Return of the Jedi (1983): The Banned Ending Lucas Hid for Over 40 Years

Return of the Jedi (1983): The Banned Ending Lucas Hid for Over 40 Years What if Luke Skywalker had put on Vader's helmet and declared himself the new dark lord? According to recordings of the story conferences between George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan, that was the ending floated for Return of the Jedi, and it was dropped almost immediately. Plus fourteen more hidden truths: Jabba's guards named after a 1951 classic, the Chewbacca actor escorted against Bigfoot hunters, the green lightsaber born from a sky that was too blue, Alan Rickman's audition, Sebastian Shaw's secret casting, the line that almost didn't exist, the artist who stepped away from the Ewoks, what Boba Fett was originally meant to be, the dark theory of the Ewok feast, the swivel throne, Jerjerrod's deleted scene, the sick day that launched Warwick Davis, and the erased rebel pilots. Would you have let Luke turn to the dark side, or was the hopeful ending the right call? Tell us in the comments. If you love deleted scenes, banned endings and the hidden history of classic cinema, subscribe. #ReturnOfTheJedi #StarWars #GeorgeLucas #DeletedScene #ClassicCinema