Follow us on Google News
Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed
James Bond might not be to everyone’s taste after all. Even though it seems like Idris Elba has yet to leave the race for the role, in truth, theLutheractor turned it down even before he was brought up as a serious competitor to other contenders like Henry Cavill and Tom Hardy. For him, the suave, brooding detective is the closest fans can get to see him as a sleuth trying to save the world one disaster at a time.
![Idris Elba [via GQ]](https://i2.wp.com/fwmedia.fandomwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/10041224/Idris-Elba-via-GQ.jpg)
But now, as time moves on, people find new faces and more candidates to be obsessed with for the role of 007. In the meanwhile, Elba moves out of the shadow of his Asgardian hero to become the villain of an equally expansive franchise at Disney.
Idris Elba [viaGQ]Also read:Idris Elba Claims Luther Can Become Modern-Day James Bond, Replace $10B Franchise: “Equally engaging, equally s*xy and great to see visually”
Idris Elba Set To Enter theStar WarsUniverse as a Villain?
Rumors abound everywhere regarding the status of the galaxy far, far away, and even though everything seems still at the surface, plans are brewing already for the long-awaited film under the Lucasfilm banner. WithEpisode IXending the sequel trilogy in 2019, fans were thrown into the new world of streaming where the content was being constantly fed about the lives, legacies, and stories of characters old and new. Amid the new developments, there wasn’t sufficient time to rectify the errors that divided the fandom after the sequel trilogy.
Now that the rush has somewhat died down withAndorSeason 1 being the latest among its numerous Disney+ additions, Lucasfilm turns its gaze toward film once again by planning to build more on the story that was left in media’s res withThe Rise of Skywalker.And it is a fact established that every story needs a villain to define and give purpose to its hero. The whispers in the grapevine suggestIdris Elbais set to step out from the shadows and potentially star as the shiny new Sith villain in the latest installment of theStar Warsfranchise.
Also read:“If YOU define your work by your race, that is your prerogative”:Thor: Love and ThunderStar Idris Elba Faces Major Fan Backlash After Controversial Comment
The recent announcement at the Star Wars Celebration 2023 has confirmed a new Jedi Order movie withDaisy Ridley‘s Rey at the plot’s center. The story will take place 15 years after the events ofEpisode IXand find Rey attempting to rebuild the Order and reinstate the Jedi as the peacekeepers of the universe once again. The film will be directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.
The Current Status of theStar WarsFranchise Looks Dubious
With JJ Abrams and Rian Johnson, the majority of theStar Warsfaction was upset and divided over their manipulation of the sequel trilogy and the radical change in the timeline, leading to years’ worth of confusion and resentment. The current appointment of Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau seeks to rectify the errings of their predecessors by introducing a multi-seasonAhsokaseries. It will not only showcase the character in live-action for the first time but act as a medium to reset the universe by uncanonizing or erasing major pieces of the sequel trilogy.
Also read:Star WarsCreator George Lucas Reportedly Not Happy With Daisy Ridley’s Sequel Trilogy, ConfirmsStar WarsTheory
More reports on how the writers will handle the canon have indicated that certain moments of time and pieces of history in the trilogy can be changed or altered and this will mostly be done after alluding to the subject inAhsokaSeason 1 and diving into the decanonization in Season 2. Favreau had already issued a statement claiming how his goal is to“retell and redo some pieces of the sequels”. Many have taken that to consider with a degree of confidence that the director is speaking of the World Between Worlds.
If that is in fact the case, as was seen inRebelsSeason 4, Ezra saving Ahsoka from sure death at the hands of Darth Vader impacts and changes the Canon’s timeline. As far as Filoni and Favreau’s plans are concerned, the filmmaker duo might be planning to do something similar by introducing the mystical plane and having Ahsoka travel through the portal changing the timeline and resetting major aspects of the sequel trilogy. There might yet be some hope left of salvaging the Skywalker Saga.
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalkeris available for streaming on Disney+.
Source:Twitter
Diya Majumdar
Senior Writer
Articles Published :2410
Diya Majumdar is a Senior Content Writer at FandomWire with over 2000 published articles on the website. Since 2022, she has been working as an entertainment journalist with a special focus on films and pop culture.Among the countless genres and themes of Hollywood, the ones that particularly favor Diya’s tastes include Game of Thrones, DC, and well-aged thrillers and classics.
