It’s a burning question that has gone unanswered for a long time but at least they confirmed that it was never filmed. It is possible the idea may have been thrown around during undocumented brainstorming sessions, but the legend that it actually was committed to film is false. Given the weight of this evidence, it appears there is no truth behind the rumor that the Falcon and Lando were originally to have perished. Also untrue are tales that footage of the Falcon made its way into test screenings of Return of the Jedi, but was ultimately left out of the movie because it didn’t score well with the audience. Lando and the Falcon explode in a beautiful burst of energy and color.’Īn excerpt from the screenplay that has Lando and the Falcon destroyed and Han looking up, quietly voicing his loss, has shown up on the Internet, but it too is a fake. Lando makes a final decision to plow the Millennium Falcon through the force field in a self-sacrificing gesture for the Rebel Alliance. He feels that the Alliance might die itself if something is not done soon. Lando sees many of his comrades dying for the Alliance. Lando and the Rebel Forces unsuccessfully attempt to penetrate the force field, and the efforts on Endor have failed. ‘Meanwhile, the Death Star ray begins destroying Rebel ships. It describes Luke taking over the Death Star (re-christening it the Life Star), Vader being the ‘other’ Yoda spoke of, and Leia and Han marrying at the film’s end, with Wicket one of the attendants at the wedding. Dated July 6 1980, (though undoubtedly printed at a later date), this concise retelling of the basic story - with notable changes - is a fake. One definite culprit in this legend’s longevity is a revised plot synopsis treatment entitled ‘The Revenge and Return of the Jedi’. Here’s an interesting excerpt that proves this was never filmed. To further debunk this rumor, on June 9th 2000, the Official Star Wars Site posted an article in their Urban Legends of Star Wars section dealing with this idea. I don’t think that this scene was ever filmed, never mind test screened. If the shot in question was in the film at all, even moving one frame at a time there would be some kind of movement, especially in the background. As you can see, they are the same exact still. I overlaid the two images in Photoshop with the fiery shot at 40% transparency. If he is in fact claiming that this picture is a deleted still, then I have to disagree. I’m not sure how Robert meant to explain the pictures on the page but he implies that this picture of the ship exploding was cut from the film and not just a fan-made picture sent in by a guy named Tim Ketzer. Robert posted an image which he claimed to be the Falcon blowing up (which I think was doctored by the source). I was always under the impression that this idea was something possibly written into one of the early drafts but was written out almost as fast. Robert Brown, the author, seems to be very sure that this scene was filmed and even tested with audiences! I have found very little proof of this. It’s quite interesting, though I have to say I very much disagree with some of it. There was one section in particular that I’d like to reference and it deals with the subject of the Falcon’s rumored demise. There was once a site called B Squared’s STAR WARS Stuff that was quite informative. Not much, but it makes you wonder how the ending celebration might have been different. He says that he feels like he’s never going to see her again. There’s a little foreshadowing of this in the film when Han is looking at the Falcon from the shuttle cockpit. He regrets not being able to return the Falcon without a scratch and that he hopes Han will forgive him. Rumor has it that in an early rough draft of the script or treatment, Lando contacts Wedge while trying to get out of the Death Star II. Was there originally another fate for Lando and the Millennium Falcon at the end of Return of the Jedi? The answer is no, but let’s examine the origin of this urban legend.
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