Lucas has also said that the idea of telling the story from the perspectives of C3PO and R2-D2 was sparked by Hidden Fortress. "I decided that would be a nice way to tell the Star Wars story, which was to take the two lowest characters, as Kurosawa did, and tell the story from their point of view, which in the Star Wars case is the two droids,” he explained in a 2001 interview.

There are clear parallels between the Jedi and the samurai. They both follow a code aside from the outward appearance of kimono-like clothing, Darth Vader’s samurai-style helmet and swords (see below). The Jedi have the Jedi Code, which, Buddhist-like, frowns on attachments and stresses compassion. It also forbids killing unarmed opponents as well as coming to terms with and finding peace in your death, as we see when Obi-Wan Kenobi sacrifices himself in his duel with Darth Vader in Star Wars: E pisode IV. While Ronin looks to be a character study though The Duel’s singular lens, it’s also something else. Ronin will reflect parts of Candon’s own story, as well. “A Star Wars movie made me ‘get’ representation, and I’ve tried to honor that feeling in this book for my own sake and for other people,” Candon says. “Besides being Japanese, I'm also a chronically ill, queer cyborg, and all of that showed up in some regard.” The need for original streaming content led to the release of his definitive Justice League. Now, he isn’t wholly invested in the traditional cinematic experience for Rebel Moon. “With this, I was not super interested in a theatrical release, especially with the PG-13 versus extended cuts,” Snyder said. “I feel like with the theatrical release, the way the model is, it takes some energy out of it.”

What it inspired: The Hunger Games (2012) 

Taking inspiration from Samurai lore and films that inspired Star Wars itself, along with a mashup of newer forms and other genres, " The Duel" follows a Jedi known simply as Ronin.

I hadn’t really thought about that,” Snyder said about the connection between Rebel Moon and The Creator, two original sci-fi worlds from filmmakers with vested interests in Star Wars. “It’s kind of what Debbie said about struggling and being hitched to IP you don’t really control. The difficulties associated with pushing a vision through that is controversial.” Kara’s journey is an epic one that brims with the scale and excitement one would expect from a feature film,” Rimes says. “The score is sumptuous, the battles are epic, and Kara’s ultimate destiny hangs in the balance.”Star Wars would not be what it is without Akira Kurosawa. The legendary director was one of the major influences on George Lucas’ vision of a galaxy far far away, and to this day his work continues to permeate Star Wars films and television projects. With Star Wars Visions making its grand debut this week, I decided to look at how specific films from Akira Kurosawa’s career helped shape the world and characters of Star Wars. The Hidden Fortress