collection brings the wonder of the entire Saga direct to your living room, where you can revisit all of your favorite Star Wars moments – in gorgeous high definition and with pristine, 6.1 DTS Surround Sound. Dive deeper into the universe with an unprecedented 40+ hours of special features, highlighted by never-before-seen content sourced from the Lucasfilm archives. Special Features: STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA ON BLU-RAY is presented in widescreen with 6.1 DTS Surround Sound. Special features include: •DISC ONE – STAR WARS: EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE ◦Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren and Scott Squires ◦Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew •DISC TWO – STAR WARS: EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES ◦Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll and Ben Snow ◦Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew •DISC THREE – STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH ◦Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Rob Coleman, John Knoll and Roger Guyett ◦Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew •DISC FOUR – STAR WARS: EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE ◦Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren ◦Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew •DISC FIVE – STAR WARS: EPISODE V THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK ◦Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren ◦Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew •DISC SIX – STAR WARS: EPISODE VI RETURN OF THE JEDI ◦Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren ◦Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew •DISC SEVEN – NEW! STAR WARS ARCHIVES: EPISODES I-III ◦Including: deleted, extended and alternate scenes; prop, maquette and costume turnarounds; matte paintings and concept art; supplementary interviews with cast and crew; a flythrough of the Lucasfilm Archives and more •DISC EIGHT – NEW! STAR WARS ARCHIVES: EPISODES IV-VI ◦Including: deleted, extended and alternate scenes; prop, maquette and costume turnarounds; matte paintings and concept art; supplementary interviews with cast and crew; and more •DISC NINE – THE STAR WARS DOCUMENTARIES ◦NEW! Star Warriors (2007, Color, Apx. 84 Minutes) – Some Star Wars fans want to collect action figures...these fans want to be action figures! A tribute to the 501st Legion, a global organization of Star Wars costume enthusiasts, this insightful documentary shows how the super-fan club promotes interest in the films through charity and volunteer work at fundraisers and high-profile special events around the world. ◦NEW! 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Smally Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Awesome! Really can't wait for this Thanks for the heads up - I was having trouble accessing the site. Smally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyBoy Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Wow!!! very exciting!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueTrooper Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 BTW, there will a YouTube video that will be updating throughout the day showing some of the details of the SW blu-rays. Right now it is at 10% and more to come..... Here is the link where the video is: http://maythe4th.starwars.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Beautiful Tom, love it!!! I can´t wait to see it all asap. I know about all the deleted scenes, but i have never heard about the sandstorm. Where in the saga is that from, looks freaking cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandatrooper Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Beautiful Tom, love it!!! I can´t wait to see it all asap. I know about all the deleted scenes, but i have never heard about the sandstorm. Where in the saga is that from, looks freaking cool The sandstorm was in return of the Jedi. After Luke saves Han, Leia and Chewie from Jabba's barge, they head back to their ships to escape (Falcone and X-wing) when they encounter a sandstorm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 The sandstorm was in return of the Jedi. After Luke saves Han, Leia and Chewie from Jabba's barge, they head back to their ships to escape (Falcone and X-wing) when they encounter a sandstorm. BEAUTIFUL!!!, i have never heard about that before. LOVE IT!!!, i can´t wait to see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueTrooper Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 Beautiful Tom, love it!!! I can´t wait to see it all asap. I know about all the deleted scenes, but i have never heard about the sandstorm. Where in the saga is that from, looks freaking cool Like Terry said the sandstorm was from ROTJ when Luke, Leia, Lando, Han and the Droids are trying to get back to the Falcon/X-wing after escaping from Jabba's barge/Sarlacc pit. A bit of Trivia: the sandstorm was the first scene shot for ROTJ. And Chewie was also wounded from the battle but that part of the story was ultimately cut as well when the sandstorm scene was cut.... If you look at the video below at the 13 second mark, you will see Lando and Luke helping Chewie walk.. They cut the sandstorm scene out and did an alternate take with them already in their ships flying away from Tatooine to speed the movie up. Also, Lucas said he did not like the way the Sail Barge explosion cut/wiped to the sandstorm . Lucas thought it would be better to cut from the BIG explosion to a more quiet moment in the film ( He felt that the audience needed that break...) Here is a reconstructed version of the scene and below is the ROTJ script/dialogue for the sandstorm scene: http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX-wgw5FIwc 44 EXT DUNE SEA - LANDING AREA 44 A ferocious sandstorm blocks our view. Then, through the ROAR, we HEAR THE VOICES of our heroes. They emerge slowly from the veil of sand, pressing on against the wind. First come Artoo and Threepio, followed by Leia guiding Han, then Luke and Lando come into view, each supporting one side of the towering Chewbacca, who hobbles from his wound. Soon, they can make out some large vague shapes in the blowing sand. It is the Millennium Falcon and, parked beside it, Luke's trusty X-wing and a two-seated Y-wing. They must shout to be heard. HAN I don't know. All I can see is a lot of blowing sand! LEIA That's all any of us can see. HAN (blinking) Then I guess I'm getting better. As soon as the group huddles under the bulk of the Falcon, the wind dies down to something more describable as a severe weather condition. Threepio hits a switch, and the gang-plank lowers with a HUM. HAN (turning to Luke) I've got to hand it to you, kid, you were pretty good out there. LUKE (shrugging it off) I had a lot of help. Think nothing of it. HAN No, I'm thinking a lot about it. That carbon freeze was the closest thing to dead there is. And it wasn't just sleepin'. It was a big wide awake nothing! Luke nods, as Chewie growls affectionately at the young Jedi warrior, mussing his hair like a proud uncle. And Leia warmly hugs him. LUKE (moving to his ship) I'll see you back at the fleet. HAN Why don't you leave that crate and come with us? LUKE I have a promise I have to keep first... to an old friend. Luke and Artoo take off in their spacecraft. HAN (looking dubiously at Lando, obviously remembering his friend's betrayal and subsequent aide) Guess I owe you some thanks, too, Lando. LANDO Figured if I left you frozen like that you'd just give me bad luck the rest of my life, so I might as well get you unfrozen sooner or later. LEIA He means "You're welcome." LANDO Come on, let's get off this miserable dust ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandtrooper Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I'm glad the 501st will be acknowledged with a documentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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