Merely a day afterit was announcedthatDaniel KwanandDaniel Scheinertwould direct an episode of the upcomingStar Warsseries,Skeleton Crew, the filmmakers explained why they decided to join the project. After sweeping the Academy Awards ceremony with their film,Everything Everywhere All at Once, the Daniels are heading to the galaxy far, far away. During a social media post to his Instagram story (viaEntertainment Weekly), Kwan revealed the reasons behind them being attached to the show, explaining thatJon Wattsinvited them to work onSkeleton Crewbeforetheir beloved multiversal adventureeven hit theaters:
“Don’t worry. We aren’t working on a whole series, we guest directed one episod. Jon Watts approached us to do an episode a while ago (beforeEEAAOeven came out). We love Jon, loveStar Wars, love learning new tech, we love meeting new cast and crew, (…) so it was an easy yes.”
The comment responds to fans of the Daniels who were concerned about the filmmakers being too occupied with a big franchise right after winning theirAcademy Awards. There’s a precedent for a situation of this sort, asTaika Waititiworked on twoThormovies for a long time after finding success with his smaller-scale, independent work. The Daniels were quick to reassure their followers that they would only be directing an episode of theStar Warsspin-off, and that they would start working on a brand-new, original movie, as soon as they could.
Watts is also no stranger to handling big productions, as the director was in charge of theSpider-Mantrilogy for Sony Pictures andMarvel Studios.The latest installment in the series,Spider-Man: No Way Home, was an enormous success at the box office, becoming the first movie to earn over a billion dollars after the COVID-19 pandemictemporarily shut down the industry. His years dedicated to Marvel were enough reason for fans to get excited when he was announced as the showrunner forSkeleton Crew, when the show was publicly presented for the first time atlast year’sStar WarsCelebration.
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What WillStar Wars: Skeleton CrewBe About?
While the premise ofSkeleton Crewis hidden inside an Imperial vault, it has been described as a story focused on kids, similar toStranger Things, as they live in the galaxy during the same time frame as their fellowStar Warsproject,The Mandalorian. With the show centering around Grogu constantly introducing secondary characters, it shouldn’t come as a surprise if some of them appear in the upcoming adventure starringJude Law. While there is a big galaxy out there, you don’t know who you might run into when you travel across the stars.
You can check out the trailer for the third season ofThe Mandalorianbelow. New episodes are released every Wednesday:
