Movie
The Empire Strikes Back 1980
First overall pick. 'My favorite Star Wars movie, the greatest sequel ever made.'
The Big Picture · Draft
The 'Star Wars' Movie Draft
April 27, 2026/ 152 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan · Mallory Rubin · Van Lathan
A five-host snake draft of the Star Wars universe across seven categories: Movie, Movie You're Cursed With (a curse you draft for someone else), Skywalker Family Member, Hero or Villain, Vehicle, Problematic Character, and Wild Card. The two film categories link out; the rest are the characters, ships, and picks each host took. Round-one seeding: Sean, Mallory, Van, Amanda, Chris.
10 films across 1 segment.
The teams drafting the Star Wars universe
Sean Fennessey
Movie You're Cursed With
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002
Cursed by Mallory, to offset his having Empire.
Skywalker Family Member
Leia Organa
'Leia as my Skywalker makes the most sense.'
Hero or Villain
Ben Solo / Kylo Ren
'He's both, one of my favorite characters in movies in the last 20 years.'
Vehicle
Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1
'The coolest vehicle after the Millennium Falcon.'
Problematic Character
Nute Gunray
Trade Federation. 'One of the most blatant anti-Asian stereotypes.'
Wild Card
Boba Fett
'I cannot believe he lasted this long.'
Mallory Rubin
Movie You're Cursed With
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015
Given by Amanda, 'not really a curse. Thank you.'
Skywalker Family Member
Shmi Skywalker
A last-round pivot after C-3PO/R2-D2 fell through, 'the matriarch who allowed us to talk about this at all.'
Hero or Villain
Obi-Wan Kenobi
'I can't believe he fell this far.'
Vehicle
X-Wings
Took all of them.
Problematic Character
Jar Jar Binks
'The clear number one draft pick, responsible for the Emperor.'
Wild Card
Lightsabers
Took every lightsaber, not just one.
Van Lathan
Movie
Return of the Jedi 1983
'Now an underrated movie.' His heart wanted Revenge of the Sith; he took the safer OT pick.
Movie You're Cursed With
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019
Cursed by Sean, 'the strength of Van's slate.' The 'big picture evil movie.'
Skywalker Family Member
Rey
Ruled eligible as a Skywalker, 'she represents a lot' to young fans.
Hero or Villain
Darth Vader
Third overall pick. Took him here rather than as a Skywalker, which pulled Anakin off the board too.
Vehicle
Millennium Falcon
'The most iconic thing to me in Star Wars still left on the board.'
Problematic Character
Emperor Palpatine
'A big-time groomer, a boomer bad boss.'
Wild Card
The Force
'The thing that binds the universe together.'
Amanda Dobbins
Movie You're Cursed With
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999
Cursed by Chris, 'the bad movie,' as opposed to the evil one.
Skywalker Family Member
Han Solo
A Skywalker by marriage, 'my entry point into what's exciting about Star Wars.'
Hero or Villain
Yoda
'Does Yoda count as a hero? Yes. That's who I pick.'
Vehicle
Speeder bikes
The 74-Z from Return of the Jedi, 'my son's favorite part.' Took all of them.
Problematic Character
Padmé Amidala
'An age-gap romance, endangering her handmaidens.'
Wild Card
John Williams
'These movies do not exist without that score.'
Chris Ryan
Movie
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016
'The best version of the Disney Star Wars experiment so far.'
Movie You're Cursed With
Solo: A Star Wars Story 2018
Cursed by Van, who couldn't bring himself to hand over Revenge of the Sith.
Skywalker Family Member
Luke Skywalker
'For those first three films, he was just my guy.'
Hero or Villain
Cassian Andor
Claimed via Rogue One, 'his introduction is so dope in that movie.'
Vehicle
Luke's landspeeder
The X-34 from A New Hope, distinct from Amanda's speeder bikes.
Problematic Character
Jabba the Hutt
'Human trafficker, the man who needs a RICO charge.'
Wild Card
The Death Star
Took it here, calling it 'more of a weapon / battle station' than a vehicle.
Also mentioned raised along the way
Star Wars, discussed but not drafted Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithStar Wars: The Clone WarsThe Mandalorian and GroguStar Wars: Starfighter
In the orbit of the conversation DuneDune: Part TwoDriveThe Godfather Part IIJFKAvengers: Doomsday
Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads
TV AndorThe MandalorianStar Wars RebelsAhsokaObi-Wan KenobiStar Wars: The Clone Wars (series)
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