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The Internet's Funniest Responses to the 'Remake The Last Jedi' Campaign

May the farce be with you.

by | June 21, 2018 | Comments

On Wednesday night, a group of unnamed producers took to Twitter to announce their intention to remake Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The names of those involved were not disclosed, along with their filmmaking experience, or lack thereof, or their connection to the franchise. We only know the Twitter account is apparently from San Francisco, and that – according to the campaign website – the group has raised almost $50,000 for the project. One thing we do know for sure: The reality of this project coming to fruition doesn’t exist even in a galaxy far far away.

Why the call for a remake? Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi earned over $1.3 billion globally and was well received by critics, but a small and vocal segment of fans have derided the film as sounding the death knell for the franchise. The group behind the Remake The Last Jedi campaign aligns with this vocal minority and in a bold stroke of hubris, they also attest that they could make a better film. No circumstance would persuade Bob Iger, Kathleen Kennedy, or Disney to allow amateurs within 50 feet of their closely guarded intellectuall property, but that didn’t stop the group from laying out their plan.

The group’s initial tweet did declare it was not a joke, but the Internet did not listen – it had a field day lampooning the implausible and hilarious proposal. Here are some of the funniest tweets from critics and filmmakers about the proposed Last Jedi remake.

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