A Film Satire Article or is it?: Why I should be President of Lucasfilm following Kathleen Kennedy’s Departure.
A Film Satire Article or is it?: Why I should be President of Lucasfilm following Kathleen Kennedy’s Departure.
Hello Readers,
As many of my peers and friends know, I am a very ambitious person, and as such, my ambitions and level of intellect force me to act in such a way that is dominated by my ego. As I joke about with many on a constant basis, I believe I would be an above average candidate to be chosen by Bob Iger to replace Kathleen Kennedy, once her contract with Lucasfilm expires. So i decided to talk my plan out and why I would be such a grand choice for Disney, to choose, to replace KK, and the reason I want the Job so bad.
Why I don’t believe Favreau, or someone who works at Lucasfilm presently would be good Candidates, why I would exceed expectations.
Now many of you know how I am a supporter of Jon Favreau, replacing KK, and that is the hope of many within the Star Wars Fandom.
I would suggest going against this as we want Favreau, working on projects that make Disney and Lucasfilm money. His successes as a Director and Producer, are what make him great, to put him in a corporate office Disney would inherently be sabotaging their own brand as Favreau, by taking him off the floor of making projects at Lucasfilm.
Favreau is good at what he does and needs someone who is willing to give him the freedom and manage the books and the studio so he can focus on creating quality content.
The same goes for many other names of people who work at Lucasfilm. They want to be working in the creative side, not the office side of things. And that is what they are good at so let them be good at it.
My Qualifications and Background.
My background, while not in the film industry, is in management and accounting. This means I understand how to budget and work with a team of others to accomplish goals within a business, and I am more than willing to talk to press, and play the politician/mediator and hype person role that the president of Lucasfilm will need to fill in order to fix the brand KK has tarnished over the last few years. Further than that I am also qualified as I am a student of Transmedia-Storytelling, the part of film studies that covers large franchises. My main focus of course being in Star Wars, Willow and Indiana Jones. As a fan of George Lucas, I’d argue that i have an understanding and I know what needs to come from the stories being told, and what fans will like and what will return the brand to success, in the future.
My Plans if I was President of Lucasfilm,How I will run things differently.
As president of Lucasfilm I would only approve of projects that were exciting to me as a fan of the franchise, while supporting the creative team at Lucasfilm and putting the right personnel in place to make money and bring the fans back to the cinema. Significant funds would be placed into ILM, in particular to create new and exciting Digital and Practical effects for usage by the studio. I would also place a budget into creating at least one blockbuster feature a year, and I would lower the amount of shows being produced for Disney Plus, based on the success of the features in theaters.
In the realm of gaming I will push Lucasfilm Games, to partner with game studios developers to create new and exciting titles, as well as renew and succeed with ones that may have been seen as flops, to create new stories across the library of Lucasfilm IP at my disposal. In order to get a game produced, the game must be made by fans for fans, and if they are going to promise to make something open world it must consist of 50/50 mix of iconic locations and original ones to satisfy fans of all ages. The focus also will be on character customization, allowing players replayability, and opportunities to continue playing past launch for at least 10 years.
In the Parks, I would partner with Imagineering and focus funds from success to re-imagine and expand experiences that exist around the world. Using my other ideas on this blog page, I would use considerable resources from Lucasfilm, to transition Batuu in Walt Disney World Florida, to the Pre-Galactic Civil War Era, during the events of Andor, Star Wars Rebels and Solo: A Star Wars Story. While Galaxy’s Edge in California will remain the same until the reimagining of Galaxy’s Edge Florida is complete before being reimagined to take place in the Mandalorian/Mando-verse era. I would also be focusing on expanding the land in Florida, hopefully being allowed to work with Disney Imagineering on my proposal for a fifth gate, with Star Wars IP. as for the Galactic Starcruiser, I would also have this rethemed to the Pre-Galactic Civil War era, with a new story and bring excitement to it, as well as expand it and remarket the concept to lack the words hotel, and instead use the term “two night all inclusive experience” or coin a new word such as “ immersive stay” into the marketing to renew and help the project to succeed. In terms of expansion the Star Cruiser will also be given two sister ships, at DHS to assist in capacity, and to inevitably lower the price and triple profits, allowing for re-visitabilty as all three ships will be different, and run on opposing days to triple capacity with the experience. All bookings would then be done directly online instead of over the phone, playing into the socially awkward nature of many star wars fans who may not wish to speak to people on the phone.
