15 Things That Were Meant To Be The Next Star Wars… But Weren’t
When something comes along and changes the world, it’s inevitable that it’ll spawn imitators. Star Wars is obviously no exception — shitloads of projects have been pitched, made and sold on the idea that they might be “the next Star Wars.” Not necessarily in terms of content, but in terms of impact, scale and indelibly making a mark on the world. Who wouldn’t want the thing they’re working on to have that kind of planet-altering impact? Millions upon millions of lives changed the moment they saw a light saber rev up or heard James Earl Jones’ voice boom out of that fucking cool helmet.
It pretty much comes down to (a) fun weapons; (b) goofy hats; (c) fairytale-esque good-versus-evil at a galactic scale; and (d) a cute love story. That combination has made billions, but as some people have found, there’s slightly more to it than that. And so, nothing has yet managed to match that one story from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…
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