The Empire Strikes Back opened in theaters 40 years ago this week, and StarWars.com is commemorating the occasion with all kinds of new features and content about the film.
Yesterday, they posted an eye-opening article that revealed something I never knew about the Star Wars sequel: It originally had a slightly different ending.
Here’s what happened: The Empire Strikes Back was initially released in about 100 theaters in 70mm.
It is fascinating that Lucas’ tinkering with the Star Wars trilogy began long before the notorious Special Editions.