Star Wars: Duel of the Fates

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Star Wars: Duel of the Fates (also known as Star Wars: Episode IX – Duel of the Fates) was the original draft of the third film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, written by director Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly. The plot was reworked into what became Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, directed by J. J. Abrams in 2019.[1][2] However, Trevorrow and Connolly retain story credits as many ideas from Duel of the Fates were modified and used for The Rise of Skywalker. Trevorrow left the production of the film in September 2017, following reports of a breakdown in the working relationship with Lucasfilm, the producer of the Star Wars franchise.[3][4] The script was named after the song of the same name that John Williams created for the soundtrack of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

Plot[]

A few years after the events of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the First Order now rules the galaxy with General Hux serving as its chancellor. Taking control of Coruscant, the First Order delivers daily public executions for members of a crushed Resistance and has blocked communications across the galaxy.[5] Still free from the Order's control, Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, Rose Tico and BB-8 steal a Star Destroyer from the occupied planet Kuat and take it to Nirallian, where surviving members of the Resistance, led by General Leia Organa, have established a new base. Now in control of a Star Destroyer, the Resistance is now strong enough to challenge the First Order. At the same time, Luke Skywalker's Force ghost is training Rey, who now wields a double-bladed lightsaber,[6] and haunting Kylo Ren, asking him to redeem himself.[7][8] However, Rey begins to question Luke's teachings.[8]

Ren finds a Sith Holocron in Darth Vader's castle on Mustafar,[1][2] but is injured by a booby trap in the Holocron. A beskar helmet is crafted to protect his scarred face[citation needed]. The Holocron leads Ren to seek the training of a 7000-year-old alien named Tor Valum, later revealed to be Palpatine's master, Darth Plagueis.[9] During training, Kylo Ren fights a phantom of Vader. Tor Valum also teaches Ren to absorb the life force, but he is killed by his new student using the technique.[7]

Rey learns from the Sacred Jedi texts that a device capable of fixing communications is stored in the depths of the Coruscant Jedi Temple. The heroes split up, with Finn, Rose, R2-D2, and C-3PO trying to restore communications using the machine in the Jedi Temple of Coruscant, while Rey, Chewbacca, and Poe depart on a mission to Bonadan to find the planet of Mortis, the location of a vision Rey had with her duelling Ren.

On Coruscant, Finn and Rose activate the device, allowing Leia to send a message to the galaxy to inspire a rebellion, but they are attacked by the First Order before completing it. Rose is captured and Finn goes on alone. He fights a stormtrooper with serial number RK-514[citation needed]. Finn, recalling that he is a redeemed stormtrooper, is reluctant to kill the combatant, ultimately sparing his life after defeating him. RK-514, taking on the name Rafe, convinces other stormtroopers to defect and help Finn's cause. Finn, with the help of the droids, convinces ordinary citizens to take a stand against the First Order.

Meanwhile, the Knights of Ren pursue Rey and Poe on Bonadan, and with the help of Poe and Chewbacca, Rey kills all of the Knights of Ren during their fight.[7][8] Rey takes the Knights of Ren's ship, the Knife 9, to Mortis, and Poe and Chewbacca leave in the Millennium Falcon to assist Finn and Rose on Coruscant. Meanwhile, Leia visits Lando Calrissian,[10] who now owns a bar.[11] She asks him to lead the people that answered the Resistance's call for help to fight against the First Order, but he refuses the offer.[8]

Finn leads the revolution of citizens on Coruscant, with Poe, Chewbacca, and an army of the Resistance arriving to assist in the battle against the remaining First Order forces. Finn also convinces some stormtroopers to defect from the First Order and join them in battle.[12][13][14] Lando also has a change of heart and arrives with an army of smugglers to aid the revolution.[15] When he learns the First Order is nearing defeat, Hux kills himself using a purple-bladed lightsaber from his collection.[16][17] After being tortured, Rose manages to free herself[8] and rewires the hyperdrive of the First Order's base floating above Coruscant, causing it to crash into a planet when they attempt to escape.[16]

