“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” wasn’t written perfectly on the first go. In fact, writer Chris Terrio said it took something as monumental as the Force to finish writing the film.
What’s going on:
- A new book called “The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” was released Tuesday after a several-month delay (it was scheduled to be released in December).
- The book contains a number of concept art photos and some information about the film.
- “Rise of Skywalker” writer Terrio revealed he had to rewrite the film a lot, according to Business Insider.
“I’ve never rewritten a film as much as this one. It’s like a tide. There’s a new script every morning. But we just keep going at it and going at it, loosely thinking that it’s not good enough. It’s never good enough.
“Luckily, the production team is so good that they can shift and adjust. We’re course-correcting as we go — we’re trying things, and some things don’t work and some things aren’t ambitious enough. Some things are overly ambitious. Some things are too dense. Some things are too simple. Some things are too nostalgic. Some things are too out-of-left-field. We’re finding our balance.”
“The Rise of Skywalker” became available on Blu-ray on March 31.
What about ‘Duel of Fates’ rewrite?
- Immediately after “Rise of Skywalker” was released, reports of the original script for the ninth “Star Wars” film dropped online. That film — titled “Duel of Fates” was written by Colin Trevorrow, who was the original director for the film before JJ Abrams replaced him, as I wrote for the Deseret News.
- It’s unclear if “Duel of Fates” was a real script or not (and we’ll probably never know). But it is a sign that “Rise of Skywalker” went under rewrites and several discussions before it was released.