Bounty hunters from the distant galaxy add a nice catch to their roster.
Disney announced a new Star Wars television series starring actor Jude Law at a convention in California.
Something to console fans who otherwise have no new feature film to put in their mouths, the entertainment giant focusing on streaming.
Harrison Ford and Ewan McGregor appeared on stage in front of a crowd of enthusiasts in Anaheim, near Los Angeles, for the convention which is held regularly and is usually synonymous with the release of a new film.
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So TV series dominated Thursday night's intro presentation, where fans were treated to clips from the upcoming series
Andor
and the third season of
The Mandalorian
.
Above all, Disney has confirmed the creation of the
Skeleton Crew
series , in which British star Jude Law will play and which will be directed by Jon Watts, the director of the latest
Spider-Man
.
"It's the story of a group of about ten-year-old kids from a very small planet, and they accidentally get lost in the Star Wars galaxy
," said Jon Watts.
A thought-provoking synopsis.
The presentation opened with Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen in attendance, who each reprized their roles from the second film trilogy, for the
Obi-Wan Kenobi
series .
Two episodes were to be previewed to fans on Thursday, a day before they are available to everyone on the Disney+ streaming platform.
No date for the next films
Disney bought Lucasfilm and its franchise for $4 billion in 2012 and immediately started production on a new trilogy and spin-off
Solo
and
Rogue One films,
but has since curbed its big-screen ambitions, certainly seeing the beginnings of weariness on the part of the fans in front of productions that are not always well put together.
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For its part, the Disney + platform has gained more than 130 million subscribers since its launch in 2019, much more than analysts expected.
Tony Gilroy, screenwriter of
Jason Bourne,
has announced that the new
Andor
series will be set five years before the spin-off
Rogue One
and will consist of two seasons of twelve episodes.
The entertainment giant's decision to focus more on television series is due in particular to a decrease in income from cinemas, rather average reviews for the latest feature films and, above all, the launch of its streaming offer.
While Disney has three Star Wars features in the pipeline, to be directed by Taika Waititi, Rian Johnson and Patty Jenkins, none were mentioned on Thursday.
Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy told trade magazine Variety that there would be
"plenty of opportunities"
to pitch upcoming films later.
Outside the Anaheim Convention Center, thousands of
Star Wars
fans massed with lightsabers, posed for photos with their favorite robot or Jedi, and discussed the latest rumors about all of those shows.
The convention is scheduled to continue through Sunday in this city south of Los Angeles.
