AN 'EMPIRE' AT 40: 'EXECUTOR' VS ASTEROIDS!

The immense underbelly of the Super Star Destroyer Executor is filmed at ILM on 20th August, 1979, for an ultimately unused scene of its making a path through, and out of, the dense asteroid field, in order for Darth Vader to make a clear transmission to The Emperor. An alternate wide angle side shot of the craft would ultimately be used in the final cut.

Storyboard for the ultimately unused scene, which saw the Death Fleet hit by asteroids, and a smaller ship exploding from an impact.

Shot of the Executor leaving the field, as seen in the movie.