It doesn't come as a surprise anymore how George Lucas has always laid out the foundation for Anakin Skywalker's epic Star Wars story long before the prequel films were established. Now, according to a new Lucasfilm book called The Star Wars Archives: 1995-2005, George shared information about Anakin's backstory during a conference meeting for Return of the Jedi in 1981. Present during the said meeting were director Richard Marquand, producer Howard Kazanjian, and writer Lawrence Kasdan who all saw how the tragic story of "The Chosen One" would've unfolded. The book's author Paul Duncan shared the passage from the conference on Twitter and it'll give you a detailed idea of how Lucas' original plans for the character. Turns out, he was able to stick with his vision for the character and Anakin's backstory didn't go through some major changes. Read the full passage below:
It's amazing how George has always been sure of how he wanted to execute the character and didn't bother altering his story considering the prequel trilogy came out almost 20 years after his conference meeting for Return of the Jedi. The end result was pretty astonishing as well and even though the prequel trilogy isn't exactly seen by a lot of fans as a flawless series, I gotta say it was still successful in fulfilling Anakin's journey to the dark side and that's what matters. Meanwhile, The Mandalorian Season 2 is now streaming on Disney+. Also Read: Dave Filoni Always Knew that Rosario Dawson was Meant to Play Ahsoka Tano