Movies: Star Wars: James Mangold trilogy, Dawn of the Jedi

[Jumptheshark]

More information is starting to come out.

James Mangold’s ‘Star Wars’ Movie Is Set 25,000 Years Before ‘Phantom Menace’ So That It’s Not ‘Handcuffed by Lore’: Then ‘You Can’t Please Anybody’

James Mangold's "Star Wars" movie is set 25,000 years before "The Phantom Menace" so that it's not beholden to any franchise lore and canon.

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Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Directed by James Mangold. A story that is set 25,000 years before Star Wars: Episode IV - Eine neue Hoffnung (1977) as focuses on the discovery of the Force.

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Reports here in the UK that casting will start shortly. I like Mangold but he can be hit and miss

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[trojansoilers]

"set 25,000 years before "The Phantom Menace" so that it's not beholden to any franchise lore and canon"
He must not understand Star Wars fans.

But as a casual fan, I'm all for it. They had an opportunity to get away from the Skywalker bloodline in the sequel trilogy and pass the baton to new characters, but they messed it up. Would be interested in his take on how the Jedi was formed and explaining how the force works (hopefully without midichlorians)

 

[Mrfenn92]

The emperor will be there

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Plot twist: the whole trilogy will happen entirely on Tatooine.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

"set 25,000 years before "The Phantom Menace" so that it's not beholden to any franchise lore and canon"

Yeah, they're still going to try to tie-in shit, guarantee it.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

The emperor will be there

Somehow

 

[MadDevil]

I'd like to be optimistic, but at this point I have zero faith Lucasfilm can put out a quality film.

 

[Cloned]

Is there something wrong with setting a movie after ROS and showing a properly functioning New Republic? Seems like every SW movie has to show the opposite.

 

[Seedtype]

Is there something wrong with setting a movie after ROS and showing a properly functioning New Republic? Seems like every SW movie has to show the opposite.

Also to show how a new Jedi order moves on from the one that failed.
(I actually am not that interested in Jedi oriented stories, but since we have to do it for some reason..)

 

[MadDevil]

Is there something wrong with setting a movie after ROS and showing a properly functioning New Republic? Seems like every SW movie has to show the opposite.

Not if it's done well, but that's the problem. If you have the same management in place that hasn't been able to get a movie out in 5+ years, that put out like 2-3 decent movies in a decade, and botched streaming series with characters like Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi, does it really matter when and where you set a movie/show?

 

[Cloned]

Not if it's done well, but that's the problem. If you have the same management in place that hasn't been able to get a movie out in 5+ years, that put out like 2-3 decent movies in a decade, and botched streaming series with characters like Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi, does it really matter when and where you set a movie/show?

Setting it 25000 years in the past is gonna be a problem though. How are they going to depict technology that’s 25000 years more primitive?

Will this even be Star Wars or will it be set entirely on a planet?

Yeah you’re not handicapped by canon but you’re handicapped by everything else.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Honestly the whole Jedi/Sith magic space wizard stuff has never been my favorite subject matter in the franchise but a Jedi religion origin story could be interesting.

Setting it 25000 years in the past is gonna be a problem though. How are they going to depict technology that’s 25000 years more primitive?

Will this even be Star Wars or will it be set entirely on a planet?

Yeah you’re not handicapped by canon but you’re handicapped by everything else.

The Star Wars galaxy technology timeline doesn't really work that way. It doesn't have the same kind of linear improvement as ours. There's not many appreciable leaps for the galaxy other than hyperspace, the holonet and the Republic.

25000 years before the Battle of Yavin is quite a jump though. Certainly before the formation of the Republic and might be before hyperspace is common, not sure about that. Imagine it will largely take place on the core worlds of Ossus and Tython. I like Mangold's movies for the most part, but a trilogy is quite an undertaking. Hopefully it is better thought out and properly developed than the sequels were.

 

[britdevil]

Why not set it 25,000 years after the sequels.

The force could truly fall into mythology. It never made sense that between Ep 3 and 4, force users had become some great myth.

Why the f*** am I even bothering to have hope. Kathleen is still there. It will suck.