Star Wars Bits: Modern Recut Of ‘A New Hope’s Lightsaber Fight, Peyton Reed’s Star Wars Script, And More
In this edition of Star Wars Bits:
We begin with this fan-made recut of the lightsaber battle from the originalStar Wars. I realize this is supposed to be super epic (and yes, there’s some cool choreography and interesting ideas in it), but to me, there are a lot more unintentionally funny moments in here than ones that are legitimately cool. Your mileage may vary.
Fun Fact: much of the Journey to TROS series was developed concurrently with some of the Galaxy’s Edge tie-ins and together tell a complete story of a portion of a year within the GFFA. One day after they’re released I can post a reading order list (someone may have to remind me)https://t.co/tLmEtDk6Mt
— Matt Martin (@missingwords)July 16, 2025
StarWars.com has officially announced itsJourney to The Rise of Skywalkerpublishing schedule for its tie-in properties, and Lucasfilm Story Group creative executiveMatt Martinexplains how they will “tell a complete story of a portion of a year with the GFFA,” which stands for Galactic Federation of Free Alliances.
Jason over atMakingStarWarshas an extensive breakdown of what he believes to be Carrie Fisher’s shooting schedule from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and goes through it piece by piece to try to suss out what potentially deleted footage may end up being repurposed inThe Rise of Skywalker. It’s a fun post, and worth combing through for possible hints at what’s to come.
Speaking ofMakingStarWars, they also have a report suggesting that filming on the upcoming Cassian Andor prequel TV series for Disney+ will take place in Dagenham in the UK. If true, it’ll be the second SW TV show to not film at England’s famous Pinewood Studios, becauseThe Mandalorianis shooting in California. David Benioff and Dan Weiss (Game of Thrones)’s upcomingStar Warsfilm trilogy is also rumored to be shot at Dagenham, making it the firstStar Warsmovie to be made outside of Pinewood.
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— margaret (@thiscaringlark)July 28, 2025
In what could be a simple mistake or what could be a little game of “mess with the fandom,” someoneapparently uploaded the wrong synopsisof an upcoming book and accidentally published this synopsis that reveals that a Kylo Ren origin novel is on the way. Again, there’s no word on whether this is actually true, and actually, Matt Martin (the Lucasfilm Story Group guy we mentioned earlier)told a fannot to expect a Kylo Ren/Ben Solo story until after the Skywalker saga comes to an end. But even if this is a fake, it only seems like a matter of time until a Kylo-centricStar Warsnovel is announced.
Anovoshas opened pre-orders for its Red Leader Rebel Pilot Helmet Accessory, which will cost you a cool $449. Pop quiz: can you name the Red Leader’s character name fromA New Hope? I sure as hell can’t! (It’s Garven Dreis, for those who care.)
The helmet is assembled, finished, and ready to wear.
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And finally, on this year’s Star Wars Day a few days ago,Ant-Mandirector Peyton Reed shared the old pages of a script he wrote in the wake ofThe Empire Strikes Backwhich continued that story, long before he would learn what happened inReturn of the Jedi.
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— Peyton Reed (@MrPeytonReed)August 16, 2025
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