7 Recently Confirmed Truths You Didn't Know About Famous Movies

1. Padme Almost Killed Anakin In Revenge Of The Sith's Original Ending

Though Revenge of the Sith is certainly the best of George Lucas' three Star Wars prequels, there's little denying that it's an incredibly rough-around-the-edges climax to Darth Vader's origin story.

Pretty much ever since its 2005 release, fans have speculated about alternate versions of Episode III which never made it to the big screen in an attempt to deal with their disappointment.

Last year, Lucasfilm concept artist Iain McCraig went into detail about some initial plans for the movie's wildly divisive third act which Lucas and co. have kept suspiciously quiet.

While the final film ends up painting Padme (Natalie Portman) as a rather pathetic, agency-free victim of Anakin's (Hayden Christensen) wrath, originally she was supposed to become a Rebellion leader after witnessing Anakin's turn to the Dark Side. The original finale on Mustafar even featured a beat where Padme holds a knife to Anakin's throat and very nearly kills him, though ultimately relents.

McCraig reiterated that the spine of the story was very much the same as the final release, with Padme still dying at Anakin's hand, but clearly it gave her a far meatier and more assertive role ahead of her demise. What a shame.

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