US EditionStar Wars Returns to Theaters in February of 2027 in Its Original 1977 Theatrical Release Form
The original 1977 Star Wars theatrical cut will screen globally starting Feb. 19, 2027, offering fans a rare legal chance to see it without later alterations.
- Lucasfilm announced on its official site that a newly restored version of the classic Star Wars theatrical release will return everywhere on February 19, 2027.
- Earlier this year, the studio said it would bring Star Wars back to theaters for the 50th anniversary, and fans wondered which version would be shown, expecting details next year.
- Kathleen Kennedy, Lucasfilm president, teamed with the British Film Institute to screen an early print and found an original opening crawl that aided the restoration reels.
- Fans will get a rare legal chance to see the 1977 film without later alterations, and Lucasfilm said tickets for the limited 2027 run are forthcoming with strong demand expected.
- Lucasfilm clarified the returning print is the original theatrical cut, not the Special Edition, and the re-release moved from April 30, 2027 to February 19, 2027.
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The 1977 cut of Star Wars will return to theaters in 2027
Here's some good news for the "Han shot first" crowd. The original cut of Star Wars (1977), the film known today as A New Hope, is coming back to theaters. We first learned in August that some version of the film would be screened again in 2027 for its 50th anniversary. But we know now this will indeed be the version everyone saw before George Lucas made those questionable, CGI-heavy changes in the 1997 Special Editions. The re-release arrives i…
Star Wars’ original theatrical cut returns to theaters in 2027
Disney is bringing a “newly restored version” of the original, 1977 theatrical cut of Star Wars back to theaters on February 19th, 2027. It will only be available in theaters for “a limited time,” Disney says, and it’s being released as part of “Lucasfilm’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration” for the franchise. Tickets aren’t on sale yet, but Disney says it will share details on when and where to buy tickets on StarWars.com. Disney initially …
Lucasfilm confirms which cut of Star Wars we're getting in 2027
Star Wars is coming back to movie theaters in 2027 for its 50th anniversary, and Lucasfilm has finally confirmed that it will be the original version, "newly restored," that will play in theaters for a limited time. It will be a rare opportunity to see the 1977 science-fantasy epic that changed cinema without the alterations and digital effects added years after the fact.
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