Just the other day, youtube channel the burnettwork broke down what host robert meyer burnett claimed was colin trevorrows original script for episode ix, which was then called duel of the fates. While reading the original script it is obvious that it is intended for a more mature audience. Original star wars episode 9 script allegedly leaks. This version is the only complete version on the net.
The script was begun in the winter of 1973 as an expansion of the original the star wars. So how can you capture that contemporary spirit in your own writing. Episode ix has reportedly leaked online, and it shows a much different version of. Links to every scanned star wars screenplay that i could find. The star wars the second draft over the summer and. Notes on the transcription italics represent handwritten lines in the script or in the margins. This summary contains a few details invented by myself which serve to make sense out of. The original star wars episode 9 script fully leaked. In late august 2012 star wars fans from all around the world gathered in orlando, florida for the sixth official star wars convention, celebration vi. Full star wars 9 original duel of fates script read. There are many more examples of how well the original star wars script does things. The star wars film series, which developed into a trilogy of trilogies and which has been rebranded as the skywalker saga, was released beginning with the original trilogy episodes iv, v and vi, 19771983, followed by the prequel trilogy episodes i, ii and iii, 19992005 and the sequel trilogy episodes vii, viii and ix, 20152019.
Links to every scanned star wars screenplay that i could find reddit. There is unrest in the galactic senate several hundred solar systems. Star wars episode viii rise of the resistance the seat of the new republic government, along with most of their fleet, has been destroyed. B efore a new hope became the star wars story that millions know and love, writerdirector george lucas had some very different ideas for the. Obiwan details a narrative backstory in this scene about the history of the jedi knights.
Full star wars 9 original duel of fates script read colin. No portion of this script may be performed, reproduced, or used by. So much of the load is carried on the screenplay page. A vast sea of stars serves as the backdrop for the main title, followed by a rollup, which crawls up into infinity. Despite keeping very little of her work in the final script and film, george gave leigh brackett a screenplay credit on the final movie. Read the original star wars 9 script this leaked star wars 9 art is awesome for weeks now, rumors about the existence of a 2016 draft for duel. By december 1977, not even a year after the original star wars hit theaters and became the alltime domestic box office champ, a sciencefiction writer named leigh brackett was. The star wars script is a thing of near perfection. Five small moons slowly drift into view from the far side of the planet. Leaks, spoilers, rumors and news about upcoming star wars projects, focusing on films and television. Space a sea of stars is broken by the vast blue surface of the planet, utapau. The elusive pdf, allegedly, was colin trevorrows original plan for episode ix that was abruptly cancelled when disney fired him in 2017.
The yellow text has become an iconic font, copied by many others since the first release. As a star wars fan since first being given the special edition videos in 1997 i was 9, i was always aware that the original concept was somewhat different to the final realised film. Star wars 9 original colin trevorrow script the leaked. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Princess leia is captured and held hostage by the evil imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic empire. The original star wars ix script has allegedly leaked. The force awakens script came with a lot of pressure. The rise of skywalker could have been a totally different movie. The star wars script does a great job of building character through the words of others. Crossouts represent typed lines which were xxxed out with the typewriter or. Rather than han save chewies life, it was originally the other way round, with chewie rescuing han from a warzone. The star wars is an eightissue comic book series launched in september 20 by dark horse comics.
It adapts george lucass original draft for star wars from 1974, in which luke skywalker is older and already a jedi, and the main protagonist is annikin starkiller. The force awakens script pdf was one of my favorite downloads a few years ago. Star wars episode i the phantom menace turmoil has engulfed the galactic. A vast sea of stars serves as the backdrop for the main title. To be fair, the darth vader we know today wasnt really fleshed out that much in the original star wars. Download and read the original script and as we discuss a few lessons we can learn from it. Rey opens the box and sees inside luke skywalkers original. Theres some great sites like the jedi bendu script site which feature transcripts of the star wars screenplays, but i like to collect scans of the original scripts themselves so ive been searching far and wide and these are the scans and photos that i could find. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This script has been edited eliminating anything that was not in the final print of the film. Episode vii isnt the first time there was a star wars. Rinzler, illustrated by mike mayhew, and edited by randy stradley. With the galaxy in chaos, the first order has begun to terrorize and subjugate the core worlds. Jar jar is tolerable, anakin is older, and there is no dialogue along the lines of now this is podracing.
