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Updated! EPISODE VII To Possibly Be Written By...
Beaks here...
That dashing, Oscar-clutching fellow is Michael Arndt, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE and the Academy Award-nominated writer of TOY STORY 3. When it comes to breaking down the craft of screenwriting, he's as articulate and inspiring as they come. I really like Arndt. As a writing guru. As a writer, I find his work somewhat mechanical. He may possess an impeccable understanding of story structure, but his scripts tend to play like blueprints.
But Arndt is highly respected in Hollywood, so it's hardly a surprise to learn that, according to Vulture's "informed sources", he's the guy behind that "detailed" EPISODE VII treatment* we've been hearing about since the announcement of the Disney/Lucasfilm merger. As Vulture's Claude Brodesser-Akner notes, it's a smart hire given Arndt's thoughtful analysis of why A NEW HOPE has one of the most perfect climaxes in film history (described in the Vulture piece). As for whether he's going to stay on to write the actual screenplay, Lucasfilm ain't sayin' nothin', but it seems likely.
Vulture claims that the script will soon be out to the likes of Brad Bird, J.J. Abrams and, surprisingly, Lucasfilm co-chair Steven Spielberg. Any of those names work for you?
*That forty-page treatment is actually for the entire trilogy.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 4:01 p.m. CST
Oh Yeah... it works
by The Puma Man
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:02 p.m. CST
So the script isn't finished yet, but it is going out to directors soon?
by lv_426
Are they maybe rushing Episode VII like crazy?
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:03 p.m. CST
RE: WORLD WAR Z totally forgot about this article
by Rob
On vulture.com Last month, Lost exec producer and Prometheus scriptwriter Damon Lindelof was brought in to watch the movie and make suggestions to Paramount on what fixes were needed. "Body and fender work," as it's known in the talent agency business, is a common enough practice: A boldface-name screenwriter is brought in, makes notes, and suggests changes that are usually fixed with a few days of reshoots or additional production. Problem is, sources tell us that Lindelof said the script needed months of work, not days — something he didn't have time for — and changes were needed throughout the film, not just at the end. He did agree to work with his former Lost colleague Drew Goddard (Cloverfield, Cabin in the Woods) for the better part of a month to come up with framework script solutions. The studio is also reaching out to other writers, including Christopher McQuarrie, who did on-set rewrites for Paramount's Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. (Though he may be too busy: He's directing Tom Cruise's Jack Reacher for the studio, which bumped that movie up to take Z's old Christmas slot.)
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:03 p.m. CST
Possibly written by...
by Squinty CGI Flynn
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:03 p.m. CST
Rumored casting to be...
by Squinty CGI Flynn
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:04 p.m. CST
So-and-so is definitely in talks to play...
by Squinty CGI Flynn
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:04 p.m. CST
Brad Bird won't be able to do it if he is also making 1952 with Lindelof
by lv_426
See where I'm going with this.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:04 p.m. CST
Our first solid rumor for who's directing...
by Squinty CGI Flynn
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:04 p.m. CST
The Script has pretty much been written...but it has not been revealed who wrote it.
by MasterControlProgram
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:04 p.m. CST
-- End of Line --
by MasterControlProgram
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:05 p.m. CST
Possible composer to score SWVII post Williams just might be...
by Squinty CGI Flynn
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:06 p.m. CST
JJ all the way! Arndt writing possibly writing? There is hope!
by DrPain
Awesome rumor news.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:06 p.m. CST
Another blatant wild guess about the new SW movies post George Lucas...
by Squinty CGI Flynn
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:06 p.m. CST
Never heard of him, but at least it's not Lindelof...
by Turd_Is_Floating_Underneath_The_Gravy
If he wrote Toy Story 3 then he knows how to write, at least. Whether that makes him suitable for Star Wars is anyone's guess.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:07 p.m. CST
Little Miss Sunshine...
by Stale Elvis
...was fucking brilliant. Enjoyed the fuck out of it. If he's in the running I hope he can do Ep VII justice.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:08 p.m. CST
Star Wars episode 7; keeping reporters in work for the foreseeable future.
by Pigdog
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:08 p.m. CST
insert-pseudo-famous-actor-name-here Definitely eyeing the part of...
by Squinty CGI Flynn
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:09 p.m. CST
JJ was never into Trek and look what he accomplished, imagine him with a property he LOVES
by DrPain
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:11 p.m. CST
Michael! Can we please visit the Hammer Head Homeworld?
by illegal alien vs sexual predator
I love that goofy looking bastard!
