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Quote - I also heard that he wants to move away from the Jedi stories. The Star Wars universe in pretty vast, and he wanted to explore a lot more of it.

*then it wouldn't be star wars. Unless he wanted to make an action film about, say, rogue squadron or one of the other squadrons, but that would only appeal to a very limited audience, film-wise and they'd lose their asses. Dash Rendar would make for a cool storyline - the hero from Shadows - but again, without lightsabers and force users, people won't see it as part of star wars and the film will most likely bomb. I'd say leave stories like that to the novels and video games. 

If they wanted to do a stand-alone film that didn't require trying to make Ford or Fisher look 30 years younger than they are (which with today's tech it really wouldn't be that difficult), then Shadows of the Empire would probably be the best one to go with, but even there you've still got dark jedi to contend with. Cause it aint star wars without sabers and the force.

 

~Shane