NEW Films, Series and Disney+:
While i will be able to have limited creative control, with my role as President of Lucasfilm, I would pitch ideas, and find new faces, and directors to create these series, as to get away from the oversaturated market, of directors who seem to auteur everything modern in hollywood these days.
I would create a series of Quid Pro Quo’s with new talent. That if they succeed in creating the project we assign to them, we will produce a second project of their own, expanding the creative IP’s owned by both Lucasfilm and Disney, with new stories from these new directors bringing in more funds for our brand.
My own personal concepts for TV and Film would be the projects pitched to this new talent, and I would oversee the scripts and treatments personally, with limited help from aides, and assistants to make sure it is what fans expect from current Lucasfilm IP.
My concepts for these projects Include:
Film:
Palpatine Trilogy Origin Story: Horror/Dark Fantasy/ Rated R; in it we will destroy the characters from the End of the Acolyte Ending that chapter of Star Wars Lore.
Darth Plagueis: the Fall of the acolyte story, and Plagueis Meeting with Palpatine.
Darth Sidious: film will focus of Sidious, his training and rise to power
Darth Maul:film will focus on the discovery of Maul by Sidious and lead up to the beginning of the Phantom Menace and Death of Darth Plagueis.
A Boba Fett Redemption Arc: Western/Sci-Fi. John Wick=Boba Fett
An original story featuring Luke Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano taking place after Episode 6: Fantasy
Willow 2: will reboot the events of the Willow Series, and do justice to this franchise with both Val Kilmer and Warwick Davis in the lead(Can be animated)
Qi’Ra: A Star Wars Story: will fill in the gap following Solo: A Star Wars Story in regards to the character of Qi’Ra
A New Sequel Trilogy(since I will be attempting to Retcon, seven,eight and nine)
Death Watch origin Film
Rangers of the New Republic Film: will settle a dispute with Gina Carano who must return as Cara Dume for this film
Series:
An animated Indiana Jones Series
The adventures of Short Round
A Series set in the world of Strange Magic
Lucasfilm/ Film Festival Series: a show where Film Students compete to create full length features, set in the realm of an annual film festival, as a behind the scenes Docu-series, to introduce Viewers to these new Creatives and excite them for the future.
TALES OF Series: a group of animated series that focus on different elements of the Star Wars Galaxy, rather than airing once a year under a new title, every month, I would see to it that these mini-series episodes are releasing continuously, creating animated content for Disney+
Tales of the Jedi
Tales of the Empire
Tales of the Sith
Tales of the Republic
Tales of the Rebellion
Tales of the First Order
Tales Of the Resistance
Tales of the Mandalorians
Tales of the Underworld
Tales of the Separatists
Tales of the Villains
Tales of the Heroes
An animated Han Solo and Chewbacca Series: set after Solo A Star Wars Story, the story of Han doing a job for Jabba the Hutt
Lando: The Calrissian Chronicles series: will follow Lando following the End of Solo to how he becomes Administrator of Cloud City
Animated Thrawn and Ezra Series set on Peridiah, following the Events of Rebels Leading to the Events of Ahsoka.
Series focuses on Bothan Spies during the Galactic Civil War.
Animated Duchess Satine and Obi Wan Series set prior to Episode I
Yoda: Mysteries of the Force: a dark animated series set on Dagobah, in regards to yoda, with flashbacks and force visions telling the story of the Wise Old Jedi Master, uncovering his mysteries, and perhaps his origins.
