

Modelmaker Joe Johnston had about four weeks to redesign the Falcon, and Lucas' only suggestion to Johnston was to "think of a flying saucer". The original model was modified, re-scaled, and used as Princess Leia's ship, Tantive IV. The ship originally had a more elongated appearance, but this design's similarity to the Eagle Transporters in Space: 1999 prompted Lucas to change the Falcon 's design.

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. Solo: A Star Wars Story depicts the ship as being co-piloted by, and later integrated with, Calrissian's droid 元-37 ( Phoebe Waller-Bridge). 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).
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It also appears in the 2014 animated film The Lego Movie in Lego form. Additionally, the Falcon appears in a variety of Star Wars spin-off works, including books, comics, and games James Luceno's novel Millennium Falcon focuses on the titular ship. Designed by Joe Johnston for the movie Star Wars (1977), it has subsequently appeared in The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), and The Rise of Skywalker (2019). The Millennium Falcon is a fictional starship in the Star Wars franchise. 6-30 passengers (modular configuration).
