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Lucas On STAR WARS VII, VIII, And IX: 'Never!'
Merrick here...
With so much recent activity on the STAR WARS front...the release of Episodes I-VI on Blu-ray late last year, the ongoing STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS animated series on Cartoon Network, the upcoming issuance of KINECT STAR WARS for XBOX 360, and persistent chatter about the looming STAR WARS: UNDERWORLD live action television series...it's hard to wrap one's brain around the possibility of never again seeing fresh STAR WARS movies on the big screen.
Nonetheless, George Lucas seems to be sticking to his recently stated intent to more or less step aside from big-project filmmaking (not sure how the exceedingly complex UNDERWORLD doesn't qualify, but whatever) - a notion newly validated by the TMZ embed below.
A cameraman asks Lucas when we'd see the legendary STAR WARS VII, VIII, and IX... rumored to return some of the original trilogy's cast for adventures set far after RETURN OF THE JEDI. Lucas' answer was quite concise: "never."
See for yourself...
Does he mean it? If Lucas is calling himself "retired," how does this impact a possible INDIANA JONES 5 - which as recently as February he'd said he needed to start working on? My suspicion is that Lucas will never be able to fully divorce himself from creative enterprises , and may (** at most **) merely step back to take more of a supervisory capacity on future endeavors. Whether this means he'll never, evvvvveeerrr let ANYONE make more STAR WARS movies but him? That certainly looks to be the case. Although, personally, I wouldn't be surprised if some other film set in the STAR WARS universe came down the pipeline at some point. Whether our of irresistibility, or necessity.
More as we know more.
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let the man just enjoy his lunch...he's not at work, aholes.
It's not like he first said that 15 years ago.
March 29, 2012, 3:24 p.m. CST
He doesn't want anyone else to make Star Wars movies because...
by Sardonic
he knows that they'd fucking show him up like crazy. Christ, J.J. Abrams could probably do a phenomenal Star Wars movie, I don't even really like him.
March 29, 2012, 3:25 p.m. CST
Who bets that before he reaches 80 he will make the new SW trilogy?
by KilliK
March 29, 2012, 3:25 p.m. CST
I want an animated Old Republic-era film like the new games' trailers.
by Fievel
Those trailers were the best Star Wars-related thing I've watched since the OT.
March 29, 2012, 3:26 p.m. CST
I'm halfway through Clone Wars S4 now and it's probably the best the show has been. Who needs ep 7-9?
by Al
I think the episode in the middle chunk of the season with Krel the Crazy-Ass Jedi General was actually some of the best damn stuff they did on the show. He wasn't a Sith, just off his rocker, which happens in war. And, as I mentioned a few minutes ago, Favreau as the Death Watch Leader may be the most menacing character he's ever played, and he's actually pretty damn good. Hope they don't kill him off. So, yeah, don't need episodes 7-9, there's lots of wiggle room for offshoot products which will probably be better than what 7-9 would be anyway.
March 29, 2012, 3:27 p.m. CST
Mr Lucas will release the OTT in a remastered bluray special edition?
by KilliK
March 29, 2012, 3:27 p.m. CST
Also, Merrick, he clearly just said "He's retried" because he had a goddamn paparazzi yelling in his face
by Al
Guy's still gonna work. Maybe he'll even get in one of those "experimental" films he's been talking up for at least a decade. But I wouldn't just a TMZ clip as being something that is actually a genuine thing.
March 29, 2012, 3:28 p.m. CST
Yeah, grain of salt, those reporters were f&*king assholes and he was put on the spot.
by FreeBeer
March 29, 2012, 3:28 p.m. CST
... but when we will see more clone wars?" - "Oh, every year! Don't worry!
by Ricardo
March 29, 2012, 3:29 p.m. CST
And there will be more Star Wars, even if it's thirty years from now
by FreeBeer
March 29, 2012, 3:30 p.m. CST
the clone wars is most likely going to finish off next season. so what's next for the hit animation that worked so well? after ROTJ maybe? Who cares about 7,8,9,10 and 11 then?
by DarthBlart
March 29, 2012, 3:30 p.m. CST
Anyway, the "sequel trilogy" would stomp all over the face of the EU and that would really suck for fans
by Al
Just because, y'know, they invested years and dollars into the continuing adventures of Luke Skywalker & Co. (and their kids!). In fact, aren't most EU stories now just the Solo / Skywalker kids? They've really drained that well fairly dry by now.
March 29, 2012, 3:30 p.m. CST
So we're taking something he said to a couple of random fucktards who ambushed him having lunch one day and we're calling it news?
by KEVIN_COSTNERS_RECYCLED_PISS
I somehow doubt that Lucas would choose this moment to announce his grand masterplan to the world in any case.
March 29, 2012, 3:30 p.m. CST
Anyone who puts stock in what Lucas says in a situation like this is crazy.
by Cletus Van Damme
I'd be talking crazy shit just so the "reporter" wasn't able to ask more dumb questions. I have no doubt that, or something similar, is what Lucas was doing here. And if he really IS retired, I'm sure that'll last as long as it takes him to get bored with and/or feel unfulfilled with his body of work.
...Lucas fully divorced himself from actual creative activity well over 20 years ago now.
March 29, 2012, 3:30 p.m. CST
George Lucas Was Afraid Of Being Brought Up On Charges Of Raping A New Generation's Childhoods.
by The Gipper
Agreed that I wouldn't be surprised to see standalone films or other series set in the SW universe, just not that of the Skywalker family. (Don't forget, Clone Wars did get a theatrical release, though.) I don't want to see VII, VIII and IX if he's involved in any material way.
March 29, 2012, 3:31 p.m. CST
Seems like everything was wrapped up pretty neatly by the end of Jedi.
by frank
Instead of Episodes 7-9, someone should just completely redo Eps 1-3 from scratch, I say. There was potential for an actual interesting story to be told there.
March 29, 2012, 3:31 p.m. CST
I'd like to see a new Star Wars film feature all new characters, with nothing to do with the original story or characters, I mean, it's a big freaking galaxy.
by FreeBeer
.......'thank fucking god THATS over'. honestly, if you are over the age of 7 and still give a fuck about star wars maybe it's time to take a good, hard, long look at your so called life.
Darth Vader and others evil forces LIVE
We have known this for many many years.
That would be fucking awesome.
March 29, 2012, 3:34 p.m. CST
Two wars and an economy in the shitter and you're pondering the possibility of a Star Wars film being a "necessity"
by Kevin Spellman
sweet christ...
March 29, 2012, 3:34 p.m. CST
I'm way over the age of 7 and I still give a fuck about star wars. Yeah, my life is pathetic but, honestly, I don't care
by Al
Cuz it's Star Wars. Fuck having a life. Human interaction is overrated. I'd rather watch Jedi's do stuff. and smoke cigarettes. Which is what I am going to do right now!
seriously, lucas is already making SW parts 23, 27, and -7
March 29, 2012, 3:38 p.m. CST
The poor bastard's just trying to get a meal, and there's some assholes with a camera phone busting his balls!
by planetran_fan
March 29, 2012, 3:39 p.m. CST
Lucas on the possibility of a low-carb diet: "NEVER!"
by EastBayFrankenstein
Lucas M.O - Jeans - check. Check shirt - check. He's like a god damn cartoon.
...that doesn't count as a real response...
March 29, 2012, 3:43 p.m. CST
I think he was just giving the guy an F U answer. Though I still don't think we'll be getting any episodes in the movies for a long while.
by wattos new hat
Selfish bastard. He should hand the reigns over to a new director.
March 29, 2012, 3:46 p.m. CST
Didn't he also give a "never" sort of answer before eventually doing the prequels? I'm not sure I believe No Neck Nick there.
by cookepuss
Lucas has been saying he's not doing 7,8 and 9 for years and has even said he wants to make sure nobody else gets to do it after he dies.
March 29, 2012, 3:48 p.m. CST
Without the elderly John William's scoring them, they wouldn't truly be 'Star Wars'...so George better get on with it if he ever *does* do another trilogy. I prefer to wait for Adywan's 'revisited' saga edits personally.
by Cervantes
Best news ever! As for "disturbing" him, fuck him.
A new low.
Agent Smith is right behind you dude. RUUUUUN! Seriously, Star Wars is probably the greatest children's franchise ever created. I'll be glad when the vultures are done picking the corpse clean and we can all get on with our lives.
March 29, 2012, 3:50 p.m. CST
Good for him. They won't happen for the same reason Tolkein abandoned LOTR 2
by Logan_1973
JRR started penning a LOTR sequel before realizing that any further adventures would diminish the deeds of the characters in the original stories. George knows that JEDI was the final cap to the timeframe he wanted to create in. Yes, we may see UNDERWORLD or maybe even pre-MENACE stuff, but never anything past VI.
March 29, 2012, 3:50 p.m. CST
Best thing that could happen is one-shot movies by different directors.
by riskebiz
How cool would a Luke Skywalker (in his old age) movie directed by Darren Aronofsky be? How cool would be a StarKiller movie directed by Ridley Scott? Or even the Thrawn storyline directed by Speilberg? Of course, the scripts would be done by someone other than Lucas. This would work. This would be cool. Star Wars could be cool again.
Lucas is a man who can afford to wipe his ass with Giorgio Armani Silk Pocket Squares every time he takes a shit, and yet he looks like he shops at Target. WTF.? how do you take a guy seriously that has the money to dress like the great fucking Gatsby but chooses to dress like mr. green jeans from captain kangaroo?
March 29, 2012, 3:50 p.m. CST
GOOD. I think the dead horse has been gang raped enough, don't you?
by NeonFrisbee
That game would have made a fantastic movie. If they were to do something new, I think they should either go way back or way forward and leave the original characters and series alone.
When is THX-1139 coming out?
Where is Captain Panaka going to get his own film?
March 29, 2012, 3:55 p.m. CST
Why not just let someone else make them? Lucas sucks...he let people do the Clone Wars cartoons
by Mel
March 29, 2012, 3:55 p.m. CST
if "never" means "not as long as George Lucas is alive", then i'm ok with that!
by frenetik1
Should've smacked the camera QT style.
The guy created...............Star Wars! Leave him the fuck alone. All of you.
March 29, 2012, 3:55 p.m. CST
They should do a Star Wars after the Rebellion where the Repupublic economies in the shitter.
by Tikidonkeypunch
Homelessness is up 40 percent. Alderan refugees are given a new colony on the planet Issurden to the dismay of the people who already inhabit that planet. But the Senate urges that Alderans colony be recognized since the destruction of their own planet at the hands of the Empire. This cause a rift in the Senate but the people are weary of causing another seperatist movement. As tensions run high the Republic is faced with the reality that the Empire had squandered most of it's resources on both Death Stars and it's massive fleet and armies. It also has a shortage of employment since the New Republic is only interested in peace keeping and disarmament. Without the massive peace keeping force we see crime rise as the syndicates begin to claim planets and territories as their own. The Black Hand openly kidnaps politiicians and citizens alike in their own star systems. Poverty reaches a record high. The galaxy calls out for justice and a new hero. But who will answer the call???
