Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Rose is cringier than Jar Jar.

There, I said it.

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Oh man, you are really putting me in a tough spot on this one...I hate her so much, but at least she can talk.

Creepy pic aside, Skelton Crew is utilizing some serious heavyweights...

- Created by John Watts, who directed the last three Spider-Man movies, and will presumably direct a number of episodes here.

- Everything Everywhere All at Once directors The Daniels, who just won the Oscar for Best Director(s), will also direct an episode.

- And now David Lowery has just been announced, who directed Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Pete's Dragon, A Ghost Story, The Old Man & the Gun, and The Green Knight.

For an Amblin-esque, kid-centric space adventure, this is not at all what I was expecting, and happily so...

‘Star Wars’ Series ‘Skeleton Crew’ Enlists ‘Green Knight’ Director David Lowery https://t.co/HOcV1LKfHd

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 30, 2023

Speaking of, Celebration is a week away, and here's what I'm expecting...


LOWERED-EXPECTATIONS SCENARIO:

- First trailer for Ahsoka, released online, summer release date announced.
- First trailer for Skeleton Crew, but *not* released online.
- Behind-the-scenes look at The Acolyte, but *not* released online.
- Behind-the-scenes look at Andor season two, but *not* released online.
- Official announcement of the (formerly) Damon Lindelof / (currently) Steven Knight Star Wars movie, set for December 2025, directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.


MAXIMUM HYPE SCENARIO:

- First trailer for Ahsoka, released online, summer release date announced.
- First trailer for Skeleton Crew, released online.
- Behind-the-scenes look at The Acolyte, released online.
- Behind-the-scenes look at Andor season two, released online.
- Official announcement of the (formerly) Damon Lindelof / (currently) Steven Knight Star Wars movie, set for December 2025, directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
- Rumored official announcement of *two additional* Star Wars movies.

AliasMan02 said:

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Dude was told he was the new star of the Star Wars franchise. He may not always handle it well, but he really got shafted.

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Is that true though? I don't remember. I would have assumed Rey was that future. Or were they both meant to be, originally?

Actually, I'm not sure why I'm asking or posting about it because the ST never happened and is not canon.

YouBet said:

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AliasMan02 said:

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Dude was told he was the new star of the Star Wars franchise. He may not always handle it well, but he really got shafted.

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Is that true though? I don't remember. I would have assumed Rey was that future. Or were they both meant to be, originally?

Actually, I'm not sure why I'm asking or posting about it because the ST never happened and is not canon.

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Yeah when JJ called him to tell him he got the part, he said, "Congratulations, you're the new star of Star Wars" or something close to that. At least, that's how Boyega tells it.

We know that when he was cast they didn't even have a real script, so it's possible that was the plan but it changed as it developed.

AliasMan02 said:

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YouBet said:

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AliasMan02 said:

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Dude was told he was the new star of the Star Wars franchise. He may not always handle it well, but he really got shafted.

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Is that true though? I don't remember. I would have assumed Rey was that future. Or were they both meant to be, originally?

Actually, I'm not sure why I'm asking or posting about it because the ST never happened and is not canon.

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Yeah when JJ called him to tell him he got the part, he said, "Congratulations, you're the new star of Star Wars" or something close to that. At least, that's how Boyega tells it.

We know that when he was cast they didn't even have a real script, so it's possible that was the plan but it changed as it developed.

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$100 says this entire years long saga was a simple misunderstanding.

JJs actual comment: "Congratulations, you're a new star of Star Wars."

AliasMan02 said:

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YouBet said:

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AliasMan02 said:

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Dude was told he was the new star of the Star Wars franchise. He may not always handle it well, but he really got shafted.

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Is that true though? I don't remember. I would have assumed Rey was that future. Or were they both meant to be, originally?

Actually, I'm not sure why I'm asking or posting about it because the ST never happened and is not canon.

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Yeah when JJ called him to tell him he got the part, he said, "Congratulations, you're the new star of Star Wars" or something close to that. At least, that's how Boyega tells it.

We know that when he was cast they didn't even have a real script, so it's possible that was the plan but it changed as it developed.

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I'm betting it was more this. They were writing that thing on the fly, barely had a completed script by the time they started filming, and then it apparently kept changing throughout production.

Lucas himself originally pitched two new stars/leads, a male and a female, around the same age, who go on an adventure together. So that's where that originally came from. Though, his pitch seemed to eventually lean more toward the female role at one point, as she's the one who eventually meets Luke in seclusion, just like in TLJ. Then Michael Arndt's first draft kept that two-lead aspect in play, though there are no real details about the exact dynamic (I would kill to read that draft). Either way, when Abrams and Kasdan took over, they carried over the two-lead aspect as well, and I'm guessing they figured they'd land on one of them as the outright lead at some point, but then seemingly kept hedging their bets, and kept giving them equal billing, until finally giving Rey the nod in the third act. In other words, it was a jumbled mess from the inception, and no one along the way - from Lucas to Arndt to Abrams/Kasdan - ever thought, "Hey, we should probably just give this movie one, distinct lead, like 99% of all movies that have ever been made."

The tell is in the opening sequence, which introduces FINN first, albeit behind a mask, showing his dynamic with the villain, then we continue following Finn to the Star Destroyer, where it's established that he's different/has a conscience. Just about any other movie would make *that* person - and *that* character's plight - the main focus of the story. But then we suddenly cut to this girl on Jakku, and start following her, then *she* starts to feel like the lead, and from then on out it's a two-hander all the way until basically the end of the third act, when Rey force-grabs the lightsaber. In other words, the movie literally plays as if they had planned to write Finn as the lead, but then they started to find Rey more interesting for whatever reason (she's a Mystery Box!), but kept stringing Finn along until the end where they were finally like, "F/ck it, it's Rey's movie now."

