Phil Roberts 
George Lucas’ Star Wars: A New Hope will return to theaters for its 50th anniversary celebrations, Disney announces.
Holy Force! Disney has announced plans to bring George Lucas’ Star Wars: A New Hope back to theaters to celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary. That’s right, get ready to welcome back Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia when the film returns to the big screen on April 30, 2027.
Part of Lucasfilm’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, Star Wars: A New Hope will play in theaters on May 4th, also known as Star Wars Day.
A TRUE CLASSIC
Luke Skywalker, a young farm boy on the remote planet of Tatooine, comes into the possession of two droids — R2-D2 and C-3PO — wanted by Darth Vader and the Empire! Soon, Luke finds himself on an amazing adventure with Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, the smuggler Han Solo and his co-pilot Chewbacca, and Princess Leia, as he begins a journey to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi.
RELEASE
This is fantastic news. It’s always a welcome event when Star Wars returns to the big screen, but it’s even more special when it’s the film that started it all. I was lucky enough to be one of the few people invited to see the original print of the film at the BFI recently. It was amazing. It felt great to catch up with my old favorites in their proper form. The Technicolor print was stunning, and the sound still hits just as hard as it did back in the day. Watching the film like it was meant to be seen in 1977 was such a treat. I was born in 1978, so I missed the original release. Finally getting to see this cut on the big screen was the realization of a lifelong dream. Like the Special Edition trailer famously said, I saw the film again…for the first time.
So get ready to see the film again…for the first time!
Meet Phil Roberts! He’s the dedicated owner, daily content manager, and editor-in-chief of The Future of the Force. Phil is a budding novelist who turned his passion toward writing about the franchises he loves back in 2016. He’s a huge fan of all things Star Wars, Batman, DC, Marvel, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, King Kong, and the Ray Harryhausen movies. Phil is a BFI-accredited journalist and a distinguished member of the Film Critics Association UK.
If he’s not catching a movie at the cinema, you can bet he’s streaming something just as awesome!
