--- title: 'Star Wars' to Screen in China for First Time Ever description: The Shanghai International Film Festival will screen the original six films over the course of the festival canonical: https://time.com/3895590/star-wars-china-screening/ author: Entertainment Weekly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-25T15:56:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:03:21.287Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 'Star Wars' to Screen in China for First Time Ever og:description: The Shanghai International Film Festival will screen the original six films og:url: https://time.com/3895590/star-wars-china-screening/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f476ba6cc3d5b81/6987ee2ae53aba59df4dba94/solo-leia.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: solo-leia og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Star Wars' to Screen in China for First Time Ever twitter:description: The Shanghai International Film Festival will screen the original six films twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f476ba6cc3d5b81/6987ee2ae53aba59df4dba94/solo-leia.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Star Wars_ to Screen in China for First Time Ever > Sponsored content. 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American actors Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher in costume as brother and sister Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia in George Lucas' Star Wars trilogy, 1977.Terry O'Neill—Getty Images by [Devan Coggan / EW](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Devan Coggan / EW May 25, 2015 3:56 PM UTC _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ doesn’t open until the end of this year, but moviegoers in China will travel to a galaxy far, far away next month. [The country will have its first-ever screening of the six original _Star Wars_ movies](http://deadline.com/2015/05/star-wars-six-films-shanghai-international-film-festival-china-1201432557/). The 18th Shanghai International Film Festival and Walt Disney Pictures have announced that all six _Star Wars_ films will screen over the course of the festival. Although _Star Wars: Episode I –_ _The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones,_ and _Star Wars: Episode III –_ _Revenge of the Sith_ all debuted in Chinese theaters, this will be the first ever theatrical screening of the original trilogy in China. In a release, [SIFF organizers called the series “the greatest sci-fi masterpiece in film history,”](http://www.siff.com/InformationEn/ViewDetail.aspx?ParentCategoryID=663322c0-3c09-4c28-b7bf-f2560f021a91&InfoGuid=7e24c4e9-9d9a-4a5e-b843-0a338efd75b1) saying that they hoped to generate discussion and Chinese interest ahead of the upcoming _Force Awakens_ premiere. The festival will be held June 13 through June 21. _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/25/star-wars-china-shanghai-international-film-festival?xid=IFT-Trending) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/)_._ ### Rare Photos of George Lucas Behind the Scenes of Star Wars  George Lucas and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope in a galaxy far, far away. Lucasfilm  Lucas gives direction to Sir Alec Guinness (Obi-Wan Kenobi) in Episode IV. Lucasfilm  Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) and Harrison Ford (Han Solo) sit around Lucas on the set of The Empire Strikes Back. Lucasfilm  Lucas with Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), along with Hamill and Ford on the set of Episode IV. Lucasfilm  Lucas directs Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin) and Carrie Fisher. Lucasfilm  Harrison Ford and Lucas share a moment in Endor on the set of Return of the Jedi. Lucasfilm  Lucas on set filming the opening scene of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. Lucasfilm  Lucas reviews concept art for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. Lucasfilm  Lucas inspects a model pod racer for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. Lucasfilm  Lucas makes sure that the Death Star is fully armed and operational for Return of the Jedi. Lucasfilm  Lucas holds up Jango Fett's helmet. Lucasfilm  Natalie Portman (Queen Amidala) and Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) listen to Lucas' directions on the set of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Lucasfilm  Lucas directs a lightsaber battle between Ian McDiarmid (Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious) and Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu) on the set of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Lucasfilm  Lucas sets up camp next to a Bantha on the set of Episode IV. Lucasfilm  Lucas finds the droid he was looking for. 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