George Lucas cut a lot of different ideas from Star Wars while he was making the movies - and in some cases he certainly made the right call.
George Lucas left a lot of plans and ideas on the cutting room floor when he made Star Wars, and in many cases he made the right call. George Lucas is a visionary filmmaker, but the sheer scale of the Star Wars movies was intimidating even for him. What's more, however much Lucas claimed to have planned things out well in advance, in reality he's a much more fluid writer and director who even incorporates the ideas of others into his projects.
14 There Were Going To Be Two Death Stars In Return Of The Jedi Return of the Jedi was an exciting bookend to a beloved trilogy. However, it is often criticized for its lack of creativity in bringing the Death Star back. Initially, instead of a single Death Star making a comeback, there were supposed to be two Death Stars that the Rebellion was meant to destroy.
10 Anakin Skywalker And Boba Fett Were Written As Brothers The Star Wars prequel movies was initially made to flesh out Anakin Skywalker’s backstory. They also made Boba Fett surprisingly important to galactic history, given his connection to the clones. Originally, though, Lucas considered the idea Boba Fett was Anakin's brother. Seeing these two intersect in this way would have been very messy, taking away an important part of the clones' origin.
7 Jar Jar Binks Would Have Had Elastic Bones Jar Jar Binks has always been a contentious character, and giving him elastic bones would have only served to further that. In initial versions of his character Jar Jar’s bones would have caused him to stretch and comfort in ways meant to be funny. Given the unfortunate backlash Jar Jar already received, this would have only made matters worse.
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