Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy Says ‘Star Wars’ Must Move Beyond Skywalker Saga

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As “Star Wars” moves away from film (for the moment) and pivots to the streaming space, one of the tenets that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has vowed and repeated for a while is that the company is moving away from the Skywalker Saga, following the ninth film in the series, “Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker.” And in a recent interview with Vanity Fair, the Lucasfilm chief has reiterated that notion once again.

As “Star Wars” moves away from film (for the moment) and pivots to the streaming space, one of the tenets that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has vowed and repeated for a while is that the company is moving away from the Skywalker Saga, following the ninth film in the series, “Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker.” And in a recent interview with Vanity Fair, the Lucasfilm chief has reiterated that notion once again.

As “Obi-Wan Kenobi” fast approaches its premiere on Disney+ on May 27, there’s still plenty on the calendar for new Star Wars projects. “Andor” is the next Disney+ show, set to premiere this summer, and “The Mandalorian” Season 3 and “Ashoka” arrive afterward in early 2023.

Zack Sharf Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy told Vanity Fair that the company has learned never to recast iconic “Star Wars” characters following the flop that was “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” The Ron Howard-directed 2018 movie cast Alden Ehrenreich as a younger version of Han Solo, the hot  shot space pilot famously brought to life by Harrison Ford. Many critics and fans felt Ehrenreich just couldn’t capture Ford’s magic.“There should be moments along the way when you learn things,” Kennedy sad. “Now it does seem so abundantly clear that we can’t do that.”Ehrenreich, stating: “He is enduringly watchable: He nails Ford’s cocky gait, his roguish eye-twinkle, his puffed-cheeked finger-pointing, and while the performance may initially come across as a highly skilled bit of mimicry, by the film’s end he’s managed to give the role a satisfying new spin.

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man trilogy, is set to helm a Star Wars TV series for Disney+.Following rumours of his involvement in the franchise back in February, a report on Vanity Fair has confirmed Watts is working on a Star Wars show under the working title Grammar Rodeo – a reference to an episode of The Simpsons.According to the report, the show takes places “during the post-Return Of The Jedi reconstruction that follows the fall of the Empire” – the same time period as The Mandalorian.While the plot is being kept under wraps, the show is described as a “galactic version of classic Amblin coming-of-age adventure films of the ‘80s” with a casting notice calling for four children around 11 to 12 years old.Watts is an executive producer on the show alongside his Spider-Man: Homecoming writing partner, Chris Ford. A release date has yet to be announced.The series joins an expansive slate of Star Wars TV shows, including Obi-Wan Kenobi later this month, Andor this summer, and The Mandalorian season three due “late 2022 or early 2023”.Other shows in the works include Ahsoka starring Rosario Dawson and The Acolyte, set roughly 100 years before Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.

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Vanity Fair, the future of “Star Wars” will be deeply rooted in new television series on Disney+, beginning with the premiere of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” on May 27, followed by the Diego Luna-led “Andor” series, “The Mandalorian” Season 3 and Rosario Dawson’s solo “Ahsoka” series. But there’s an additional series in the works, shrouded in mystery, led by Watts.There’s no official title or synopsis just yet, but the working title is reportedly “Grammar Rodeo,” which is a reference to an episode of “The Simpsons.” (In the episode, Bart and some of his classmates steal a car and run away for a week, but that’s the only hint toward a plot so far).

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Following the flub of “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” the first “Star Wars” movie to ever really flop at the box office—with Alden Ehrenreich playing the part of the cocky spice runner and smuggler originated by Harrison Ford—Lucasfilm has said they likely won’t be recasting younger actors in the parts of iconic actors. In today’s Vanity Fair profile on “Star Wars” that revealed all kinds of goodies and tidbits, Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy suggested that the company won’t be going the recasting route any longer.

Zack Sharf Rumors first circulated in February that Tom Holland’s “Spider-Man” director Jon Watts was circling a “Star Wars” television series at Disney+, but a new report from Vanity Fair now confirms the show. Lucasfilm gave no plot details about the project.

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