On some level, Lee's
cameo in the film suggests that Fox is expressing reverence for the biological father of their adopted property.
Not exact matches
They also
suggest casting is happening now because an unconfirmed
cameo in the next Star Wars
film, Rogue One (which takes place between Episode III and Episode IV).
Apparently a smart guy, the moments
in his
films that
suggest evidence of that brightness are overwhelmed by repetitive profanities, puerile devices (i.e. Dogma's shit monster),
cameos by his cool friends, and old jokes retold
in coarse fashion.
The
film is an odd curiosity: a sort - of - modernized sort - of - remake of a classic, made by the original director but with a no - name cast (apart from Christopher Lee
in a callback
cameo), and with a lolling, lazy indifference that
suggests a student project.