On Mortis, Rey fights Kylo Ren, who blinds and defeats her, almost killing her with his new power to absorb life from the living.[15] Luke's Force ghost offers moral support to Rey, who now wears a blindfold before confronting Ren for a second time.[7] Rey states her masters were wrong in rejecting the dark side and embraces both sides of the Force, the dark and light co-existing in true balance, giving her the upper hand and allowing her to defeat Kylo Ren. Ren dies redeemed, healing Rey with the Force after Leia calls out to him.[15] His last words reveal Rey's true birth name is Rey Solana.[16][9][a] On the verge of death, Rey meets with the ghosts of Luke, Yoda, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, who allow her to choose between staying dead or returning to life.

The film ends with a medal ceremony in which Finn, Poe, Rose, and Chewbacca are commemorated.[15] Some time later, Finn and Rose settle on the planet Modesta, where they create a home for force sensitive children.[16] One day, a silhouette approaches the homestead revealing herself to be Rey. It's then explained that she will train the children in the Force, while showing how the balance of the Light and Dark sides will maintain peace in the galaxy.

Development[]

In August 2015, Colin Trevorrow was announced as the director of Episode IX;[19] he wrote a script titled Duel of the Fates with frequent collaborator Derek Connolly.[19][20][21] The draft dated December 2016 would have required changes due to the death of actress Carrie Fisher (who played Leia Organa) the same month.[16] The script draft was leaked online in January 2020 (while The Rise of Skywalker was in theaters). A number of Twitter users expressed that they would have preferred to see Trevorrow's Duel of the Fates over The Rise of Skywalker, which was written by J. J. Abrams and Chris Terrio.[22] Major differences featured in Duel of the Fates are that Rey—who has the last name Solana[15]—is not related to Palpatine (Darth Sidious), Kylo Ren seeks to be trained by Sith Master Tor Valum (who was going to be revealed as Palpatine's master),[9] and the final battle centers upon the previously established planets Coruscant from the prequel trilogy and Mortis from The Clone Wars animated series.[b] Other differences include that Rey is blinded by an unredeemed Kylo Ren, Luke's spirit has a more significant role, and R2-D2 suffers severe damage.[24] The R2-D2 scene is the only one which Trevorrow has officially commented on, noting on Twitter that the droid would have been repaired.[21] As part of an online Comic-Con event, Trevorrow called his departure from the film "traumatic" and showed a spaceship model he designed with his son for the unmade film.[25]

Elements which survived in the produced film include Kylo finding a Sith holocron in Darth Vader's castle on Mustafar and the transference of Force energy.[1][2] As well as Rey shooting Force lighting from her hands while fighting against an enemy.[26] And also the concept of a Star Destroyer with Death Star-similar planet-destroying capabilities (though in Duel of the Fates there was not a fleet of them), Chewbacca getting a medal (although in a ceremony), and an initially reluctant Lando helping save the day by surprisingly arriving leading a fleet of spaceships. Though in the unmade version Lando originally was going to be introduced as enjoying a life of luxury by owning a cabaret bar.[27] The views of Lando 's portrayer Billie Dee Williams lined with that more than was ultimately made, as he stated that due to Lando's gambling backstory, he imagined old Lando as a rich "Las Vegas entrepreneur and showman like Steve Wynn", and that he favored that to the military general side of Lando.[28] [29] The cabaret bar was replaced with Lando being on exile on a desert planet, which was noted as less what people would expect from Lando by Screenrant.[30] Entertainment Weekly noted that Lando would have made sense in The Last Jedi planet of casinos,[31] Rian Johnson considered placing Lando on that part and returning him to his morally ambiguous roots, by having him betray the heroes again, but ultimately replaced him by creating the less moral character of DJ.[32]

According to website Polygon, the desert planet where Lando was found was the last thing to be added to the film, as noted in the Phil Szostak written official artbook of the movie. Which in regards to the unmade Duel of the Fates script, it noted only a few images related to the unfilmed script made it to the book, and that it did not even list Trevorrow's name among the main creative forces of the film). It also described the leaked Duel of the Fates concept art as coming from earlier drafts of such book.[33]

Reception[]

