In 2027, Star Wars: A New Hope, the movie that ushered in the massively popular space franchise set in a galaxy far, far away, will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Today, it’s been announced that a rerelease of A New Hope in theaters will happen that year, making for a nice bonus along with getting the Ryan Gosling-led upcoming Star Wars movie Starfighter. However, this rerelease will be extra special for fans because it will give fans something they’ve been wanting for a long time: the original theatrical version of A New Hope.
Lucasfilm announced that “a newly restored version of the classic Star Wars (1977) theatrical release” will play for a limited time in theaters starting February 19, 2027. This rerelease was previously set for April 30 of that same year, so this is one of those rare instances of something arriving earlier to the big screen rather than delayed. The bigger deal, of course, is that this will mark the first time in years that the original version of A New Hope is officially made available to watch after years of being kept locked up, so to speak.
