STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Concept Art Reveals An Alternate Opening For The Movie

Some newly revealed concept art for Star Wars: The Force Awakens reveals an alternate opening sequence for the movie which would have been yet another throwback to A New Hope! Check it out...

By JoshWilding - Apr 13, 2020 09:04 AM EST

Filed Under: Star Wars

Star Wars: The Force Awakens was well-received, but it came under fire from a lot of fans for sticking a little too closely to the blueprint laid out by A New Hope. Now, some newly revealed concept art courtesy of Christian Alzmann has shared an alternate opening for the 2015 release.

As you can see, the movie was set to kick off with the familiar sight of a Star Destroyer hovering over a planet only for us to then realise that it was being towed to the wastelands of Jakku.

This certainly would have gone a long way in establishing how different the Galaxy is decades after the events of Return of the Jedi, and a nice way of referencing the original Star Wars.

Another alternate opening we know was discussed was set to feature Luke Skywalker's severed hand and lightsaber floating through outer space. That didn't make the final cut and neither did this one; instead, we were introduced to characters like Poe Dameron and Kylo Ren early on.

Check out the concept art in the gallery below:

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Part of an opening scene concept for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. I tried to copy the opening of A New Hope but showing now derelict Star Destroyers being towed in and dropped as junk on Jakku. In the Art of Star Wars The Force Awakens by @philszostaksf. #starwars #theforceawakens #storyboard #stardestroyer #conceptart #digitalart #modo #photoshop

A post shared by Christian Alzmann (@calzmann) on Mar 29, 2020 at 9:27am PDT

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marvel72 - 4/13/2020, 9:08 AM

So pretty much even more ripped off from A New Hope.

toylled - 4/13/2020, 4:09 PM

@marvel72 - He said that.. lol

marvel72 - 4/13/2020, 6:47 PM

@toylled - I didn't read it just click the images and worked it out myself.

marvel72 - 4/13/2020, 9:18 AM

JaKBaLLTV - 4/13/2020, 10:18 AM

@marvel72 -

marvel72 - 4/13/2020, 10:37 AM

@JaKBaLLTV - that one looks better, mine are just messed up.

marvel72 - 4/13/2020, 9:33 AM

The new trilogy was just Disney making it their's by changing star wars lore from 8 and 9.

They even added a female lead because they want another Disney Princess.

Reeds2Much - 4/13/2020, 9:34 AM

People need to be reminded of this.

Nightwing1015 - 4/13/2020, 10:07 AM

Can't wait for the first part of the Clone Wars season finale this Friday. Have been watching the show since I was 8. Not to mention it'll be the last Lucas approved Star Wars that we ever get. I don't think they'll be any Star Wars to top this ever again!

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