As of September 2020, according to Rotten Tomatoes, The Rise of Skywalker was the lowest-rated live-action film of the Star Wars series.[34] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 53 out of 100 based on 61 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[35] Screenrant ranked it as the worst live-action movie, only above the animated one while Entertainment Weekly ranked it as the worst Star Wars movie, even bellow the animated ones. Both ranked The Last Jedi as third best, and both excluded the Ewoks and Star Wars Holiday Special TV movies from their rankings.[36][37] The Rise of Skywalker was criticized for revealing the lack of a plan connecting the sequel trilogy (most notably walking back choices made by The Last Jedi)[38][39] and containing a number of plot holes, especially regarding Palpatine's return and his relationship to Rey.[40][41] Some criticized the film for its treatment of characters of color and women, particularly Rose Tico (who barely appears in the film), Poe Dameron, and Finn.[42][43][44] Eliana Dokterman, writing for Time magazine, called the film and its retcons "problematic", perceiving Abrams' choices as having been made to appease the complaints leveled by a toxic contingent of online fandom angered by The Last Jedi, in particular online trolls who harassed Johnson and several cast members, most notably Kelly Marie Tran, who played Rose.[44][45] Chris Terrio stated that Tran's reduced screen time was caused by the difficulty of including archival footage of the deceased Carrie Fisher in scenes featuring both characters.[46] Poe's new backstory as a smuggler was criticized as being racist towards Latinos, as Dameron is portrayed by Guatemalan-born actor Oscar Isaac.[47][43] In September 2020, John Boyega also criticized the film for sidelining characters played by people of color, including him, Tran, and Isaac.[48][49][50] According to website Polygon, the official art book described attempts to make the smuggler past of Poe tragic, but the final film made it comedic instead.[51]

Before the draft was revealed as real, Esquire described it as too good to be fan-fiction, calling the script "worldclass", and in contrast criticized The Rise of Skywalker as cowardly for not killing any main character, other than Palpatine, "the old man that was already dead".[15] Nerdist notes that Rey remained a no one, as compared to making her a Palpatine, which completely undermined the meaning of The Last Jedi.[52] Inverse states that Duel of the Fates has two massive flaws in its roles for Leia and her son, Kylo Ren.[53] However Inverse also praised the discarded script for multiple reasons, including being darker and less reliant on nostalgia and retcons than the Abrams versions, as well as connecting better to The Force Awakens due to providing an actual explanation for Rey's visions of the Knights of Ren. which it also praised for providing better reasons for Rey to shoot Force lighting due to treating such ability as dark side triggered (this being an angry Rey realizing the Knights of Ren killed her parents). Instead of how the Abrams version turned into an hereditary skill, something no previous film had done.[54]

Collider made a video review of the unmade script, and opined in April 2021 that Star Wars parody Spaceballs was better than The Rise of Skywalker.[55][56] According to CBR.com the unmade script was heavily political somewhat beyond of Finn's plotline, noting it sought to explain how the social class worked in the franchise (continuing from The Last Jedi), and comparing the themes to contemporary films like Us and the Oscar winning film Parasite. It noted in the opening act migrants helped the First Order due to financial bankruptcy, and that the communications blockade was a parallel for censorship. It also compared the stormtroopers conditioning to imperialism, in how indigenous kids have always been forced to forget their cultures and native languages in re-education camps. CBR.com called Disney and Abrams cowards for depoliticizing the ultimately made film.[57] The website later published a detailed opinion on why the unmade script would had been better than the one Abrams rewrote, calling most of the unmade arcs better including those of Rey, Hux, Kylo Ren (as the main villain), Luke Skywalker, Rose Tico, and Finn.[58][59]

