Back 1976, george lucass film was titled the adventures of luke starkiller as taken from the journal of the whills. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. What star wars journal of the whills are and why theyll. The journal of the whills isnt a concept that has been featured prominently in a star wars movie yet, but they were at the core of george lucas original conception of the star wars saga. Last year, rogue one made the whills an even more explicit part of star wars by introducing chirrut imwe as a guardian of the whills. Its one of the most iconic science fiction films ever made, so how an apparent draft of the shooting script of the original star wars movie ended up in the archives.
The rules upgrade transcribed from star wars adventure journal, issue. The journal was originally spoken of in a prophecy written by a holy man many years before the journal was first created. The cynical optimist digs up the original twopage outline. The whills housed the journal in their monastery on ashlan four. The adventures of luke starkiller as taken from the journal of the whills by george lucas saga i star wars fourth draft, january 1, 1976 171 pages 252 scenes jan 1, 1976. The guardians later acted as a resistance group of monks active in the jedha city on jedha during the imperial era. It was begun in the summer of 1974 and finished on january 28, 1975. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an allencompassing fictional. Despite his masters dismissal, chuiee thorpe followed mace windy into exile. It is called the journal of the whills and tells the story of mace windy. A vast sea of stars serves as the backdrop for the main title. The noncanon expert describes the journal of the whills as it was seen in legends and within the current canon, the evidence for why it was the journal of the whills within the episode 8. Bts journal of the whills, part i outline by george lucas jedi.
The journal of the whills, part i 1973 was a handwritten twopage partial outline for the story that would, after many further rewrites and explorations of ideas, become star wars 1977. Adventures of the starkiller as taken from the journal of the whills, saga i. It was an ongoing recording, as the actions of the skywalker clan were recorded some 100 years after the battle of endor, as told in the making of star wars. The journal of the whills outline isnt on there i dont think its available anywhere at all. The journal of the whills, part i 1973 was a handwritten twopage partial outline for the story that would, after many further rewrites and explorations of ideas.
File type pdf the journal of the whills the journal of the whills and its importance to episode 8 journal of the whills explained the journal of the whills opens in classic james bond fashion, with an adventure largely unrelated to what follows. Their existence and mantra about being one with the force were known to the jedi order a few years before the invasion of naboo. I would like to evolve to posting these stories on reddit to gain traction within the star wars subreddits andor science fiction communities. In the vein of my earlier thread which attempted to reconstruct the intended look and visuals of the 1974 rough draft for the star wars, here im going to do the same for the overall plot of the fragmentary 1973 journal of the whills outline. Lucasfilm limited second draft 52 park way san anselmo january 28, 1975 california 94960. The great mystery of the journal of the whills no doubt will be wondering how this revises the hypotheses which i laid out in that chapter. The journal of the whills was a record of events in the galaxy.
This prophecy later came to pass in 99,945 bby when individuals from the order of the. Journal of the whills alternative star wars saga fandom. Five small moons slowly drift into view from the far side of the planet. The journal of the whills was an archive of galactic history maintained by the order of the whills beginning in 99,945 bby. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise created by george lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popculture phenomenon. It was replaced in may 1975 by a new synopsis called the adventures of luke starkiller episode one the star wars. When we meet the blind warrior, he and his companion baze. The journal of the whills is the earliest known background material for star wars. Author lucas, george, 1944title the adventures of luke starkiller as taken from the journal of the whills. They ve even got pdf scans of a lot of the original sw scripts as. Original star wars script discovered in university of. The journal of the whills was mentioned as being of particular interest to one darth tenebrous, who learned of the prophecy of the chosen one from the journal in the star wars insider short. See more ideas about star wars art, star wars and war. For the prequel haters who ask where did lucas come up with this insert ludicrous curse backstory the basic history behind star wars has been around.
