Just how big WAS the Death Star?
Speaking of giant spaceships, ever wondered how just how big the Death Stars were? Richard Edlum of ILM, speaking to CINEFEX in 1983, talking about the upcoming Return of the Jedi:
The Deathstar, I think, will be a lot more interesting than the one in the first Star Wars — mainly because it is under construction … Plus, it will be MUCH bigger. In Star Wars, it was really difficult to establish the scale. It was supposed to be miles in diameter, but with a full sphere it was hard to tell. The NEW one is SUPPOSED TO BE MORE like FIVE HUNDRED MILES in diameter, but since we’re not dealing with a sphere all the time, we’ll be able to establish landmarks and get a better sense of scale.
I had no idea the second one was supposed to be so much bigger. Rad.
The linked site is also pretty neat in and of itself — it’s a compendium of every known fact about every Death Star-like thing, Expanded Universe included.
