Wait, What?! George Lucas Asserts That Greedo Always Shot First?

It’s been a point of contention amongst fanboys since 1997 when Star Wars (again, I will not call it A New Hope) returned to theaters in Special Edition form complete with new special effects, creatures and remastered sound and picture. However, one of the biggest changes to the film came in the form of an extra split second of footage in the Mos Eisley cantina in which Han Solo is confronted by Greedo. Now in the original film, Solo blasts Greedo without a second thought, but in the Special Edition, galactic history is rewritten to have Greedo taking the first shot. However, George Lucas never saw it that way. More below! In an interview with THR (via SlashFilm) Lucas claims that it’s always been Greedo that shot first, but the limited coverage that was shot during production back in the 70’s allowed only for a sloppy edit that never allowed viewers …