Posted on 03/09/2018 10:09:49 AM PST by Simon Green
Star Wars may be getting increasingly diverse on-screen, but behind the camera, Lucasfilm is stuck in the white, male status quo.
On top of Episode IX, a Han Solo stand-alone and two spin-off film trilogies, Star Wars is getting a live-action TV series. After an initial tease in November, Lucasfilm announced plans to move forward with a Star Wars series for Disney's upcoming streaming service, to be written and executive produced by Jon Favreau. Many fans, who were hoping this series might be the first to give a woman or person of color the creative reigns on a Star Wars project, aren't happy with the choice.
Favreau, an actor, director, and producer who helmed 2008's Iron Man, 2016's The Jungle Book, and the upcoming 2019 The Lion King, has already set foot in the galaxy far, far away as a voice actor on the 2008 animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and an unknown acting role in the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story. In a statement in the Lucasfilm's press release, Favreau expressed his joy: “If you told me at 11 years old that I would be getting to tell stories in the Star Wars universe, I wouldn’t have believed you," he said of helming the new series. "I can’t wait to embark upon this exciting adventure."
Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy fully endorsed the pick in her statement, and also seemed to anticipate the backlash. "Jon brings the perfect mix of producing and writing talent, combined with a fluency in the Star Wars universe," she said. "This series will allow Jon the chance to work with a diverse group of writers and directors and give Lucasfilm the opportunity to build a robust talent base."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Dear LucasFilm: You reap what you sow.
Many fans, or many media pundits?
>>Many fans, or many media pundits?<<
I am willing to wager fans are upset about the crap Lcuas and Disney have been spewing out since “Return of the Jedi”and double-crap since and including “The exploits of Ren Stimpy Vader.”
Most SF fans don’t give 2 figs about who is behind the camera except as it deals with spinning a good, watchable movie and properly adheres to canon.
I want to see a Martin Luther King biopic, and I want Ashton Kutcher to get the lead role.
I mean, why not?
The first one to mention race is the racist.
Leftists are never happy. Like bitter housewives, nothing can make them happy.
Really bored by this stuff.
He should just say that, shaved of its hair, you would see a wookie is black and hermaphroditic.
How about a “transgender” white male? Would that work?
That is EXACTLY what I was thinking when I first heard the name.
Great carrtoon — thanks!
Newsweek reporting on Twitter reactions? No wonder they’re going under.
You know what? F all these anti-white AHs!
[I want to see a Martin Luther King biopic, and I want Ashton Kutcher to get the lead role.]
Since everyone seems to filming re-makes these days, Ashton Kutcher would be a better fit to be cast as Kunta Kinte in the re-make of Roots....
“or person of color”
What a moronic term!
Lucasfilms did the storyline as it was meant to be done.
Disney does it as the queers, fags, and trannies think it should be done.
I’m done with Disney as of “Rogue One”.
Star Wars may be getting increasingly diverse on-screen...
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It’s also getting increasingly !@#$y on-screen.
Color Wars.
How about hiring the best person for the job rather than skin color.
It passed the author’s spell-check, but the correct word is reins not reigns.
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