{"id":292370,"date":"2024-12-02T14:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T13:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=344903"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:40:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:40:30","slug":"the-new-star-wars-project-was-not-going-to-be-a-series-but-a-high-budget-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-new-star-wars-project-was-not-going-to-be-a-series-but-a-high-budget-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Star Wars project was not going to be a series, but a high-budget movie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you well know, the Disney subsidiary responsible for Star Wars, Lucasfilm, is about to release its second live-action Star Wars series of the year: Skeleton Crew.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Disney+\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/246b1fd4-6164-4c6f-9318-27e1cb587dc6\/489019137\/disney-plus-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Disney+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI, Return of the Jedi, the series follows a group of children seeking adventures who end up stranded in space with a ship of unknown origin and are joined on their journey back home by a mysterious and potentially unreliable adult Force user (Jude Law).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new series comes from the minds of Christopher Ford and Jon Watts, director of Spider-Man: No Way Home, and has the potential to become the Disney+ hit that Lucasfilm has been desperately needing for the past two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Skeleton Crew | Official Clip | Streaming Dec 2 on Disney+\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VfjM_K_b2is?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Skeleton Crew went from being a movie to a series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As suitable as it may seem for the studio&#8217;s Disney+ model, <strong>Skeleton Crew was originally pitched to Lucasfilm as a movie years ago<\/strong>, Watts recently revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I proposed it right after the first Spider-Man Homecoming movie. Initially, it was proposed to Lucasfilm as a movie, and then I had to go make two Spider-Man movies because the first one did everything right,&#8221; the filmmaker told <a href=\"https:\/\/tvline.com\/interviews\/skeleton-crew-star-wars-references-movie-pitch-goonies-comparisons-1235381614\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">TVLine<\/a>. &#8220;Over time, [Jon] Favreau made The Mandalorian and Disney+ emerged, so it evolved, while the Spider-Man movies were being made, into a series.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarWars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StarWars<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SkeletonCrew?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SkeletonCrew<\/a> Creators Talk Original (Movie!) Pitch, How Lauded <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Andor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Andor<\/a> Took a Similarly Big Swing <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HP9zbj0g7s\">https:\/\/t.co\/HP9zbj0g7s<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TVLine.com (@TVLine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TVLine\/status\/1862919775099199548?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Watts<strong>, the unexpected evolution of Skeleton Crew gave him and Ford the opportunity to delve deeper into the story and the world <\/strong>of the series more than they had initially thought (or imagined). &#8220;That gave us more time to explore the galaxy and get into this world of piracy and have a little more fun with it,&#8221; explained Watts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Skeleton Crew is not the only Star Wars television series that will start as a movie. Obi-Wan Kenobi from 2022<strong> was also originally conceived and developed as a feature film,<\/strong> but the poor performance of the Han Solo movie in 2018 forced Lucasfilm to reconsider their plans at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Disney+\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/246b1fd4-6164-4c6f-9318-27e1cb587dc6\/489019137\/disney-plus-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Disney+<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/disney-plus.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Despite the change, Obi-Wan Kenobi continued to be well-received when it aired on Disney+.<\/strong> Now, fans can only hope that Skeleton Crew achieves the same feat on Monday, December 2, the day of its premiere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you well know, the Disney subsidiary responsible for Star Wars, Lucasfilm, is about to release its second live-action Star Wars series of the year: Skeleton Crew. 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