Female scenes cut from 'chauvinist' fan-edit of The Last Jedi
Cast members react on Twitter to a new cut of the film by a Men's Rights activist, who aims to "de-feminise" Star Wars.
Wednesday 17 January 2018 18:04, UK
A fan-edited version of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, featuring none of the female scenes, has been released online.
The edit is 46 minutes shorter than the actual movie, and has been described as "the chauvinist cut" by its anonymous uploader, explaining it is "basically The Last Jedi minus Girlz Powah and other silly stuff".
Officially entitled The Last Jedi: De-Feminised Fanedit, the movie features "no superpowered Rey", "no bomber heroism by china girl in the beginning" and "Lea dies. Kylo kills her".
The editor describes himself as a men's rights activist, while sharing bullet points about the way the film could be improved.
"Asian chick speaks less, doesn't bully Finn, Finn doesn't try to escape, she is never formally introduced," he says.
"She is just there and occasionally smiles at Finn or screams 'Finn!'. She has no sister. Serves her right for all the heinous stuff she did."
The reaction online has been a mix of anger and bemusement, with some fans accusing the uploader of being racist and sexist.
Even Rian Johnson, the director, has weighed in, writing an endless "hahahaha" on his Twitter feed.
Actor John Boyega also commented on the Twitter thread, with more laughter and laughing emojis, and Mark Hamill, who plays Luke Skywalker, responded: "Good to know we're on the same page, son".
The edit also makes other non-gender or racially related changes to the film, including what the editor calls "no whiny/reluctant/murderous psycho Luke" and "no Canto Bight".