Star Wars: The Last Jedi Pitch Meeting

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**Star Wars: The Last Jedi Pitch Meeting** is the seventh episode of the Pitch Meeting series on Screen Rant.

## Description

If you've seen The Last Jedi, you may be wondering how some of those big decisions were made. Well, take a look inside the pitch meeting to find out!

## Cast

* Producer Guy - Ryan George
* Screenwriter Guy - Ryan George

**Producer Guy:** Okay so we have a lot of great stuff set up from *The Force Awakens* that we have to pay off in this movie, so, let's start with Snoke. What do you have planned for Snoke?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Sure. Well you know how he was this dark, ominous hologram figure?

**Producer Guy:** Yeah?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Well in *Episode VIII* we're gonna see him in person, and he's gonna be more of like a… disfigured old playboy.

**Producer Guy:** He is?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah and he has like a really flashy gold robe on; it looks like what they probably give you if you rent a suite at a Trump hotel.

**Producer Guy:** Interesting.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah so overall he looks like if Hugh Hefner fell face-first down an elevator shaft and then they… did their best.

**Producer Guy:** And so do we find out more about him as a character?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Oh yeah definitely! So you know how in the first movie it was like "Who is this guy? What's his deal?".

**Producer Guy:** Yeah?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Well in this movie we confirm that he's like… an evil guy.

**Producer Guy:** Oh okay, saving him for a bigger role in *Episode IX*.

**Screenwriter Guy:** No. He dies.

**Producer Guy:** *[perplexed]* He does!

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah, Kylo Ren cuts him in half.

**Producer Guy:** *[concerned]* Wow. Do you think the fans are gonna be disappointed, or…

**Screenwriter Guy:** What do you mean?

**Producer Guy:** Well I mean we kinda baited fans for two years with questions like "Who's Snoke?" and now he's… dead.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Right. That's what makes it so surprising.

**Producer Guy:** Oh, true! I didn't think of it that way. Plus it gives more weight to the reveal of Rey's parents.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Oh, yeah, about that. They are nobody.

**Producer Guy:** Oh, really?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah, Kylo Ren says he saw it in a vision, so th- th- they're dead. They're nobody.

**Producer Guy:** Is he telling the truth?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Ny'I don't know, we're just gonna kind of gloss over it.

**Producer Guy:** Okay, so what about the other big cliffhanger?

**Screenwriter Guy:** What's that?

**Producer Guy:** Well at the end Rey is handing Luke his lightsaber back; it's like a huge moment.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Oh yeah, well he just tosses it. Over his shoulder like garbage.

**Producer Guy:** Oh.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah and then he squeezes some boobs and goes fishing.

**Producer Guy:** *[confused]* Wha- Uh- Whose boobs?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Just this big alien sea cow. With four boobs.

**Producer Guy:** A big alien sea cow with four boobs.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah and then the alien sea cow with four boobs looks at Rey like *[nods his head to the side]* "You seeing this?".

**Producer Guy:** So we're really taking all the stuff that *The Force Awakens* set up and just… throwing it out the window.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Pretty much, yeah. But here's the thing: I don't think J. J. actually had answers to those questions.

**Producer Guy:** What makes you say that?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Well I mean… you've seen *Lost*.

**Producer Guy:** True, okay. I see what you're saying.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah so I figure let's just kind of wipe the slate clean.

**Producer Guy:** Fair enough, let the past die. Kill it if you have to.

**Screenwriter Guy:** *[impressed]* Oh, yeah. Yeah, I like that. *[gestures to script]* Can I- Can I add that in?

**Producer Guy:** Sure.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Thanks. And oh, actually there is one big question we are gonna answer in here.

**Producer Guy:** What's that?

**Screenwriter Guy:** "How does Kylo Ren look without a shirt on?".

**Producer Guy:** Uh- Is tha- Was that- Was that- Was that a big question?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Don't tell me you've never wondered.

**Producer Guy:** I- No. No. I don't think I have.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Well the answer is "Surprisingly good".

**Producer Guy:** Well okay.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah, dude works out.

**Producer Guy:** So what else happens in the movie?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Oh well there's a really powerful scene where Kylo Ren, with his shirt on, is gonna kill his mom Leia.

**Producer Guy:** Like he killed his father.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Exactly, but at the last second he stops himself.

