By:Dominic La-Viola
Director Shawn Levy sat down with “the business podcast” for an interview to promote his new film “Star Wars Starfighter”.
“There is no mandate or interference other than the constant encouragement to make this new,” Levy told The Business podcast. “And that’s the truth… Starfighter is all new characters, based on new ideas that Jonathan [Tropper] and I cooked up alone and together.”
With the only note that was given from the studio was to make it “new”. Which, honestly, sounds more like a green light to make it your own.
Instead of taking the cookie-cutter route, as they have with the previous films. Running the franchise right into the ground,
“It’s still terrifying. Let me make that clear. You still want to get it right. And having gone to Star Wars Celebration with [Ryan] Gosling, the appetite of the fan base and the expectations of the fan base is intense. And it’s palpable. But most of all, what I learned in Tokyo is the thirst for something new at this moment in time. So I feel lucky that that’s what I’m making right now.”
Levy went on to say in the interview, expressing that, yes, he does have more creative freedom than on other projects. Without question, more freedom than everyone else when it comes to a “Star Wars” film. Although that doesn’t make it any easier. Having huge shoes to fill and expectations to live up to.
Source- Total Film.
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