Official news from starwars.com:

Fans can look forward to a September filled with classic Star Wars nostalgia, led by the premiere of LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy video game and the long-awaited DVD release of the original theatrical incarnations of the classic Star Wars trilogy.

In response to overwhelming demand, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release attractively priced individual two-disc releases of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Each release includes the 2004 digitally remastered version of the movie and, as bonus material, the theatrical edition of the film. That means you’ll be able to enjoy Star Wars as it first appeared in 1977, Empire in 1980, and Jedi in 1983.

This release will only be available for a limited time: from September 12th to December 31st. International release will follow on or about the same day. Each original theatrical version will feature Dolby 2.0 Surround sound, close-captioning, and subtitles in English, French and Spanish for their U.S. release. International sound and subtitling vary by territory.

“Over the years, a truly countless number of fans have told us that they would love to see and own the original version that they remember experiencing in theaters,” said Jim Ward, President of LucasArts and Senior Vice President of Lucasfilm Ltd. “We returned to the Lucasfilm Archives to search exhaustively for source material that could be presented on DVD. This is something that we’re very excited to be able to give to fans in response to their continuing enthusiasm for Star Wars. Topping it off with a new interactive adventure makes September 12 a red-letter day for Star Wars fans.”

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In an interview with ScI FI Wire at the Saturn Awards this week Rick McCallum dropped some hints about the format of the much anticipated live-action Star Wars TV series.

“We’re interviewing writers. We’re seeing a lot of people. But I’d say it’s not going to be happening for another at least 18 months,” he said.

Reiterating that the show will be set in the time period between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope he added, “That missing 20-year period when Luke is growing up… Think bounty hunter. That’s all I can tell you. There’s nobody else that you’ll know.”

Rick McCallum was attending to accept awards for Revenge of the Sith. The 32nd annual Saturn awards, presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films honors television, home entertainment and video games. Revenge of the Sith won in the categories of Best Science Fiction Film and Best Music for the score by John Williams. Video game Star Wars Battlefront II also scooped a gong.

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