Listen upStar Warsfans, this is some big news for the galaxy far, far away —AhsokacreatorDave Filonihas officially been named asLucasfilm’s Chief Creative Officer.He’s truly reached the high ground.Per Vanity Fair, Filoni’s new position will allow him to become more involved with the creative process on all upcomingStar Warsprojects. He will work closely alongside Lucasfilm PresidentKathleen Kennedyand Head of DevelopmentCarrie Beck. “Now I’m what’s called Chief Creative Officer of Lucasfilm,” Filoni announced, going on to say:
“In the past, in a lot of projects I would be brought into it, I would see itafterit had already developed a good ways… In this new role, it’s opened up to basically everything that’s going on. When we’re planning the future of what we’re doing now, I’m involved at the inception phase."
Filioni hopes his new role will see him step intomore of an advisory position, with the writer, director, and producer comparing it to being “like part of aJedi Council” as he plans to takea more collaborative approachin all aspects of his job. “I’m not telling people what to do… But I do feel I’m trying to help them tell the best story that they want to tell," said Filoni. “I need to be a help across the galaxy here… [I have] literally, hours now ofStar Warsstorytelling I have done. See…I even phrased that like Yoda.”
What Other ‘Star Wars’ Projects Has Dave Filoni Worked On?
Filion first entered theStar Warsuniverse during his time working on theanimatedClone WarsserieswithStar Warsand Lucasfilm creator himself,George Lucas. Prior to his acclaimed work on the show, Filoni helmed the animatedRebelsseries before making the jump into live-action content. He worked in close quarters withThe MandaloriancreatorJon Favreau, even writing and directing a few episodes on occasion. From there, Filoni brought his animated character Ahsoka to the forefront with her own Disney+ series. This allowed Filoni to finish the story he originally started back in his animated days as he broughtother animated characters to lifeon his own terms. Filoni has arguably had a strong influence on the franchise from the moment he walked into the doors and said, hello there.
Earlier this year, Filoni shared that he was developing anewStar Warsfilmthat would focus on the New Republic and wrap up loose storylines told from thecurrentStar Warsshows. Luckily,Filioni’s promotion will not impact this project, or any potential upcoming ones, as he also shared his willingness to “[explore] a possible second season ofAhsoka.” However, this does mean that already slatedStar Warsprojects, like theupcoming film to bringDaisy Ridley’s Rey back, will now have Filoni’s input in shaping the story as he did with content likeThe Mandalorianand hisAhsokaseries.
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After the fall of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.
