It’s a project that’s already passed into cinema folklore, and it was shown once, and once only, in a private Hollywood screening. It’s an edited version of the Star Wars saga by actor and mega Star Wars fan Topher Grace, and you can see the trailer right here, right now, at Jedi News.
In 2012, Mr. Grace did a a one time only private screening of a Star Wars “remake” edited by himself. “The result is an 85-minute movie titled Star Wars: Episode III.5: The Editor Strikes Back. It should be noted that the Star Wars prequel trilogy is almost 7 hours in total length, and the shortest film (Episode 1) is more than 51 minutes longer than Grace’s fan cut. What this means is a lot of footage ended up on the editing room floor, and a lot of creative choices were made in the editing process. And the result? “Topher Grace’s Star Wars film is probably the best possible edit of the Star Wars prequels given the footage released and available.”, quoted from SlashFilm.
Since the screening Topher has received multiple requests including one from the honorable Lucasfilm to show his edited version, although Topher will not be showing the film again, he would like to release the trailer he made for it. This is a never before seen, never released clip and he would like to provide to Jedi News and one other media site only.Check out the latest episode of RebelForce Radio for more from Topher, and stay tuned as we’ll be chatting with him ourselves soon.