"I think the sequels are no more polarizing than the prequels were when they came out," Brian Herring, actor and operator behind the Star Wars sequel trilogy’s most beloved droid, BB-8, said in an interview with Gamereactor. It’s an opinion that, in and of itself, is pretty controversial, depending on where you stand on either the prequels or the sequels. But there's one thing standing in the way of Herring’s prediction coming to pass: Lucasfilm needs to be brave enough to give the sequels exactly what saved the prequels in the minds of fans.

As a Star Wars fan long before I hit double digits, I grew up and discovered that every Star Wars fan wants something different. While I deeply enjoyed George Lucas’ prequel trilogy, there were plenty in the community who couldn’t stand it and much preferred the adventures of the original trilogy, following Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han........

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