After the prequels had issue forth out , Star Warshad easily become the bragging media franchise in the world . As George Lucas continued to extend his enfranchisement in the digital age , he was also prepare for retirement with programme to give the samara to Lucasfilm to someone new . The resultant role was of course the Disney buyout and Kathleen Kennedy was made the new President of Lucasfilm ( viaDeadline ) .

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At this time , Lucas ' plans for the sequel trilogy were a go but he wanted a new generation of filmmakers to make them in his place . Unfortunately , things did n’t go as plan and Disney chose not to use Lucas ' writing material , a conclusion both Lucas and Disney CEO ( at the time)Bob Iger would after express dashing hopes in . The many concepts from   Lucas ' subsequence trilogy were really exciting and it ’s deplorable they ’ll never see the light of day but luckily the late bookStar Wars Archives : 1999 - 2005offers a lot of perceptivity into them .

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Smaller Time Jump

A notable determination in the subsequence trilogy was to make it take place a whole 34 long time afterReturn of the Jedi . However , George Lucas had different design , of course of action . Lucas’Episode VIIwould have picked up 20 year   followingEpisode VI . The entire scope of the Galax urceolata is entirely unlike follow the Rebels ' victory inVI .

The fourth dimension jump would have also given the film the chance to explore a catamenia where there ’s no major government power ( so the galaxy is kind of like the untamed west ) . This way of look at the world would afterward be put to use inThe Mandalorian , with that show really emphasizing the power vacuum left after the end of the Galactic Civil War .

Luke’s Jedi Academy

As many devotee feel , Episode VIIIkind of squander Lukeas a character , countermine people ’s expectations and turning him into a flawed type . Lucas had a very unlike focus that probably would have last well with audiences .

PerStar Wars Archives : 1999 - 2005 , Lucas observe " [ … ] Luke is render to restart the Jedi . He puts the word out , so out of 100,000 Jedi , maybe 50 or 100 are left . The Jedi have to grow again from scratch , so Luke has to observe two - and - three - year - olds , and take them . It ’ll be 20 years before you have a new generation of Jedi . ” This version would have had Luke portrayed as his heroical self rather of a wanderer who was mislay in self - expatriate .

Leia Is The Chosen One

The question of who is The Chosen One has been pondered by many , both in - population and in real living . The debate has been between Anakin , Luke and Leia forever but George Lucas finally squeeze the eld - onetime question . It ’s Leia . Carrie Fisher was intended to return and headline this trilogy . Lucas made it significant to note   “ I had planned for the first trilogy to be about the forefather , the second trilogy to be about the son , and the third trilogy to be about the daughter and the grandchild . "

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This trilogy would have keep up her as she navigates herself through the new political atmosphere in the Galax urceolata , following Palpatine ’s demise . Like in the Legends continuity , Leia was try out to rebuild a democratic government through the New Republic . fan would definitely have loved this , giving Fisher an even bigger role then she had in Disney ’s trilogy .

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Children of the Force

Vader ’s grandchild were always stand for to be the focal point of the continuation trilogy , according to George Lucas . Luke was n’t intend to have kids but this trilogy would have follow Han and Leia ’s offspring .

However , it is obscure if they would have been original characters or if Lucas would have just used the Legends ' story with Jacen , Jaina and Anakin Solo . The two new main characters of this trilogy were slat to be Kira and Sam . Their relation back to the Skywalker pedigree is unknown though .

Death Star Exploration

One major plot pointedness that stayed for the Disney - made subsequence trilogy was the wreckage of the Death Star on an aquatic planet ( as pick up inThe acclivity of Skywalker ) . Looking back , it make no sense inEpisode IX , for the Death Star to still be somewhat together since the whole affair was efface . However , there were also plan for this to appear in George Lucas’sEpisode VII . draw by Lucasfilm veteran Doug Chiang , these composition show the Millennium Falcon investigating the wreckage of the second Death Star underwater .

Other keyframes admit a distaff diver ( possibly Kira , the paradigm for Rey ) search the Emperor ’s tug fromEpisode VIand another one of the same character reference treading next to a turbo - laser turret , covered in algae . It ’s obscure how this would have factored into the plot but it would have been super cool to explore familiar vacate localisation from the Original Trilogy .

Midi-Chlorians

A plot component that many balked at in 1999 , was the inclusion of musical instrument digital interface - chlorians inThe Phantom Menace , a unit to measure a individual ’s ability in the strength . Had George ’s sequel trilogy happen , the cinema would have explored the musical instrument digital interface - chlorians more and the biological science behind the power .

InJames Cameron ’s The Story of Science Fictionseries , Lucas said   “ [ The next threeStar Warsfilms ] were going to get into a microbiotic world . But there ’s this world of creatures that operate differently than we do . I call them the Whills . And the Whills are the ones who really curb the universe of discourse . They feed off the Force . "

Darth Maul Is The Big Bad

Before in conclusion conk out inRebelsin 2017 , Darth Maul could have live on to be in the sequels , appear as this trilogy ’s main villain had thing gone other than . From his first appearance inThe Phantom Menace , Darth Maul became a sports fan - favorite character . With his iconic double - bladed saber , he would have made a worthy adversary to Luke Skywalker .

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As a natural progression of his lineament , Maul would have taken over the entire wandflower ’s netherworld . He would have been work alongside the Imperial Remnant as they attempt to squash the Republic . He also would have had Darth Talon as his apprentice , a concept that seems to be taken right out ofthe canceledBattle of the Sith Lordsgame .

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Luke’s Fate

Luke ’s fate in Lucas’Episode VIIwould have been very different with his character never actually dying . Only that he would die at the death ofEpisode IXinstead . In an consultation withMashable , Mark Hamill said   " I pass off to screw that George did n’t kill Luke until the end ofIXafter he trained Leia . "

Luke ’s role in this trilogy would have unfeignedly delighted rooter and it ’s a disgrace Hamill could n’t impersonate the character the way he was signify to be . Thankfully , Disney ’s grandStar WarsTV design withThe MandalorianandThe Book of Boba Fettgave him that chance .

A Different Direction

In a path thatThe Force Awakensheavily cashed in on nostalgia , George Lucas ' design was to do something very different to separate the feel of each trilogy . In an audience withCharlie Rose , Lucas stated " I worked very hard to make them whole different , with unlike planet , with dissimilar spaceship – you experience , to make it new ” .

In his interview withJames Cameron , Lucas also stated " If I ’d hold onto the caller I could have done it , and then it would have been done . Of of course , a stack of fans would have hat it , just like they didPhantom Menaceand everything , but at least the whole story from beginning to end would be tell apart . " It ’s disappointing that fans will never see Lucas’Star Warsvision in full realized but at least there is solacement knowing his protégé , Dave Filoni , is continue his bequest at Lucasfilm .

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