Andrew

Every once in a while this passage from the great Brian Phillips will pop into my head solely for the delightful Ronaldo burn.

This might have been only a couple of days after George relayed that information to Carol Titelman, too!

My favorite description of your job was when you said you were not the guy who decided a dog should play basketball, but the guy who says there's no rule that says a dog can't play basketball.

I just realized that the Pop Tarts Bowl is basically the musical Cats. A series of characters in crazy outfits are introduced, all of whom are vying to be the "lucky" one chosen to die.

About 25 years ago, Arsenal's kit sponsor was Sega. Which meant we got to see the legendary Dennis Bergkamp in a jersey that said "Dreamcast."

The JW sketch of 1M6 Ren’s Entrance appears to confirm this, too (references to “red thing” and “spiders”)

I can confirm this was filmed, because JW’s sketch for 2M2 Fixing The Helmet includes the notes “sword” and “head off”

Yeah, it's just those two in the schedule. I have to wonder if there's a version of the ending with friends though because early leaks had that and those leaks were hella accurate.

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Unknown person with a lightsaber swinging or ziplining from a Star Destroyer bridge. Created by artist David Levy for Star Wars Episode IX.

Unknown person with a blaster swinging or ziplining from a Star Destroyer bridge. Created by artist David Levy for Star Wars Episode IX.

Storyboards for a portion of the climax of Star Wars Episode IX. Created by artist David Levy.

Two characters ziplining away from a Star Destroyer bridge. Created by artist Kevin Jenkins for Star Wars Episode IX.

Artist David Levy made several pieces with rope swings/ziplines, including the first three below. The last is done by Kevin Jenkins.

A character codenamed TBD in the turret of the Millennium Falcon takes out a cannon in the final battle from The Rise of Skywalker.

He's not in this shooting schedule, but I have another, partial one from October and I think he could be in that one as a drop in replacement for Nien Nunb. At one point in the final battle when the air vehicles are being attacked by a cannon, Nunb/"TBD" takes it out.

The Secret History of Star Wars Episode IX The road to Star Wars Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker was twisting and bumpy. Swept out of existence, resurrected, wrestled with by multiple writers, derailed by death, and tweaked until t…

For way more about the development of Episode IX, including Lucas' ideas from the 70s-2012, both versions of Duel of the Fates, the brief Jack Thorne era, the pitch Abrams made to Bob Iger in Dec 2017, the spring 2018 version that might have Rey's grandmother, and much, much more, see here:

For what it's worth, I think Ben still dies on Exegol. After defeating the Emperor and Trooper 14, Rey and him "catch up" as the schedule euphemistically calls it, but then he's never seen again. (39/?)

Also, there are no scenes with Rey's parents. Nor do they seem to be part of an overall cast list included with the schedule. (38/?)

As you may have noticed, Kijimi (codenamed Anchorage) makes it to the end of the film untouched by any planet-destroying lasers. It appears that was added in late September, after filming began. Picture is from September 25th script memos. (37/?)

Rey defeats the Emperor and the transformed Emperor (or whatever Trooper 14 is). (36/?)

The citizens of the planets threatened with Sith Fleet Star Destroyers also cheer their demise, including Maz, C-3PO, and D-0 on Ajan Kloss. That last part might have been filmed. (35/?)

The sabotage signal goes out, causing all the Sith Fleet, and Pryde's Star Destroyer, to begin self destructing. All the heroes watch in wonder. (34/?)

Meanwhile, Finn sees that Connix is hurt and hasn't flipped the switch. He takes Jannah's crossbow, aims, and hits the switch. (33/?)

Rey fights whoever Trooper 14 is on the roof. He unleashes "fire" (possibly Force lightning) on Rey. She takes it all in, then gives it back. Notably, Emperor Palpatine is also present in all these scenes as well. But Ben Solo is not. (32/?)

The big civilian fleet still shows up, but not mustered by Lando. Instead, they seem to be responding to a distress call from R2-D2, who's flying with Poe (aka Nathan). (31/?)

Rey wakes up, hears voices, and starts getting ready for battle by grabbing the lightsabers. Ben might even toss her one. Then she summons strength, possibly with help from Ben (he's the "3" in the numbers on the right) (30/?)

Denizens of Pasaana (New Orleans), Kijimi (Anchorage), and the Resistance members still on Ajan Kloss (Honolulu) all look up at the Star Destroyers above them. The Resistance part of this, with Maz, C-3PO, and probably Commander D'Acy, might have been filmed. (29/?)

Lt. Connix is trying to flip a switch in a tower so the sabotage signal can go out, seemingly with covering fire from Rose (who has moments in other scenes). Connix climbs towards the switch but gets shot and knocked down before she can reach it. And yes, Snap's codename was "Crackle" lol (28/?)

Finn and Jannah get to the bridge of the unfinished ship and install the "gadget." There's a chance this was filmed. (27/?)

The Emperor seems to siphon life from Rey and Ben as part of a transformation into... a new character. Palpatine is codenamed Trooper 13 and when the "process" completes, there's a new character Trooper 14 (he's the "39" in the numbers on the right in the 2nd pic). Maybe this was Matt Smith? (26/?)

The rebels land on an unfinished Sith Fleet Star Destroyer instead of Pryde's ship. Resistance pilot Vanik is shot down and his wreck blocks where they're trying to go. So instead, Finn and Jannah zipline inside. (25/?)

Rey and Ben take out the Knights of Ren together before being overpowered by the Emperor. (24/?)

The Falcon is part of the final battle from the beginning, there's no trip to rally people, and the turrets seem to be manned by Aftab Ackbar and Nien Nunb. (23/?)

When Rey lands on Exegol, Ben is already there waiting for her. It's possible she gives him his mother's lightsaber here since, like the final film, she seems to get it on Ahch-to and it's present later. (22/?)