Star Wars has been seeking to the previous for so long as it’s been round in a galaxy far, distant. Unable to confidently and meaningfully detach from the Skywalker Saga and its legacy characters till not too long ago, through the vastly widespread Andor present, it appears as if virtually each piece of Star Wars media has been indebted to legacy characters. Due to this fact, if what’s been explicitly and formally shared about Shawn Levy’s Star Wars: Starfighter is believed to be true, the upcoming Ryan Gosling-led Star Wars film may very well be extremely novel.
In an interview with ScreenRant, Star Wars: Starfighter screenwriter Jonathan Tropper referred to the film as a “fully new story” and stated that they “weren’t certain by any constructions of the previous motion pictures.” Apparently, this apparently consists of “no legacy characters.” It’s potential this may very well be a blatant lie instructed as a way to masks eventual surprises, but it may very well be one among Star Wars’ finest selections in many years, and it’s hopefully official.
Star Wars: Starfighter Has No Legacy Characters, Allegedly
A Star Wars film with out legacy characters is hard to think about, although it could sarcastically and upsettingly solely be potential now on account of their deaths within the sequel trilogy. Episodes 1–9 are wholly entwined with the Skywalker household, as an example, however whereas the prequel trilogy was basically an origin story for Anakin Skywalker, the sequel trilogy had a possibility to middle its storytelling on brand-new characters solely.
Now, it appears as if Star Wars may very well be lastly abandoning its model synergy of legacy characters, even when they haven’t any selection however to take action now. As a result of Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han Solo are all deceased in canon, there merely wouldn’t be a option to reprise them, anyway, until they’re introduced again as Power ghosts or in flashback sequences.
That doesn’t imply it’s unattainable for different characters who had been established within the authentic trilogy to return for a cameo, resembling Lando Calrissian did within the sequel trilogy. Nonetheless, what author Jonathan Tropper has stated could be a incredible option to lastly invite a brand new period into the Star Wars mythology that isn’t beholden to the nostalgia of beloved characters who’ve been round for almost 50 years.
“You’re not going to see any of the characters you’ve seen within the different motion pictures. So there are specific issues which are nonetheless hallmarks of Star Wars that it’s good to have in there. However greater than that, I can’t say.”
Starfighter Might Be Star Wars’ Greatest Film in a Decade
Going down 5 years after Star Wars: Episode 9 – The Rise of Skywalker, it’s anybody’s guess what Star Wars: Starfighter’s story may entail. If it has no legacy characters in any respect, although, it might rectify Star Wars: Episode 7 – The Power Awakens and obtain what it in the end didn’t with FN-2187 (Finn), Poe Dameron, Rey, and Ben Solo, by having authentic Star Wars characters be the precise important draw for the film.
Furthermore, Star Wars: Starfighter’s forged boasts a listing of A-list expertise who might all deliver one thing distinctive to the IP, together with Ryan Gosling, Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, and Amy Adams.
Star Wars: Starfighter is scheduled to be launched on Could 28, 2027.
- Launch Date
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Could 28, 2027
- Director
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Shawn Levy