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Nienhuis shared the idea with Buckley, who then wrote the script before production began in April. The film features Buckley香蕉视频直播檚 youngest son as the titular character, who stumbles across Kaiburr crystals that are in pursuit by the rebellion and the revitalized galactic empire.
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