Before we get to the inherent silliness of kidnapped, space-slug mobster brats or the fact that Uncle George has gone ahead and Lucased-up one of the last good things about Star Wars, I need someone out there to answer a question for me.
Why in the hell is Obi-Wan Kenobi’s beard made of wood? I understand these are hyper-stylized versions Genndy Tartakovsky’s designs from the original Clone Wars cartoon but that is supposed to be hair. Hair is not trimmed with an axe.
Anyways, the trailer. This looks about as promising as the 1987 kindergarten crayon drawings its plot is based around but with none of the gritty charm. Sticking with the trend established in the prequel trilogy, every goddamn established character from Episodes IV through VI needs to know each other. So Jabba the Hutt is introduced to the war plot. Somebody kidnapped his son and Obi-Wan has to go find him. Makes sense. Of course a group of warrior monks spend their time placating criminal monsters. There’s some stuff blowing up, some spaceships being loud, and some lightsabers. The usual.
I officially have no idea why this needs to exist.
Late as we are to discovering this link at their most hallowed blog, The Screengrab thanks Gizmodo for enriching our days with this type of flotsam. Please head on over there to indulge in the trailer.