I'm not entirely against this, but I also think it will never, and could never, actually happen. These characters, and the actors that played them, are just so incredibly iconic - I'd say legendary at this point - that I suspect most people would view it as the deepest blasphemy to recast and retell the whole story.
Absolutely correct. I do feel a reboot WILL happen, but maybe not in my lifetime. And I get how precious these movies and characters are to people; they certainly are to me. But that doesn't mean a new version couldn't be told. That's part of why I hope they do a Mon Mothma spinoff from Andor, following her (and whoever else survives the show) into the OT times, showing what she was doing during ANH etc. Just off camera at Yavin and what not. And would be a nice way to cameo the main trio with different actors, get people used to the idea a bit damnit.
I don't know... it's just disappointing that something that could be amazing (A Star Wars saga that's actually plotted out, start to finish, knowing the end and details before ever rolling cameras on the first scene) can't exist because people cling so hard to something that would continue to live.
What we need is another period like the late 80s until the mid 90s or so, where the franchise gets mostly dormant. Clearly that will not happen for a long time. Ultimately, oh well.
That's almost certainly a big part of the reason that Disney is so mired in trying to work around what Lucas already created
Yeah, I'm sure you're right. And I get it, I do. I also don't fault them for wanting to make money from something they invested so hard in.
Hell, they're SO committed to never changing the originals that they secured JEJ's -fucking voice- before he died so they can put Darth Vader in anything they want for the rest of time without recasting even just a voice actor.
Which is a bit of a shame since they had that one guy who did a fantastic job. I want to say he was the one doing those Chad Vader shorts, then got hired on to do some of the video games and some Lego stuff.
You can't start over and not change things, right?
Eh... you can but they probably would anyway. The aesthetics, I feel, wouldn't need to be touched. But it would probably end up being something akin to the JJ Abrams Trek movie where it's inspired by the original designs but taken further in another direction. And that's not something I'm really into.
Are we ready for a complete redesign to the Stormtrooper costume?
Absolutely not. I'm the one pitching this idea and I'm still completely imagining the original Stormtrooper designs. Disney has done some neat troopers in my opinion. I liked the basic enlisted trooper in Solo, really liked the Patrol trooper in the same movie, and love the Shoretrooper from Rogue One, but their basic ST Stormtrooper reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally did nothing for me. I'd really rather they leave the designs as is. If they change
anything, maybe just the Falcon as far as making the interior set actually work inside the exterior design.
Certainly, it's way easier to -add- things to the lore
It is, and that's why I always come back to "Disney should just do an Old Republic story, and claim that era as their territory going forward". I know they're working on something exploring the origins of the Jedi Order and maybe that will be neat, but I'm also thinking more like the Darth Malgus period. Seriously, it's laid out pretty well, just take it.
People would be angrier about this than they are about innocent people being denied due process and shipped off to foreign torture prisons.
Hard agree.
Which is where George belongs for creating midichlorians.
Haw! I sense you have a bit of distaste for this concept.