Some websites perceived Trevorrow's unmade script as closely aligned with the themes of the previous films of the saga, mainly The Last Jedi, and some also perceived it as giving more to do to characters played by people of color like Finn and Rose Tico.[60][42][61][62][63][64][65][22] John Boyega concurred with this, stating that the released film by Terrio and Abrams denied him of the "big hero moment" that the unmade film intended for his character, for instance when he leads an army into battle against the First Order holding a Rebellion flag, which was developed as concept art. Finn was also going to convince stormtroopers to deflect the First Order and lead them into battle against it.[12][13][14] The concept art of Finn's speech while holding the flag, as well as dialogue from the unmade film, were shared on social media and compared very positively and paralleling a speech given by Boyega during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.[66][67][68] In November 2020, Boyega revealed that the controversy surrounding the diminished roles of the characters played by people of color in The Rise of Skywalker led him to have a "very honest conversation" with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, who supported his claims.[69] Boyega also said he would like to see Duel of the Fates adapted into a television series, particularly an animated one.[70] Some sources have suggested that aspects of the script could be incorporated into other future Star Wars media.[71]

Various media sources have compared the unmade script and the controversy surrounding it to Zack Snyder's Justice League, a director's cut representing Snyder's original vision before he had to step away from the production and it was reworked for theatrical release by Joss Whedon.[72][73][45] The failed course correction attempt was also compared to the one of James Bond film Diamonds are forever.[74][75] Shortly after the release of The Rise of Skywalker, a rumor was circulated concerning an alleged "Abrams cut" of the film, which was quickly debunked.[76] A subsequent unsubstantiated rumor claimed that George Lucas would release his own version of The Rise of Skywalker.[77]

Adaptations[]

Fan-made comic adaptation[]

Graphic artist Andrew Winegarner produced a comic version of the script in March 2021.[78][42][61][62][79] The fan-made comic adaptation of the unmade script is 7 parts long, and its author shared it for free on his website. IGN noted that the author stated that he adapted the unmade script due to his disappointment over how The Rise of Skywalker deviated from expectations that had been set up by the first two films of the sequel trilogy, and was a "retread of Return of the Jedi." He also noted the unmade script was not fan fiction because Trevorrow received credit as a writer in The Rise of Skywalker.[78] CinemaBlend was positive about the fan-made comic,[80] having opined in January 2020 that Lucasfilm should adapt the unmade script into a comic, along the lines of The Star Wars, which adapted the original unmade script of the original Star Wars film (1977).[81] Inverse was positive about the fan-made comic adaptation while noting that the opinion that an unmade version of a film would have been better is common when the officially released version of the work was negatively received. It also compared the comic to the Star Wars Infinities comics, which told alternate stories to the ones of the films.[73]

Fan-made animated adaptations[]

Duel of the Fates also received a fan-made animated parody adaptation on the YouTube channel Mr Sunday Movies. Inverse was positive about the parody, noting that it was more of a comedic overview of the details of the unmade script, rather than a serious adaptation.[82][83][60] Another website, Digital Spy, compared the style of the animation drawings to the one of Nintendo's video game The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.[84]

