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Answered by: Steve Sansweet
Are
there any plans for adapting Episodes I and/or II into radio plays?
I quite enjoyed the adaptations of the original trilogy.
So did all of us. The
Star Wars movies are particularly well-suited to the theater
of the mind's eye. The radio dramatizations allow for more story
points and action to be included, while sticking to the main points
of the movies. The radio dramas for the classic trilogy were
superbly written by the late Brian Daley and first aired on National
Public Radio stations. Some members of the original cast were used,
with such unusual additional casting as veteran actor Ed Asner as
Jabba the Hutt. All three series were later released on tape and CD.
As for adapting,
airing, and making available dramatizations of the Star Wars
prequels, that is something that Lucasfilm has looked into over the
past few years. But it is a very complicated business, creative and
personnel process to get all of the planets to line up just right.
So while it is accurate to say we remain interested in such a
project, there is nothing currently on the schedule or close to
happening. If that changes, you'll get the news here first.
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