I am working on a rewrite of the Star Wars sequels to address many shortcomings, missteps, and missed opportunities that I saw in those films. My critiques are not those of a certain subset of SW fans who believe the films were too “woke”. In fact, the things I have planned for my rewrite would probably give those guys a heart attack.
I understand that I will never be able to monetize this, otherwise the big Mouse will drop a Death Star on my head.
My intent is to start with completing a written treatment of my vision of Episode 7 and then produce that in video format using my own art assets and non-copyright music that sounds John Williams-esque. Once I get some response to that, I think then I would like to flesh out the ideas I have for Episodes 8 and 9.
I’m happy to share concepts and bounce ideas if interested! One of the main througlines of this trilogy is an armed Droid Revolution.
I play fast and kinda loose with “canon” because that’s always been the approach taken, even before the Disney purchase. When you have so many writers across many decades adding their takes and storylines and pet characters, then the “canon” becomes more of a personal thing. Like in Trek, or 40K.
Personally I have played some of the older games and read a couple of Legends EU novels here and there but I have never been that obsessive about the extra-cinematic material. That being the case, I will go ahead and declare that the only properties which are confirmed to be canon with my work are the Original and Prequel Trilogies. The only works which are definitely not canon with my works are those produced by the Mouse.
At the end of the day, what I am trying to produce is something for those fans who liked both the Original and Prequel trilogies. I used to be pretty harsh on the Prequels but watching the Disney films changed that a great deal, and I think one of their major storytelling missteps was almost entirely ignoring the Prequels’ worldbuilding. At least from the worldbuilding perspective, I believe the Prequels actually equal the Originals. Unfortunately the Disney films did the opposite of worldbuilding.
However there will be a carefully-chosen handful of elements pulled from the Disney trilogy and remixed/spiced up/enhanced in my own way; you will recognize them when you see them. One thing I will reveal right away is that the first time we see Luke Skywalker in this trilogy, he’s definitely not Jake Skywalker from TLJ. I knew what the fans really wanted to see when he pulled up in an X-Wing in the season 2 finale of The Mando.😉
I also had to sacrifice some non-Mouse works that I really liked, such as KOTOR and Kyle Katarn. That kind of hurt, but I have endeavored to try to incorporate some elements of those works into my trilogy.
You may not agree with some of my choices, however we as socialist Star Wars geeks should be OK with that. I’m not trying to crap on anybody else’s idea of what constitutes their canon.
“Always in motion is the future.” ✨️👐✨️