Originally posted by: starwarsmania
The big news, however, was his revelation that he had additional sequences to the one seen on screen, including a death scene on the Blockade Runner which was filmed!!! Our good friend Skot at STARWARSHOLIDAYSPECIAL.COM confirmed to me at the convention that he had previously seen storyboards on the Blockade Runner in which a hidden Rebel soldier/s pops out of hiding and guns down an Imperial Stormtrooper/s. This storyboard can be seen in the extra pages in the deluxe hardback edition of The Making Of Star Wars (which I really need to buy, despite the hefty 75 dollar price tag... ulp!).
Of the previous introduction sequence, in which Luke is re-united with Biggs, Garrick Hagon would also reveal that the sequence wasn’t just filmed in wide shot (as seen in DELETED MAGIC)-that there were also filmed insert shots of Biggs, Deak and Windy playing the intergalactic pool game as well!!!
One hopes that such a thing survived. What I wouldn't do for just a close-up still of that pool game...The big news, however, was his revelation that he had additional sequences to the one seen on screen, including a death scene on the Blockade Runner which was filmed!!! Our good friend Skot at STARWARSHOLIDAYSPECIAL.COM confirmed to me at the convention that he had previously seen storyboards on the Blockade Runner in which a hidden Rebel soldier/s pops out of hiding and guns down an Imperial Stormtrooper/s. This storyboard can be seen in the extra pages in the deluxe hardback edition of The Making Of Star Wars (which I really need to buy, despite the hefty 75 dollar price tag... ulp!).
On the cut scenes side, Forrest revealed that, for the scene where Fixer, Camie and Biggs follow Luke outside Toshi station and check out the sky, where Biggs debunks Luke’s theories of an overhead space battle, that the sequence continued on inside the Toshi power station afterwards and that it didn’t just end with Camie casually throwing the binoculars back to an offended Luke. Does anyone out there have any more info on this amazing new revelation?
Actually, I took this to mean that the sequence continued with the next scene featuring the conversation between Luke and Biggs--as in, we only got to see about half of the Toshi Station cut scene (there was only time to show the first of the two clips - the one featuring both Forrest and Hagon), and I know the actors as well as the audience wanted to see the rest. But it's hard to say for sure if that's what he meant. I am supposed to be in touch with him later, so I will make a point of asking.Of the previous introduction sequence, in which Luke is re-united with Biggs, Garrick Hagon would also reveal that the sequence wasn’t just filmed in wide shot (as seen in DELETED MAGIC)-that there were also filmed insert shots of Biggs, Deak and Windy playing the intergalactic pool game as well!!!
And we still don't know who played Windy. Garrick Hagon didn't even recall there being another actor there. I asked Anthony Forrest about it, and he said that since Windy only appeared in the interior shots (which were done in England), he was likely a British actor and they may not have known him. He couldn't remember his name, but thought maybe Jay Benedict (who played Deak, playing the pool game across from Windy) might be able to help out. Someone needs to get in touch with Jay Benedict next so we can maybe find out the answer at last.
--SKot