Lucasfilm Releases “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” Filmmaker Roundtable Interview with Series Creators and Directors

Participants include Jake Schreier, Christopher Ford, Jon Watts, Bryce Dallas Howard, and David Lowery.

Today Lucasfilm released a new roundtable interview with the filmmakers behind its new live-action Disney+ series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew via the official Star Wars YouTube channel.

What’s happening:

  • A new 11-minute interview video with the filmmakers behind Star Wars: Skeleton Crew was released today via Lucasfilm’s official YouTube channel.
  • Participants include series creators Jon Watts and Christopher Ford (who previously collaborated on Marvel Studios’ recent Spider-Man trilogy), plus directors Jake Schreier (Thunderbolts*), Bryce Dallas Howard (The Mandalorian), and David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon).

Watch Skeleton Crew | Filmmaker Roundtable | Disney+:

What they’re saying:

  • Jon Watts: “On the third Spider-Man, I was shooting with Jon Favreau. We were just talking and I gave him the very, very quick pitch, and he was like, ‘Would you want me to produce it? Is that cool? It would be me and Dave Filoni.’ And I was like, ‘Yes, Jon Favreau. That would be great.’”
  • Bryce Dallas Howard: “I remember when I was working on season three of Mandalorian, the Third Floor team, who creates and animates all of the pre-viz, they were working on Skeleton Crew. And I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, how is it?’ And they were like, ‘It’s so good!’ And so there was already buzz on campus about it.”
  • David Lowery: “It was a really easy yes. I mean, you told me the elevator pitch of the show, and then mentioned that Jude Law was going to be starring in it. And I feel like I had just left set like five minutes earlier making a movie with Jude and a bunch of kids [Peter Pan & Wendy]. And I was like, ‘Oh. This is going to be exceedingly comfortable.’”

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew will debut with a two-episode premiere on Tuesday December 3rd, exclusively via Disney+.

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