Disney says cost, not quality concerns, killed the acolyte

the year in star wars was shaky, but amid all the surprising announcements on the big screen, the biggest earthquakes might have emanated from the Disney+ series The acolyte. The series disrupted many star wars‘ the most deeply rooted principles, especially about the Jedi Order, and touched the feelings of fans who have toxic ways of expressing themselves. Then, shortly after the season ended, the show’s cancellation was announced, a rare definitive blow for Lucasfilm.

talking to Vulture In a wide-ranging interview that also touches on the future of Marvel streaming, among other topics, Disney’s Alan Bergman acknowledged. The acolyteThe achievements (it was a success, remember?). But he also had a pragmatic explanation for why he only had one season. “In regards to Acolyte“We were happy with our performance, but it wasn’t where we needed it given the cost structure of that title, frankly, to do a second season,” Bergman said. “So that’s why we didn’t do that.”

Regarding the news of Disney+ star wars title, the recently released skeleton crewHe said it’s too early to see what’s next. “Skeleton Crew It’s in the works now, so we’ll see. We’ve seen some growth in that. We’ll see how it goes…the reviews have been excellent on skeleton crewso we’ll have to see how it all plays out as it goes along.”

That will last us until 2024. But what happens next year? “Have Andor second season, which we are very excited about. It’s excellent. “I’ve seen every episode and it’s a fantastic season,” Bergman said. He’s the boss, so it’s not like he’s going to say anything different, but it’s nice to hear, right?

There’s also Dave Filoni’s second season of AhsokaBergman continued, adding: “We are looking at several additional series that are in development. We’ll see what we decide to do. Like I said before, they have to be great, and when we are in the position where we think we have what we want, we will move forward. As for the movies, at this point we have mandalorianwhich will be released on Memorial Day on the 26th, and we have several films that we are developing. When we are ready, we will make announcements about what they are.”

The conclusion of this is that many confirmed details about star wars‘The future is still in the air, just as star wars He seems to like it.

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