Only a reminder: like Marvel’s numerous Netflix sequence mixed to create a Defenders crossover sequence, its sister firm Lucasfilm has related plans for its sprawling Star Wars TV universe. Lucasfilm head honcho Kathleen Kennedy talked about it again in 2020, however in a brand new interview with the Wrap the grand overseer of that TV universe, Dave Filoni, primarily confirmed it’s on the best way by not confirming it.
“I believe that the truth of there being a giant occasion on this time interval may be very actual, is all I’d say to that,” is what Filoni stated. Apologies for being glib, however we at io9 know the way to learn between the traces of PR interview-speak, and Filoni speaking vaguely about the opportunity of a crossover of The Mandalorian, The E book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and maybe the upcoming Skeleton Crew heading to at least one unified story is affirmation sufficient for us, even when Kennedy hadn’t already mentioned it. The truth that Filoni has been weaving his Clone Wars and Rebels cartoons collectively along with his two live-action sequence to inform one unified story may have influenced our opinion/actually that he’s been constructing his Filoni-verse to one thing.
Actually, your entire interview feels considerably disingenuous, since he states he sees the Star Wars TV universe as Mandalorian co-creator Jan Favreau’s “story and I’m serving to to help him by as George [Lucas] guided me in The Clone Wars,” when The Mandalorian is following up on the Mandalore saga seen in Clone Wars and Rebels whereas Ahsoka is a direct follow-up to Rebels, as the previous Jedi searches for Thrawn and, presumably, Ezra Bridger, who disappeared on a space whale together within the cartoon’s finale. (Don’t ask.) Filoni additionally stated he doesn’t attempt to carry the characters he created in his numerous cartoons into live-action, which I personally discover impossible on condition that Noticed Gerrera, Bo-Katan Kryze, Ahsoka Tano, and Cad Bane have all already made the bounce, and Rebels’ Sabine Wren and Thrawn are, at minimal, coming to the Ahsoka sequence.
It’s value noting that regardless of the plans for the large Star Wars TV crossover is likely to be, Filoni’s tease signifies that they’ve survived the proposed Rangers of the New Republic series, which imploded after Gina Carano famously imploded her career. No matter finally ends up taking place, you’ll be able to learn the complete interview here, or simply be as sure as we’re that a giant Star Wars TV crossover remains to be on the best way.
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