SirTapTap, 
I think the only way forward for #StarWars is to release a pre-prequel trilogy, set 200 years before the prequel trilogy
As the first scene opens, Palpatine is just there, looking directly into the camera, not even CG'd properly into the scene as it plays out.
"Yesssss," he gurgles, "I was here too. It was always meeee."
For the entire 2 hour movie palpatine talks directly to the audience, mocking them and ignoring all characters as the movie takes place