Female-Focused ‘Star Wars’ Series From ‘Russian Doll’s’ Leslye Headland In Works At Disney+

Deadline ^ | April 22, 2020 | Patrick Hipes

[Rummyfan]

Headland co-created Russian Doll with star Natasha Lyonne and Amy Poehler.

Can someone explain to me Amy Poehler's alleged popularity?

[Shadow44]

I’m afraid they’d turn Mara Jade into a non-binary polyamorous pansexual or something like that.

Removing her from the Disney canon was probably for the best.

[prophetic]

Disney bought Star Wars because they saw the potential to be a perennial profit maker. However after they tried their hands at it, they so badly screwed up the legend and storyline that they lost at least 70% of the hardcore fans.

For myself I only watched up to THE LAST JEDI, and I give it a rating of 5 Barf Bags.

I've rather re-watch the entire collection 7 seasons of the Clone Wars Cartoons than another Last Jedi.

The writers put so much crap in it that it hurts my mind watching it.

Anyways after all is said and done, Disney + Star Wars is a lesson on how some good things must be left alone, even if someone offers you a fortune for it.

But hey, George Lucas got a very nice payday of $4 Billion.

And thats not bad for a lifetime's work.

[Rockingham]

I can imagine Disney's offerings now as including a sitcom series about a group of stormtrooper cadets, like Friends, or maybe a show modeled on Glee, but set on a magical planet where everyone changes gender in midseason.

[Rummyfan]

Just say no. Let star warts die.

They'll keep making them until they run it into the ground. And then make some more.

[prophetic]

I can almost feel it in my bones, but Disney is gonna be pushing the GLBT lifestyles in the next ones.

Who wants to prove me wrong?

[Shadow44]

Drones who still watch SNL like her because that’s who they’re supposed to like.

[montag813]

Watched “Star Wars” and “Empire” with kids this weekend. Absolute masterpieces. The prequels and sequels are depressing dreck next to them. They already made the series “female-focused” and destroyed it.

[ReaganGeneration2]

If written by alpha-dudes, would be instant blockbuster

[Chainmail]

They're still pushing the "combat girl" myth for some stupid reason.

Sorry - very few actually exist, almost unicorn territory.

But they'll keep pushing that until somebody actually believes it.

[Dr. Sivana]

But they already did a whole movies trilogy on a woman led series and it bombed.

There HAVE Been movies where strong women are the leading players.

[Calvin Locke]

I saw her in an early co-star role years ago. She was pretty hot looking.

Since then, it’s a chore to put up with her for some reason. At least in films.

Never saw “Parks and Recreation”, though. And have never been a fan of SNL.

[Mr. Jeeves]

It is Kathleen Kennedy’s “tHe FoRcE iS FeMAlE!” BS.

Sure - because it desperately wants to shelter in place, indefinitely. :)

[Calvin Locke]

Don’t forget “She”.

[vladimir998]

The showrunner is a “married” lesbian.

Star Wars is being ruined. It used to be wonderful for families. Not any more.

[Bommer]

Didnt chicks kill Star Wars? Both staring in and producing?

[Luke21]

“I like Honey West.” The new woke version would suck.

[x]

The showrunner is a “married” lesbian.

Working for Harvey Weinstein does that to girls.

[wally_bert]

It would be unwatchable.

[Dexter Morgan]

I don’t care about race, gender, sexuality, etc. I want a good story that leaves out all of that stuff because, quite frankly, none of it fits in a Star Wars show.

Until they learn to write compelling stories without political agendas, they’ll never recapture the magic of the original movies.