star wars episode 7,8,9 rumor

[Batman 5]

LOL, you took the words right out of my mouth

 

[wiegeabo]

When word that Lucas was doing the prequels came out, there was speculation that he would also do sequels to the original movies. They were going to be based on the Timothy Zahn books that followed the series (Heir to the Empire, Dark Forces, and The Last Command). Lucas initially wanted to do them, but realized he'd be spending the next 10-20 years of his life only doing Star Wars, so he decided to stop with the prequels.

The Zahn books were great, and might make great movies. If Lucas wants to let someone else take the helm, fine by me. The trouble will be recasting Luke, Han, and the rest. We were all spoiled by the original actors.

Originally posted by Lighthouse
Star Wars should stop after the trilogy. From what I've seen, most of the actors on the current one are glad its over. Mostly their complaints are about how boring it is because they have to act with a tennis ball, which is part of the reason why the acting is so wooden. Star Wars needs to stop.

Maybe they should keep making Star Wars movies, and stop acting with tennis balls. I have a novel idea Mr. Lucas, stop relying on special effects. They do have their place, but it's not in place of the whole movie! How about some real sets, actors, characters, and action.

 

[SolomonGrundy]

Originally posted by JcDc
I'd be all for it An average Star Wars movie is still 24549 times better than watching most of the crap released in theatres

Hmmm? I actually feel exactly the opposite.

Meaning that an "average" Star Wars movie stands out even more so as a disapointment as we have seen the property at it's finest from the first two films.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Originally posted by wiegeabo
When word that Lucas was doing the prequels came out, there was speculation that he would also do sequels to the original movies. They were going to be based on the Timothy Zahn books that followed the series (Heir to the Empire, Dark Forces, and The Last Command). Lucas initially wanted to do them, but realized he'd be spending the next 10-20 years of his life only doing Star Wars, so he decided to stop with the prequels.

That's such obvious famboy wish-forfillment nonsense. Lucas would never make a movie based on someone's Star Wars novel. He proberbaly hasn't even read it.

 

[wiegeabo]

Lucas is the one who authorized the books! According to Lucas, the Zahn trilogy can be considered Star Wars cannon. He was involved with the stories (how much, I'm not sure). But these books are officially sanctioned by Lucas.

I watched the interview where he said he had initially planned on doing more sequels, but decided it would take too much time away from his family, and wouldn't let him work on other projects.

 

[Transcended]

"There are two worlds here. There's my world, which is the movies, and there's this other world that has been created, which I say is the parallel universe - the licensing world of the books, games and comic books. They don't intrude on my world, which is a select period of time, [but] they do intrude in between the movies. I don't get too involved in the parallel universe."

- George Lucas

 

[Spidey_Freak]

For some reason the hype hates the new star wars, of course im a 13 year old kid who dont care about plot and loves cgi

 

[venom340]

Originally posted by Spidey_Freak
For some reason the hype hates the new star wars, of course im a 13 year old kid who dont care about plot and loves cgi

Do you seriously not care about the plot of a movie?

 

[Isildur´s Heir]

Before AOTC came out, they asked if Lucas was thinking about making more movies about Star Wars....he said no.

I don´t dislike the idea totally, Dark Horse is making comic books about the Star Wars mythos for a long time now (hell, DH fame came from there) with Lucas Film (so the books are indeed oficial and they tell the all mythos).
If they make adaptations of that...it would rock!!

On another note....
It was said, before AOTC that Lucas and Spielberg were having a lot of meetings with Hugh Jackman.
One rumour that came out was that Hugh would be Indiana Jones insted of Harrison Ford......another was that he was going to appear in the Star Wars last movie (that didn´t happend).

Is he going to be Hand Solo?
That was another rumour, because Harrison is too old to play him (he is too old for Indy too, but that is another story)
It would ROCK!!

 

[Lord Blackbolt]

Originally posted by Transcended
"There are two worlds here. There's my world, which is the movies, and there's this other world that has been created, which I say is the parallel universe - the licensing world of the books, games and comic books. They don't intrude on my world, which is a select period of time, [but] they do intrude in between the movies. I don't get too involved in the parallel universe."

- George Lucas

Strange.... maybe he should hire the people that wrote the books and comics... cause I think Lucas is a ****ing terrible writer and is a ****ing hack and too caught up in his own **** to know what real drama is.

The comics and novels are a hundred times better than any of the prequels IMO

 

[Lord Blackbolt]

Originally posted by Isildur´s Heir
Before AOTC came out, they asked if Lucas was thinking about making more movies about Star Wars....he said no.

