SKYWALKER RISING DAWN | Star Wars Inspired Fan Film | May the 4th be with you | DIRECTORS CUT
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After completing his training with his father (EP 1 see video link below) Luke feels he is ready to start a new Jedi Order.... Little does they know what's lurking in the darkness
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@RenegadeFilmForceCinematography by Nate Sorrentino of @RenegadeFilmForce
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Music by @eamonncseplo6382
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@Lego-Joe-1
Ай бұрын
Mikestarwalker may the fourth be with you.
@tyleringle268
Ай бұрын
@Mikestarwalker Please do a tutorial on mace windu vs palpatine from episode 3.
@Ioho963
Ай бұрын
The Force is strong with this one. Very well done 👍🏻👍🏻
@dacolissampson5144
Ай бұрын
Where did u get the r2 from
@deangestner6708
Ай бұрын
Where did you do your filming at?
When a group of fans can do infinitely better then a multi billion dollar company. This is the Luke Skywalker we've wanted to see for years. Him as a warrior, protector, teacher, and the hero we all love. I hope this video gets into the millions for you 🫡
@RenegadeFilmForce
Ай бұрын
IKR?! Mike is our new Luke Skywalker now! No offense to Mark Hamill at all, we love him! Just...Disney's direction..ick! I've never met someone so dedicated to honoring the memory of a character so many of us grew up with as a hero, and just trying to expand on it.
@mitchelldelgadillo7094
Ай бұрын
The warrior, protector, teacher, the hero we all love as you mentioned…. We thankfully got that with Daniel LaRusso in cobra Kai. Daniel LaRusso became the post-ROTJ Luke Skywalker we always wanted. That’s why cobra Kai is my absolute comfort show. Daniel is also the Dick Grayson I always wanted too as Nightwing that DC has been fucking over so bad.
@RenegadeFilmForce
Ай бұрын
@@mitchelldelgadillo7094 Truth! What they did with Cobra Kai is precisely what should have been done with the ST - honoring and adding even more depth to the OGs while bringing in the new gen. CK is the best show going rn
@mitchelldelgadillo7094
Ай бұрын
@@RenegadeFilmForce not to mention Samantha LaRusso is exactly what Rey would have been if she had proper writing and proper character development. I actually wouldn’t have minded if Rey was Luke and Mara’s daughter either despite they had a son.
@rockinHurley777
Ай бұрын
Than*
That opening duel between Luke and Mara is some of my favorite choreography in a fan film ever.
@Mikestarwalker
Ай бұрын
Thanks! We were definitely choreographing to give Jade her own unique style
@Jurassiccanonking
Ай бұрын
@@Mikestarwalker I love that it feels like she has learned how to get past Luke’s defensive wall in a way he dosen’t expect. It’s clear she’s planned for their next encounter.
@chrisvoa
Ай бұрын
The power of the fanny. Coming too soon.
We put our everything into making this film💖 I hope you all enjoy it!! It was so much fun✨ May the Fourth be with you!
@Darklighter75
Ай бұрын
You make a great Mara Jade!
@Mikestarwalker
Ай бұрын
Very proud of this one. She definitely gave it her all
@shkotayd9749
Ай бұрын
WELL freaking DONE! 100% meant too. Copying this to other staff comments. And yet again lol....well god damned good work.
@Knight25B
Ай бұрын
Yes we did!!! Thank you so much! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU! 🥰🥰
@dacolissampson5144
Ай бұрын
Awesome and where did yall get R2d2 from
Grandmaster Luke cutting down dark Jedi like he's a scythe and they're all just wheat. His students held the line quite well, outnumbered as they were. This is excellently done, and Luke's academy that we see here should have been the product of 10 years of in-universe training and recruiting, never mind the sad example we see in Ep7-9.
@RenegadeFilmForce
11 күн бұрын
More coming, too! Both an extended cut, and episodes! Check out the little teaser linked on the Endscreen at the end of this one!
You mean to tell me we could've had an epic telling of Luke beginning his own Jedi order from Disney and all they had to do was have the same passion that these fine folks had for making these fan films and respecting the lore and storytelling of Star Wars? Reality sucks so hard sometimes. Excellent work here from everyone involved in these films.
We knew luke was not only powerful but more wise when compared to his father. This movie definitely showed all the best qualities of Luke. I hope people blow this up because it was honestly better than a lot of the stuff thats come out of Disney.