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:11 p.m. CST
I would give my left nut
by HonestAbe
and maybe one of my pinky fingers for a Spielberg Star Wars movie.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:11 p.m. CST
Joseph Kosinski has my vote too.
by DrPain
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:12 p.m. CST
JJ will do it.
by Bladerunner751
He loves Star Wars too much to turn it down.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:13 p.m. CST
I was going to make a joke about Simon Kinberg writing the script...
by davey
Then I looked him up and saw he was attached to Days of Future Past as a writer..... Should I be afraid?
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:14 p.m. CST
So let's just say Bird isn't available due to 1952, of the other two mentioned that leaves Spielberg and Abrams
by lv_426
Spielberg is still a long shot. I don't care that he is a good pal of George Lucas. He also stated that action doesn't do it for him anymore. Spielberg is also older, and might not want to get tied up with Star Wars insanity (he already dealt with that type of hype recently with the fourth Indiana Jones). So Abrams might be the most likely. He is finishing up Star Trek Into Darkness, which comes out next summer. Spielberg is tied up with Robopocalypse now. Star Trek Into Darkness is most likely further along, meaning Abrams will be available sooner. Robopocalypse is aiming for a release date of April 25, 2014. Star Wars VII is coming in 2015, which even if they do a big December release (that is if Avatar II isn't hogging that time of year), that is not much time to do all that. Abrams will have more time to get going sooner.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:14 p.m. CST
by Just_Some_Guy
Wow, I hope so
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:16 p.m. CST
Yes...we can all see what Jar Jar Abrams accomplished with Star Trek
by Turd_Is_Floating_Underneath_The_Gravy
He took a giant shit on it. Keep him away from Star Wars. It doesn't matter that he's a fan. We don't need fanboys, even famous and well-paid ones, writing or directing Star Wars; we need people who are actually talented. Jar Jar is as dull as ditchwater. His Star Wars would be, at best, serviceable, and would probably have people raving about it initially, just like Star Trek, precisely because on the surface it seems to deliver and is inoffensive. But then, also like Trek Wars, it would quickly become apparent that it's nothing but a flashy shell, a pale imitation of its parent series, and would quickly be forgotten.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:16 p.m. CST
Episode Character Arch
by Captain
Luke Skywalker is missing and has been for 30 years. But rumors of a Mad Jedi are circulating. Meanwhile a 3 year old boy, who has just stopped making boom boom in his shorts, has been tearing up the Pod Racing circuit with mad racing skills and the sarcasm and wit of a sulky 16 year old. His nanny is a goofy but loveable Doonkin who can't seem to stay out of trouble. Is this Luke's illegitimate son? Meanwhile, the newly elected Empress, 10 year old Mahanri Moriankumar, is desperately trying to foil the plot of the Shipping Guild.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:16 p.m. CST
To quote the *Great* line from Darth Vader in ROTS...
by Tom Yorke
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:17 p.m. CST
by Tom Yorke
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:17 p.m. CST
Ok, i feel better now.
by Tom Yorke
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:19 p.m. CST
Wookies planet was huge letdown in III. Holiday Special depiction was better. Please more Wookies!
by illegal alien vs sexual predator
I hope Michael reads this. He should listen to my suggestions.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:19 p.m. CST
F*ck off with these speculation articles
by IAmLegolas
I want something concrete, else it's getting a bit too The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:20 p.m. CST
JJ Abrams knocked it out of the park with Star Trek
by thot
...and singlehandedly reinvigorated the DOA Star Trek franchise while appealing to a whole new legion of fans. Hell yes, make it so!!
