<P> A digital version of the Falcon appears briefly on Coruscant in Revenge of the Sith . Lucas has said that the ship is the Falcon and not another ship of similar design . A CGI version of the vessel also appears in the Disney attraction Star Tours: The Adventures Continue . </P> <P> On June 3, 2014, TMZ confirmed that the Falcon would return for Star Wars: The Force Awakens when it leaked a photo from the set of the film, showing a full - scale version of the Falcon being built . An effects shot of the Falcon appears in the teaser trailer for The Force Awakens, released on November 28, 2014 . This version of the ship is a digital recreation of the original 1977 5 foot model, with additional detailing reflecting the passage of time . The most noticeable change is the rectangular sensor array above the top hull, which replaces the circular dish from the first three films . </P> <P> Han Solo won the Millennium Falcon from Lando Calrissian in the card game' sabacc' several years before the events of the film A New Hope . In Star Wars, Obi - Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) charter the ship to deliver them, C - 3PO (Anthony Daniels), R2 - D2 (Kenny Baker), and the stolen Death Star plans to Alderaan . When the Falcon is captured by the Death Star, the group conceal themselves in smuggling compartments built into the floor to avoid detection during a search of the ship . Solo later collects his fee for delivering them to the hidden Rebel base and departs under bitter circumstances, but returns to assist Luke in destroying the Death Star . </P> <P> Solo pilots the Falcon, with Chewbacca, Leia, and C - 3PO aboard, to elude the Imperial Starfleet in The Empire Strikes Back, wherein they take refuge at Cloud City, where Darth Vader (David Prowse / James Earl Jones) captures Solo . Lando Calrissian helps the others escape and, at the film's end, he departs in the Falcon to track down Solo and his captor, Jabba the Hutt . Calrissian again flies the Falcon during the climax of Return of the Jedi, with Nien Nunb as co-pilot, to destroy the second Death Star . Before the second Death Star is destroyed . Lando accidentally damages the ship by hitting the circular radar dish on a random pipe or circuit in the second Death Star . Lando and the others still have success in destroying the Galactic Empire . </P>

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