CinemaBlend was positive about the fan-made parody adaptation,[85] and in another article noted that another different, and more serious animated adaptation existed by another YouTube channel, adapting a single scene of Kylo Ren talking to the ghost of Luke Skywalker in the ruins of Darth Vader's castle.[86]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Full Breakdown of Colin Trevorrow's Star Wars: Episode IX Story". Star Wars News Net. January 16, 2020. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Russell, Bradley (January 24, 2020). "Star Wars: Colin Trevorrow confirms Episode 9 script leak is real but corrects one plot point". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  3. ^ McNary, Dave (September 5, 2017). "Colin Trevorrow Out as Star Wars: Episode IX Director". Variety. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Kit, Borys; Galuppo, Mia (September 5, 2017). "Colin Trevorrow Out as Star Wars: Episode IX Director". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  5. ^ Goslin, Austen (January 16, 2020). "Colin Trevorrow's reportedly leaked script for Star Wars: Episode IX sounds ... pretty good". Polygon.com.
  6. ^ "Colin Trevorrow's 'Star Wars' Episode IX' Was Called 'Duel Of The Fates' & It's True, All Of It". theplaylist.net.
  7. ^ a b c d "Colin Trevorrow's Star Wars 9 Was Full Of Shocking Story Choices". ScreenRant. February 18, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e Lindbergh, Ben (January 15, 2020). "The Alleged Trevorrow Script Would Have Prevented a Lot of the Problems of 'Star Wars: Episode IX'". The Ringer.
  9. ^ a b c "Star Wars: 10 Major Differences In Colin Trevorrow's Rise Of Skywalker Script". ScreenRant. January 28, 2020.
  10. ^ "10 Things About Star Wars: Duel Of The Fates That Don't Make Sense". ScreenRant. September 29, 2020.
  11. ^ "Every Rise Of Skywalker Moment In Colin Trevorrow's Star Wars 9 Script". ScreenRant. February 19, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "John Boyega reveals Finn's 'Star Wars' storyline that got away: 'That would have been dope, man!'". Yahoo.com.
  13. ^ a b Sharf, Zack (October 23, 2020). "John Boyega Would Love to See Finn's Axed 'Star Wars' Storyline Get Told on TV or Animation".
  14. ^ a b "Rey Destroying Kylo's TIE Fighter Happened on Coruscant in Early Concept Art". ScreenRant. December 6, 2020.
  15. ^ a b c d e f Nero, Dom (February 12, 2020). "The Full Original Star Wars 9 Script Has Supposedly Leaked. And It Gives Fans the Ending They Deserved". Esquire.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  16. ^ a b c d e Lussier, Germain (January 15, 2020). "Colin Trevorrow's Alleged Star Wars Episode IX Ending Features Some Familiar Themes". io9. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  17. ^ "Early Star Wars 9 Script Had A Much Different Ending For General Hux". CINEMABLEND. May 25, 2020.
  18. ^ "The Reported Plots Of Every Unmade Version Of Star Wars 9". ScreenRant. January 17, 2020.
  19. ^ a b Ford, Rebecca (August 15, 2015). "Star Wars: Episode IX Sets Jurassic World Director Colin Trevorrow to Helm". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  20. ^ Chitwood, Adam (January 12, 2016). "Star Wars: Episode IX Director Colin Trevorrow Promises 'Satisfying' Answer to Rey Theories". Collider. Archived from the original on April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  21. ^ a b Oller, Jacob (January 24, 2020). "Star Wars' finale would've been titled 'Duel of the Fates,' Colin Trevorrow confirms". SYFY WIRE.
  22. ^ a b Alter, Ethan (January 15, 2020). "Colin Trevorrow's 'Star Wars: Episode IX' script leaked: More Rose, no Palpatine". Yahoo!. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  23. ^ "The Last Jedi Understood The Force Better Than The Other Star Wars Sequels (Because Of Clone Wars)". ScreenRant. November 26, 2020.
  24. ^ "Full Breakdown of Colin Trevorrow's Star Wars Episode 9 Script Allegedly Leaks". November 2021 – via Ign.com.
  25. ^ Francisco, Eric (July 27, 2020). "Colin Trevorrow reveals incredible, unused 'Star Wars: Episode IX' ship". Inverse. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  26. ^ "Colin Trevorrow's Star Wars script would have fixed a major Knights of Ren plot hole".
  27. ^ "Every Rise of Skywalker Moment in Colin Trevorrow's Star Wars 9 Script". Screen Rant. February 19, 2020.
