{"id":819409,"date":"2026-08-20T02:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T02:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/819409\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T02:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T02:20:09","slug":"star-wars-starfighter-lucky-finale-jonathan-tropper-talks-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/819409\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Star Wars: Starfighter’, ‘Lucky’ finale: Jonathan Tropper Talks All"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSpoiler warning: This podcast and write-up contains details about the final episode of Apple TV\u2019s Lucky<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\n\tApple TV\u2019s limited series Lucky just dropped its final episode, and the series creator Jonathan Tropper<\/a> is here with us today to explain just why the nefarious queen-pin Priscilla (Annette Bening) let Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy) and her father (Timothy Olyphant) go. This after a pursuit for $10M that Lucky\u2019s ex-husband\/Priscilla\u2019s son absconded with (and which Lucky and her papa had access to in the end). Granted, Priscilla\u2019s husband, Wayne (William Fichtner), was the catalyst for this chase.<\/p>\n

\n\tTropper unpacks all here:<\/p>\n

\n\tBut even more fun, we talk with Tropper about landing the screenwriting gig for next summer\u2019s original Star Wars universe film, Starfighter, which we just caught a glimpse of at D23.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI was fortunate to have done three movies before with Shawn Levy. They approached Shawn and said, \u2018We want you to do a Star Wars movie, and you can pick your writer,’\u201d said Tropper, \u201cAnd I landed the gig.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAt the time that Levy and Tropper made their deals, they didn\u2019t know exactly what Starfighter would be. <\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: \u2018Lucky\u2019 World Premiere Photos: Reese Witherspoon, Anya Taylor-Joy, Drew Starkey & More<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tIn Star Wars: Starfighter<\/a>, Ryan Gosling, plays cynical rogue Kade Auberon. He\u2019s confronted by his mysterious past and is hurled into a dangerous adventure across the galaxy that puts him on a crash course with destiny. Along for the ride with Kade is a precocious child played by Flynn Gray. The title starship is a G17 Imperial Reaper, the fastest ever built. It just so happens to be in Kade\u2019s garage.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhat we wanted to do was to tell a story that was free of (Star Wars) mythology. We were out ahead in the timeline, and we wanted something with as few barriers of entry as possible for new fans and viewers,\u201d says Tropper. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis isn\u2019t a Skywalker saga movie \u2026 we\u2019re not dealing with the history of the Rebellion, the First Order, the Resistance or the Empire, we\u2019re kind of beyond all that\u201d he says, \u201cIt\u2019s a simpler movie.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: Anya Taylor-Joy Is A Con Artist On The Run For Her Life In \u2018Lucky\u2019 Trailer<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tWhile Tropper, of course, couldn\u2019t reveal any more details about Starfighter, he does expound on his creative shorthand with Gosling. Quite often, Tropper found inspiration in Gosling\u2019s cadence and expressions.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHe would offhandedly say things; I knew that would make its way into the movie,\u201d says Tropper about the Barbie star, \u201cHis voice gets in your head.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTropper wrote Starfighter while literally show-running his own series, Apple TV\u2019s Your Friends & Neighbors, writing pages at nights, weekends and sometimes late afternoons. However, because all below-the-line departments are a go on a Star Wars movie, quite often great ideas and rewrites came from the crafts side. <\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: 2026 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Streaming & Cable<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI never experienced this before on a movie, the departments weren\u2019t just executing, they were actually creatively inputting,\u201d he tells Crew Call<\/a>, \u201cEverything has to be built on a Star Wars movie, you\u2019re not going to Home Depot to get tables.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe great collaboration with Levy and Gosling led to another opportunity for Tropper: Writing the reboot of Ghost Rider<\/a>, due out in July 2028. <\/p>\n

\n\tSays Tropper, \u201cI don\u2019t know if I walked into Marvel that I\u2019d be a slam dunk by myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTropper is nominated for an Emmy<\/a> in Outstanding Drama Series for Your Friends & Neighbors this year.<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: 2026 TV Series Renewals Photo Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n

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