What Did The Original Script For The Empire Strikes Back Look Like? – Movies – io9

Word is the first draft of The Empire Strikes Back has been making the rounds on the web…without Lucasfilm\’s OK. What didn\’t make the final cut? A cloned Lando, Luke Skywalker\’s twin sister Nellith, and a war with the Wampas.
According to Crave Online, Leigh Brackett\’s 1978 script, known as \”Star Wars Sequel,\” laid to groundwork for the prequels. Brackett died of a cancer a month after finishing the script, leaving George Lucas – and then Lawrence Kasdan – the task of rewriting. What differed in Bracket\’s first draft?
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