The reason Vaughn would be willing to tackle such a gargantuan task is simple: It’s going on 50 years since “Star Wars” was released. “Why are the [‘Star Wars’] characters so hallowed that from 1977 you can’t re-do it for a new audience?” Vaughn asked “Happy Sad Confused” host Josh Horowitz. In addition, Vaughn’s desire to reboot “Star Wars” with Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and Han Solo is because he believes the current “Star Wars” series on TV are straying from the story of the Skywalker family. On top of that, Vaughn believes “Star Wars” needs to be a big-screen movie experience again.
“‘Star Wars’ is the Skywalker family and that’s where I think they’ve gone wrong. They’ve forgot,” Vaughn told Horowitz. “They’ve done brilliantly in TV, but it needs an epic new film. That’s what I would do [i.e. reboot Luke]. Everyone is going to go bats**t crazy but let’s bring it on. If you want a new generation, make the movie for them. The old generation, hopefully you make it well enough that they enjoy it.”
