Jude Law Totally Lied About One Of Star Wars' Most Ridiculous Rules (But He Was Right About Another)

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew just released its final episode, suggesting Jude Law may have lied about one Star Wars rule—but he hilariously got another rule entirely right. It’s no secret that actors appearing in Star Wars movies and TV shows should expect a list of rules to adhere to—including what they can reveal about the character they’ll be playing. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Jude Law shared a host of Star Wars rules he was made aware of, although not all of them ended up being entirely accurate in Skeleton Crew.

In the interview, posted by jimmykimmellive on TikTok, Jude Law stated that one of Star Wars’ many rules is “no paper.” Law also explained that there’s “no pew pew” on set, but only one of those proved true in Skeleton Crew.

Given Skeleton Crew directly featured a scroll in episode 3, the question remains: was this an intentional misdirect by Jude Law?

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Skeleton Crew episode 3 confirms that Star Wars has paper after all, as Kh’ymm pulls out a paper scroll and reveals a map of the Jewels of the Old Republic. Surely, given Law was in this scene and this map was so critical to the story, he was aware there had been a paper scroll in Skeleton Crew. There are a few possible explanations outside of Law intentionally concealing this Skeleton Crew moment, though.

For one, it’s possible this scroll isn’t quite paper, at least not the kind that breaks Star Wars’ rule. Arguably, the scroll could be made of some other material, which may very well be Star Wars’ defense here. It’s also easy enough to imagine that Law was repeating the rule he’d heard and wasn’t immediately calling the map to mind.

It’s also worth mentioning that Law didn’t fabricate this rule. The Star Wars galaxy not having paper was indeed a long-standing rule, one that Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy has also referenced. However, it’s one rule Star Wars evidently decided to break in Skeleton Crew. This is just one example of many regarding Skeleton Crew breaking all the rules—and that’s part of what makes Skeleton Crew so special.

A Skeleton Crew poster to the left and an Andor poster to the right in a combined image

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Jude Law Was Wrong About Paper But Right About “Pew Pew”

Hilariously, “No Pew Pew” Was Proven Right In Skeleton Crew

Pow-Pow in Skeleton Crew

Although Skeleton Crew may have accidentally made a liar of Jude Law by shockingly including paper in Star Wars, the show proved Law was telling the truth when he said there was “no pew pew” on set. What Law was specifically referring to in his interview with Kimmel was the natural tendency to say “pew pew” when using a blaster on set—something Kimmel revealed actress Laura Dern had also struggled with. This is part of a much longer history regarding Star Wars actors making lightsaber sounds as well.

Skeleton Crew took this ‘rule’ one step further, with the captions in the show’s final episode reading “pow-pow” rather than “pew pew” as blaster fire. This was likely a one-off, as “pew pew” has been a classic part of Star Wars from the very beginning. Even so, it was hilarious to see Jude Law’s blaster rule proven so right even as Star Wars: Skeleton Crew seemingly proved his no paper in Star Wars rule so wrong.

Source: jimmykimmellive

All episodes of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew are now streaming on Disney+.