‘LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy’ writer duo Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit talk about honoring franchise legacy at D23 [Video]

LOS ANGELES — The screenwriters behind the upcoming film, “LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy,” are sharing share what it’s like to use the LEGO format to unlock the galactic storytelling secrets of their newest sci-fi action-adventure.

Known for penning hits like “Detective Pikachu” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” duo Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit stepped onto ABC’s On The Red Carpet Storytellers Spotlight stage at D23 to chat with Nzinga Blake, an executive producer with ABC Owned Television Stations.

In this newest iteration of the franchise, Samit and Hernandez told Blake that the galaxy will fall apart and rebuild, bringing together characters that span 12 live-action films. Exciting character additions include Darth Jar Jar, a character that combines Darth Vadar and Jar Jar Binks, and Ewok Bounty Hunters, a play on the classic, sentient furred bipeds native to the moon of Endor.

“It’s an honor, really,” said Hernandez, “To be entrusted with something like Star Wars …