  28. ^ "Star Wars actor was concerned about Lando's return in ROS". Digital Spy. December 2019.
  29. ^ "Every Rise of Skywalker Moment in Colin Trevorrow's Star Wars 9 Script". Screen Rant. February 19, 2020.
  30. ^ "Star Wars: Where Lando is During the Sequels (Before Rise of Skywalker)". Screen Rant. August 8, 2020.
  31. ^ "Confirmed: Lando Calrissian will not appear in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'". Entertainment Weekly.
  32. ^ "Yes, Lando Was Almost in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'". The Hollywood Reporter. December 20, 2017.
  33. ^ "The many versions of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker we didn't see". Polygon. March 31, 2020.
  34. ^ Owen, Phil (January 19, 2020). "The Rise of Skywalker' Now Has 'Star Wars' Franchise's Worst Rotten Tomatoes Score". TheWrap. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  35. ^ "Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  36. ^ "All Star Wars Movies, Ranked Worst to Best (Including Rise of Skywalker)". Screen Rant. December 19, 2019.
  37. ^ "Every 'Star Wars' film ranked from worst to best". Entertainment Weekly.
  38. ^ Baker, Chrishaun (February 11, 2020). "Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Being Bad Isn't The Last Jedi's Fault (It's Abrams/Disney)". ScreenRant. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  39. ^ Agar, Chris (February 5, 2020). "Star Wars' Biggest Sequel Trilogy Problems Are JJ Abrams' Fault". ScreenRant. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  40. ^ Placido, Dani Di (February 19, 2020). "Months After Release, 'The Rise Of Skywalker' Is Still Trying To Fix Its Plot Holes". Forbes. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  41. ^ Tassi, Paul (January 9, 2020). "Maybe The 'Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker' Writer Should Stop Explaining His Decisions". Forbes. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  42. ^ a b c "Colin Trevorrow's 'Star Wars' Episode IX' Was Called 'Duel Of The Fates' & It's True, All Of It". theplaylist.net.
  43. ^ a b "The problem with Poe Dameron's role in 'The Rise of Skywalker'". The Daily Dot. December 20, 2019. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  44. ^ a b "Why It's Problematic That Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Retcons The Last Jedi". Time.
  45. ^ a b "The Snyder Cut Is a Better Version of Justice League. But It Sets a Dangerous Precedent". Time.
  46. ^ Ivie, Devon (December 29, 2019). "Star Wars Writer Clarifies Kelly Marie Tran's Limited Rise of Skywalker Role". Vulture. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  47. ^ "Fans Are Wary of How Poe Dameron's Story Will Unfold on Upcoming 'Star Wars' Novel". May 8, 2020. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  48. ^ "John Boyega: 'I'm the only cast member whose experience of Star Wars was based on their race'". British GQ. September 2, 2020.
  49. ^ agencies, Guardian staff and (September 2, 2020). "Star Wars actor John Boyega says black roles are 'pushed to the side' in franchise". The Guardian.
  50. ^ Lindbergh, Ben (September 11, 2020). "People Keep Picking at My 'Rise of Skywalker' Scab". The Ringer.
  51. ^ "The many versions of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker we didn't see". Polygon. March 31, 2020.
  52. ^ "An Old RISE OF SKYWALKER Script Shows Many Big Differences!". Nerdist.
  53. ^ Britt, Ryan. "Trevorrow's Star Wars 'Duel of the Fates' script has two massive problems". Inverse.
  54. ^ "Colin Trevorrow's Star Wars script would have fixed a major Knights of Ren plot hole".
  55. ^ "Why 'Spaceballs' Is a Better 'Star Wars' Sequel Than 'The Rise of Skywalker'". Collider. April 13, 2021.
  56. ^ "Colin Trevorrow's Star Wars: Duel of the Fates Script Review". Collider. January 20, 2020.
  57. ^ "Star Wars: Did Disney Depoliticize Episode IX?". February 15, 2020.
  58. ^ "Star Wars: Why Duel of the Fates is Better Than the Rise of Skywalker". November 29, 2021.
  59. ^ "Star Wars: Duel of the Fates Would've Been a Better Finale Than the Rise of Skywalker". March 7, 2021.
  60. ^ a b Miller, Matt (April 2, 2020). "A Star Wars Fan Turned Colin Trevorrow's Original Episode 9 Script Into an Incredible Short Animated Film". Esquire.com.
