History GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion / StarWars

There are fan edits that aim at reworking some of the movies (the Original Trilogy in particular) to render them as close as possible to their original release state, more details can be found [[FanEdit/StarWars here]].

* A series of alterations explicitly shows how Darth Vader got from Cloud City to his Star Destroyer. First, Vader's terse "Get my shuttle," is replaced with a new line, "Alert my Star Destroyer to prepare for my arrival." This followed by a new shot of Vader walking towards a lambda shuttle. More new shots are inserted in the middle of the ''Millennium Falcon'''s escape: the lambda shuttle flying towards the Star Destroyer, and Vader disembarking the shuttle aboard the Star Destroyer. (The last one is actually unused footage originally shot for ''Return of the Jedi''.)

* In the scene where Palpatine appears via hologram, he is digitally replaced with Ian [=McDiarmid=], who plays him in all of his other appearances. Originally he was portrayed by Marjorie Eaton with chimpanzee eyes superimposed over the top of her own and dubbed over by Clive Revill. The dialogue between Palpatine and Vader is partially rewritten to have Palpatine inform Vader of Luke Skywalker's true identity. Of all the alterations to the films, this is perhaps the least contested since it took out what many had come to regard as an awkward piece of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.

* The film's blue tint of ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker(' was heavily reduced to a more natural colour temperature.

* There is a brief tracking shot of a cloud car patrolling Cloud City.

* In the first edition of the novel ''Literature/LeiaPrincessOfAlderaan'', and in the audiobook, while Leia is being persuaded that it's okay for her to have fun and a personal life in the midst of galactic suffering and unrest, she quotes an Alderaanian philosopher who said, "Strength through joy". [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strength_Through_Joy Strength Through Joy]] was a state-operated organization in Nazi Germany that subsidized leisure and vacations for certain types of German citizen, to keep them content with their situation and aid in propaganda. Claudia Gray [[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Leia,_Princess_of_Alderaan#Reception apologized]] for using this slogan in ignorance of its history. Later editions changed the quote to "Joy drives out fear", dodging the Unfortunate Implications of having a Nazi slogan in the mouth of an [[PerfectPacifistPeople Alderaanian]].

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': The Season 1 premiere, [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E1Ambush "Ambush"]], appears to have a line of dialogue cut from the [[Creator/DisneyPlus]] release, the line being "We're losing our shields", spoken by a clone officer. The closed captions were later changed to reflect this. However, it's unknown if this change was done by accident or on purpose.

There are fan edits that aim at reworking some of the movies (the Original Trilogy in particular) to render them as close as possible to their original release state, more details can be found [[FanEdit here]].

* In what is likely the second most infamous example of this trope (after "Han Shot First"), Anakin Skywalker's original actor Sebastian Shaw is replaced as a Force ghost by Anakin's actor from the prequels, Creator/HaydenChristensen.

* The original Max Rebo Band musical number "Lapti Nek" is replaced with a new one, "Jedi Rocks", which is much longer and has many new shots of CG aliens. In many cases these replace the original puppets, most notably the lead singer Sy Snootles (though the original puppet with the feather atop her head can still be seen in the background).

* The puppet Yoda is replaced with a CGI Yoda in all of his scenes. This was because Lucas had always intended Yoda to be fully CGI in the film, but early attempts at it were unsatisfactory, forcing them to use the puppet.

* Though unnoticed by many, the font of the end credits was made slightly smaller, and thus the end credits sequence was lengthened, necessitating rearranging the music.

* The film's blue tint was heavily reduced to a more natural colour temperature.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': Season 2 premiere [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsTheSiegeOfLothal "The Siege of Lothal"]] ends on a scene where Darth Vader makes a report to the Emperor. In the original episode, Palpatine is voiced by Creator/SamWitwer, in a RoleReprise from the ''[[VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed Force Unleashed]]'' video game series. However, the version of the episode available on Amazon Video recently replaced Witwer with Creator/IanMcDiarmid, the Emperor's usual actor who had also reprised the role in Palpatine's further appearances on the series in late season 4. This change was also reported on Creator/DisneyPlus among people previewing the service in the Netherlands prior to its official release on November 12, 2019.

There are fan edits that aims at reworking some of the movies (the Original Trilogy in particular) to render them as close as possible to their original release state, more details can be found [[FanEdit here]].

* The original Max Rebo Band musical number "Lapti Nek" is replaced with a new one, "Jedi Rocks", which is much longer and has many new shots of CG aliens.

* A new shot is added with Oola getting up in the rancor's den and screaming.

* A large rock is added in front of the hole where R2-D2 hides from the Tusken Raiders.

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* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'': Season 2 premiere [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsTheSiegeOfLothal "The Siege of Lothal"]] ends on a scene where Darth Vader makes a report to the Emperor. In the original episode, Palpatine is voiced by Creator/SamWitwer, in a RoleReprise from the ''[[VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed Force Unleashed]]'' video game series. However, the version of the episode available on Amazon Video recently replaced Witwer with Creator/IanMcDiarmid, the Emperor's usual actor who had also reprised the role in Palpatine's further appearances on the series in late season 4. This change was also reported on Creator/DisneyPlus among people previewing the service in the Netherlands prior to its official release on November 12, 2019.

* In the scene where Palpatine appears via hologram, he is digitally replaced with Ian [=McDiarmid=], who plays him in all of his other appearances. Originally he was portrayed by Marjorie Eaton with chimpanzee eyes superimposed over the top of her own and dubbed over by Clive Revill. The dialogue between Palpatine and Vader is partially rewritten to have Palpatine inform Vader of Luke Skywalker's true identity. Of all the alterations to the films, this is perhaps the least contested.