When asked whether the final scene of The Empire Strikes Back was a re-shoot, Hamill clarified that "it wasn't a 're-shoot,' it was an entirely added scene," which was shot four months after filming had ended. Hamill recently confirmed this long-running rumor on Twitter. But according to Luke Skywalker himself, actor Mark Hamill, The Empire Strikes Back originally had an even more “downbeat ending.”įrom the sound of things, the studio was concerned about the tone of the film’s final moments, and encouraged an extra scene to “reassure the audience” that all was not lost for our heroes. And of course, there was that huge reveal that Darth Vader was, in fact, Luke’s father.Īll in all, it’s up there as one of the darkest endings of any Star Wars film. Luke Skywalker abandons his Jedi training to save his captured friends, only to lose the battle (and a hand) to Darth Vader. After being tortured, Han Solo is frozen in carbonite and abducted by the bounty hunter Boba Fett. But The Empire Strikes Back turned that notion on its head. The original Star Wars got fans used to the idea that the good guys will always triumph in the end, no matter the odds. The darker side of the galaxy far, far away was perhaps never on display more than in 1980's The Empire Strikes Back. Although there’s some scary stuff in them, the Star Wars movies have long had a reputation for being family-friendly.
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