Batuu used to be a quiet nowhere.
Now it’s on the front line of conflict.
If that sounds like the title of aStar Warsmovie that’s intentional.
Don’t give a shot to touch it.
The Red Fury doesn’t like strangers approaching their ship.
Just keep your head down and head to the Blue Milk stand on the other side of the courtyard.
“And what if one of these spires was really special?
“Everyone has a story to tell about what the Black Spire is,” Kerrison said.
Even parents have a bedtime story about its origins.
“We even know what Padme ordered at the cantina.”
“We’re encouraging them to create their own identities and personas,” said Kerrison.
“They are local Batuuans … but remember, some of these cast members might know nothing aboutStar Wars.
We are encouraging them to know about their daily lives.
Where you work, you know what you’re selling, and who you’re working for.”
They’re also being encouraged to talk about politics, although …notEarth politics.
There might be cast members who are Resistance sympathizers helping them out.
There might be some cast members who are First Order loyalists who are like, ‘Finally!
My gosh, someone’s going to do something about this place, right?'”
“We do have to set guard rails and parameters,” Kerrison says.
Youcan’tbe Han’s second cousin, okay?"
The streets were slicks of mud when EW visited, thanks to a deluge of recent Southern California rains.
The marketplace will feature a water fountain that comes off as connected to a glass cistern.
The full-sized Millennium Falcon,part of theSmugglers Runride, is parked in the center of town.
On Batuu, a group of new residents have moved into these otherworldly caves and structures.
(Click here forEW’s deeper exploration ofRise of the Resistance.)
Keep in mind, the Resistance doesn’t think of this home base as permanent.
