Star Wars' Greedo actor perplexed by 'Maclunkey' edit: 'I've never understood anything about the movies'

Greedo Star Wars.
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The actor behind Star Wars' Greedo has searched his feelings about the strange new Disney+ version, but he's coming up short of an explanation.

When Disney+ launched this week, Star Wars fans were baffled to find yet another change to a classic scene in the original 1977 film: the showdown between Han and Greedo, which was controversially altered after its original release so that Greedo fires a shot at Han before Han shoots and kills him. That's still the case in the version on Disney+, but now, an extra Greedo line has been added for no apparent reason, with the doomed Rodian shouting what sounds like "maclunkey!"

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.