The original 1977 Star Wars is returning to cinemas on February 19, 2027, in a newly restored version that will screen in IMAX for the first time, including IMAX 70mm at select locations.
Lucasfilm and Disney announced the date on Thursday as the centrepiece of the film’s 50th anniversary year. The restored cut is the version audiences saw in 1977, before the changes introduced in the later Special Editions, and it will be the film’s first theatrical run since 1997.
The re-release will play on thousands of screens worldwide, in IMAX 70mm, Digital IMAX, 70mm, 35mm, 4DX and D-BOX. Each screening opens with a celebratory logo backed by a newly orchestrated score from John Williams. Ticket details have yet to be announced.
The format is in demand. IMAX 70mm locations have delivered a record $78 million in global box office this year, according to Deadline.
The anniversary year runs through 2027. Ahsoka returns to Disney+ for its second season on January 20, Star Wars Celebration takes place in Los Angeles from April 1 to 4, and a new behind-the-scenes documentary, The Hero Awakens, streams on Disney+ from May 4. Shawn Levy’s Star Wars: Starfighter, starring Ryan Gosling, opens on May 28, the 50th anniversary weekend of the original film’s May 25, 1977 debut.
Source: Deadline
