‘Star Wars’ Producer To Adapt Sci-Fi Short Film ‘R’Ha’
Rick McCallumwas the face ofStar Warsfor almost two decades. He was the lead producer on the Special Editions, the Prequel Trilogy and, unlike George Lucas, was the guy talking about the films in public. Now, theformer Lucasfilm employeewill shepherd a totally new vision in sci-fi:R’Ha.R’Hais based ona short film of the samedirected byKaleb Lechowski, who is attached to direct the feature. While the short centers on an interrogation between a non-human alien and an enemy machine (think Goro fromMortal Kombatvs. a sentinel fromThe Matrix), the feature will expand on the central idea of the R’Ha race defending their solar system from invasion. There are no humans in the film.Matthew Graham, co-creator of the originalLife on Marsand writer on the shelvedStar WarsTV show, is penning the screenplay. Read more, and watch the original short, below.The Hollywood Reporterbroke the news of the story, and talked to McCallum about the project:
Low-budget, high-concept sci-fi by a man who has worked with some of the best in the business? Color me intrigued. Here’s Lechowski’s original short film.
If you were adapting that into a feature, you’d imagine the above interrogation would be the beginning of act two, where the machines out think the R’Ha, almost finish the genocide, then act three is our lead character getting ultimate revenge. While the short is a little derivative in its ideas, I did enjoy it and look forward to seeing what other worlds Lechowski and McCallum can build together.
What are your thoughts on the feature film ofR’Ha?
