Time Travel will play into Star Wars: Underworld
With so many scripts already completed, and such a huge expanse of time before any of them are shot, it shouldn't come as a surprise that various story elements have started to leak forth.
We've now learned of a storyline that will play into Star Wars: Underworld and the overall mythology of this iconic franchise, and its one that introduces the idea of Time Travel into George Lucas' beloved universe. This is a sci-fi trope yet unseen in terms of the film and animated franchises to date, at least in terms of traveling backwards against the flow of time.
Warning: Major Spoilers! lay ahead.
AICN has stumbled upon a reliable source that claims the introductory first episodes of Star Wars: Underworld will involve a shady group of intergalactic bandits who gain the ability to time travel, and use their new found power of the Force to travel back to the prequels, hoping to stop the existence of Darth Vader. This will potentially allow for an unmasked Hayden Christensen to make a cameo appearance.
This has yet to be confirmed. So consider it a rumor until otherwise verified.
With Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace coming to theaters this February, it will give curious fans a chance to see if there are any sudden, unexplained disappearances by Obi Wan (Ewan McGregor) or Qui Gon (Liam Neeson) that can now be attributed to the fact that they were fighting Time Lords. Take for instance all that time Obi Wan is left on the ship during their stopover in Tatooine. What happens while he is waiting for Qui Gon's return? Stopping a gang of time invaders from killing Lil' Ani? It's possible.
While time travel has never played into the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series, or any of the films, the idea of realspace or hyperspace jumping is acknowledged in official Star Wars extended universe lore. It doesn't quite work like our understanding of time travel. Generally, time travel in the Star Wars universe finds a body being trapped against the natural flow of time, or traveling into the future at a faster rate of time than the rest of the universe (as we see Obi Wan and Qui Gon doing a few times throughout Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace). It is a rare phenomenon, and usually involves a hyperdrive malfunction or extreme manipulation of the Force.
It is unclear how time travel will function in Star Wars: Underworld. And by 2015, this idea could be completely scrapped, becoming a moot point. What do you think? Do you like the idea of time travel in Star Wars? Or does it go against the mythology of the series? Let us know below in the comment section.
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Bacchus69
Lucas, what are you doing? Why create a series limited to the age of Luke Skywalker. Your new series should focus primarily on the founding of the Jedi and Sith orders and the Hundred Years of Darkness era long before the birth of Yoda. There you could introduce new characters, folklore, and expand upon the force theme. Time travel themes would not mess with your original master peice. Make it a forgotten art of the force lost in antiquity with the death of a great Jedi or Sith master? Comeon now dude. The force unleashed time period is boring. I want my Old Republic period! NOW!
1 year agoby @Bacchus69Flag
ollie-styrene
@avian005
Sorry for late answer.. But the midi-chlorians makes the force reliant on some physical thing.. and not spiritual.. it would be like you needed blood type o-negative to speak to God.. anyway.. thats my thoughts..
1 year agoby @ollie-styreneFlag
Avian
@ghostman Just doesn't seem like something they would do, but your idea is plausible.
1 year agoby @avian005Flag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@ghostman Well, I would love to see Yoda's master for one
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Ghostman
Good point @bawnian-dexeus, any suggestion?
1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@ghostman Why be limited to Anakin? There is of course ,more than one way to stop the Sith
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Ghostman
You know @slysnide@bawnian-dexeus@avian005 What if this whole Time Lords idea turns into some plot that involves traveling back through time from the future to stop Anakin turning to the Dark Side. which will create an alternate Star Wars future that will then become the TV series?
1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag
Avian
This news does not compute with the news we recieved early last month. I don't believe this for a second.
@garretbyrne Considering the fact he doesn't have enough funding to make the show, I guess that stops him right there. He also funded Red Tails and still funds Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which is not cheap.
@ollie-styrene Never seen why Midi-Chlorians ruin the mythology. Can someone please explain?
1 year agoby @avian005Flag
James V Strain
more sequels, less prequels, drop the idea of a live action show or I'm going back to "Star Trek".