The star wars was the second draft of the script to the film that would become star wars. By including the passage, the whills were finally made canon and their religious themes were brought to the forefront. The journal of the whills, part i 1973 was a handwritten twopage partial outline for the story that would, after many rewrites and explorations of ideas, become star wars 1977. A social media campaign for the journal of the whills the current platforms that i use for the journal of the whills are wordpress and twitter. A time travel fantasy for star wars fans kindle edition by richard gleaves. Discussion in fan art started by the lensman, mar 2, 2014. The asterisk symbol to the left of the character name indicates some of the most significant dialogue contributions by. On tuesday, usa today teased a photo of luke with his small stash of books in the last jedi, and one of them is the journal of. The average roll will be 15 vs 14, and the flat spots 1518 vs 1216. The journal of the whills and its importance to episode 8.
Bts journal of the whills, part i outline by george lucas. The journal treatment began with this is the story of mace windy, a revered jedibendu of ophuchi, as related to us by c. Luke learned about rey in the journal of the whills why kylo wants luke rebel scum ep. The star wars from the adventures of luke starkiller by george lucas third draft lucasfilm limited august 1, 1975. In august of 1996, west end games released star wars roleplaying game. But the whills became part of this massive amount of notes, quotes, background information that i used for the scripts. When lucas began work on episode i, he took the journal of the whills out of the lucasfilm archives, and reread it. Long after the galactic civil war, an individual was tasked with writing about events that transpired in the galaxy. Journal of the whills the were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The journal of the whills was a legendary record of events in the galaxy. In this sense, the story of star wars is essentially being told through these. The adventures of luke starkiller as taken from the journal of the whills. Over the past four years, mace windy and cj thorpe have made their living as ronin, wandering. And thats because its called the journal of the whills. They traditionally handcrafted the lightbow, a complicated form of bowcaster native to jedha, such. Space a vast sea of stars is broken as the warm, amber surface of the planet, utapau, emerges from a total eclipse.
Of heroines, wookies and little people 468 appendix c. The journal of the whills outline isnt on there i dont think its available. The story proper of the journal of the whills begins four years later. Format manuscript edition revised fourth draft, march 15, 1976. The journal ofthe whills 11 pdf drive search and download pdf files for free. Star wars a new hope star wars episode iv a new hope from the journal of the whills by george lucas revised fourth draft january 15, 1976 lucasfilm ltd. Robert walmsley university professor, harvard university. War drums echo through the heavens as a rollup slowly crawls into infinity. I did these as a diversion from the uespa stuff as i was getting a bit burned out. At first there were lists of character names 1, then a brief story synopsis 2 1, and eventually the journal of the whills became the name for all the history and backstory materials george lucas developed to define the star wars universe 3. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away is a phrase that doesnt only echo a fairy tale like story, but also indicates the movie to follow is a story.
This is just one of the solutions for you to be successful. Leia organa of alderaan, senator so much critical information in a couple pages. Ill be lumping all my ace stuff under the umbrella of j series books. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading star wars. Ostensibly, the journal was maintained by the ancient order of the whills, a mysterious group of beings. While he later decided to not to use the term the whills in star wars. The guardians of the whills were a religious order. Adventures of luke starkiller as taken from the journal of the whills by george lucas saga i star wars revised fourth draft march 15, 1976 lucasfilm ltd. Apparently it figures in the star wars universe as a sort of biblehistory, a holy text that is nevertheless updated for current events.
Star wars day george lucas starwars script journal adventure photography fotografie star wars. How rogue ones plot ties directly into the force awakens. Preface the two main characters are mace windy, a revered jedibendu master who. The great mystery of the journal of the whills 450 appendix b. The adventures of luke starkiller as taken from the. Adventures of luke starkiller, as taken from the journal of the whills, saga i. The whills would pass on the knowledge that they gained to keepers, who would chronicle the stories in a journal. This is the story of mace windy, a revered jedibendu of ophuchi, as related to us by chuiee two thorpe of kissel, padawaan learner to. Journal of the whills they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Back in march when the news first broke i posted a brief article detailing the discovery of a star wars story that predates the may 1973 synopsis, called the journal of the whills, finally shedding light on a piece of writing that has caused many star wars scholars endless headaches. The journal of the whills was once the document that held the entire star wars saga together.
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