vintage and highly sought-after advance, rolled sci-fi film poster
dimensions: 27" x 41"
date: 1983
condition: Good. Creases and minor tears at the bottom margin and edges. Creases in the image. Faint ripples in the image. Spots of foxing on the back toward the bottom of the poster.
distribution: 20th Century Fox
Summary:
George Lucas originally named the film "Revenge of the Jedi." Advance posters were created to advertise the film's forthcoming release. However, before the film was actually released, Lucas changed the title to Return of the Jedi, resulting in the advance posters being withdrawn from circulation. The remaining posters with this title have become highly collectible by Star Wars fans.
Development - (https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_Episode_VI_Revenge_of_the_Jedi_: "On February 20, 1981, the first draft for the third film of the original trilogy, entitled Star Wars: Episode VI Revenge Of The Jedi, was completed. George Lucas' original idea for the third Star Wars film was to focus on Luke Skywalker's and Leia Organa's adventures to save Han Solo from the clutches of bounty hunter Boba Fett, but after he decided to not make a third trilogy, the idea was scrapped. The script, written by Lawrence Kasdan and by Lucas, featured Darth Vader, Grand Moff Jerjerrod and The Emperor competing for the possession of Luke Skywalker.
On September 21, 1981, a second draft written by Kasdan was completed. This draft included the elimination of Had Abbadon, the return of Vader to a more villainous role and the instatement of Dagobah. Among other changes, Han Solo was killed.
After many delays, the draft was scrapped, and on November 1, 1981, the shooting script was presented, entitled Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.The film was released in1983."