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:21 p.m. CST
If Abrams is off Star Trek after the sequel Into Darkness, then get Duncan Jones to do Star Trek
by lv_426
Especially if he'd bring some models and miniature work into it like he had in Moon. Even if JJ does a great job with Star Trek Into Darkness, look how long it took to get that. Four years. It might be better for Trek to change it up for the third outing, and get it made a little faster so they don't have to recast Kirk and the gang again. That is if Jones isn't tied up with the Ian Fleming biopic, cause that is one I'd love to see happen.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:23 p.m. CST
No shooting until 2014?
by seasider
That's cutting it really close although Disney does have a lot more resources at their disposal than Lucas did to get a movie on the fast track. ILM will be only one of several f/x houses working on this film if they hope to have the movie ready by 2015.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:23 p.m. CST
Little Miss Fucking Bullshit
by Tom Yorke
Fuckin' HATED that movie. I LOATHE and DETEST that unwatchable piece of dreck. That feigned *witty* hipster douchebagery didn't fool me. That film was so FORCED AND AWKWARD and SELF-AWARE i assumed Paul fuckin' Haggis wrote it. It is easily one of the most OVERRATED films of all time: Crash Little Miss Sunshine Donnie Darko The Hurt Locker If those films were people, i would torture them in the most disturbing ways imaginable...
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:24 p.m. CST
Joseph Kosinski needs to make the Halo or Mass Effect movies
by lv_426
Not only has Kosinski done a couple of pretty great Halo trailers, but he is an architecture guy. Anyone who is into Halo and Mass Effect knows how important architecture is to those two universes. And when I say architecture, I mean not only buildings but also spaceships and vehicles.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:26 p.m. CST
Eh...the treatment came from Lucas...
by vadakinX
Lucas wrote extensive and detailed treatments for the sequels and those treatments were part of the deal. This is pretty well documented for anyone who bothered to do a bit of actual journalism.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:28 p.m. CST
Wish they'd consider Andrew Stanton as well, but we know he's been sentenced to 'Finding Nemo 2.'
by Kamaji
Despite alot of the criticism, I think a lot of what Stanton did in 'John Carter' shows that he could do well with Ep VII.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:32 p.m. CST
@hail_to_the_thief. I have to disagree on one point
by angry kitty
Donnie Darko is a great movie.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:33 p.m. CST
Brad Bird's 1952 is under Disney
by Nerd Rage
Of course Disney could get Bird for episode 7 if they wanted to.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:34 p.m. CST
BOO-YAH! This is great news!
by D.Vader
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:37 p.m. CST
MadFuzz- YES, be afraid. Simon Kinberg sucks.
by D.Vader
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:38 p.m. CST
Gotta be Brad Bird...
by jimmy rabbitte
If not, then Spielberg or Blomkamp or Aronofsky.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:39 p.m. CST
nerd rage -- 1952 hasn't even started shooting as far as I know
by lv_426
So it isn't that he doesn't have the connection with Disney, but not enough time to do both and get Star Wars done in time for 2015. I suppose they could delay 1952, or cancel it.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:41 p.m. CST
Deadline Confirmed that he has written the treatment for ALL THREE Star Wars films
by MasterControlProgram
And he is in line to work on the script. Read it here http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/next-star-wars-films-get-treatment-by-hunger-games-sequel-scribe-michael-arndt/#utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter -- End of Line --
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:42 p.m. CST
Please god, not JJ. Spielberg or Bird, yes.
by Goodbye_America
He will not be blinding me with his lens flares and empty-souled treatment of Star Wars. Hell no. Bird can handle large scale live action and fantasy. This is a dream project. Spielberg doesn't bring the same kind of vitality to his projects as in the past- yes they have soul but the action and spontaneity, which is key to Star Wars, are too formulaic in his newer movies.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:42 p.m. CST
It'll never happen but...
by SauceDiesel
...how can any of you choose J.J. over Spielberg??? He would never go for it but if we're speculating anyways he would be a tremendous choice. Any since we're making wishes anyways I'd like a pony...
