"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 in theaters on February 19, 2027."
"Perhaps most infamously, Lucas made Greedo shoot first at Han in the canteen scene. Hardcore fans hated the change. It smoothed some of the rough edges of Han's start. It gave him a shorter, less dramatic journey into the reluctant hero he grew into as the story progressed. It's as if Lucas was signaling, "Okay, Han may have started as kind of a jerk, but he wouldn't shoot a bounty hunter in cold blood! Think of the children watching!""
The original 1977 theatrical cut of Star Wars: A New Hope will be restored and re-released in theaters on February 19, 2027. Lucasfilm labeled the release a newly restored version of the classic 1977 theatrical release and clarified that it predates the 1997 Special Edition changes. The mid-1990s Special Editions added early CGI effects, digitally inserted a Jabba the Hutt/Han Solo scene, and altered the Greedo/Han canteen confrontation so Greedo shoots first. Fans criticized those changes for altering character tone and arc. Return of the Jedi also received controversial Special Edition additions, including a musical number in Jabba's palace and other unpopular alterations.
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