THE MANDALORIAN Creator Jon Favreau Open To Developing A New STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL For Disney+

THE MANDALORIAN Creator Jon Favreau Open To Developing A New STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL For Disney+

The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau is lobbying for a chance to create a new Star Wars Holiday Special for the Disney+ streaming service and has encouraged fans to let Disney know if they want to see it.

By MattIsForReal - Sep 19, 2019 03:09 PM EST
Filed Under: The Mandalorian
Who's ready to celebrate the holidays in a galaxy far, far away? Jon Favreau certainly is, and the Hollywood writer/director/producer is hoping to one day create a new Star Wars Holiday Special.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Favreau was asked about the much-maligned holiday special and the possibly of remaking it.

“That’s my generation. I love the ‘Holiday Special.’ I mean, certain sequences more than others. But I love the introduction of Boba Fett and that rifle that he had. That animated piece still holds up. It’s pretty cool. And I still draw inspiration from that. I would love to do, someday maybe on Disney+, we’ll do a Holiday Special too. I've got to pitch that to them.”

Favreau added that anyone who wants to see a new Star Wars Holiday Special should "let Disney know." 

1978's Star Wars Holiday Special was met with almost universal negative reception, but it has since become somewhat of a cultural phenomenon. The made-for-TV special introduced fans to three of Chewbacca's family members (Itchy, Malla, and Lumpy) and featured a mixture of original musical numbers, celebrity cameos and other variety show acts. While there are a lot of bad parts, it did have a few redeeming moments, such as the introduction of Boba Fett, who later appeared in the Star Wars films.

If Lucasfilm were to sign off on a new special, Disney+ seems like an almost perfect home for it.



In the meantime, Favreau is busy with The Mandalorian, a live-action Star Wars series that will debut on the streaming service when it launches in November.
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Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 9/19/2019, 3:07 PM
Aww yeah, bring back Lumpy.
JaKBaLLTV
JaKBaLLTV - 9/19/2019, 3:21 PM
Vadakin
Vadakin - 9/19/2019, 3:23 PM
I absolutely think there could be another holiday special. I don't think you need to do the whole Wookiee life day thing but you could absolutely do a half hour show filled with animated and live action shorts based in the Star Wars universe.
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 9/19/2019, 3:34 PM
Oh no...

Imfunnyhow
Imfunnyhow - 9/19/2019, 3:40 PM
H yeah and bring back my man Teek



But f(reak) that creepy dude Wicked he was mad creepy
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 9/19/2019, 3:40 PM
Anyone see the Cheetah concept art that got released?
Visualiza
Visualiza - 9/19/2019, 3:56 PM
I'm pretty sure he's being facetious, but regardless, there's just some ideas that really don't need to materialize into an actual project.
demery
demery - 9/19/2019, 5:58 PM
"I know your family's waiting.

I know it's an important day!"

GREATEST HARRISON FORD MOMENT AND DELIVERY EVER!!

Honorable Mentions:

"You're like...family to me".

and this...

PsychoManiacJacky
PsychoManiacJacky - 9/19/2019, 6:09 PM
FINALLY! A dream come true! Also let Daft Punk do the music for it.
Timerider84
Timerider84 - 9/19/2019, 6:12 PM
Why can I see Paul Rudd in this new Holiday Special, lol
StupidFlanders
StupidFlanders - 9/19/2019, 10:42 PM
This is exactly what the star wars fans want. Change my mind
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 9/20/2019, 12:41 AM
And make it a proper musical too. I want it to be as ridicilous as possible
ImmovableForce
ImmovableForce - 9/20/2019, 9:22 AM
Star Wars can't be destroyed more.
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