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After only a month in theaters, Colin Treverrow’s original draft forStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has been leaked onto the internet.

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YouTuber and filmmakerRobert Meyer Burnett, a former story analyst, somehow got his hands on one of Colin Treverrow’s drafts for the original screenplay of what becameThe Rise of Skywalker.

He broke down the script and gave all the details and answers he could find inside for the viewer’s questions while also completely revealing all the story beats and differences between the films.

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One of the largest differences is that Treverrow’s draft had the title ofEpisode 9asDuel of the Fates, a bit of a callback to the score used for the lightsaber duel of Darth Maul vs Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi inThe Phantom Menace.

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This name would have been a great way to tie all three trilogies together, specifically the prequels, which is something sorely lacking in thesSequel trilogy under Disney’s reign. Most of the film had major ties to both the prequel trilogy andStar Wars: The Clone Warsas well.

All of the major reveals from the original Rise of Skywalker script:

One of the major takeaways from this script is that there is a definite reason for Colin Treverrow and Derek Connelly to get story credit forEpisode 9as there is a lot of its story beats inThe Rise of Skywalker.

Holocrons switched out for the Wayfinder and smugglers switched out for all citizens of the galaxy.DotFscript even included broom boy.

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WhilstThe Rise of Skywalkerwas an enjoyable film, it is always interesting to see what might have been.

What do you think of the changes made? Would you have liked to seeDuel of the Fates?Let us know all your thoughts in the comments below!

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Josh Collins

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I am a bit of a film and video game fanatic. My interests include Star Wars, DC Comics, and action-adventure video games.I am a bit of a canon junkie when it comes to both Star Wars Legend and Disney canon. I love the Prequels and the Original Trilogy, while also sort of enjoying the Sequel Trilogy. I work freelance in television and film production after graduating from college in 2019. #ReleasetheSnyderCut

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