There once was a little film called Fanboys about a bunch of Star Wars fans who sneak into Skywalker Ranch to steal an early copy of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace for their other Wars-fan friend who will die of cancer before the movie’s release.

Then, Weinstien company bought the film, screened it, and decided to get rid of the cancer plot. This set the internet into an uproar of angry fanboys who thought the film was going to be missing its heart and didn’t want to see a big studio come in and mess with a decent film (more on the whole thing HERE and HERE).

Now, committed.to/stopdarthweinstein, one of the leading sites against Weinstien’s re-cutting, have ended their boycott of Weinstein/Dimension films because the original Fanboys is going to see the light of day:

Fellow Star Wars Fans,

The battle to save Fanboys is over! AND WE WON!

The Weinstein Company has decided to listen to the outcry from Star Wars fans around the globe! They have restored the original plotline and have given the movie back to the Star Wars fans who made it!

The film has been given back to the original director and he is currently editing the final version at Skywalker Ranch! The original cut of the movie will be released in theaters later this year! And there are rumors of a sneak preview of the film happening at the San Diego Comic-Con!

We hereby end our boycott of the Weinstein Company! The studio has earned our respect and gratitude by actually listening to their target audience.

Our thanks go out to everyone who lent their voices to the Stop Darth Weinstein campaign, and to the thousands of fans who took the time to email the studio.
When the original version of Fanboys is released later this year you should all take pride in knowing that you helped make it happen!

When the official release date for Fanboys is announced we will post it here!

May the Force Be With You Always!

Sincerely,

Jek Porkins
Zev Senesca
Biggs Darklighter
Dack Ralter
& the SDW Squadron

Mark one up for the internet?

All we know is: smoke ‘em if you got ‘em, the filmmaker and the fans have won.