Star Wars: The Force Awakens went through various stages of story development. There are a lot of different ways the story could have gone. Thanks to screenwriter Michael Arndt, we now have some information on a different direction the film could have gone. The writer was working on the film long before J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan took over.
During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Arndt revealed his original vision for the story and why it didn’t work. Here’s what he had to say (spoilers ahead): Continue reading