Benji Samit:We were prepared for that to happen and it really never did.
Its just a playful celebration of all things LegoStar Wars.
And that sort of involved having fun with any and all characters that we could.
Darth Fisto, Darth Nubs, Darth Jar-Jar, Darth Tico, and Darth Hammerhead.© Lucasfilm
And I think that that was really important to us.
io9: Darth Rey and Darth Tico, I loved them both.
And I wanted to see more.
I wanted to see more nuance.
You know, I thought to myself, her sister dies inThe Last Jedi, right?
Right at the beginning.
And she takes the path of compassion and empathy.
But not everybody does.
And there was no guarantee that thats how she would have ended up.
io9: I thought one of the most striking mashups was the Sandcrawler with the AT-AT legs.
You came up with a reason that would actually exist?
Theyre kind of in a lower, fallen-on-hard-times place.
And so it felt like they needed a home base that felt born out of necessity.
Something that like didnt quite work, right?
io9: You said you were prepared for pushback.
Did you have any remixed characters in mind you thought Disney wouldnt allow you to depict?
Samit:I mean, look at Darth Jar Jar.
It was one of the first things we wanted to do.
And we were like, Are they going to let us do this?
This has been such a discussed thing in the fan community.
Are they just going to be like, its been too heavily worn?
Like, lets not even touch it?
But instead they were like, No, like we get it.
If theres ever been a moment to be able to do it, its this.
io9: Who did he apprentice under, do you think?
I think it started back on Naboo.
And I think that probably he was Sheevs Padawan at a certain point and broke bad.
Ive never said this aloud before, but Im pretty sure thats correct.
And thats sort of how I viewed the schism that would occur between those two characters.
io9: This is a Lego movie, but it also raises questions about the morality of playing God.
Hernandez:Thats a great question.
And no one has asked us that, so I appreciate it.
I think that life throws you curveballs all the time.
Weve got each other.
and we can choose to be heroes or villains within this new context.
And all your expertise is kind of out the window because were in an unprecedented situation.
io9: What was the inspiration for Surfer Luke?Corvette Summer?
Hernandez:I think it was similar.
How would his life unfold?
He was just comfy on his living life on the beach and he never got that call to action.
Like, what would his life look like?
And yeah, so that was really exciting for us.
io9: So are there plans for more after this?
Samit:I mean, we would…
Hernandez:Thats our hope.
Samit: Love to do it…
Hernandez:Thats our hope.
We have a lot of ideas for how the story would continue.
So it would be awesome.
Samit:Theres a lot more characters that obviously dont show up in this that we love.
And it would be amazing to be able to keep doing this.
Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxyarrives September 13 on Disney+.
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