Katee Sackhoff aka Bo-Katan Kryze is dealing in science fiction in more ways than one. The Star Wars actor recently opened up about the weird world we live in, and whether or not she was willing to sign over her likeness to Disney. As more and more actors are cast as live action incarnations of characters popularized by animation, the question is sure to crop up for any Star Wars performer going forward. Meanwhile Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is just as mysterious as ever, but the coming of age story seems like it’s going to be out of this world.
Master Yoda says I should be mindful of the future…. But not at the expense of the moment
While we wait for more news about the future of the cinematic Star Wars universe to drop at Star Wars Celebration in just a few more days, the next television entry into the series quietly finished filming in January. Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is set to be a coming of age story in the galaxy far, far away and focuses on four teenaged heroes under the guidance of Jude Law, and whatever space galivanting sexpot he has been cast as. The project was created by Jon Watts, the mind behind the latest Spiderman series, and producer Christopher Ford, who worked with Watts on Spider-Man: Homecoming. The project has several outstanding directors attached to it, and with Disney/ Jon Watt’s undeniable win with the portrayal of teenaged Peter Parker learning what it is to be a hero, we’d be lying if we said we didn’t think this series had the potential for greatness.
We’re not programmed. You have to learn to make your own decisions
Katee Sackhoff has weighed in on her likeness being used in perpetuity in the Star Wars universe. Star Wars legends like Mark Hamill and James Earl Jones have consented to give Lucasfilms their likeness and voices so that their characters may live on long after they have faded into the Force. Sackhoff is a little less enthused about an AI mimicking her for eternity. Its hard to know what could become of one’s likeness in the yawning expanse of time that comes after one’s passing, and its not hard to believe that most people don’t want to end up like Lucy Liu in Futurama.
No one’s ever really gone
Fans of the animated Star Wars offerings are in their heyday right now. All of the polygonic characters that we have grown to love and hate over the course of Clone Wars, Bad Batch, and Rebels are finally breaking into the mainstream with live action appearances in The Mandalorian and the upcoming Ahsoka series.
While the list of all beloved heroes that we would like to see come to the silver screen is too personal and close to our hearts, we have taken the time to list all of the best animated characters to make their way to live action so far. And no, we aren’t counting that one-time Chopper showed up in the background of Rouge One for like, one second. Dave Filoni’s relentless push for his creations to make it to the silver screen proves Luke was right in The Last Jedi, no one’s ever really gone in the Filoni-verse.
