Star Wars- Skeleton Crew Was Inspired By An Unexpected Video Game Series

Later this year, Skeleton Crew will introduce several new Sports betting site B Sports characters to the Star Wars universe, including Jude Law’s Force-empowered Jod Na Nawood and Jaleel White’s cyborg pirate, Gunter. While the focus of the show is on four kids who are lost in space, there are going to be a lot of pirates in Skeleton Crew. That’s fitting because one of the inspirations behind the series was a classic LucasArts video game that also featured pirates.

While speaking with EW, Skeleton Crew co-creator Jon Watts confirmed that his love for the Monkey Island video game series informed his take on the pirates in Skeleton Crew. “I’m also a big fan of Monkey Island,” said Watts. “That’s also classic Lucas Come from. So somewhere between <…