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Following in the grand tradition of Star Wars, The Last Jedi came, dominated the box office, and divided fans. Now, it’s continuing another tradition and getting a novelization by longtime Star Wars novelist Jason Fry, and the book will apparently encompass many of the blu-ray’s 20 minutes of deleted scenes when it drops on March 6th.
In the latest Star Wars Show (which is becoming a somewhat must-watch for hardcores), we get a glimpse of director Rian Johnson and writer Fry at Skywalker Ranch as they discuss what will be included.
We can expect to read about some characters that deserved more of a place in the story, and most interestingly, Han Solo’s funeral. “Rian Johnson and I had an amazing conversation,” Fry said. “We got to write entirely new scenes for the book: Han Solo’s funeral, Rose and Paige Tico together, and further explorations of the fascinating world of Canto Bight, to name just a few.”
It seems like Leia doesn’t want to make a speech right after burying Han. Admiral Ackbar is always pressuring her.
The Star Wars Show briefly shows a deleted scene in which Rey lashes out at Luke for tricking her once again during her training. Slashfilm was able to see much of the scene and described it as Luke finally realizing he pushed Rey too far. “That’s some of the fun stuff you can get into a novel that you can’t always get onto the screen,” Johnson says.
For those that may want to keep poking holes in the movie, The Force Awakens novelization helped fill in plenty of gaps when fans were questioning it in 2015. It explained the Starkiller base, and also foreshadows why the Republic and Leia don’t seem to get along in the face of the rising First Order.
(Via Slashfilm)