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‘Remarkable’ showing presented movie exactly how it was experienced by audiences in 1977

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Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has reassured Star Wars fans who were left concerned that an incredibly rare screening of A New Hope’s first ever cut had not been officially sanctioned.

Star Wars purists expressed confusion after the BFI announced the screening earlier this year, highlighting that writer-director George Lucas has repeatedly expressed his disdain for this particular version cut over the years.