‘Star Wars Rebels’ Could Cross Over Into The Live-Action Movies
Since the inception ofStar Wars Rebels, everyone’s been acting under one assumption. That assumption is the show would only take place betweenRevenge of the SithandA New Hope. But when you start thinking about films likeStar Wars Anthology: Rogue One, we start to wonder. Why does the show have to stop there? The Skywalker story isn’t the only thing happening with the Rebel Alliance. Why couldn’t theRebelscross over, not only withRogue One, which is set in the same period, but maybe even intoA New Hopeand beyond?
The answer to those questions is: it could happen. This is according toRebelsproducersSimon KinbergandDave Filoni. We spoke with each atStar Wars Celebrationand they said the show is not beholden to any timeline, there could be crossover with the films on the animated show itself, and there’s even a possibility the characters could show up in live action.
Of course, this is all hypothetical, but it sure does open up a pandora box’s ofStar Warspossibilities. Below, read the quotes from Kinberg and Filoni on a potentialStar Wars Rebelsmovie crossover.
First up, Simon Kinberg:
Has there ever been a discussion of the animated characters, maybe not being seen in a live-action movie, but crossing over into those stories?
But sure, and I think one of the things that’s really fun aboutRebels, and potentially some of the films, is there’s a sort of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern version of these stories. I mean, the stories that George [Lucas] told were stories about specific characters in a massive galaxy. And so there are a lot of other characters' stories that he hasn’t told.
So there have been discussions about this. I got a bit more specific with Dave Filoni:
As these characters get more popular and more iconic, might we see them in a live-action movie?
I’ve talked to the creators of the other films going on and, you know, I’ve always made it clear if you want somebody, just let me know. They can jump over there. I don’t care. I’m all for it. Because I think it makes the experience for fans so much stronger. And what a moment it would be to see some of these animated characters up there live on the screen. It would be great for me too.
Does this mean anything concrete? Of course not. But the fact there’s even a possibility of aStar Wars Rebelsmovie crossover is so cool. Maybe Hero is an X-Wing pilot at the Battle of Yavin. Maybe Sabine joins Felicity Jones' character inRogue One. Maybe we see those side stories on the show, or maybe they appear in a movie. Just because they don’t appear in the original trilogy doesn’t mean they aren’t there somewhere. All we know is anything is possible in the new world ofStar Wars.
What are your thoughts on aStar Wars Rebelsmovie crossover?
