Disney says it was cost, not quality concerns, that killed the assistant

year in star wars It was fragile, but amid all the surprise announcements on the big screen, perhaps the biggest earthquakes have emerged from the Disney+ series. assistant. The series turned a lot of people around star wars“The most deeply held principles, especially regarding the Jedi Order, have stirred up the emotions of fans Who have toxic ways of expressing themselves. Then, not long after the season ended, The show has been announced as cancelled– A rare final blow for Lucasfilm.

talking to eagle In a wide-ranging interview that also touched on Marvel’s streaming future, among other topics, Disney’s Alan Bergman admitted assistantAchievements (e.g It was a hitremember?). But he also had a practical explanation for why he only got one season. “Regarding assistant“We were happy with our performance, but it wasn’t where we needed to be given the cost structure of this title, quite frankly, to go ahead and make a second season,” Bergman said. “So that’s why we don’t do it.”

As for the current Disney+ star wars The title, which recently debuted Skeleton crewHe said it was too early to know what would happen next. “skeleton crew It’s in progress now, so we’ll see. We’ve seen some growth in that. We’ll see how it goes… The reviews have been excellent Skeleton crewSo we’ll have to see how that all plays out as we move forward.”

This will follow us through 2024. But what about next year? “We have Andor Season 2, which we’re really excited about. It’s excellent. “I’ve watched all the episodes, and it’s a great season,” Bergman said. He’s the boss, so it doesn’t seem like he’d say anything different, but that’s good to hear, right?

There’s also Dave Filoni’s second season AhsokaBergman continued and added, “We’re looking at a number of additional series in development. We’ll see what we decide to do. As I said before, they have to be great, and when we’re in a position where we think we’ve got what we want, we’ll move forward. In terms of films, We have at this point The Mandalorianwhich will be released on Memorial Day 26, and we have a number of films that we are developing. When we are ready, we will make announcements on these matters.”

The takeaway from that is that a lot of details are confirmed about star warsThe future is still up in the air – just the way star wars It seems like it.

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