Lucasfilm released a batch of new Episode VII concept art on the official Star Wars Instagram page today – from concept artist Erik Tiemens – that shows what Jakku was initially supposed to look like: a cold, desolate, junk planet, instead of the desert planet seen in The Force Awakens.
Lucasfilm has released new Star Wars: The Force Awakens concept art indicating that Jakku was originally supposed to be a junk planet instead of a desert planet.
That film, which later became The Force Awakens, introduced audiences to a new era of Star Wars lore, characters, and locations, some of which heavily resembled elements from the original trilogy.
It shocked the world when Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, and subsequently announced plans to produce a new Star Wars trilogy, beginning with Episode VII.