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A live-action film based on Disney XD’s “Star Wars : Rebels” cartoon series is definitely a possibility, according to the show’s producers.
Simon Kinberg and Dave Filoni tell Slashfilm that there’s been discussions about bringing Ezra, Hera, and Kana to the big screen.
“Absolutely there’s been conversation about it”, Kinberg said. “That this story could be a story that crosses over into other films, whether it’s A New Hope or other movies. And that movies could potentially even enter into our timeline and our moment. It’s a big galaxy. So, you know, things are happening all over the place that don’t necessarily have to react to each other, the way we react to news around the world. We never meet the Chilean miners that are trapped in that mine. We know about it and the world reacts to it. So each of the different stories has to acknowledge the reality of what’s ever happening in that moment in time.”
Filoni was also in agreement that the animated series might get the feature film treatment one day. In addition, he thinks there’s a possibility we might see some of the characters from the show pop up in the next couple of “Star Wars” movies – be it “Force Awakens” or one of the standalone movies. “I would never say never to that. I mean, now that Lucasfilm is so integrated in story from top to bottom in all different forms of media, we already have had our characters cross over into novels. We’re gonna have our crossover into comic books. I would say it’s entirely possible. And I would encourage it. 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.”
Read the rest of the interview here.
