The Original 1977 Cut of Star Wars Returns to Theatres For the 50th Anniversary
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Phil Roberts 
George Lucas’ Original Cut of Star Wars: A New Hope will return to theaters for its 50th anniversary celebrations.
This will be a day long remembered! Disney has confirmed plans to bring George Lucas’ original cut of Star Wars back to theaters to celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary. You heard right, Disney is re-releasing the original cut of Lucas’ iconic classic…before the ‘Special Edition’ treatment in 1997. That’s right, get ready to welcome back Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia when the film returns to the big screen on February 19, 2027.
Part of Lucasfilm’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, a newly restored version of the classic Star Wars (1977) theatrical release — later renamed Star Wars: A New Hope — will play in theaters for a limited time.
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.
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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 adore the Special Edition version of A New Hope, but there is no denying the brilliance of the original cut. 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 original form.
The Technicolor print was stunning, and the sound still hits just as hard as it did back in the day. Watching the film as 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!
