Star Wars: Han Solo almost joins one of his worst enemies!

It’s a wonderful anecdote told by comedian Paul Blake, best known to fans of the Star Wars saga for playing the hapless Gredo, sent back by Rodian. AdPatres A well-placed blaster shot by Han Solo.

And before you ask: no, the anecdote is not about that famous sequence. Anyway, outside of George Lucas’ highly questionable reworking of this sequence, fans pretty much agree: First shot of Han Solo.

in the given interview Sci-Fi Central In 2017, Paul Blake actually revealed the existence of a deleted scene in A New Hope. The actor first began by echoing the sequence where Han Solo is imprisoned by Jabba the Hutt, accompanied by his mercenaries, in the hangar where the Millennium Falcon is located. Blake plays Rodian on the right, as seen in the screenshot below. Maybe Greedo’s cousin, previously chilled by Solo? :

The famous scene comes next. Hangar 94 of Mos Eisley Where his ship is, Han Solo’s hired Jabba the Hutt soldiers, including the famous Rodian, played by Paul Blake.

Blaster fire rains down before the stormtroopers fall into the shed in turn. “It’s a great little sequence with Harrison. We’re shooting each other like cowboys and Indians when the stormtroopers come into the shed near these double doors. Then they start shooting.”

So the mercenaries and Han Solo put aside their grudges to open fire on their common enemy. “We had this fantastic scene, but of course it’s gone, but I’m sure George It should all be at Skywalker Ranch.”

Recall that in the version we know, Han Solo trades some blaster shots with the stormtroopers, who crash into the hangar before taking off on the ship to prepare for the disaster takeoff.