Will Disney Really Release The Unaltered Star Wars Trilogy On Blu Ray?

 

The Internet is abuzz with rumors that Disney intends to re-release the original, unaltered Star Wars trilogy in a remastered Blu-Ray box set – and in time for the release of Episode VII, no less. Could it really be true?

The speculation kicked of earlier today when Comicbook.com claimed to have it on good authority ("two independent reliable sources") that the plan to re-release the unaltered trilogy is already in motion:

According to sources, Disney has plans to release the original cut of the Star Wars trilogy on Blu-ray. Sources indicate that the project has been under way for quite some time, but it's been challenging because of some damage to the original negatives they are utilizing. The goal is to release A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of Jedi in their complete, unaltered, original form without the redone special edition SFX.

Exciting! But there's a glaring issue: Disney doesn't own the rights to the original trilogy. As Hollywood Reporter clarified back when Disney purchased Lucasfilms, those films belong to Fox:

Fox owns distribution rights to the original Star Wars, No. 4 in the series, in perpetuity in all media worldwide. And as for the five subsequent movies, Fox has theatrical, nontheatrical, and home video rights worldwide through May 2020.

Jennifer Lawrence And Chris Martin Are Dating

 

Chris Martin is dating newly single Jennifer Lawrence, a source confirms. The actress split from boyfriend Nicholas Hoult last month, and the Coldplay rocker announced he was ending his marriage to Gwyneth Paltrow this past March, so it sounds like a rebound romance.

The Silver Linings Playbook star was recently spotted at the British singer's concert in New York City, and he gave a shout out to his new lady love by making a Hunger Games reference before blowing a kiss in her direction, Us Weekly reports. The new couple were also both in attendance at an after party in London in early July.

Tori Spelling And Dean McDermott Make It A Family Day

Tori Spelling adores her family and that was never more apparent on Friday as she and husband Dean McDermott took Finn, Stella, Liam and Hattie spent the day out and about in Westlake.

The reality stars and their brood got to bond big time, doing some shopping at Sephora in addition to enjoying a tasty treat during the day.

As for Tori and Dean, things seem to be on the upswing since his affair and the two are aiming to keep the past exactly where it belongs... in the past.

Kendra and Hank: Happily Together Reality Show Drama BS?

Something's fishy with Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett ... in the wake of the rumored marriage problems ... we got them on vacation together and it doesn't appear to be for show.

They were eating at a cozy beachside restaurant in Costa Rica Friday ... and the person who snapped the pic says there was no evidence of animosity ... quite the opposite.

The photog tells us they happily ate their meal with the fam without a single reality show camera in sight.
Translation: They weren't putting up a front.

It doesn't track with the new trailer for their show ... where Kendra claims she flushed her wedding ring down the toilet after Hank reportedly had an affair with a transexual or two.

Robin Williams 'Crazy Ones' Cancellation Devastating 'A Personal Failure'

Robin Williams was "devastated' when his TV show, "The Crazy Ones," was cancelled ... sending him into a deep depression that ultimately led to his suicide.

Sources who frequently interacted with Williams during the last month of his life tell sources... Williams viewed the cancellation as a "personal failure." As Williams put it to one person just before the show debuted, "My face is all over town [on billboards] and it's all on my back."

We're told the cancellation after only 1 season sent Robin into a tailspin -- as one person said, "It hit him hard" -- and that's why he entered the Hazelden Addiction Treatment Center last month -- not for substance abuse, but for depression.

To make matters worse, we're told Robin was increasingly depressed that he was older and good roles for him were few and far between. He would talk about Robert De Niro, saying even he was having a hard time.

Denzel Washington Detoxes After Hard Partying

Denzel Washington just left an Orange County residence where he was staying for more than 2 weeks to detox after a wild, alcohol-fueled, gluttonous month-long vacation.

Sources connected with the actor say Denzel was on a yacht during the month of July with his wife ... and was partying and partying hard.

When he returned to L.A. ... our sources say Denzel went to the OC residence where he had professionals help him "detox."

One source says this was more than just alcohol ... it was an overall cleanse for toxins.  In addition to the professional who supervised the detox, we're told Denzel had a nutritionist, a trainer and a chef.

Denzel we're told is out and back on his game.

