Satirical Article Critiques Disney's Approach to Star Wars Franchise Direction
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The Onion Staff
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Summary
The article satirizes Disney's approach to the Star Wars franchise, portraying the company as making random guesses about what fans want rather than having a coherent creative vision. It features a fictional statement from Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro promising 'a new era of blind stabs at what they seemed to like before' and mentions upcoming untitled Star Wars films that continue stories of characters executives 'sure hoped were beloved.' The piece humorously critiques Disney's perceived lack of direction with the franchise.
Key quotes
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promising Star Wars fans a new era of blind stabs at what they seemed to like before
the studio's upcoming slate featured a half dozen or so untitled Star Wars films that would continue the stories of characters that executives sure hoped were beloved
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