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:43 p.m. CST
I hope this buries SW forever, relegating it to Saturday mornings.
by justmyluck
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:44 p.m. CST
deebo12 -- I didn't even think of the lens flares
by lv_426
Everytime two light sabers clash during a duel, LENS FLARE!!!!! Everytime someone fires a blaster, LENS FLARE!!!!! The audience will be blind by the end of the film.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:44 p.m. CST
Jar Jar Abrams... it was always a mean nickname, and now it's come back to haunt us. :(
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:45 p.m. CST
AICN will continue posting every rumour and innuendo to increase site hits.
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:46 p.m. CST
Lightsaber lens flares! Imagine what JJ could do with shiny surfaces like R2D2!
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Hell, even Chewie must have something on him that could produce lens flares!
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:52 p.m. CST
by puto tenax
SS has wanted to do one forever. He might not do the first one but wait and see. He'll do one of 'em.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:52 p.m. CST
Hmm, "mechanical", "like blueprints" ... kind of like every episode of ALIAS ever made.
by The Comrade
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:53 p.m. CST
Seems John Ary has a brother
by aphextwin
oh...and Brad Bird! Yes and YES!
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:53 p.m. CST
Great writer. Very good potential directors. THANK GOD Kurtzman/Orci haven't been name-checked yet.
by Stifler's Mom
A new hope, indeed.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:54 p.m. CST
hehee I used to know a guy called the Mad Jedi
by IWasInJuniorHighDickhead
he was a mad drunk guy who used to live in my village. That's got me giggling
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:56 p.m. CST
by CoursinLarry
Come on, Jesus. I don't ask you for much. But please let me see a Brad Bird Star Wars movie.
Nov. 8, 2012, 4:58 p.m. CST
Damon Lindelof writer. Brad Bird Director. Josh Holoway Han Solo Jr.
by Domi'sInnerChild
Lindelof wrote for Holloway in Lost Holloway is in Bird's MI:Ghost Protocal Lindelof wrote for Harrison Ford in Cowboys & Aliens Holloway in Paranoia with Harrison Ford Bird directing Lindelof's "1952" script = Star Wars. Hollway stars, Ford makes a cameo. You're welcome
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:01 p.m. CST
by one9deuce
There's no way. No WAY that George Lucas wrote a detailed treatment for Episode VII, much less an entire Sequel Trilogy. He doesn't like to write. He didn't even have the script for Episode III ready before they started shooting! He had a couple of decades to have that screenplay ready, and he didn't. I'll tell you exactly what happened, and it wasn't what was said by the official press release. George Lucas most certainly had a few ideas for what he would do for a Sequel Trilogy. Ideas left over that weren't used for the Original Trilogy. He was going to do the Sequel Trilogy before the Prequel Trilogy, but when Marcia left him he just sort of compressed everything into RETURN OF THE JEDI so be could be done with it. Princess Leia was't originally Luke's sister. His sister (the "another Skywalker Yoda spoke of) was on the other side of the galaxy and would make an appearance in a later episode. That's just one of many things he changed to wrap things up in ROTJ. What Lucasfilm did was bring in Michael Arndt because he is an Oscar winning screenwriter and has some experience writing genre films. George sat with him and explained what he thought would be good for a Sequel Trilogy and gave him what was left of his notes for possible story ideas, characters, ships, creatures, alien races, hardware, etc... Michael Arndt takes all of this and writes a detailed treatment for EPISODE VII and also has the entire Sequel Trilogy outlined. Lucasfilm and Disney love it. They commission Arndt to write the full screenplay for VII, and are again ecstatic with the result. Now they feel confident in announcing a new STAR WARS movie to be released in only two and a half years. I'd be shocked if it went down differently.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:04 p.m. CST
Lens flares, etc.
by Gary Makin
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:06 p.m. CST
I thought about Michael Arndt writing Episode VII the moment they announced it
by wadi77
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:07 p.m. CST
Spielberg is Lucasfilm co-chair?
by wadi77
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:07 p.m. CST
This movie gets pushed to 2016
by eric haislar
No way they are going to get this thing off the ground and ready to show by 2016.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:08 p.m. CST
lv426, Spielberg could drop Robopocalypse and give it to someone else. He did it before.
