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Star Wars slate for next two years
Leslaye Headland's The Acoylte
High Republic Era 100-300 years before Episode 4
Tony Gilroy’s Andor for 2022
Deb Chow's Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Justin Simien’s Lando
All set in the 19 year period between Episode 3 and 4.
Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic
Star Wars: Ahsoka
Set in the 30 year period between Episode 6 and 7
Star Wars: Visions
ILM's A Droid Story
Taika Waititi SW Feature
Star Wars Rogue Squadron
Unknown.
Personally I think I would be most excited for The Acolyte (interested to see what they do in a non-Tattoine setting) and Rangers of the New Republic (since it will be EP'ed by Favreau and Filoni). Bad Batch is going to fail, those characters cannot carry a show by themselves.
Gotta say I'm looking forward to it. The only non-tentpole stuff I didn't like was Resistance. Episode 9 was horrible (didn't help that I watched it sleep deprived).
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Rogue Squadron should be exciting and has a solid director in Patty Jenkins, but it feels weird. There are a pile of novels and comics literally with the same title, but it won’t be about Corran Horn or Tycho Celchu or Ysanne Isard. It’ll be something new leaning on excitement and nostalgia for something that doesn’t exist. Could still be a good war movie like the back half of Rogue One, maybe.
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I adore a trilogy of films from my childhood; Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.
Everything thereafter? Meh.
I continue to watch Star Wars related stuff because I enjoy the genre and my exposure to the setting was formative. But nothing, has captured the magic of the first three. Mando has come the closest.
Speaking of which, here's my F:AT name dropping - I went to school with Filoni. He was a year ahead of me, and his roommate was a mutual friend. We'd watch cartoons and listen to Led Zeppelin together. Dave was the star of the art department, and everyone knew he was going to succeed in whatever direction he chose. Our school brought Chuck Jones to campus ever year, and it was always a highlight for Dave. Filoni's senior animation project was one of the coolest Watership Down throw backs I've ever seen. And the dude is genuinely the nicest guy on Earth. With him at the helm of Star Wars, I have (a new) hope.
~ I haven't talked to him in twenty years. And he's 100% better for it. I wish the best success.
Lastly - Disney's slate is WAAAAAAY too much. Smart growth anyone?
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This could actually be a positive from the recent studio pivot away from theaters and toward streaming. There’s less overhead in releasing straight to Hulu or whatever and less of a need to make a billion dollars on ticket sales to even be profitable. There could be more room for mid-range budgets and risks and new things. Netflix has already done a lot to revitalize rom-coms with moderate budgets.Shellhead wrote: It's too bad that Star Wars has sucked all the oxygen out of the room. There are some excellent science-fiction books and franchises that deserve to be translated to the big screen, but it won't happen as long as everybody stays obsessed with Star Wars. Maybe this upcoming glut of Star Wars will trigger widespread burnout, but that still won't necessarily create an opening for some other science-fiction movie.
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Disney NEEDS to appoint a Feige like head of Star Wars. Not Kennedy, that's for sure. Filoni I think leans a bit too hard into the fantastical elements. Favraeu is my vote. But just grabbing creatives, often of dubious Star Wars provenance, and throwing them at the wall to see what might stick is a losing strategy IMHO.
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As for too much content - remember, Disney payed a fucking boat load of money for the license. With ESPN fading somewhat, theaters in a dubious future and half their theme park empire shut down for what looks like at least a year if not longer, they gotta generate cash somehow. Disney + has been a very strong performer, but they gotta keep people engaged enough to keep subscribing it to it year round.
And as the previous poster mentioned, there is no guarantee everything makes it out of development.
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And let's not forget the TEN Marvel shows they announced as well!!
I really wish they'd release Black Widow on Disney+.
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Shellhead wrote: It's too bad that Star Wars has sucked all the oxygen out of the room. There are some excellent science-fiction books and franchises that deserve to be translated to the big screen, but it won't happen as long as everybody stays obsessed with Star Wars. Maybe this upcoming glut of Star Wars will trigger widespread burnout, but that still won't necessarily create an opening for some other science-fiction movie.
Dude, I've been saying that about Star Trek for two decades.
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Joebot wrote: I really wish they'd release Black Widow on Disney+.
They will, with a $30 surcharge.
At least HBOmax is adding the Warner slate in for no extra charge (the subscription costs twice as much though).
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