With Remakers Mark-ers both traveling Europe and trying to survive the incredibly busy time that comes with the end of a school year and Spring-to-Summer transition, we thought it would be fun to take a pause and re-broadcast our very first Special Episode, recorded shortly after Disney purchased Lucasfilm, where we share our hopes and wishes for what the rekindled Star Wars universe would bring us. Here’s to hoping some of these come true!

Welcome to the very first Special Episode of Remakers Mark! The whole geek community, including all of us here at Remakers Mark, were flabbergasted by the Disney purchase of Lucasfilm, and announcement that a ‘Sequel Trilogy‘ of Episodes VII, VIII, and IX would be made. A few months later, it was also announced that Disney would be making stand-alone Star Wars features. And that’s where this Special Episode comes into play: here we each provide an example of what we would like to see in a stand-alone Star Wars film. From Knights of the Old Republic to a deep dive into the world of the Sith, we leave few Star Wars Universe stones unturned.

Enjoy!

Speaking of the remake of Star Wars, the following email conversation between all of the Remakers Mark hosts was too fun not to share. It all started with this link, sharing news about the three major stars from the Original Trilogy. And then it spiraled blissfully out of control from there:

Kyle: If Han, Leia, and Luke are involved in VII and beyond, there’s no way they’d use anyone but the originals. I think they’d likely write it differently so that the characters would only be referenced if they weren’t involved.

Lee: In response to Luke, Leia and Han appearing in episode VII and beyond, how about this:

Mark:

Andy

Lee:

Jer:

Andy: And Meryl Streep is the Force.

Lee: I think Summer Glau can play a better force than even the great Meryl Streep.

Jer: Also, Steve Zahn plays Jek Porkins II, a wily wise-cracking T-16 pilot being hunted by the remnants of the Empire.

Lee: Steve Zahn is Porkins III, fat Val Kilmer is Porkins Jr.

Jer: Now THAT is a Star Wars spinoff movie I’d watch.