Winter City Boat Escape.
An early version of the script had Poe and Finn sneaking into a First Order-occupied city for a clandestine meeting with a resistance cell.
The city was envisioned as a wintery eastern block burg with venice-like canals. A boat chase ensues when the cell is raided and Poe and Finn escape in an ice-breaker hidden in an underground channel that connects to the river.
The Art Department provided a location photo of Bilbao, Spain as a reference to paint over for this shot. Needless to say, almost nothing is left of the original photo except the perspective.
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Concept Art
Artist: Phil Saunders (https://www.artstation.com/philsaunders)
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