Ngesikhathi somcimbi olandelayo, imiklomelo yeBritish Academy of Movie ne-Telecomstations (I-Bafta) uMongameli uLucasfilm Kennedy wanikeza inhlolokhono encane nentatheli ye-BBC. Ekuhambeni kwengxoxo, uKennedy wabuza umbuzo lapho umqondisi wefilimu ezobhekiswa kwifilimu evela kuchungechunge lwe- "Star Wars". Lo mholi uLucasfilm uphendule wathi:
O, kuzokwenzeka ngokuqinisekile. Manje sisusa i- "Mandaloort", futhi sinabesifazane ababili noma abathathu abahle kakhulu ababandakanyeka ekuthuthukisweni kwe- "Star Wars". Akunjalo kudala, uDeborah Chow wajoyina thina, ebibandakanyeka ochungechungeni olukhuluma ngo-Obi-vana Kenobi. Ngamafuphi, sinika indlela eya emathalenteni amaningi amancane. Akungatshazwa ukuthi kungekudala nje noma kamuva "izimpi zezinkanyezi ezigcwele" zizophinde zibhekwe ngowesifazane.
Khumbula ukuthi ngoDisemba kuphela ifilimu "izimpi zezinkanyezi: Skywalker. Ukuphuma kwelanga, "kuqeda hhayi kuphela kwizinkukhu ezintsha zefilimu, kodwa futhi nakulokho okubizwa nge-" saga mayelana ne-skywoke ", okubandakanya zonke iziqephu eziyisishiyagalolunye. "Skywalker. Ukuphuma kwelanga akuzange kuhlangabezane nokulindelwe kwabalandeli abaningi, kepha lokhu akuzange kuvimbele ifilimu ukuthi ithole ngensimbi yomhlaba engaphezu kwama- $ 1 billion. Ngokuzayo, iDisney neLucasfilm bahlose ukuqhubeka nokuthuthukiswa kwe-franchise, bese bethule i-saga entsha ngokuphelele .