When it comes toStar Wars, no one character may be more loved than the legendary bounty hunter himself…Boba Fett. Ever since we were first introduced to him on the big screen inEpisode V: The Empire Strikes Back(following his debut inThe Star Wars Holiday Specialand his appearance on aStar Warsparade float in the late ’70s), fans have been slightly obsessed with the bounty hunter, despite the character only having four lines in the original trilogy. Now he returns in his own Disney+ seriesThe Book of Boba Fett. And apparently, he’s bringing along someStar Warsprequel surprises. Before we get into that part, let’s take another look at the trailer forThe Book of Bobba Fett.
Thankfully, Disney heard fans crying for more Boba Fett, and thanks to theThe Mandalorian, we have seen that not only is he alive, but now he is getting his own series on Disney+ starting December 29th 2021. We know he is alive, we know he made his way back to Jabba’s Palace and essentially took it over. Other than that, we don’t know much more. But if you watch the brand new trailer, you might see, not only a clue as to what his intentions are, but some hidden Easter eggs as well.
Besides the fact that thisBoba Fett trailermakes me want to watch the show right now, it does have a tiny Easter egg hidden inside if you missed it. Don’t be too hard on yourself if you did. It took me a few times to realize what I was looking at myself. At one point we see a droid in the trailer, which looks like it may be from rejected concept created forThe Phantom Menace. What does that mean exactly? Well, it’s been long said that most concept creatures and characters typically make their way into the Star Wars universe in some fashion or another.
A spider-like creation with a disc-like head moves across the Tatooine desert. We then cut to a different droid, the one in question, who hands Boba Fett his iconic helmet in the first few seconds of the trailer. Apparently this droid also has a spider-like appearance. As Boba says in voice-over, “I’m not a bounty hunter.” This droid didn’t make the cut forThe Phantom Menacebut was still featured in concept art. If it is indeed the same droid, the ‘bot’s appearance inThe Book of Boba Fettmakes it the latest in a long list of examples of recentStar Warsprojects bringing in rejected concepts from the franchise’s past.
Let’s look at more examples shallow we? In Chapter 10 ofThe Mandaloriancentered aroundDin Djarindelivering a Frog Lady to the water moon of Trask, the pair end up facing off against some nasty ice spiders. Those spiders bore a very strong resemblance to concept art fromEmpire Strikes Back(The creatures also had a small role onRebels, but this was their live-action debut).
Now’s it’s time for a concept-art deep dive, because this series could be pulling ideas from the many or the any of theStar Warsmedia, from the original trilogy, prequels, or the newer entries in the Skywalker Saga. We know so much remains unseen as far as theStar Warsuniverse goes, and it’s clear that these new installments into that world are not afraid to go back and pull some of those concepts off the shelves and put them to good use.