  61. ^ a b "Star Wars: Colin Trevorrow Confirms 'Duel of the Fates' Leak Is Real, As New Concept Art Surfaces". November 2021 – via Ign.com.
  62. ^ a b "Star Wars: 10 Things Duel Of The Fates Did Better Than Rise of Skywalker". ScreenRant. September 7, 2020.
  63. ^ January 2020, Bradley Russell 16 (January 16, 2020). "How Colin Trevorrow's alleged Star Wars 9 draft fixes Rise of Skywalker's biggest problems". TotalFilm.com.
  64. ^ "Rise Of Skywalker: Kylo's Mask Return Was Better In Original Star Wars 9". ScreenRant. March 16, 2021.
  65. ^ March 2020, Samuel Roberts 15 (March 15, 2020). "I'm still annoyed by Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, three months later". TechRadar.
  66. ^ Wars", JoshWilding | 6/4/2020 Filed Under: "Star (June 4, 2020). "STAR WARS: DUEL OF THE FATES Concept Art Shows Finn Leading The Revolution On Coruscant". Comic Book Movie.
  67. ^ "Star Wars: Concept Art for Colin Trevorrow's Duel of the Fates Shows John Boyega's Finn As a Revolutionary". Star Wars.
  68. ^ "Finn Leads A Revolution In Concept Art From Colin Trevorrow's Star Wars 9". ScreenRant. June 4, 2020.
  69. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (November 23, 2020). "John Boyega Had A "Transparent, Honest" Phone Call With Kathleen Kennedy After 'Star Wars' Race Comments".
  70. ^ Sharf, Zack (October 23, 2020). "John Boyega Would Love to See Finn's Axed 'Star Wars' Storyline Get Told on TV or Animation". IndieWire. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  71. ^ "Star Wars: Scrapped Rise of Skywalker Ideas Would Make a Great Ahsoka Story". ScreenRant.com. March 2, 2021.
  72. ^ Placido, Dani Di (January 15, 2020). "Colin Trevorrow's Alternative Script To 'Star Wars: Episode IX' Offers A Tantalizing Glimpse At What Could Have Been". Forbes. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  73. ^ a b Britt, Ryan (March 10, 2021). "Incredible Star Wars fan comic reveals the shocking way Episode 9 almost ended". Inverse. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  74. ^ "No Time to die Showed Rise of Skywalker How It's Done". Screen Rant. October 31, 2021.
  75. ^ "How Diamonds Are Forever Was an Early Example of Franchise Course Correction Gone Wrong". Collider. August 6, 2021.
  76. ^ Britt, Ryan (January 3, 2020). "'Rise of Skywalker' JJ Abrams cut is "bullshit," trusted leaker says". Inverse. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  77. ^ Scribner, Herb (July 28, 2020). "The latest 'Star Wars' rumor suggests there's a George Lucas cut for 'Rise of Skywalker'". Deseret News. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  78. ^ a b "Fan Turns Colin Trevorrow's Leaked Star Wars Episode 9 Script Into a Comic". November 2021 – via Ign.com.
  79. ^ "Fan Turns Unused STAR WARS Episode IX Script into Comic". Nerdist.
  80. ^ "Star Wars Fan Makes Colin Trevorrow's Duel Of The Fates Script Into A Comic Book, And I Need It Now". CINEMABLEND. March 8, 2021.
  81. ^ "Star Wars: The One Way Duel Of The Fates Should Make Its Way To The Masses". CINEMABLEND. January 29, 2020.
  82. ^ Kleinman, Jake. "Incredible video turns Colin Trevorrow's Star Wars script into a cartoon". Inverse.
  83. ^ Pockross, Adam (April 1, 2020). "Amazing video animates what Colin Trevorrow's Star Wars Ep. IX script coulda been". SYFY WIRE.
  84. ^ "Star Wars Episode 9 original script has been made in animated form". Digital Spy. March 30, 2020.
  85. ^ "A Star Wars Fan Animated Colin Trevorrow's Rumored Star Wars Script, And Wow". CINEMABLEND. April 3, 2020.
  86. ^ "Star Wars Fan Animated Luke And Kylo's Conflict From Colin Trevorrow's Episode IX, And I Can't Look Away". CINEMABLEND. October 9, 2020.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Rey was not related to Darth Sidious (Palpatine) who wasn't a major character in the plot. None of this plot should be confused with the Jack Thorne unmade draft, made after Duel of the Fates (after the original writers departed but before the ultimately made film). It shifted the final duel to the manor of Han Solo and Leia (who was dead due to her real-life actress death), in which Rey's mother was to be a servant, who took care of their son when the pair was absent.[18]
  2. ^ The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has stated that the Mortis trilogy influenced his portrayal of the Force.[23]

External links[]

Retrieved from ""