Star Wars: Episode VI Revenge of the Jedi

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Star Wars: Episode VI Revenge of the Jedi was the first draft of the script to the film that would become Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.

Plot summary

The film was supposed to focus on Luke Skywalker and his friends trying to save the galaxy from the Galactic Empire. Endor was going to be called the "Green Moon" and was going to be a moon of Had Abbadon, the Imperial capital.[1]

Development

On February 20, 1981,[2] the first draft for the third film of the original trilogy, entitled Star Wars: Episode VI Revenge Of The Jedi, was completed. George Lucas' original idea for the third Star Wars film was to focus on Luke Skywalker's and Leia Organa's adventures to save Han Solo from the clutches of bounty hunter Boba Fett, but after he decided to not make a third trilogy,[3] the idea was scrapped. The script, written by Lawrence Kasdan and by Lucas, featured Darth Vader, Grand Moff Jerjerrod and The Emperor competing for the possession of Luke Skywalker.

On September 21, 1981, a second draft written by Kasdan was completed. This draft included the elimination of Had Abbadon, the return of Vader to a more villainous role and the instatement of Dagobah.[4] Among other changes, Han Solo was killed.[5]

After many delays, the draft was scrapped, and on November 1, 1981, the shooting script was presented, entitled Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.[6] The film was released in 1983.

Legacy

The idea of a Star Wars film with the word Revenge in its title was later used in 2005 with Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays
  2. ↑ This Week in Star Wars logo This Week! in Star Wars Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Comes Home, the Child Lands at New York Toy Fair, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
  3. ↑ Premium-Era-real Boba Fett Was Supposed to Be a Bigger Bad Than Darth Vader by Zakarin, Jordan on www.inverse.com (May 4, 2016) (backup link archived on January 9, 2020)
  4. ↑ Kaminski, Michael.The Secret History of Star Wars. Legacy Books Press, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-9784652-3-0.
  5. ↑ Premium-Era-real Why Harrison Ford Wanted Han Solo To Die In Return Of The Jedi on www.cinemablend.com (December 18, 2015) (backup link archived on April 19, 2020)
  6. ↑ Premium-Era-real The 'Return of the Jedi' That Could Have Been by Ryan, Joal on www.yahoo.com (May 24, 2013) (backup link archived on August 24, 2017)
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