by wadi77
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:09 p.m. CST
Who doesn't love a perfect climax?
by Raptor Jesus
I've always thought the brilliant editing in the last 20 minutes of ANH was Lucas's wife, Marcia. Seriously, what in the past 35 years has George done that is even close? He's a hack, at best.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:10 p.m. CST
Spielberg did a great job with sith. Brad bird did a great job with mission impossible. Hancock says great job. Therefore Will Smith should star in the next Star Wars.
by UltraTron
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:10 p.m. CST
Oh yeah, read this:
by Raptor Jesus
Google is your friend: The Death Star trench run was originally scripted entirely different, with Luke having two runs at the exhaust port; Marcia had re-ordered the shots almost from the ground up, trying to build tension lacking in the original scripted sequence, which was why this one was the most complicated. (Here's a faithful reproduction of the original assembly, which is surprisingly unsatisfying; start at 4:30.) She warned George, 'If the audience doesn't cheer when Han Solo comes in at the last second in the Millennium Falcon to help Luke when he's being chased by Darth Vader, the picture doesn't work.'
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:11 p.m. CST
Welcome to Dagoberf!
by UltraTron
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:14 p.m. CST
And what has Marcia done? Exactly...
by Jay
What a dumb fucking comment. Lucas has directed and produced some of the greatest movies ever made. Whether that was 30 years ago or now doesn't matter. Marcia Lucas? Co-edited Star Wars, vanished from the biz. Ya, it was all her brain child... Dumbass.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:14 p.m. CST
Brad Bird ftw Abrahms no way
by judge dredds fresh undies
I dont have anything against Abrahms I have enjoyed his work but I dont think its particularly well directed.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:16 p.m. CST
Marcia does kinda look like an Oscar statue.
by Domi'sInnerChild
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:19 p.m. CST
Not discrediting Marcias work on Star Wars. For from it. But this fan-tard notion of discrediting Lucas at everyturn...
by Jay
is nothing but whiny fanboy tantrums. Stop trying to pin everything on one person.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:20 p.m. CST
raptor_jesus -- *Who doesn't love a perfect climax? I've always thought the brilliant editing in the last 20 minutes of ANH was Lucas's wife, Marcia.*
by lv_426
Dino-Christ raptor, that whole statement came across differently than I think you meant it to.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:21 p.m. CST
ultratron -- but will there be a part for Jayden?
by lv_426
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:24 p.m. CST
Star Wars sequels are the BEST thing to happen to a dying AICN
by D.Vader
Its the one thing keeping this place afloat!
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:25 p.m. CST
Look at that smug propagandist. This will be so fucking popular and soulless. Fuck Disney. This guy's scripts are pure propaganda.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:26 p.m. CST
Angry Kitty - the only decent thing to come out of Donnie effin' Darko was...
by Tom Yorke
Gary Jules' brilliant cover of *Mad World*. The film itself was shit. Shit of the highest order!
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:26 p.m. CST
raptor_jesus, I made a porno version of your post: *The Death Star trench run was originally scripted entirely different, with Luke having two runs at the exhaust port...*
by lv_426
Er... The Death Star trench run was originally scripted entirely different, with Lucas having two runs at his wife's exhaust port... She warned George, 'If the audience doesn't cheer when Hand Solo comes at the last second in the Millennium Falcon to help Luke when he's banging Leia while she's being whipped in the ass by Darth Vader, the picture doesn't work.'
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:28 p.m. CST
The climax of a New Hope is NOT THE FUCKING ENGINEERING OF THE CLIMAX! IT IS ANTI AUTHORITARIAN, YOU PRICK!
