Just in time for Star Wars Day, I went down a few of the alternative paths that could have been taken by the sequel trilogy’s characters over at The Companion. With the announcement of a new film featuring Rey, it’s a good time to look back at these movies’ abundant potential for the new characters, most of which was squandered by The Rise of Skywalker.
I loved The Last Jedi when I first saw it in 2017, but it’s hard to revisit now after the mess made by TRoS. Still, with a little help from Colin Trevorrow’s leaked draft of his Episode IX – not to mention the stunning concept art that popped up in early 2020, as the dust settled – it’s fun to speculate about where we could have gone.
Gem Wheeler 