It’s Friday’s news on the internet. And is not for less. Studio Ghibli has dropped that he is working with Lucasfilm and, of course, right now all eyes are on the star wars franchise. What kind of collaboration would we be talking about? when will it happen? what additional details do we know? Don’t worry, if all these questions are now bombarding your head, you’re not alone. We will try to answer them.
Studio Ghibli, the most special Japanese animation
The animation content coming out of Japan is huge, but let’s face it, Studio Ghibli has something that everyone else lacks. It will be your atmosphere, your narrative, the music (generally by Joe Hisaishi and Cat trumpet) or that technique he has to capture his drawings on screen. Or all of the above together. Be that as it may, the studio has built up an excellent reputation over time that has helped spawn a legion of fans huge around the globe.
Among the most famous films of Studio Ghibli we have Spirited Away (the one that we could say that catapulted the company to its international fame), princess mononoke either my neighbor totoro, among other beautiful pieces. Now perhaps, you should add to your resume a very special collaboration with an American studio such as Lucasfilm. Or at least, that’s what we all expect after the enigmatic announcement he made on his official Twitter account.
The collaboration with Lucasfilm, what is it about?
Studio Ghibli has only had one tweet in which there is not even no text to make us all go crazy. What is shown in the publication is neither more nor less than a very brief video in which the logo of the company founded by George Lucas appears, as you can see below:
スタジオジブリ STUDIO GHIBLI
@JP_GHIBLI
https://t.co/RZ74q04w7J
November 10, 2022 • 16:00
The Japanese firm has not made any further statements at the moment but Lucasfilm has commented on the “announcement”, indicating, according to what they collect in Gizmodo, that “everything will be revealed soon”. We should therefore not take too long to discover what these two companies are up to.
Is it related to Star Wars? Everything points to yes because it is the most important franchise within the company and the one that would undoubtedly have the greatest impact. It should also be remembered that there is an animated anthology series called Star Wars Visions, made up of short films in which Japanese anime studios give their touch and vision. White and bottled, right? It is therefore quite likely that they are preparing an episode with Studio Ghibli in between.
Likewise the people of Gizmodo points out that the second largest franchise of the American house is the saga of Indiana Jones, so, although unlikely, we should not rule it out either. And then there’s Willow, which is now premiering a TV series on Disney+ (and whose aura it is true that it fits better with Ghibli, everything must be said).
It’s hard not to get excited or nervous at this point, but we’re afraid we’re going to have to keep our cool until one of the two firms lets go. luckily, it seems that it will be Sooner than later so… don’t go far!
