Lucasfilm: No Restoration of Original Star Wars Trilogy

"Those will always remain his."

By Alex Gilyadov

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.

Rumors of Disney re-releasing the unaltered original Star Wars trilogy on Blu-ray for the 40th anniversary also proved false. Check out what IGN thinks is the best and worst changes in Lucas' Special Editions.

There's also plenty of new Star Wars to look forward to, with The Last Jedi opening in theaters on December 15, 2018. Director Rian Johnson revealed why Kylo Ren's scar moved and Mark Hamill spoke about why he believes The Force Awakens was a missed opportunity.

Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter. 

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