The number of parts in the large box was a bit overwhelming, but once I got started, it all made sense and was easy to keep organized. a b "The Last Corellian Shipyard". Lucasfilm. October 20, 2008. p.5. Archived from the original on October 27, 2008 . Retrieved October 21, 2008. In The Rise of Skywalker the Falcon is piloted by Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca and Wedge Antilles in the final battle of Exegol, leading the entire fleet of free worlds against the Sith Eternal forces. Kevin P. Sullivan (June 3, 2014). "Millennium Falcon First Look In 'Star Wars: Episode VII' Is Worth Getting Excited About". MTV . Retrieved June 3, 2014.

This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Cole Horton (February 18, 2014). "From World War to Star Wars: The Millennium Falcon". starwars.com . Retrieved January 30, 2022. A digital version of the Falcon appears briefly on Coruscant in Revenge of the Sith (2005). [18] Lucas has confirmed that the ship is the Falcon and not another ship of similar design. [19] A CGI version of the vessel also appears in the Disney attraction Star Tours: The Adventures Continue.

Bacon, Thomas (May 25, 2018). "How and Why The Millennium Falcon Keeps Changing So Much". ScreenRant . Retrieved April 16, 2019. The Millennium Falcon look-alike that terrorized the ancient seas: Research Highlights". Nature. 572 (7768): 157. July 30, 2019. doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-02317-w. S2CID 199467801. Star Wars: Collecting: Till All Are One Millennium Falcon". starwars.com. March 2, 2006. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007 . Retrieved June 28, 2007. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Flirted With Including Judi Dench, And Her Role Sounds Wild". April 16, 2021 . Retrieved April 17, 2021. The ship, a YT-1300 Corellian light freighter, is primarily commanded by smuggler Han Solo ( Harrison Ford and Alden Ehrenreich) and his Wookiee first mate, Chewbacca ( Peter Mayhew and Joonas Suotamo), and was previously owned by gambler/con-artist Lando Calrissian ( Billy Dee Williams and Donald Glover). Solo: A Star Wars Story depicts the ship as being co-piloted by, and later integrated with, Calrissian's droid L3-37 ( Phoebe Waller-Bridge). Described as being one of the fastest vessels in the Star Wars canon, the Falcon looks worn-out but despite its humble origins and shabby exterior, the Millennium Falcon has played a critical role in some of the greatest victories of the Rebel Alliance and the New Republic.Alex Hollings (June 15, 2020). "How the B-29 Modernized the U.S. Air Force". Popular Mechanics . Retrieved January 30, 2022. The internal and external sets were scrapped after filming on Return of the Jedi ended. [13] The effects models were kept by Lucasfilm and some have been on display from time to time.

Episode III Easter Egg Hunt". Lucasfilm. May 26, 2005. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008 . Retrieved November 13, 2011. Hot Wheels has made a model of the ship for their Star Wars starship line [44] and a version of it as a car. [45] It is also available as a Hot Wheels playset. [46] Painting is also pretty straight-forward; the Falcon is mostly one color, so there's not a lot of switching colors, waiting for paint to dry, etc. I basically went through and sprayed everything in a few sessions at the beginning, i.e., primer, preshading panel lines, basecoat.... then proceeded to preassembly, panel decals, final assembly, smaller decals, post-shading, weathering, damage, and then a final coat of flat clear to bring everything together. Stewart, Drew (March 31, 2020). "Disney+ Should Offer the Star Wars Original Cuts—All of Them". Wired . Retrieved April 1, 2020.SpaceX Selected For Responsive space Launch Demonstration Under DARPA Falcon Program". October 20, 2004. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011 . Retrieved August 2, 2011. After the death of Solo, Rey pilots the Falcon, with Chewbacca as her co-pilot. The novelization of The Force Awakens states that Chewbacca willingly abdicates captaincy of the Falcon to Rey.