![]() ![]() There’s one other major element missing from Disney’s Sequel Trilogy that Lucas was keen on exploring in his own version: midi-chlorians and their connection to the mythical beings known as the Whills. Abrams had written scripts for Episode VIII and IX as more cohesive follow-ups to The Force Awakens, but that Johnson had decided to scrap the VIII script for his own take – one closer to Lucas’ original vision. Whoever’s onboard gets to play with the life-size action figures that we all are.ĭaisy Ridley separately revealed that J.J. It’s an ever-evolving, living, breathing thing. ![]() Ryan didn’t write what happens in 9 – he was going to hand it off to, originally, Colin Trevorrow and now J.J. You run and hand the torch off to the next guy, he picks it up and goes. George had an overall arc – if he didn’t have all the details, he had sort of an overall feel for where the going – but this one’s more like a relay race. ![]() The actor said that Lucas had an overall outline for the movies, which differs from the way Disney has been operating, passing on the baton from director to director. Lucas’ plan for the Sequel Trilogy wasn’t entirely fleshed out, Hamill explained to IGN. That said, Lucas did sit in on the earliest creative meetings for The Force Awakens. Lucas was also going to serve as creative consultant on the new movies but decided to part ways when Disney made it clear that it was going to scrap his ideas and go in a different direction. When the House of Mouse bought the rights to Star Wars in 2012, the purchase included Lucas’ notes for the new trilogy. Hamill has made it no secret that he wishes Disney had followed Lucas’ original outline for the Sequel Trilogy more closely. I’m not trying to be self-aggrandizing, I’m just saying, in the greater scope of things, number one, I never expected to come back, so this is all like found money. My first reaction was, ‘Can’t we push this off until 9? Luke eventually does the right thing selflessly for the good of the Rebel Alliance, and I should do the selfless thing for the betterment of the movie. At SXSW ( via Indiewire), Hamill said that his initial reaction to learning Luke would die in VIII was to ask if the character’s demise could be pushed to IX. ![]()
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