Dave Filoni Was Never George Lucas’ First Choice… Can He Save Star Wars Now?

Go to https://surfshark.com/midnight or use code MIDNIGHT at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Star Wars has lost 85% of its theatrical audience under Disney, and now all hopes rest on Dave Filoni. But there’s a major problem: he was never George Lucas’ first pick to carry the franchise forward.In this video, we dive deep into the “sliding doors” moment that changed Star Wars forever. George Lucas originally wanted Genndy Tartakovsky — the visionary creator of Samurai Jack and Primal — to lead Star Wars animation. Instead, Filoni became the runner-up who stepped in.We break down:The leaked Disney/Lucasfilm studio mandates for the future (one film per year, New Republic era focus, AI tools, etc.) Why Genndy Tartakovsky said no to a major leadership role at Lucasfilm Tartakovsky’s raw, Robert E. Howard-inspired work (Primal, Samurai Jack) vs Filoni’s company-man approach How different Star Wars could have been with the true visionary in charge Is Dave Filoni the right person to reverse Star Wars’ massive audience collapse? Or is the franchise paying the price for choosing the safe pair of hands?Let me know in the comments: Would you rather have a Star Wars run by the mind behind Samurai Jack & Primal, or the current direction? Please share, like, subscribe, and follow us on… Facebook: Facebook.com/Groups/MidnightsEdge Twitter: @Midnights_Edge And support us here for cool extra features: https://www.subscribestar.com/midnigh...   / midnightsedge   We also welcome one-time Paypal donations at: [email protected] Send us stuff! MIDNIGHT'S EDGE (C/O Tom Connors) PO Box 325 Hillsboro, WI 54634 ME Opening Vignette credits: Visuals: Tomas Stavik -    / tommygunfeth   Music: Doydank -   / doydank   Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... FAIR USE NOTICE. Midnight’s Edge videos might contain copyrighted material, the use of which may not always be specifically authorized by the copyright owner. In such cases, the material is displayed for commentary and educational purposes. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this video for purposes of your own, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. #StarWars #DaveFiloni #GenndyTartakovsky