Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is a new way to enter the Star Wars world

Most of us remember getting lost at least once when we were kids, but imagine getting lost in another galaxy with no one you can trust to get you home again.

The idea is fairly haunting to think about, even as an adult, but for the main characters of Skeleton Crew, this is their reality. In Star Wars' new Filmmaker Roundtable with the creators of the coming-of-age story, creator Jon Watts shared his thoughts on what makes Skeleton Crew different from other Star Wars shows.

Watts and a team of directors, including Bryce Dallas Howard (The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett), discussed what it was like to work with Jude Law and a group of young actors. For the young cast members, everything about making a show set in the Star Wars universe was wonderful. They were awed by the props on set and everything that went into bringing aspects of Star Wars that we know and love on screen.

After 5 years of Star Wars live-action shows, it's not easy to bring something new, especially in a show set during The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and The Book of Boba Fett. That's why the makers, including Jon Watts, decided to make a show that tells a Star Wars story from a child's perspective. The idea has limitless potential as these kids are destined to get lost in a vast and dangerous galaxy where everything is new to them. They'll be stuck miles away from their safe, utopian homeworld, without a way to get home. Jon Watts shared:

"I'm excited for people to see Skeleton Crew because it's the same Star Wars universe that you know and you love. It's just a new perspective. The ability to see that world through the eyes of four 10-year-old kids, I think is a completely new way to enter this world that some of us know and love, and some of us maybe haven't ever really experienced before."

- Jon Watts.

Perhaps Watts and Christopher Ford have cracked the code to keep Star Wars fresh, entertaining, and enticing to new viewers. We've seen and read Star Wars stories from the perspective of Jedi, Sith, smugglers, bounty hunters, and more, but there's nothing like seeing the world through the eyes of a child.

For the group of kids who get lost in the Star Wars galaxy, the sense of wonder that comes with it is something we'll all find relatable. We were all blown away at some point when we discovered this franchise, and hopefully, many new fans will feel the magic and be drawn to Star Wars thanks to Skeleton Crew. Telling stories from unique perspectives has always worked for the franchise. It worked for A New Hope, The Mandalorian, Andor, and it will hopefully be a winning formula for Skeleton Crew.

Skeleton Crew premieres December 3 on Disney+.