Peter Mayhew just confirmed that Han Shot First. https://mobile.twitter.com/TheWookieeRoars/status/705043238382604288
OK, that’s it, I’m now 110% confident that the OUT is what he was talking about and I will be forced to re-evaluate my judgment, intelligence, and entire life’s meaning if I turn out to be wrong on this.
And I don’t think it’s too early to announce a 40th anniversary edition, especially if it’s going theatrical. They want to drum up hype, and it’s only a year away now. Plus, with Rogue One coming out in December and VIII being pushed back to next December, they need a stopgap in summer 2017 to keep Star Wars fresh in people’s minds. May 2017 would be the perfect time for a theatrical re-release, especially given Rogue One’s plot connection to the original.