So, after watching the finale, this is definitely a one movie series. There just isn’t enough meat for 2 films. The finale itself was a very action heavy 40mins, a lot of which can be heavily trimmed or cut like the TIE fighter attack.
The whole Peridea sequence could probably be shortened to an hour, which would fit nicely into a third act. That leaves an hour or so for the middle act on Seatos.
So for the through-line story I feel the focus of the movie, in order, should be.
- Thrawn’s return.
- Ahsoka and Sabine’s relationship.
- Ahsoka’s rebirth.
- Baylan’s quest.
And as has become a theme with these edits, the New Republic scenes (and thus Hera), add little to the overall plot and will be largely cut.
I’ll hopefully have a first cut completed by the end of the week.
I am looking forward to your cut Smudger. I’ll stick (for now) with 2-part Ahsoka movie, and after this finale I drew the names of both titles from Zahn’s EU books.
THE NEW REPUBLIC, Ep. V. - Dark Force Rising (formerly known as Shroud of Darkness)
THE NEW REPUBLIC, Ep. VI. - Specter of the Past (formerly known as Threat from Beyond)