An Index + ‘Info & Help’ Thread… for Script Writing and Re-writing
An Index of just a few of the 300+ topics that have been posted in the ‘Script Writing and Re-writing’ section of the OriginalTrilogy•com down the years…
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The Index Categories are…
| 1️⃣ • Star Wars Scripts, Stories & Writing projects |
| 2️⃣ • Star Wars Ideas & Discussions threads |
| 3️⃣ • Other Script, Stories & Writing projects (non-Star Wars) |
| 4️⃣ • Other Discussions (non-Star Wars) |
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1️⃣ • Star Wars Scripts, Stories & Writing Projects
| Projects set before The Prequel Trilogy era (KOTOR to The High Republic era etc)… |
Jedi Dark, Jedi Bright - by DuracellEnergizer
Nar Shaddaa Noir: Blush Response [Complete] - by Harrold Andraste
Bastila Shan - by Harrold Andraste
Separate KOTOR from Tales of the Jedi - by darklordoftech
The Mandalorian Wars / Revan Origin Story Fan Fic (SCRIPT) - by LoreFreak
Rewriting “Star Wars: The Old Republic” - by Darth Malgus
Palpatine - You’re gonna go far kid - by Anakin Starkiller
A Thousand Generations: The Star Wars Prequel Mini-Series - by AveKender
Because I’m a big geek: another rewrite - by Rebel Scumb (2004 thread - re The Phantom Menace)
CWBorne’s Prequel Treatment Omnibus Thread (Current Work: Revisions & Edits) - by CWBorne
Prequels SE - I Spent 10 Years Rewriting the Prequels to Match the OT | “Prequels SE” - by SigmaEcho
What if The Prequels were based on the Pre-PT EU and were more “OT Accurate”? - by DarthStarkiller1234
Star Wars prequels based on the old drafts of George Lucas and the old Expanded Universe - Outline - by DarthStarkiller1234
My Star Wars prequels rewrite - Using Lucas’ original drafts, Expanded Universe and more - by DarthStarkiller1234
An alternative take on the Star Wars prequels based on the old Expanded Universe - by DarthStarkiller1234
My Star Wars Prequels rewrite based on the Pre-PT EU, old concepts of Lucas, Dune and more. Part 1: Legacy of the Jedi - by DarthStarkiller1234
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Rewrite - based on the Original Trilogy only - by Paul the apostle
Star Wars: The Dark Times - by Wannabe Scholar
Under Darkened Skies (a cancelled and forgotten PT idea) - by Wannabe Scholar
Star Wars: Episode I - The Beginning (AKA DuracellEnergizer’s Take On TPM) - by DuracellEnergizer
Star Wars: The New Dawn (The First Episode in DuracellEnergizer’s New PT Re-Write) - by DuracellEnergizer
The Nabu Trilogy: Episode I – Players and Pawns ON HIATUS - by DuracellEnergizer
Star Wars: Knight of the Empire (The Second Episode in DuracellEnergizer’s New PT Re-Write) CANCELLED - by DuracellEnergizer
Star Wars: Knight of the Empire – Revamped Edition COMPLETE - by DuracellEnergizer
Star Wars: A Lost Hope (The Final Episode in DuracellEnergizer’s New PT Re-Write) - by DuracellEnergizer
The Star Wars Prequels rewritten - The Phantom Menace - by Nick777
The Star Wars Prequels rewritten - Rise Of The Dark Lord - by Nick777
Prequel Rewrites - by Swiftbow
Star Wars: The New Universe - by Darth Malgus
A Less Radical Sketch of a Prequel Rewrite - by SparkySywer
What If: The Separatists Won the Clone Wars? - by OutboundFlight
Episode I: Knights of the Republic [Nepheronia Studios] - by Nepheronia
Star Wars Episode 1: The Old Order - by danaan
Star Wars Episode 1: A False Dawn - by carlhollywood
Episode I: Herald of Fury - by starwarsanv
Episode I: A True Knight - by Frey
STAR WARS: Episode One. Also known as Greenpenguino’s best Star wars script, EVA!!! - by greenpenguino
Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace re-written - by Darth Giacomo
The Clone Menace - by Frey
mPT - Episode 1 Draft - by xhonzi
Rise of the Witch, The Dark Times Begin, and A New Order - by McFlabbergasty
In the Age of the Jedi - McFlabbergasty
EatonB’s Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Re-Write - by EatonB
Shroud of the Empire: A Star Wars Fanfilm - by Dyland
The Second Clone War - by McFlabbergasty
Star Wars Episode III: Broken Forces - by CWBorne
Revenge of the Sith (rewrited) - by Jedi1
A simple change to make Revenge Of The Sith better - by VegetableMan
Star Wars: Empire’s Prey (An Audio Drama) Looking for people with voices - by BloodnoseThePirate
My Prequel Treatments - by TheBoost
Somewhere in an alternate dimension where the Prequels are good… - by FarinaArtist
Rewriting the OT - What would you do? - by Wannabe Scholar
Faraday Junior’s Star Wars: A New Hope | The Empire Strikes Back | Return of the Jedi - by CaptainFaraday (though really written by CaptainFaraday Jnr!)
