Star Wars Blu-Ray Landing Next Year

George Lucas has announced that Star Wars will be coming to Blu-ray next year. The announcement was made at the Star Wars Celebration V.

The announcement also mentioned that the Blu-Ray version would also be part of a box set with all six movies being included in the set.

‘Blu-ray is the absolute best way to experience Star Wars at home in pristine high definition, said George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars Saga. ‘The films have never looked or sounded better.

Lucas also mentioned that the movies included will just be the special editions and not the originals due to the costs involved in getting them ready for Blu-ray.

SAN FRANCISCO(BUSINESS WIRE)Today at Star Wars Celebration V, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment announced that the complete Star Wars Saga will come to Blu-ray Disc with a worldwide release in Fall 2011. The Star Wars Blu-ray Box Set will feature all six live-action Star Wars feature films utilizing the highest possible picture and audio presentation, along with extensive special features including documentaries, vintage behind-the-scenes moments, interviews, retrospectives and never-before-seen footage from the Lucasfilm archives.

‘Blu-ray is the absolute best way to experience Star Wars at home in pristine high definition

‘Blu-ray is the absolute best way to experience Star Wars at home in pristine high definition, said George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars Saga. ‘The films have never looked or sounded better.

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