The latest “Star Wars” project, called “Skeleton Crew” and starring Jude Law, is a lot like “The Goonies.” But it needed George Lucas’s style to tell its story.

Skeleton Crew co-creator Jon Watts has revealed he originally pitched the television series as a movie. He discussed the idea with Lucasfilm after the release of 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, but his Marvel Studios commitments (Watts helmed two more Spider-Man films) prevented him from moving ahead with Skeleton Crew.

Skeleton Crew was originally pitched as a movie — well before Disney+ “came into existence,” says series co-creator Jon Watts. Created by Watts (director of Spider-Man: No Way Home) and Chris Ford (Spider-Man: Homecoming writer) and set during the same timeframe as Disney+’s live-action The

Speaking exclusively to TechRadar ahead of the show's two-episode premiere, Jon Watts and Christopher Ford discussed the main influence behind Law's enigmatic individual. In the months leading up to Star Wars: Skeleton Crew's release,

Skeleton Crew is right around the corner. With the updated release date on December 2, it's literally days away. The different look and tone of the series with its Amblin inspiration and Guardians of the Galaxy-esque trailer has upped the hype.

Skeleton Crew, the upcoming Star Wars show. The series will star Jude Law, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter, Robert Timothy Smith, Tunde Adebimpe, Kerry Condon, and Nick Frost.

Skeleton Crew's showrunners have confirmed where it sits on the Star Wars timeline The sci-fi franchise's latest TV show takes place after the events of Return of the Jedi However, the series' creators haven't definitively decided which year its story is set in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew's creators have confirmed where the Jude Law-starring series fits onto the ever-expanding Star Wars timeline.