I was wondering, were there ever any conversations with the other studios about presenting their stories in their own language, or how did that conversation kind of go down? “Journey to the Dark Head,” I noticed, was the only one presented in a language other than English.

So there's just such a universal language to that idea and those kinds of stories across cultures that really resonated. And it's like, am I gonna make a bad choice or a good choice today? It's that balance of selflessness and selfishness that either leads toward the dark with too many bad decisions or leads toward self-enlightenment by making the right ones. These are really stories of young people entering a new world, leaving the confines of home, and making those choices. Take the Star Wars out of it, and what happens?” And I think so much of what George created with Luke looking at those twin suns. We always, when we talk to any writer, filmmaker,, “Tell a story. RIMES: I think it naturally happens because that's the crux of the struggle. Is that something you intentionally sought out, or is that just something that naturally happened because that's the crux of the struggle in Star Wars? Something I really appreciated at the heart of Visions Volume 2, each of the shorts seemed to be about that struggle between light and dark rather really blatantly, or even in subtle ways like, “I Am Your Mother.” Peer pressure is kind of the dark side, in essence for that short. LOPEZ: But we are big puppet fans, so hopefully one day we can get there. RIMES: Star Wars is kind of puppetry to begin with. We love building stories, deconstructing them, and finding like, why does the story work? Why doesn't it? How does the story reflect the character change, or say something? And so, it's hard not to not be dissecting narrative stories. WAUGH: I'm sure you'll say the same thing we work in the story trade all day long. But no, I think the beauty of animation is that it's storytelling, and it's a beautiful medium for storytelling, and it can just sweep you away so quickly because you're able to suspend your belief and get into that whole new world so easily. I get swept up and I forget everything, like I forget, “Oh, my God! That scene must have been so difficult,” you know. LOPEZ: I'm, unfortunately, from production and visual effects, so for me, it's hard for me to take that hat off sometimes, but it happens. When you sit down to watch an animated project, do you find yourself passively watching it or really thinking about the mechanics of how things are made? I know all three of you have said in the past how much you love animation and how much it means to you, and I'm curious if your relationship with the medium has changed, working on Visions.

We'll see what the future holds, but we always have an appetite to push out. You kind of wanna see Kalina go off and become an amazing X-Wing pilot, and do all sorts of amazing things. It's always hard to assess which one because I wanna see what Daal’s story is I want to see what happens to her. So it's something we're definitely considering heavily. So, is there something that's being planned at the moment? There is not something that's gonna be out within the launch time, but it's Star Wars, so we love the ability to expand these stories, and tell stories that cross medium. It's a testament to each one of these creators who had something to say, had a real character story that they needed to tell, and I think we're all deeply invested in those characters. All of them have the potential of doing that, I think, and I've said this a few times actually, I think it's a testament to the filmmaking.

WAUGH: Alright, well, I'm curious about that, too, but I think all of them, is the truth. It's “Sith,” and I also had in mind who I would love to see tell that story, as well.

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