“We are moving on from the Skywalker saga”: Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy discusses the past, present, and future of StarWars for V.F.’s June issue.
. But the idea that you can’t really replace Luke Skywalker, was that something you learned from that movie—or how would you put it?was one of the first ideas that came up when the company was sold. One of the first people I went to was [screenwriter]Larry and I have known each other forever. He was so excited to tell that story. We genuinely believed at the time it was a good idea.
I think what Deborah’s done really effectively is she’s explored the interior life of Obi-Wan, because we find Obi-Wan at a point when he thinks he’s killed Anakin. He is at a pretty low point when we find him. He’s questioning who he is. I think she does a really great job of having him find that humanity again.… There’s so much IJ.J. created a mystery around Rey’s origin. That’s been something fans have been debating now for years.
That one sits right on the edge of the High Republic Era. It’s a bit of an experiment for us because it isn’t building within the timeline and the era that Jon and Dave are. It isn’t necessarily going to be where features are.
So what does that mean for us as storytellers? Since we work so far ahead of what the audience interacts with, we have to be thinking about these things.It’s right on the horizon. We’re already having conversations around what we’re going to experiment with [regarding] immersive technology. I know everybody kicks around the wordas a part of the metaverse a long time ago.If you can live a part of that all the time…how do we enrich that? That’s what the fans want.
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