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The future of Star Wars in "standalone" projects
At least, thats what Kathleen Kennedy says
Dario Brajko
June 19, 2025
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Kathleen said so
The future of Star Wars is in “standalone” projects
When Kathleen Kennedy was asked about the future of Star Wars as a franchise, Kennedy brought up the innovation and creative voice that storytellers like Tony Gilroy and Jon Favreau brought to their projects like Andor and The Mandalorian, respectively.
“I really think that now we’re in a position where [projects like Andor and The Mandalorian have] broadened the possibility of stories and filmmakers we can bring in to tell stories that mean something to them. It doesn’t necessarily have to connect to every little thing that's been done in Star Wars. It can actually be a standalone story like an Andor, like a Rogue One, that then builds into many, many other stories."
Image credit: Lucasfilm
Andor (and by extension, Rogue One) and The Mandalorian each play with genres that were a part of George Lucas's original vision for A New Hope - the wartime political thriller and the Western. However, the critically acclaimed projects dive deeper into the roots of their chosen genres, providing a more unified creative voice. Rogue One, for example, featured beach-side action sequences that felt straight out of a World War II film set in the European Theatre, as our heroes dodged enemy fire while sand erupted around them. The effect was unusually visceral for a Star Wars film.
It's also worth noting how Kennedy says that a "standalone" story in Star Wars still has the potential to branch out with franchises of its own. That is certainly what happened with Andor spinning out of Rogue One. Does this mean that Lucasfilm is ready to leave the Skywalker Saga behind for good? (Well, beyond the in-development Rey New Jedi Order movie, of course). source
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“Your focus determines your reality.”
He really did learn all the moves
Hayden Christensen is the GOAT
Every now and then, I like to remind myself how we (as Star Wars fans) are really lucky to have Hayden Christensen as Anakin/Darth Vader. This is test footage that ultimately wasn't used in Revenge of the Sith, and take note here, the person in this video ISN'T a stunt person for Hayden, it is him. He himself is doing all of this, and he learned the entire sequence. Hayden is shockingly good at it.
Really shame this didn’t end up in the movie, it would be so great.
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"What is Queen Amidala’s given name?“
“Padmé Naberrie”
He is so mad, he is gonna disintegrate someone
“Where is MY Season 2?”
It’s been over three years since The Book of Boba Fett concluded with its controversial season finale, and despite star Temuera Morrison being one of the longest-tenured stars in the universe, the character hasn’t been seen since. Few would push back against the claim that The Book of Boba Fett wasn’t without its issues, but none of these are the fault of Morrison, who portrayed the character with the same heart that he’s been doing for years.
He even pitched for Boba to potentially appear in Ahsoka Season 2 by saying,
“I’m trying to ring them up. Can I be Rex and take his helmet off, please?”
That’s the upside of being who all the clones are based on: he can play more than one character. Morrison also mentioned that he ran into Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau at Star Wars Celebration, and that they all shared a warm embrace:
"Dave and Jon, I actually ran into them at Celebration. You know what it's like when you see guys, they got a look on their faces, and there's so much going on. And I go, 'Hey, hey, hey. Remember Boba Fett' We had a big hug. And at the end of the day, I said, 'Look, look, I'm not sure what's going on with you guys, but anyway, I had a great time. Thank you so much.'" source
Bobba is ready for potential season 2
"I'm sad too. Where The Book of Boba Fett Season 2? Where the hell is Season 2? I know they're doing Ahsoka Season 2. I'm going, 'Ah, where's my Season 2?'"
Comic Book of the Week
Legacy of Vader 5
Legacy of Vader 5 is the upcoming fifth issue of the 2025 canon comic book series Star Wars: Legacy of Vader. The issue will be written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Stefano Raffaele and Nolan Woodard, and published by Marvel Comics on June 25, 2025.
Legacy of Vader 5
Publishers summary
TARGET: NABOO!
KYLO REN and the FIRST ORDER begin the assault of NABOO!
But what strange game is the young tyrant playing with the fates of the people there?
What lesson has Kylo learned from DARTH VADER'S past?
Meme of the week
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