Was Obi-Wan supposed to die?
Not according to the original script!
— radioc00per (@radioc00per) April 15, 2016
Check out what Nerdist uncovered in some photo tweets from Peter Mayhew:
Look closely, Ben Kenobi survives his battle with Darth Vader!
— radioc00per (@radioc00per) April 15, 2016
Here's all of Mayhew's Tweets:
#chewscript 027 Obi-wan lives through his fight with Vader. Check it out. @starwars pic.twitter.com/Mrt7SaT3Qc
— Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieeRoars) April 13, 2016
— radioc00per (@radioc00per) April 15, 2016
Nerdist says it's unsure if George Lucas made the call on set, or if he hid the desire to murder Obi-Wan to ensure that the actor, Alec Guinness would take the part.
Well, that changes everything, doesn't it:
— radioc00per (@radioc00per) April 15, 2016
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