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Star Wars: Episode IX Just Went Through A Behind-The-Scenes Change

posted 8 years ago by Cinema Blend
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Not many people tend to think about it, but hiring a new writer for a movie like Star Wars: Episode IX is a pretty big deal. It's even bigger when you think about the fact that the film is eyeing a production start date for the beginning of next year ... read full story on Cinema Blend

[–] Guitar King (5114) 8 years ago

I've never seen or even heard of anything this writer has done. He better not just be some SJW hired for wacky political beliefs.

[–] TexasJack (12516) 8 years ago

Lucasfilm in the post-Lucas era seems to have developed a permanent case of buyer's remorse. They can't seem to keep a team in place throughout a project.

[–] Guitar King (5114) 8 years ago

I blame Kathleen Kennedy. Somebody who understands Star Wars should be producing these movies.

[–] TexasJack (12516) 8 years ago

You're probably right. They can get away with it because Star Wars is such a money machine that the inherent inefficiencies (not to mention costs -- Im sure all of these people still ended up getting paid quite a bit for not writing/directing a SW movie) get swept under the rug easily enough.