Origins of the Jedi and Sith Series: a series set during the past during the age of the first Jedi and Sith will focus on their rise and fall
Jar Jar Series: will focus on Jar Jar Binks following the events of Episode III and how dark his life got, tragedy, with the goal of making fans feel bad for Jar Jar.
The Max Rebo Band: A Comedy series set in star wars focused on the creation and formation of the Max Rebo band
A Docu Series focused on Fans,from Cosplayers to Star Wars Collectibles.
What projects would I cancel as President of Lucasfilm, and why?
James Mangolds Origins of the Jedi Film: if the film is anything like Indiana Jones 5, we don’t want it. If I read the script and felt there was potential, It would be moved forward with
The Rey Star Wars Film: since we are trying to retcon the Sequel trilogy, I don’t see a way for a Rey film to be successful.
Taika Waititi’s Star Wars Film: not going to happen anyone who forgets Natalie Portman was in the Prequels, doesn’t deserve to make a Star Wars Film.
Anything Kathleen Kennedy Announced that isn’t already in Production will be heavily scrutinized
What Projects would I move forward with?
Mandalorian and Grogu
Ahsoka Season 2
Mandalorian season 4
Unannounced Clone Animated Series(rumored to be in development)by Dave Filoni
Anything Dave and Jon Favreau approached me with excited me hearing the pitch would be moved forward with and fast tracked.
I would read the script and perhaps unshelve, Patty Jenkin’s Rogue Squadron and Donald Glover’s Lando Series if they have what I am looking for in entertainment and excitement for fans.
Why else should I be President of Lucasfilm?
Anyone Kathleen is allowed to choose won’t be loyal to Bob Iger, and will continue making problems for him with investors, I am a safe bet, as I am not interwoven into hollywood and by being selected for such a prestigious position at Lucasfilm, would have one goal in mind, making quality films that reignite the spark within the fandom and in return make Disney Money. For being chosen I would have extreme Loyalty to Bob Iger, and Disney, but also will know what needs to be done, by listening to Bob’s issues and criticisms and running with the ideas to better succeed and obtain financial success.
What do I want In my contract?
I only have a few demands in mind when it comes to me becoming president of Lucasfilm.
I want to make a minimum of 500,000 a year with a chance of 1%-10% royalties on films that are successful and no royalties on my failures. This makes me a cheap choice compared to any-other Executive in Hollywood at that level, I want money going into projects not into my pockets. This will rise slowly every year based on success or not at all based on failures. Therefore any other amount I would be paid would be reinvested into Lucasfilm projects and to benefit employees instead of myself.
I want to be able to remain in Florida, and work remotely for the most part,and when I am needed for important meetings, where I need to be present in Burbank( Disney) or San Francisco(Lucasfilm) the expenses for my travel, room and board will be on Lucasfilm/Disney, not on me personally.
I want a security for me in my contract, that I cannot be removed from the position for at least 10 years, for any reason. The only way to get rid of me for 10 years will be if I step down.
I want to establish a Drug Free Workplace Program at Lucasfilm for maximum efficiency and clarity, within creative spaces as well as all non-essential roles.
I want access to Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge and the Galactic Star Cruiser, after hours to better assess issues and lore accuracy.
I would like to shadow Kevin Feigie in his duties as President at Marvel, to learn how to be the best I can be in my new role as President of Lucasfilm, as well as understand the duties of the Job.
I would like to eventually have stock options to obtain between 1% and 2% of the Walt Disney Company, to assist in voting on how the company is run and to assist in rebranding the company’s image.
I don’t want to be questioned on my methods or creative Idealism within the way I would run Lucasfilm. In order to bring in change I will need this ability.
I would Like to meet George Lucas and truly learn his philosophy on all IP, to learn directly from the master or at least be able to get his own thoughts or notes on projects being worked on and how he would want it to be fixed.
I want to be able to keep my blog, but will be willing to remove any concepts or articles that spoil projects that are upcoming within my tenure as president of Lucasfilm.
Anyways, let me know what you think. Is this Satire or would I make a good president of Lucasfilm.
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