Another year, another Star Wars spin-off is in the works. The rumor currently circulating is about Thor: Ragnorok and Hunt for Wilderpeople director Taika Waititi apparently being courted to lead a new Star Wars spinoff in the near future (via The Hollywood Reporter). Waititi has been involved in Star Wars in the past, having voiced the bounty hunter droid IG-11 for The Mandalorian on Disney Plus, and even directed the final episode of the series, so we can certainly see that Disney has reason to do so. . woo for the role. If the rumor has weight, we already feel excited, even if we are worried. We have no doubt that a Taika Waititi Star Wars movie would be a brilliant night at the movies, but Disney's reputation for controlling the tone and creative flavor of its biggest franchises has caused problems in the past. . Several directors, including Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Colin Trevorrow, have left Star Wars projects for
diferencias creativas ''. - que suele ser el hecho de que la industria habla de "Disney hires you for your name recognition, but doesn't let you direct the movie your way." . However, given our complicated love of Star Wars (as real love always is) and our admiration for Taika Waititi's ability to direct over the years: hilarious music videos and quirky New Zealand comedies to big franchise hits . - We have put together everything we hope will come from such collaboration.
1. An update for the series.
Thor: Ragnarok was a breath of fresh air for the series, given that its previous films (Thor and Thor: The Dark World) are consistently ranked among the worst MCU films. After the closure of a saga with universally recognized low points (the prequels) and very divisive points (The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker), it is time for a reboot that gives a new tone to the series, without the baggage of plot points, characters, bloodlines, and otherwise dragging it down from previous creative visions. While we'd like to see a movie dedicated to Broom Boy, we likely won't dwell on the world and timeline of the later films.2. Some (more) New Zealand actors
Temuera Morrison voiced Jango Fett and his clones, but is it too much to ask for more Kiwi accents in the Star Wars franchise? There's precedent for this in Waititi's repertoire, after voicing rock man Korg in Thor: Ragnorok, and we think it's a great opportunity for other New Talent -Zealand talents to shine in a successful project like this. Julian Dennison, who starred in the excellent Hunt for the Wilderpeople, wouldn't you know him as a...Stormtrooper in training? An unhappy rebel? Palpatine's clone? This is your movie, Waititi.
3. An autonomous story
As recent years have shown, keeping the tone of a coherent trilogy is not Lucasfilm's strong suit. The 2016 Rogue One spinoff was a brilliant war movie, with a firm ending and the confidence to offer its own take on the Star Wars universe. All we ask is that Waititi can bring his own flavor to the film and not be wrapped up in three confusingly plotted films that you won't end up watching.