Director James Mangold gave reassuring news about his film Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi. His words will certainly reassure those who lost confidence in Disney after the release of the last trilogy.
Dawn of the Jedi, the film that will bring the Force back to Star Wars
Among the future projects that Disney intends to carry out to keep the Star Wars machine running, is a nebulous film helmed by James Mangold (Le Mans 66, Logan, Indiana Jones and the Clock of Destiny) called Dawn of the Jedi. But since its announcement during Star Wars Celebration Europe IV, the film has been very discreet. More, with the exception of the film about the Mandalorian and Grogu, all Star Wars projects seem to be in slow motion.
So far, we know that the film is supposed to relate a still very obscure period in the very distant galaxy, namely the premises of the Jedi and the origin of the Force, and that the plot will be set 25,000 years before the events of The Phantom Menace, at a time when the Jedi Order had not even been created yet. “Where did the Jedi Order come from? Who founded it? Was the Force difficult to wield? When was the first lightsaber made? How did they learn to do that? The film will focus on this emerging moment when the most unlikely people find the most powerful force imaginable. confided the director, with a seductive air.
Reassuring news about Dawn of the Jedi
It is undoubtedly to reassure his world that James Mangold recently intervened to give news of his film. In the home stretch of the promotionA complete strangerhis biopic on Bob Dylan carried by Timothée Chalamet, he took the opportunity to express his desire to emancipate himself from the Star Wars legacy, and to have “the freedom to do something new”.
The Star Wars film would take place 25,000 years before all known Star Wars films. It’s an area and a playground that I always wanted to explore and which inspired me when I was a teenager. I’m not really interested in being handcuffed by so many traditions at this point, which are almost immutable and where you can’t please anyone.”
The fact that through the work of James Mangold, Disney is trying to mark a break with the legacy of George Lucas is not new. It is on this angle that the showrunner Leslye Headland created her series The Acolyte. Unfortunately, the production took place, and concluded, under a shower of criticism. Still, given the failure of series like The Book of Boba Fett or Obi-Wan Kenobithe big-eared firm has every interest in continuing to explore the immensity of its galaxy, and thus hand over the reins of Dawn of the Jedi to an experienced director, who is used to big successful productions.
Concerning the release of the film, it is expected for on April 15, 2027. In other good news, the signing of Beau Willimon to the screenplay. He is particularly known for having created the cult series House of Cards on Netflix. We also owe him the scripts for three episodes of Andor. In short, the team in charge of Dawn of the Jedi is competent, and if they have the necessary freedom – as Mangold confided – to express their creativity, we can expect, on paper, to a good blockbuster likely to reconcile fans with the license, six years after the failure of the last trilogy.
Source: hitek.fr
