Yeah! Get rid of that series that brought Palpatine back and recanonize the books that brought Palpatine back...
Its so obvious!
Disney to reboot Star Wars Sequels?
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Its so obvious!
They could go all Star Trek and make one "teh Prime" Palpatine and the other one "teh J.J." Palpatine.
I wonder how many ideas in the ST came from novels. Some of the ideas were great. I like the movies fine.
Let's see-Clone Palpatine? Check.
Solo child goes to the Dark Side? Check.
Destruction of the New Republic requiring reorganization? Check.
Imperial remnant making a come back? Check.
Yup. I'm so glad the Legends EU is coming back. Things will be a lot different...
I thought Star Wars Only did a good job poking holes in this rumor.
Even though I would be totally fine with them tossing the sequel trilogy it's just not going to happen. Each sequel entry was a billion dollar film. It's not like franchises like Superman, Terminator, Alien, or Predator where it was easier to sell the idea of ignoring chapters that were generally considered less successful, and even that approach hasn't been proven a consistent winner. The only franchise that comes to mind where it worked was Halloween, and no Halloween film has made a billion dollars and that franchise was languishing after the Rob Zombie remakes anyway. It was ripe for a reboot or another remake. Also, horror films don't cost that much to make, so there's less risk here than benching the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
As much as I dislike the sequel trilogy, once again, the films were all successful and that means that there are many more people who loved, liked, or found them tolerable. That being said, when you look at toy sales and the declining pop cultural reach of Star Wars, which the sequels did nothing to halt and could've played a role in hastening after the prequels, there is cause for Disney to look at doing things differently whenever they start putting the next trilogy together.
I think the positive reaction to The Mandalorian, the focus on character, is what they should look to. And I hope they look at how much The Clone Wars, both cartoon series IMO, have played a role in redeeming the prequels and do something similar, either using The Mandalorian, or another series that helps better set up the sequel films or adds more to them. I would like to see a Luke Skywalker series way more than Cassian Andor or Obi-Wan. If they give Luke his due I think that will lessen a lot of the fan pique over his depiction/treatment in Episode XIII, and so, after a few years, once nostalgia kicks in and as the kids who grew up on the sequels and consider it 'their' Star Wars are older and writing the think pieces, people might look at the sequels through different lens.
Before Episode IX, I was wondering if they were going to use the World Between Worlds idea to bring Luke back and do whatever changing or retconning they wished to do, but they didn't. There were also rumors at the time that time travel would be involved. So, to me, if Disney had ever been thinking of using the World Between Worlds concept again, outside of Rebels-Episode IX would've been a great place to do it. It could've explained why Palpatine was back and brought Luke back in the flesh. Also, it could've been used to smooth out other things. But now that that moment is gone, and the sequels are over, I don't see why they would do that now. Even if they did in a television series, comic book, novel, or video game, it will not be as big as having it in a movie.
Even though I would be totally fine with them tossing the sequel trilogy it's just not going to happen. Each sequel entry was a billion dollar film. It's not like franchises like Superman, Terminator, Alien, or Predator where it was easier to sell the idea of ignoring chapters that were generally considered less successful, and even that approach hasn't been proven a consistent winner. The only franchise that comes to mind where it worked was Halloween, and no Halloween film has made a billion dollars and that franchise was languishing after the Rob Zombie remakes anyway. It was ripe for a reboot or another remake. Also, horror films don't cost that much to make, so there's less risk here than benching the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
As much as I dislike the sequel trilogy, once again, the films were all successful and that means that there are many more people who loved, liked, or found them tolerable. That being said, when you look at toy sales and the declining pop cultural reach of Star Wars, which the sequels did nothing to halt and could've played a role in hastening after the prequels, there is cause for Disney to look at doing things differently whenever they start putting the next trilogy together.
I think the positive reaction to The Mandalorian, the focus on character, is what they should look to. And I hope they look at how much The Clone Wars, both cartoon series IMO, have played a role in redeeming the prequels and do something similar, either using The Mandalorian, or another series that helps better set up the sequel films or adds more to them. I would like to see a Luke Skywalker series way more than Cassian Andor or Obi-Wan. If they give Luke his due I think that will lessen a lot of the fan pique over his depiction/treatment in Episode XIII, and so, after a few years, once nostalgia kicks in and as the kids who grew up on the sequels and consider it 'their' Star Wars are older and writing the think pieces, people might look at the sequels through different lens.
Before Episode IX, I was wondering if they were going to use the World Between Worlds idea to bring Luke back and do whatever changing or retconning they wished to do, but they didn't. There were also rumors at the time that time travel would be involved. So, to me, if Disney had ever been thinking of using the World Between Worlds concept again, outside of Rebels-Episode IX would've been a great place to do it. It could've explained why Palpatine was back and brought Luke back in the flesh. Also, it could've been used to smooth out other things. But now that that moment is gone, and the sequels are over, I don't see why they would do that now. Even if they did in a television series, comic book, novel, or video game, it will not be as big as having it in a movie.
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Before I declare the sky is falling on that note I would look at trends overall. There is an interest in Star Wars merchandise, but Hasbro has been disappointing collectors for years (long before Disney era) but there is still a good variety in terms of replicas, Lego, and even Disney Park merchandise prior to the quarantine. But, the tendency I see is lots of toys siting on the shelves (Fortnite, Marvel) just like I see Star Wars toys.
Now, that's all anecdotal from my end but I would be curious if there is a trend that comes with the overall market, and not just SW in general.
What is Luke's "due?" What is he owed as a character, over others, that demands further exploration? \
Because, again, the risk of being cynical, the outrage over his supposed "ruination" in TLJ runs rather deep and will not be mollified by a series.
There are plenty of things we can see Luke do in the span between Endor and Ben's turn to the Dark Side. Luke spent time looking for the Jedi's past. He spent time training new Jedi. Did he even encounter Ashoka Tano? Did they find Erza? Does Luke get lessons from them about things he doesn't know? Did Luke have a "sit down" with Anakin about what happened to hear Anakin's point of view?
It will happen someday just like we now have like 4 different Terminator 3's that supposedly take place after the first 2 good movies. I doubt it's going to happen so soon and it won't be over some Favareu/Kennedy power struggle. Will likely good some new "real" prequels as well that will tell us how it "really" happened before the Classic movies. The Classics are the only ones untouchable as far as this version of Canon goes. But someday they to will be rebooted.
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We already have that. It's called the Disney trilogy.
This is not a factual statement.
Only The Force Awakens can be legitimately classified as being structurally and narratively similar to anything from the Classic Trilogy in a way that transcends the general 'rhyming myth' motif that sets the franchise apart and makes it unique, but, ironically, it is JJ Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan's attempt to recreate their own personal feelings of awe and wonder that ultimately make TFA work in the larger context of the franchise... and I say that we someone who was previously very critical of the approach they took in writing and making that movie.I
Also, let's be real here: no-one is going to remake any of the Star Wars films... EVER!
You had me until here. I’m not sure anyone can see the future well enough to know if they will or won’t remake any of the Star Wars films. Not now. Not in the next 20 years or so. But I wouldn’t be surprised if some day they do.
And it's ok if they do.
Absolutely. But if they do so, it’ll be the entire saga. Not just a trilogy that some fans don’t like.
Honestly I would love a reboot starting with episode 1 and doing a 9 film saga.
Would you mind if it was animated? They could control how old the characters look at least.
I am less a fan of animated installments but it would be interesting to try.
Yeah, some styles of animation don't appeal to me as much as others. I'm not sure which one would work if they went that route.
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