I don´t dislike the idea totally, Dark Horse is making comic books about the Star Wars mythos for a long time now (hell, DH fame came from there) with Lucas Film (so the books are indeed oficial and they tell the all mythos).
If they make adaptations of that...it would rock!!

On another note....
It was said, before AOTC that Lucas and Spielberg were having a lot of meetings with Hugh Jackman.
One rumour that came out was that Hugh would be Indiana Jones insted of Harrison Ford......another was that he was going to appear in the Star Wars last movie (that didn´t happend).

Is he going to be Hand Solo?
That was another rumour, because Harrison is too old to play him (he is too old for Indy too, but that is another story)
It would ROCK!!

Jackman playing Han Solo is a great idea. Wolverine is basically the Han Solo of the X-men universe... so it's perfect.

I just don't know who would play Luke and Lea?

Maybe James Marsdan and Famke Jansen

 

[DDRSkata]

Jackman as Solo, Knightley as Leia, I don't know who as Luke.

 

[Transcended]

Originally posted by Lord Blackbolt
Strange.... maybe he should hire the people that wrote the books and comics... cause I think Lucas is a ****ing terrible writer and is a ****ing hack and too caught up in his own **** to know what real drama is.

The comics and novels are a hundred times better than any of the prequels IMO

That's nice. I happen to think the Expanded Universe is generic, formulaic science fiction; which Star Wars is not.

 

[Lord Blackbolt]

Originally posted by Transcended
That's nice. I happen to think the Expanded Universe is generic, formulaic science fiction.

I Thought that was the prequels

 

[Transcended]

Originally posted by Lord Blackbolt
I Thought that was the prequels

Whether you love or hate his work, I doubt anything Lucas does could be considered "generic".

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

Lucas needs to finish out on a high note for Episode 5 then put Star Wars to rest.

 

[QuiGonJosh]

LUCAS IS GENIUS!

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Originally posted by wiegeabo
Lucas is the one who authorized the books! According to Lucas, the Zahn trilogy can be considered Star Wars cannon. He was involved with the stories (how much, I'm not sure). But these books are officially sanctioned by Lucas.

I watched the interview where he said he had initially planned on doing more sequels, but decided it would take too much time away from his family, and wouldn't let him work on other projects.

I know Lucas sanctioned the books. I think they'd have a problem putting the Star Wars logo on something he didn't sanction.

 

[Immortalfire]

Originally posted by QuiGonJosh
LUCAS IS GENIUS!

Anyone else hear that pin drop?

 

[bluejake01]

Originally posted by Transcended
Whether you love or hate his work, I doubt anything Lucas does could be considered "generic".

A story about a future where people are numbered and everything is sterile and clinical. A place where individuality is frowned upon and ultimately punished. The story of a man trying to break free of the system. Yeah, that wasn't formuliac drivel that raped concepts done before, and done better by some of the most prolific Sci-Fi writers of the 20th century, or anything ...rather generic, IMO

A coming of age story that takes place all in one night, where crazy misadventures happen to a group of teens in the central valley of California....Excuse me If I think that's really a borrowed concept, and rather generic. It reminded me of Cannery Row, and some of the 50's teen movies all rolled into one jumbled mess. I liked it, but that was for the great, real performances by many of the lead actors, rather than the borrowed story. The elements from Lucas' life were indeed the biggest influences, but it had been done before, by other people writing about thier teen years. It is a classic, generic starting point for many movies and books. Hell I am making one right now, I know it is generic, but generic isn't always bad.

Then Star Wars...which was amazing...and oddly enough...most of what it became on screen didn't come from Lucas...Imagine that...his first drafts were generic, folrmulaic sci-fi, so much so that no studio would back it. It wasn't until Ralph Mc Quarrie came aboard and started visualizing the universe and creating characters that would be exciting to watch that it caught interest. The final product was shaped by talented artists, actors and much of the final story came from Gary Kurtz. It was not generic, but it was derivitive. Most everything is. But Star Wars was fresh, and exciting. People want to act like George Lucas is a pioneer...fine, think what you will. I think it takes a little bit more than stealing people's work and technology, and surrounding yourself by people thousands of times more talented than you, to make you a pioneer. He has so little actual screenwriting and directing experience it's not even funny.

There are some really great EU novels, that represent what is great about Star Wars. I have read 14 of them, and only found 5 of them to be generic, even though they were still enjoyable. They didn't disrespect the fans, or sacrifice story for action like some Star Wars projects I can think of.

