![]() ![]() ![]() Abrams'” The Force Awakens,” took some stabs at creating a more vital and singular vision, but it achieved that goal largely through unapologetic homage and refashioning the original formula. There was Jar Jar Binks there was Hayden Christensen as a young Darth Vader there were plans to re-release “Attack of the Clones” and “Revenge of the Sith” in 3D. ![]() Millions of fans clamored for satisfaction after the first trilogy, but what they faced was an unwieldy assemblage of Star Wars media in a constant state of identity crisis. (Knock those dopey prequels all you want, but they were the movies Lucas wanted to make.) When Disney bought the entire Star Wars franchise from Lucasfilm for all the money in the galaxy, the deal forced a reckoning: Over 40 years, George Lucas garnered a massive and rabid fanbase for his singular vision of old-fashioned matinees refashioned for a galaxy far, far away - but it also remained tethered to his whims.
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