@TheHungryTrollRawr
25 күн бұрын
His father was conflicted thou, the death of his mother hung over him and the fear his wife would also perish, not to mention one of the most powerful and cunning Sith lords ever was manipulating his whole life! ppl give Luke loads of credit, but Anakin in terms of raw potiential was robbed of being the greatest Jedi/Sith ever. His life was tragic and I always felt unfulfilled with Anakin's story lol, it pisses me off still to this day
Seen a lot of SW fan films over the years, over the decades, ever since TROOPS. This film is easily in my top 5! Give yourselves all the credit in the world, guys!
I love this!!! Luke Skywalker is being portrayed perfectly, the lightsaber choreography is almost on par with the prequels, and it seems like you are connecting all your fan films (this is my first one of yours I've watched), this is all fantastic and I cannot wait to follow what you do and see what you do next. These are truly better than anything Disney has ever done and seriously, great job.
This is how Luke Skywalker should have been like, a truly powerful and great Jedi instead of an upset old guy in Disney movie. ❤
@RenegadeFilmForce
Ай бұрын
100%!! Screw KK and Ruin Johnson's cowardly hermit, that's not Luke and not remotely realistic of a character "development"
@heywoodfloyd9
9 күн бұрын
Disney didn't torpedo the franchise by accident. It's all on purpose. The destruction of role models (fictional or otherwise) has been an ongoing thing since the 1960's.
@RenegadeFilmForce
9 күн бұрын
@@heywoodfloyd9 this is VERY evident at this point
@cool_cat007smoove3
9 күн бұрын
Indeed
@RenegadeFilmForce
8 күн бұрын
@@heywoodfloyd9 While I fully agree with the first part, I do not see where the destruction of role models began in any noticeable way to large IPs like SW, Marvel or LOTR, etc prior to 2018...what are you referring to starting in the 60s?
LFG!!!!! Kyle Katarn with a saberstaff is a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.
@Cobiscrisp6476
Ай бұрын
It took me aback at first but he is a jedi battlemaster so he would know how to use one so that is cool actually
@AirbenderHawk
Ай бұрын
@@Cobiscrisp6476 Indeed!
@RenegadeFilmForce
Ай бұрын
@@Cobiscrisp6476 YES!! Someone caught on to where I was getting at in the decision to make him a staffwielder in this iteration! As I was revisiting, and further researching the character (I played Jedi Outcast and Academy LONG AGO) it occurred to me that quite POSSIBLY the ONLY reason we never saw him use a staff was because the concept of saberstaffs wasn't widely known till Phatom Menace - LONG after Dark Forces II and at least I think 2yrs after Outcast was released. It suits his more aggressive approach to combat, and as you mentioned, as eventual BattleMaster, he has to master every form. Can't wait to progress this! Fun twists ahead in timeline and some character stuff, but utlimately aiming to honor the heart of the EU and not sh!t on it like a certain big corp...!!
@RenegadeFilmForce
Ай бұрын
@@Cobiscrisp6476 Teaser for more Katarn stuff is up!
@RenegadeFilmForce
Ай бұрын
@@AirbenderHawk Teaser for more Katarn stuff is up!
Love the reference back to the previous video. Disney had such an opportunity to use these established, favorite characters and using the books as reference points for their stories and they totally dropped the ball.
What I really must praise this choreography for is that it is not just fancy & professional, it is above all else story- & character driven! Any character skilled & powerful enough always tries to kill whoever he or she is fighting, while those that are less powerful & skilled are all on the defense. I love especially how Luke here is absolutely not kidding around & dragging anything out. If he sees an opening he goes for the kill immediately. Which is exactly what the real Luke Skywalker we all know & love & grew up with also would have done as Grand Master & if his student were under lethal attack like this. He'd kill swiftly to protect the people under his protection. If he could do it on Jabba's Sail Barge he sure as hell would do it here, just so much more skilled & experienced now. The best duels & lightsaber fights are always character driven! When any fight, especially a duel, literary moves the story forward & every swing, every kick, has a meaning & purpose you are a really good story teller! You nailed it, Mike! Impressive! Most impressive!
This is already better than the sequels
5:34 This is part is just so well done. Honestly Disney shuold be ashamed that they can't muster anything close to this fight sequence.
@RenegadeFilmForce
11 күн бұрын
Hell yeah!! That was one of my favorite parts to shoot! See the teaser linked at the end as well?
This is amazing. Luke is my favorite SW character and this is how he should have been portrayed. Shame on Disney for what they did to him.
Amazing I can’t wait to see when Luke and Mara fight side by side as husband and wife
What gets me is how much Mike looks and sounds like Mark Hamill. Now all his production team needs are some good FX makeup folks so we get some non-human Jedi and Sith.
@RenegadeFilmForce
Ай бұрын
Been dying to get that...!!
