Inspired by this question, I wonder what other Lego sets or toys were put in the production pipeline only to have their on-screen appearance left on the editing floor.
Obviously, there is the AT-HS...what else?
Inspired by this question, I wonder what other Lego sets or toys were put in the production pipeline only to have their on-screen appearance left on the editing floor.
Obviously, there is the AT-HS...what else?
In Attack of the Clones, a scene where Obi-Wan brings the Kaminoan dart to analysis droids at the Jedi Temple was cut, but the droids' action figures were still released alongside the film:
(Image credit: https://www.planetdiecast.com/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=16481&category_id=211)
If we widen the definition a little to include background characters and vehicles, there are some honorable mentions:
An action figure of Shaak Ti released alongside Revenge of the Sith, but her most prominent scene in the film, in which she is killed by General Grievous, was cut and declared non-canonical. She still briefly appears in the final film as a hologram, but not in person as depicted in the action figure.
(Image credit: https://farpointtoys.com/products/star-wars-revenge-of-the-sith-shaak-ti-21-jedi-master-action-figure-hasbro)
Probably the best-known case, the mysterious "Constable Zuvio" was one of the first action figures released for The Force Awakens, but only appears in a handful of frames in the background of the final film:
(Image credit: https://www.lulu-berlu.com/star-wars-the-force-awakens-constable-zuvio-a40042-en.html; https://thepopinsider.com/features/columns/legend-of-zuvio-episodes-viii/)
Similarly, the First Order Snowspeeder appears in the background of the finished film, but was originally the subject of a longer action scene:
The First Order snowspeeder is briefly seen in #TheForceAwakens and more prominently featured in a deleted chase sequence. Doug’s design here is fairly close to the finished vehicle, which ended up a two-seater by story necessity. #StarWars
—@PhilSzostak; https://twitter.com/PhilSzostak/status/1226291825209561088
It had action figures and Lego models based on it at the launch of The Force Awakens, though crewed by stormtroopers rather than Finn and Rey:
(Image credit: https://futureofstarwars.wordpress.com/2016/11/11/review-first-order-snowspeeder-from-the-force-awakens/)