Renew Your Disney+ Subcription! 'Star Wars' Is Going To Be Focusing More On Shows - Though There are a Couple Films In The Works.
There have been a lot of new developments for the Star Wars franchise these days and Kathleen Kennedy, the person in charge of almost everything 'Galaxy far, far away,' has been giving fans a peek into what future projects might have in store.
In a piece by Vanity Fair, she discussed Star Wars - though television seems to be their main focus at the moment.
Kennedy explained:
"What's unique about Star Wars is that we're one story, basically. George (Lucas) was always dealing with episodes. Ironically, he was serializing his storytelling. He was influenced by Flash Gordon and cliffhangers on Saturdays at movie theaters. All of that informed what the DNA of Star Wars is, which is why I think it's just organic that we made the transition into television."
The move to serialized stories in works, in so many ways, as a selling point. With so many characters, narratives, and through-lines to other events throughout the galaxy, characters will finally get a chance to breathe, rather than be shoehorned into a feature where their limited screen time is shared with a slew of others.
With a hefty line-up of shows - Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ashoka, The Mandalorian Season 3, Andor, and most recently announced, The Acolyte, a Jedi prequel series taking place 100 years before The Phantom Menace - there is an embarrassment of riches here for fans.
In terms of films, Rogue Squadron from Patty Jenkins, and a few other early development flicks, are on the table. Though, in another piece, Kennedy spoke about wanting to step away from the Skywalker Saga and focus on new characters - much of which she blames on recasting Harrison Ford in Solo.
"Some people have talked about how, well, maybe Solo should have been a TV show. But even doing Solo as a TV show without Harrison Ford as Han Solo ... it's the same thinking. Maybe I should have recognized this before. We would never make Indiana Jones without Harrison Ford. Having just finished the fifth movie, I can tell you, there wasn't a day I wasn't on set where I wasn't like, 'Yes - this is Indiana Jones.'"
(Not for nothing, we think Alden Ehrenreich was just fine in the role of Han. It was the screenplay and directorial changes that hurt that film. Besides, unlike the Luke-deepfake that use on the Disney+ shows, that technology was not there at the time and would have looked as bad as when they tried it with Tarkin in Rogue One. And lest we forget Indiana Jones 4. Time to hang up the whip.
Just our two cents. But what do we know?)
Either way, the Star Wars franchise is bustling with new ideas - and tinkering with a couple old favorites - and it will be interesting to see what becomes of this beloved property going forward.
