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I really hate to post something that I've heard through the grapevine in my small hometown of Shelby, NC, but Hokie target Khalan Laborn (VA Beach/Ocean Lakes HS 4-5 star RB) has family here and it's been getting around that he may be transferring to Shelby High School this coming fall for his senior season. Shelby High is a 2AA school that has won three state championships in a row (2013-2015), and is the school that current Hokie target Dax Hollifield (2018 LB) goes. I'm hyped about the rumor of him going to my alma mater high school, but him moving here would put him closer to Clemson, UNC, etc. This could be total blasphemy, but I just thought this was an interesting story worth noting.

Its a filler in the same sense as Guardians of the Galaxy was a filler movie during the Avengers story arc. Just because its filler doesn't mean it'll be bad.

One other thing to remember, this rebel squad doesn't have control of the force, and they're on a secret mission to stealth steal the plans to the most massive weapon in the galaxy. Entering rooms blasting guns isn't the best idea when you're trying to keep a low profile, hence the need for more conventional hand to hand combat. So that explains the whole ninja thing.

Of course they are filler movies! Disney bought the Star Wars franchise for $4 BILLION. They are going to get every penny they possibly can out of it with spinoffs and side story movies. Look at the recent slate of Disney movies. Cinderella, Maleficent, Alice In Wonderland, the upcoming Jungle Book and the onslaught of other remakes they are doing. While many are remaking from animated to live action, the trend of taking old movies that were hits and producing either a sequel or spinoff many years after the fact is effective because of the power of those movies then. They can hit 2 different generations with one PG-13 movie, the original viewers who define part of their childhood by those movies and the new generation who are excited about the story or have their parents getting them hooked on the series.

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