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   Not sure how many "re" prefixs need to be in there, probably half a   
   dozen ... re-re-re-re-re-re-release.  :-)   
      
   Reportedly it will also be the *ORIGINAL* 1977 version, not one of the   
   many later re-edits (remains to be seen if that means no "Episode IV"   
   in the opening crawl).   
      
      
       Star Wars' Return to Theaters Gets Great News   
       as Rerelease Date Is Bumped Up   
       ---------------------------------------------   
       The upcoming theatrical rerelease of Star Wars, also known as   
       Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope and Star Wars: A New Hope,   
       has received some great news.   
      
       Earlier this year, Lucasfilm announced that Star Wars: A New   
       Hope would be rereleased in theaters in 2026 in honor of the   
       1977 film's 50th anniversary. The rerelease was dated for   
       April 30, 2027.   
      
       What is the update on the rerelease of Star Wars: A New Hope?   
       Now, per the official Star Wars website, Lucasfilm and Disney   
       have moved up the rerelease date to February 19, 2027. No other   
       movie currently has that release date, though Universal   
       Pictures and DreamWorks Animation's Cocomelon: The Movie   
       arrives the week after.   
      
       Additionally, the Star Wars website notes that the version of   
       Star Wars that will be rereleased in theaters is the "1977   
       original" rather than the controversial 1997 Special Edition.   
      
       Often regarded as one of the great and most influential movies   
       of all time, Star Wars is written and directed by George Lucas.   
       It stars Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Harrison Ford as Han   
       Solo, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa, Peter Cushing as   
       Grand Moff Tarkin, Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi,   
       Anthony Daniels as C3PO, Kenny Baker as R2-D2, Peter Mayhew as   
       Chewbacca, and David Prowse and James Earl Jones as Darth Vader.   
      
       "The Imperial Forces - under orders from cruel Darth Vader -   
       hold Princess Leia hostage, in their efforts to quell the   
       rebellion against the Galactic Empire," reads the movie's   
       official synopsis. "Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, captain of the   
       Millennium Falcon, work together with the companionable droid   
       duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess, help the   
       Rebel Alliance, and restore freedom and justice to the Galaxy."   
      
       A New Hope won't be the only Star Wars movie that fans get to   
       see in 2027, either, as Shawn Levy's Star Wars: Starfighter is   
       currently dated for May 28, 2027. That film stars Ryan Gosling,   
       Flynn Gray, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Matt Smith, Amy Adams, and   
       more.   
      
      
      
      
      
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