Damon Lindelof Just Spilled the Tea on His Scrapped Star Wars Movie
- Why Damon Lindelof left the Star Wars project.
- The struggle with getting the ‘tone’ right.
- What his version of the movie would have looked like.
We just saw some news that makes us a little sad for sci-fi fans. Damon Lindelof was working on a secret Star Wars movie. Then, he got fired. Ouch.
The 3x Emmy winner recently opened up about the whole thing. He said he really struggled with the vibe of the project. Lucasfilm is very picky about their movies. It is hard to make everyone happy.
Damon wanted to talk about nostalgia. He wanted to look at the past in a new way. From an artist’s point of view, the aesthetic sounds like it would have been moody. Think dusty planets and beautiful, lonely shots.
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Damon is a huge talent. He gave us shows like Lost and Watchmen. But even the best creators hit a wall sometimes. Star Wars is a big machine with lots of moving parts.
It reminds us of all the drama happening on reality TV lately. Like how Jeff Probst Totally Messed Up the Survivor 50 Finale and We Can’t Look Away. Or when we wondered, OMG! Did Jeff Probst Just Spill the Survivor Season 50 Beans?! Mistakes happen to everyone.
We wonder what those scrapped scripts looked like. Probably very different from the Star Wars we know. Revision is a tricky thing to get right in a big franchise.
Our Take
We think it is a bummer that we won’t see this version. Damon has a very specific visual eye. He likes things to feel grounded and emotional. Star Wars needs more of that artistic spirit. Maybe one day he will get another shot at the stars.
