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Discussion What We Do in the Dark Side: Taika Waititi to direct/co-write new Star Wars film

Discussion in 'Star Wars: Future Films - Spoilers Allowed' started by PymParticles , May 4, 2020.

  1. PymParticles

    PymParticles Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I pulled this from a Reddit post, but here's the concept art that was behind Kennedy when she was talking about the movie along with the temporary logo. I really hope this is some weird, weird stuff, and I'd also like it to be vibrantly colourful, please and thank you.

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  2. ladygrey45

    ladygrey45 Jedi Master star 4

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    Could this be Jedi origin the title looks like older looking?
     
  3. MrDarth0

    MrDarth0 Jedi Master star 4

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    Looks bit like Mortis to me.
     
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  4. Krueger

    Krueger Chosen One star 5

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    This film will end with a microscopic Whill embedding itself in George Lucas' 16 year old ear, telling him the story of Star Wars.
     
  5. bstnsx704

    bstnsx704 Force Ghost star 5

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    Definitely getting some Mortis vibes here. That is a very good thing. Not at all what I was expecting.
     
  6. PymParticles

    PymParticles Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Considering Kennedy specified the 25,000 year history of the Jedi/Star Wars timeline, if this is something that goes that far back and explores the earliest, earliest Jedi in a galaxy that is dangerous, hostile, weird, unexplored, and not united by any sort of central government, I will throw up from excitement.
     
  7. EHT

    EHT Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Sorry, but I don't want to sit right next to you if we happen to see this at the same theater.
     
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  8. A Chorus of Disapproval

    A Chorus of Disapproval Head Admin & TV Screaming Service star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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  9. PrincessKenobi

    PrincessKenobi Manager Emeritus star 7 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    It reminds me o the Star Forge from Kotor.
     
  10. ewoksimon

    ewoksimon Chosen One star 5

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    It would be truly wild if the origins of the Jedi narrative shifted from Benioff and Weiss to Waititi.
     
  11. GregMcP

    GregMcP Force Ghost star 5

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    Yes. What is that thing?
     
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  12. Darth Megatronus

    Darth Megatronus Jedi Knight star 3

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    Didn’t Kennedy say something about this movie taking place after the ST?
     
  13. PymParticles

    PymParticles Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    No clue, Some people said it looks like Mortis, others compared it to something called a "Tho Yor," which is apparently some sort of ship from the Dawn of the Jedi books/comics in Legends that were set 25,000 years prior to ANH and dealt with the origins of the Jedi Order. I am not an EU expert at all, have never really cared about it, so somebody will need to correct me if I got anything wrong.
     
  14. Darth_Bertie

    Darth_Bertie Force Ghost star 6

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    So it seems 2025 movie is the one from Taika. And based on the logo and the only image we are seeing, it could very well be the story of the first Jedi. This has already been hinted by some insiders and the trades reported it was the idea B&W were working on before they left the project.

    The whole vibe I am getting is TV Shows have taken the lead over movies both for SW and for Marvel. Can't see LFL continuing with the trilogy format anymore, but rather using the movies to potentially serve as a starting point for new TV Shows on Disney+.
     
  15. Pro Scoundrel

    Pro Scoundrel New Films Expert At Modding Casual star 6 Staff Member Manager

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    Wait, I thought you weren't interested in the early days of the Jedi/Sith. I thought you were all "Leave it mysterious". Am I misremembering, or are you just Taika Fanboying so hard that you've 180'd cuz Taika? :);)
     
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  16. PymParticles

    PymParticles Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    No you're right, that's how I felt for some time. My mind has changed on that. It's less to do with Waititi specifically, and more to do with my excitement at the expansion Star Wars is currently undergoing, and realizing the potential that that kind of story actually holds as more than just "lore exploration," an exercise that I still find naval gazing on its own. I like the pairing of his sensibilities with that kind of story, but I would take "early Jedi just beginning to comprehend the Force they're connected to while exploring a galaxy that is uncharted, weird, unknown, and dangerous" from more filmmakers than just Waititi.
     
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  17. chris hayes

    chris hayes Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Because of the logo looks aged I firmly believe the TW movie will be set way way in the past and call it :

    Star Wars : Ancient beginnings / set (c. 25000 BBY)


    This would be the most awesome movie TW could do IMHO :) .
     
  18. StarWarsFan91

    StarWarsFan91 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Galactic Republic only lasted 1000yrs. I’m sure the Old Republic will have a different name, especially in its younger years.

    I would prefer a dawn of the Jedi setting to exist even before the Old Republic was created.
     
  19. PymParticles

    PymParticles Manager Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I agree. Not central government, just completely distinct alien worlds and uncharted exploration.
     
  20. StarWarsFan91

    StarWarsFan91 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    We could eventually see the dawn of the Old Republic, but by setting it first before it, it further separates these ancient Jedi from later ones.

    The Jedi are known for being the Protectors of the Old/Galactic Republic. But what were they like before they had that job?
     
  21. chris hayes

    chris hayes Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
    On the planet Tython, in the center of the galaxy, an order of warrior monks strives to maintain peace and to balance the mysterious power known as the Force. But a stranger is coming—one who will destroy both peace and balance, and open the galaxy to exploration and conquest. This is where it all begins!


    "Can you imaging this" ! :)
     
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  22. A Chorus of Disapproval

    A Chorus of Disapproval Head Admin & TV Screaming Service star 10 Staff Member Administrator

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    If they go all the way back to the dawn of the Jedi, that means we will get Plagueis.
     
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  23. Jimbing

    Jimbing Jedi Padawan star 1

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    AWESOME! I'm in 100%!
     
  24. StarWarsFan91

    StarWarsFan91 Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    What........

    Plagueis is still prequel era, being Palpatines master.
     
  25. Darth Chiznuk

    Darth Chiznuk Superninja of Future Films star 8 Staff Member Manager

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