**Producer Guy:** Wow.

**Screenwriter Guy:** But then it's too late: Leia's command post is hit by another ship from the First Order.

**Producer Guy:** Incredible.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah, and we see her body floating through space, and it's a really beautiful end for the character because-

**Producer Guy:** You should have her fly back!

**Screenwriter Guy:** *[taken aback]* What?

**Producer Guy:** Leia. Have her fly back like Mary Poppins.

**Screenwriter Guy:** *[confused]* Um- But- How?

**Producer Guy:** You know Mary Poppins?

**Screenwriter Guy:** *[concerned]* Yeah. Yea- Yeah, I know Mary Poppins.

**Producer Guy:** Have her fly back like Mary Poppins.

**Screenwriter Guy:** *[confused]* But- How-

**Producer Guy:** She uses the Force, I don't know.

**Screenwriter Guy:** *[resigned]* Okay. I mean, I don't really have plans for her for the rest of the movie but-

**Producer Guy:** She can be in a coma, it's cool.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah, no, sure. I'll have her fly back like Mary Poppins.

**Producer Guy:** Awesome, thanks, I… I really like Mary Poppins.

**Screenwriter Guy:** You're welcome.

**Producer Guy:** So I'm still not getting exactly what this movie is about.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Okay well basically imagine a car chase.

**Producer Guy:** Yeah, sounds exciting.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Now imagine that chase was happening in space, and reaaaally sloooowly.

**Producer Guy:** Right.

**Screenwriter Guy:** So basically that's it. The First Order is waiting for the Resistance to run out of fuel so they can blow them up.

**Producer Guy:** That… doesn't sound super thrilling.

**Screenwriter Guy:** It's not. And also the Resistance can't go lightspeed because the First Order can track them now.

**Producer Guy:** So they just kinda… *[imitates two ships moving slowly with his hands]*

**Screenwriter Guy:** They just kinda float around for the whole movie. So then Finn and this new character Rose go on a suuuuper long sidequest that doesn't work.

**Producer Guy:** It doesn't work at all?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Not even a little, and they go to this casino city and they see like slave children and slave animals.

**Producer Guy:** *[disgusted]* Oh, that's awful!

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah, and they manage to free the animals so they're like "You know what, no matter what happens, this was worth it".

**Producer Guy:** Not the slave children?

**Screenwriter Guy:** No, they're still slaves.

**Producer Guy:** And what's the deal with this Rose character, why is she in this?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Well she's there so Finn can have someone to say funny things to.

**Producer Guy:** Right, makes sense.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Also at the end of the movie Finn is gonna make this amazing self-sacrifice and save the day, and she swoops in and stops him.

**Producer Guy:** Why?

**Screenwriter Guy:** 'Cause she wanted a little kiss!

**Producer Guy:** *[confused]* Oh. That's… cute. I guess.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah and it really comes out of nowhere 'cause there was no romantic chemistry there. Whatsoever.

**Producer Guy:** And she stops him from saving the day, doesn't that put everybody's lives in danger?

**Screenwriter Guy:** It does. I mean, Luke shows up and saves the day but… she didn't know that was gonna happen.

**Producer Guy:** And what about some of the other characters? What about BB-8?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Well BB-8 is now a superhero.

**Producer Guy:** Really?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah he's basically the best fighter in the movie.

**Producer Guy:** Wow. What about, uh, Captain Phasma?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Oh, well I thought she was really underused in the first movie.

**Producer Guy:** Agreed!

**Screenwriter Guy:** So I did that again.

**Producer Guy:** Oh.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah and also she dies.

**Producer Guy:** Wow.

**Screenwriter Guy:** But we do find out her armor is like really strong, like blaster-proof.

**Producer Guy:** How come only she has that armor and not all the stormtroopers?

**Screenwriter Guy:** I don't know.

**Producer Guy:** And Rey?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah she gets a lot stronger in this movie with little to no training or struggle.

**Producer Guy:** It's like the classic hero's journey but you cut out all the middle stuff.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Exactly. Uh, what else happens? We have… R2-D2 and C-3PO. They- They both show up and they're like… "Hey- Hey we're in this".

**Producer Guy:** Fanservice.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Mm-hmm, and also there's a purple-haired vice admiral that keeps secrets for no reason. And Kylo Ren and Rey slide into each other's Force DMs.

**Producer Guy:** Okay now let's talk merchandise.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Okay.

**Producer Guy:** You mentioned BB-8 but I feel like we need something new to sell toys.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah. Makes sense.

**Producer Guy:** I know it's gonna be tough to come up with something that people just blindly throw money at.

**Screenwriter Guy:** Actually, super easy, barely an inconvenience.

**Producer Guy:** Really?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Yeah, just what are- what are two creatures that people find cute?

**Producer Guy:** I don't know, uh, seals… and… penguins?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Perfect, I'll mix those two together and put a bunch of them on Luke's island.

**Producer Guy:** Are you gonna incorporate them into the plot somehow?

**Screenwriter Guy:** No.

**Producer Guy:** Okay, this is fun! What else can we come up with?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Okay uh, what are some… amazing gifts you'd surprise your wife with?

**Producer Guy:** I don't know, maybe a puppy, or some jewelry?

**Screenwriter Guy:** Okay, so how about-

*[cut to headline: **Meet The Last Jedi's Crystal Foxes**]*