JW Rinzler, who has spent years writing nonfiction books about Star Wars and as editor of Lucas Licensing’s book division, he shared a YouTube video this week speculating why Creating the awakening of force it was cancelled. His theory is not much different from what he has speculated in the past, but as he spoke to readers and fans for more than half an hour, a fuller picture appears. No one knows if it is objective truth, as Rinzler admits, but it is a concrete theory, and fans are likely to hold on.
Rinzler, author of books like The Art of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, The Making of Star Wars Revenge of the Sithand The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Movie, states that the cancellation of the The force awakens The book came because Disney and Lucasfilm were concerned that the book would send a bad message. That message, supposedly, is that the production of the film was an embarrassing disaster.
In a 38-minute Q&A video seen above, Rinzler In a lengthy new Q&A video above, Rinzler claims that while production itself might not have been as bad as it sounds, when presenting the numerous Minor issues he encountered Along the way, the cumulative effect of having them all in one book is that it makes the movie look like a disaster. Rinzler, of course, says this is his best guess, and not what he was told, but his height at Star Wars community, some fans are already holding onto it.
Especially those for whom it fits their existing vision that post-Disney Star Wars Films have been a source of frustration and disappointment.
Given the nature of Star Wars, some fans may doubt this account. After all, it’s quite easy to solve the various problems a blockbuster movie faced as the obstacles in the quest for success were overcome, and the endless media attention the franchise receives means that pretty much everything it had planned. writing had probably been covered. to some extent in the public record already. But the idea that Lucasfilm and Disney executives might not be interested in reliving some of those problems and opening wounds after they started to heal makes some sense.
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