Why? Because it's entertainment and you're not fucking entitled, regardless of what you believe. We have 3 great movies and 3 mediocre movies. People complain about new films. People complain there are no new films. The man is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. He tried again and failed in most of your eyes, to inexplicable venom. Enjoy what you will, stop complaining and move on. And the general buzz (not sure if he ever explicitly stated this) was that he would retire from big budget movies after Indiana Jones 5.
cause most people would rather see a well written, well directed, well-acted movie movie that Lucas didn't touch. It could easily break records. When he dies this may all change. Let us pray.
Like we need a Back to the Future remake or a Ghostbusters III. Time to let it go.
March 29, 2012, 3:57 p.m. CST
Conspiracy says..."Good!" He's had enough of us..and fuck knows we've had enough of him.
by conspiracy
He should stay home up there in Petaluma with that hot piece of ass he managed to snag and call it a day.
He's getting old. He obviously doesn't need the money. And look at all the vitriolic backlash he has gotten from the prequel trilogy. Why would he want to invest another 10(or more) years into making 3 more films that have a 99% chance of being absolutely panned by fans worldwide? I wouldn't do it either, if I were him. Don't get me wrong... it would be cool to see. Especially if he just wrote the films and let some substantial genre directors lens the films. But like I said, I don't blame the guy for not wanting to.
March 29, 2012, 3:59 p.m. CST
"Hey George, what are the chances of seeing Episodes 7, 8, and 9?!
by one9deuce
"Never"! What are the chances of seeing Episodes 7, 8, and 9 without George Lucas? 100%
So we can get the movies we all want w/o your interference.
March 29, 2012, 3:59 p.m. CST
When Lucas passes that doesn't mean that there will be new Star Wars
by Samuel Fulmer
Not if it's stated in his will that whoever gets the rights to Star Wars is not allowed to make a new movie.
March 29, 2012, 4 p.m. CST
Myself, George and Kasdan came up with a third trilogy in the mid 90's
by JettL1993
This was before the prequels had been written and our drafts wouldn't make much sense now in their present form (specifically because of mentions of the Fett's as well as papatines rise to power) but In 2006 George asked me to rewrite the scripts in a way that they possibly could be filmed and fit into the current saga. They would contain very little of the skywalkers (Luke only appears in the middle of the first film and at the end of the third film, and Leia is only seen in the second film). George is very picky about what he does with the franchise and he's still uncertain if he'd film my script rewrites (Kasdan's name no longer appears on the draft at the request of Lucas) but I can say as a dear friend of George and someone thats played a part in the development of the entire saga that there's still a chance the films could be made within the next 10 years I sure hope they do as i'm very proud of the story we'd set in place
You know FOX is going to reboot the franchise. Odds are they'll screw it up.
I mean, really.
March 29, 2012, 4:03 p.m. CST
Yeah, Im sure he will rollout 3 new SW flicks to those asshats
by clancy021061
And he smirked when he said he is "retired". In other words shutup and get out of my face Im not answering your retarded questions you lame cokehead.
Now...THIS..^..you hack wanna be's...is how you create a Talkback persona Jett here is a Talkback Master.
I mean, I'm a big ol' Star Wars geek, but a LOUD critic of Lucas' special edition and prequel work. And I was unprepared to feel sympathetic towards the dude, but jeebus! What a couple of soul-sucking leeches. I would have to go see some sort of hypnotherapist in order to not come unhinged on a couple asshats like those guys. Oh, and more Star Wars movies there will be. An inevitability it is.
It really is the coolist story the ranch has produced since the OT.
March 29, 2012, 4:07 p.m. CST
sonnyhooper, that's the nice thing about being a billionaire
by one9deuce
You can be yourself and do what you want. Which in George's case means wearing the same thing every day and not giving. Steve Jobs did the same thing.
March 29, 2012, 4:07 p.m. CST
Lucas on whether he intends on NOT fucking 8-year-old Filipino boys made into sex-zombies a la Jefferey-Dahlmer-style homemade labotomies: "NEVER!"
by EastBayFrankenstein
giving a shit I meant to write.
March 29, 2012, 4:08 p.m. CST
Lucas on whether he will ever see his micro-cock again past his ginormous gut: "NEVER!"
by EastBayFrankenstein
March 29, 2012, 4:08 p.m. CST
I am gonna open a Store in Studio City that sells nothing but denim and flannel.
by conspiracy
Between this fuck and Jay Leno I won't need any other customers.
God I hate TMZ. If there were ever to be episodes VII, VIII, and IX it would have had to have been filmed in the early 90's at the latest. Last time I saw Hammill wield a lightsaber was in Jay and Silent Bob strikes back and thats the way I want it to stay. Do a CG version of the Thrawn Trilogy, but lets let Star Wars breathe a few years as a live action movie and bring it back in a different time frame with new characters. I'm with the legions of fans that would love to see an Old Repbublic movie personally.
I'm not exactly a prequel fan (Ep 3 and that's it) but I love the Clone Wars cartoon. At it's best, it's a great serial adventure that captures some of that Ep4 sense of excitement. I want another Star Wars Animated show. Place it between Ep 5/6, Shadows Of The Empire style. I also want an Indiana Jones animated series. Base it on the series of books that detailed his life after college. And while you're at it, make a Red Tails series. Who wouldn't want a WW2 aviator-themed animated series? I'm sure many think I'm being sarcastic, but I'm not. He hasn't had great luck with movies. But he's had tremendous luck in the EU verse. Most of it turns out great. Focus purely on that. Oversee it, but let others write/direct.
March 29, 2012, 4:12 p.m. CST
Lucas on whether he'll forgive his ex-wife for pointing out his blatently-freakish, borderline-illegal sexual deviances that led her to get the hell away from him with a quickness and, in turn, led him to bastardize his own glorious creations and water-do
by EastBayFrankenstein
have a Clone Wars episode that would require a "flash-forward" . That way, we could see Luke, Han & Leia. Just a thought...
Star Wars was about Darth Vader, or Anakin Skywalker if you will. The story is done. OVER!!! Thank you George!
March 29, 2012, 4:17 p.m. CST
Look once Lucas passes away the studios will go ahead with 7, 8 and 9!
by Can
Oh and they WILL release the original version of the OT on Blu Ray! They know the fans are demanding it and they know we'll pay for it!
Didn't he do a Star Wars movie. Something Trek or something?
March 29, 2012, 4:19 p.m. CST
The Studios don't own the films, we made sure of that back in 77
by JettL1993
I was actually the one that informed Lucas of the vast opportunities of holding onto the merchandising rights
Seriously, who would want to see Harrison Ford phoning it in as Han Solo? Carrie Fisher in her slave Leia costume? How about the adventures of Han Solo, Jr. and Luke Skywalker, Jr? Nope. Do not want. Leave those stories to the novels, cartoons and video games.
Too many dollar signs to be ignored, and he's just waiting for the right time to announce. This will happen. Not today, perhaps not this year, but it will happen soon. You know he has all 3 of them written on legal pads in his nightstand next to the Eddie Bauer plaid shirt catalog.
...that gaywad jett is STILL posting his nonsense on these talkbacks?
is where Lucas is standing.
March 29, 2012, 4:27 p.m. CST
Hungar Games Is Better Than 4 of The 6 Star Wars Films
by Media Messiah
Return of The Jedi and the Star Wars prequels sucked, and I just found it ironic that a book series made for kids and teens, is actually more adult, has more integrity, is better written, and is more emotional, than most of the Star Wars films--that series being The Hunger Games? The original Star Wars film had it right, the emotional tone, and then Empire...was all the more challenging and emotionally gripping, but all went wrong with Jedi, and it has been all down-hill ever since, so I don't feel sorry if we never see a new Star Wars production ever again. If its own creator doesn't respect the material that he created, then why should I? The Hunger Games really made Jedi and the prequels look like the childish fluff they are. I loved The Hunger Games for having the courage to not pull its punches, where George Lucas and crew began pulling their punches where Star Wars was concerned, all for toy sales--damn the story, damn integrity, damn the fans, damn respect for self or for the material, just show me the money. Goodbye...and Rest In Pieces Star Wars!!!
....to me the whole idea and appeal of being a billionaire is that you can be someone better than yourself, or at the very least, to DRESS like someone better than yourself. <p> if youth is wasted on the young then Lucas is proof positive that money is wasted on the wealthy.
Enough of this bland "FACT!" bullshit... these TBs have missed you and your over-arching umbrella of Hollywood connections, Jett.
March 29, 2012, 4:30 p.m. CST
Lucas on whether he'll ever have what one could consider a "human neck" again: "NEVER!"
by EastBayFrankenstein
March 29, 2012, 4:31 p.m. CST
Lucas on whether he'll release his iron-grip from that jelly donut: "NEVER!"
by EastBayFrankenstein
March 29, 2012, 4:32 p.m. CST
media messiah fuck off. Shaky cam on the violence IS pulling punches.
by Tikidonkeypunch
Those books blatantly rip off so many other things that it's silly not to notice the comparisons.
well said.
March 29, 2012, 4:33 p.m. CST
Lucas on whether he'll ever be able to conjure up an erection without smearing fecies on the mouth of a Yosemite Sam hand-puppet: "NEVER!"
by EastBayFrankenstein
March 29, 2012, 4:34 p.m. CST
I was more emotionally attatched to the random ewok that died than the little kid that got a spear through it's chest. FACT!!!
by Tikidonkeypunch
March 29, 2012, 4:34 p.m. CST
since we're posting TMZ vids, what about the drunk guy who sings bohemian rhapsody in the back of the cop car?
by yourSTEPDADDY
how soon til we get a movie?
March 29, 2012, 4:34 p.m. CST
"Never" means "Soon, like "Bad" means "Good".... They will finish with a St.Elsewhere like ending.
by Dyslexic_Palindrome
The movies will somehow rip-off of: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy The New Battlestar Galactica and/or Blade Runner Fraggle Rock Men In Black St. Elsewhere We will discover that the "Galaxy Far, Far Away" was really a child's toy in the shape of Snoopy's.... errr..... Jar Jar's missing Snow Cone Machine and E-Zee Bomb-Bake-istic Oven Playset. You read it. You cant un-reads it now.
March 29, 2012, 4:34 p.m. CST
If he was going to make them, the exclusive scoop wouldn't go to two douches accausting him outside a restaurant
by Emperor_was_a_jerk
March 29, 2012, 4:34 p.m. CST
Never knew there were so many suckers for punishment still around.
by CeejayNightwing
Lucas only made the prequels to showcase his digital technology, he has no reason to make any more Staw Wars films with their make-it-up-as-you-go stories because he simply DOES NOT CARE! Through out the making of TPM he frequently told the crew that Jar Jar was the most important character, if they don't make him work then the film doesn't work! This sound like a man interested in telling stories or a man focused on pushing the envelope on special Effects? And what happened to Jar Jars importance in the following films? I couldn't sit through another ridiculously choreographed lightsaber fight even if a real one was pointed at my head or those mundane scripts and green screen sets! Let Star Wars die!
