On topic, I think Jerry D. Grayson would be a great choice to publish a new d6 Star Wars RPG. He's done great work keeping the D6 System alive for the last decade or so, carefully revising it and adding some quality of life improvements (his Mythic D6: Revised and Expanded is probably the best...
That was actually the lesser reason WEG (the first) went bankrupt. The bigger factor in WEG's (the first) demise was then owner Scott Palter pilfering the WEG coffers to keep his other business (shoe importer Bucci Retail Group) afloat. In the end, both businesses collapsed due to his mismanagement.
You're not wrong. And a lot of FR that the past few editions have focused on is painfully vanilla. I hate, hate, hate it. Chult was a welcome departure from the norm.
The Palladium RPG (later renamed to Palladium Fantasy). The first edition is kind of rough around the edges, but it's still largely its own thing. The later editions/printings tried to shoehorn the whole Megaversal system in there, and I hate them for that.
Also, talking about the Palladium...
I feel that both the Roger Delgado and Anthony Ainley era Masters of Doctor Who infamy are great examples of Chaotic Evil characters. They make whatever grabs they can at absolute power planning be damned (for the most part), no matter who they might hurt.