STAR WARS: The Oncoming Storm - by greenpenguino
The Stars of Wrath - by Reegar
ROTJ Manga Edit - by Reegar
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Divergent Edition) COMPLETE - by DuracellEnergizer
The Force Conquers All - [Completed Short Story/ROTJ Reimagining] - by Reegar
Return Of The Jedi new scene - by LordZerome1080
Return of the Jedi: No Sister - by AveKender
Punching Up ROTJ - by AveKender
Let’s fix Return of the Jedi - A brief outline - by JemLalux
ROTJ Rewrite Treatment - by Space Medievalist
The First Victory against the Evil Galactic Empire… - by NeverarGreat (a Rogue One re-imagining)
Star Wars Episode VI Rewrite - by Farina Artist
Revenge of the True Sith - by darklordoftech
Star Wars: Death of the Author - by SparkySywer
BillionaireHobo’s Sequel Trilogy and more - by BillionaireHobo287
STAR WARS - The sequel trilogy - by Eidolon
An alternative and radical idea to rewrite the Sequel Trilogy - by Darth Malgus
STAR WARS EPISODE VII - JEDI DAWN - by NeverarGreat
SW: Birthright (A TFA AU) - by Wannabe Scholar
Star Wars Episode VII: The Search for Skywalker - by FarinaArtist
“What If Star Wars: The Force Awakens Was Awesome” (Script Conversion Project) - by Jar Jar Bricks
Episode VIII Rewrite Outline - by LegendOfPokemon
Palpatine’s Return - The Missing Flashback of TRoS - by Anakin Skywalker
Nev’s Episode IX Reimagined - by NeverarGreat
Another Episode IX Rewrite - by majoras_wrath
STAR WARS Episode IX: Duel of the Fates Re-Write 2nd Draft - by AD576
EPISODE IX: THE LIGHT RISES - by CaptainFaraday
Episode IX: THE SHATTERED SWORD - DETAILED SUMMARY COMPLETE - by NeverarGreat
THE RISE OF SKYWALKER: THE TEAM DALE REWRITE - by Cadavra
The Final Steps: a movie-length epilogue to TROS featuring Rey searching for Ben’s ghost, Finn character development… - by KumoNin
Star Wars: Episode IX - Resolution of the Light - by Kestrel
| Saga Projects, Crossovers, Retellings, Alternative Universes, and Miscellaneous… |
The Star Wars - Star Wars Retold - by stickydixon
Star Wars: Episode ΑΩ – A Certain Point of View (A 9-in-1 Rewrite) - by DuracellEnergizer
Flickering Swords: A Strange Star Wars AU Fanfic - by Wannabe Scholar
Star Wars: The Complete Screenplay - by Tack
Star Wars: The New Universe - by Darth Malgus
My Star Wars Rewrites - by Space Medievalist
Another Fan-Fic (My sincerest apologies to starkiller) - SW crossover - by skyman8081
Star Wars audio-drama pitch - by TheBoost
Ahsoka re-write - by jmarso1
The Song of Mandalore - by Lifeincontext
2️⃣ • Star Wars Ideas & Discussions
Alternative Prequel Ideas - by Darth Lucas
Random PT ideas - by Wannabe Scholar
Star Wars Prequels Rewrite Ideas - by Storminator
The prequels according to the pre-1999 EU - by darklordoftech
Another drop in the ocean of prequels rewritings - by VegetableMan
How to get around the 3-episode prequel limit - by Voss Caltrez
The Prequels as Envisioned by the (Pre-PT) Expanded Universe - by DuracellEnergizer
What were your original expectations for the PT? - by Starboy
PREQUELS ENVISIONED BY BIG BOSS_92 - by Big Boss_92
How did you envision the prequels? - by JennyS1138
How would you have done the Prequel Trilogy? - by Asteroid-Man
Remake the Prequels - by Darth Lucas
How would YOU re-do the prequels? - by James teh OG
What could have made the PT better? - by bkev
Prequel total rewrites…? - by xhonzi
In light of the “Plagueis” novel, how would you rewrite the prequels? - by Weezer12
What did the PT need? - by vote_for_palpatine
