AN 'EMPIRE' AT 40: BACK TO DUTY!

Image: Star Wars Screencaps website.

With the Empire arriving in the Hoth system, the Rebels need their top pilots ready for action, and Luke Skywalker is discharged from the Medical Centre by 2-1B. This brief but notable little sequence was added to the film late in production to replace Summer 1979 Rebel hangar footage that didn't flow in the film's pacing, with the Medical Set being partially rebuilt after having been dismantled earlier in the year. The small sequence would be directorially handled by George Lucas and a special unit, of which Mark Hamill was very happy to see the Star Wars creator back at Elstree Studios.

Mark Hamill behind the scenes.