James Mangold’s ‘Star Wars’ Movie Is Set 25,000 Years Before ‘Phantom Menace’ So That It’s Not ‘Handcuffed by Lore’: Then ‘You Can’t Please Anybody’
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James Mangold's "Star Wars" movie is set 25,000 years before "The Phantom Menace" so that it's not beholden to any franchise lore and canon.
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    …i give the phantom menace a weekend-matinée pass for the creative sincerity behind it, then andor, rogue one, and the original trilogy: done…

    …all those are fine films comprising a strong canon; it’s easy-enough to ignore the rest…