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Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau on Their New 'Star Wars' Movie | Entertainment Weekly
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[@elissaartist9016]

Omg Rosario dollson she is just so special I worship the ground she walks on

[@filmbuffsmx]

It's the great to see Favreau is gonna stick around Star Wars and is going to be near Filoni. He's the one who brought it back from the dead.

[@adamcolon]

Filoni need Favreau to make sure his stories make sense. We see that failure in Ahsoka.

[@kevinzhang6623]

Should've kept the Ahsoka plot in animation.

[@kingkoopa115]

For those of us crying about ahsoka not being fast enough…don’t worry, there is clearly a plan

[@xsamsworldx]

Bro she’s almost 45 she can be slow you try bring fast when you get older

[@garretttekampe9564]

It's not even that, it's the characters being completely different and pointless. Rebels was far more compelling and now there is zero emotion and weight behind anything.

[@elissaartist9016]

I just want you to know we are hearing you and it is in Matt as well as me

[@Tain950]

Disney needs to give Dave Filoni and Eric Favreau complete creative control of Star Wars and keep Kathleen Kennedy as far away from the Star Wars Franchise as possible. If they do this I believe that Star Wars would eventually be bigger than Marvel. The Star Wars franchise has so much potential. It’s just that people like Kathleen Kennedy are slowly destroying it with her horrible decisions.

[@carltonwest4313]

What happened to Mace Windu? Jedi can fall very fast and far! Does he forget who he is or just die? I can't accept that ending of a great Jedi!

[@enterbalak]

No one's ever gone..

[@bantehayes9973]

Is it me or is Dave starting to look and sound more like George Lucas?

[@wizlb]

I want to see Ahsoka, with Rey rebuilding the Jedi temple and teaching Younglings the Jedi Way

[@elissaartist9016]

I. Certainly would appreciate that monad video but no pressure

[@elissaartist9016]

Ask Ryan

[@wizlb]

I love Ahsoka, and I’m not concerned about those that dislike Ahsoka… Haters will always hate

[@enterbalak]

I loved it, had some small issues.. but it's nod to legends lore.. it was cool

[@kekoa3286]

These are the only two I trust with Star Wars. I will say Book of Boba & s3 of Mando fealt like there was outside interference.

[@MaxRamos8]

:/ Dave is known to keep reviving characters which removes emotional high points

[@justmike3018]

​@@MaxRamos8 He only ever revived Maul, and that was definitely George's idea.

[@ethanharmer5151]

@@MaxRamos8asides from Boba and Makl, who else?

[@ronanhunt88]

He revived Ashoka right?

[@lexhex69ao35]

OMG Dave became a toyboy in the end

[@tbb808]

My ears hurt when I listen to these two action figures. Hey, I grew up in the 70s. I was lucky to see Star Wars OT in theaters in the 80s. And then on VHS, over and over. For 20 years (before the Prequels in 1999), Star Wars was cemented as a quality product, a grand Saga, a Heroes Journey with soul, humor, heart and a story that had a structure reminiscent of the Great Classics. THAT is why it became film art. What comes out of Filoni's and Favreau's hands is like cheap chewing gum: it's pointless and the flavor disappears instantly. It's made for a TikTok generation's quick fixes and Like-chasing: fire and smoke without content. This is the true dark side.

[@patatebanine4278]

Bro, the executive production and Disney, they give them a small budget to 8 episode

[@trademark23]

💯

[@nikolaimyhre1187]

Yeah, right. Uh-huh.

[@kevinvassago]

Star Wars has never been perfect, ppl have always given those movies unnecessary criticism, even ROTJ with the ewoks. You just don't think of it like that because of nostalgia, and you didn't see it then because you were younger when they came out. Star Wars is just as campy now as it's always been.

[@elissaartist9016]

What do yo want happy

[@thrawn4empire]

It's better they suck up to KK,at least show is coming.

