From: kevin.sonnenberg@rose.com (kevin sonnenberg)
Subject: Star Wars #3      1/8
Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 01:07:03 GMT
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Date Entered: 01-24-93 20:02
I got a copy of a quick overview of Star Wars #3 which will be made into a
movie:

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                 STAR WARS III:  FALL OF THE REPUBLIC

                   Story treatment by John L. Flynn

                         Adapted from Part I:
                          "The Adventures of
                           Obi-Wan Kenobi"

                      The Journal of the Whills
                           By George Lucas


        FADE IN:

        MAIN AND CREDIT TITLES SUPERIMPOSED ON THE
        BLACK OF OUTER SPACE -- pinpointed with
        piercing stars, several moons, and a
        bright-colored nebulae.  As TITLES end --

        The following is related in the story, roll-up
        format:


Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the Old Republic was crumbling away,
rotting from the corruption and treachery within.  Power-hungry technocrats and
wealthy bureaucrats maneuvered and bribed their way into office, while one am-
bitious senator plotted to destroy the Jedi and rule the galaxy.

Hoping to restore virtue and the remembered glory of the Republic, the High
Council of Senators dispatched the Jedi Knights - protectorate of justice in
the galaxy - on a quest to retrieve the lost Kaiburr Crystal.  They believed
that the small diamond-like object (which intensified the power of the Force)
would unite the disaffected among the people and would destroy the corruption
around them.

However, within their Council, the evil Senator Palpatine had other traitorous
designs.  Foreseeing that the Crystal would secure his position as Emperor,
Palpatine deceived one of the Jedi Knights and sent him to acquire the
Crystal. . .




                                          DISSOLVE TO:


SCENE 1:  Sigma Vulcanus -- a new, evolving world, that is con-
          stantly being shook by violent earthquakes and volcanic
          eruptions, and which is devoid of sentient life-forms.

  On the molten, volcanic world of Sigma Vulcanus, Anakin Skywalker, a
handsome, swarthy man with a dignified stature, makes an important discovery.
Using his lightsabre (as the equivalent of a divining rod), he uncovers the
legendary Kaiburr Crystal.  It pulsates with energy and fills Skywalker with a
false sense of power and importance.  But before he can savor his triumph, and
return the Crystal to Palpatine, he is confronted by his old friend, and fellow
Jedi Knight, Obi-Wan Kenobi and requested to explain his actions.  Anakin
refuses, and instantly, the two knights draw their lethal weapons and become
locked in mortal combat.

  Anakin Skywalker, as if controlled by another force, strikes swiftly in rage,
but Obi-Wan Kenobi, the more experienced Jedi, easily deflects the furious
blows of his young opponent.  "Let go of the Crystal, my friend!  Its power
will consume you and turn you against the Jedi Knights," Kenobi explains.  But
the words are un-heeded by the young Jedi, and the conflict continues.

  Skywalker attacks Obi-Wan again, forcing him to discard his defensive
posture.  Kenobi parries the thrust and sends Anakin's lightsabre flying out of
his hand.  At precisely the same moment, a cataclysmic earthquake rocks the
planet.  The effect is devastating:  fissures, in the earth crack open and
spout walls of flame; thunder and lightning strike violently from the sky; and
several volcanos burst and bubble.

  The young Jedi struggles to regain his lightsabre, but loses his footing and
plunges, still in possession of the Crystal, into a pit of molten lava.

  Kenobi hurries to the edge of the volcano and looks down; but he is too late
to save his former friend:  Skywalker is completely engulfed in lava!  With
tears in his eyes and anguish in his heart, Obi-Wan picks up Anakin's
lightsabre and bids a sad farewell to the body of his friend.

                                          CUT TO:


SCENE 2:  Jhantor -- is "the bright center of the universe."
          Highly populated and technology-oriented, it is an old
          world of many contrasts:  the huge, domed capital, with
          its elaborate space ports and transportation systems,
          stands adjacent to an ancient castle and temple.

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