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Colin Trevorrow’s "Star Wars IX" Alleged Script Leaks, Titled "Duel Of The Fates"


What could have been.

Now that The Rise Of Skywalker has done its worldwide rounds, fans are beginning to wonder about what could have been. The latest Star Wars trilogy was divisive, experimental, and record-breaking. Rey, Finn, Poe, and Kylo Ren will be forever immortalized although we won’t see them on screen anymore. Colin Trevorrow was originally slated to direct the ninth Star Wars film, but he left due to creative differences. Now, Collider is confirming that a leaked version of that scraped script has been circulating online. 

The film was originally titled Duel of the Fates, which is the name of John William’s epic Star Wars theme that premiered in The Phantom Menace. The leaked script, which is explained in Robert Meyer Burnett YouTube video and a StarWarsLeaks subreddit breakdown, highlights several big differences between The Rise of Skywalker and Duel Of Fates. There is no Emperor Palpatine, and Kylo Ren spends much of the film haunted by the ghost of Luke Skywalker. There is also a spiritual showdown of sorts between Ren and Darth Vader at the latter’s evil castle (which was seen in Rogue One). Rose also gets a much larger role in Duel Of the Fates, and it’s revealed that Kylo actually killed Rey’s parents some time after they leave her. Check out the breakdown from Robert Meyer Burnett below. 

 

 

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"1917" Takes Down "Star Wars" With $36.5 Million Weekend Box Office


The Sam Mendes film takes top spot.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has finally lost its grip on the box office after almost a month at the number one spot. Sam Mendes World War I drama 1917 took the cake this weekend. According to Variety, the film, which stars Game of Thrones alumni Dean-Charles Chapman and Richard Madden and George MacKay, raked in $36.5 million from 3,434 theaters in its first weekend of wide release. Still, Star Wars is not hurting for cash.  The final film in the new trilogy fell to second place, earning $15 million for a domestic haul of $478 million. Globally, Rise of Skywalker has grossed $990 million and is predicted to cross the billion-dollar mark next week. It would give Disney yet another billion-dollar film in the last 3 years. 

Just Mercy, starring Jamie Foxx, Michael B Jordan, and Brie Larson, earned $10 million from 2,375 venues. The legal drama tells the true story of Walter McMillian, a man who is wrongfully convicted of murder. Foxx plays McMillian and Jordan plays Bryan Stevenson, the young attorney who helps him appeal his murder conviction. Just Mercy is generating lots of Oscar buzz and is fighting for third place with Like A Boss. Starring Tiffany Hadish and Rose Byrne, Like A Boss also generated $10 million, keeping it neck and neck with Just Mercy. 

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Here Is What Finn Was Trying To Tell Rey In "The Rise Of Skywalker"

Finn had a secret.

Obviously, spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker follow.

In the film, there is a scene where John Boyega's Finn and Daisy Ridley's Rey are trapped in quicksand. Before they meet what they believe will be their untimely death, Finn tries to shout something to Rey, "I never told you," he bellows before they are swept into an underground lair. Since Oscar Isaac's Poe was with them, Finn refuses to disclose what he was saying. Many fans believe Finn was trying to profess his love for Rey, but that isn't the case!

According to IGN, at an Academy screening of the film, director JJ Abrams told those in attendance what Finn's message for Rey was. Abrams told the crowd that Finn wanted to tell Rey he was force sensitive. We do see him exhibit the ability to use the force twice in Rise of Skywalker. First, Finn could "feel" which Star Destroyer ship was sending the leading signal out to the other ships in the final battle. During that same battle, Finn could also "feel" when Rey dies, something that only force sensitive people can do. Although the secret is out, fans are refusing to believe Abram's words, although he wrote the film.