Summary
Star Wars: Skeleton Crewhas received overwhelmingly positive reviews from both critics and fans after the first few episodes dropped on Disney Plus, as theStar Warsworld has been expanded once again. The cast, led by Jude Law, is relatively young for the majority, but they all proved themselves capable of handling the pressures that come with this universe.
Media and fans watch modern-dayStar Warsprojects keenly to get glimpses of what the story might entail or which characters will be appealing. However,Star Wars: Skeleton Crewdid a good job of keeping the majority of it under wraps, and that’s because of how hard the cast and crew worked, with a bit ofhelp fromThe Simpsons.
Ravi Cabot-Conyers, who plays Wim, recently spoke toCBRand revealed how they worked hard to maintain secrecy in revealing their names. He said, “We actually did have other code names when we were on set, and they wereThe Simpsonscharacters. The show was also called – the code name was ‘Grammar Rodeo’ because of that oneSimpsonsepisode where they run away, and then they were like, ‘We were at a Grammar Rodeo!’ So, we had the names ofThe Simpsonscharacters. There was Bart, there was Milhouse, there was Lisa, and there was Maggie. They couldn’t put those code names in the script because it would be kind of weird if there wereSimpsonsnames on our script. But it was really funny seeing all the different names and stuff and then realizing [it was aStar Warsproject].”
Keeping code names was obviously Disney’s bid to keep the identity of the characters a secret, likely to avoid them leaking to the press. It’s something that they took seriously, as the actors were also not told who they were auditioning for when they stepped into the room. Instead, they were just informed that it wasaStar Warsprojectas the script they were handed was untitled and had different names, showcasing how far Disney went to keep things under wraps.
It also highlightshow popularThe Simpsonscharacters and episodes remain, even with a relatively young cast born long after the hit animation started airing. The ‘Grammar Rodeo’ episode was released in 1966 and follows Bart and his friends on a road trip when they claim to be attending a Grammar Rodeo. The fact that the showrunners were able to incorporateaspects of old episodessuch as this showcases the lengthy impact that the show has had.
The decision to keep the character names as secret as possible paid off for Disney because there was genuine intrigue about what this project was all about from the moment the first episodes were made available to watch. Going above and beyond with code names is a wise idea, especially for a cast as young asStar Wars: Skeleton Crew, as it just adds an extra layer of security to everything that is being created so that it has the biggest impact possible upon its release.
Star Wars
Star Wars is a multimedia franchise originally created by George Lucas and Lucasfilm Ltd with the 1977 motion picture. The science fiction franchise follows the adventures of characters (both humanoid and alien) in outer space including those who can wield a mystical power known as the Force. Since the release of the original trilogy of movies, the franchise has expanded to include multiple films and branched out to other media like comics, video games, tv shows, theme park attractions, and more. The IP and Lucasfilm were sold to Disney in 2012.
