Disney's Star Wars plans!

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  • DoctorEldritch's Avatar
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    Hello Legion Gamers!

    Many are waiting for Star Wars Outlaws. Some with caution, as it is published by Ubisoft so there is a chance to get something very Assassin-Creedesque. not necessarily a bad thing if you like those games, but may not mix well with the Star Wars vibe. Could end up another Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora: all form with not much substance.

    Disney maybe want to strike the metal while it's hot and is planning not one, but two more releases in the Star Wars franchise. The first one is Skeleton Crew:


    This, to be honest, I am worried about. The galaxy far far away may not be the best setting for such young protagonists. Sure, there is Young Jedi Adventures, but a cartoon is different from live acting, young actors often lack experience, and the SW setting is difficult as it is. Then again, Stranger Things managed to do it at the beginning, so you never know... Maybe Disney wants to attract a younger demographic. We'll find out in December

    The second one I am more hopeful about, and we only need to wait a month for it, too. It's the Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy:


    Lego often makes movies more on the wacky farce side, and it worked well for some of them. Here it seems a nod towards Marvel's "What If?" series, and all in Lego style, too. Not to mention they could get the iconic Mark Hamill to voice cast, along with Gaten Matarazzo (from Stranger Things). If we're lucky, this may be a nice entertainment. And then there is that whole "Mandalorian and Grogu" movie somewhere on the horizon, too.

    Do we have any Star Wars fans here?
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  • Saka's Avatar
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    Legio movie about Star Wars sounds good. 🤔
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  • DoctorEldritch's Avatar
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    @Saka I like how they make fun of it. Star Wars these days either takes itself too seriously or tries to joke around in a very childish way, there is no middle ground. I am hoping that the Lego movie will fill that niche.
  • Saka's Avatar
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    @DoctorEldritch The comedy in the Lego movies/games can be a bit over the top, but it looks better when it's brickpeople doing it rather than grown up adults. I played a bunch of the Lego games, they are good. Just a shame that they are lazy ports and can have gamebreaking bugs.
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  • DoctorEldritch's Avatar
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    @Saka They can be, yeah. Lego Batman Movie was a bit like that to me, even if it did have its moments. But here with Star Wars the whole premise of alternative universes calls for all sorts of gags. You're right, it is difficult to keep balance there, but still, I'll take Lego over some of the recent series they did.