THE LINE KINGS Is a Movie About Waiting in Line for STAR WARS
The thought of massive crowds of excited movie fans is perhaps more attached to Star Wars than any other current film franchise. There are certainly franchises that have a more storied history, but you don't exactly see James Bond fans dressing up and waiting for days in line for each new film. The concept of Star Wars fans waiting in line has even gotten the late night treatment in an iconic late night sketch from Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. (The "which of these buttons calls your parents to pick you up?" zinger is still hilarious.)
Now Variety reports that there's going to be a movie that's explicitly about waiting in line to see a Star Wars movie. It's called The Line Kings and is written by Billy Riback and Steve Rubin and directed by Tony Dow (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Babylon 5).
The Line Kings will focus on a group of rabid Star Wars fans who camp out for four days on Hollywood Boulevard, in front of the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre after Disney announces that the fans who are first in line after four days will win walk-on roles in the next film in the series — leading to a battle royale between two fan groups determined to be first.
Star Wars fandom already has at least two films dedicated to it that I can think of off the top of my head — Fanboys and 5-25-77 — so it looks like it's about to get a third. It's probably a bit too early to pass judgment about the movie at this point, but what do you all think about the idea for The Line Kings?