According to the EW, ABC is entertaining the idea of the The Star Wars Live action series that Lucas proposed a few years ago. Lucas Films has had 50 scripts for this series but they have been collecting dust since them. The series was originally budgeted for $5 Million per episode. With ABC being owned by Disney, this could decrease the cost of the series and licensing. The price of special effects continue to come down. It could be quite a bit cheaper for ABC/Disney that originally thought.
Below is the plot synopses of the proposed series.
Sources say the live-action series centers on the story of rival families struggling over the control of the seedy underside of the Star Wars universe and the people who live within the subterranean level and air shafts of the metropolis planet Coruscant (the Empire’s urban-sprawl-covered home planet). A bounty hunter may be the main character. Set between the original Star Wars film trilogy and the prequels, the time period allows for all sorts of potential appearances from classic figures from the Star Wars universe. (EW)
I love Star Wars. If they create this series correctly, it could revitalize the Star Wars Franchise and prepare the masses for the newest trilogy of movies. With the scripts already written and Disney’s recent mega purchase of the franchise, I would think they would give it a shot. We will see but the news is a bit exciting for this Star Wars Geek.
What do you think? Are you excited about the prospect of the Star Wars Live action TV series or is it just a bunch of noise about nothing?
