Of all the Star Wars projects coming our way, the one we know the least about is Skeleton Crew, and speaking with Empire Magazine co-creator Christopher Ford discussed the show and how it’s far from the straight-down-the-line kids adventure many assume it will be.
(T)he biggest reference point here is Amblin – whose films like E.T. and The Goonies saw diminutive characters face real dangers. And it helps that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy knew that world inside-out. “The way Kathy explained Amblin to us was that they never thought of those as kids’ movies. They just happened to have kids,” Ford tells Empire at Star Wars Celebration. It’s a sentiment that they’re bringing over into Skeleton Crew. “All the stakes are as real as possible: the kids think they’re in Andor.” Those kids, specifically, are Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Kyriana Kratter, and Robert Timothy Smith, unveiled on stage at Celebration, plus Ryan Kiera Armstrong (who was unable to attend the event).
Together, they’ll be facing threats including The Mandalorian Season 3’s rabble-rousing pirate Vane (this is set in the same New Republic era of the timeline), while Jude Law’s mysterious character is teased as a Jedi. Though, the actor tells Empire, his role is “complicated” – his part in shepherding these younglings might not be so simple. “They need guidance, but they’re vulnerable,” Law says. “And so throughout, the people they meet, you question all of them. Is my character nice? Is he not? You just want them to be alright and get back home. But if you know Jon and Chris’ work, you’ll know that the kids aren’t always safe.” Get ready to step into an all-new perspective in Star Wars. “Seeing this galaxy, this world that we’ve all grown up loving, and the jeopardy, the divides, the heroes, the villains, through the eyes of children, is brilliant,” says Law. Hopefully, we can at least trust him on that.
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- 240 Pages - 02/20/2024 (Publication Date) - Dark Horse Books (Publisher)