Putting The Original-Original Trilogy’s Prequel Story together - by Hunter6
The prequels that could have been - by Judge
A Modern Re-Intepretation of Star Wars - by Tack
My Crazy Prequel Idea - by Space Medievalist
Star Wars prequels as a time travel story? - by Darth Lucas
Do you think the PT will ever be remade that gives justice to the series? - by Janskeet
Hypothetical: What would you KEEP? - by vote_for_palpatine
Prequel Rewriters - Questions to think about - by xhonzi
What if “Star Wars: Episode I” Was Good? (video) - by Tobar
A prequel based on this one idea (AN EXERCISE) - by Wannabe Scholar
Stuck between two ideas my my TPM re-write - by liamnotneeson
Should I Write Episode Two First? - by AveKender
The Definitive PT Rewrite - by Wannabe Scholar
Anakin, Father of the Empire - A More Intellectual Prequel Series - by stickydixon
Causes of the Clone Wars - by Wannabe Scholar
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Belated Media version) - How to do it? - by Wannabe Scholar
Anakin the Nameless - by Frey
Light Side Divided - by Frey
Weird Idea but maybe it will work - Anakin and Darth were two separate people - by Space Medievalist
Why the prequels shouldn’t be about Anakin and Obi Wan - by BillionaireHobo287
Obi-Wan or Anakin? - by Wannabe Scholar
Why Anakin should have been 20 years old in TPM - by CO
One of the flaws with Anakin turning to the darkside… - by Janskeet
Fall to the Dark Side? - by xhonzi
The Darth Vader/Anakin reveal - by Johannus
The Jedi Council not existing, or being total d*cks? - by liamnotneeson
How to incorporate Kiber crystals in a PT? - by Nepheronia
What is your take on PT villains? - by McFlabbergasty
I cannot disobey my master - by xhonzi
The Sith rooted in Naboo culture? - by darthlordoftech
Obi-Wan = OB-1? - by Wannabe Scholar
The Dying Torch: A Retelling of the Prequel Trilogy - by Wannabe Scholar (discontinued project - for info only)
Star Wars Infinities and What it could mean to the Prequels - by xhonzi
Need help with a Star Wars Infinities idea! - by Wannabe Scholar
Fan-made prequel remakes, not so far fetched? - by gobalicious
Do you find it tough to write in the style and structure of Star Wars OT stories - by nick777
Rewriting the OT, only using SW77 and Lucas’ original ideas - by Wannabe Scholar
If ANH was the only film - by darklordoftech
My Idea for a SW Show set between RotJ and TFA - by Wannabe Scholar
He Didn’t Hold With Your Father’s Ideals - by Frey
Had an idea for the EP.IV ANH Jabba the Hutt scene. - by red5-626
Keep Palpatine’s death by Vader a surprise until the ending of ROTJ - by Frey
How would you do Return of the Jedi? - by gobalicious
How would you have done ROTJ? - by Asteroid-Man
What Would’ve Gary Kurtz’s Version of ROTJ looked like? - by FarinaArtist
Conclude the Original Trilogy differently - by Anakin Skywalker
Tales of the Jedi rewrite idea - by darklordoftech
Pitching a SW Show set between ROTJ and TFA - by Wannabe Scholar
Random Sequel Trilogy Ideas - by Farina Artist
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy - Rewrites & Ideas Discussion Thread - by TestingOutTheTest
If you were a fan in the 1980s, what did you imagine for Episodes VII, VIII, and IX villains? - by darklordoftech
What if the Sequel Trilogy was made in the 1990s? REWRITE - by FarinaArtist
Rewriting the SW Sequels to fit the EU - by Wannabe Scholar
A Post-ROTJ Trilogy: What’s To Come for the Big Three, And More - by McFlabbergasty
Star Wars 7-9 Screenplay in the works here? - by obikal