Robin Williams Did NOT Have Money Trouble

Robin Williams did not have money trouble and money had no connection to his depression ... although he DID complain about being taken to the cleaners "the way most divorced husbands do" ... so says a person who frequently discussed finances with the actor.

The source, who was in regular contact with Robin, said the was not cash strapped and lived "the way he wanted to," adding, "He always flew first class, took great vacations and lived in the house he loved."

As for why he was selling his Napa ranch, we're told he just didn't like going there anymore. The source says the ranch was "a thing" for Robin and his second wife, Marsha, and he just didn't enjoy going there any longer.

The source says Robin did complain over the years about "getting taken to the cleaners by his ex-wives."

Multiple sources say... money had nothing to do with the depression that ultimately led to Robin's suicide.

Phil Jackson Buys $4.85 Million Apartment In Midtown New York

Phil Jackson will be residing in midtown New York during his tenure with the Knicks. The legendary Lakers and Bulls coach turned NBA executive recently paid $4.85 million for a co-op at the Osborne, a historic brownstone building on West 57th Street.

The Gilded Age residence, built in 1883, was renovated by Ferguson and Shamamian Architects, who preserved original features including inlaid oak and cherry flooring, hand-carved pocket doors and bay windows with period stained glass insets.

The 2,600 square feet of living space features a stately wood-paneled library, wood-burning fireplaces clad in limestone, a dining room, a gallery, a living room, an updated kitchen, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. The master suite has a large closet and a bath with dual sinks.

Leonardo DiCaprio Sports Scruff To Promote New Environmental Documentary 'Mission Blue'

Leonardo DiCaprio has long been a supporter of environmental conservation efforts, and he proved his dedication to the cause by promoting the Netflix documentary Mission Blue in West Hollywood on Wednesday.

The scruffy actor lent his celebrity to the film, which focuses on the importance oceans and marine life play in the balance of the planet. Oceanographer Sylvia Earle is campaigning to create a global network of marine sanctuaries, and hopes to raise awareness with the movie.

The Wolf of Wall Street star held a fundraiser for his own foundation last month, and spoke about the importance of protecting defenseless wildlife from extinction. "The wild species that depend on us to protect their habitat, like tigers whose numbers have plummeted to under 3,200 left in the wild, or African elephants, who are being slaughtered at a rate of over 30,000 a year for their ivory tusks - they have no voice. We must be their ambassadors. We must be their protectors. We must stop their slaughter," he explained.

Watch the trailer below....

Chelsea Handler Strips Nude To Promote Talk Show Finale

Chelsea Handler is prepping for the big finale of her talk show Chelsea Lately by sharing a series of almost nude photos with her Instagram followers!

"I'm a Kardashian," she jokingly captioned one, which shows her seated in a locker room while displaying ample side boob. In another, the 39-year-old funny woman appears to be spray tanning in her office and captioned it, "Getting ready for my final shower scene. August 26th is the one hour finale. Orange you glad I told you?".

The raunchy comedienne has a new talk show for Netflix, set to debut in October 2016.

Robin Williams Had Early Stages of Parkinson's Disease

Robin Williams' wife says he was in the early stages of Parkinson's disease at the time of his death -- but she says he wanted to keep that battle under wraps.

Susan Schneider just released a statement, saying ... "Robin's sobriety was intact and he was brave as he struggled with his own battles of depression, anxiety as well as early stages of Parkinson's Disease, which he was not yet ready to share publicly."

Susan does not draw a connection between the Parkinson's and Robin's suicide.

She added, "It is our hope in the wake of Robin’s tragic passing, that others will find the strength to seek the care and support they need to treat whatever battles they are facing so they may feel less afraid.”

'Million Dollar Listing' Reality Show Grandma Dies At 94

"Million Dollar Listing" star Edith Flagg died today at the age of 94.

Edith was a holocaust survivor and fashion mogul -- and became a fan favorite on her grandson Josh Flagg's show.

Josh said... "My grandmother was a legend, not only in my eyes, but in the eyes of the countless people she helped and touched. Beverly Hills and L.A. have lost one of the great members of the community."

Edith fled her native Austria at the age of 19 to escape the Nazis ... eventually making it to the US in the 1940s, where she built her fortune in the fashion industry. She was a big supporter of the United Jewish Welfare Fund and The City of Hope.