[@jayTheMightyRoadflower]

#LukeSkywalkerIsStarWars #ThisIsTheWay

[@joshuajohnson1796]

God it grosses me out hearing them suck up to Kathleen Kennedy

[@jtinch94]

ah, you mean their boss? who greenlights and produces anything they make?

[@cleit1802]

@@jtinch94to play devils advocate. Kennedy is also responsible for the garbage sequels

[@jtinch94]

@@cleit1802 that's not even devil's advocate. That's just fact. My point is some weird fanboys don't understand that she's responsible for all of it

[@daurydavis3983]

No matter who's in charge of star wars, that person is gonna receive hate from the fans

[@chasehedges6775]

I don’t know if I trust them after the disasters of Kenobi, Boba Fett and Mando S3

[@Mateocabrera2389]

They weren’t involved with Kenobi

[@Canadianvoice]

I have a feeling they are burnt out and giving the duties to people who are just ass kissing them.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@Canadianvoice Definitely a possible reason, for sure

[@tehprimelime1063]

truth

[@Canadianvoice]

@@jackbrodie7147 yes, criticism isn't a insult. It's a method of contructructing a better product. If you ignore criticism, you ignore the ability to get better.

[@circusmaster1441]

CHICK FLICK....? The "Target Market" for Star Wars has always been men and boys. Why Disney turned the Target Market into a "female market" is still confusing to me. You can see it in the casting and the writing of Star Wars. Me and my wife of 30 years, have alway traded off on watching male or female movies. Barbie for example, is a movie for a "Female Market". On the other hand, "War Movies" are usually for a "Male Market" such as "Oppenheimer". Disney should consider hiring more people with a marketing degree and begin to understand "Target Markets".

[@daurydavis3983]

So you're saying women aren't allowed to enjoy star wars?

[@kevinvassago]

Because statistically, women watch more Disney movies than men do. So it makes financial sense to them

[@WanderfalkeAT]

Dave really licks Disney's Boots when he say's that Kennedy advised him. His position as the right hand of George seems to be not enough of a solid foundation, even for him? We all know what he does has not really anything to do with Kathleen Kennedy. Other that Kennedy has to greenlight everything he does or Star Wars is history, together with her privileged job that she got for bringing coffee for George, Steven and Matt for decades! How this woman still has a leading role in Disney's Star Wars is Horror, probably only explaiable with Blackmailing on her part. For what - I don't even want to know. She has to go! I'd say "Epstein" her!

[@nathanhight9120]

I cannot believe how bad Ahsoka is so far. It starts out by saying a military leader of the New Republic is tactically inept enough to bring two unknowns on board. It could have been suicide bombers that Ahsoka faced in the next scenes but he lucked out and it was only a master and an apprentice who killed everyone in their path. Admittedly his soldiers were trained with incredible precision because if one of them missed his lightsaber by an inch, they could have hit Skoll and we could have missed the most compelling performance in the show. Then we get to see an indiana jones scene to find an ancient map containing the location of Thrawn who has been missing for decades. I could go on but it simply gets worse from there. I had so much respect for them then Filoni made this and called it, "A religious experience." To be fair I think he's right and religious experiences led me to become an atheist.

[@trademark23]

I can't even look at this Filoni guy, he has completely destroyed the Star Wars legacy with the help of his Disney associates.

[@chrono2959]

I used to brag on them how great they were and now I fret every time there's an announcement that comes out about something they've made they've gone full and doctrinated woke, It's over folks time to move on!

[@justmike3018]

Don't believe everything they say. Kennedy is still their boss & Hollywood royalty, they're not going to badmouth or contradict her. I'm sure the anecdote about "you just know" actually happened, but I'm also sure firing Gina derailed Jon & Dave's plans for no good reason, so there you have it.

[@carsonhorne7302]

Woke? Dude, get laid already.

[@daurydavis3983]

Awww poor little misogynist

[@jasonskeel6474]

Filoni needs to stick to cartoons, Ahsoka is horrible! KK needs to GO!

[@SpiderWireless]

And you going to keep watching it, aren't ya?

[@jasonskeel6474]

@@SpiderWireless No I'm done after episode 2