Star Wars 3D Re-Releases 2012-2012
Mon, January 28, 2013 
Disney slapped 3D on The Lion King, reissued it theatrically and swam in the receipts. They followed with a number of other animated favorites to less favorable, and profitable, results. So they quit while they were ahead and cancelled further rereleases including The Little Mermaid.
Lucasfilm had a similar situation. Rerelease every Star Wars chapter in 3D starting with The Phantom Menace once a year. Only it did just OK last year. And since then you might have noticed them selling their company to the afore-mentioned Disney and Episode VII coming in 2015. The novelty of the rereleases was seeing them on the big screen. Since there were never gonna be anymore, right?
They certainly thought of that as they announced this afternoon those plans have been scrapped citing their plans to focus on the new trilogy. Thing is Lucasfilm says it was their call. But doesn't 20th Century Fox still retain distribution rights? Wouldn't it be their decision to make? And does this call bode well with them?
Source: Star Wars.com
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