Because for the first time in A New Hope arrived in theaters in 1977, the next Star Wars movies will have no connection to Luke Skywalker and his bloodline. D.B Weiss and David Benioff must find a way to get the generations of fans invested in new characters and settings, presuming J.J. Abrams' didn't lose them all with the release of Episode IX. Luckily for the pair of filmmakers, they know how to craft compelling characters in Game of Thrones-- and plenty of them.