The new canon is keeping the Internet busy! Here’s what we’ve learned aboutStar Warssince the release ofThe Last Jedion blu-ray and as we get closer toSolo: A Star Wars Story. A look at some upcoming toys revealed that Solo took a deep dive into the old EU material now calledStar WarsLegends for some of the movie’s vehicles. We also learned that Ron Howard will get sole directing credit on the next standalone movie.
Mark Hamill divulged a bit more about the original plans for the sequel trilogy as conceived by George Lucas. “I happen to know thatGeorge didn’t kill Luke until the end of Episode 9, after he trained Leia,” he told IGN. TheStar Warscreator’s original plans did, however, include Luke Skywalker’s self-exile on a remote world.
Speaking of Lucas, the Internet took a look at concept art for what would have been asidekick for Jar Jar Binksin Episode I, courtesy of Comic Book Resources. We got a look at an alternate opening forThe Last Jedi, which gave us a bit more of Finn recovering from his Force Awakens injuries. And Andy Serkis told USA Today about the shock he felt when he saw the death of Supreme Leader Snoke in the script and about the burden of keeping the secret.
The legendary Frank Oz noted that while the puppetYodareturned inThe Last Jedi, if there’s ever a Yoda standalone movie,expect the Jedi Master to be CGI. He told IGN that the three-person puppeteer process and rehearsals would be too difficult otherwise.
In recent interviews with Good Morning America and Radio Times, Hamill said it’s fair to say he’ll return toStar Wars, perhaps as a Force Ghost inEpisode IX. We’ve already heard his voice, of course, thanks to new episodes ofForces of Destiny.
