Some of the many actresses who auditioned to play Princess Leia in STAR WARS, including Carrie Fisher. pic.twitter.com/HqYcBBSpgU
— All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies) July 17, 2024
Aggie_Journalist said:
Imagine a world where only the original trilogy remains canon and everything else is tossed
You could give us a new prequel and sequel trilogy that actually kick butt
And take another swing at all the other content that fills in the cracks
A remade prequel trilogy with a new story about how a Republic fell into empire should be brilliant grounds for compelling storytelling.
And a remade sequel trilogy about trying to rebuild a fractured galaxy after a revolution could also be good stuff. (Or, frankly, just swallow your pride and admit Zahn nailed it in the Thrawn trilogy, then give us that)
Maybe after George Lucas eventually dies. Hard to retcon his stuff while he's alive, but it's also increasingly hard to salvage the mess they are making of this far far away galaxy that captured our imaginations long long ago.
TCTTS said:
From last night's Puck newsletter...Quote:
Pixar has its biggest movie ever with Inside Out 2. Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine is tracking to open next weekend to about $175 million domestica new benchmark for an R-rated film. Disney Animation has Moana 2 in November, and the Disney TV group is about to clean up at Wednesday's Emmy nominations. It's not a full recovery, but this summer, Disney C.E.O. Bob Iger is largely delivering on his pledge to fix creative issues at his content engines.
Then there's Lucasfilm, which, on the film side, is still reeling from last summer's $350 million Indiana Jones debacle and is two years away from a Star Wars follow-up to 2019's high-grossing yet creatively disastrous The Rise of Skywalker. Until The Mandalorian & Grogu hits in 2026, Kathy Kennedy has essentially turned Star Wars into a TV-only franchise. Luminate, however, just released some troubling data on The Acolyte, the Disney+ series from Leslye Headland that concludes tomorrow night. The show debuted decently, but cratered 22 percent the following week and kept falling, recovering only slightly in episode six. Disney will probably spin this with internal metrics, but the issue isn't new: Star Wars shows other than The Mandalorian tend to debut strong and then fade unless a fan favorite character or actor like Hayden Christensen appears. In other words, with the possible exception of Tony Gilroy's smart but little-watched Andor, Kennedy has failed to evolve Star Wars from a pure nostalgia play into a vibrant, relevant franchise. "It's still unclear if another Star Wars series can capture the dedicated and broad audience of The Mandalorian," Luminate's Jimmy Doyle writes in the study. "Despite the data, we might be wise to remember the words of Han Solo: 'Never tell me the odds.'"In our most recent Luminate Streaming Watch Newsletter, our data looks at how the recent Star Wars live action streaming titles have been doing.
— Luminate (@luminate_data) July 12, 2024
Click the link in our bio to read more! pic.twitter.com/QiGeqjJPEZSome superb charts looking into Star Wars shows viewership on Disney+.
— Kasey Moore (@kasey__moore) July 12, 2024
Not looking good for The Acolyte.
(via Luminate / @jamesddoyle3) pic.twitter.com/xMfPHVEH3K
New pod: A semi-scary Star Wars TV data dump. Plus: Emmy nomination outrages. With @luminate_data analyst Jimmy Doyle. Listen! https://t.co/dRKkNy82LJ
— Matthew Belloni (@MattBelloni) July 18, 2024
This deleted scene from The Force Awakens where Kylo Ren walks inside the Millennium Falcon should’ve ABSOLUTELY stayed in the final film.
— jacob. (@jtimsuggs) July 16, 2024
Perfectly foreshadows his eventual confrontation with his father, and how his past as Ben Solo continues to haunt him. pic.twitter.com/aVSsYClpD7
Another bone headed move.oragator said:This deleted scene from The Force Awakens where Kylo Ren walks inside the Millennium Falcon should’ve ABSOLUTELY stayed in the final film.
— jacob. (@jtimsuggs) July 16, 2024
Perfectly foreshadows his eventual confrontation with his father, and how his past as Ben Solo continues to haunt him. pic.twitter.com/aVSsYClpD7
CapCityAg89 said:
So was it Lucas' wife we've been missing? Did she do anything aside from the OT?
‘Twisters’ director Lee Isaac Chung will next direct an episode of ‘STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW’.
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) July 20, 2024
Other directors include:
• Jon Watts
• The Daniels
• Jake Schreier
• David Lowery
• Bryce Dallas Howard pic.twitter.com/3yNe10AVzX
New promotional Image for STAR WARS 'SKELETON CREW' !! pic.twitter.com/2N987KYofv
— Star Wars Only (@StarWars0nly) July 20, 2024
wait what? I thought this show was supposed to debut in October….TCTTS said:
This remains the best, most exciting stable of directors for any single Disney+ Star Wars series yet...‘Twisters’ director Lee Isaac Chung will next direct an episode of ‘STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW’.
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) July 20, 2024
Other directors include:
• Jon Watts
• The Daniels
• Jake Schreier
• David Lowery
• Bryce Dallas Howard pic.twitter.com/3yNe10AVzX
As noted above, you'll need either a VHS player or a laser disc player to get to those.vmiaptetr said:
Anyone know where I can watch the OG IV, V and VI episodes? I was telling my son about how much they have changed over the years, and he wants to see the originals.