March 29, 2012, 4:34 p.m. CST
Reminds me of the guy following Spielberg while he's shopping, asking him stuff non-stop
by Kamaji
March 29, 2012, 4:37 p.m. CST
Lucas on whether he'll ever delete his extensive digital file of nude photos of his "son" Jett: "NEVER!"
by EastBayFrankenstein
I think the 3d media industry could have an entire market around this license and have creative freedom to grow the known universe. Really, you look at DC/Marvel and they, at one point, would have had a smaller universe. Could work .. create a nice industry? meh .. too lazy to see if someone already brought that up too .. sorry
March 29, 2012, 4:40 p.m. CST
This isn't news. Lucas has been consistent with the 'Never' since 1997 at least
by Rebel Scumb
Even by AICN standards this is not news.
March 29, 2012, 4:40 p.m. CST
Why do you guys actually sound like you want more Lucas Star Wars movies
by Don_Drapers_Acid_Trip
He just said never to get the guy to leave him alone! It's not true! IT'S IMPOSSIBLE! PEE ON ME GEORGE LUCAS!
Dickhead. Oh fuck it, at least we have the expanded universe and it's talented stable of audiobook producers and narrators, so I can live out great Star Wars stories in my mind.
Good retire. Let some new talent take a crack at telling something... oh I don't know...NEWWWWWW!
He'd send us all to bed with no supper if he could. Sadly, all he can do is deprive us of yet another series of SW movies that would make even more inexplicable the work he did in the most earliest part of his career. How can the man who made Star Wars and was as involved as he was with Empire and Jedi and *wrote* Raiders actually make movies as plainly terrible as the SW prequels? Sounds like he takes this shit far too personally. Not unlike the many fans of his work also take his bullshit personal.
March 29, 2012, 4:42 p.m. CST
Lucas on when he ever really cared about anyone else beside himself: "NEVER!"
by EastBayFrankenstein
The lack of respect that Lucas receives is quite frankly mind boggling. This man created one of the most spectacular series in the history of film. FACT. The problem with the Internet is just because everyone has a voice doesn't mean its all intelligible.
And now you fuckers are wishing him dead? What the fuck is wrong with you? Were you raised to be nasty, ungrateful cocks or is that something you picked up in school? Seriously! I want some answers! If I ever encountered any of you twats in public I'd beat you down, but good for being such, rude pricks. You freaks could not sink any lower right now.
That shaky cam horseshit is about as deep as a Hobbit's ass crack. Nice try, but you fail.
March 29, 2012, 4:45 p.m. CST
Lucas on when he'll stop routinely eating handfuls of bacon grease directly from the 30 gallon barrels surrounding what some might call a "bed" (but the rest of us would call a "pile of soiled children's underwear"): "NEVER!"
by EastBayFrankenstein
lucas may say hes out but the hateful fanboys will pull him back in.
March 29, 2012, 4:46 p.m. CST
So, Merrick, posting useless TMZ videos counts as news now?
by Proman1984
March 29, 2012, 4:47 p.m. CST
kammich ...Agreed. Jettl has carved out a unique niche...
by conspiracy
...it adds to the general lunacy of the place.
March 29, 2012, 4:48 p.m. CST
So now you fuckers too want him to dress like billionare! HUH?
by ZodNotGod
So he gets slammed for making money, gets slammed for dressing modestly.... WHAT? You all are psycho! It just shows you live to bitch. Get an original thought for a change....please.
Jedi is awesome! Don't understand the hate. Hunger Games, you gotta be fucking kidding me!
March 29, 2012, 4:49 p.m. CST
That proves nothing - The internet would just about explode with the dark side lightening if given a 'yes'
by even9
Is that a packet of ciggs in George's pocket? :) A trilogy of CGI anime of the kinda quality as say, the Aldaraan piece for the old republic game, would be the way to go & some of the old crew could do the voice overs. Also because it's in animation, the story could be more of an expliciit full on unrestrained un P.C. 'trip' without people being offended, as an animation trilogy - even though totally photorealistic - is a break from the previous live action Star Wars, so as a stylistic thing it would be less touchy to the vocal die hard Anakin classic trilogy mindset. I don't think a live action movie trilogy is a possibility, they would be literally be underseige for the 6-10 year period it would take, & that probably starts to grate when you are at the epi-center after a while... Extended episodes 2 & 3 would be cool though, as there are a few plot things and character develoments that could do with abit of a touch up or embellishment. And also you could re-edit/re-make the entire Geonosis arena battle so there is actually a narrative to the action, which wouldn't hurt.
March 29, 2012, 4:50 p.m. CST
Lucas on cleaning the forever-hidden folds beneath his glorious man-tits: "NEVER!"
by EastBayFrankenstein
it won't be until like 2021 and he won't direct them, but he will make them. StarWars=Lensman He'll make 'em.
give them some ideas and say HAVE FUN WITH IT KIDS! He's a creative dude, too creative for his own good sometimes and could not, not do something to release that. I wish he would do something just to shut the crybabies and cheap shot artists up.
March 29, 2012, 5:08 p.m. CST
How about just going back to making interesting verite movies again like THX-1138 and AMERICAN GRAFITTI?
by Greggers
I like that tone. Nobody seems to do that 70s film school verite like...I dunno...Soderberg? I think if Lucas can tap into his early 70s self, he still may have some interesting stories to tell.
March 29, 2012, 5:09 p.m. CST
Please, Mr. Lucas, I know you're upset with critics and some "fans", but they are just morons and jealous. But there're millions of fans who actually enjoyed episodes I, II ans III. And we need more cinematographics episodies as do we need air, water and
by kim
HAHA! Good one!
March 29, 2012, 5:10 p.m. CST
And I don't mean those clone wars cartoons (that may be ok for children), I mean movies!!
by kim
If he won't make them - maybe his daughter will.
March 29, 2012, 5:11 p.m. CST
You can't loose and you'll do happy to a lot of people. We want more Star Wars movies!!!
by kim
March 29, 2012, 5:13 p.m. CST
"Don't care who directs to be honest."...save time and just hold up a sign that says IDIOT while you gag on pink slime then
by quantize
...He's like Jerry Lewis with the Force...
March 29, 2012, 5:14 p.m. CST
Last few Clone Wars eps prove that other directors actually DO a much better job..
by quantize
March 29, 2012, 5:15 p.m. CST
The only topic besides Prometheus guaranteed to jump to the top of the POST list
by AlienFanatic
And, frankly, I believe Lucas. He knows all he'll get for additional films is grief, and deservedly so. He was a good, not great, filmmaker in the 70's and has sucked ever since. He is a Hollywood master as a producer, but get him behind the camera and every bad impulse shows up on screen. I appreciate Star Wars, and even more than that Empire, but I dearly wish he'd never made the prequels.
March 29, 2012, 5:15 p.m. CST
"Sheeeshhh you ungrateful bastards."...yeh Lucas hasn't made a penny out of them right?
by quantize
the prequels have good movies in them, they just need to be edited..my suggestion, give the movies, all the outtakes/deleted scenes to a couple of top hollywood editors, see what they can do with the movies, I bet we'd all be surprised (in a good way)
March 29, 2012, 5:20 p.m. CST
Sorry but the shit prequels killed Star Wars for me.
by Kill List Hammertime
I might get interested again if different film makers were allowed to have a crack at them, but new movies from Lucas can fuck off. And that includes another Indiana Jones.
March 29, 2012, 5:21 p.m. CST
Well If He's Going To Do It Even Those Original Actors Aren't Getting Any Younger Either
by Real Deal
I think the sequel trilogy would be an easier sell with a decent script. The thing is you don't already know what happens like the prequel so with a decent script it might be a fun thing to watch. Like I've said before I believe the prequel had a built in handicap. That was a big difference between it and the original trilogy. Just like the saturday morning serials it was patterned after the thing that keeps you going is you want to know what happens to the characters. With 1,2, and 3 you already know the outcome ( just not how they got there ) and with the first trilogy there's no resolution with a negative but tacidly hopeful ending. The other problem was it wasn't fun like the original trilogy. Much darker with it's decent into the empire. I've never bought the spoiled Jedi character Hayden Christensen tried to bring to life. It kind of made Darth Vader pathetic. But a sequel with some of the old characters and some new ones ( made in a less dark way ) might just work. The Empire Strikes Back had a bit of this same problem ( although many say it was the best of the original trilogy ). It ended on a negative cliff hanger but had the benifit of resolution with RTOTJ. Oh well it sounds like they may never do it but as it's been pointed out before in Hollywood never say never.
March 29, 2012, 5:21 p.m. CST
Star Wars is now movie history. It should stay retired, but like an old boxer it just keeps coming back with less and less relivence. Put the old horse out to stud and move on.
by cameron
Lucas can't direct for shit, he's made two good movies; American Graffitti & Stars Wars. The best Star Wars movie was the one he didn't touch and he hates it. Of course there will be more Star Wars movies - you dont leave a multi billion dollar franchise grow old gracefully, you fuck it until it dies - and of course rhey will be shit. I left Star Wars alone after ROTJ, never seen the prequels and never want to. Darth Vader as a petulant emo teen, no thanks. Star Wars need to be released from Lucas if it's ever going to have any glory. Star Trek soldiers on with different directors and has been energised for a newer audience, Star Wars needs to do the same.
March 29, 2012, 5:22 p.m. CST
And we give a fuck about this WHY? Stick a fork in Star Wars and let it die I say.
by ChickenStu
March 29, 2012, 5:25 p.m. CST
jett is a troll that repeated his joke so often, SO often, it became funny
by Ricardo
You gotta stop, dude. You're killing me. Especially the Yosemite Sam bit... I spit my water all over my computer monitor.
March 29, 2012, 5:30 p.m. CST
We are working on the 3D conversion of the indy films as well
by JettL1993
Most likely Raiders will be released October of next year. Look for added scenes as well
Is it me or does it look like Agent Smith behind Lucas. I guess the matrix will blow up if there ever were a new Star Wars movie. Mark
He is a committed troll. His posts went through the motions of extreme backlash... to general disinterest... to absolute admiration. No Batman talkback is the same without his script notes.
Just because Georgie-boy has said no, doesn't mean someone else will not make more sequels in a few years. He has also stated in an interview a few years back, he owns 257 of that exact same flannel shirt, and the beard is fake.
March 29, 2012, 5:41 p.m. CST
Papparazzi are dirtbags. I've seen shit like this go down.
by wierdo27
They wait the whole time while whoever is inside trying to have a meal, acting like they are doing something important because they are following someone famous who they think owes them something. Like they're going to get over on them and be some big fucking hero. They are the cockroaches of Hollywood. Total scumbag shit. P.S. To all the haters- F U C K . . . LET IT THE FUCK GO...Jesus Fucking Christ...
I would say "Never" too. Damn, leave the man alone while on his own time already. Shouldn't do that to anyone, famous or not.
You've already pissed all over the legacy and some of the more interesting characters of the OT. Don't shit all over the rest of them. Stay away from Star Wars, you fucking hack. If this were 1992, I might actually give a shit about more sequels. Carrie Fisher's voice alone rules her out, Harrison Ford wouldn't touch that shit with a 30 foot pole, and let's face it, who wants to see Mark Hamill NOW as Luke? Fuck that noise. And most of all, we've seen what kind of awful fucking bullshit Lucas creates when unleashed. He managed to make people who worshiped him hate Star Wars. Fuck him and any further degradation to the series.
he should have never made the prequels and just let the original trilogy stand alone. now with the crap prequels, it would be nice to have new set of movies and perhaps end it with a high note. maybe let spielberg take one
March 29, 2012, 5:45 p.m. CST
He's too busy still doing ongoing "post production" on the original trilogy to start a new one.
by bcom77
Is a wart on the dick of Jabba the Hut
Anybody from the outside world who reads these comments would think the geek world is populated by a bunch of ungrateful, vile pricks who feel they are entitled to their movies. Leave it alone, guys. It's embarrassing to read some of these posts. He doesn't owe you a damn thing. I know some little fuckwad will start yammering about how we made him a billionare and "he owes us, man!" Yes...we made him filthy rich. And we got what we bought from him whether it was the dvds, the posters or whatever trinkets he sold you. TRANSACTION OVER! You get it? Done! He can do whatever the fuck he wants with his - I repeat - HIS property! For the record: I loved Star Wars, thought The Empire Strikes Back was better, but I don't love it like Star Wars, and thought Return of the Jedi was a step down in greatness from the two that came before, but hey...that's the way it goes. I did not like the prequels at all. I have Star Wars original version on DVD and I'm happy with that. Thanks George! Great movies!
I recently watched the new Star Wars porn parody. It was actually funny as hell at times. Tom Byron's Obi-Wan Kenobi was comedic gold ( *You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. Believe me, I've looked.* ). The best bit was when Han Solo tricked Greedo into looking the other way before shooting him dead. While he's riddling his prostrate corpse with numerous blaster bolts, he turns to the bartender and says: *Shoot first, and shoot often!*
you know, if you can.
March 29, 2012, 5:54 p.m. CST
The whole damn thing should be rebooted by a new director
by Raptor Jesus
If ever a series ever cried out to be shit-canned and then re-created from scratch, it's Star Wars.
Not much of a life for you, is it?
March 29, 2012, 5:58 p.m. CST
There hasn't been plans to do a sequel trilogy since ROTJ
by Mugato5150
He condensed the trilogy into ROTJ. He said that decades ago, I don't know why people keep asking. And yes those guys were assholes.
March 29, 2012, 6 p.m. CST
Can AICN add a damn ingnore button already? It would clear so much of the damn clutter...
by Jay
that floods these posts. Specifically when a subject like Star Wars pops up and idiots just spam all day long.
March 29, 2012, 6:04 p.m. CST
If Lucas Is Involved With It.....Never Is Fine With Me.
by ThisBethesdaSea
March 29, 2012, 6:06 p.m. CST
raptor_jesus... I am trying to help you. All that hate is no good for your liver. And it leads to the Dark Side.
by wierdo27
March 29, 2012, 6:07 p.m. CST
By the way, Harry has caused a new hip-hop dance craze with that corner animation --
by MooseMalloy
-- the dance is called "The Harry Psycho", aka "The Hairy Sycho".
March 29, 2012, 6:09 p.m. CST
I would love to see a about Darth Maul done by someone like Nolan.
by crazybubba
The Darth Maul fight scene was the best thing about the prequels and was the best fight of all the movies.
now we know the reason carrie fisher has been losing all that weight. -slave girl leia is coming back!
OOOOooohhhhhh YES!! Watch the flies dance-around and rag-on at the Star Wars news, like its a freshly-crimped doggy doo!! If people don't like something just fucking leave it and ignore it. Haven't you something better to do with your useless lives?
March 29, 2012, 6:13 p.m. CST
Paparazzi scum bag hounding Lucas outside a cafe isnt an official statemant
by Joe
You shouldn't post news like this Merrick, its bad journalism and just gives that whore with a camera exposure.
He's been denying they even exist for decades now. He's *always* said they would never happen. Though, it saddens me to say... Good. I hope it never, ever happens while Lucas is in charge (so, basically "never"). When video games like Force Unleashed are 500x better than the actual Prequels, it's time for him to give it a rest - permanently. This is probably the only time in the last 15 years I've agreed with Lucas: It's time to let it die.
-- I guess they could tell over the phone I wasn't enough of a douchebag to work there.
March 29, 2012, 6:20 p.m. CST
Why has no one made Sci-Fi movie that eclipses Star Wars?
by The Outlander
Star Wars was awesome in 1977, but why have we not seen other Star Wars like movie since then? With all the money that George Lucas has made from Star Wars, you would think that other studios would have had a go at producing a space opera like Star Wars. This is very puzzling to me.
He just wanted these fucks to fuck off quickly. May happen, but not happen but this is not news. Fuck TMZ up it's stupid asses.
Who's to say the next one won't be Episode 15 or Episode 23 or something? Fuck all the shit with Luke & Han and their kids...pick up ages later with a new story for a new generation. I wouldn't be surprised if THAT's where they go with it next...
The Clone Wars are nothing like they were in the EU written before the prequels.
In his mind, Star Wars is whatever he craps out, and we're supposed to lap it up in awe. He WOULD think its punishment to take his ball and go home. I hope he stays true to his word and never makes another SW film in the New Hope timeline. Some of his revisionist thoughts on the Star Wars EU would be laughable if he werent serious. Mandalorians as a pacifist people was my favorite... its like he does this shit just to stick his thumb in the fans collective eye. Im looking forward to when control of the story passes to the family. Then Id watch eps 7,8,9. Star Wars might become a Bond-like franchise. Lucas doesnt understand or respect the relationship that fans have with "his story." The only anology I can come up with is if Abner Doubleday decided to change the rules of baseball in his old age to suit his temper and advancing age, telling everyone to fuck off cuz its his game! ...ok, i just remembered Abner Doubleday didnt invent baseball... damn you Lucas!
Do that! It's wide open story wise and you can do whatever the fuck you want with it!
March 29, 2012, 7 p.m. CST
We'll get Episodes 7-9 after Lucas dies and his heirs need the money
by Zardoz
It's just a matter of time...
March 29, 2012, 7 p.m. CST
Stop pretending to know what his motivations are or what he "thinks."
by ZodNotGod
March 29, 2012, 7:04 p.m. CST
tallboy6t6... you hope Jedi Krel doesnt get killed off in Clone Wars?
by johndalf greymane
They all die! The supposed hero of that whole storyline is Annakin, aka Darth Vader! He helps kill everybody! even kids! That is the asinine thing about the Clone Wars saga, and why I wont watch it. I cringe when my kid talks about how cool Annakin is. What the hell kind of mixed message is that?
Dude...you're ragging on people's ragging on Star Wars. That's even MORE pathetic.
March 29, 2012, 7:04 p.m. CST
I just scanned these talkbacks and not one mention of Darth Maul's return in TCW
by MooseMalloy
-- Very telling of the kind of fans that post in these Lucas' bashing talkbacks.
Really? that's the only criticism? How about the fact that Ford very clearly didn't want to be there? Or the existence of Ewoks when we COULD have had Wookies? Or that cool looking bounty hunter who managed to take down Han Solo getting accidentally bumped into and sent to his death? Or how about how Princess Leia is basically just along for the ride? Now, I like the movie, especially in comparison to the prequels, but there's plenty to critique in that movie.
March 29, 2012, 7:08 p.m. CST
Make new SW movies with completely new characters and LET SOMEONE ELSE WRITE & DIRECT THEM.
by Elgyn6655321
...and wait a few years to let the bad taste of recent SW wear off.
Yeah. They hated the prequels and the characters and don't want to watch more of them.
Most of us have turned our back on Star Wars as Lucas has inexplicably, willfully, ruined this once beloved space opera forever. Pimped it out. Raped it. Killed it. Done. Why haven't you walked away yet? Brand loyalty?
Not very many original ideas have been made in outerspace. How about instead of rebooting Star Wars or making episodes 7, 8 and 9, do something original. Write some good characters and come up with some bad guys who are cool. You would think someone out there could write that? And I don't mean that kid who ripped off Star Wars with his "Eragon" tragedy. I'm talking about something truly original. Wish more people would try it.
March 29, 2012, 7:12 p.m. CST
But I thought Darth Maul was the one thing all you angry little boys liked about the prequels?
by MooseMalloy
March 29, 2012, 7:14 p.m. CST
THE CLONE WARS is enjoyable -- I watch it and enjoy most of it, then I move on
by MooseMalloy
Try to follow my train of thought here...
then Obama is a Socialist who wants to destroy Free Market and hates his country.
...You're watching a children's cartoon and calling us "little boys"? Okay.
Just move on.
Lol. More like two asshole nerds with cell phone cameras.
March 29, 2012, 7:27 p.m. CST
One possible reason Lucas is not making VII, VIII & IX...
by WeylandYutani
is because of douches like that guy. I am sure Lucas loves what SW has brought him (more wealth than you can imagine). That and the Indy sequels are all that people are are willing to ask him about... repeatedly. I don't blame him for saying "fuck it, I'm done." I am sure he will produce other works for filmmakers he finds to be interesting, perhaps without taking credit like some projects he did in the 80s. He may even change his mind at some point and pass off the franchise to others. But I am sure that while he feels incredibly lucky to have the fortune he does and his place in American movie history, my guess is that all he wanted to do that day was to have lunch with his daughter.
March 29, 2012, 7:35 p.m. CST
Lucas doesn't have a copyright on the future or outer space
by gaygoonie
Someone comes up with their own intergalactic tales. And neither does Ridley Scott. Damn, these baby boomers won't go away or retire. Indiana Jones 5 is a disaster waiting to happen (and I'm the biggest fan of the original trilogy)
Heir to the Empire (1991) Dark Force Rising (1992) The Last Command (1993) If Lucas never makes anything to override Zahn's novels, whose success is largely responsible for reviving the virtually dead post-Ewok Star Wars market, this story is what happened to Luke, Leia, and Han. And history has shown that Lucas may or may not have been able to write anything better.
If a fucking liar. Because if you did, you wouldn't be here giving a fuck. You wouldn't follow every little news article about your childhood father figure. Lucas didn't ruin Star Wars for you. You just don't like the new shit that wasn't produced during your childhood (What a shock!) You clearly still love the original trilogy. But luckily that doesn't mean you have to like the rest (A common misconception it seems) It's always all or nothing with the fans. Do you enjoy every single episode of your favorite TV series? The mouth breathers who claim to be over Star Wars are the worst of the bunch. They clearly want the benefits of being a fan, but they don't want to put themselves down to that level. So what do they do? Put themselves on a pedestal where they can spout their opinion. But they're not like the rest, they're "done with Star Wars". So in other words, you're simply embarrassed to be a fan. What a fucking joke of a fanbase...
You mean the movies where people are burned alive, lose limbs, and murder children? I'd say they're a tad more adult than a cartoon, yeah.
-- still, move on.
Enjoy your little cartoons there, slugger.
