Sevb32 said:I am not against him doing away with Lando if he wants, it is his edit. What I really would love if he would throw us a bone and simply a version where Lando lives, like the canon story goes. Even ANH:R got a purist version and it didn't even have any major story changes as this will. I don't see how it would take that much work to make a version with Lando living in. I'm all for effects improvements and error corrections.
It possibly would take some effort to blend the new elements in with the original ones (cleaned up for a smooth view) but I'm sure someone will do it.
Adywan doesn't have to be that person though (I'd much rather have him push on with TPM:R and let someone else take up the baton).
EyeShotFirst said:having lando die at the end of return of the jedi escaping the death star explosion sounds like a RIP OFF of shadows of the empire on easy mode where Dash Rendar dies escaping skyhooks explosion. Sounds exactly the same.
Or that game/book/comic/album was a recycle of ideas that should have been in ROTJ but George blinked.
Lucas says it was never his intension to kill off Lando but this is the same chap who says that Leia was always meant to be Luke's sister (when clearly she wasn't originally). The line about the Falcon is a bit weird if it was not intended to be foreshadowing.
Xizor is very much like Jejerrod was originally meant to be in early versions of the ROTJ script for example and the Imperial capital was a major location.
Just for those who aren't familiar with earlier versions of Jedi here's the relevant information from Wookieepedia :
According to Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays, Jerjerrod was originally a Grand Moff in earlier drafts of Return of the Jedi, and he played a more prominent role as Palpatine's "secret agent," operating behind Vader's back. Jerjerrod is described as a tall, confident technocrat who is Vader's rival. He's tasked with overseeing the transformation of the Green Moon of Had Abbadon into a paradise for the citizens of the overpopulated Imperial capital. While onboard Jerjerrod's shuttle, Vader informs him that he has sensed a Rebel presence on the moon, but Jerjerrod sees it as an insult to his work and refuses to believe it. Afterwards, Princess Leia and two Rebel pilots, flying a stolen Imperial transport, nearly collide with Jerjerrod's shuttle. Later into the movie, Vader and Jerjerrod descend to the Emperor's throne room overlooking a lake of lava, and they both kneel before the Emperor. The Emperor reprimands his apprentice for not capturing Luke—partly by Force-choking him—and asks him to leave. Once Vader departs, the Emperor confers with Jerjerrod, telling him to watch his apprentice closely. He also reveals two facts: that Luke will be replacing Vader, and that the Rebels are launching an attack on the Death Star. Following Luke's surrender, General Veers is ordered to take him to the Executor, but the shuttle captain informs the general that Luke is to be delivered to the Emperor on Had Abbadon. After Veers refuses to do such, the shuttle captain contacts Jerjerrod. But Luke is delivered to Vader, and a furious Jerjerrod storms in and demands to know why Luke was not delivered to the Emperor. Vader grabs the Grand Moff by the throat and kills him.
In the revised rough draft, Wedge Antilles is flying a captured TIE Fighter, but he panics, forcing Leia to go help him. After an Imperial flight controller asks for their clearance code, Jerjerrod's shuttle moves in, and Leia believes that they were going to board. But her captured transport is given clearance. Vader and Jerjerrod converse after this. Vader complains that the Emperor has not been in contact with him; Jerjerrod attempts to avoid an argument, but Vader demands an explanation for his return to the capital. The Grand Moff informs Vader that the Emperor is not pleased with his apprentice's failure in capturing Luke Skywalker and has therefore reassigned him to oversee the construction of the two new Death Stars. Jerjerrod explains to a furious Vader that the Emperor believes Vader still has feelings for his son and that only he (the Emperor) would be able to turn young Skywalker to the dark side. Jerjerrod reveals that the Emperor is aware of the impending Rebel attack, and that Luke, who is on Tatooine at the time, will soon be in the hands of the Empire. Onboard the Executor, Vader asks Admiral Firmus Piett where the Grand Moff is; he replies that Jerjerrod is inside the private communications chamber, but all surveillance equipment has been disabled and his coded transmission is undecipherable. Jerjerrod converses with the Emperor's holographic form, and Palpatine orders him to deliver Luke before him without Vader finding out about it. The Grand Moff notes that the Rebel attack should be ample to distract the Dark Lord from finding his son, allowing the Emperor to turn young Skywalker to the dark side. After Luke is delivered to the Emperor and Vader discovers this, he kills Jerjerrod.