More Star Wars Special Editions?

During a report on US entertainment show E!, it was revealed that George Lucas has been shooting additional footage for the original three films and will insert them into a later re-release of the classic trilogy. No details on these additional scenes were revealed but it was reported that Lucas intends them to be added to Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of The Jedi to fill out the story and, along with the prequel trilogy, form the complete Star Wars story. The updated films are vaguely scheduled to appear "some time in the middle of this decade." Lucas has apparently finished writing Episiode III, and a slightly unexpected update on the possibility of Episodes VII, IIX and IX was also reported. According to E!, Lucas plans to take 20 years off after Episode III - making him about 80 - and only then will he think about the possibility of another three instalments. Empire Online will not be holding our breath.