@justindortch4982
20 күн бұрын
I would say the most cost efficient races to add would be iridorian zabraks, miralians, and a tusken perhaps.
“Captain Rex likes to call me Kyle Kenobi.” (Record scratch) Well, this is where the fun begins.
Nahhh that scene with the girl blocking all those blaster bolts was fireeeee
Man this is more better than what Disney can ever Produce.
Oh....oh shit.....DAMN!!!!! Definetly this product/movie its way better than mostly 90% producuts of Disney. Not gonna lie: make the Luke remember Mara with a link with the last video (luke training with force ghost anakin) its a great call, even because we can feel the conflict and doubt in the character like i saw in Thrawn Trilogy when they both found each other. Excelent movie, excelent fights and coreografies. A Proud 9/10 or 9.5/10 that gonna make see this video again and again, nice work for everyone.
@Mikestarwalker
Ай бұрын
Thanks man!
FanTASTICALLY better than the Sabercomp submission imho. This had more feel, more pacing, and a slight bit more character development without going too deep into any one scenario. I haven't been excited for any sw stuff in a long time folks.... I'm gonna start editing some of my stuff again. thank you 🙏
🔥🎉The product of blood, sweat, tears, multiple all-nighters, and an all-around love for Star Wars - enjoy, fellow Star Wars fans, this was an absolute honor to work on and be a part of! ALSO - TEASER OF EXTENDED EDITION linked AT END of this Episode - DON'T MISS IT! May the Fourth Be With You!!
@epicfightstonyjax2.026
Ай бұрын
Congratulations to the whole team!
@tonyfelder1206
Ай бұрын
It shows. Awesome job. Thank all of you and May 4 be with you.
@shkotayd9749
Ай бұрын
WELL freaking DONE! 100% meant too. Copying this to other staff comments.
Kyle Kenobi! That’s great lol
Amazing to have been involved Sound Designing this project. A huge congrats to everyone and May the 4th be with you
@RenegadeFilmForce
Ай бұрын
I freaking LOVE what you did with sound, dude! Amazing!!
@shkotayd9749
Ай бұрын
WELL freaking DONE! 100% meant too. Copying this to other staff comments. Again lol.
Two of my favorite characters fighting each other in a lightsaber duel, what can be better😍🥰
DUUUDE!!! THIS WAS SO CRISPY!!! You know it's pretty bad when the Star wars fan films are better than the actual Canon media. Keep doing these dude. I'm going to watch every single one that you ever put out. KZreadrs like you are saving Star wars from devolving into utter stupidity and mind-numbing nothingness
Kyle with a double saber?! See, this is quality SW right here. Keep it coming
@RenegadeFilmForce
Ай бұрын
New teaser up now with more Kyle staff action! Awesome stuffz in the works!
What a well done short. Congrats to all those involved.
@Mikestarwalker
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
Great Work ! May The Force Be With You !! 🙏😎👍🌴☀️🙏
Dude i hope to see this team make it to full movie level. Crazy how actually loving something can greatly out do an ungodly amount of money.
It's so great seeing Kyle get some love alongside Grandmaster Skywalker. Here's hoping we see some in-duel teamwork between them in future installments!
@RenegadeFilmForce
Ай бұрын
FLIP YEAH!!!
@RenegadeFilmForce
Ай бұрын
Teaser for more has dropped!
Magnificent! THIS is what we should have had in the sequel trilogy! And I don't know who the young lady was with the blue saber that was blocking all those blaster shots in slow-mo etc but she impressed the hell out me far more than anything Daisy Ridley ever did.
Fan made Star Wars is SO much more Awesome than Disney. Keep them coming.
May the 4th be with you all Star Wars fans. Awesome job 👏 👍
@anakinsolo4529
Ай бұрын
Star Wars day is on may 25th
Wow! Holy smokes! The fight choreography and light saber duels are some of the ive best seen so far! They are epic and 1st class quality! It's amazing that it's a fan film! Well done and keep up the great work look forward to seeing more!
Wow!….this was simply amazing! Great job…..I loved the slow mo light saber scene with the girl. Again, super great job 👍🏻😊💯
Top notch story and choreography. Love the tie in to last year's film. Looking forward to where the story goes with Mara. Maybe conflict between Luke and Kyle over her fate? Great job Mike! I watched the sabercomp version but this one makes it 'pop'! Thanks for your hard work and dedication to Star Wars and the Art of the Lightsaber!
