When has Disney ever trashed the prequels? Kind of odd, as prequel characters are quite prevalent in the theme parks. Jar Jar being the exception.

The Clone Wars movie wasn’t a bomb, but it only cost 8 and a half million to make. Your average Pixar or Dreamworks movie costs a lot more. (According to IMDB, TCW made a modest $35 million domestic, and $68 million worldwide.) No current live action SW film is ever going to have a budget that small.

I think we’re at levels of SW merchandise saturation that surpass 1999 Phantom Menace levels. Kids and fans can only buy so much stuff, and other franchise’s merchandise compete as well.

I saw several kid size Kylo Ren’s on my doorstep this past Halloween, if that’s any indicator of anything.