March 29, 2012, 7:51 p.m. CST
Some crackpot who calls himself "jediwuddayaknow" has just declared that all animation is for children only
by MooseMalloy
-- Everyone listen to the crackpot.
The whole 'aliens have been engaged in a centuries long genetic breeding program' is not gonna fly after where the Nazi's went on that path.
I can't do this anymore. It's done. Thanks George. Thank you for enriching my childhood. Especially for my Luke in Bespin gear, we went on many great adventures. Goodbye Star Wars. Goodbye George.
He's been saying this for years. He's been denying that he ever had a nine part trilogy since at least TPM.. but he's on record from around the time of the original trilogy of saying it was a nine chapter saga. So yes, his story changes. But I think he's mostly done with SW movies proper for a number of reasons. 1. When it came up about episodes 7-9 during prequel production, he said he never had plans for those, but he also said that after the amount of time and energy the prequel trilogy took, he couldn't imagine putting himself through that kind of commitment again. I don't think he himself would, and I'm not sure I see him passing his baby off to someone else with him only as a 'godfather'. 2. The expanded universe is the best indication. He's allowed people to play with his characters. I don't think he would have allowed that if he had plans for them. I think this is the best indication. 3. After the fans picked apart and blasted Lucas over the prequels, I'm quite sure he doesn't want to go back to the universe after he was picked apart. He doesn't need the money. The caveat is, i could see him writing them and passing off to other directors, but after recent public comments, I don't think he's going to go that route. Just my gut though, I think he's done with the saga itself. He could surprise us all and open it back up.
PREACH IT, brutha!
EPISODE 1: Was to focus on the origins of the Jedi Knights and how they are initiated and trained EPISODE 2: Introduction and development of Obi-Wan Kenobi EPISODE 3: Introduction and life of Vader EPISODE 4: There were seven different drafts of the film. At one point, they pursued buying the rights to Hidden Fortress because of the strong similarities. At one point, Luke was a female, Han was Luke's brother, Luke's father was the one in prison (interesting point for some debates) and the film featured 40 wookies EPISODE 5: Once written, the screenplay of Empire is almost exactly what is seen on screen. The only cut scenes were those involving wampas in the rebel base (cut because of time and unsolved technical glitches) and about two minutes of Luke/Yoda Jedi training with no real dialog. EPISODE 6: Leia was to be elected Queen of her people leaving her isolated. Han was to die. Luke confronted Vader and went on with his life alone. Leia was not to be Luke's sister. EPISODE 7: Third trilogy was to focus on Luke's life as a Jedi, with very few details planned out. EPISODE 8: Luke's sister (not Leia) appears from another part of the galaxy. EPISODE 9: First appearance of the Emperor.
SW: Rebellion. Focus on Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, Ackbar and the others involved in lighting those fires. Vader, Emperor are in the back ground. Rare appearances. Bounty Hunter stories, gangster stories....
Really? I did? Pretty sure I posted that the Star Wars cartoon is for kids. Nice try, though.
March 29, 2012, 8:23 p.m. CST
johndalf, nah, Krell got shot in the back in Clone Wars, which is why it was a very well done episode
by Al
Point of it was that even in war Jedi Knights who aren't straight up Sith bad guys can go off their rocker (he was babbling about joining Dooku and the Sith at the end before one of the clones popped), which I thought was a nicely grey area for Star Wars to go into considering how mostly black and white it was. And, yeah, it really wasn't a "kids show" have fun time episode at all. Yes, they all die. That's how everybody's story ends. We all fucking die. But the cool thing about Clone Wars and spin-offs are that you can do these different types of stories (Clone Wars bounces freely within different genres from episode to episode. If Star Wars is taking different genres and mashing them together into a single film, then Clone Wars lets each genre breathe. Christ, I'm watching an episode now that, for half of it, it's a freakin Prison movie. That's just really unique)
Harry said he knew people at ILM who were developing effects tech for a new trilogy. I'll try and find a link.
the fact that Maul came back was impossible to avoid but I don't know the deets yet. I'm assuming Sith magickery. But not on that ep yet. so I'm probably gonna bounce from this TB just to keep spoiler free. Anyway, the point is. Yes, we will not get a sequel trilogy. Yes, there will always be more Star Wars, which allows the series to spin off into different directions, just not live-action cinematic outings. But there are always different mediums and ways you can go, since it's multi-adaptive.
I remember that! He said Lucas was excited and emboldened by Cameron's Avatar. Who knows whats true now, but this particular link is as considering it's TMZ!
March 29, 2012, 8:39 p.m. CST
George Lucas is upset at the critical reception the prequels recieved
by DARTH VOODOO
From what I've read George Lucas was very upset about the negative reaction the prequels recieved when they came out. Believe it or not his feelings were hurt. Sounds silly, but it's the truth. He has been quoted in the last year as saying "why even make the movies if nobody likes them?" I hate to beat a dead horse, but Lucas gave us really Star Wars films that were inferior to his classic trilogy. In the end the prequels (which were the most anticipated movies of all time) kind of sucked...That said the personal attacks on Lucas (George Lucas raped my childhood) were over the top. I could see where he woould want to walk away. The George Lucas that existed in 1999 was very different from the George Lucas that existed in 1977. Along the way he also lost touch with his audience and it's expectations of what the Prequels would/should be... We all wanted epic/mature Sci-Fi films about the fall of Anakin Skywalker and the rise of Darth Vader. Instead he gave us films about little boys "cool wizard" and another film with an Anakin Skywalker that looked and acted like he belonged in a boy band...Where was the Dark Lord of the Sith we waited all our lives for? To this day I don't think he undestands why we didn't eat up Jar Jar Binks stepping in poop, OR C3PO's head being replaced on the battlefield Mr Lucas just doesn't get it and the people around him are simply ass kissing yes men who tell him everything he does is wonderfull.
Completely exclusive, since at least 1983 and as late as 1989 when Indy 3 came out.<br> ... and I'm delighted to hear there will be no SW sequels, because he'd only fuck them up as well. <br>
A friend told me that he found the chemical composition for Luke's blue milk drink online. Just when I think I've seen it all from SW geeks, they surprise me.
March 29, 2012, 9:07 p.m. CST
Fuck it somebody get off their ass and make another galactic epic universe. Space is fucking big.
by UltraTron
Not really. But the chick is hotter.
Until he finally dies and whoever takes the reigns of the series hopefully has the balls to release blurays of the originals and make a VII VIII and IX that make up for the crapiness of the prequels....
Making "special editions" of the prequels (the Star Wars movies that are in need of massive alterations) that actually fix problems. Here's a freebie: Take out Darth Vader screaming "Nooooo!!!" at the end of episode 3. Nobody will complain.
March 29, 2012, 9:15 p.m. CST
Way more interested in Tarintinos next one after the western.
by UltraTron
He's doing Space Opera. Kurt Russel plays a Han Solo type. Hopefully it'll be all stop motion and janky 70s looking.
March 29, 2012, 9:16 p.m. CST
Just kidding that's my idea cause I completely fucking rule
by UltraTron
Shows why American society is mainly trash now. When it comes to Star Wars... What would happen after George passes away? Whatever he can do what he wants. Hope those "reporters" fuck off and get back to doing coke in West Hollywood.
March 29, 2012, 9:20 p.m. CST
Should do more or them TinTin style. Much more detailed than clone wars.
by UltraTron
Avatar aside, original space adventure movies don't do very well. I don't know how Vin Diesel got another Riddick movie made. Maybe if Prometheus does well.
March 29, 2012, 9:21 p.m. CST
Yada Yada star wars Yada Yada. Why does the iPad capitalize Yada Yada every time I type it?
by UltraTron
March 29, 2012, 9:35 p.m. CST
Someone should do a jokey riff on this where Lucas is the Emperor and the body guard is Vader or some kinda other Imperial bodyguard/thug.
by NeonFrisbee
Spacepapparazzi: "Will you ever slacken your grip on the galaxy?" Emperor: "NEVER!" Vader: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO more pictures!" (Then they scurry off inna spacecar to some other place of interest. Or, as in the case of the prequels, a place of complete and utter disinterest.)
Like Star Wars didn't rip-off its source material? Everyone does. Want to make a Western, well somebody has already done it. You want to do a comedy, well, someone has done that too. As well, they have done action and adventure, fantasy, and space opera, but what Hungar di right that Return of The Jedi and the prequels failed to do, is place the tone of the story ahead of product tie-ins. No, they weren't trying to please toy companies and Burger King, Nabisco, Kellog's, or General Foods, they just made the best movue they could. Shaky-camera, here and there, I could have done without it, but some people can do without steady-cam, or motion-control, slow-motion, fast motion, lens flare, CGI, practical effects, green-screen, etc. These are production, cinematography and editing techniques...in a entire mixed bag, so it is all about balance. The majority of the Star Wars films sucked, because the story tone was off, even the character interactions and motivations.
March 29, 2012, 10:12 p.m. CST
I'd rather they pretend I, II, and III don't exist,
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
and do them over.
How much does a show like GAME OF THRONES cost? Or TRUE BLOOD? I cant believe that a network like HBO or SHOWTIME or hell,even one of the lesser cable-networks like SPIKE or SYFY wont pony up the $$$ for the live-action show to go into production. Even with all the prequel bashing,a STAR WARS show is a license to print money. It could be about the live-action adventures of Jar-Jar Binks love life and it would still make a fortune...why doesnt someone get this ball rolling before its too late?
March 29, 2012, 10:17 p.m. CST
How about a series of one off movies, each by a different director and set during any place or time in the SW galaxy.
by la te ral us
With high profile directors who've been influenced by Lucas, ala spielberg, fincher, Cameron, cronenberg, get David lynch out of retirement (he considered directing Jedi after all). And after clone wars is done, I hope hope hope they do an animated OT show!
The hate didn't come on until well after phantom menace was released, and even then it's been primarily only the hipsters and whiney Internet geeks that have trumpeted the whole "George Lucas raped my childhood blah blah blah...", all three of them, and especially ROTS, we're pretty well received by critics. I imagine he's only saying this now cause he's probably stayed away from sites like this for the most part. And if you did stay off the net, you'd have no idea what the cynical minority thought of them. They ALL had fresh ratings at RT until phantom menace just barely dipped below 60 after the rerelease (shocker!). ROTS actually has a HIGHER tomato rating than ROTJ, and rightfully so, I can't fault Lucas for sith, he finally found his stride and knocked it out of the park. But I distinctly remember when menace came out and I was clipping out reviews like crazy, and the majority was certainly favorable. People forget that now. It became fashionable to lump the prequels into one entity and repeatedly bash the shit out of it, now that mentality just seems sad.
when the showrunners of game of thrones are done, they make new star wars movies with new characters, (i say before the prequels by a cuple hundred years so yoda is still in it, but hed be the only returning character). they certainly know how to do epic.
After those terrible prequels, I mean who cares? After those and the latest Indiana Jones movie I haven't been able to bring myself to watch anything with the name George Lucas attached to it. Now that I think about it, with the exception of "Munich" I could say the same thing about Spielberg.
