10 Biggest Star Wars Retcons

With the hindsight of Episodes VI - IX, it's always a little odd to go back and watch that infamous snog between Luke and Leia in Episode V, as well as their quick little peck before swinging over that shaft in Episode IV.

With the pair being revealed as siblings in the final chapter of the original trilogy, it's a tad uncomfortable to see them playing tonsil tennis in the first two movies, but to be fair to everyone involved, that familial bond wasn't on the cards when A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back were being written.

In 1999, original Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz discussed George Lucas' initial plans for the Star Wars saga, which were outlined in the 1970s. As well as revealing that Han Solo was supposed to die in Return of the Jedi (a plot point that Harrison Ford would've been chuffed to hear), Kurtz also noted that Leia "was not to be Luke's sister." Instead, Luke's sister was going to be a completely different character, who, interestingly, Lucas wasn't planning on introducing until Episode VIII.

Clearly though, things changed while Lucas was developing the original trilogy, and if nothing else, we should all be thankful that the extended, more intimate version of their Empire Strikes Back kissing scene didn't make the final cut.