Few people know as much about franchises as Sigourney Weaver. The Oscar-nominated legend currently has three majors under his belt-Ghostbusters, alien, and It’s still a rope-But the following year, he adds a fourth: star Wars. “It was never my intention to get a fourth franchise,” Weaver said recently. “I never thought I would get in star Wars the world. “
What has changed? Well, Weaver is one of the new things next year star Wars movie, The Mandalorian and Grogu. And, in an excellent interview with the empire, Weaver explains why he decided to go to a galaxy far, far away.
“It’s always a script,” Weaver said. “Therefore [with] The Mandalorian and Groguit was not my intention to get a fourth franchise, I never thought I would enter star Wars The world. But what’s interesting about it star Wars now they are still trying to do it star Wars To end it all Star Wars. They allow the universe to exist, and it speaks[ing] Really interesting stories within that. “
That’s a good way to put things in perspective star Warsright? A few years ago (and kind of kicked off in response to Rian Johnson’s the last jedi), The franchise is just floundering trying to find its feet. And maybe that’s because, as Weaver says, they were always trying to find ” star Wars To end it all star Wars. (Star Peace? The Mandalorian and Grogu and different visibility Star Wars: Starfighter-Help suggests staying outside the box will be key to reinvigorating the franchise.
As for his role, the author of Weaver calls the writer and director of the film, Jon Favreau, for bringing him. “I think Jon Favreau thought, ‘OK, we want this woman,'” Weaver said. “I’m not sure it should have been a woman. I also think, these days, they often think, ‘What do I need to do to show up on time?’ And now, because women do everything, hooray for us. [But] I just fell in love with the script and said, ‘I don’t know anything about this world.’ Jon said, ‘Yeah, you can watch the series,’ and I said, ‘Wow, there’s a series?! “
That, right there, is why the weaver’s vision star Wars it’s very interesting. He didn’t even know that this movie was based on a TV series. He comes with new eyes. And if he thinks this movie puts things in perspective, that’s really encouraging.
Weaver can be seen next Avatar: Fire and Ashesat the stadium on December 19. The Mandalorian and Grogu opens May 22, 2026.
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