Speaking recently with Games Radar, Kathleen Kennedy not only delved into Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny but also two of the forthcoming movie projects in the galaxy far, far away. First, she touched on the Rey Skywalker movie set to be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
“I think what’s always great about Star Wars is it’s a big galaxy, and we’re coming off what was a major war with the First Order, and now, Rey has made a promise to Luke and that’s really the core of where we’re going and what this story will be. And I think it offers just tremendous opportunity to introduce new characters and start with something fresh, because we culminated with what George was creating, and now we take all of that and move it to the next chapter.”
It does need to be remembered that it was George Lucas who brought Kennedy into the role of Lucasfilm President back in 2012, a number of months before the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney, and ever since her arrival the thought of telling the story of the genesis of the Force has been on the table, an idea due to be nurtured by Dial of Destiny director James Mangold.
“That’s come up a lot, from the moment I stepped in and George brought me into the company, there’s been a lot of interest in that.”
“It was something that Jim immediately sparked to, and I think it’s a really nice compliment to what we’re doing with moving into the future with Rey, and then understanding a bit more of where this all came from, because it will be at the heart of creating the new Jedi Order, so to get a real sense of where that might have began with the dawn of the Jedi could be pretty cool.”
- Barnes, Rodney (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 144 Pages - 11/21/2023 (Publication Date) - Licensed Publishing (Publisher)
