What Kevin Feige did for Marvel what he must do for Star Wars

In December, Star Wars – Episode IX: The rise of Skywalker explains the story of Rey and Kylo, ​​but it will not be the end of Star Wars.

Lucasfilm worked tirelessly under the Disney Empire's eye to turn the series into a multi-weapon franchise, but so far the projects have been subject to constant turbulence. the force awakens was concocted from strands of story ideas, The last Jedi built on J.J. Abrams' work with polarizing choices and derivative films such as Thief A and Solo fulfilled their promises, they did not feel like memorable occasions. And, for the moment, ambitious exploration projects of unknown regions of the galaxy have been relegated to Disney Plus, in the form of: Wars of clones season 7, The mandalorian and the next Obi-Wan series.

Despite 30 years of expanding the content of the universe, Lucasfilm has served the most remarkable ideas of the larger framework for streamlining and fresh start. However, as the Skywalker saga draws to a close, the company is struggling to make Star Wars its natural mega-franchise stance. So, what's the next move?

Enter: Kevin Feige, Marvel Cinematic Universe Brain Producer, who may have at least one answer to the research from Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy.

Late Wednesday, the Hollywood Reporter reported that Feige, who had just won the gigantic success of Avengers: Endgame, was at the beginning of the development of a Star Wars movie for Lucasfilm. There were no details about the characters or the plot, but one of the THR sources stated that Feige had "told a major actor that he had a specific role that he would like this person to play if and when he makes the film ". Co-chair of the Walt Disney Studios Alan Horn said that Kennedy's role would not be affected by the inclusion of the Marvel pillar.

"We are excited about the projects that Kathy and Lucasfilm are working on, not only in terms of Star Wars, but also Indiana Jones and reaching out to other sectors of society, including: Children of blood and bone with Emma Watts and Fox. With the closing of the Skywalker saga, Kathy pursues a new era in the story of Star Wars and, knowing what a hardcore fan of Kevin is, it was logical that these two extraordinary producers work together on a Star Wars movie. "

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Feige has his hands full: he has to produce a selection of Marvel films until 2022, as well as several Disney Plus series scattered between tents and beyond. (Feige's busy schedule was cited by Disney as one of the reasons why the producer had to withdraw from the agreement between Sony and Spider-Man in the MCU.) Although making his own Star Wars movie probably a dream come true – The empire counter-attack This is his inescapable reference for each suite and Marvel films are full of references to Star Wars – Feige will make a turn outside the hoop with the requirements of the perpetual activity of Marvel, which now includes what it takes do with the properties of Fox as X -The men and the four fantastic.

The news was music for the ears of Marvel fans, and even more so for those who were wondering when Star Wars could reach its huge potential. The post office-The force awakens Star Wars movies were even more thorny than Feige's interlaced film Infinity Saga. The drama behind the scenes Thief A and Solo while the producers were trying to eliminate the bad taste of the prequels and redefine the soul of the series. The stylistic departures and character of Rian Johnson in The last Jedi Abrams wanted to exacerbate what many perceived as an inconsistency – telling the fate of Luke Skywalker or Rey's parents to a Star Wars fan and you'll hear a prepared verdict. Could Feige bring the structure, the serialization, the strategy, from Marvel to the Star Wars universe?

It's hard to imagine. Starting with the suffocating space of the Prequels (Clone Wars clones were all … Boba Fett's father ??), Abrams' intelligent but frustrating worship for "And if the Death Star" , but larger, "and the derivative mandate of Lucasfilm that gave rise to a young film by Han Solo, Star Wars has a masochistic tendency to stick to the sandbox built by Lucas in 1977. Even the Star Wars: The rebels stumbled every time his new character series looped back to Dark Maul (again) and Ahsoka (again). Connecting more points only makes the series smaller and smaller.

The film world compared more easily to Feige's MCU films – the source material provided the roadmap. The biggest triumph of the producer over the last decade has been to trust comic book creators; with Iron Man, Thor, and Captain AmericaFeige resisted the trend of the 2000s to incorporate superhero characters into generic action films by raising the costumes, villains and anguishes of the characters. As suggested by the directors of the MCU, Feige was only a few steps ahead of the movies to know he could build for Avengers and beyond. The plan was not so grand, there was just a belief that if 80 years of comics could do it, the movies could.

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Star Wars does not have the same luxury, but it can draw lessons from the conquest of the global audience by Feige. What is the wonder? wonder It is not connectivity, but a fundamental understanding of what makes each element of the universe work by itself, and the balancing of those elements when everything must collide. The MCU started with the grounding Iron Man and stretched to the cosmic comedy of Thor: Ragnarok, the magic of Strange doctor, and End of Gamewho has cracked open time himself. By devoting a minute or two to explaining the Infinity Stones in a new context, each world has become anchored in Marvel's miasma. The characters were pure in their spin-offs and standalones, then recalled in the teams. There is no limit to what a Marvel movie can be, because the characters and the building of the world have never crystallized the definition of a Marvel movie.

There are no countless cannon characters set to pick – especially after the EU's purge of Disney – but Star Wars Is own the building blocks that are perfect for Feige. The Force, the smugglers, the creatures, the classist tension, the hard science fiction tracks of the Prequels, the random characters filling every cantina that survived the Snoke rule. Or go beyond: there are infinite possibilities and possibilities that have not been defined because of the concentration on the dynamics of the First Order / Resistance of the Skywalker saga. The last seven years have been devoted to maintaining the status quo of Star Wars. Feige can come out as a love for what he experienced the first time he saw Lucas' films.

Skywalker climb is about to end the behavior of Kader Vader fans, the Emperor's ghost and the 40-year-old legacy of the series. And it should! The future of Star Wars must be done in its own right, must venture into the unknown, break the mold of Star Wars genre and unfold in the void (of space). The mandalorian could be the answer to all this (this could also exist to meet the shouts of fans of a Boba Fett movie, and be a symptom of what does not work). Anyway, the established universe of Star Wars does not need Feige to fix it. The world of Star Wars that we knew is over or should be.

In the coming years, we will have new Rian Johnson Star Wars movies, The iron Throne creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, and at least in the macro, Kevin Feige (who may want to find a female voice for this series, as he finally did after 10 years of dream of the MCU). Where will they take the world? The best direction can be somewhere is not structured, streamlined and Marvel-esque. Strangely, Starige is an opportunity for Feige to create something new.