March 29, 2012, 10:55 p.m. CST
Of course, the one thing that could be good because the original characters are still alive, and he could hand it off to someone else to direct.
by travismays
Why would he make that?
Too bad, instead we got 3 shitty prequals from a man who refuses any outside creative advice. Its obvious now that Gary Kurtz was just as responsibe for Star Wars and Empire being the masterpieces they are. I respect his initial vision and the fact that he changed cinema. The problem is he stopped being a visionary long ago. James Cameron has more then taken his place at the head of the table.
When the Money dries up Lucas will do another one. If he does I would like to see one set 1000 or more years before Yoda was born.
A billion dollar brand does not get dropped. New media versions are crucial for continued toy revenue. It was 22 years between Epi4 and Epi1. By 2021, we'll have another Star Wars film franchise from his daughter (currently one of the main writers on CLONE WARS).
First, I like Star Wars. I like the universe he created. I like far more about it than I will ever be able to dislike. People are too tense about all this shit now. The prequels are old, already. Let the drama go and just enjoy the vastness of what this man unleashed upon the world. <p> Second, I think he could probably make a better batch of films that Ep I-III. I don't think he'll ever do anything to equal Ep IV-VI, but I don't think he needs to, either. It's too bad there's so much baggage attached to the prequels, because that will probably keep him to his word. Which I honestly think is our loss.
Love LEGO Star Wars.
If only to re-invigorate the star wars franchise again and make it worthy of its once phenomenal popularity rather than becoming star trek which is a mixed bag of brilliance and garbage. Will it happen? I don't think even Lucas knows. We all know he's full of shit by now... Fuck but then I think he'll cast justin bieber as hans son or some shit like that... BABAY BABAY BABAY OOOOOHHHH MAY THE FORCE BEE WITH YOUUUUUUU
That visual actually made me laugh so much my cat got up and left the room.
...I wanna suffocate you with Lucas' weird neck-flab. That is all.
...and I love Donlogan's idea of jumping ahead a few generations in the timeline. Best way to 'start fresh' I've heard yet.
He's really a pita about it. He'll tell a million crappy stories set during the clone wars but won't continue the real trilogy.
March 30, 2012, 12:27 a.m. CST
Well, the books and especially the comic books have gone pretty damn far ahead already
by Jaka
Doesn't need the movies would need to follow the same story (or people). But the universe is already way, WAY bigger than just what has taken place in the six movies.... and the tv shows.... and the video games.
Interesting point. It would not surprise if his daughter took it over.
and the Golden Age characters and now Star Wars is done and just going to dwell on it's crappy first trilogy. These are very dark times for Geeks. Screw you DC and Fuck you George Lucas...
...to Jackson's removal of Tom Bombadil from LOTR. Bottom line is that no matter how loyal and rabidly protective (critical?) the die-hard fan base is, the majority of the movie-going fans are just that. Movie-going. They'll never read the books or buy in to the canon. I'd call myself a Star Wars geek if someone asked, but the only times I've ever strayed from the flicks, or the occasional tv show, are the odd, random book or three I've picked up from friends, and the Salvatore-penned book in which Chewie dies. And I forget most of that. Hard to sell mythos to people who, in the end, really couldn't care less.
March 30, 2012, 12:46 a.m. CST
I think everything Star Wars should disappear for 20 years, and there would still be a fervor of fandom.
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
It's because of you haters that Lucas is not making new star wars films, all of your hatred got to him. So he is crazy and makes poor decisions sometimes, who cares. Id rather see a crazy George Lucas making movies, than a retired George Lucas any day.
March 30, 2012, 1:10 a.m. CST
he made the prequels and realized that his fans are all spoiled brats
by antonphd
just go for it, fuck it man you know your ass gets bored easily, are you really just going to sit around and get fatter and make your neck even grosser? just fuck it and do it man nobody cares about or respects Star Wars anymore so fuck it bro just fucking do it as a big F you to the haters since they all hate your ass anyways, we'll go with you on the ride and see where you take us.
March 30, 2012, 1:31 a.m. CST
actually after thinking about the gophers from indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull
by CT1
The story of Star Wars is over. Everything outside of the movies (the good and the bad) is first generation fan fiction at best.
Because I'm a HUGE (and I mean ginormous) Tolkien fan and even I have to admit that most of the people in the real world who I discussed the LOTR trilogy with had no idea who Tom Bombadil was, had forgotten about him while watching the films, or simply didn't care. <p> I often forget that because I'M a geek it doesn't necessarily mean the unwashed masses feel the same way. You're probably right. Most people wouldn't care if he did a third trilogy that completely ignored everything previously released covering the time period post RotJ. It would be disappointing for those of us who have followed along through all that material. But I guess it wouldn't stop me from wanting to see it, either. <p> I'd certainly rather see that than ANY re-release of Ep I-VI... again.
...I mean, he was the friggin' embodiment of Middle Earth! But it made sense to leave him out. He was in the books for what? 2 chapters? It just would have confused and then angered said unwashed masses. (love that, btw) As for Episodes 7-9...I didn't necessarily mean that they'd have to stray from the canon. It's canon for a reason. But he could do, say the 3 Zahn novels that nem_wan mentioned earlier, and the bulk of ticket-buyers would walk out of the theatre thinking that Lucas had just redeemed himself. The rest of us would just be happy he didn't fuck up his own creation even further
We need an ignore button for YOU, not vice-versa.
March 30, 2012, 2:35 a.m. CST
WTF This ain't cool news, this ain't news at all. I ain't even posting... oops
by Carrie Fisher
Well since you must catagorize everything THE CLONE WARS is considered "All Ages". I've been surprised a few times with the level of intense combat/violence that has been portrayed in the series. Also, there were Zombie Geonosians for chrissakes! It's weird you consider the level of gore such an important factor for a SW product. THE CLONE WARS markets to kids heavily, just like all the movies have way before it. You just sound like an idiot with the whole "kids cartoon" thing. I also watch YOUNG JUSTICE. Oh oh, Superheroes! Lets hear you complain about that now. And just for the record, I've seen only about half of this seasons TCW episodes. So I still put half the energy into enjoying SW as you put into hating it.
I have the original cuts and special editions on DVD (both bootlegged and official) and the Bluray discs. And I remember seeing them in the theater. My childhood hasn't been raped.
NO MORE STAR WARS! Its eternally ruined. Just leave it.
Star Wars isn't and has never been Science Fiction. It's a Space Fantasy film series in the tradition of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon for 12 year old boys. Adults expecting mature Sci-Fi from Lucas are going to have to be content with THX-1138, because that's about as close as you're going to get from him. Star Wars was never meant to be anything more than a throw-back to the kinds of films Lucas grew up with as a young boy. I don't know why so many of you have a hard time understanding this. It sticks out like dogs balls!
Lucas clearly said when he announced his retirement that it wouldn't include Indiana Jones 5, which he is working away on. Can't wait to see the next phase of Lucas's career, THX 1138 and American Graffiti were sensational films.
Anyone ever expected the prequels to even remotely compare to the original trilogy is still beyond me. Even if there was no Jar Jar, or field-frolicking, or shitty acting, it would have been, and still is, impossible. Episodes IV through VI are untouchable.
Just set in space Lucas even admits it on the HF DVD. Yeah it was good fun film ( albiet with a few slow/pointless scenes) in it but people shouldnt pretend it was something it wasnt. Anyone dont believe me go and watch the Hidden Fortress and watch Lucas little introduction! You could tell by RTJ Lucas was running out of ideas what with another Death Star and Leia suddenly becoming Lukes sister etc. Only the Luke/Vader/Emperor scenes stop that film being a total cluster. Hell ESB was the best of the bunch and the one Lucas had the least input should say it all. As for all this make Independent movies shit. He has been saying that bollocks for years (since 83) and Im betting instead its gonna be another OT DVD set released with a couple more pointless additions to try and even squeeze more money out of that cash cow.
Cue the opposition. His skills lay in creating that Star Wars universe. No one can legitimately argue aginsed that. He's clearly burned out, mostly by posters on this web site, slating the prequels. OK, they may have disappointed many, but give him a break, he's still created some amazing work. Personally, I can't blame hin for stepping away from writing and directing Star Wars, who would invite the vitriol? But he could still produce and have a hand in the creation of more installments. Written and directed by others, but still a Lucas inspired work. Theres far more mileage in the characters. he's given clearance for clone wars animation and SW graphic novels/ computer games, all hugely successful, Go on george, make the movies happen. Handing the reins over to others, choosing carefully who gets involved will bring cudos back to the mighty creator.
Thant made me cringe. What a gang of assholes. Is that how some people make money? by harassing people in the street? Regardless of of your thoughts on Lucas/SW prequels - leave the man the fuck alone when he's out for lunch. Assholes.
March 30, 2012, 4:18 a.m. CST
FAG Reporters, Sounds Like they had boners while asking Lucas lol
by plisskenman
Unaltered first trilogy is the only thing I'm interested in Star Wars.
March 30, 2012, 4:46 a.m. CST
I was never a big fan of SW, so this news is nothing that bothers me.
by AsimovLives
And the way the last Indy movie was made, the exacrable and totally useless CRYSTAL SKULLFUCK, it's my profound wish that no more Indy movies get made. I'd hate to start hating a saga i love as much as life itself (except LAME CRUSADE, that fucking sucks ass).
The best place, as everyone knows, to get a well considered and honest response from any one on any subject is leaping on them, tripping over the kerb in the fucking street. I cant count how many interviews i've read with Georgie saying "i've left very specific (legally binding no doubt) instructions saying NO MORE STAR WARS MOVIES" after he moves into the wooden bungalow . The only chance is some murky twat, pouring over the estate afterwards, getting around that with some sort of legal wank. I dont think it should happen, theres six of them, thats it, 3 you like, 3 you dont, well i do, but some dont. He should have dealt with those guys the way Ford dealt with Bruno !!
March 30, 2012, 4:48 a.m. CST
DIE you fat moron and let someone else get at your squandered properties.
by Sepulchrave
The best thing this spent bladder could do is let someone with an ouce of narrative sense and dramatic vision take over his once nice little idea.
March 30, 2012, 4:49 a.m. CST
by sardonic: "Christ, J.J. Abrams could probably do a phenomenal Star Wars movie" Is that sarcasm?
by AsimovLives
Because JarJarAbrams did made a SW movie, under the guise of Star Trek, and it was elephant's ass!
March 30, 2012, 4:55 a.m. CST
Yeah, Lucas could just be taking the piss. If so, more power to him.
by AsimovLives
Who the fuck wants to watch 'Star Wars' that doesn't have Darth Vader and Stormtroopers in it anyway? You want more 'Star Wars'? Renumber the OT to Eps 7-9 and make a new trilogy of 4-6 that takes place between 'Sith' and the original 'Star Wars', with Darth fucking Vader and Stormtroopers. 'Star Wars' is bullshit without Rebel Alliance vs Galactic Empire.
