STAR WARS EPISODE VII - ECHOES OF THE PAST Text crawl: the time of evil is over. The former empire has been replaced by the galactic union. Luke Skywalker, the last and most brave of the Jedi, lives a solitary life as a farmer on the remote planet of Strayus.
STAR WARS EPISODE VII - ECHOES OF THE PAST Text crawl: the time of evil is over. The former empire has been replaced by the galactic union. Luke Skywalker, the last and most brave of the Jedi, lives a solitary life as a farmer on the remote planet of Strayus.
STAR WARS EPISODE VII - ECHOES OF THE PAST Text crawl: the time of evil is over. The former empire has been replaced by the galactic union. Luke Skywalker, the last and most brave of the Jedi, lives a solitary life as a farmer on the remote planet of Strayus.
Written by UNKNOWN WRITER FADE IN: A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY.... STAR WARS EPISODE VII - ECHOES OF THE PAST Text crawl: The time of evil is over. The Jedi knights, custodians of justice in the universe, have long since fallen into legend. The former empire has been replaced by the galactic union. Comprised of hundreds of planets working in alliance, the union ushers in a new era of peace and reconciliation. Luke Skywalker, the last and most brave of the Jedi, lives a solitary life as a farmer on the remote planet of Strayus. His days of adventure and heroism are long passed. However, the echoes of the past never stay silent Text crawl ends. Camera pans down from the disappearing text onto the vastness of space. A huge dirty, neglected spaceship - an old freighter class - tears through the spaceways. A much smaller, sleeker craft leaves from the freighters shuttle bay. The craft heads toward a planet. As the craft descends into Strayus atmosphere the interior is shown. On screen: Planet Strayus It is a class C planet. Non-industrial, an agricultural world. Onto a large city and the camera pans/wipes to smaller settlements. Onto a few buildings and a farm. This is the home of Luke Skywalker, the last Jedi in the galaxy. EXT. STRAYUS TOWN MARKET - DAY Busy market full of patrons. Luke is buying food. Luke has a beard, unkempt hair. He is older with the experiences of a full life etched on his face. His clothing is functional looking. He carries a weathered looking rucksack. Luke is chatting with some market traders. The dialogue is not heard but Luke smiles and appears in good mood. He buys some fruit and meat. He places them in his rucksack. EXT. STRAYUS - FARM - DAY Luke returns to his farm. A small boy (age ten) stands at the entrance. LUKE SKYWALKER Here... I bought these. He opens his hands to reveal some fruit. LUKE SKYWALKER (CONTD) Take some. The boy takes the fruit. Has a bite. BOY Mmm, delicious. Any more? LUKE SKYWALKER Some other time. Got work to do. BOY Its true, isnt it? What they say. That youre a Jedi. LUKE SKYWALKER Theyre long gone, kid. Luke pats the boy on the shoulder as if to signal a friendly goodbye. Luke walks towards his home. The boy watches him. INT. LUKE SKYWALKERS HOME - DAY Luke in his home - a modest dwelling. Luke places food in a storage area. He walks into his main living room. His lightsaber rests in a cabinet. There are no other objects visible from his past. Luke walks over to windows. Looks out onto the vast horizon. Voices stir from the past. Wedge from Ep 4, Han, Leia, Vader trying to turn Luke to the dark side, Yodas wise mentoring. Memories flood back into Luke's mind. EXT. STRAYUS TOWN - DAY Craft (seen previously) landing on the outskirts of the main town. Ramp extends from the craft and three sinister looking men exit on their speeder bikes. Their clothing, weaponry and demeanor indicate they have evil intent. They are ruthless criminals. Two advanced looking robots also ride speeder bikes. Robots are tracking Luke's location with heat signature devices. The men and robots speed away heading towards Luke's farm. 2. EXT. FARM FIELDS - DAY Luke is using a hov-tractor to plow the fields. STRAYUS TOWN The criminals ride through the markets and narrow residential streets. Residents are taken aback by their excessive speed. The robots tracking devices have got a precise pin on Skywalker. They emit a loud signal. FIELDS Luke continues his farming. OUTER PERIMETER OF FARM The criminals approach the farm and Lukes dwelling. FIELDS