Newly-Found Copy of Original Star Wars Script Settles One of the Biggest Fan Debates of the Film

The answer to a question that has mystified Star Wars fans for decades was hidden in a Canadian library

According to CBC — the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. — librarian Kristian Brown found an early draft of the Star Wars script while trying to digitize the University of New Brunswick Library's science-fiction collection.

The script, marked as a "fourth draft," is dated March 15, 1976, way ahead of the film's 1977 release.

The biggest revelation centers on one of the film's most unforgettable scenes.

While at the Cantina Bar, Jabba the Hutt's henchman, Greedo, confronts Han Solo (Harrison Ford), and demands that Solo must pay Jabba the money he owes him. The two of them exchange gunfire, and Solo wins. The question fans have been debating for decades was: Who shot first: Han Solo or Greedo?

The updated versions of the film didn't help settle the debate. For instance, the 1997 version was altered to make it look like that Han was acting in self-defense.

I'll tell you one thing, right now," Brown told CBC, "based on the script, I can tell you 100%, Han shot first."

"No matter how many new things are made, it all basically came from this first thing," Brown told CBC. "And it's just good to look back at the origins of the entire thing and not forget, you know, what came first."

Update: According to the AV Club, Lucasfilm says the script is probably "fan-made" replica. We'll update you once we hear more about this news.