10 More Deleted Star Wars Moments You Won't Believe Nearly Happened
5. A Portals Moment - Episode IX - The Rise Of Skywalker
Even possibly the worst Episode in the Skywalker Saga still has the odd rather awesome moment.
And one scene that definitely falls into that category in Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker is the sequence which sees Rey hearing the voices of some of the most famous Jedi in Star Wars history as their words give her the strength to take down the Emperor (who somehow returned).
That rather nostalgic collection of voices pales in comparison to a version of this scene that reportedly nearly happened instead, though.
According to a source who worked closely on the production of the film (via Reddit), that sequence originally was supposed to involve the likes of Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Samuel L. Jackson, and any other actor who didn't play an animated Jedi appearing in live-action - a moment later referred to as an "Endgame portal scene" by X user @BSKtheKing.
#ReleaseTheJJCutSo to end off Disney SW Saga of disappointment
-Reylo wasn't intended-Adam Driver got robbed an Oscar winning performance-Disney's a hypocrite that only pretends to be pro LGBTQ/diverse-We were all robbed a SW Endgame portal scene with all the jedi assembling pic.twitter.com/kKkb2voQ0r
— BSK The News (@BSKtheKing) January 3, 2020
It was even reportedly shot, with the actors in full costumes, and these Force Ghosts serving "as sort of a barrier between her and the Sith surrounding them."
Now sure, it's tough to know for sure whether this Jedi assembling moment was officially put in front of a camera. But if this source is to be believed, then arguably The Rise of Skywalker's best moment was almost infinitely better.