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:28 p.m. CST
Just looking at this picture...
by Tom Yorke
Jesus. He looks as douchey as i would've expected someone who wrote LITTLE MISS FLIPPIN' SUNSHINE to look.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:28 p.m. CST
This asshole is going to ruin Star Wars.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:30 p.m. CST
for some reason certain movies seem to induce pyschosis
by popboy
in talkbackers. dont know why. movies are movies. nothing more.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:31 p.m. CST
I bet he's standing there thinking something really SMUG, *WITTY*, and/or IRONICALLY SENTIMENTAL
by Tom Yorke
Or some such bullshit.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:32 p.m. CST
Brad Bird better not bring that Williams fakir, Giacchino.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:33 p.m. CST
Hey it's a Raptor_Jesus sighting! Hey buddy, u should go check out the Alexa Vega thread when u get around to it!
by Tom Yorke
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:33 p.m. CST
jeshopk, you're nuts.
by D.Vader
Seriously. Nuts.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:39 p.m. CST
i love little miss sunshine.
by Richard
But i have anhealthy emotional attachment to it. It was the only movie one of my exes and i saw in the theatres together. The ex passed away 4 years ago, hence said unhealthy emotional attachment. Not sure how this would translate to Star Wars however.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:41 p.m. CST
I'm totally nuts about Payday. Creamy nuget in the middle.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:42 p.m. CST
Maybe sports fans can relate to watching a really bad play.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:46 p.m. CST
BOO-YAH! You are killing me D.Vader!
by adeceasedfan
LMAO with your BOO-YAH's this week.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:47 p.m. CST
Bring in John Powell
by wadi77
If John Williams not coming back. I love his work on How to Train Your Dragon, really rich and strong, reminds me of Williams. Michael Giacchino was great in Ratatouille, but his recent works are lacking. He wasted Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol by downplaying the original theme, but didn't bring anything new, and I can't remember a single note from Super 8 (I watched that 5 times still can't find anything memorable).
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:47 p.m. CST
*for some reason certain movies seem to induce pyschosis in talkbackers. dont know why. movies are movies. nothing more.*
by Tom Yorke
Thank you for that KEEN INSIGHT, popboy. Ruminate further on this i shall. Movies are movies.....hhhmmmm *rubs chin thoughfully*
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:47 p.m. CST
Give it to Spielberg
by cowsaysmoo
I doubt he'll do it, but if he wants to, let the beard have his Star Wars movie. After that he can pass the torch to a new generation. Perfect from where I sit.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:47 p.m. CST
TOY STORY 3 was soul crushingly awesome, so YES to this man.
by adeceasedfan
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:49 p.m. CST
seriously. fuck PIXAR.
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
thanks for squeezing all the inventiveness, anarchy and FUN out of animation. so fucking sick of soulless cutesy animal flicks when this used to be a country that made movies like Pinocchio and Fantasia. want DISNEY back. want STAR WARS. not these glorified sitcom writers who don't know shit about fairy tales archetypes or myth. fucking TANGLED? are you for real??? TOY STORY 3, which basically cannibalized Lasseter's own Brave Little Toaster plot? these movies are being made by little tweedy hipsters! where are the Joe Dantes, the John Landis', with a sense of scale, character, history, fun????? how long has it been since Jurassic Park was released and CGI became the dominant way to do effects? has Hollywood been able to make ONE character as widely beloved as ET? ONE? who was a puppet, built and manipulated by human hands, NOT ANOTHER CGI TALKING POTATO SINGING PENGUIN FUCKING JAMAICAN SLAPSTICK ALIEN.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:49 p.m. CST
I agree with everything hail_to_the_thief said
by SenatorJeffersonSmith
Except the Haggis and Donnie Darko hate.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:50 p.m. CST
Movies like Star Wars are both entertainment and information. Even if you missed the message, you're still soaking it up.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:51 p.m. CST
Wadi is correct.
by Tom Yorke
If Williams doesn't come back, Powell is an obvious choice to replace him. I said the same thing in another talkback. Based almost solely on How to Train Your Dragon. That score was fucking EPIC. One of the best of the past decade.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:51 p.m. CST
J.J. needs to write a Felicity time travel movie.
by thefreshestthing
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:52 p.m. CST
Little Miss Sunshine and Toy Story 3
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
please, can we PLEASE stop sucking the dicks of movies beloved by the Kathie Lee Giffords and Bette Midlers of the world?? these are goddamn MOM movies!!!! Hollywood needs to take a look at shit like the Secret of NIMH again or somebody is going to get hurt!!
