Jude Law: Star Wars series reminded me of childhood ‘wonderment’ with 1977 film

Jude Law has said exploring the Star Wars satellite done the eyes of a kid successful the franchise’s caller bid reminded him of the “wonderment” helium experienced erstwhile archetypal watching the archetypal 1977 film.

The forthcoming Disney+ coming-of-age series, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, follows 4 children searching for their location satellite aft getting mislaid successful the Star Wars galaxy.

On their adventure, the radical transverse paths with Jod Na Nawood, a mysterious quality played by Law arsenic good arsenic unusual aliens and unsafe places.

Discussing the bid astatine a photocall successful cardinal London, Law told the PA quality agency: “That was 1 of the hooks that truly engaged me.

“I benignant of thought it was a changeable of genius to instrumentality the innocence, the wonderment that I surely retrieve property six oregon 7 erstwhile I saw the movie for the archetypal clip successful the precocious 70s, and having that beryllium the position of the protagonists.

“And what’s clever is they’re existent kids, truthful they benignant of bicker, immoderate person issues astatine home, immoderate person issues successful school. They’re not afloat formed, they’re conscionable forming.”

The 51-year-old described his quality arsenic “mysterious” and a “survivor”.

“He’s a survivor. He’s galore things to galore people, goes by antithetic names. I don’t cognize that helium knows who helium is himself”, helium added.

“He’s a spot similar a kid himself successful galore ways, and yet he’s ne'er had a childhood.

“So helium besides treats the kids similar they’re conscionable tiny adults, helium doesn’t recognize wherefore they miss their mum oregon dad, oregon if they get hungry.”

Among the children who stars successful the bid are Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Robert Timothy Smith, Ryan Kiera Armstrong and Kyriana Kratter.

The bid is the latest variation successful the epic sci-fi Star Wars franchise, which began successful 1977 with the eponymous movie created by George Lucas.

The archetypal trilogy, which was released betwixt 1977 and 1983, was followed by a prequel trilogy from 1999 to 2005 and a sequel movie trilogy was aboriginal released betwixt 2015 and 2019.

A big of Star Wars bid person been released since then, with a drawstring of live-action spin-offs being released connected Disney+ successful caller years.