As you might have heard, D.B. Weiss and David Benioff, showrunners of the critically acclaimed HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, will be writing and producing a new series of Star Wars films as soon as their work on GoT has wrapped up some time around 2019. Though little is known as of right now, one thing we do know is that their Star Wars films will exist separately from the the Skywalker saga and Rian Johnson's planned trilogy.

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This is exciting news because, as Game of Thrones fans may have already guessed, it opens up Star Wars to so many new possibilities. The franchise is still in a state of reconstruction, and as the Skywalker saga comes to an end, we'll see many bits and pieces from Star Wars Legends (the expansive universe made non-canon) reintroduced and reinvented into the current canon. Beloved characters from the old universe may live again and other, more vague aspects of the Star Wars universe may be developed.

The Sith, for example, have never been properly developed in the Star Wars film universe. With Weiss and Benioff at the helm, we may finally see a film that expands on the dark side of the Force in all its complexity, not just in the context of good versus evil. As longtime Star Wars fans know, there's so much more to it than that.

There are so many characters ripe for adaptation, with real depth and the potential for genuine emotional impact. One of the more obvious Sith characters being Darth Bane, who established the Sith Order's Rule of Two. His story, according to Star Wars Legends, began on the mines of Apatros. A life of abuse and hardship turned pushed him toward the dark side and he mastered it with ease. He saw the weakness that stemmed from each Sith Lord's greed and unyielding thirst for power-- flaws that would eventually lead to the Sith Order's downfall at the hands of the Jedi. Bane would turn the destruction of the Sith into the Order's greatest strength.

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Then there are more complex characters, such as Darth Traya and Darth Revan who were first introduced into the franchise through the video game, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel. Darth Traya in particular, proved to be one of the most complex and thought-provoking characters in the entire franchise. Her character was able to shed light on the weaknesses and strengths of both the Jedi Order and the Sith with a more philosophical approach. Her musings and speeches highlighted the fallacy of thinking in black and white.

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Why are these characters do important? Introducing them -- or rather their backstories, in the case of Darth Bane -- on the big screen would offer moviegoers something completely new from a distinctly familiar universe and in such a way as D.B Weiss and David Benioff have grown accustomed to from their time on Game of Thrones. Even without George R.R. Martin there to advise them, the showrunners have proven that they understand the importance of maintaining a character's depth, even if there are aspects of that character which audiences do not agree with.

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One of the most prominent and complex characters on Game of Thrones is Jaime Lannister, played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who began the series as a seemingly cold-hearted, arrogant killer who revelled in his family's power. He was one of the most hated characters in the show, but over the next six seasons, as we got to know the character a little better, suddenly, despite his many flaws, fans began to adore him.

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Stannis Baratheon, played by Stephen Dillane, was someone whose story took his character in the opposite direction. Fans loved Stannis' somewhat icy and determined personality, but those qualities became his downfall. In his last few appearances, he committed some heinous acts in the name of victory. Fans became unsure of the character toward the end, which isn't an easy thing for a show to accomplish without outright warping a character to force change in opinions from the audience.

These characters were never wholly good or evil. While credit for their respective arcs obviously goes to George R.R. Martin, we have to give Weiss and Benioff credit for knowing which elements to adapt and change from the novels to television. Stannis' fate in the show, for example, differs from the books, but it's perfect in its own way.

Their experience with these types of characters would aid them perfectly in adapting the more complicated stories from the old Star Wars universe. This sentiment is shared by Kathleen Kennedy, current president of Lucasfilm. Of Weiss and Benioff, she stated, "David and Dan are some of the best storytellers working today. Their command of complex characters, depth of story and richness of mythology will break new ground and boldly push Star Wars in ways I find incredibly exciting."

We would definitely be able to trust Weiss and Benioff to shift audience perception of the Sith by delving into Sith characters that didn't resemble the pure evil of Palpatine or Snoke, the latter of which is, for all intents and purposes, a Sith...if that's something they choose to pursue.

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But aside from the fact that there are a few fan favorite Sith characters from Star Wars Legends, why would the Game of Thrones showrunners choose to explore the Sith?

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A quick look at their careers as writers will tell you that the pair have never been content with a simple dichotomy of good and evil. So far, that is all the Star Wars franchise has been about at its core. The only distinguishable character in that has been Darth Vader, whose story is about falling from virtue and finding redemption. Even so, his story failed to expand on the dark side and the facets that made it so tempting for Force users.

Weiss and Benioff have an opportunity to change that and fully explore the dark side. Doing so would potentially add depth, not just to their films, but to all Star Wars films that have come before.