No, Star Wars uncut is not the long awaited debut of the Star Wars saga on Blu-Ray. It is also not the special edition. It is a VERY special edition, made by fans and for fans. Initiated by 26-year-old Web developer Casey Pugh A New Hope got cut into pieces of 15 seconds each. Groups of fans could then choose up to three of those scenes and shoot their own version of them. Several groups could claim the same scene and in the community got to choose which fan made scenes will be used in the final movie – stitched together with all the winning scenes.

To Casey’s surprise, but totally deserved, the project just won an Emmy in the category creative achievement in interactive media. Casey initially did not want to apply but got talked into it and has now won an award which previously has been given to big names like Lost or the Jimmy Fallon show.

Pugh says that the movie is finished but he is awaiting a response from LucasFilms regarding legal issues. There is hope that they will treat it as a fan film and give it a green light. You can watch the full Star Wars uncut movie on the website already but until the legal issues are resolved without the original soundtrack though. Still worth watching and a must see if you are a Star Wars fan.