Dana Schwartz, the writer of Marvel Studios' Disney+ series She-Hulk, has sparked controversy for comparing the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."COVID-19 is going to be like Rise of Skywalker," Schwartz tweeted. "It’s a nightmare. It’s going to be a struggle. But then we’re going to get to come out the other side and pretend it never happened. Also, we’re not going to be able to fully grasp what went done without reading a ton of extra literature."[EMBED_TWITTER]https://twitter.com/DanaSchwartzzz/status/1244818709761257472?s=20[/EMBED_TWITTER]While some found Schwartz's comments humorous, others were offended that a global pandemic was being compared to a critically panned Star Wars film.[EMBED_TWITTER]https://twitter.com/HammerTheSenate/status/1244997709255323650?s=20[/EMBED_TWITTER][EMBED_TWITTER]https://twitter.com/ygg_studios/status/1244836689241128960?s=20[/EMBED_TWITTER]
At the time of this writing, there are over 824,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide and just under 41,000 deaths. Nearly 141,000 of these active cases alone are in the United States, which has also reported 2,400 deaths.
Directed and co-written by J.J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker stars Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Keri Russell, Anthony Daniels, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams and Carrie Fisher, with Naomi Ackie and Richard E. Grant. The film is available now on Digital HD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD.