Gallery: Rare Star Wars Storyboards Show a Much Different Galaxy Far, Far Away

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    One draft of the script featured a “pirate ship,” which was later replaced by the *Millennium Falcon* we know and love. In this Joe Johnston sketch, that pirate ship blasts its way out of the Mos Eisley spaceport.
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    At one point, Lucas made Luke Skywalker a girl. This storyboard is from never-filmed “Scene 82,” where she, Han Solo (in Stormtrooper garb), and a reptilian Chewbacca have rescued Luke’s brother Deak Starkiller from an Imperial prison.
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    Storyboards by artist Alex Tavoularis (and early versions of Lucas’ script) featured a very different look for Luke’s companions. C-3PO was fully art deco, while R2-D2 rocked a funky steampunk antenna.
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    The original opening Imperial attack in *Episode IV* was a brutal, bloody affair. You thought Darth Vader was bad when he Force-choked underlings? Here he tears the arm off a captive rebel.
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