Seth Green on board for 'irreverent, playful' new Stars Wars instalment
THE next incarnation of the famed Star Wars franchise will be an animated sitcom.
MyFOXny.com reported Lucasfilm has announced that Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matthew Senreich are going to be involved in the new project, along with Daily Show writer Brendan Hay.
The company says the series will look at the saga's characters with a "playful and irreverent tone".
"The Star Wars universe is so dense and rich; it's crazy to think that there aren't normal, mundane everyday problems in a world so well-defined," Green said.
"And it's even crazier to think of what those problems might be, since it's all set in a galaxy far, far away.
"What do these characters do when they're not overthrowing empires?"
The developers hope that the series will appeal to all ages, but there will be some adult humour buried under the surface.
Initial posts by Star Wars fans on the official site were generally positive about the idea. but not everyone was convinced.
A user with the handle EpcotGreg posted: "What a nightmare. Star Wars is now literally just a joke. Which is kind of accurate, sadly."
Read more about the "playful" new Stars Wars sitcom at MyFoxNY
