I’ve read numerous posts in regards to removing Boba Fett from Jabba’s Palace during Jedi. While I understand the reasoning for this, I think it would be more interesting if he was their waiting for Luke to attempt a rescue Han.
After Luke arrives, Boba Fett can inform Vader that Luke is at Jabba’s Palace. I would probably place this after Luke has killed the Rancor, but before him and Han are reunited:
INT. DEATHSTAR. VADERS CHAMBERS
VADER sits in his mediation chamber. BOBA FETT appears on the view screen.
VADER:
What is it, bounty hunter.FETT:
Skywalker is here.VADER:
See to it that he remains there.Vader leaves the Death Star aboard his shuttle.
Then I would place between the barge explosion and falcon/ x-wing leaving Tatooine:
Vader can then arrive and enter through the main gates of the palace (mirroring Lukes entrance), however he snaps the necks of the guards, and find the palace practically empty. This would be after the barge explodes and skiff zooms away…
Then cut to the falcon and x-wing leaving Tatooine.
To me Jedi has always felt a like a film of two somewhat disconnected halves, I think this would go a long way to remedying that.
Another idea for ROTJ would be to have C-3PO inform Han that the Ewoks were already preparing an assault on the Imperial base, therefore their weapons and traps are justified (I know this is something that bothers a lot of people.)
Loving the Vader idea. I had a similar idea of having Fett giving for a fee the location of the Emperor to the rebels and also getting paid by Vader as this would lead them into discovering the second Death Star thus baiting the trap. Your idea of Vader finding the palace empty is good too. You could replace Luke with Vader and use the same footage. I always thought the Force Choke move should be a Vader only move. He uses it because he has to fight for every breath so his signature punishment is deny breath from his opponents. Having Luke do it does foreshadow his darkside potential as does Leia choking Jabba but it’s just seems too dark for a Jedi move.