GhostAlpha26 said:

I apologize for continuing the ROTJ discussion but it seems Lando, in all early versions, survives according to SW.com and IMDb.com

http://www.starwars.com/episode-iv/bts/article/f20000530/index.html

http://imdb.com/title/tt0086190/faq#.2.1.1

I dont mean too sound to harsh and its totally your decision but I doubt Id watch an ending with Lando not making it... Its just one of the most exciting scenes when he flies out of the Death Star in such a dramatic fashion

Well that's another example of star wars history being re-written (& don't believe a word imdb says cuz they get loads of things wrong). This was spoke about long before the days of the internet and fake scripts. There was an interview with GL somewhere where he states that Lando was going to die but that the scene was never filmed.. One hint of this direction is when Han looks at the Falcon and says that he has a feeling like he's never going to see her again. Pretty redundant line if that was never the intention. ROTJ needed a dramatic ending, even Ford knew that, and having Lando die while saving the galaxy was totally fitting. I always felt that the death star explosion build up was so pale compared to ANH. GL even used the same build up in PTM: ship flies in, shoots core, flies out as its blowing up, lets out a yahoo then it blows up. ROTJ needs a good kick in the arse because it is the weakest of the OT and a very poor ending to the saga. I wonder if this is going to turn into "the great flipper debate part 2"? . lol.

The thing is, this may not even happen. I have a few ideas of how to do it but when it comes to actually doing it then it might not even be possible.

Back to ESB i will be doing something to sync up the falcon and lukes turn in that scene.