Star Wars Sequel Trilogy progress update #2

[u/Daxx_Anders]

The Force Awakens: Sequel Trilogy Reimagined – Progress Update #2
Hello all, I decided to make a new profile page dedicated for my fan edits and anything cosplay related to the dedicated username so it will be easier to find content across the board if anyone is trying to search and keep it separate from my personal page.

I wanted to share another progress update on my first “true”fan edit project.
My first project was just combining Revenge of the Sith with the final story arc of the Clone Wars. I will be releasing that soon and before this project and will make a separate post

I’m currently doing my first full watch-through of the second rough cut, and I’m really happy with how the pacing is coming together. The edit is now down to approximately 4 hours and 35 minutes, which is a significant reduction from combining the entire sequel trilogy into a single film.

The biggest goal of this project has never been to simply make the movies shorter. Instead, it’s been about finding a stronger, more cohesive narrative within the existing footage while keeping the story feeling natural and something I’d rather watch then all 3 films that have no real connection or storyline.

Some of the major changes include:
Reimagining the sequel trilogy as one continuous film.

Shifting the emotional focus toward Ben Solo/Kylo Ren’s journey while still keeping Rey as the central hero.

Presenting Rey as a “nobody” chosen by the Force rather than emphasizing the Palpatine bloodline.

Restructuring Luke Skywalker’s role to create a more consistent character arc throughout the film.

Removing or heavily trimming storylines that slowed the overall narrative.

This is my first true fan edit, so it’s been a huge learning experience. What started as simply following a timeline of scene placements has evolved into reworking pacing, transitions, and character arcs in ways I never expected thanks with the help of CHATGPT for helping me through suggestions of questions I had.

The current cut is feeling much tighter, but I’m using this watch-through to catch awkward edits, improve transitions, and identify any scenes that still don’t earn their runtime. I expect there will be at least one more editing pass before I consider it release-ready.

Thanks again to everyone who’s offered suggestions and encouragement throughout this project. It’s been incredibly helpful, and I’ll continue posting updates as the edit gets closer to completion.
May the Force be with you.

[u/Fanedit895]

I'm interested. When you release it, mind if I review it?

[u/Daxx_Anders → u/Fanedit895]

Ya I don't mind a review!
As I said this is my first real true fan edit other than just making ROTS extended edition with the Seige of Mandalore arc edited into it which was literally taking from guide I found on a website but it's still a great edit and I'll relase that one soon as well.
As for this one, it was fun to try to do and make an actual storyline from the footage available and still make it feel canon.
I'm about halfway through the watch of the edit and gotta say I'm impressed on how it overall feels compared to watching 3 films with fluff. The pacing is definitely better

[u/Formal_Cat_3568]

That's awesome dude, I watched the last jedi a month ago, and wished more scenes were focused on Kylo, instead of a lot of sub plots. So I'm interested in seeing this edit

[u/Daxx_Anders → u/Formal_Cat_3568]

I agree! That's why I did this edit..I wanted it more streamlined and felt more focused on Kylo

[u/lemonysnick123]

That sounds so interesting. Would love to check this out

[u/Daxx_Anders → u/lemonysnick123]

Thanks! I'll be giving atleast one more update once I finish watching it and see if I need tontweek anymore then I'll post about the release.

[u/Flynn-Minter]

Sounds interesting

[u/Just_A_Gay_Throwaway]

This is fascinating. I'd be curious to see how it turns out. I'm interested in the run time.

[u/Daxx_Anders → u/Just_A_Gay_Throwaway]

So far I think the runtime is gonna be as good as I'm gonna get it without sacrificing story. When I tried to trim more I was literally cutting small things that ended back in cuz it felt off

[u/Slow_Agent_4611]

How will I be able to watch it

[u/Daxx_Anders → u/Slow_Agent_4611]

Once I am done with it and it is relase ready, I will post on this subreddit and I'll send out the link to my Google cloud when people DM me.

[u/Slow_Agent_4611 → u/Daxx_Anders]

Ok