Granted, Ridley and Boyega are so damn good that we're able to invest purely based on their combined charm, but the shaky, wishy-washy structure ultimately collapses in on itself in the end.

If Lucas writes the script for Padme Unchained, at least the dialogue will be on par with the dialogue of most erotica.

maroon barchetta said:

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If Lucas writes the script for Padme Unchained, at least the dialogue will be on par with the dialogue of most erotica.

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We also know how he feels about bras in space

Finished Fallen Star yesterday.

The biggest triumph of the High Republic project is how well it has been planned. The major beats were obviously there from the very beginning because you can look back and see the groundwork laid in the very first novels coming to fruition now that we're on the third tentpole novel, plus all the comics and junior novels and audio dramas they've produced. This is despite probably a dozen authors or more all contributing. MCU-esque.

They do a really good job of weaving in storylines and characters without overdoing it. There's almost never a "why is this person even in this story?" type of moment like you get with a lot of crossovers.

Highly recommend at least the major novels for Star Wars fans. The junior novels (written on a Harry Potter sort of level of sophistication) and audio dramas are also good and worth consuming, as they're all short.

TCTTS said:

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AliasMan02 said:

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YouBet said:

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AliasMan02 said:

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Dude was told he was the new star of the Star Wars franchise. He may not always handle it well, but he really got shafted.

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Is that true though? I don't remember. I would have assumed Rey was that future. Or were they both meant to be, originally?

Actually, I'm not sure why I'm asking or posting about it because the ST never happened and is not canon.

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Yeah when JJ called him to tell him he got the part, he said, "Congratulations, you're the new star of Star Wars" or something close to that. At least, that's how Boyega tells it.

We know that when he was cast they didn't even have a real script, so it's possible that was the plan but it changed as it developed.

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I'm betting it was more this. They were writing that thing on the fly, barely had a completed script by the time they started filming, and then it apparently kept changing throughout production.

Lucas himself originally pitched two new stars/leads, a male and a female, around the same age, who go on an adventure together. So that's where that originally came from. Though, his pitch seemed to eventually lean more toward the female role at one point, as she's the one who eventually meets Luke in seclusion, just like in TLJ. Then Michael Arndt's first draft kept that two-lead aspect in play, though there are no real details about the exact dynamic (I would kill to read that draft). Either way, when Abrams and Kasdan took over, they carried over the two-lead aspect as well, and I'm guessing they figured they'd land on one of them as the outright lead at some point, but then seemingly kept hedging their bets, and kept giving them equal billing, until finally giving Rey the nod in the third act. In other words, it was a jumbled mess from the inception, and no one along the way - from Lucas to Arndt to Abrams/Kasdan - ever thought, "Hey, we should probably just give this movie one, distinct lead, like 99% of all movies that have ever been made."

The tell is in the opening sequence, which introduces FINN first, albeit behind a mask, showing his dynamic with the villain, then we continue following Finn to the Star Destroyer, where it's established that he's different/has a conscience. Just about any other movie would make *that* person - and *that* character's plight - the main focus of the story. But then we suddenly cut to this girl on Jakku, and start following her, then *she* starts to feel like the lead, and from then on out it's a two-hander all the way until basically the end of the third act, when Rey force-grabs the lightsaber. In other words, the movie literally plays as if they had planned to write Finn as the lead, but then they started to find Rey more interesting for whatever reason (she's a Mystery Box!), but kept stringing Finn along until the end where they were finally like, "F/ck it, it's Rey's movie now."

Granted, Ridley and Boyega are so damn good that we're able to invest purely based on their combined charm, but the shaky, wishy-washy structure ultimately collapses in on itself in the end.

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just remember….it wasn't until around the 30 minute mark when Luke Skywalker was introduced in ANH…..

Just sayin…..

Hey! When you gonna update the OP??

Updated to remove all the shows and movies we've lost along the way.

Also, it really bugs me that the OP is flagged and the image never shows.

That's another good point. He's in the first shot of the very first trailer.

TCTTS said:

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That's another good point. He's in the first shot of the very first trailer.

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Looks like more diverse marketing. Star Wars had a lack of BIPOC major characters in the past (unless you count aliens). Lando was pretty much it.

Putting Boyega in the forefront of the trailers was probably intentional. Pull in customers that might have otherwise said "Meh, it's more pasty space wizards with British accents".

Also, my phone corrected "Lando" to "Mando".

maroon barchetta said:

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TCTTS said:

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That's another good point. He's in the first shot of the very first trailer.

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Looks like more diverse marketing. Star Wars had a lack of BIPOC major characters in the past (unless you count aliens). Lando was pretty much it.

Putting Boyega in the forefront of the trailers was probably intentional. Pull in customers that might have otherwise said "Meh, it's more pasty space wizards with British accents".

Also, my phone corrected "Lando" to "Mando".

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Racist.

Yeah, you're probably right.

I liked Boyega. Way the hell better than Kwisatz Hadarach Rey.

Shame he was misused and then downgraded into horsesh^t romance subplot with Rose.

Holy crap! Watching the breakdown of s3 e5 of The Mandalorian and it was just revealed to me that the Ghost was present in Rogue One during the battle of Scariff!

As if I didn't need another reason to love Rogue One more than any film ever….they just gave me one more!

I didn't catch that at all. Where was that?

No no the ship is actually there!

I'll post the YouTube video and put the time stamp on it

Here it is!

Skip to 4:10!

Stuff starting to come out about Ahsoka with Celebration less than a week away but will continue with spoiler tags until some official announcements.

Ray Stevenson's character is sounding more and more like he was inspired by Joruus C'baoth from Heir to the Empire and is working directly with Thrawn