A day Star Wars fans never thought would happen is finally happening. Lucasfilm and Disney are rereleasing the original version of Star Wars in theaters for its 50th anniversary. It’ll happen on February 17, 2027, and io9 has confirmed with Lucasfilm that it is, in fact, the original theatrical cut of the movie.

Earlier this year, the studio announced it would be bringing Star Wars , later titled Star Wars: A New Hope , back to theaters to celebrate its massive anniversary but there was that big question of what version? Would it be the Special Edition that had become the standard over the past 30 years? The version with Greedo shooting first, Jabba the Hutt and rings around the Death Star?

Now, we know, that answer is no. This will be “a newly restored version of the classic Sta

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