Taika Waititi says he wants to create new characters for his Star Wars film so the Star Wars Universe can expand

[IDontBeatGames]

"Look, I think for the Star Wars universe to expand, it has to expand," he tells us. "I don't think that I'm any use in the Star Wars universe making a film where everyone's like, 'Oh great, well that's the blueprints to the Millennium Falcon, ah that's Chewbacca's grandmother.' That all stands alone, that's great, though I would like to take something new and create some new characters and just expand the world, otherwise it feels like it's a very small story."

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[Lotus]

Mind-blowing

 

[Hollywood Duo]

I'll believe it when I see it

 

[Kewlmyc]

I'd be happy if no old characters showed up at all.

 

[vanripofficial]

6 months from now:

'Taika Waititi replaced by Ron Howard'

 

[Slayven]

let him, no jedies

 

[The Unsent]

Rey turning out to be a Palpatine was the worst example imo, of the world being too small. (and shit on RJ's previous film)

 

[Futureman]

Chewbacca's grandmother lol

I think he's definitely right, but can he deliver?

 

[Scarlet Death]

"Look, I think for the Star Wars universe to expand, it has to expand,"

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I keep rereading this statement and it really hurts my head.

Regardless, I welcome new characters and expanding the universe.

 

[Coyote Starrk]

Please do.

Inject some originality into the tired formula.

 

[Pendas]

6 months from now:

'Taika Waititi replaced by Ron Howard'

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Yup

 

[odiin]

Talking like that is bound to get him Rian Johnson'd.

Star Wars is supposed to be about like 12 characters who are somehow all related. It's like Metal Gear.

 

[Grym]

in before he is replaced due to creative differences

 

[subpar spatula]

So he wants to give himself a role, eh?

 

[Jarmel]

bueno

Expecting a Yoda cameo though.

 

[Agamon]

Is the an opposite meme of The Office "No! No! No! God no!"? Because, that.

 

[The Unsent]

Talking like that is bound to get him Rian Johnson'd.

Star Wars is supposed to be about like 12 characters who are somehow all related.

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Rise of Skywalker felt like it was written by an internet poster who had really bad criticism of TLJ. It astonished me how bad it was.

 

[Biestmann]

I wish. Star Wars feels like the smallest universe out there. But I don't believe they'll allow that kind of freedom

 

[pechorin]

new characters? has science gone too far?

 

[Lifejumper]

Anybody thinking Taika's movie won't be divisive is foolin' themselves. These movies have been having a mixed reception since 1983 when ROTJ came out lmao.

Really looking forward to his take on SW tho.. hope its about the beginning of the jedi/sith like rumored.

 

[rude]

Doesn't matter if it's stuck in the same old era with the same surrounding environments and secondary characters.

 

[Therion]

Next season of the Mandalorian to feature Chewbacca's grandmother finding the blueprints to the Millennium Falcon?

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

6 months from now:

'Taika Waititi replaced by Ron Howard'

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This would be true but they want to keep him happy for marvel movies to continue.

 

[John Caboose]

Taika knows what's up.

 

[Wrexis]

So he wants to give himself a role, eh?

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Introducing Porg Torg Morg to the Star Wars universe!

 

[PrivateWHudson]

Too bad he can't just start a new story. We got new characters with Rey and Finn, and we saw how that turned out. I guess I'm just over star wars in general.

 

[TheRuralJuror]

So he wants to give himself a role, eh?

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Pretty much

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

So he wants to be chased out of the franchise with torches and pitchforks?

 

[Dr Shasta]

Grigio + Ray together and a child is born. On a dusty sand covered planet. They travel to a snow planet before they travel to a forest planet. Meanwhile an orbital space station is built by the bad guys.

 

[Mesoian]

As well he should.

I'm so fucking tired of everything taking place between movies 3 and 4. Mando is great because you don't inherently know the outcome from proximity to well known characters.

 

[Mesoian]

So he wants to give himself a role, eh?

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I mean he has a role in all of his movies so, that's a given.

 

[ChrisBliss117]

Impossible. We'll get a movie with some long lost relative before heading to a desert planet and then blow up some a spherical space station.

 

[clmartin]

Oh look, another thread for Star Wars fans to drone on about how much they hate Star Wars.

Let Taika do whatever he wants.

 

[Omegasquash]

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[Vidpixel]

Please for the love of god lol

 

[hikarutilmitt]

Is the an opposite meme of The Office "No! No! No! God no!"? Because, that.

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Daniel Bryan's YES YES YES

And I agree.

 

[SmackDaddy]

Dope. Last generations characters were wooden planks. Except kylo

 

[Deleted member 9241]

6 months from now:

'Taika Waititi replaced by Ron Howard'

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I don't think Feige would let that happen

 

[Dekuman]

The Skywalker adjacent stories are wearing thin. Even the clone wars derived stories aren't that interesting to me.

Go back 1000 years and show us some fucking mythical jedi vs sith conflagration

 

[lucablight]

Rey turning out to be a Palpatine was the worst example imo, of the world being too small. (and shit on RJ's previous film)

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What are you talking about? She was a Skywalker. Rey Skywalker.

 

[The Silver]

No, we need another wolf and cub story centered around Yoda and baby Chewbacca after they crash land on Tatooine

 

[chrisPjelly]

Taika going from making the best Marvel movie to making the best post Disney Star Wars movie is inevitable

 

[Volimar]

There's some good stuff in the established universe that could be tapped into, just please no more Skywalker saga.

That said, I'm up for new stuff too. Rogue One turned out pretty well without relying too much on the established stuff.

 

[Zeliard]

As well he should.

I'm so fucking tired of everything taking place between movies 3 and 4. Mando is great because you don't inherently know the outcome from proximity to well known characters.

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I liked the first Mandalorian season because it felt fresh in that sense. It stands nicely alone, and while the structure of it is totally predictable as a space western/road trip movie, the lore and much of the aesthetic felt pretty unique in the franchise, at least the major canonical stuff. Baby Yoda felt pretty calculated as just a standard adorable baby - big head, big eyes, cute purring, hard to screw that up - but he was still, well, adorable. Mission accomplished.

The second season left me feeling pretty cold, as there was a much more concerted effort to tie it into the larger Star Wars universe (that's more like a tiny local neighborhood block than a galaxy) that we've seen a billion times, and fan service really does nothing for me.

 

[hydruxo]

Thank god. I'm so tired of everything being a callback to characters we already know about.

 

[Watershed]

I sincerely hope his movie doesn't feature any desert planets. The Star Wars aesthetic has become too narrow and boring.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

This is absolutely what's needed after the sequel trilogy. A clean slate largely unhampered by legacies or preconceived notions.

So he wants to be chased out of the franchise with torches and pitchforks?

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that was going to happen regardless

 

[Whales]

so is it also possible to get some new planets with new ecosystems that arent just the same old ''sand planet' too?

 

[CountAntonio]

Just give me three movies full of this and I'd be happy.

 

[Tavernade]

I'm really curious where he goes with it. I'd much rather explore another part of the galaxy at the same time as the ST than have a prequel or a far future thing. Introduce some crazy offshoot of the Force/Jedi and a bunch of new conflicts on the Outer Rim and have some fun with it.