Edith famously brought polyester to America after finding the fabric in Switzerland. Disco is forever in her debt.

Carrie Fisher On Robin Williams: 'He Was the Opposite of Selfish'

Following a performance of her one-woman show, Wishful Drinking, a few years back, Carrie Fisher was surprised to see one of her longtime friends show up backstage, alone and in a particularly serious mood. His name: Robin Williams.

During an exclusive chat with THR by telephone from London, Fisher recounted the details of their discussion in her dressing room. And while she said she had seen Williams between that night and his tragic suicide on Aug. 11, something about that particular evening — his energy and their conversation about bipolar disorder (a prominent subject of her Broadway show and book of the same name) — has stuck with her all these years.

"He … looked lost, kind of, and he said that he didn’t think he was bipolar. He took the test that I gave the audience and got all the answers right, but didn’t think [being bipolar] was something that had anything to do with him," recalled Fisher, who has been candid about her own struggles with mental illness and addiction. "I never heard anything so off the mark. Like I did, he was driven by that frantic eagerness that you don’t just want someone to like you, you want to explode on their night sky like a miracle. And he did."

Lauren Bacall, Hollywood's Icon of Cool, Dies At 89

Lauren Bacall, the willowy actress whose husky voice, sultry beauty and all-too-short May-December romance with Humphrey Bogart made her an everlasting icon of Hollywood, has died, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. She was 89. 

Bacall died Tuesday morning of a stroke in her longtime home in the Dakota, the famous Upper West Side building that overlooks Central Park in Manhattan.

Bogart and Bacall were one of the most popular Hollywood couples, onscreen and off, and their 11-year marriage was the stuff of romantic lore. In 1981, their love provided the lyrics for Bertie Higgins’ 1981 pop hit “Key Largo” — “We had it all, just like Bogie and Bacall.”

They met just before they filmed her first movie, To Have and Have Not (1944), directed by Howard Hawks, her mentor. Although only 19, Bacall and her smoldering cool was the perfect match for the 44-year-old Bogart and his tough guy-persona.

Her best-remembered films, many of them considered classics, were with Bogart: To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep (1946), Dark Passage (1947) and Key Largo (1948).

Russell Brand's Take on Robin Williams Will Break Your Heart All Over Again

Robin Williams' death has hit us all extremely, incredibly hard, and that's just a fact. There's sadness and confusion and probably a whole bunch of "Mork and Mindy" marathons going on today, but you know what might be nice? To hear some beautiful words from Russell Brand, a man who actually has a bit in common with Robin. Russell has, like Robin, struggled with addiction and depression and being a famous funny person throughout all that. And that's why this essay he wrote about Robin is going to just rip your heart out and make you really think about all this.

Russell wrote about his impression of Robin's comedy:

"Robin Williams was exciting to me because he seemed to be sat upon a geyser of comedy. Like he didn’t manufacture it laboriously within but had only to open a valve and it would come bursting through in effervescent jets. He was plugged into the mains of comedy. I was aware too that this burbling and manic man-child that I watched on the box on my Nan’s front room floor with a Mork action figure (I wish I still had that, he came in a plastic egg) struggled with mental illness and addiction. The chaotic clarity that lashed like an electric cable, that razzed and sparked with amoral, puckish wonder was in fact harvested madness. A refinement of an energy that could turn as easily to destruction as creativity."

Ashton Kutcher Sells Hollywood Hills Home For $9.925 Million

He may not have gotten the $12 million he wanted, but Ashton Kutcher still ended up making a $1.5 million profit on his Hollywood Hills bachelor pad.

Kutcher listed the home in May, and despite the fact that he had it for less than two years, keep in mind he has a baby on the way with fiancee Mila Kunis, who recently listed her Hollywood home as well. The expectant couple dropped $10 million on a massive new mansion in an exclusive, gated neighborhood in Beverly Hills, which is far more child-friendly than either of their previous residences.

The three-story home was built in 2007, and it sits on over half an acre of land and boasts stunning views of the Hollywood Reservoir. There are five bedrooms, eight bathrooms and nearly 9,385 square feet of living space, and key features include a gym, a sauna, a wine cellar, an elevator and a gorgeous terraced pool and spa.

