Episode 137 - J.W. Rinzler And The Early Drafts Of Return Of The Jedi

Return of the Jedi month rages on and this week Jason and Gabe are
talking about the early ROTJ screenplay drafts with the none other
than the author of The Making of Return of the Jedi and so much
more, J.W. Rinzler! Together they all dive into red hot juicy
subjects like : how did the drafts of Jedi evolve? What was Leia
originally going to be doing during the film's opening? What kind
of influence did the conerpt art have? Who was a mysterious
Imperial character who got cut? How did the relationship between
Vader and Palpatine change? What was added during the epic ROTJ
story conferences? PLUS : When did Alec Guinness almost quit Star
Wars? What doesn't Lucas get enough credit for & just how many
Star Wars movies were originally planned? So put on that Vader
helmet, declare yourself Emperor and celebrate the love with BLAST
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