Lucasfilm: No Restoration of Original Star Wars Trilogy

Lucasfilm doesn't plan on restoring the original versions of the first Star Wars trilogy anytime soon.

In an interview with Steelewars Podcast, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy confirmed they won't alter George Lucas' version of the trilogy and will leave the first three films (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi) the way Lucas did when he revisited them in the 1990s.

"I wouldn't touch those, are you kidding me?", said Kennedy. "Those will always remain his."

When Lucas changed the original trilogy by adding new scenes and special effects in the '90s, he reportedly altered the actual film prints, with the original cuts apparently no longer in existence. Lucasfilm would have to reassemble them, but it seems that won't be happening.

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