It's only natural that some of those ideas turn out to be as rotten as Jabba the Hutt.

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But since then it has been growing like Jabba the Hut.

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The 1970s saw Freeborn make a vital contribution to the Star Wars universe, for which he helped create such enduring characters as Chewbacca, Jabba the Hutt and Yoda.

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"Word is Yoda is first, " wrote website founder Harry Knowles in a posting that also mentioned such other Star Wars staples as bounty hunter Boba Fett and slug-like gangster Jabba the Hutt.

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"Return of the Jedi" is considered the "monster movie" of the trilogy, and Freeborn and his team in the United Kingdom developed Jabba the Hutt, which was a massive puppet, and the teddy-bear-like Ewoks.

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" Kinect Star Wars" tries to use the power of the Kinect controller for the Xbox 360 to put players into the action, using full-body motions to wield lightsabers, drive podracers and, unfortunately, dance for Jabba the Hutt.

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Finally, an entirely new scene has been added: Harrison Ford 's Han Solo meets a digital version of the blobbish bad guy Jabba the Hutt, courtesy of an outtake and some strategic digital erasing of the actor who originally played Jabba.

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According to Entertainment Weekly, the films will take place during the time frames of the original three movies (which, if you remember, took place after the last three movies) which would mean characters like Darth Vader and Jabba the Hutt could be included.

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