Coming to Disney+ Star Wars: The Lost Command (Star Wars: Skeleton Crew), a new series of the legendary galactic franchise. A project that takes place at the same time chronologically as others, such as The Mandalorian or Ahsokadesigned to dispel fans’ skepticism after Novice. To do this, he has a top-level creative team led by a tandem Jon Watts And Christopher Fordfamous for the trilogy Spider-Man from Tom Holland.
Both are writing the script and serving as executive producers. Watts directing some episodes. Along with them and Star Wars: The Lost Command there are directors of this caliber Daniels (Everything at once everywhere), Bryce Dallas Howard (The Mandalorian), Lee Isaac Chang (Minari, Twisters), David Lowry (Green Knight) or Jake Schreier (Thunderbolts).
Star Wars: The Lost Command
Star Wars takes the spirit of Amblin to a galaxy far away. Lost Team It’s a timeless tribute to those films that defined an entire generation of children four decades ago. The project perfectly reflects this heritage, delivering a fabulous, fun and exciting youth adventure that will brighten up fans’ Christmas holidays.
Story Star Wars: The Lost Command follows four children from the sleepy planet Attin. One day they find a mysterious treasure, which turns out to be a giant spaceship. While exploring, they accidentally turned on the vehicle and mistakenly jumped into hyperspace. Lost in the middle of the galaxy and in the company of a single ancient droid, they must find their way home. An Odyssey in which they discover that their home hides much more than they thought.
Goonies from space
From the first previews and prerequisites, Star Wars: The Lost Command He always made it clear what his tone would be. Watts And Ford They were going to follow in the footsteps of a very specific genre – adventure productions of the Amblin production company. This company was founded in the 80s Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy (current CEO of Lucasfilm) and Frank Marshall She gained particular fame thanks to films such as Goonies, Alien alien, Gremlins or Back to the Future.
It was these films, aimed at children and teenagers, that shaped the cultural heritage of an entire generation. They even shaped the 80s pop culture we know today. Star Wars: The Lost Command He captures this adventurous and fantastical spirit as a permanent tribute. It’s strange that after more than forty years of the galactic saga, one of its main stories has never been approached in this way before.
Because the truth is that Amblin’s style fits Star Wars perfectly. Lost Team This is exactly what fans of these films might expect. The story of children in search of treasure – in this case, a missing house – in the middle of a rich, fascinating and dangerous world, in equal measure. Pirates, strange creatures, dungeons, creatures with “magical” powers, secret places… The influence of these films is such that there are even identical shots, and children get around on galactic versions of classic bicycles. The winks are countless.
Expand the galaxy
When you deepen into Amblin’s tone, Star Wars: The Lost Command can afford a luxury that few galactic productions have had the opportunity to do. The series has the opportunity to introduce fans of the galaxy to a completely new and unknown world. In Attina we see an unprecedented planet. Star wars. Adults drive to work in their cars or walk their pets in the front garden, children go to school with backpacks and play with their toys, fantasizing about distant stories of the Jedi… This is a very lived-in world, close to the world. any city in the real Western world.
This ability to distance himself from the sands of Tatooine or the epic battles between the Dark and Light Sides of the Force in the past was unlikely to be seen. Star Wars has always presented planets with very distinctive characteristics, with more or less influence from African or Asian cultures. Its cities and towns have always basked in this “exotic” side. Even in the most modern places like Coruscant, there were certain very specific patterns. But Star Wars: The Lost Command This is different.
And it is precisely this extreme approach to the earthly that allows us to connect a lot with his heroes. When children travel into the galaxy and encounter worlds so different from their own, it’s as if we, the audience, are going on the same journey. The idea is amazing, and the three episodes Disney has allowed us to show to critics so far make great use of it.
Cute characters
Of course, another distinguishing factor Star Wars: The Lost Command These are four young heroes. Again according to the diagrams Goonies or, more recently, Stranger Things (Amblin’s great modern heir), the main characters of this series will quickly win over fans. Each of them has a very well expressed personality and charisma. And if mysterious Jude Law that hides much more than it seems, the whole grows.
Noble to all this, Star Wars: The Lost Command This is a much more youthful and family-friendly series than the company’s other recent projects. It is not without its dark moments, but its overall tone is much lighter and kinder than Novice or AndorFor example. And while it’s not perfect, as its pacing has some slight ups and downs at times, it’s surprisingly entertaining. This is the perfect premiere for Christmas dates, a series of very flirty, friendly and original adventures that pay homage to the great films of forty years ago. This is sure to keep us fans happy every week.
First two episodes Star Wars: The Lost Command They are now available on Disney+.
Source: Hiper Textual