@Mikestarwalker
Ай бұрын
Thanks man! 🙌
The light saver fights in the action are the strong suit of this film. It's actually pretty amazing what you guys did with the light saber fights. It really seems like you're trying to hurt each other as well.Kudos
So good Disney might go after you. Bravo & Props. The lightsaber slow mo blaster deflections shot was beautifully done. 🏆
That soundtrack is clean and I need it in my life
I like the changes. Better audio, added sound effects, cleaner dialogue, added shots for more context and letting the scene breathe here and there. It’s an improvement in film making that is exciting to see! On a personal note, as a fan of Luke and Mara, it’s great to see them interacting, and I look forward to seeing how your version of their story progresses moving forward. Thank you for sharing your talents with us!
Wow…this is just amazing! I thoroughly enjoyed this. With the acting, the effects, especially the choreography! All the work all of you put into this does not go unnoticed. You guys you definitely be proud of this one. Awesome job!!
Better lightsaber choreo than any of the sequals.
Luke knows that Mara is not fully taken by the Dark Side. I know that he will help her.
@tysoncheek3907
Ай бұрын
I assumed that was supposed to be Mara Jade but wasn't certain.
@pop-culturecinephile8144
Ай бұрын
@@tysoncheek3907, purple lightsaber, redhead, wears black. It’s Mara Jade.
A perfect mix of legend and canon. Kyle Katarn and Captain Rex, Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade.
@RenegadeFilmForce
5 күн бұрын
Much thanks from us all! Hope you got to see the teaser linked at the end there...!!
@nathandeal9703
5 күн бұрын
@@RenegadeFilmForce Yes!
“Hello There”! Love the fan film! May the 4th be with you all!
George, would be most impressed. truly, BRILLIANT.
ABSOLUTELY the BEST Lightsaber Fight Choreography I've ever seen!! The Force is SERIOUSLY strong with you all!!!!! You should also do "What If," episodes!!!! Or something like that. Your stories can never run out. I'm only saying that as well, because I want more!!!! Keep them coming!
@superherogenius9363
Ай бұрын
I agree! What if vids would be awesome! Similar like he did with the Darth Maul vs Anakin
@THE.MICHAEL.ANGELO
Ай бұрын
@@superherogenius9363 YESSSSSS!!
@Mikestarwalker
Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, your comments, and suggestions We will do our best to keep it coming 🙌
Better than anything Disney's done
Fight choreography is *chefs kiss
This is awesome!!! Man that one part where Luke was running on the bridge @ 4:16 reminded me so much of playing Star Wars Return Of The Jedi on Gameboy color back in the day. I used to love that game.
You guys did amazing! Nice job! You portray Mando Luke and Legends Luke very accurately! I loved the Captain Rex namedrop, story was great!
@RenegadeFilmForce
Ай бұрын
Figured some fans were gonna love that!
LETS GOOOO! My god the goosebumps as soon as you guys started dueling!…. This is all i want for my life and more lol
The sound is key 🔑 in a sw film and this is probably the best sound design and editing in a fan film I’ve seen in years
I also need to do a loud shout-out to the music score for this fan film! Far from John Williams, yes, but still feels very much like SW to me! Reminds a lot of the Prequel scores at times. It has very nice emotional beats that you notice, especially towards the ending when Mara shows up again! You remember the melodies. Compare that to the scores we now have in Disney SW. No music of theirs have even registered with me since Book of Boba Fett! That was the last time, when Luke was training Grogu. Since then I have barely even noticed any music playing at all, even if I know it's there. I live & breathe SW scores & it's been so dead since 2021. But suddenly a really good, brand new original score shows up for this. And it's a fan film! Sound is at least 50% of the experience George Lucas once told the world. He was very right about that! And this fan film lives up to his sound standard, with both sound effects as well as the score. If & when you guys make more films like this, please remember the score & how important it is to bring about the right emotions at the right time. Just keep doing what you are doing.
OMG !!! AMAZING CHOREOGRAPHIES, FANTASTIC DUELS !!! CONGRATS !!! WE WANT MORE!!!
The saber duel choreography in this is absolutely phenomenal. Great work! I’d love to see more in this story!
George needs to hire this group for his next movie and/or series.
MAGNIFICENT editing in previous films. You Mike, and your entire crew BRING THE WORK. New scenes, old scenes mixed in and more. It all helped expand a greater narrative. Well. Freaking. Done. Well done. This was enjoyable and the ultra fast combos helped us get a tiny idea of what it must have been like fighting force users. Us normal folks would have seen unimaginable blurs of light and flickering movements. Force users would have seen a slow-mo enactment of move-countermove based on the force and skill.
INCREDIBLE low likes and visualizations for such high standard quality production. Congratulations for your achievment as a well coordenated acting team work ! Thank you !
Thanks for keeping Star Wars alive!
