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Is Director A.J. Edwards Making a Mace Windu 'Star Wars' Spin-Off?
by Ethan Anderton
November 18, 2014
Source: Reddit
As of now, there are already two Star Wars spin-off films lined up after Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrives next December. Godzilla director Gareth Edwards is already signed to direct the first one, arriving just one year after Episode VII, and Lucasfilm has already lined up Chronicle director Josh Trank to be at the helm of whatever spin-off will follow Episode VIII from Looper director Rian Johnson. However, is there a chance that another spin-off is in the works? The Better Angels director A.J. Edwards partook in a Reddit AMA and was asked about potential involvement in the revival of the Star Wars franchise. Read on!
Now we're pretty sure that Edwards was just joking around (sarcasm is hard to detect in text, especially online), but the director responded, "Talking about it, not able to say a lot yet. It will focus on Mace Windu." Aside from the fact that Edwards just doesn't seem like the type to take on a Star Wars film at all, the fact that he says he can't say a lot yet, but then follows it up by saying it's about Mace Windu is a dead giveaway that this is a joke. Lucasfilm hasn't even announced what the first two Star Wars spin-offs were about, so there's no way Edwards would reveal that tidbit unless he wanted to piss someone off.
In addition, we're pretty sure that any future films will probably try to steer clear of prequel territory, if only because of the reputation of the most recent trilogy. However, if there's one character who could have a rich and interesting history before The Phantom Menace even takes place, it would be Mace Windu. The character has gotten plenty of action in the animated series "The Clone Wars," but there's still a lot we don't know about him. However, if we go back before Episode I, then the character likely wouldn't be played by Samuel L. Jackson, and that kind of defeats the cool factor. Again we're pretty sure this is just a joke misinterpreted by several online outlets, but we'll see what happens.
20 Comments
1
Yeah, I'm 99.9% sure he's just screwing with people
JDubs on Nov 18, 2014
2
Congratulations, you've just won the Most Pointless Article of the Year award.
CoolwhipSpecial on Nov 18, 2014
4
we buzzfeed now
Rauncor on Nov 18, 2014
5
as a fan of the Star Wars universe I'm interested in spin off movies about individual characters but there is so much potential to explore, you have an entire universe. Why not just expand rather than back track?
Jon Odishaw on Nov 18, 2014
6
remember the rumor about a "7 samurai" inspired movie set in the Star Wars universe? THOSE are the type of spin-off's that people want..not things like this or a Han spin-off. We'll get plenty of those characters in the main movies moving forward. Give us something new and refreshing
ColtNoir on Nov 18, 2014
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I agree, though I wonder if known characters need to be used to ground the film. A "7 Samurai" film could be set between I & II, or II & III, using Mace as the main protagonist.
Steven on Nov 18, 2014
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I mean, if he was in it that'd be fine with me. I'm just speaking in generalities that people want those times of spin-offs and not just your generic "here's my origin" story that it seems we'll most likely get, no matter who the story is about. It would just be refreshing to have them build upon the actual universe and not just established characters
ColtNoir on Nov 19, 2014
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Yeah I think origin stories are getting tired.
Steven on Nov 23, 2014
10
Yes that would be a genius stand alone movie. But Mace Windu could easily be one of those 7 samurai, since you could place that story in any era.
bumboclot on Nov 18, 2014
11
Mace Windu deserved such a better death than the one given to him but maybe that's just my personal bias speaking.
cooper on Nov 18, 2014
12
He didn't die, no body, no death, and as we all know the fall wouldn't kill him, Jedi have shown they have the ability to fall vast distances and survive with using the force 🙂
Scott Walsh on Nov 29, 2014
13
Windu without SLJ. Welp... good luck with that.
avconsumer2 on Nov 18, 2014
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I dont think they gave Mace Windu enough script time in the latest star wars for anyone to care for a spin off. I didnt find his role interesting enough to seperate him from all the other Jedi in the council, except for the fact that he died at the hands of Darth Sidious.
Rock n Rollllll on Nov 18, 2014
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He didn't die, no body, no death, and as we all know the fall wouldn't kill him, Jedi have shown they have the ability to fall vast distances and survive with using the force
Scott Walsh on Nov 29, 2014
16
It has to have be a joke. Edwards (or Disney for that matter) having any interesting in doing this makes no sense.
Nielsen700 on Nov 18, 2014
17
"Get this mother effing snakes...off my mother effing STAR DESTROYER!!!"
DAVIDPD on Nov 18, 2014
18
Shatterpoint
karynm on Nov 19, 2014
19
KarynM: It was probably my favorite of the Clone Wars Era novels. You have great taste.
mktesq on Nov 19, 2014
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I REALLY REALLY REALLY want a hyper-realistic animated Shadows of the Empire. It could be done, be done cheaply, be done well, and would introduce Vader as the perfect Anti-Hero as well as Xizor who is the coolest EU character created (with Thrawn a close second).
mktesq on Nov 19, 2014
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