Early character sketches had Han Solo sporting a cape and beard. That’s not all. At one point, in the second draft of the script, Lucas got rid of Princess Leia and turned Luke into a girl. A month later he restored Luke’s gender and decided to make Leia his twin. Note the title on these early (April 1975) promo mockups: The Star Wars. Image: Courtesy of Ballantine Books (via Gallery: The Making of Star Wars -)

Early character sketches had Han Solo sporting a cape and beard. That’s not all. At one point, in the second draft of the script, Lucas got rid of Princess Leia and turned Luke into a girl. A month later he restored Luke’s gender and decided to make Leia his twin. Note the title on these early (April 1975) promo mockups: The Star Wars. Image: Courtesy of Ballantine Books (via Gallery: The Making of Star Wars -)