General Star Wars Discussion

[Douglas Dubh]

Yeah, but not because of some general unhappiness with LucasFilm's, specifically Kennedy's, performance.

We really don’t know the reasons. The reported reasons aren’t necessarily the real reasons.

 

[mdmost]

https://deadline.com/2025/02/kathleen-kennedy-clarifies-lucasfilm-exit-star-wars-future-1236304421/



Sounds like the Shawn Levy movie with Ryan Gosling is a go. Set 5 years after Rise.

 

[wabbott]

Had to read all the way to the end to get to the money quote:

DEADLINE: Two final questions. Will you step out as Lucasfilm boss this year?


KENNEDY: We really don’t know at this stage. There’s so much going on, Mike. I don’t know.

 

[BrianL]

https://deadline.com/2025/02/kathleen-kennedy-clarifies-lucasfilm-exit-star-wars-future-1236304421/

Sounds like the Shawn Levy movie with Ryan Gosling is a go. Set 5 years after Rise.

Excellent interview by someone who treats a professional like a professional. There were some interesting things. I had never considred that ill-timed production announcements may at least be partially caused by the heightened scrutiny that Lucasfilm is under.

I read the article and there were no comments - one refresh, and the trolls are out in force!

 

[nancipants]

“I will die making movies” is such a mic-drop statement. What a boss.

 

[mdmost]

Excellent interview by someone who treats a professional like a professional. There were some interesting things. I had never considred that ill-timed production announcements may at least be partially caused by the heightened scrutiny that Lucasfilm is under.

I read the article and there were no comments - one refresh, and the trolls are out in force!

Yeah, I never read the comments section other than to get a chuckle at how mad people get about things they have no control over. So based on the article, we know there's the Shawn Levy movie with Ryan Gosling that we should get an announcement on soon. There's the post 9 trilogy that's being written. There's the James Mangold Dawn of the Jedi movie which will be coming since they have a history. She still holds out hope for the Taika movie. The Rey movie will start shooting as soon as the dumb script is finished. I feel that gets announced at Celebration along with Oscar Isaac and John Boyega coming back. I hope she can get Tony Gilroy to do more down the line.

 

[HokieRaven5]

As long as JJ Abrams never touches another beloved sci fi series ever again I’ll be content to give what’s to come a chance.

 

[Kit Jackson]

If I was the boss, here is what I would do:
- focus on young Indy and hire you a great set of writers and actors to revive the love for Indiana Jones.

I liked all of your suggestions and wanted to highlight this one. I would love Indy in college. I was so disappointed the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles seemed to spend an eternity covering WWI, and then we barely got to see Indy at the University of Chicago.

 

[irlandaise]

I liked all of your suggestions and wanted to highlight this one. I would love Indy in college. I was so disappointed the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles seemed to spend an eternity covering WWI, and then we barely got to see Indy at the University of Chicago.

That was a wonderful series, though. I never thought I'd see a network TV show featuring J. Krishnamurti, Leo Tolstoy, and Bronislaw Malinowski.

 

[PolymerSkywalker]

You know, I don't think that we are the ones who have dug in our heels. I can admit there have been issues - but I'm not going to exaggerate things to fit a certain narrative. I'm not going to villify, no, crucify, a single individual over all of the perceived failures and never give credits for the successes. I don't agree that certain...creative aspects are why we have seen some declines. Certain fans try to make it so simple, when in fact there are many complicated factors at play.

The fact is, Star Wars is still a healthy franchise that is very popular. It was never going to be "the most popular thing in the universe" forever. Sure, it was at one time, but now there are other big things too. The fanbase is aging, which is why they are trying to grab younger fans, which is, of course, exactly what you don't want them to do. I mean, how dare they, right? I can only imagine how things would be if they didn't even try to do that! Could some things have been a little better? Sure. Could some stuff have been handled differently? Of course. Would any of that have led to a major bump in success metrics? Maybe. Maybe not.

You are stretching the truth again Brian. I have consistently said there was some good. TFA was good, until TLJ ruined the trilogy. That is on KK, she was running the studio and had to know the stupid ideas Rian Johnson had would not be popular. Rogue one was great, and so was Mando seasons 1-2. The rest as bad (Book of Boba) to downright horrible (Acolyte). You have to try really hard to lose money on a SW movie and Lucasfilm did that with Solo.

SW is not very popular currently, it’s just not. The latest Disney+ show was their worst performing show to date. They haven’t produced a SW movie in 6 years. Not to mention the flops of Indy 5 and Willow. You are unwilling to consider that you aren’t correct about this, it’s as simple as that. Lucasfilm is a brand in decline, and SW is a brand in decline, period. It can be improved for sure, but it certainly needs a lifeline currently.

I like all other SW fans want good SW content, we just haven’t gotten very much of that under Disney’s leadership.

 

[Kit Jackson]

I have consistently said there was some good. TFA was good, until TLJ ruined the trilogy.

YES! The Force Awakens was a great start. I was excited to see where it go, because it had real potential. The Last Jedi was a narrative mess. The Rise of Skywalker felt like a sequel to movie/story that came after The Last Jedi but the audience did not see it. The sequel trilogy lacked a cohesive/coherent storyline.

Star Wars on Disney+ has been hit or miss for me. I loved Andor, Skeleton Crew and the first two seasons of The Mandalorian.

Book of Boba Fett lacked a cohesive/coherent storyline. It felt like it spent the bulk of the season trying to figure out what it was and wanted to be. Ultimately, they settled on The Magnificent Seven for the last 3 to 4 episodes. There were episodes that felt more like back door pilots, which is fine in a 22 episode network season but doesn't work as well in an 8-10 episode streaming season. The Acolyte was a good idea with an absolutely horrible execution. They were trying to do three different things at once and it didn't work at all. If they had picked one of them and focused on that, it could have been a decent series.