Something unthinkable has happened now: the latest Star Wars blockbuster is being crushingly defeated at the box office by a pair of low-budget horror films ( «Obsession» и «Behind the Scenes» ). Everything was already bad when «"The Mandalorian" and "Grogu"» earned less on the first weekend than «"Solo"» , making it the weakest debut for a live-action film in the franchise's history. But then box office receipts plummeted by more than 69 percent in its second weekend, as audiences overwhelmingly decided they'd rather see possessed girls and haunted locations than Baby Yoda. For die-hard sci-fi fans, this left only one real hope: that the next Star Wars film would be far more successful.
Next movie - «Star Wars: Starfighter» , which features a stellar cast of Hollywood actors such as Ryan Gosling, Amy Adams, Mia Goth, and Matt Smith. These big names will likely attract audiences to theaters, and overall, audiences seem excited about the film, which offers a fresh take on the franchise. However, box office receipts «"Starfighter", will probably decline once viewers realize it has the same basic plot as «"The Mandalorian" and "Grogu"» : namely, a tough pilot becomes close to a Force-sensitive child he must protect.
This was the best Yoda, this was the worst Yoda.
The Mandalorian Season 3 Premiere«
In a way, the best in «"The Mandalorian" and Grogu was also the worst. The film is a spin-off «The Mandalorian» , the most popular Star Wars series on Disney+. The series has much to appeal to die-hard fans of the franchise, including a Boba Fett-like protagonist and a plot set after «Return of the Jedi» . But what truly endeared this new series to mainstream audiences was the developing father-son relationship between the title character, a stoic warrior, and the young Baby Yoda. Whether anyone could tell an X-Wing from a TIE Fighter, this endearing pairing made the series worth watching.
Unfortunately, you won't get much from cute little animals. The hype around «The Mandalorian» was already sleeping after its lackluster third season. Moreover, the general mania for everything Baby Yoda-related died down long before the release «The Mandalorian» and "Grog." Even the most devoted fans of the film agree that it was simply a few episodes stitched together into one movie, and that's a problem: mass audiences wanted more than recycled remnants of a seven-year-old series, but this new film offered little more than more of the same.
The next Star Wars movie is already doomed.
Like a failure «"The Mandalorian" and "Grogu"» could doom the Star fighter"» Failure? Disney is trying hard to keep details of this new film under wraps, but it's long been rumored to center around Ryan Gosling as a pilot who must escort Flynn Gray's Force-sensitive character to safety. Recently, user @FivesWalker leaked even more alleged details about the film, claiming (and beware of potential spoilers, kids!) that Amy Adams' character is Force-sensitive and dies early in the film, tasking her Force-sensitive son (played by Gray) with finding his uncle (played by Gosling). The grumpy pilot uncle must then protect the toddler from Force-wielding mercenary Mia Goth and Matt Smith's devious warlord.
Some of the moments sound interesting, and with so many talented actors, the film will likely have some great performances. But at its core, «Starfighter» will have the same plot as «"The Mandalorian" and "Grogu"» : A tough pilot must protect a Force-sensitive child from mysterious villains. This was also the main plot. «The Mandalorian» , which largely focused on how the villains wanted to capture Grogu for their own nefarious purposes. Furthermore, @FivesWalker claims that while the uncle and nephew "don't get along very well at first," they eventually bond "in classic Star Wars style.".
Grogu
«"The Mandalorian and Grogu"» were the first new Star Wars film in seven years, and they failed because they didn't offer audiences anything new. «Starfighter» should take the franchise in a whole new direction, but it looks like this movie Also will shamelessly copy the main plot «The Mandalorian» . Unfortunately, it's becoming increasingly clear that the writers, directors, and producers of this venerable sci-fi franchise are simply incapable of coming up with new ideas. With Dave Filoni, the master of recycling old ideas and characters, now at the helm of Star Wars, the current state of the franchise can best be summed up in the words of C-3PO: "We're doomed!"«