Lucasfilm’s next big Star Wars project, The High Republic will begin with a series of books and comics. The first title, Charles Soule’s novel “Light of the Jedi” hits shelves on August 25th and is expected to establish the setting and core conflict between the Jedi and the “space Vikings” Nihil. But The High Republic won’t remain exclusive to print for long, as we’ve already heard rumors of video games, TV shows and full-fledged movies in various states of development.
This all fits neatly into Lucasfilm’s philosophy of “unified canon”, in which every release is considered to be as canon as any other. It’s a strategy that’s seen characters move between TV shows and movies, with recent talk of the hero of the recent Jedi: Fallen Order video game will appear in a Disney Plus show.
Now, we’re hearing from our sources – the same ones who said [SPOILERS] wold be revealed as a traitor in Rise of Skywalker and that Rey is Palpatine’s [SPOILERS] months before the movie released – that Lucasfilm is continuing in this pattern. From what we understand, Lucasfilm plans to adapt Light of the Jedi and that they’re eyeing Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker for a lead role. If this is the case, smart money says she’s playing the blonde Jedi front and centre on the book’s cover, who writer Charles Soule has revealed is named Avar Kriss. And remember, while the studio has said none of the High Republic books will tie-in with future movies or shows, that doesn’t mean there can’t be straight-up adaptations of the novels. And this is apparently what they plan to do.
Jodie Whittaker bears a definite resemblance to the character art on the book and with the Thirteenth Doctor expected to regenerate in the finale of 2021’s season 13 (which will shoot in 2020) she’ll be free to put down the sonic screwdriver and pick up a lightsaber.
My betting is that the film won’t be a direct adaptation of “Light of the Jedi”, but will instead tell a new story using the characters introduced in it. It’ll be interesting to see how Lucasfilm’s creative team works with what is essentially a blank slate for storytelling. I’m thinking that their new freedom will allow them a lot more latitude and control over bringing characters from various mediums together.
I only hope that they learn from the mistakes of The Rise of Skywalker and formulate a long-term arc rather than making it up as they go along.
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