Having only been announced at this year’sStar WarsCelebration, new seriesSkeleton Crewappears to have already started filming. According to a new report byThe Bespin Bulletin, the Jude Law-ledStar Warsseries actually set cameras rolling at the end of June in the same Californian studios that have housed every other recentStar Warsshow includingThe Mandalorian, Obi-Wan KenobiandAhsoka.
Although the series is very much under wraps at the moment,Skeleton Crewis described as “a galactic version of classic Amblin coming of age adventure films of the 80s.” Co-created by Jon Watts, who recently ended his Spider-Man trilogy with the phenomenalSpider-Man: No Way Home, the series will haveStar Warsregulars Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni on board as executive producers and is said to be set after the events ofReturn of the Jedi.WhileJude Lawis currently the only star attached to the project, its main protagonists will be children who “get lost in space and attempt to find their way back home.” Currently, casting is ongoing for four young actors to appear in the show.
As one of a number of newStar Warsprojects heading to Disney+ in the next year or so,Skeleton Crewhas certainly grabbed the attention with the casting of Law, and being set within the existingStar Warstimeline will be another series that is full of references and callbacks to the originalStar Warstrilogy.
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Lucasfilm Want Star Wars Back On The Big Screen
While there are many Disney+Star Warsprojects in production, includingAndor, which debuts next month, and plenty in store for next year includingAhsoka,season 2 ofStar Wars: Visions, The Acolyte, The Mandalorianseason 3 andYoung Jedi Adventuresto name a few, Kathleen Kennedy is eager to star concentrating on makingStar Warsa cinematic experience again.
The sequel trilogy, which came to an end in 2019 withThe Rise of Skywalker, was a huge commercial hit, but did not please all fans of the franchise. Similarly, the prequel movieSolo: A Star Wars Storypretty much killed off the idea of any more movies in that vein after being negatively received by critics and fans, some would say a little harshly in retrospect. Due to that,Kennedy is now keen to explore the futureand not the past in newStar Warsmovies. While the previously announced Patty Jenkins helmedRogue Squadronis in limbo, the main focus seems to be on Taika Waititi’sStar Warsproject, and a new project linked to Marvel’s Kevin Feige, although it seems that both of these are still a long way off.
For this reason, it seems thatStar Warsfans will have to make do with the Disney+ output for their fix of the series in the near future, and there is plenty of that to go around. It is likely that much more of this will be revealed at September’s D23 Expo, where a Lucasfilm panel will detail the upcoming future of theStar Warssaga.