SPOILERS Rewrite The Force Awakens - by StarChewyWar
Rewriting VII using rejected production ideas - by rocknroll41
Rewritten Crawl for The Force Awakens (Spoilers) - by NeverarGreat
This Snoke Theory is Wrong - by NeverarGreat
Episode VIII Rewrite Outline - by LegendOfPokemon
BillionaireHobo’s Episode 8 story outline - by BillionaireHobo287
What The Last Jedi should’ve been/could’ve been. - by ForceGhostRecon
Episode 9: Title Crawl - by WildngPower8
The Rise of Skywalker - Rewrite Discussion Thread - by RogueLeader
The Sequels - George’s Original Trilogy - by ShamanWhill
| Saga Threads & Future Releases… |
The Star Wars Saga – Streamlined - by DuracellEnergizer
What if… no prequel trilogy or, no sequel trilogy? Just the EU? - by Wannabe Scholar
Saga Remake - by thejediknighthusezni
Saga Rewrites - by GrandMaster88
Outlines for remakes of the nine Star Wars saga films - by FreezingTNT2
Would like to write my own STAR WARS saga, would like info and guidance - by Linki
The Star Wars 12 Movie Saga Project (Need feedback desperately) - by Space Medievalist
How I would have done Star Wars - by Space Medievalist
My Godfather-Esque Star Wars Saga - by Space Medievalist
Fourth trilogy pitch - by Lord Tobias
SW: Beyond Trilogy (Episodes X, XI, and XII) - by Wannabe Scholar
Star Wars fanfic ideas (up for adoption) - by Wannabe Scholar
Re-Writing “Rebels” - by DuracellEnergizer
Rewriting Prequels for TCW - by Wannabe Scholar
Reimagining Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - by Wannabe Scholar (2020 thread)
Star Wars prequel comic - by mrbenja0618
STAR WARS Movies Animated - by kahluadarkj
| The Universe Of Star Wars… |
What If? Canon-Divergent Story Ideas Thread - by Ed Slushie
What if… no prequel trilogy or, no sequel trilogy? Just the EU? - by Wannabe Scholar
How would you combine the best parts of the Star Wars franchise into one LOTR-style trilogy? - by Ed Slushie
Force sensitivity: Can it be “acquired”? - by Frey
How would you have explained where Palpatine learned to use The Force? - by darklordoftech
Space War, Hyperspace, Fuel, etc… How it all works (or doesn’t) - by xhonzi
Jedi Recruitment and Jurisdiction - by Frey
The Force in your PT - by Wannabe Scholar
Your images of Obi-Wan and Anakin/Vader and others in your Prequel Interpretations - by Star Wars Purist
Starships in your OT prequels - by Nepheronia
How to make the disfigurement of Palpatine’s face? - by CRHomer
How would you have explained where Palpatine learned to use The Force? - by darklordoftech
Nick name for little orphan Ani - by xhonzi
Adapting Seven Samurai as a Prequel Idea - by xhonzi
Pierre Menard as He Pertains to the Foundational Star Wars Tale - by NeverarGreat
Mythos - Mid-Eighties to Mid-Nineties - by joelwatts
DuracellEnergizer’s Ultimate Miscellaneous SW Fanfic Brainstorming/World-Building Thread - by DuracellEnergizer
Reconstructing the prequels from what was implied in the original trilogy - by jollyreaper
Using Elements Missed from the PT - by Wannabe Scholar
“The Star Wars” Scripts and Drafts - Adapting to new films - by DarthPhilosopher
Ways to Do the Prequels with No Spoilers for the OT - by RicOlie_2
The Crawl - by mrebo
What sources to use? - by Wannabe Scholar
The Star Wars Saga: As Presented by a Text-Filling AI - by StarkillerAG
The Fanfiction Request Thread - by Darth Malgus
3️⃣ • Other Script, Stories & Writing projects (non-Star Wars)
The Superman Trilogy, Part I: The Last Son of Krypton - by DuracellEnergizer
