Jim Hawkins looking out into space in the poster for Treasure Planet (2002) next to Jude Law's character in Skeleton Crew (2024) Over two decades later, Disney is finally providing me with a live-action remake I’ve always wanted, but it comes in the form of an unexpected series: Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. The story of Skeleton Crew seemed relatively straightforward before the show began airing: four kids become lost in the galaxy and need to find their way home while avoiding the deadly pirates of Star Wars’ underworld. However, by the time of Skeleton Crew episode 2’s ending, I was surprised at the extra elements baked into the show’s story.

Overall, I found Skeleton Crew‘s first two episodes to be very endearing. Not only was Skeleton Crew‘s cast of characters incredibly likable, but the aforementioned elements of the story that I was not expecting piqued my interest regarding the last six episodes. The primary way through which the show did this was via the exploration of Skeleton Crew‘s mysterious new planet – At Attin. By the time the credits rolled for Skeleton Crew episode 2, I was startled to realize that the newest Star Wars show is a live-action remake of a Disney movie I have always wanted to see.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Is Essentially A Live-Action Remake Of Disney’s Treasure Planet

The 2002 Movie Is Coming To Life In A Galaxy Far, Far Away

The poster for Skeleton Crew (2024) next to the poster for Treasure Planet (2002)

After 22 years, Disney is remaking Treasure Planet in live-action under the guise of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. As I alluded to above, Skeleton Crew‘s story involves a lot of aspects that were hidden from the trailers; the planet that the four main children hail from, At Attin, has a mysterious nature, and it is worth exploring exactly how to get to the depths of Skeleton Crew‘s Treasure Planet connections. Firstly, the planet is hidden from the wider galaxy by “The Barrier,” meaning droids, like Nick Frost’s SM-33, cannot store the map to At Attin in their memory banks.

Security droids also strictly prowl At Attin to make sure people are not breaking the rules, such as when Wim misses school or the Onyx Cinder takes off at the end of episode 1, reinforcing how it is protected from the galaxy.

In Skeleton Crew episode 2, the children reach Port Borgo to ask for directions home. Once there, they are only met with laughter or disbelief upon telling the pirates that they are from At Attin. Eventually, Wim, Neel, Fern, and KB discover that At Attin is a myth among the pirates of Star Wars‘ galaxy: it is described as a lost planet of endless treasure, with many not even certain it exists. Beyond that, it is also unclear whether the planet can be reached to unlock its treasures, despite the children only knowing it as their seemingly insignificant suburban home.

Treasure Planet and Skeleton Crew have this exact set-up; A group of pirates try to find a planet that is something from legend and has an unclear path to it to uncover centuries’ worth of lost gold and jewels…

After hearing these pieces of information as they were presented in Skeleton Crew, I was left with an overwhelming sense of familiarity from the many rewatches of Treasure Planet that plagued my childhood. Treasure Planet and Skeleton Crew have this exact set-up; A group of pirates try to find a planet that is something from legend and has an unclear path to it to uncover centuries’ worth of lost gold and jewels. Even beyond Skeleton Crew‘s basic premise, the show continues to prove its similarities to Treasure Planet, which sorely needed to be a live-action remake Disney committed to.

Skeleton Crew’s Characters Even Riff On Those From Treasure Planet

The Characters Of Both Projects Are Closely Connected

Jude Law's Jod shouting at someone angrily in Skeleton Crew Wim looking serious to the left and Jude Law as Jod Na Nawood looking surprised to the right in front of a blue background John Silver with Jim Hawkins on the bow of the ship in Treasure Planet Jim and John Silver aboard a ship in Treasure Planet. The skeleton crew looking amazed in a treasure room in Star Wars Skeleton Crew Jude Law's Jod shouting at someone angrily in Skeleton Crew Wim looking serious to the left and Jude Law as Jod Na Nawood looking surprised to the right in front of a blue background John Silver with Jim Hawkins on the bow of the ship in Treasure Planet Jim and John Silver aboard a ship in Treasure Planet. The skeleton crew looking amazed in a treasure room in Star Wars Skeleton Crew

After making the connection between the plots of Skeleton Crew and Treasure Planet, I started to realize that other elements also linked both projects. This is evident in Skeleton Crew episode 1’s opening scene. The sequence shows a group of pirates, led by the masked Captain Silvo, robbing a New Republic cruiser that is said to be stacked with credits. Unfortunately for Silvo, his tip was false, and his pirate underlings committed a mutiny against him.