Patton Oswalt’s ‘Star Wars’ Pitch From ‘Park & Rec’ Is Genius
King of the nerds Patton Oswalt has an upcoming guest spot on an episode of “Parks and Recreation” where he plays a Pawnee citizen who filibusters a city council meeting in order to hold up a piece of legislation.
The producers give Oswalt the freedom to talk about whatever he wanted during the extended speech, so he went with his heart and made a 9-minute pitch for J.J. Abrams’ “Star Wars: Episode VII.”
But it’s not that simple. As a hardcore sci-fi geek, Oswalt seized upon the opportunity to bring in characters from another recent Disney acquisition, the Marvel universe. How will Tony…
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