A long time ago in a galaxy called Los Angeles, Star Wars premiered as just that: Star Wars. The “Episode IV: A New Hope” didn’t come until 1981 when the movie was re-released following the ...

George Lucas infamously did not like the very first print of Star Wars (which would later be renamed to Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope), and would tinker with it in the years after its release.

The original Star Wars is the famous science fiction movie of all time, with legendary quotes including lines from Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

In the original print, the 1977’s movie subtitle “Episode IV: A New Hope” is not included in the opening crawl and the famous scene set in the Mos Eisley cantina scene features Han Solo ...

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Kennedy went on to say that anyone who comes into the Lucasfilm fold to create a new “Star Wars” project is shown Lucas’ 1977 movie because it’s “the gold standard” of storytelling.

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When he re-released Star Wars after The Empire Strikes Back, Lucas added in the “ Episode IV: A New Hope ” title to the opening crawl. That didn’t exist until 1981.

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