Rian Johnsons The Last Jedi kan nog steeds op heel wat kritiek rekenen van bepaalde Star Wars-fans. Sommige gaan daarin wel heel ver en zijn bereid om het budget voor een heuse remake op te hoesten ten einde “de franchise te redden”.

Daarvoor willen ze nauw samenwerken met andere fans om een zo universeel geliefd mogelijke film te maken die op zijn minst geen “heiligschennis” is.

Zowel mensen die de The Last Jedi goed vonden, als zij die hem haatten zijn welkom, zolang de remake maar niet geschreven wordt door één iemand die van zichzelf vindt dat al zijn ideeën “de beste ooit zijn”.

“De powers that be denken dat mensen die The Last Jedi niet goed vonden een onbelangrijke minderheid van kelderbewoners en toetsenbordcowboys zijn die nooit verandering zullen teweegbrengen,” klinkt het. “Als je niet wil dat ze winnen, verspreid dan de hashtag #RemakeTheLastJedi en laat je stem horen!”

Our team of producers is offering to cover the budget for a remake of The Last Jedi in order to save Star Wars. Share this and spread the word to let @RobertIger & @Disney know you want this! This isn't a joke, we're ready to have the convo now! #RemakeTheLastJedi #StarWars

— Remake The Last Jedi (@RMTheLastJedi) June 20, 2018

We will be consulting with Star Wars fans directly throughout the writing of the remake of The Last Jedi as the plan is to make a version of TLJ that is as close to universally accepted as possible! (You'll never please everyone, but at least it wouldn't be blasphemy)

— Remake The Last Jedi (@RMTheLastJedi) June 20, 2018

In fact we want the writing team to be a diverse group of people that both loved and hated TLJ, so we will have an inbox for story treatment submissions and actually hire people onto the writing team from what we receive! So this is your chance to write a Star Wars film!

— Remake The Last Jedi (@RMTheLastJedi) June 20, 2018

Iron sharpens iron and the best writing comes from a group of people who have differing opinions but can constructively work together for the best story possible. Not just one writer sitting in a room thinking whatever pops into their head is the best idea ever.

— Remake The Last Jedi (@RMTheLastJedi) June 20, 2018

The people in power think the fans who disliked TLJ are an irrelevant minority of basement dwellers who are just keyboard cowboys that will never actually effect real change. If you don't want them to win then spread #RemakeTheLastJedi and let your voice be heard!

— Remake The Last Jedi (@RMTheLastJedi) June 20, 2018

Johnson reageerde sarcastisch op het nieuws en drukte zijn “hoop” uit dat de film gemaakt wordt.

please please please please pleeeeeeeaaaase please actually happen please please please please please 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 https://t.co/mNpSjgovax

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) June 21, 2018

Acteur Seth Rogen begreep niet goed wat de bedoeling was van de actie en ging in discussie met de gulle schenkers. “Hoe hebben jullie investeerders aangetrokken zonder script, sterren of regisseur?” vroeg hij.

Volgens de fans is het Star Wars-merk sterk genoeg om investeerders gerust te stellen. “Voor de filmrechten zouden we eens moeten samenzitten met Disney,” antwoordde men op Rogen. “We zouden hun aandacht moeten trekken, maar we hebben die van jou toch al.”

Rogen had nog steeds zijn twijfels, maar werd niet meer van repliek gediend.

Yo I’m very confused as to what your goal is here. You literally want to spend 200 million dollars remaking the last Jedi? And someone is giving you that money? I don’t get it.

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) June 21, 2018

It’s a pretty solid brand so that’s how the investors know they’d have a good shot at making money. To get the legal rights we would need a meeting with @Disney which would require getting their attention, we got yours didn’t we? What did you think of TLJ? @HamillHimself

— Remake The Last Jedi (@RMTheLastJedi) June 21, 2018

I reread your other tweet. So from what I gather you don’t have investors, so Disney would just be entrusting you with the IP in the hopes you do it justice and are able to pay for it. Is that the plan? I’m so curious how this is supposed to work.

— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) June 21, 2018