1 year agoby @James-V-StrainFlag
Garret
Why is there an issue with budget, George Lucas is minted with all the re-re-re-releases of his 6 movies. If George really cared he'd use his vast amount of money to fund the show, but he won't because he's a greedy little man, who will ruin anything (Star Wars) to get more money.
1 year agoby @garretbyrneFlag
ollie-styrene
they do what star trek has done for decades.. personally i dont like it.. i like it in star trek etc.. but not for star wars.. its like the f***ing midichlorians.. its ruining the mythology,.. and it doesent belong in SW!!
1 year agoby @ollie-styreneFlag
the Narrator
Don't buy it for a second. I'm more shocked that there are 50 episodes already set up on paper. That's fairly impressive. I hope they get the budget, providing it's worthwhile, just so I can see where they're taking this thing.
1 year agoby @narratorFlag
slysnide
No, Kenobi hated Anikan in "TPM" so he'd have been more than happy for some time bandits to kill him. Furthermore, that's a bad idea in general considering there are so many better things bandits could do with it, seeing as the Empire works in their favor. Also, major characters WONT be making appearances in the show, so it'd be pretty terrible storytelling to just say they randomly hate Vader without him being there to provide some context outside of some mobster meeting. I don't trust this source, as Lucas claimed he wanted the series to be relatively straightforward and down to earth compared to the massive scope of the prequels and drama of the sequels. I highly doubt this time travel claim is real.
1 year agoby @slysnideFlag
SherlockHolmes2009
thats f*cking dumb
1 year agoby @SherlockHolmes2009Flag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@addictionnonfatel Speechless are we?
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Avian
No. Don't do it.
1 year agoby @avian005Flag
TaoPilot
It's a sign that you're running out of ideas when you have to add time travel to a franchise. BTTF and Terminator work so well because time travel is integral to the franchise, not something tacked on later.
1 year agoby @TaoPilotFlag
Micky Digitol Fiasco
This storyline pretty much rips off Terminator. But until we see it we can't judge it
1 year agoby @Micky-Digitol-FiascoFlag
sunrider
i do not know why they just dont scrap it..and go with another cgi show like the clone wars..it would be cheaper more cost effective and use it as a jump off point to further the adventures of han luke and leia...you guys can not tell me that heir to the empire or dark empire would not be bad ass done this way....
1 year agoby @sunriderFlag
Sivielsidze
So lame, Lucas, Lucas, YOU WANT TO MAKE MORE MOVIES.........YOU HAVE PLENTY OF INCREDIBLE BOOKS ALREADY MADE........YOU WILL MAKE MORE MOVIES!!!!
1 year agoby @sivielsidzeFlag
Dylon J. Larose
Maybe they can use time travel to kill Jar Jar and prevent the train wreck that was the prequels from being made?
1 year agoby @Larose13Flag
bipolarmassive
1 year agoby @addictionnonfatelFlag
Jean Mailloux
lol what's next?... ...they'll land on our planet???
1 year agoby @jean-maillouxFlag
Mieko_Siede
After decades of an established mythology. After exploring all the possibilities of the force and the universes beyond that make Star Wars. The idea of introducing a new element to the manipulation of the force seems absurd. Yet, it can also be argued that this is an evolution in the force. The variations of it are gentle and subtle and at the same time extremely manipulative and aggressive. I can understand it evolving to suit a purpose. At the same time, it has to be very thought out and crafty in its introduction. I won't say that it can't work. But I'd have to see it develop before I can agree that it does.
1 year agoby @mieko-siedeFlag
Michael Reser
Time Lords? What, are they doing a Doctor Who crossover? becasue they are the only Time Lords in my book.
1 year agoby @michael-reserFlag
felipe-11
Pretty bad idea if you ask me.
1 year agoby @felipe-11Flag
tin_godd
blasphomy! lol
1 year agoby @tin-goddFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
That's just stupid
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag