>In early drafts, Finn and Poe went to Canto Bight together. Rian Johnson found their dynamic to be boring and created Rose to add an element of conflict.
>In early drafts, the spirits of Anakin Skywalker and/or Obi-Wan Kenobi would visit Luke in Ahch-To. Johnson didn’t want to use Hayden Christensen or Ewan McGregor because they had no emotional connection to Mark Hamill, so he ultimately opted for Yoda, using a replica of the original puppet from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.
>Early drafts featured Lando Calrissian as the Master Codebreaker.
>Early drafts featured a Sith ghost as the mastermind behind Supreme Leader Snoke and the First Order.
>In early drafts, Finn would witness Paige Tico’s death during the First Order’s attack, and later relay her last words to Rose.
>In early drafts, Finn and Rose would steal clothes to infiltrate Canto Bight, leading Finn to realize how attractive Rose is. Finn would also enjoy the attention he gets from Canto Bight’s female patrons, to Rose’s displeasure.
>In early drafts, Finn and Rose would actually reach the Master Codebreaker, who ropes them into infiltrating Canto Bight’s most luxurious hotel to steal the fortune of one of the guests, a wealthy warlord. They end up being caught and chased by the police to the rooftops, where they are arrested. Finn and Rose are imprisoned, while the Master Codebreaker is turned over to the warlord – seemingly for execution. It is then that Finn and Rose meet DJ in jail.
>In early drafts, Finn and Rose would briefly get trapped in the Supremacy’s dangerous automated laundry room, referencing the trash compactor from A NEW HOPE.
>Tatiana Maslany, Olivia Cooke, Gina Rodriguez and Gugu Mbatha-Raw auditioned for Rose before Kelly Marie Tran was cast.
>Joaquin Phoenix was approached for DJ before Benicio Del Toro was cast.