The Star Wars: Episode 9 leak is real – now see 20 images of Colin Trevorrow’s lost movie
Colin Trevorrow confirms that his version of Episode 9 was called Duel of the Fates
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We recently learned abouta leaked script for Star Wars: Duel of the Fates, which was the rumored original title of Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker back when it was the project of Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow.
The script for Trevorrow’s version of the film arguably sounded better than the movie we ultimately got, with no return for Palpatine, and Kylo Ren refocused as the main villain.
Now, Trevorrow has confirmed the working title of the movie on Twitter, as well as the existence of leaked artwork from his version. Twenty pieces of concept art for Duel of the Fates are currently hosted onImgurwith annotations, and they lookfantastic.
You can see everything from the final battle on Coruscant, where Finn leads an uprising, to an image of Rey with her double-sided lightsaber, which the leaked script explained was the result of merging her weapon with Luke Skywalker’s.
Here’s Trevorrow’s confirmation of the movie’s title, and that the artwork is legit – note that R2-D2 is badly damaged in one of the images, but he’s not dead:
Yes, this is from Duel of the Fates. But I’d never kill R2…he just took a bad hit. Happens to all of us. https://t.co/ekGMRUdV2gJanuary 24, 2020
If only…
The art is amazing, particularly the image of a Star Destroyer looming over the Coruscant skyline. Still,Star Warsconcept artalwayslooks amazing – just look at any of the art books for the prequel trilogy, and you’ll realize that great art doesn’t equal a great movie. There’s a reason why Lucasfilm employs some of the best artists on the planet.
Still, it’s hard not to dream about the movie that The Rise of Skywalker could have been. Among the images, two really stand out: one of Luke Skywalker’s Force ghost grabbing the blade of Kylo Ren’s lightsaber, and another that shows Hux committing ‘seppuku’, killing himself as it becomes apparent that the First Order will lose the final battle with the Resistance.
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The leak has offered a fascinating look at the creative process behind a big Hollywood blockbuster – and hopefully we’ll hear the full story of what happened in Trevorrow’s version of Episode 9 one day.
Still, while the finished film is divisive, it definitely has its fans. Check out what our reviewer thought of Episode 9 in ourThe Rise of Skywalker review. The movie will be coming toDisney Pluslater this year.
Samuel is a PR Manager at game developer Frontier. Formerly TechRadar’s Senior Entertainment Editor, he’s an expert in Marvel, Star Wars, Netflix shows and general streaming stuff. Before his stint at TechRadar, he spent six years at PC Gamer. Samuel is also the co-host of the popular Back Page podcast, in which he details the trials and tribulations of being a games magazine editor – and attempts to justify his impulsive eBay games buying binges.
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