Star Wars executive says creative disagreements led to an "unsatisfying" scene in The Force Awakens

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There's a reason why an iconic Star Wars planet didn't show up in the sequel trilogy

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A Star Wars creative has outlined some behind-the-scenes tension surrounding a plot point from The Force Awakens in a series of now-deleted tweets.

Pablo Hidalgo, who works for the Lucasfilm Story Group which oversees the direction of Star Wars canon, responded to a tweet asking about a certain narrative beat in Episode 7 (H/T ComicBook.com).

In the final movie, the First Order’s Starkiller Base blows up Hosnian Prime instead of the more prominent Republic world of Coruscant – and a Star Wars fan was keen to know whether that out-of-nowhere was a decision from director J.J. Abrams or another source.

The alleged draft of Trevorrow’s script revealed several major changes to the finished product, including Luke’s Force Ghost accompanying Kylo Ren – and even a major set-piece with Finn on, you guessed it, Coruscant.

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