I’m encoding V3 right now. I still need to adjust subtitles and chapters to match, but here’s the cutlist:
What’s new compared to V2:
- Removed the silly mugshot of Hux after commenting on Poe’s X-wing approach
- Removed Luke’s quip about Jakku being “pretty much nowhere” (the new movies are somewhat snarky in ways the OT never was IMHO, and so I’d rather keep Luke away from that - humor, but not gags)
- Removed Rose responding to Finn’s “MTFBWY” with “you too.”
- Reinstated Rose repeating “…they can track us through lightspeed.”
- Tighten up Finn and Rose’s reaction to Maz’s “Oh yes, he can” for better timing
- Reinstate a trimmed version of the balcony scene overlooking kids and horses being beaten on Canto Bight
- Reinstate Rey asking Kylo Ren if he has a cowl to put on
- Add Emperor laughing as Luke looks into Kylo’s mind during the third and final flashback
- Remove Snoke’s line about “destroying the entire island” due to removal of Caretakers
- I’m leaving out the line about Rey’s parents being buried on Jakku (not a new change, just pointing it out)
- Removed Finn’s fight with Phasma by using what poppasketti did, which now includes a brief visual of Phasma’s corpse laying around to help sell the idea
- Reinstate Finn’s line about “miniaturized Death Star tech,” as it unfortunately ties into IX.
- Removed slow-motion shot as Luke dodges a swipe from Kylo during their duel
I have some suggestions:
- Replace the rest of the end credits music with Darth Sidious’ speech from Fortnite, and then put the audio clip of him cackling after the credits are over and just before the Lucasfilm logo is shown.
- Insert Han Solo’s “Ben!” from The Force Awakens into when Luke is reading Ben’s mind.