This is a very good use of the franchise
A movie based on the beloved
Star Wars video game
Knights Of The Old Republic is reportedly being written.
Sources for
Buzzfeed say that the screenplay based on the 2003 game is being written by Laeta Kalogridis, whose previous credits include
Avatar and
Shutter Island.
While there have been many, many
Star Wars games, the two
Knights Of The Old Republic RPGs remain some of the best-reviewed and most beloved by fans.
The first instalment hit Xbox, PC and Mac in 2003. It stood out from the rest of the franchise by being set 4000 years before the movies and focused on a new set of characters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAd7b0Bnif0
One of the game's unique features was that it allowed players to pick their own path, and lean into the light side or the dark side of the Force. The player's actions would dictate what path they took, from dialogue choices to major plot decisions.
The game was followed by a sequel with
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords in 2004, which received similar critical acclaim.
A third entry in the series was cancelled, but 2011 saw the release of MMORPG
Star Wars: The Old Republic, from the developer of the original game BioWare and set in the same time period.
Earlier this month, Disney released
an updated release schedule that revealed that three new
Star Wars movies were on their way, following this year's
Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. It was later confirmed that the first of those, which will hit in December 2022, will be written and produced by
Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.
