For the Dagobah Dispatch podcast, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy confirmed that all upcoming Star Wars movies will feature an opening crawl. Rogue One, Disney's second Star Wars film, did not have an opening crawl. Solo did have one, but not in the same style as the main Star Wars movies. It could have been assumed that only Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s New Jedi Order movie, which is perhaps the closest thing to a Star Wars 10, would have a classic opening crawl. However, Kennedy now confirms that James Mangold’s Dawn of the Jedi film and Dave Filoni’s The Mandalorian movie will have opening crawls too.
Star Wars Is Saving The Opening Crawl For The Big Screen
By expanding the Star Wars saga beyond the main “Episode movies,” Disney’s Lucasfilm encountered a tricky challenge. Should every Star Wars movie, Skywalker saga-related or not, feature an opening crawl? Rogue One seemly answered that question and made history as the first theatrical Star Wars film not to feature an opening crawl. Solo went for a different opening crawl, suggesting that the classic Star Wars intro would be saved for the main Skywalker saga movies.However, after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker concluded the Skywalker saga, Star Wars had to once again decide on whether to use opening crawls. Presumably, there will not be a “Star Wars Episode X,” meaning that the saga is in uncharted territory. In addition, Star Wars now has a different way to release live-action content – the Disney+ Star Wars shows. The Mandalorian debuted a Star Wars intro sequence highlighting some of the franchise’s most important characters, similar to what the Marvel Cinematic Universe uses for its movies and TV shows.
