20 Things You Somehow Missed In Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

6. The Nod To George Lucas' Original "Force" Line

Rogue One Jyn Erso Felicity Jones
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Quickly going on to become the most recognisable and powerful phrase ever to grace the galaxy George Lucas created all those years ago, many different variations of "may the Force be with you" have been uttered by everyone from Jedi Masters to defiant Rebel forces throughout the franchise's history.

But there was a time when this well-known line looked a little different, with Lucas opting for the phrase "may the Force of others be with you" in earlier drafts of the first Star Wars.

So, as a hiding-in-plain-sight reference to that alternate reality where this OG version of the line showed up all over the galaxy, the blind Guardian of the Whills known as Chirrut Îmwe can be heard greeting folks in Jedha City with that early draft "Force" line instead.

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