Star Wars fans divided as Dave Filoni takes over franchise
Star Wars has gone though a lot of changes over the years, but now a new figure is taking over the galaxy far, far away…
When it comes to the Star Wars franchise, we’ve seen a lot happen over the past decade. From a new trilogy, to a bunch of new shows, the galaxy far, far away is certainly different, for better or worse.
And now fans have another big change to react to; a change of leadership in fact, as Dave Filoni is now taking over Lucasfilm as Chief Creative Officer.
Filoni is likely best known for his work on Ashoka and The Mandalorian, but as fans had their opinions on his work there, they also have a lot to say about this.
Star Wars fans react to Dave Filoni
Filoni worked as the producer for The Mandalorian and writer-producer-director for Ashoka, but actually started working alongside George Lucas on the animated Clone Wars show nearly twenty years ago. Now, his new promotion will put him much higher up and further ahead in the decision making and development process of creating new Star Wars projects, and he will be working closely with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and head of development Carrie Beck.
Speaking of his promotion to Vanity Fair, Filoni said, “In this new role, it’s opened up to basically everything that’s going on. When we’re planning the future of what we’re doing now, I’m involved at the inception phase.”
“I’m not telling people what to do,” he added. “But I do feel I’m trying to help them tell the best story that they want to tell. I need to be a help across the galaxy here, like a part of a Jedi Council almost.”
But while Filoni clearly seems excited for the role, not every fan is on board. Check out some of the mixed responses given on X (formerly Twitter) below:
FINALLY! In Filoni I Trust!!! pic.twitter.com/2rDEgSqCKN
— RJ (@ResonantJustice) November 21, 2023
“STAR WARS IS SAVED”
— 🌌 𝒥𝒶𝓎 🌌 #FreePalestine🇵🇸 (@Parzival_jay) November 21, 2023
Dave filoni star wars: pic.twitter.com/wa1ouHq7nL
here’s how i can get dave filoni to put lando in every future star wars project ever pic.twitter.com/odk9gFJDiC
— cam ✨ (@camandfilm) November 21, 2023
DAVE FILONI IS THE FUTURE OF STAR WARS CONFIRMED! 🤯 https://t.co/gywmFw7xMp
— Josh (@TheDenofNerds) November 21, 2023
oh thank god. what this franchise really needs is dave filoni shepherding every creative choice from the very beginning of production. star wars is saved! pic.twitter.com/66uzp00Fh2
— John DiLillo (@JohnDiLillo) November 21, 2023
Nobody loves Star Wars more than Dave Filoni(for better and worse). Dude will move the heavens themselves to make everything make sense and matter and try to tell a cool story doing it. Whether he succeeds at that or not is up to the viewer https://t.co/SPQ3fYw2Ue
— Red’s Shadow (@RedLReviews) October 8, 2023
I like how everyone agrees that Star Wars should be MORE than Dave Filoni reading out his Star Wars fanfics https://t.co/fgIfZ10B2y
— Wesam Takes Off 🔥🔥🔥 #FreePalestine 🇵🇸 (@thecwazy_crowla) November 21, 2023
To all you overprotective Star Wars nerds out there, Dave Filoni loves the sequels. He also loves Andor.
— Lord Edge (@cgd0911) November 21, 2023
Nothing is getting replaced and nothing is getting retconned. Filoni loves variety in the SW universe. We can all be civil and realistic about this. https://t.co/tJLkR84IEf pic.twitter.com/ozkNQXB2hn
Star Wars will continue to fail to create anything new and noteworthy. Under this leadership, all it can be is endlessly self-referential.
— Michael Austin (@mikeswriting) November 21, 2023
As for other projects Filoni is working on, such as a potential second season of Ashoka or the movie that sets to unite all of the current Star Wars shows, it seems he will not be backing away from these responsibilities: “To truly help filmmakers, it was really important for me to experience it first-hand,” he explained. “I can also lend a perspective on the challenges that telling these stories will present. I feel more capable of actually being helpful outside of just saying, ‘Well, Jedi are like this, and Sith are like this…’”
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