Lucas has always stated there would be 9 chapters. He's just tired of people asking him so he's having a tantrum. Honestly, i'm with the general census that someone else should direct these films. What kills me is that Dave Filoni doesn't get enough credit for directing "The Clone Wars' that he should. Many times I see GL's name on the ending credits. one can clearly tell which episodes he directs and those are typically ones with Jar Jar or just the droids. Othewrise, I firmly beleive any episodes with TRUE SUBSTANCE are done by Filoni and Co. Star Wars was phenomenal in the '70's. But lost it's luster on us in the '90's with EP I, and II. III was real good imo and more gritty. But we need a more 'intelligent' Star Wars. I mean, look at Mass Effect, it's lacking Lightsaber's and Jedi's, sure, but there's this awesome human connection between the different races of aliens and stories that one can relate too. Sort of like the new BSG. Anyhoo. It would be awesome to see Star Wars Re-envisioned. it's high time and if they have to do it in EP. VII, VIII and IX then so be it! my .02 -Rex
Take some time off, vent, get it out of your system, maybe make some smaller movies if you're ever going to, then come back to SW and let someone else do the heavy lifting.
Grats on posting something that 5 billion people besides you already knew.
George Lucas can't take a piss anymore without some sort of criticism or being blatantly called a child(hood) rapist. If I was I'm, i'd hold a press confference, tell all the Star Wars fans, in no uncertain terms, "Fuck You. This is my story, and I'll tell it the way I like." (Which of course, he's been doing for 35 years, but...) Then I'd leave someone competant in charge of the rest of the businesses and head to Tahiti to live out my life surrounded by naked native girls (in Twi'ilek makeup.)
March 30, 2012, 7:49 a.m. CST
That thumbnail makes it look like George has a secret service detail.
by gotilk
Petaluma is secure, I repeat, Petaluma is secure.
it wouldnt bother me in the least to see an episode 7 8 9. I would pay to see that in fact. Actually I dont see G. Lucas doing much of anything else outside of the Star Wars Univeres as far as anything "new" goes. So if he were to get that creative itch again IMO it would most likely have something to do along those line (sequels). I would be there.
March 30, 2012, 8:08 a.m. CST
I hate to say it, but I think this is the George Lucas fandom created.
by gotilk
Successful, but a little bitter, jaded and in a way... vengeful. I think these little things he does now, these statements that he knows will rile up fans, are very much on purpose with the intention of pissing off a certain kind of fan. One who still holds him in high regard for what he's done in the past but hates him for the changes he's made to his own work and the focus on making films/tv specifically (and exclusively) for children. Combine that with the bubble these successful men live in, and you end up with disaster for the work itself. I'm not blaming fans for his various bad choices over the years, but I think at this point he's slightly vindictive and maybe even subconsciously makes certain decisions in order to *stick it to* certain types. And after the success of the prequels in spite of these decisions, he's.... EMPOWERED. I'm no better or worse than any of them. The choices he's made since Empire have puzzled me. Ewoks on. And Ive been brutal here and there, peppered with respect and gratitude for what came before. I don't think there's any way to change it at this point. Even if this live action venture for TV turns out to be fantastic, adult, and serious with respect and reverence for the past. I do not think we will ever see sequels in the cinema. Maybe when we've all hit our 70s and the franchise is in corporate/private hands and he's passed. But before that, no dice. It's sad, really. Because to me it seems rather childish. There's so much potential there. I think Mr Lucas woke up one day and the Internet hit him like a ton of critical bricks. I don't think he was prepared for it, and I think it hurt him deeply. I think he was prepared for the professional critics and had armored up for them well in advance. But I don't think he was prepared for the uncensored, go-for-broke criticism of fandom. This is all the result of that ton of bricks. And I do NOT think we will ever see what we want to see. Sad, really. Finally, in truth we'll never really know for sure. That's just how I see it.
we'll see episodes VII, VIII and IX alright but first they'll remake episodes I-VI; The bright side of that is the remakes of episodes I-III may actually be watchable! Lucas' "new" Star Wars universe, containing cartoon, stereotypical and flamboyant (and annoying) characters does not work for a live action scenario anymore than the cartoon versions of Droids and Ewoks would have! I like Clone Wars but it works only as a separate entity from the movie universe. Hopefully he stays truer to his word on this than he did about releasing the original prints of episodes IV-VI...if he doesn't then you can expect more shitty-lackluster Star Wars product from him!
So done w/Star Wars.
and he won't commit to anything Star Wars unless he can bring something new to the table. John Carter was a hard lesson, even for the greats of Hollywood. In five years, when full immersive technology comes on line, he'll suddenly have a million new ideas for Star Wars. But he has to bring something new to the table, or it will be a bust.
Miyazaki Hayao, the God of Japanese animation has retired ... how many times now? Each time swearing that was the last film for him, only to be back, working on some new project a few weeks later?
March 30, 2012, 8:47 a.m. CST
what's the other voice saying? Cussing... "that's wrong"?
by ufoclub1977
Right on dude!! To want the guy dead is just crazy wtf??!! The way he dresses? Who cares?? People love to hate I also dont understand the hate for ROTJ! its a great movie wtf??!! jaba's palace, the space
...battle, and Darth changing sides is one of the most epic scenes in movie history for christs sake!!!
Stop wishing the man ill. I hope he does take some time off, not as long as he did after JEDI, but recharge those batteries. Hire some other folks to do the heavy lifting, he sits back as story guy, producer and let's the others take teh heat...
ROTS was an AWESOME movie ok! The last half of that movie my fuking jaw was on the fuking floor. The scene where Obi-one was saying you where my brother!!!! I was in fuking SHOCK. It was one of the best movie experiences I ever had ok? Mr Lucus, I loved all your movies. Please make more. Fuk these assholes!!! Ep 1 is a good movie, fuk you if you dont think so! Ep 2 is a bit boring in the middle but for the most part good stuff! Fuk all you hatfull fanboys! You all crushed this dude and now he is saying fuk it for now...
Spot - on. He really is a technologist. If he were to focus he energies/funds/manhours/resources on things like workflow, pipeline, infrastructure innovation and let go of the reigns on creative aspects of production (on top of letting go when is comes to his vindictiveness) we could be looking at a bright future for small filmmakers and large alike. And I think he knows that what makes a large company strong and enduring these days is a strong patent portfolio, not big blockbusters under their belts. I mean look at struggling companies like Yahoo. They may be struggling , but they have a patent portfolio the size of Texas. And when he leaves this mortal coil, I think he would like to leave behind a legacy that can continue to be large and strong using said patents and innovations to grow even after his passing. The franchise itself and the licensing/merchandising that come with it will not last forever. The patents and the continuing research that they fund... could. And what you say about true, full immersion is dead-on right I think. The real challenge will be the way to hold on to and develop STORY within the framework of immersion. People like to be guided, to essentially have their environment be on *rails* (like some gaming) and hand over control over such things to the storyteller. But the urge to explore a truly immersive environment is overwhelming. That doesn't work in the cinema. And if it did, I have absolutely no clue how they would do it. People have tried interaction in the cinema and it's always, ALWAYS failed. The really tough part about visual innovation is how to market and promote it. There's really no way to effectively convey the differences between say.... a converted 2d to 3d film vs, a native, shot on 3d, 48fps motion picture. I've tried. They have to SEE it, And there is a decent (and vocal, critical) portion of the audience that has trouble with depth perception for various reasons. They do and will try to ruin it for the rest of us. And they will do so sometimes with words like *fad* and *novelty*. It's not going away, it's not a fad. It's the way we see naturally. End of. Thanks for letting me rant about this, Zinc. Yes, I think if George has a chance to try a new way to make films more cheaply using new technology in an innovative way, we WILL get more films. But I think there's also a good chance that he will NOT make any more *blockbuster* tentpole productions within the Hollywood system. John Carter proved that a film looking *huge* and *spectacular* isn't enough to put people in seats. Yeah, it's not really big, new news. We already knew that. But I think John Carter showed how that works NOW and how the industry has changed and MUST change.
...on the maturity of TCW. I saw the pilot, then never caught an episode until the 3-part slaver episode. I was surprised at the G-rating! slavery, suicide, mass murder only to prove a point...heavy stuff even for an adult audience. Just 'cause it's animated, doesn't automatically make it a 'kid's show'. South Park, anyone? Hell, even The Flinstones was a prime-time adult sitcom. Pretty sure it was the first show to have a married couple sleep in the same bed.
March 30, 2012, 9:59 a.m. CST
ZodnotGod is to SW threads what JarJar is to the prequels
by menacingphantom
March 30, 2012, 10 a.m. CST
ZodnotGod is to SW threads what Ewok babies were to RotJ
by menacingphantom
March 30, 2012, 10 a.m. CST
ZodnotGod is to SW threads what the pod race announcers babies were to TPM
by menacingphantom
March 30, 2012, 10:01 a.m. CST
ZodnotGod is to SW threads what "Noooooo!!" is to RotS
by menacingphantom
Lucas is an idiot. He never had ideas for ANY of the Star Wars movies beyond Star Wars (A New Hope). He claims to have a stories for 7,8 and 9?? bullshit.
Today's subject is ... JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT! So, CHOPlings, what do you think? Is she a Party of (No Less Than) Five (Inches, and Even That's Pushing It) girl?
In the new edits, Tarkin is gonna be a Gungan, and Julian Glover is gonna be a replaced by a grown up CGI Kitster("That is so wizard, Ani!"). And the Imperial March is gonna be replaced by the softer version(Ani's theme). Oh yeah, and George is gonna put a CGI mole on Alec Guiness's forehead to bring greater continuity between the PT and the OT.
The new trilogy would be just as bad as the last one? Let's have GOOD new sci fi/ fantasy, not crap. It seems like the more Lucas had control over his movies, the more they sucked.
March 30, 2012, 10:35 a.m. CST
Mediocre Messiah. Hunger Games??? If you're a guy, hang up your balls in shame.
by Hint_of_Smegma
Strike yourself from the lists of men. Fuck, just go to the docs and have it cut off to become the gelding you evidently yearn to be. If you're a woman, you're the womanist woman that ever graced womanhood that's for sure. Look, I hate the prequels. Loathe them. I also hate Lucas's attitude about the fans and the direction he took Star Wars but I'll get into that shortly. But despite all that, if you honestly think that over hyped tub of shaky cam, empty derivative shit that was Hunger Games is better than Star Wars, or Empire, or Jedi, you're outta your tree insane pal. As to the rest of you calling for Lucas to die or how much you hate him, get a life. He fucked up the prequels, we hated them, now he hates us because of the panning he took. Big deal. Do you honestly, honestly want the Lucas - that now hates you as well as the Lucas who evidently lost his creative spark - making three more shitty Star Wars films? Think about it. I certainly don't want them. As far as I'm concerned Star Wars ended in 1983, after Jedi finished its run and the only thing I'm waiting on is the inevitable hi def remastered original prints. Which he will release when he's finished squeezing every cent out of the rest of you for the shitty tampered editions and the gay Clone Wars is over and such. End of rant.
...the original prints didn't exist any more. Could be mistaken, but I remember hearing something to that effect when the special editions came out.
I have always imagined her fudge to be something more like dark chocolate rather than milk. Wait, what was the subject?
