
Nonetheless, the Jedi have maintained a constant vigil over the ancient Sith homeworld, Korriban, to protect the galaxy from the darkness that still resides in the planet’s tombs.

Several centuries ago, the greatest threat the galaxy has ever known emerged in the form of the dark Sith Empire.Īfter a volatile war, the Republic emerged victorious and the Sith were assumed to be extinct. Protected by the legendary Jedi Order, the Galactic Republic stood as a bastion of peace in the galaxy for a thousand generations. By August 2014, the game amassed over one million players. With the decision to back off more planned spinoffs like Solo, a space is left open for a KOTOR movie to come to fruition.EA initially set up a monthly subscription for access to The Old Republic, although as of July 2012 the publisher established a free-to-play model due to a lull in active memberships. The same story identifies Laeta Kalogridis as the writer, who is best know for her work on Shutter Island, Alita: Battle Angel, and the Netflix show Altered Carbon.ĭisney recently recoiled a bit after Solo: A Star Wars Story failed to perform at the box office, deeply cutting back the bench of currently scheduled Star Wars title and mostly leaving movies from Game of Thrones showrunners Benioff and Weiss, but still has other announced movies in development. Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm, has told reporters that an adaptation is being looked at, but BuzzFeed's report states that it is currently in active development. While the new gameplay demo that debuted at E3 showed off combat and minute-to-minute gameplay, this new reveal shows that there is.

According to a report from BuzzFeed, that's exactly what they're doing.īuzzFeed's sources report that the movie is currently being written in preparation for next steps. A demo of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order being shown behind closed doors at E3 2019 has revealed that the upcoming action-adventure game has some elements inspired by the original Knights of the Old Republic RPG. It makes sense, then, that Disney and Lucasfilm would consider adapting the title as a Star Wars movie. Abrams during concept meetings for bringing the series back with The Force Awakens. The game is so well-liked that it reportedly influenced director J.J.

The 2003 RPG put players into a Star Wars universe 4,000 years before the movies and was well-loved for its strong character writing and exploration of the Star Wars mythos. Of all the Star Wars licensed titles in video game history, Bioware's Knights of the Old Republic might be the most venerated.