Robin Williams: Seven of His Most Memorable Movie Roles

Robin Williams, the Oscar-winning actor and comedian who died Monday at age 63 of an apparent suicide, was a prolific and dynamic screen presence who left his mark on a diverse assortment of films. His performances were often marked by dynamic physicality, fast-talking wordplay and chameleonic voices, but he also proved capable of many dramatic shadings as well.

Here are but seven of Williams' numerous memorable movie roles:

"Good Morning, Vietnam" (1987): Having first made his name on the TV series "Mork & Mindy," Williams transitioned to big-screen comedies in the '80s and scored a hit with this Vietnam War tale directed by Barry Levinson. Williams put his irreverent, motor-mouthed humor to good use as an army DJ who is sent to Saigon, where he quickly irritates his staid superiors and wins over rank and file soldiers. Williams won a Golden Globe for lead actor in a comedy/musical and earned an Academy Award nomination for best actor.

"Dead Poets Society" (1989): Shifting gears from comedy, Williams showed his dramatic chops in Peter Weir's coming-of-age tale about an unorthodox English teacher (Williams) who inspires his students at an elite prep school by teaching them poetry and encouraging them to seize the day. Numerous critics praised Williams' performance, which garnered him another Oscar nomination.

"Hook" (1991): For a generation of moviegoers, Williams will no doubt be remembered as a fixture of their favorite family movies. Steven Spielberg's fantasy adventure "Hook" was one such film, in which Williams played a grown-up version of Peter Pan who has forgotten his magical past. The big-name, big-budget production (Dustin Hoffman and Julia Roberts also starred in the $70-million movie) ran well past its shooting schedule and was marked by personality clashes, and "Hook" opened to poor reviews. Even so, it was a commercial success (to the tune of $300 million worldwide) and has developed a cult following over
the years.

President Obama: Robin Williams Touched Us All

President Obama is remembering Robin Williams for his commitment to America's troops overseas and to our citizens here at home.

The President said, "He made us laugh. He made us cry. He gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most -- from our troops stationed abroad to the marginalized on our own streets."

Robin did multiple tours with the USO through the years.

President Obama also gave a shout out to Robin's breakthrough role in "Mork and Mindy" ... "He arrived in our lives as an alien -- but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit."

Robin Williams Dies At Age 63

 

Robin Williams, the manic comic genius who morphed from TV's Mork from Ork to Oscar-winning glory, is dead of an apparent suicide. He was 63.

Emergency personnel were called to Williams's home in Tiburon, California, at 11:55 a.m. local time, per the Marin County Sheriff's Office.

Williams was found unconscious and pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities are investigating the death, and an autopsy is forthcoming, but initial evidence points to "a suicide due to asphyxia," according to Marin Sheriff's Lt. Keith Boyle.

Celebs Share Their Summertime Snapshots

 

It's still summer time for most of us and you know what that means: sharing your experiences with those who follow you!

Many of our favorite celebs are all over the world soaking up the sun and enjoying care-free vacations that can leave anyone envious.

From Lindsay Lohan sailing around Mykonos, Greece and Gisele Bundchen doing yoga poses on the beaches of Costa Rica to Sarah Jessica Parker kayaking in The Hamptons, the stars seem to have a good sense of the term "getaway."

Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Enjoy Their Leisure Time Back In L.A.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have both been busy recently so they did what most couples usually do: take some time off for themselves of course!

The couple stopped by Epione Skin Care in Beverly Hills on Saturday for a bit of pampering before doing dinner at BOA Steakhouse afterwards.

It's probably a relief for the two to be back in L.A. and getting some well needed relaxation after spending some time in NorCal for Kanye's gig at Outside Lands Music Fest in San Francisco.

Box Office: 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Breaks Out With $65.0M

The “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” are back on top after two decades, and the heroes on the half-shell returned in style, racking up an estimated $65 million in their first three days to conquer the U.S. box office.

That knocked Marvel's superhero space romp “Guardians of the Galaxy” from the top spot after just a week. Peter Quill, Groot and Rocket Raccoon held well in their second week and brought in $41.5 million for Disney, but the weekend belonged to everyone's favorite wise-cracking mutant reptiles, Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo and Michelangelo.