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The filmmakers behind the next Star Wars series are excited to introduce a story of secret treasure and curious kids for anyone who’s up for a journey into the stars.
By Kristin Baver
Seeking advice on casting his squad of young actors for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, creator Jon Watts looked to the longtime film and television director who had brought together The Goonies: the late Richard Donner.
It was just a few weeks before Donner passed in 2021. “And he said the smartest thing, which was when you’re looking at a 10-year-old kid, you’re not [just] casting an actor to play a role,” Watts recalls. “You’re looking for someone that embodies the spirit of the character. So that’s what was always in the back of my mind.”
The story of Skeleton Crew, set in the era of the New Republic, carries forward much of the same heart and sense of adventure inherent in The Goonies and other stories of the era, including the classic LucasArts game Monkey Island, Amblin Entertainment’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones franchise. “It’s the story of kids who happen to live on what they think of as a boring planet,” says series co-creator Chris Ford. But as they go on this adventure, finding their way back quickly becomes complicated. “Unfortunately, along the way they attract the attention of a bunch of pirates and other space criminals.”…
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