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:54 p.m. CST
WORD, sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:54 p.m. CST
lv426: only if he dies horribly along with will smith in the opening scene.
by UltraTron
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:55 p.m. CST
Ocotburn represents the only possible way one could *like* LMS
by Tom Yorke
You'd have to have a completely emotion-based/irrational association to that movie for it to mean anything to you at all.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:55 p.m. CST
Maybe J.J. should do a Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie, and Whedon can do a Regarding Henry remake.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:55 p.m. CST
So I'm thinking what I thought in 1990 something when I wanted Count of Monte Edmund Caveizel to play a Jedi night all Jesus
by UltraTron
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:56 p.m. CST
domi'sinnerchild, Here's another connection that you missed:
by Chuck_Chuckwalla
Sawyer's real name in Lost was James FORD.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:56 p.m. CST
and boy would I have been fucking right. In fact looking back my idea was trillions of times better than Lucas.
by UltraTron
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:57 p.m. CST
He would have been my Vader and you would have fucking cried when I brought him from noble knight to pathetic pawn of evil
by UltraTron
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:59 p.m. CST
@sasquatch - Gollum is CGI. ;) I agree with on Secret of NIMH though.
by Hardboiled Wonderland
We can't bring back the '80s though. Crystal Skull bombed. The Dark Crystal sequel has been scrapped twice because no one knows how to make puppets anymore and CGI would be offensive. Ironically, Super 8 is the only movie I can think of that recaptures that innocence of the Lucas/Spielberg Golden Era... and only because Abrams was aping it, with Spielberg producing! BUt fuck it, I'm too young to retire from movies and let a new generation of audiences enjoy their hipster bullshit.
Nov. 8, 2012, 5:59 p.m. CST
Will the new movies ignore this? /All democracies turn into dictatorships--but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 6 p.m. CST
Toy Story 3 was a "mom" movie?
by slone13
What a fucking asinine statement. Moron.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:01 p.m. CST
Disney's deadline of 2015 is interesting...
by WeylandYutani
We are nearly into 2013 and I assume the mouse is looking to release VII in late May in line with the other SW films. That gives them a little over 2 years to put this together. I assume that there is a year of preproduction: the script, rewrites, casting, crewing, location and set building (although I am sure there will be lots of green screen), props and creature design. That leaves one year for work in front of the camera and then there is post. This seems like an extremely tight time line for a film of this type. Unless, Lucasfilm has already been doing design work based on Lucas's treatment... or perhaps there is already a script draft they are working from, but it's being kept quiet based on the heat Lucas gets about his writing.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:01 p.m. CST
George Lucas said that
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:01 p.m. CST
I was just about to post similar, jeshopk -- SW7 will involve a new enemy, from within.
by Hardboiled Wonderland
It's been the moral of the story for the past decade with every action and spy thriller.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:01 p.m. CST
What do you love most about Cracklin' Oates?
by Tom Yorke
How fucking delicious they are.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:03 p.m. CST
Hey, you wanna know somethin' about Cracklin' Oates?
