Daisy Ridley was supposed to be the Luke Skywalker of this generation, what with her character Rey destined to become a feminist icon etc. etc. Hey, that’s what we were being fed by the media and Disney! However, the Disney-produced “Star Wars” trilogy failed many hardcore fans once “The Last Jedi” was unleashed in theaters to furious debate. The criticism which followed wasn’t necessarily directed at her, but more so the mouse house, the writers and directors, but, most specifically, ‘Jedi’ filmmaker Rian Johnson. Ridley had to bear the brunt of it because of how important and central her character was to the new trilogy.
Read moreJJ Abrams consulted with George Lucas to help craft ‘Episode IX'
There were rumors, months ago, that George Lucas had been consulted for Episode 9 to help make it a satisfying conclusion for all fans, including the ones that were turned off by “The Last Jedi,” and there were many of those.
That, my friends, is no longer a rumor. Director JJ Abrams has confirmed [via IGN] that he spoke to Lucas during the creative process and hinting that it was Lucas who came up with the idea to have Palpatine return in “The Rise of Skywalker.” Abrams claims that Lucas was the person who came up with the idea to put Palpatine in The Rise of Skywalker, but given that Abrams brought up Lucas while discussing the fallen Emperor, it may well have been him.
“This movie had a very, very specific challenge, which was to take eight films and give an ending to three trilogies, and so we had to look at, what is the bigger story? We had conversations amongst ourselves, we met with George Lucas before writing the script,” Abrams revealed. “These were things that were in real, not debate, but looking at the vastness of the story and trying to figure out, what is the way to conclude this? But it has to work on its own as a movie, it has to be its own thing, it has to be surprising and funny and you have to understand it.”
‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Teaser: ‘The Rise Of Skywalker’ Reveals Palpatine Was Behind it All
One of Luke's lines from the trailer - "No one is ever really gone". The screen then cuts to black and we get a tease for Palpatine. And the title is "Rise of Skywalker". Maybe this also means that Luke is "not gone" either …
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