Some Star Wars fans were disappointed that the planet Hosnian Prime, not Coruscant, served as the New Republic’s capital in The Force Awakens, with Lucasfilm Senior Vice President Pablo Hidalgo now explaining this was due to creative differences between director J.J. Abrams and Lucasfilm.
The Disney sequel trilogy’s shadow of controversy continues to linger. In fact, now that we’re seeing the last three installments in the Skywalker Saga as a whole, even The Force Awakens – which was liked by audiences and critics alike – isn’t immune to criticism.
Despite the fact that many people believe that J.J. Abrams’ film is a carbon copy of A New Hope, the narrative presented some interesting features. The destruction of the New Republic comes to mind as a great example. If the original Star Wars movie destroyed Alderaan in a daring act to demonstrate the Empire’s tyranny, The Force Awakens took things a step further by annihilating Hosnian Prime, the Republic’s new capital.
The director’s decision to simply demolish Coruscant apparently upset some people at Lucasfilm, forcing them to find a middle ground.
Basically BR wanted it blown up; LFL didn’t. Hosnian Prime was the unsatisfying middle ground. It happens.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) January 13, 2022
(I should say ‘some folks at’ because it’s not like companies have points of view)
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) January 13, 2022
It would have been better w/o the Starkiller at all, but that’s a whole nother discussion. But I think Coruscant being in development in other projects was a big reason for the reticence.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) January 13, 2022
Yeah, that’s kinda what I was hoping for. Like Coruscant is Berlin. They want to take it back not destroy it.
— Pablo Hidalgo (@pabl0hidalgo) January 14, 2022
The executive’s comment is somewhat intriguing. It doesn’t make much sense for the First Order to try and destroy civilization’s central hub. As a makeshift capital for the New Republic and its fleet, however, Hosnian Prime is a totally different story.
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