LucasFilms has purchased the domain name and filed for a trademark for Star Wars Detours. The trademark lists a whole lot of items, but mostly interactive media covering everything from video games to music to DVDs and even leaves open the possibility for merchandise. Whatever it is, they sound like it’s going to be big. Some people are speculating that it might have to do with the Kinect video game that is due out by the end of the year, but it’s unlikely, although a real name for the title has not really surfaced as of yet. Still, the trademark is way too extensive to be just for a single console game. No, it sounds as if it will be more of a whole synergistic behemoth, judging from the scope.
What that behemoth could be is anyone’s guess. There are so many possibilities in the Star Wars universe that to even make a prediction would be difficult. The word Detours though does lead one to believe that whatever it is, it has something to do with characters who are taken out of their chosen path, and perhaps put in alternative situations. For instance, imagine if Han had run into Anakin Skywalker, or Princess Leia had actually gotten to meet her mother, and fight along side of her. The new paths could spawn many different venues. Or maybe Lucas wants to focus on various worlds with new characters and new stories that we would experience on TV. Even these are probably no where near what’s really going to happen with the name, but its fun to guess.
