In this interview today, Rick McCallum told IGN that the live-action show’s working title is Star Wars: Underworld. He goes on to talk in some detail about the reasons that the series is on hold (“Each one-hour episode is bigger than the prequels were.”) which is rather fascinating in and of itself.
(You’re very lucky that I’m too tired to photoshop anyone’s head onto Kate Beckinsdale’s body.)
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14 responses so far ↓
1 The Broox // Jan 9, 2012 at 6:39 pm
Wasn’t that title at least rumored previously? I seem to remember having read/heard it somewhere before but now can not seem to source my memory.
2 Dunc // Jan 9, 2012 at 6:41 pm
Not confirmed as a working title, but yeah, they’ve been throwing out the term from quite early on.
I really doubt it’ll make it as final title, given the existing franchise.
3 Toph // Jan 9, 2012 at 7:56 pm
Wow. Super interesting. Especially in the context of the Clone Wars project. I sometimes forget–
“This series is a test run for the live action series I’m working on. I’m trying to take Star Wars, which was a $50-million-an-hour adventure, and do it for $2 million an hour. It’s hard to do that and have them look the same.” – GL, Aug. 2008
http://io9.com/5033398/george-lucas-spills-all-about-clone-wars-at-skywalker-ranch
4 Stoogey // Jan 9, 2012 at 7:57 pm
Now all they need is a working production.
5 Tricia // Jan 9, 2012 at 9:18 pm
I wish you had had the time to do that Photoshop.
6 Doyle // Jan 9, 2012 at 11:39 pm
I still hold that it’s a dreadfully interesting idea. The idea of exploring new facets of a well established setting…telling new kinds of stories…running constantly at the possibility of turning the whole franchise on its head. That’s grand.
It’s a bit of a lame-horse title though, isn’t it?
7 Toph // Jan 10, 2012 at 12:03 am
Hahaha Stooge — I saw that your comment username link pointed to http://blogs.starwars.com/ and thought you just hadn’t been specific enough. But no, you actually now own Star Wars Blogs.
“If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.” —Sun Tzu
Congratulations. You win.
8 Stooge // Jan 10, 2012 at 12:34 am
Honestly, I just forgot to put in the /joke.
9 Christian // Jan 10, 2012 at 2:35 am
Sorry, but this project feels more like “Star Wars: Dropped”… :(
10 Aaron // Jan 10, 2012 at 10:17 am
Personally I’m pretty optimistic as far as “Underworld” is concerned. Sure, I’ll probably not live to see its première, but if there’s a production house in the world that might be able to pull off a prequel type TV show for 5 million bucks an episode it must be LFL. They started a TV revolution with Young Indy, they’re doing amazing work with The Clone Wars (technologically speaking, that is), so there’s no doubt in my mind that one day “Underworld” will – attention, pun incoming – surface. And when it does, it will be a sight to see. :-)
Yes, I am a believer. ;-)
11 Mark Newbold // Jan 10, 2012 at 12:42 pm
Well I’m stoked about this, and the project is in safe hands with Rick. Having learned the tricks of the trade with Young Indy, and then transferring that to the Prequels, he can bring that knowledge back to TV with Underworld.
Personally I LOVE the title, as the underworld aspects of Star wars are by far my favourite. That, and the bulk of my fan fic is set in the underworld, so it all works out great.
Will follow this with great interest…
12 TitaniumWookie // Jan 11, 2012 at 5:58 am
this was extremely fascinating. Especially the parts about how the nielsons are bs. thank you for posting!
13 McCallum: LFL hasn’t forgotten about live-action series, cost remains an issue // May 20, 2012 at 2:23 pm
[...] animation, than any of the films we’ve done.” He also clarifies his previous comments on ‘underworld,‘ saying that while the term has plenty of meaning for the series, it’s not a working [...]
14 Carla Lute // May 20, 2012 at 6:52 pm
I would love it if they scaled down the special effects, worked with Henson’s creature shop again. (Pilot from Farscape was awesome.) Let the drive of the show be plot and characters (actors) with the Special Effects thrown in for spice. I’m iffy about the focus on the criminal element…that can be done well, but I like having good guys to root for.
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