Fans Petition for J.J. Cut of ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’
Star Wars fans around the globe are uniting to push for the release of a J.J. Abrams extended cut of The Rise of Skywalker. Though the final instalment in the Skywalker trilogy is making bank at the box office. Many die-hard fans were left feeling disappointed by the final editing of the film. This hasn’t been helped by various reports of meddling by Lucasfilm and Disney in the editing process.
The petition which can be found online draws its inspiration from the fact that Abrams screened a 3-hour cut of the film to executives even making the argument that the plot of the film was so dense that it could be split into two films. However, what was released was a theatrical cut of 2 hours and 22 minutes resulting in what many felt was a confusing plotline.
The petition explains that the Abrams cut would have included the following and calls for Disney to release it:
“More LGBTQ representation, force ghosts, more insight in Rey and Kylo’s emotional struggle including a stellar performance by Adam Driver, more nods to other franchise movies, expanded context on crucial scenes such as Han Solo’s visit to Kylo as well as Rey killing Kylo/ healing Rey, justified knights of Ren, Force sensitive Finn, and a much more satisfying and mind-blowing ending.”
It remains to be seen whether Disney sees an advantage to releasing an extended version of the film to give fans a bit more backstory. In the meantime, you can show your support for the endeavour- here’s where you can do it.
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