The Han Solo Affair
Original storyboard by Tony Mines
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| FADE UP. HAN'S frozen body emerges from the chamber | His friends watch on in dismay | LEIA looks worried | Leia and CHEWBACCA look at each other with concern. |
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| VADER supervises the process | Han is given to BOBA FETT | Vader indicates for Fett to take captain Solo away. | Fett moves out. LOBOT orders an entourage. |
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| Chewie looks shifty, then signals to ARTOO | Suddenly, Artoo blasts the ceiling | A small explosion knocks piping to the floor | The Imperials looks around in confusion... |
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| ... and Chewie makes a break for the carbonite | Chewie, carrying THREEPIO, rushes out of the door. | Vader orders his Troops after the wookie. | They charge after him. |
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| Vader follows on, taking Fett and Lobot with him. | Suddenly, no one is guarding Leia and Artoo. | They escape the other way. | Meanwhile, Chewie runs down the corridor with Han... |
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| Closely pursued by a horde of stormtroopers. | Chewie comes to a crossroads. | Lobot corners Chewie. Suddenly the side doors open... | ... Leia flies past and grabs Han. Lobot's men pursue. |
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| Leia and Artoo escape with Han. | Suddenly, Fett grabs Han and runs the other way... | Leia takes a moment to figure out what happened. | Fett runs straight through Lobot's men... |
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| ... who snatch the carbonite. | Fett gives chase, but no sooner is he gone... | than Leia runs back the other way, pursued by Lobot. | Fett follows on close behind. |
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| Leia passes Han to Chewie... | ... and is then cornered by Lobot. | She draws their attention to Chewbacca... | ... who has escaped once more with Han. |
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| Lobot and his men hurry in pursuit. | Chewie speeds down the corridor... | ... but Vader has a blockade set up ahead. | Chewie runs right through the middle of the troops. |
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| He emerges unscathed... | ... but appears to have lost Han. | Chewie runs away leaving Vader on the trolley. | Meanwhile, Vader's men flee with the carbonite. |
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| Lobot's men approach rapidly from the other direction. | The two battalions collide, sending the carbonite block flying. | Han is tossed into the air... | ... and is caught by Chewie. |
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| Leia and Artoo approach the chaos. | Chewie flees the Imperial forces as fast as he can... | ... but Leia grabs Han and sets off the opposite way. | Chewie tries hot warn her... |
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| ... but, alas, she runs straight into... | Darth Vader. Stormtroopers confiscate the carbonite. | At last, the empire has our friends cornered. | The rest of the Imperials catch up. |
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| But wait! LUKE SKYWALKER lurks around the corner. | Luke sneaks away with the carbonite. | A delighted Leia gives the game away. | Luke flees with Han. Vader can't believe it. |
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| EVERYONE chases after Luke. | The mob rapidly approach from the rear... | ... and pounce on young skywalker. | Chewie peers up from the scuffle. |
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| While they were fighting, Han has floated off... | ... and is headed towards Slave I. | Everyone stares in utter bemusement as Han drifts... | ... right into the ship. |
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| Rebels and Imperials alike look on, agog. | Fett is waiting, and prepares for takeoff. | The bounty hunter blasts away, taking Han with him. | Everyone faints. FADE TO BLACK |