War drums echo through the heavens as a rollup slowly crawls into infinity. Those wishing to simply refresh their memory of the original before reading princess of ondos may do so here. Duel of the fates, and oversaw a completely different story than what was presented in the rise of skywalker. Read colin trevorrows vision for the finale of the saga, which is far more coherent than. Welcome to the new and improved unproduced page a showcase for original scripts on the net. The star wars opening crawl is one of the first truly great things about the star wars films. And now that hes not lukes father, hes just an evil thug who says stuff like, the coordinates, man. Redditors leaked the original script for episode ix months before the flick hit theaters. Links to every scanned star wars screenplay that i could. Sidious is ready for his new apprentice, darth vader, to step into action and kill the remaining jedi.
Star wars, adventures of the starkiller 12875 2nd draft. Venturesome luke skywalker and dashing captain han solo team together with the loveable robot duo r2d2 and c3po to rescue the beautiful. See new additions below or pick your genre on the left. Star wars original movie script paperback january 1, 1994 by george lucas author 5. Lawrence kasdan first signed up to work on solo back in october 2012, and the project changed shape quite radically over the course of the next few years. The force awakens, but as screenwriter michael arndt explains, earlier drafts of the script featured luke much sooner. First draft, it was considerably rewritten into the adventures of the starkiller, episode i. Near the end of the clone wars, darth sidious has revealed himself and is ready to execute the last part of his plan to rule the galaxy. These are the transcripts for the star wars series. The empire strikes back scanned first draft by leigh brackett pdf download.
The black knight suddenly senses something behind him and whirls around to face annikins father, kane starkiller, a jedi bendu master. The oddest character in this script is darth vader. Although starkiller base was destroyed, the resistance forces under the command of. Having decimated the peaceful republic, supreme leader snoke now deploys his merciless legions to seize military control of the.
A new hope script is a pop culture gem download this. Seriously, go back and watch it, vaders barely in it. The opening crawl text of every star wars crawl inc the. Download the force awakens script pdf no film school. Find out all the details of duel of fates kylo ren adam driver in star wars. One example of this is when obiwan kenobi tells the story of his former padawan, anakin skywalker. Star wars is one of the greatest examples, if not the greatest, of world building in cinema. Space a vast sea of stars severas as a backdrop for the main title, following by a rollup, whcih crawls into infinity. Rough draft was written as a full rough draft by george lucas in may 1974. Compiled into text by a hardworking redditor on rstarwarsleaks, burnett explained that the early script by the jurassic world writers reveals that the original title for the final episode of the skywalker saga was to be star wars.
Colin trevorrows original script for episode ix is very. A star wars story saw han and chewbacca meet in a very different way. Science fiction and fantasy movie scripts scripts n to z. For instance i knew from the ralph mcquarrie artwork that stormtroopers originally used lightsabres as. The empire strikes back first draft by leigh brackett transcript star wars sequel. In fact, reading the original script is a little sad because you think that it could have been a much better movie.
The early script for star wars episode ix, when colin trevorrow was still due to direct, has seemingly leaked on reddit, the playlist reports. I loved how it delved into the lore of the star wars universe and built something that felt both modern and nostalgic. The rise of skywalker has made its way online courtesy of writerdirector colin trevorrows script for star wars 9. Download the star wars script pdf and build your world. Abrams and michael arndt no portion of this script may be performed, reproduced, or used by any means, or quoted or published in any medium without prior written consent. Star wars episode iv a new hope from the journal of the whills by george lucas revised fourth draft january 15, 1976 lucasfilm ltd. While not an original movie making concept flash gordon has that claim, we believe it made the idea very popular and is these days is expected as part of the. The original star wars ix script has reportedly leaked. Hopefully if anyone else has copies of more genuine screenplay scans they can post links in the comments. This summary describes the second draft script of the original star wars. We dont end up seeing luke until the final moments of star wars. Please refrain from sending messages that deviate from the purpose of this site. Solo movies original script had a better hanchewie meeting.