The latest news that has Star Wars fans rejoicing is the announcement of Dave Filoni’s promotion to executive creative director of Lucasfilm. Let’s talk about Dave Filoni’s new job. “New”. While I think this is great news, it’s clear he’s been in creative control for a while. The success of The Clone Wars, The Mandalorian and (so far) The Bad Batch means that Filoni has already been fulfilling his duties as executive creative director for quite some time.
In large corporations, sometimes the paperwork, compensation adjustments, hierarchical changes, announcements etc, are generally the last step. Case in point, my boss. His promotion was announced long after he was already fulfilling the responsibilities of his new role.
My Thoughts On Dave Filoni’s New Job
I think its very exciting and something he has genuinely earned. My personal opinion is that he is the next George Lucas. His creativity, his ambition and his love for Star Wars makes him the perfect candidate to rightfully succeed George. A small part of me is curious about Jon Favreau; after all, his work in the Star Wars universe has been equally as amazing. I hope there isn’t any animosity between these two (obvious) friends. Perhaps Filoni is the right pick for Star Wars because Favreau is doing amazing work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
I hope these two guys will have more opportunities to continue to collaborate on future projects. Perhaps even crossing franchise lines to help one another. The work these two produce is amazing and to keep them apart is a travesty.
Will Filoni Rewrite the Sequel Trilogy?
The word “ret con” is a despicable term. It’s most often used by upset fans who are disappointed that a movie or TV show went a direction that doesn’t coincide with their fan fiction. No, Dave Filoni is not going to rewrite the sequel trilogy. What an absurd idea. Clearly the looney ramblings of butthurt sequel haters. If he was going to rewrite the sequel trilogy, he would have already started doing it. In fact, not only is he NOT rewriting the sequel trilogy, he’s actually reinforcing it’s canon. There are concepts and terms in The Mandalorian that we see (or read about) all the way into Rise of Skywalker. I’ll be writing more on that at a later date.
It seems to me that everything that has happened or is happening, from the series to the movies, has all been approved by Dave Filoni. Yes, he is the man we’ve been wanting to run Star Wars since George Lucas retired. The fact that he’s been running it all along should be a comfort to all of us (that aren’t crying about the sequels).
Keep up the good work, Dave!
/MTFBWY
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