THE MAN OF TOMORROW: suspiciouscoffee’s take on Superman - by suspiciouscoffee
Star Trek: The Divergent Series (Ep. 1-1: “These Are the Adventures …”) COMPLETE - by DuracellEnergizer
Batman - Dixon’s Imaginary Perfect Batman Film - by stickydixon
Batman: Oath Sworn - A Completed Batman Novel - by stickydixon
Batman Aeternum: Oath Sworn (A Work In Progress Novel) - by stickydixon
Moldman: a short film - by Dek Rollins
Terminator: Annihilation - by NeverarGreat
An Alien Burned the Church (working title) - by suspiciouscoffee
The Legend of Aáng (An Avatar: The Last Airbender Film Screenplay) - by Tack
The Secret of NIMH 3 - by Pennsylvania Jones
Frankenlove (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Modern Prometheus) - by DuracellEnergizer
Necropolis (An Original Story) - by DuracellEnergizer
The Skull A loose adaptation of a story by Philip K. Dick - by suspiciouscoffee
Jurassic World (2015): Retold and Rewritten - by NickRome
X-COM Chronicles: Citadel of the Dragon - by McFlabbergasty
Crouching Tiger and Passion of the Christ totally transmogrified - by ssj
Monkeys (An ORIGINAL Story) - by DuracellEnergizer
Stargate Reimagined: Part I COMPLETE - by DuracellEnergizer
Stargate Reimagined: Part II ON HIATUS - by DuracellEnergizer
Friday the 13th: Chapter I ON HIATUS - by DuracellEnergizer
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Beautiful Dream ON HIATUS - by DuracellEnergizer
13 O’Clock (An Original Story) CANCELLED(?) - by DuracellEnergizer
13 O’Clock (Daylight Savings Time Edition) - by DuracellEnergizer
MEMORY - Dixon’s Novel Based on Alien (1979) - by stickydixon
Chrono Club (Original Story) - by Anakin Starkiller
my new scifi story gallery! - by Darth Chaltab
4️⃣ • Other Discussions (non-Star Wars)
What stories/intellectual properties (other than Star Wars) would you like to retell/rewrite? - by Wannabe Scholar (2019)
What other, non-SW stories do you want to write/tell? - by Wannabe Scholar (2020)
Short Stories and Flash Fiction (sorry, not scripts) - by suspiciouscoffee
Dear Superman - an idea I had for a comic - by suspiciouscoffee
My idea for Terminator 6 - by rocknroll41
ORIGINAL IDEA: “Untitled Moon Landing” - Comedy - by doubleofive
ALIENATION: AN ALIEN 3 REBOOT - by thejediknighthusezni
A L I E N I I I - by McFlabbergasty
Remnant of Glory:A Space Western similar to Star Wars that i’m writing - by Space Medievalist
The War on Godzilla - by Frey
Jurassic World Reconsidered - by thejediknighthusezni
Random non-SW story ideas - by Wannabe Scholar
Some Random Ideas for a New, Original Sci-Fi Universe - by Spartacus01
5️⃣ • Miscellaneous
General Writing, Illustration, and Publishing Thread - by NeverarGreat
Scriptwriting Random Thoughts - by thejediknighthusezni
How to write stories - by xhonzi
Need help with a name… - by danaan
The ALL FAKE Star Wars Betamax extras thread - by Bingowings
BBC Writers’ Room - Scriptwriting Essentials page
Screenwriting.info - a screenwriting guide
How to Write Movie Scripts - a wikihow guide
Screenplay Format Guide guide from storysense.com
Star Wars Film Scripts: Starkiller - The Jedi Bendu Script Site - with various drafts of all the Star Wars film scripts
IMSDB.com - alternative site for Star Wars scripts (and many other films)
An OriginalTrilogy.com timeline thread - a history of the site and why & how it came to be…
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| Last updated: Wednesday 4th June, 2025. (by oojason) |
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