Bounding Into Comics: Dave Filoni Should Heed Qui-Gon Jinn’s Recent Lesson On Institutional Corruption

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Dave Filioni is getting a promotion at Lucasfilm. The man in the Stetson hat who joined Lucasfilm Animation in 2008, after being hired by George Lucas himself, is stepping up to the role of Chief Creative Officer at Disney’s Lucasfilm. For Star Wars fans, however, this presents some promise and some potential peril. 

Ever since he directed The Clone Wars animated feature film — and eventually serving as supervising director of the hugely popular Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series — Filoni has worn several ‘hats’ in his time helping shape the Star Wars universe. In the Disney era, the creator most notably worked with Jon Feavreau on The Mandalorian, Star Wars: Rebels, and Ahsoka; the most recent live-action on Disney+. 

While Ahsoka was not a commercial success compared to other Star Wars projects Filoni has guided, it was in many ways the culmination of a decades-long journey to tie together elements of Star Wars lore between every era: the Prequels, Original Trilogy, and Sequels. 

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Filoni offered some insights into his new gig, which will have him more involved at the early stages of Star Wars projects — a departure from his previous involvement after the development had already taken shape.

This is significant. That means when Star Wars floats a potential new film, director pick, or TV series, it is likely to fit into Filoni’s vision for the franchise.

Say what you will about Dave Filoni, but he’s not a Star Wars creator without vision when it comes to the galaxy far, far away. Previously, Filoni was in a more responsive position, where dictates were being handed down from on high by Kennedy and company, and his job was to make those stories worked

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