The harvested crop is filling up in the tractors rear collecting bales. FARM The young boy sees the criminals arrive and hides behind a disused farm building. He watches the criminals spread out - the three men take the left flank, the two robots the right. FIELDS Luke hears a rustle. He stops his machine. Silence save for the tiny chatter of animals. His Jedi force is alerting him of something. He turns his head to the side but there is nothing unusual to see. He is about to restart the tractor when a huge explosion rocks its side. The machine veers to the right and turns over. Slightly dazed, Luke climbs out and sees the riders fast approaching. The leading rider (rider#3) fires a plasma trap out of the front section of his speeder bike. The plasma trap is a net- like force field. The trap hurtles through the sky and lands on Luke. It traps him, pinning him to the ground. Luke screams out in anger. He punches the plasma trap open. Blood soars from his fist. He staggers to his feet. The robots charge forward. Luke leaps into battle and fights them with blood soaked hands. He punches both robots off their bikes and engages in close combat. Their robotic arms and hands move at super fast speed but Lukes reflexes are up to the task. 3. The fight is swift and brutal but Luke overcomes the two robots.
The criminals open fire with their speeder guns. Luke runs through the fields as the crop explodes around him. The criminals circle around Luke. LEADER OF CRIMINALS You think you can beat us, old Jedi? Luke concentrates. He uses all of his Jedi mind power. LUKES HOME The lightsaber moves in the cabinet. The cabinet opens and the lightsaber travels through the air, through the window, breaking the glass pane. The weapon glides through the vast fields and into Lukes hand. FIELDS Luke scans for his prey. His force sense is alert as ever. The criminals press forward. Luke raises his lightsaber. The light barrel extends. He is ready. Rider#2 races in firing his speeder guns. Luke deflects the blasts with his lightsaber. As the bike is about to pass by, Luke lunges forward with his weapon. The bike is split in two. The rider falls to the ground. Rider#1 continues the attack. Luke runs straight at him. Seconds before they collide, Luke leaps into the air and lands on the bike, just behind the rider. Luke grabs the riders neck and hurtles him backward off the speeder. Luke takes control of the speeder bike. He arches the vehicle around the crop fields. Luke points his lightsaber onto the ground and the crop react to the fierce heat of the blade. A trail of fire follows behind the vehicle. Luke lifts the lightsaber up and races toward the final assailant - rider#3, the leader of the criminals. Luke catches up with the last speeder bike. The rider turns his head around realizing Luke is directly behind. He activates a small console pad in the palm of his hand. EXT. CRAFT - DAY The crafts auto pilot mode is engaged. The craft takes off and heads for the farm. FIELDS 4. Luke opens fire with the speeders blasters. Rider#3 does his best to swerve out of the way but Lukes accuracy is too precise. A shot hits the speeder bike. The bike loses control and slams into the corn. Rider#3, cut and bruised, crawls away. He has dropped his hand blaster. He starts to run toward the farm. The boy looks on in shock. Luke is fast approaching. Rider#3 activates the console pad in his hand. Seconds before Lukes speeder bike has caught up with the rider, the craft appears. It swoops down and opens fire. Luke fails to see the craft appear. There is a huge explosion. Crop explodes in a ball of fire. Luke is thrown off his bike and falls to the ground. Blood pours from the side of his head. He looks seriously injured. He is unconscious. Rider#3 touches the console pad one last time and the craft lands near to Luke. Rider#3 can barely walk. He staggers back to Skywalker. INSIDE CRAFT The rider drags Luke up the crafts ramp and drops him on the floor. Plasma-locks are placed on Lukes arms and legs. Rider#3 activates the ramp and it is raised up into the craft. CRAFT COCKPIT The rider wipes some of his blood off his uniform. He activates the engine. The craft lifts up off the ground. As the craft gains height, the boy looks up. He runs down the dusty road as the craft soars up and away. 5.