LOL thats the funniest thing i read on here just about. You can read the detailed story lines for 7, 8, and 9 at SW dot com. Its sounds really cool too! If you read it you can just picture everything in your head. They clone darth and luke bad guys. They ride flying creatures in floating cities. I for one would love to see them!! Never had an idea other than the first one!!?? Thats the whole fuking story you HammerHead!! All 6 parts!! Yeah he is a real idiot for making some of the best sci fi put to screen, yeah!! Fuking retards!!! I love to hate haters hehehe...
There is a youtube vid of a guy that did a re edit. It was a link off of sci fi dot com a week or so ago. It was surprisingly very well done!
Preach it, brutha! And seriously, cool it on wishing the man dead! That should be grounds for banning, but I guess when Harry is called worse things...maybe not.
March 30, 2012, 11:36 a.m. CST
menacingphantom is to douchebag as Hunger Games is to cliche!
by ZodNotGod
March 30, 2012, 11:36 a.m. CST
Let's quit pretending the prequels are universally reviled. They're not.
by TheLastCleric
The vocal minority likes to imagine that these films are universally despised when in fact all three movies enjoy a higher aggregate review score than most films released. (Certainly better than recent fare like John Carter or Tron Legacy) Personally I loved the prequels despite their flaws but then again I'm objective enough to also understand the original films weren't perfect either. (And that includes TESB)
March 30, 2012, 11:37 a.m. CST
George Lucas not wanting to fuck around with star wars and make more money? Well, something doesnt add up.
by wcolbert
Grain of salt, indeed. That was more of a polite "fuck off" to the annoying reporter than any kind of statement. Come on. We all know Lucas can't stay away from Star Wars. He can't even stop adding shit to the ones he already made. I am quite sure we will one day see a new star wars based film. It may be after Lucas dies, or it may be sooner, but that much potential money in the bank is not going to be ignored by execs.
Dude you don't get it at all man! CW is serious shit going on. Not really for small kids who would not understand the story. Lots of violence in CW. Anakin was seduced by the dark side, it wasn't his fault...He was a great jedi and a good friend!!
Why??? If the haters can have their opinion, why cant the likers????? Bash the Bashers!!!
and his movies are just as creative. fuck you lucas.
The story has been and is continued in other media, and is by and large better than the prequels. So why would there be any demand for even *more * movies?
March 30, 2012, 11:45 a.m. CST
I would welcome a Further Adventures of Han & Chewie movie
by Joe Plumber
But, I'm totally done with Jedis, the Force and Darth Vader.
Ghost let me help you here my friend! Really? that's the only criticism? YES! How about the fact that Ford very clearly didn't want to be there? BULLSHIT! I watched that movie a hundred fukin times and never thought that. He was pretty much as dry as he was in the other 2 films to me! Or the existence of Ewoks when we COULD have had Wookies? The money and time wasnt there genius, they had to go with the Ewoks!! Or that cool looking bounty hunter who managed to take down Han Solo getting accidentally bumped into and sent to his death? How exactly did he take him down??? Darth caught him because floating city guy turned him in duh??!! I will admit how he died was kind of lame, i will give you that one ok :-) Or how about how Princess Leia is basically just along for the ride? Really??!! I find everything she did very relevant on the forest moon, touching the way Luke told her she was his brother as well. Now, I like the movie, especially in comparison to the prequels, but there's plenty to critique in that movie. You have a right to your own opinion!! Take care!
HAHAHA, jediwuddayaknow is an IDIOT !!! jediwuddayaknow please continue! I am lol over here at my desk at your comments!!
So, if Lucas wants it to be so, he can stipulate no new Star Wars until 95 years after his death. And he wants it to be so.
just stories about fictional galaxies and space battles and mystical powers is all a film maker needs to have endless creative possibilities. When I win the lottery tonight, I will begin making such a movie.
This is why we desperately need new governments which can make drastically needed changes to these insane copyright laws. Have a creator earn a decent living for a while off a creation? Sure. But generations after his death? Lunacy!
March 30, 2012, 12:40 p.m. CST
Would have been funnier if the guy had said 'is there any truth to the nasty rumour you are doing more Star Wars films?'
by Rtobert
which are part of my childhood. The prequels are boring and I'm glad we will never get episodes VII, VIII, IX, etc...
They make the guys who service gay night club glory holes seem glamorous.
March 30, 2012, 1:23 p.m. CST
TMZ really stretch the First Amendment to its breaking point sometimes...
by ZodNotGod
they are some real skeezy pricks. Watching the show for a few seconds makes you feel like your part of a sick orgy of creep.
You and me will be forever hated trying to hammer this point home. As I said, movies that are alledgedly so violently hated DO NOT continue to make money. TPM did over $100 million on its re-release. Where's the hate? It's inside the small band who didn't exactly what they want. They hate Lucas for that and they hate him for adding 8 minutes of tweaks to THREE films. Out of 650 minutes, they hate 8, barely 1%... that's more than retarded. He can't ever win with these freaks. If he's not kissing their ass, he just needs to die. Huh? It's this all or nothing crap that permiates these boards that is so pathetic. I;ve always wondered how people with attitudes like this get by in their normal lives? If they have one that is...
March 30, 2012, 2 p.m. CST
Why make new star wars when he can keep digitally remaking the originals?
by oogles
March 30, 2012, 2:36 p.m. CST
NO 7th, 8th, & 9th FOR STAR WARS, BECAUSE THAT FAT BITCH IS TOO BUSY WORKING ON HIS 7th, 8th, & 9th PIZZA FOR THE DAY.
by AzulTool
March 30, 2012, 2:44 p.m. CST
by AzulTool
March 30, 2012, 2:45 p.m. CST
by AzulTool
March 30, 2012, 2:48 p.m. CST
by AzulTool
March 30, 2012, 2:51 p.m. CST
This George Lucas...This is not a very considerate gentleman.
by AzulTool
I'd like to see something new to sit alongside Star Wars and Star Trek. And not another remake either. Battlestar Galactica is great, but in the end, the latest TV series and the upcoming Bryan Singer BSG movie are both reboots. I suppose we have Avatar, but then only a majorly successful filmmaker like a Cameron or Spielberg can get that kind of a mega budget sci-fi film green lit these days. Prometheus is exciting, but technically not new as it is a prequel to the Alien series. The only ones I can think of are Blomkamp's Elysium next year. Then there is that Wachowski flick that is seemingly going forward, Jupiter Ascending. I suppose that could be an epic sci-fi or space opera. Could be a superhero or fantasy epic too for all I know? I'd really like to see some new epic space operas or sci-fi sagas though. Doesn't have to be space opera necessarily either. The Matrix trilogy was able to stand apart from Star Wars/Trek by being a cyberpunk epic instead of one set in space on other worlds. Maybe someone will bring us an epic science fiction trilogy that deals with a setting or concept that hasn't been explored as much as that of the space opera. I've got a few ideas, but then I am a nobody. Hollywood wouldn't even read my script, let alone throw a couple hundred million at it. The still going strong remake madness that we see stories and announcements on here daily should be enough to tell you all that it is going to be a long time before original ideas are valuable again in the American film industry.
Or his kids will.
And you call yourselfs fans? NO WAY in Hell are you even close.
Camryn Manheim bent her Ghost Whisperer co-star over the antique table of their studio set. It was late and the crew and other cast members were long gone. For several days now she had been keeping a terrible secret. One which had driven her to these drastic measures. Camryn began hearing the voices coming from under Jennifer Love Hewitt's dress earlier in the week during a particularly emotionally intense scene they were shooting. At first it was a soft murmur, a whisper, almost inaudible. But before long it grew in volume and it became clear to the rotund actress that her friend whom she referred to as Love was speaking in tongues out of her taut anus. Only, no one else, but her seemed to hear it. Well, having worked on a paranormal tv series for many years, Camryn decided on a course of action to expunge her friend of the evil spirits which possessed her colon. She was going to exorcise Jennifer Love Hewitt's anus. Why she decided that fisting Love with a holy water doused crucifix was the best way to do it is anyone's guess.
March 30, 2012, 4:21 p.m. CST
Actually, he didn't have the whole thing planned out in '76
by Darth Macchio
Ok..at this point, I get defending the guy as much as I get ragging on him. Others have pointed out how successful his films are so the truth is he has no real need to get angry and pissy in print or on camera (especially considering he's rumored to be worth almost 9 figures at this point). He should continue to thank the fans that love his stuff..new or old...and then say what all artists should say if someone doesn't like your work "I wish you did like it but you can't please everyone...maybe you'll like what I'm working on now..." etc etc (and then just not worry about the haters at all - dismiss them outright, etc.) But to believe Lucas's line about having an entire storyline in his head for 9 films prior to making Star Wars in '76 is just bullshit.
March 30, 2012, 4:28 p.m. CST
Yeah, I think it's pretty clear he didn't have ANYTHING planned out, and Star Wars was mostly a fluke whose wild success is based primarily on the people (like Gary Kurtz, his ex-wife, et al) he fired as soon as he could so he could get down to the import
by NeonFrisbee
Basically, it all comes down to a sociopathic inferiority complex mixed with some weird kind of toxic narcissism. He's utterly incapable of admitting that he has NO ability to write and direct AT ALL. But, he is, undeniably, a really smart business man. TERRIBLE artist, great businessman.
Honestly, I watched Phantom menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith and got nothing from them. People slay Menace but Clones is a far worse movie. I can't stand all that crap with the monsters in the arena near the end. That isn't Star Wars. That's a George Lucas movie being cloned by another film-maker. I can't stand the talking droids in Sith either. They are ROBOTS, they don't make conversation.
March 30, 2012, 8:46 p.m. CST
Look at the neck! Looks like it's going to open up like a cuckoo clock any minute and Arnold Schwartzenneger's head is gonna be inside
by Joe Plumber
March 30, 2012, 9:10 p.m. CST
by AzulTool
March 30, 2012, 9:13 p.m. CST
by AzulTool
March 30, 2012, 9:14 p.m. CST
by AzulTool
I mean, he originally wrote out the three films as one, but there were co-writers and other directors...so what if future installments happened with a few story notes from him perhaps, and someone else taking the reins? I don't need to say anything about the prequels or constant additions to the original trilogy, nothing new to add there, but considering those two things for a moment, do we want Lucas to be heavily involved in a new trilogy?
Lucas, you're a one-trick pony, my friend. And a bad one at that.
March 31, 2012, 10:51 p.m. CST
No one wants sequels. We want new films set in that far away galaxy.
by Charlie
Be done with that story, have films set in the universe that don't have to be connected.
Star Wars without Lucas is nothing. A new Star Wars film without Lucas' involvement would be like Jaws 2, Terminator 3 and 4 etc - utterly lacking the voice of the mythology's creator. Why the fuck would anybody want to see a JJ Abrams Star Wars film? Do you want to see a saga built on a love of pure cinema brought down to a TV movie? Fuck's sake, think before you speak people. <p> Anyway, there will NEVER be more Star Wars films. NEVER. The story is told. Lucas has it written into his will that there never be anymore made. Too bad most of you hated the last three movies huh?
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