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Star Wars Episode 7 confirmed in 2015, 8 and 9 to follow, new film every 2-3 years
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Spotless Mind
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Wow. This news actually has me excited about the Star Wars franchise again. Now give me the original trilogy cuts on blu-ray, Disney!
Dominican Power
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I rather see animated films.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Yeah, I know what you mean. I feel Avengers lacked that, mind. He could probably pull off a fun Star Wars film.
He's far better off with Marvel, mind.
Hero_of_the_Day
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Probably nothing will change there, that shit is never seeing the light of day.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
It's also campy because it was very consiously aping the style of 1930s adventure serials. It's actually a "retro-styled" series of films. So many people fail to realize this, especially younger generations.
Digital-Hero
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Joss doesn't fit in my opinion. Duncan Jones, Matthew Vaughn, and Edgar Wright do though.
[EDIT: For people who don't know. Episode 7 is scheduled for 2015, so is Avengers 2. It's going to be a big year for Disney and I doubt Joss can handle two tentpole summer movies at the same time.]
BigJonsson
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Omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg
Oh wow OK. I understand fans' anxiety then if they're going to recast Solo/Leia/Skywalker and pick things up right after ROTJ.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
QuantumBro
Banned
Gonna be right after Shield on ABC.
shira
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Current Spielberg. Nah, he lost it.
They are going to be 95% CG animation anyways.
ScreenSplitter
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I never considered Edgar Wright, but I feel like I'd just be doing the "He's my favourite director thing" that everybody who likes Nolan is doing, more than him actually being fitting to take on such a task.
Hot Coldman
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Just FYI, I don't consider Joss a serious candidate because of his Marvel commitments. It was more just a joke suggestion to rile GAF ;P
AlimNassor
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Maybe it's a good thing we won't get Thrawn. I don't want anyone else playing Luke or Han. Only the original characters.
ScreenSplitter
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The day they went for crappy CGI over Genndy Tartatovsky's great cartoon was a dark day indeed.
JetBlackPanda
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Are you guys basing your hate of Star Wars just off the PT? because the OT, EU videogames and even the Clone Wars are all pretty fucking awesome.
True, unless they do a 100% CG version.
Warm Machine
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People credit Star Wars's success to Kirshner (Robocop 2), Gary Kurtz (Slipstream), Lawrence Kasdan (Dreamcatcher), Marcia Lucas (nothing else).
Lets face it. Star Wars and Empire especially was lightning in a bottle. George got the idea and guided it through to completion using and working with people he thought were talented. He cast the thing, made sure it had a look that was suitable by hiring the right artists, etc. Most importantly, he made sure he owned it and the studio didn't. The help he found and hired along the way was simply perfect given the time.
All the material since is a product of age and changing sensibilities. Some of the ideas and situations in the prequels are great. Some of it not.
Hero_of_the_Day
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Yeah. I'm fucking losing my shit right now I'm so hyped for this. I would be instantly deflated if this features any of the original characters.
BigJonsson
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How long until some idiot decides to camp outside a theatre until Ep 7 is out....
nah, just disney when they buy both namco and capcom
Ghost Protocol is great, but it just doesnt have the "heart" Star Wars desperately needs.
Synth_floyd
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It has potential if Lucas isn't directly involved. Hopefully Thrawn will make a live action appearance as well.
It would pretend the EU never happened most likely.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I'm sure this will spark nerd rage... but I am totally fine with them totally dumping the EU for moviemaking purposes.
The only reason I suppose they won't is because they still gotta sell books/comics/games/etc.
The only reason I suppose they won't is because they still gotta sell books/comics/games/etc.
Have you seen Iron Giant?
guessing he is producing on the count of him being retired.
The Hermit
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is the EU even cannon? I mean, the only part I know about it is by playing the Rogue Squadron games...
BigJonsson
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Keep Shia LeBeouf far away from this......
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
It's pesudo-cannon... something like: you can assume something is true unless it interferes with something in the films.
But I'm sure a greater nerd than I could go into detail... I think this stuff has been layed down as LucasFilm law somewhere
The rage would be delicious. Could you imagine?
Digital-Hero
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And the prequels did?
Hero_of_the_Day
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We're dreaming a little bigger.
Hopefully the crew is striving for "the best Star Wars film ever" rather than "eh, it's better than the prequels."
Manmademan
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yup. Carter is actually a solid film, and one I suspect will hit "cult" status in a few years. It was horribly overbudget and marketed like shit though (partly through no fault of its own...) which doomed it.
Is it POSSIBLE to make a sci fi film shittier than the prequels? sure. Is it probable that this will happen, with Disney making it a tentpole film, and no more directors/writers (i.e. Lucas) that can't be reined in? Not really.
Hot Coldman
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It's pesudo-cannon... something like: you can assume something is true unless it interferes with something in the films.
But I'm sure a greater nerd than I could go into detail... I think this stuff has been layed down as LucasFilm law somewhere
EU stuff is canon until Lucas says it isn't, basically.
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