New Star Wars Show Budget Reportedly Larger Than The Mandalorian's
The budget for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew is reportedly even larger than The Mandalorian's, making it the most expensive live-action Star Wars show yet. After the conclusion of Disney's Star Wars sequel trilogy, ending with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019, the beloved world of the movies made the move to live-action television. Starting with The Mandalorian in 2019, Disney+ now features three live-action Star Wars shows in total, including The Book of Boba Fett and, most recently, Obi-Wan Kenobi, with several others now in the works.
Among the shows currently in production in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, which is to be created by Spider-Man: No Way Home's Jon Watts. The series was officially announced at Star Wars Celebration 2022 earlier this year, with the plot confirmed to follow a group of teenage kids who get lost in the galaxy and must find their way home. Although much remains unknown about the anticipated Star Wars show, it has been revealed that Jude Law, who was recently seen as Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, has signed on to play one of the adult leads.
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Per a new report from THR, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew could boast a production budget of as much as $136 million for its first season, surpassing that of The Mandalorian, the first season of which is said to have been about $100 million. Although the budget for Obi-Wan Kenobi has not been made public, the budget for The Book of Boba Fett is estimated to be around $100 million as well, potentially making Star Wars: Skeleton Crew one of the most expensive live-action Star Wars shows yet, according to the report. The show's large budget, however, will be offset by the
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