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Julian Oreska: When we first discussed adding the Mandalorian to the Meisho series, we knew from the outset that he would be upgrading his armor and, in a way, evolving his look throughout the course of the show. While we started our Meisho interpretation with the first armor he’s seen wearing, the brown armor with a beskar helmet, we knew we would want to explore creating [the development of his look] as the show progresses. I think the unique thing about the Meisho series Mandalorian figure is that this character will be one of the few to have multiple armor interpretations in this line. That way, you can have a display in your collection showing the evolution of his armor. Kylo Ren's helmet in The Rise of Skywalker, pictured alongside a bowl repaired using the kintsugi technique. Lucasfilm Don't expect the cultural crossovers to stop anytime soon I hadn’t really thought about that,” Snyder said about the connection between Rebel Moon and The Creator, two original sci-fi worlds from filmmakers with vested interests in Star Wars. “It’s kind of what Debbie said about struggling and being hitched to IP you don’t really control. The difficulties associated with pushing a vision through that is controversial.” The Sith rebellion failed, succumbing to infighting and betrayal, and the once rival lords unified to create an Empire...but even an Empire at peace is not free from violence.

If I ended up having to make a few more [ Rebel Moons], I’d be fine with that,” he said. Whether he gets there will solidify the story of Snyder’s career, and could help resolve where Hollywood — and epic-scale space opera that isn’t full of droids and Wookiees — stands in this new age. In The Rise of Skywalker , we finally learn for certain that Kylo Ren would have made a lousy Sith. He probably would have made a pretty terrible samurai too, if his mended helmet is any indication.I could go on about this subject until the tauntauns come home, but I think I should probably leave it there and get myself out to the cinema! Until next time, may the force be with you… Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Kara suddenly gets caught up in an unexpected destiny,” says Shirasaki, “and faces the ultimate choice of her life.” Sound familiar? That’s probably because Kurosawa’s peasants correspond to Lucas’s R2D2 and C3PO; his General Rokurota is a Japanese Obi-wan Kenobi; Princess Yuki is an analogue of Princess Leia – and the old rival is, of course, Darth Vader. For now, however, the Rebel Moon machine is running full steam ahead. Reportedly the real “rebel moon” isn’t the moon in either part 1 or part 2 — it’s something that would emerge in a proposed third film, or even a project beyond that.

The theatrical Star Wars movies have largely revolved around legacy characters, but Snyder’s plan involved an entirely fresh cast, with no relationships to past Star Wars protagonists. When Lucasfilm’s plan for the sequel trilogy fell into place, Snyder’s movie disappeared from any future planning boards. But that may be for the better. The need for original streaming content led to the release of his definitive Justice League. Now, he isn’t wholly invested in the traditional cinematic experience for Rebel Moon. “With this, I was not super interested in a theatrical release, especially with the PG-13 versus extended cuts,” Snyder said. “I feel like with the theatrical release, the way the model is, it takes some energy out of it.” George Lucas has often been transparent about what exactly inspired him to create Star Wars. Specifically, famous Japanese cinematographer Akira Kurosawa and his 1958 film The Hidden Fortress. At the same time, Star Wars constructs a layer of fantasy atop elements of a samurai tradition that Western observers already found fascinating well before 1977. So it's not particularly surprising that a substantial portion of the treasure trove on display at Rancho Obi-Wan, the largest private collection of Star Wars memorabilia in the world, comes from Japan. Japan's unique aesthetic tradition makes it just as appealing to people who collect Star Wars as it is to those who create it. There are clear parallels between the Jedi and the samurai. They both follow a code aside from the outward appearance of kimono-like clothing, Darth Vader’s samurai-style helmet and swords (see below). The Jedi have the Jedi Code, which, Buddhist-like, frowns on attachments and stresses compassion. It also forbids killing unarmed opponents as well as coming to terms with and finding peace in your death, as we see when Obi-Wan Kenobi sacrifices himself in his duel with Darth Vader in Star Wars: E pisode IV.Dan is a Jedi Padawan who is a bit impatient and sarcastic -- he just wants to see a little Jedi action. His master Tajin is wise and cautious, but trusting,” Rimes says. “Dan learns the hard way about what it means to seek out a fight or to underestimate an opponent.” This is pretty much exactly what happens to Kylo Ren in Rise of Skywalker. From a certain point of view. Like the Jedi, samurai warriors existed for hundreds of years and understandably went through several evolutions. The samurai of the peaceful Edo period transitioned to more civilian roles of governing and protection and, like the Jedi, trained in both martial arts and spirituality (for the samurai, it was the principles of Confucianism). Jedi code and Bushido Kinema Citrus’ “The Village Bride” finds a fallen Jedi, known only as F, observing a small village’s wedding rituals. Little is known about F, but what she does not reveal speaks volumes.