

Over the course of the film, Luke would slowly regain his spirit and, eventually, start to train the new Jedi, named Kira. As it turns out, Luke exiled himself to a remote location where the first Jedi temple existed decades after the fall of the Galactic Empire. The book also reveals Lucas' initial plans for Episode VII and possibly the rest of his Star Wars sequel trilogy. Here's the concept art for the first Jedi temple (designed by VFX art director James Clyne): While most of these concepts were tossed out, Lucas approved of many of them, and some are now on display in the new book.

In the Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi book, it's revealed that the first meeting to discuss The Force Awakens' plotline took place in January 2013 at Skywalker Ranch, where George Lucas was shown concept art for an older Luke Skywalker, a young Jedi padawan named Kira (later renamed Rey), and a bell-shaped design for the first Jedi temple (later redesigned and relocated to the planet Ahch-To). Related: Mark Hamill on Last Jedi: 'He's Not My Luke' While The Last Jedi concludes Luke's story, for the most part, that was actually supposed to be the basic elements of Lucas' Episode VII. Kylo Ren, and distracts the Supreme Leader long enough to allow the Resistance to flee. Of course, he ultimately faces his former pupil, Ben Solo a.k.a. In The Last Jedi, Rey begins her training under Luke Skywalker's tutelage, though the Jedi Master doesn't believe the Jedi should exist anymore.

Along the way, Rey discovers she's Force-sensitive and, eventually, pursues Luke Skywalker to be trained. They team-up and work with Han Solo and Chewbacca to get the map to the first Jedi temple to the Resistance. In The Force Awakens, a girl named Rey comes across a Resistance droid and a First Order defector.
