Several generations have grown up with the Star Wars movies, but that first movie has undergone many changes. It was renamed Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. It was re-edited into the Special Edition, with many changes, mostly to add CGI details and make the movie mesh with the later films. What fans lament are the addition of Jabba the Hutt and a reframing of Han's gunfight with Greedo. Since 1997, the Special Edition has been the only version available.
In 2027, the Star Wars franchise will turn 50 years old. What will Lucasfilm do to mark the occasion? They're going to re-release Star Wars in theaters. No, not the entire series, and not Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, but Star Wars, the original theatrical version of the first movie. A painstakingly restored original version will have a limited run in theaters beginning February 17, 2027, including IMAX theaters. Expect theaters full of gray-haired fans and their harder-to-impress grandchildren.
The February run will begin a year of celebration and hype with the main event to be the release of the new film Star Wars: Starfighter, on May 28, 2027. -via Fark
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