As the marketing campaign for Skeleton Crew ramps up and promises a return to the pure, old-school swashbuckling adventure of live-action Star Wars, we’re starting to learn more about the creatives’ experience making the show and how they came to work with it Long term movie connection. Operate a franchise.
The second trailer includes a cover of Peter Schilling’s Hutterite “Major Tom,” which is really great. So, following the cancellation of Acolyte this summer, the conversation surrounding the show has been heating up significantly over the past few weeks.
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Empire magazine recently published a profile of Skeleton Crew co-creator Jon Watts (of Spider-Man fame) and directors David Lowery (Green Knight), Jack Schreier (Thunder*), Bryce Dallas Howard (The Mandalorian) and interviews with Lee Isaacs – Chung (Twister). Fan site Star Wars News Network has compiled much of it, and there are certainly some snippets worth highlighting. No, Wacky Daniels (everything happened at the same time) couldn’t participate in this chat.
Howard revealed that co-creators Jon Watts (who also serves as director) and Christopher Ford did a “radio play” for each episode before handing over scripts and concept art to the director, aiming to set the tone they envisioned Base. screenings ahead of time while allowing each filmmaker to put their own stamp. “It was very helpful – it set the pace and the tone and kept our characters consistent,” she added.
Meanwhile, Lowery, who’s also working with Disney on 2023’s Peter Pan and Wendy (also starring Jude Law), began rambling about his favorite Glup Shittos, This makes him a certified Star Wars patho: “I love the looming character of Jabba the Palace, but [still] Got action figures. The “trimmed faces” in the Rebel briefing room are the same as those on the action figures, but their race is Devaron. I also like Amanaman – do you remember that guy? This ten foot tall yellow character is barely in it [Return of the Jedi]. You really have to squint to see him. This is one of those new action figures I’ve been trying to find to complete my collection. “Look, I already wanted to see him tackle Star Wars, but now I really like this guy. “I’m an Ewok kid, but that probably makes me pretty basic,” Schreier added .It’s okay, Jack. I think Ewoks are cool, too.
When talking about how they got into the series, Chung said he started with Return of the Jedi because he grew up in an immigrant family in Arkansas and his family barely knew Star Wars. As for Watts, believe it or not, he kind of missed the Star Wars craze until he played the X-Wing and TIE Fighter games: “My exposure to the world more was through video games, like X-Wing and TIE and I was like, “Oh, yeah, I’m familiar with this Darth Vader guy. “When the special edition came out, there was a lot behind the restoration and filmmaking, and I was very interested in filmmaking.”
Watts’ lack of a “Star Wars childhood” isn’t surprising, since the 43-year-old filmmaker was already in his early teens when these games came out, a period during which no new Star Wars movies had been released. came out even though the Expanded Universe was going crazy at the same time. It was certainly an interesting first contact with the universe, and it may have defined his understanding of the possibilities of distant galaxies far away from Skywalker. Looking at the show he made with Ford, it could more or less be described as “The Goonies,” but also “Star Wars,” and I’d say it all fits together.
The two-episode premiere of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (with six additional episodes to follow weekly) will be available on Disney+ on December 3.