@Mikestarwalker
Ай бұрын
Thanks so much! 🙏
Now this is some EPIC lightsabers battles. As a fellow STAR WARS fan I give you two lightsabers up! 😁👍👍👍👍👍👍
@Mikestarwalker
Ай бұрын
😁🙌
wow this is very incredible congratulations to all involved
@Mikestarwalker
Ай бұрын
🙌
This is one of the best fan made things I've seen in a long time. Y'all did fantastic work. Great job!
Slo mo was sick!
kyle so loyal will listen to luke looks like can feel mara jade love here
This was absolutely amazing, hates off to everyone involved
wtf did I just watch that was even better than the Prequel sabre battles. The violence, the urgency all captured. Good job.
@RenegadeFilmForce
20 күн бұрын
THAT is an incredibly huge compliment! We ALL thank you!! Can't wait to roll out the extended Katarn fight and more episodes!
@Niallistical
20 күн бұрын
@@RenegadeFilmForce Keep it up. Many sabre battles don't have that urgency that you portrayed. They look half hearted. It is a battle for your life and your scenes capture that desperation. Disney could learn from you guys.
Very well done my padawan.I see you are at last truly ready for the trials.
Excellent set, choreography, lighting, camera work, and character design. This is an amazing film, and I look forward to seeing more awesome films. May the Force be with you.
Proper Luke. Powerful, when needed...brutal, but always in control. What they did to him in the Devil Mouse trilogy is sad.
Excellent work! Thanks!
That was some heavy fighting there Mike. Absolutely loved it. Great Job with the film! The force will be with you. Always.
This is infinitely better than the last 6 Star Wars movies. Kudos.
This should’ve been the sequels why couldn’t we get something like this?! And they aren’t even famous? Why is it that fans know the series better than the writers?
Wow. This it's very incredible. And Disney shhh. Great job love from italy my friend.
Maybe the best light saber choreography and acting I’ve ever seen
This would make a *GREAT SERIES!* 😎
@RenegadeFilmForce
Ай бұрын
This is only the beginning!!
Please, Please turn this into a full on fan film! I believe you guys should be funded for a true Legends fan film!
@RenegadeFilmForce
15 күн бұрын
Series! That's what we're doing! Did you get to see the teaser for the extended cut linked in the endscreen at the end of this episode?
They went HARD. The visuals and choreography was amazing. Keep at it 😊
Awesome Film
Amazing well made
Great lightsaber choreography 👍🏾
Fantastic film! You can tell so much went into making it, and it's very well done. May the 4th be with you, and well done!
@Mikestarwalker
Ай бұрын
Thanks man!
This was incredible. The sound and visual production was off the charts. Thanks to @mikestarwalker and the rest of the team for your time and effort in making this amazing video.
So sick of every top comment on every to be frank basic fan film being 'BetTer ThAn DisNey!!" But this was genuinely great.the actor for Luke has always really nailed the fighting style of luke. The luke vs mara duel was fantastic. Amd the slo mo of the padawan deflecting the bolts was really cool.
Not saying anything new here, I know. But this was pretty darn good. Well done. I don't share the hate that a lot of people do for the Disney era, but there's no question that the passion of the fans continues to enrich this universe well beyond what the official stuff could ever do on its own. The Force was definitely with you on this one.
Holy Crow...this is amazing. I loved the original but the added scenes and display here is so mind-bendingly good! Kudos to the whole team, looking forward to what comes next!
Awesome. Absolutely awesome 😎. May the 4th be with you all!
@Mikestarwalker
Ай бұрын
🤘 May the 4th be with you
That double blade looks soo cool!
Wow - great film!!! I recognized the locations - very cool
Sick af every video you put out gets better and better
@Mikestarwalker
Ай бұрын
Thanks we always pushing our limits 🙌
Disney & Lucasfilm gives us The Acolyte. Mikestarwalker gives us REAL SW! Long live the film makers within the SW fandom!
May the 4th be with you! I appreciate the work that you and your friends put into making these videos, such a tremendous collaborative effort! The place that it is filmed at is beautiful too.
А я ждал этого видео) Ребята, никто не ставит поединки на световых мечах на таком уровне с такой регулярностью, как вы. Огромное спасибо за Вашу работу!
@Mikestarwalker
Ай бұрын
Thank you! We do our best as often as we can 🫡
These WERE the droids I was looking for! Nicely done. Thank you!
Proud of you. You remember and honored the characters from the older franchise before it was retconed.
@RenegadeFilmForce
Ай бұрын
That's what we're here for! MLGA = Make Luke Great Again!!
This is epic!!!!! So amazing!!! Thank you guys, for all your hard work in making this so fantastic!!! May the 4th be with you!!