How would you handle a hard reboot of all nine episodes of Star Wars? — Page 2

I wouldn’t worry about the Sequel Trilogy because it doesn’t really tie to OT anyway, nor have a consistent story worth rebooting.

But what I would like to see is Episodes 4-6 made as a continuation of the Prequels.

I don’t consider the prequels to be set in the same continuity as the OT anyway, so I feel like the Episodes 4-6 don’t exist for these prequel characters anyway.

And Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen have already shown they’d be up for, and suitable, to play their parts again, so why not…

I would make the reboot similar to Tolkien’s three ages of Middle Earth.

The first trilogy would focus on the “ancient times”
The second would show the downfall of the Republic and rise of the Empire.
The third would be a clone of the original trilogy, showing the defeat of the Empire and return of peace to the galaxy.

Even if they were objectively good films, I don’t think my brain would ever accept them.

Why doesn’t Lucasfilm create a new IP. Where is all the creativity.

George could create Star Wars, and Indiana Jones and Willow. So Lucasfilm without a young Lucas can’t create anything, is what the last ten years have told us. All they can do is recycle old worn-out IP.

Even his more wacky and ill considered ideas like making Howard the Duck was taking a risk. Something Disney Lucasfilm would never do. That was mere poor adaptation, the comic is completely different more political and less Disney.

It’s also the weird kind of comic parody and social commentary that does not work in a live action film.

If they can’t make gold standard movies like Star Wars and Indiana Jones work why bother.

I would have Darth Vader say “No, Luke, I am your father.”

Anakin Starkiller said:

Inspired by this article. Relevant but far more radical video.

So here’s the situation: Lucasfilm has reached to you after being thoroughly impressed by the career film directing you definitely had. Their request? Remake all nine episodes of Star Wars.

Now of course that sounds insane. Blasphemy, surely! And yeah, to an extent, remakes would be redundant. The films have problems, but remaking them might be overkill…or would it be? You decide.

Anyway, you have to chance to take films made by three vastly different teams with different levels of technology where the only consistent part of the story is how much they’re making up as they go along. Thus, a version that’s all planned from the start could look very different.

I’m sure Palpatine wouldn’t appear to be killed in RotJ, and we’d probably only have one Death Star. The OT as a whole would obviously look much more modern. The aesthetic of the Galaxy would probably more consistent, with each trilogy seeming equally different as opposed to the ST being a spitshined OT while the PT does its own thing. Of course, I’d cut Leia being Luke’s sister, but I realize that’s a hot take. Cutting Rey being Palpatine, though, is not.

My reaction: this would be the worse creative decision in the history of filmmaking

Probably, but it’s a neat thought experiment or writing prompt for something along the lines of prequel rewrites from back in the day.

Such an interesting question! I think Star Wars '77 is basically sacred ground, and recreating the magic of that film would be impossible at so many levels (this of course extends to the rest of the saga to varying degrees).

I’d seek to do what Denis Villeneuve has done with Dune. I’m a huge Dune fan, and I really love how Denis has created an kind of ‘alternate Dune’ that deviates significantly from the books (which are sacred a la Star Wars '77) but still absolutely captures the themes and story in a way that honours the original (at least in my opinion).

For example the next Dune film will be an adaptation of the book ‘Dune Messiah’, but as fans we still have very little idea on how this film is going to go. We know the basics - we’ve read the book - but Denis has deviated so far from the text that it’s mostly speculation at this point.

So I think a Star Wars reboot should do the same - have the basic themes of adventure and heroism and family and The Force and the overall story in a broad sense, but create an unpredictable ‘alternate’ version rather than just have better effects and fan-service-driven repetition.

Bit of a nothing answer in terms of detail but you get my drift…