Interesting news in the week that the teaser trailer for Fate of the Old Republic landed as rumours swirl that not only is Saber Interactive’s troubled Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake reportedly still in development, but a Knights of the Old Republic 2 remake could be happening as well. As part of legal proceedings that saw a false-advertising lawsuit launched against Saber’s Aspyr Media and Lucasfilm in 2023, a project named ‘Juliet’ was referred to, and during the the deposition of Lucasfilm Games VP Douglas Reilly his response seems to clearly indicate that the KOTOR 2 remake really was a thing. Here’s what Reilly said during the deposition.
“Juliet was the code name for a project where we were going to do a full remake of KOTOR II with modern art, modern gameplay, you know, keep the story and the characters and the general—the general content of KOTOR II, but remake it for modern hardware and modern machines with updated graphics and all those kind of things,” Reilly said. “It was something we were discussing with Aspyr.”
As for that long-lost cut KOTOR 2 content, Reilly clarified that “the plan was we would remake the content that was in the RCM as it relates to Star Wars in that Juliet project.” Whether or not a KOTOR 2 remake remains in development is hazy for now, with Reilly’s last update saying Juliet was “technically on the roadmap” as of March 2025. Should Saber continue development, it seems the plan is for a reimagined version of the entire experience, even the RCM content, to be included in the final build.
Many other details on the supposed KOTOR 2 remake remain a mystery, but the good news is that Reilly says “we’re starting with the remake of KOTOR 1,” clarifying that “Aspyr isn’t working on those games.” Instead, the KOTOR remake is said to now be in the hands of the team behind Hellraiser: Revival at Mad Head Games.
