http://www.listal.com/list/how-they-were-origin Just as with scripts, movie concept artists go through many a draft until they get the final approval for their character portrayals. Take Shrek for example. A recent photo posted to Reddit revealed that our favorite green ogre with a hero’s heart started out looking more like the star of ‘Coneheads.’ And Yoda, ‘Star Wars” supreme Jedi master, was originally depicted as a combination of hobbit and elf from the upcoming ‘Hobbit‘ trilogy. It’s safe to say that if things had gone differently — maybe if one day Pixar studio reps had drank too much coffee than usual and approved the wrong sketches — all these classic characters, from ‘X-Men‘ mutants to Woody and Buzz in ‘Toy Story,’ wouldn’t have looked the way they do today. So, take a look at some early movie concept art and sketches to see what was going on in these artists’ heads when they first started imagining characters into existence. en-us GMT GMT Listal.com <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/shrek' title="Shrek"><img src='http://i2.listal.com/image/3665/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><a href="/viewimage/4329320"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329320/500full.jpg" /></a> Sat, 22 Sep 2012 04:23:30 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/shrek http://www.listal.com/movie/shrek B00003CXXJ <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/star-wars' title="Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"><img src='http://i2.listal.com/image/36998/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a>Yoda:<br /> <a href="/viewimage/4329331"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329331/500full.jpg" /></a><br /> Chewbacca:<br /> <a href="/viewimage/4329327"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329327/500full.jpg" /></a><br /> Jabba The Hut:<br /> <a href="/viewimage/4329328"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329328/500full.jpg" /></a> Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:56:05 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/star-wars http://www.listal.com/movie/star-wars B00003CXCT <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/avatar-2009' title="Avatar"><img src='http://i2.listal.com/image/892927/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a>Neytiri:<br /> <a href="/viewimage/4329311"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329311/500full.jpg" /></a> Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:56:22 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/avatar-2009 http://www.listal.com/movie/avatar-2009 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/alice-in-wonderland-2010' title="Alice in Wonderland"><img src='http://i2.listal.com/image/851269/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a>Caterpillar:<br /> <a href="/viewimage/4329306"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329306/500full.jpg" /></a> <br /> The Mad Hatter:<br /> <a href="/viewimage/4329309"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329309/500full.jpg" /></a> Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:57:16 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/alice-in-wonderland-2010 http://www.listal.com/movie/alice-in-wonderland-2010 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/spiderman-4-2009' title="The Amazing Spider-Man"><img src='http://i2.listal.com/image/3613666/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><a href="/viewimage/4329310"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329310/500full.jpg" /></a> Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:57:39 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/spiderman-4-2009 http://www.listal.com/movie/spiderman-4-2009 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/thor' title="Thor"><img src='http://i2.listal.com/image/1801895/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a><a href="/viewimage/4329332"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329332/500full.jpg" /></a> Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:58:01 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/thor http://www.listal.com/movie/thor <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/iron-man-2' title="Iron Man 2"><img src='http://i2.listal.com/image/1074864/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a>Whiplash:<br /> <a href="/viewimage/4329319"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329319/500full.jpg" /></a> Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:58:50 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/iron-man-2 http://www.listal.com/movie/iron-man-2 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/toy-story' title="Toy Story"><img src='http://i2.listal.com/image/3657/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a>Buzz Lightyear:<br /> <a href="/viewimage/4329335"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329335/500full.jpg" /></a> Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:59:11 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/toy-story http://www.listal.com/movie/toy-story B00004U9WQ <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/xmen-first-class' title="X-Men: First Class"><img src='http://i2.listal.com/image/2112491/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a>Azazel:<br /> <a href="/viewimage/4329337"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329337/500full.jpg" /></a><br /> Emma Frost:<br /> <a href="/viewimage/4329341"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329341/500full.jpg" /></a> Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:59:42 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/xmen-first-class http://www.listal.com/movie/xmen-first-class <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/snow-white-huntsman' title="Snow White and the Huntsman"><img src='http://i2.listal.com/image/5227451/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a>The Evil Witch:<br /> <a href="/viewimage/4329323"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329323/500full.jpg" /></a> Sun, 07 Oct 2012 09:00:08 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/snow-white-huntsman http://www.listal.com/movie/snow-white-huntsman <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/a-bugs-life-1998' title="A Bug's Life"><img src='http://i2.listal.com/image/158000/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a>Hopper:<br /> <a href="/viewimage/4329303"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329303/500full.jpg" /></a> Sun, 07 Oct 2012 09:00:40 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/a-bugs-life-1998 http://www.listal.com/movie/a-bugs-life-1998 6305327025 <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/4-rise-of-the-silver-surfer' title="Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer"><img src='http://i2.listal.com/image/62641/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a>Silver Surfer:<br /> <a href="/viewimage/4329322"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329322/500full.jpg" /></a> Sun, 07 Oct 2012 09:00:59 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/4-rise-of-the-silver-surfer http://www.listal.com/movie/4-rise-of-the-silver-surfer <a href='http://www.listal.com/movie/clash-of-the-titans' title="Clash of the Titans"><img src='http://i2.listal.com/image/896597/50full.jpg' style="float:left;" /></a>Kraken:<br /> <a href="/viewimage/4329316"><img src="http://i500.listal.com/image/4329316/500full.jpg" /></a> Sun, 07 Oct 2012 09:01:25 GMT http://www.listal.com/movie/clash-of-the-titans http://www.listal.com/movie/clash-of-the-titans