OK, but… why Maclunkey? Of all the changes they could have made, why that one in particular? Who was the executive that thought: “This scene is iconic, but you know what it’s missing? Greedo saying a gibberish word right before he shoots. Yeah, it’ll be like how in a Western they say Draw right before they shoot, but made more Star Warsy.”
If you believe Pablo Hidalgo, that executive was George Lucas back in 2012.
Oh, I believe him. I can’t imagine anyone but George insisting on a change this inane. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall watching him explain to an underling that they really needed to get someone into the recording studio before this Disney deal went down, or else he’d never get his chance to have Greedo say “Maclunkey” like he’d always envisioned.