Yeah, maybe. I was thinking about embarking on a long journey of replacing Han in the Ben redemption scene with Anakin’s ghost, who is finally able to appear to him thanks to Kylo letting go of the darkness. But that’s gonna require getting props, a wig, an Anakin actor, a bluescreen, deepfaking, and AI audio creation, so… who knows. I wanna explore it, but it might be too much. So that’s where a unmasked utterance of “Grandfather” could be helpful.
Something that would be easier if it is possible is an I had a idea for a fairly major recontextualization of Rey’s Exogol scenes. I wanted to ask for opinions on the feasibility.
So, I really love the idea of a Rey Nobody, No Palpatine edit (and joshuabri’s execution of that concept is well done.) By removing Palpatine Rey’s journey is focused solely on finding her balance and confronting her fears. However, in joshuabri’s version there is no resolution for the Knights of Ren, and Rey doesn’t actually have to confront the Sith Throne on Exogol.
I was thinking that if Palps could be convincingly removed from the Throne Room, then that confrontation could be edited to be about Rey confronting her fear of giving into the Dark? Maybe she gets to the throne and there is actually an apparition of her on it and she confronts it? She could draw Anakin’s saber, only to pass it off to Ben who needs it to defend himself from the Knights. Then the double fight happens with Ben fighting the Knights and Rey fighting the Sith guards. But when Ben shows up after his fight is over Rey reacts and SHE throws him into the pit. She is understandably freaked out by that and is caught off guard by her Sith double who zaps her or something. Then the Jedi help her back up, we see them standing behind her to support her. But then, with a knowing look at her Sith Double she puts Leia’s saber away, similarly to Luke throwing his weapon away in RotJ. The Sith Double and the Throne then crumble away. Rey made the right choice for balance. Things can then proceed from their however else the editor desires.
Could that work?