Star Wars directors be warned: You need to color within the lines

While it’s exciting to see new talent coming in to work on these films, it’s fairly clear now that Lucasfilm is going to have to stick to known factors. What do I mean? People who have successfully worked on a Star Wars property already.

As it stands, J.J. Abrams and Gareth Edwards are the only people who have successfully released Star Wars films. Rumors are thick that Edwards did not do a great job and a lot of reshoots happened on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story because of it, so it seems unlikely he would be asked back.

Ron Howard is busy wrapping up Han Solo, and therefore has no time for pre-production.

Rian Johnson is in the same boat wrapping up The Last Jedi.

This really only leaves J.J. Abrams as an option, and he’s honestly the only one who makes sense at this juncture.

Am I saying that no one new can ever be brought in? Not even close. But as Episode IX wraps up the current trilogy, this needs to be solved quickly. Lucasfilm cannot withstand another delay or the PR headaches of yet another director being fired or departing. For this one film, the company needs to stick with someone it knows it can work with, someone who realizes they have to color inside the lines.

After Episode IX, throw the doors wide open, bring in fresh blood and new talents. Let them run wild in the ‘A Star Wars Story’ films, but when it comes to the Skywalker saga you had better come in expecting to play by the established rules.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/09/06/star-wars-directors-be-warned-you-need-to-color-within-the-lines/