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transmogrifier (view post)
The trouble with the whole idea of the Star Wars universe is that the underlying backdrop is, well, a random galaxy and generic sci-fi elements. Remove the Skywalker tale and the force, and there is nothing else really there to act as a unifying force for a CU. So, while of course it is possible to get good films out of it, I think the studio is wasting its time trying to copy Marvel, which has a mammoth bench of characters to work with while having a universe small enough to allow constant interactions between these characters, thus providing cohesion from an audience perspective.