Geek Tyrant have spotted a report by
The Digital Bits which reveals George Lucas' surprise changes to even more aspects of the
Star Wars movies. In the past, this has included major changes like a completely redesigned CGI Jabba the Hutt in
A New Hope and the inclusion of Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker at the end of
Return of the Jedi. Well, it looks like the prequels are set for a make-over as well...
Once again, George has apparently added a few new "surprises" into these films. I don’t know what they are and didn’t get to see any of them on Friday, but I was assured that there will be “new things to notice” when we watch the films. I think we can safely assume that one of them will be the new all-digital Yoda in Episode I. Way back when Episode III was released on DVD, ILM digital effects supervisor Pablo Helman confirmed to me that the puppet Yoda in Episode I was replaced with a digital version to better match his appearance in Episodes II and III. In fact, the Episode III DVD extras includes a clip of the Episode I digital Yoda. However, this Blu-ray set is really the first opportunity we’ll have to see it in full. What the other changes to these films may be, I have no idea, but I suspect there will be no lack of blog posts on this very subject within hours of the first discs becoming available to fans.
What do you guys make of this? It's not all bad, as the original report also points out that they'll be improving elements like the CGI and sound. However, what possible changes could they make to the movies themselves?! Be sure to share your thoughts in the usual place!
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