As a part of the interview, Frey requested Hidalgo in regards to the wrestle of engaged on “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” the place the occasions of the 2 major characters had been pretty well-charted and the place folks have assured themselves that they knew what had occurred in between. He replied:
“There have been a few issues that gave us the arrogance to maneuver ahead. A part of that was interfacing with George. Early on, there was a dialog had with George over what his ideas had been and whether or not or not, actually, he purchased the entire idea of taking Obi-Wan and Vader into this, and he was 100% supportive. I’ve heard inform that it has been certainly one of [his] favourite issues that is come out of ‘Star Wars,’ as a result of he acknowledges a lot of what he did within the prequels mainly introduced ahead and celebrated in a approach that I am positive shocked him. I am positive everybody who was concerned within the prequels feels the appreciation that was put into that collection.”
Hidalgo additional talked in regards to the massive swings the present took that I do know I personally was grateful for. As a type of massive prequel followers from the start, it paid a respect to the period and the model of storytelling George Lucas pioneered, and it was loads of very emotional enjoyable. The collection additionally stuffed in gaps within the character arcs of a lot of our favourite characters.
It is also attention-grabbing to notice that the parents at Lucasfilm nonetheless respect and take within the opinion of George Lucas earlier than embarking on a few of these initiatives, making Hidalgo an necessary liaison between the creatives and the maker himself.
