Lest you think people have run out of things to say about Avengers: Endgame, and it’s possible we have, there are still those who believe there are more nuggets to be mined. OK, a little too cynical.
Look, surprising you isn’t in my job description. And me writing a Star Wars story on the eve of The Rise of Skywalker’s release certainly won’t do that, but the story having nothing to do with The Rise of Skywalker might. Everyone clear?
Though I, and most known internet users, have murdered this joke to death, I finally think we have something deserving of the title “Most ambitious crossover event in history.” No, not Avengers: Endgame. Something much, much better than that.
You won’t know it, but this is the happiest I’ve ever been when writing a news article. That's because I’m writing an article about Star Wars TV show hit The Mandalorian and it’s not about Baby Yoda. And they say the magic of Christmas has been sucked out by big business and Bad Santa. This year at least, the magic is alive. You can bin your plush now.
Given the amount of fanfare over the imminent ninth Star Wars episode, The Rise of Skywalker being the last in the Skywalker saga, you’d assume that this is going to be the final time we see Skywalkers of any generation appear on the big screen. That’s not what president of Lucasfilm and de facto Star Wars CEO Kathleen Kennedy is indicating though, going by her most recent comments on the matter.
Director J.J. Abrams has long had a diverse range of credits to his name. Prior to his glitzy blockbuster reboots of Star Trek and Star Wars he was perhaps best known for his work on TV. And one of those small screen projects, the Jennifer Garner-fronted action thriller Alias, has apparently been floated by Abrams for a potential reboot.
Damon Lindelof - American screenwriter, comic book writer and producer (thanks Wiki) – is clearly a fan of graphic novels. Hot off an acclaimed adaptation of the legendary Alan Moore comic book Watchmen (even if 'adaptation' might not be the most accurate word), he's now floated his visions on bringing another of the comicverse’s sacred texts to the screen, which is either a godsend or a mortal blow depending on your thoughts on his treatment of Moore’s subject matter.
