Star Wars Is Choosing Safety Over Vision (And Ben Solo Paid the Price)

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A scrapped Hunt for Ben Solo project from Steven Soderbergh exposes a deeper issue at Lucasfilm under The Walt Disney Company. From The Last Jedi fallout to canon rigidity after the Rise of Skywalker, this breakdown explores why modern Star Wars seems to reject auteur filmmakers in favour of safe, brand-managed storytelling, and what that means for the future of the galaxy far, far away.

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