Lucas himself said that the StageCraft technology that helped make The Mandalorian possible was exactly what he wanted for the show, and Star Wars creative lead Dave Filoni, responsible for much of the direction of the Star Wars computer-animated series like Clone Wars and Rebels, has said that the scripts for Underworld are mined internally for ideas for future Star Wars material. So it's a huge expense," Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy told Vanity Fair last year.Īnd yet, it helped pave the way for shows to come, like The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan, and the upcoming Ahsoka. Every ship, every speeder bike, every bit of costuming, everything has to be created. "We can't walk down the street of New York City and start filming. It's one thing to imagine a story, and another thing entirely to make all the parts needed to bring it to life. The series was, as you'd expect, very expensive to make, and that kept it from ever reaching full production. According to producer Rick McCallum, the series would "focus on criminal and political power struggles in the 'period when the Empire is trying to take things over.'" The project was in development for some time, with over 50 42-minute scripts having been written. Back in 2005, George Lucas was still in charge of Star Wars and had the idea to bring Star Wars to the small screen as a live-action television show.
Star Wars: Underworld might be the most influential show that never existed.
Check out our list below, which is in no particular order, and decide for yourself if any of these projects rival the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise. The creators behind these projects include George Lucas himself, Zack Snyder, and even Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige. Some were announced to great fanfare, only to disappear from release slates later. Some of these projects were deep into development, with dozens of episodes already written when the axe came down. The following list covers every movie or series that we could find that fits those criteria: the canceled, the failed, and the forgotten Star Wars projects. Looking back throughout the franchise's history, though, there are a bunch of scrapped projects and a few that are disappointing enough to warrant mention even though they hit the finish line-we're talking about you, Star Wars Holiday Special. A shift in the last few years in fan sentiment and a rash of canceled projects, though, has shown us that, yes, even the never-repeated cultural juggernaut that is Star Wars can hit rough patches. Even given the middling responses to the sequel trilogy throughout the 2010s, Star Wars movies have been huge moneymakers for Lucasfilm and, later, Disney. For many years, it seemed like Star Wars just could not fail.
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