Leaked pages from The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker reveals a heartbreaking confrontation between Kylo Ren and Chewbacca.
Posted by @fpdlffh on Twitter, the concept art shows Kylo and the Wookiee in a prison chamber just after Chewie was captured on the desert planet Pasaana in J.J. Abrams' final film in the sequel trilogy. Chewie gave himself up to allow Rey and her allies time to escape. Eventually, the Resistance rescues Chewie, though he never got a moment with Kylo.
Published by Abrams and authored by Phil Szostak, The Art of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker releases in March. You can read the description below:
The official behind-the-scenes concept, production, and post-production art for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Go inside the creative process behind the most anticipated film of the century. The latest trilogy in the Star Wars film series brings the Skywalker Saga to a close and The Art of The Rise of Skywalker will take readers into the creative process behind visualizing the epic worlds, creatures, characters, costumes, weapons and vehicles of the landmark conclusion more than 40 years in the making.
Directed and co-written by J.J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker stars Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Keri Russell, Matt Smith, Anthony Daniels, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams and Carrie Fisher, with Naomi Ackie and Richard E. Grant. The film is currently in theaters.