<P> Star Wars creator George Lucas considered adding a shot of Fett escaping the Sarlacc in Return of the Jedi, but decided against it because it would have detracted from the story's focus, instead leaving the task of "reviving" Fett to Expanded Universe canon . Lucas also said that, had he known Fett would be so popular, he would have made the character's death "more exciting ." Lucas at one point considered depicting Vader and Fett as brothers in the prequel films, but discounted it as too "hokey ." In continuing to develop the character in the prequel films, Lucas closed some avenues for expanding the character's story while opening others . Fett escaped from the Sarlacc in the Star Wars Legends continuity, but since that continuity no longer counts as canon in the official canon, Fett's final fate was left unknown, although it's likely that he died . However, in July 2014, Star Wars historian Jonathan W. Winzler revealed that Lucas had told him that Fett escaped from the Sarlacc, but this still needs to be demonstrated in the official canon . </P> <P> The cancelled video game Star Wars 1313 would have told the story of the character's career as a young bounty hunter . </P> <P> Boba Fett is primarily played by Jeremy Bulloch in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi . Bulloch's half - brother alerted him to the role . He was cast as Fett because the costume happened to fit "as if a Savile Row tailor had come out and made it"; he did not have to do a reading or a screen test, and Bulloch never worked from a script for either film . </P> <P> Filming the role for Empire lasted three weeks . The actor was pleased with the costume and used it to convey the character's menace . Bulloch based his performance on Clint Eastwood's portrayal of the Man with No Name in A Fistful of Dollars; similar to the Western character, Bulloch cradled the gun prop, made the character seem ready to shoot, slightly tilted his head, and stood a particular way . Bulloch did not try to construct a backstory for the character, and said later that "the less you do with Boba Fett, the stronger he becomes". Playing Fett in Empire was both the smallest and most physically uncomfortable role Bulloch has played; Bulloch said donning the heavy jetpack was the worst aspect of the role . </P>

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