
However, Bird wasn't wild about everything in the movie, specifically feeling like Luke's character had made an unrealistic leap from the hero-in-training he was at the end of "The Empire Strikes Back" to the confident protagonist he suddenly appeared to be by the beginning of "Return of the Jedi." Bird reflects, "The point is not that I, or any other fan, agree with every single choice George has made in telling his epic saga. Fans can soon revisit the epic conclusion to the original trilogy on the big screen as the official Star Wars website has announced that Return of the Jedi is set to. "I was now surrounded by the very geniuses who had brought this rarest of cinematic sagas to a satisfying conclusion in grand style," Bird writes. Luke, Leia, Chewbacca, and Lando risking their lives to rescue Han from Jabba the Hutt. Kenner did a good job of giving us new likenesses and outfits for our fan favorites, while. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Episode VI) Rating: PG Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Live Action, Science Fiction After a quick trip back to Tatooine, Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han Solo are reunited and join up with the amassing rebel fleet to take down the evil Empire once and for all. This brought the total number of Star Wars figures to 79 for all three movies. In the foreword of the 2013 edition of the book " The Making of Return of the Jedi," Bird shares that he snuck into a Lucasfilm crew screening of "Return of the Jedi" and marveled at seeing the film in the same room as George Lucas and Richard Marquand. Kenner released 31 amazing figures for their Return of the Jedi line from 1983 to 1984, along with their accessories, vehicles and playsets. Bird would later direct "The Iron Giant" and "The Incredibles," among other films, and in 1983, "Star Wars" movies charged his creativity.

This included Brad Bird, who at the time was 25 years old and working as an animator at Disney.