 

[Transcended]

Perhaps I'm not making myself clear. I simply think Lucas has a great imagination. His influences and inspirations aside, whether or not he's the greatest writer or director in the world aside, the fact remains he's a wonderful creative mind and a great storyteller. You can all deny that and bash him till kingdom come but Star Wars and Indiana Jones didn't just spring from a pool of concepts on their own.

I called the EU generic because it's regular old-fashioned scifi, which there's nothing wrong with - but for me, the films transcend such a classification. Star Wars - the film saga - is more fantasy than anything, a modern myth, and one of the greatest. The structure, the archetypes, the stages of the hero's journey, the symbolism and imagery - there is more depth and subtlety to the saga (yes, even the prequels) than most people will acknowledge or even recognize.

I simply don't find this quality in the EU. I can't see any of it really happening in the movie universe; there's something stale about it in comparison.

That's all I meant by my comment.

 

[mg_productions]

I think they could do it.And it would work.But they should wait like 10 years or something like that.Make the anticipation like it was in the 90's.

But when they do them, they should do them Lord of the Rings style.Make it one long filming session over the course of a long time.Have them all done,and release them over the course of 3 summers.

As far as getting the same actors,I don't think you really need to see the same people.I mean,if you do,everyone will complain about how old they look and if you don't, they will complain that it's not the original actors.The time period between Episode one and two is how long?I don't know and don't really want to guess because everyone will bite my head off.But they could advance time long enough to maybe kill them off.I don't know,I'm not a writer.

I did come up with an idea though.If they were to do a part....7?How about they bring in the grizzled Ford as Han Solo and being the only remaining survivor we know of some great war that started with the murder of Skywalker or something like that.I think opening it up with Solo, grizzled vet of yet another war,would kick ass.It would 'splain the age and it would be interesting me.To me at least.

 

[Danger Mouse]

Do a Jacen/Jaina story in their adulthood. Get Ford and/or Hamill to cameo as Dad/Uncle. Timeline could easily be set at 40 years after ROTJ.

 

[bluejake01]

Originally posted by Transcended
Perhaps I'm not making myself clear. I simply think Lucas has a great imagination. His influences and inspirations aside, whether or not he's the greatest writer or director in the world aside, the fact remains he's a wonderful creative mind and a great storyteller. You can all deny that and bash him till kingdom come but Star Wars and Indiana Jones didn't just spring from a pool of concepts on their own.

I called the EU generic because it's regular old-fashioned scifi, which there's nothing wrong with - but for me, the films transcend such a classification. Star Wars - the film saga - is more fantasy than anything, a modern myth, and one of the greatest. The structure, the archetypes, the stages of the hero's journey, the symbolism and imagery - there is more depth and subtlety to the saga (yes, even the prequels) than most people will acknowledge or even recognize.

I simply don't find this quality in the EU. I can't see any of it really happening in the movie universe; there's something stale about it in comparison.

That's all I meant by my comment.

And all the things that you revere Star Wars for are valid. The problem occurs when you give a hack scam artist all the credit. Star Wars is far more than George Lucas had ever meant it to be. He claims to have had grand ideas...but the more you talk to people that know him, and were involved with the OT, the more you realize he has but one strength...bringing together very talented people and exploiting them. Indiana Jones was his idea at first. Sure how original...lets do our own version of the old adventurer/tomb raider...only we will really amp up the action and mysticism. That was his idea. Other than naming him based on his dog...the rest of what Indiana Jones became is again, the hard labor of someone else. I stand by all statements I have ever made about the man...and I have tried to stay away from bashing. It's hard though, when the man is such an amoral bastard hack...

 

[Lowbacca]

Bah!! None of you know what you're talking about except for a select few. Bah!! He CANT do Timothy Zahn's trilogy because the actors are too old. If he based the movies off of novels, they'd have to be The New Jedi Order. But that's way too big of a series, and it would just suck compared to the books. I actually like what someone said about luke dying, and han being mr angry bones. I think a couple main people should just be dead. Even Han, because Harrison Ford WONT do it, he actually wanted to kill Han in Episode 5 or 6 i dont remember which one.

And the whole thing about how Lucas is a hack is bullcrap. WHat are you doing in this forum if you dont like star wars! GO AWAY!! Now, i DID hear a rumor about them making a star wars tv series, which would be fun. But...I'm more of a movie fan. Oh, and the comment about not relying on CGI as much... You are SO right. Way too much of it. Almost in ALL sci fi movies.

However, I'm in the mood for a different taste. Someone else should write it, and someone else should direct them. Actually, Troy denning should write them. He amazing. Read star wars star by star, that book is amazing, its the best star wars book ever. So, yeah i think im done now