by Tom Yorke
What's that? I could eat 'em fucking every day.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:05 p.m. CST
SMUG, *WITTY*, and/or IRONICALLY SENTIMENTAL
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
1. Tosh 2.0 is the highest rated TV show. 2. Lady Gaga and Justin Beiber are at top of the record charts. 3. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA is in the top ten. 4. The Russel Brand CGI easter bunny who shits jelly beans movies is a hit everywhere. 5. Plenty of new stories to be told, but all anyone wants to talk about is Star Wars: Part Nine 6. The future will inevitably see Kung Fu Panda 2, Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3, Ice Age 4, and Madagasdascar 4 being released to theater patrons... who basically have NO OTHER OPTION at the theater for their kids than these movies Welcome to 2012. You can sit around talking about JJ Abrams and Brad Bird all day or you can fight the fact that American Pop Culture has basically gone to corn syrup-injected horse shit, and tell Hollywood you want better movies that will actually fucking MATTER in two years time. They manipulate you with so much shiny hype, take the money and run. And are there -actual classic films- still standing after the dust has cleared? NO. Lord of the Rings and the Prequels are good films, but they can't even approach the cultural impact of a single movie made after 1986. The sad thing about this announcement/rumour is that 90 percent of the fanboys are gonna cheer this to see their beloved fucking Toy Story writers represented.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:05 p.m. CST
hardboiled wonderland
by slone13
What exactly do you mean when you say Crystal Skull "bombed"? You mean the CGI in the movie was bad? You can't possibly mean that it bombed from a financial standpoint. It made 3/4 of a BILLION dollars in its theatrical run alone.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:06 p.m. CST
This is coming together like Batman Begins
by A G
In otherwords, FUCKING PERFECTLY.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:07 p.m. CST
just because people get duped into wasting their money on a film trumpeting INDIANA JONES doesn't mean they didn't leave feeling cheated
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
3/4 of a billion people who bought those tickets left the theater disappointed.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:07 p.m. CST
there was a point in time when 2d animation
by popboy
made no money what soever and the reason was simple. it took so long to make. studios didnt understand animation. hand drawn animation takes years to make. the voyage of brendan which was an irish animated film took 10 years to make. Disney shut down their 2d animation studio in florida. it was not making any money. the vast majority of big budget films that hollywood makes are live action. I simply cant believe the reaction to star Wars episode 7. this place bayed for the blood of George Lucas. This place is the reason Lucas has stopped making films. whats the point of making something that you love when lots of people are yelling at you. Lucas told the new york times this year. and he is done with film making. Star wars is now at disney and all I can say is god help whoever they announce is writing episode 7.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:07 p.m. CST
Didn't Lucas write 7,8,9 already??
by darthwaz1
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:08 p.m. CST
Fuck PIXAR? Seriously?
by adeceasedfan
I would make sweet, sweet love to PIXAR and probably make PIXAR breakfast...definitely breakfast. BOO-YAH!
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:10 p.m. CST
I vote for the Beard
by Chuck_Chuckwalla
He's the director all these young guys look up to.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:11 p.m. CST
by Dan
None that I know of...STOP speaking for everyone...psychic are we? Nah, didn't think so... keep it to yourself.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:11 p.m. CST
hardboiled wonderland, it's not just an enemy from within, but the "thunderous applause." The Emperor is only as corrupt as the people.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:11 p.m. CST
@slone13, yeah and everyone LOVED Indy and the Crystal Skull. They're still raving about it.
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Never judge a movie by the money it makes.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:13 p.m. CST
By the way, The Hobbit is being released in two versions. Normal 4K and the super purty 48fps
by Hardboiled Wonderland
the 48 release is pretty limited though, only 450 theatres in the states.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:14 p.m. CST
Marcia Lucas is now worth several billion dollars.
by Dan
If she were smart, and she is, she'd look back on her life and smile and stay the fuck out the limelight....
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:14 p.m. CST
I would take Spielberg doing his AI thing over this. Just craft those GL treatments, Spielberg. (No Koepp)
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:14 p.m. CST
If Speilberg directs it you may as well give it to Lucas
by A G
It needs FRESH.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:15 p.m. CST
You watch your MOUTH, zod
by Tom Yorke
Sasquatch is the baddest mofo 'round these parts. You are in the presence of GREATNESS. Now shut yer yapper and learn a thing or 2!
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:15 p.m. CST
So it's been confirmed that Leia, Luke and Han are BACK!
by Dan
Let the whiny bromides, self-centered bitching, ignorant ranting begin..... T minus 5 seconds.... http://screencrush.com/star-wars-episode-7-writer/
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:16 p.m. CST
by Dan
it won't so fuck off.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:18 p.m. CST
You can get your FRESH with the spinoff films, AG. 7-9 needs to match up as a 1-9 experience. SPIELBERG/WILLIAMS
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:19 p.m. CST
Indy 4 box office
by P. David
A movie does not make the kind of money Indy 4 did if most people did not like it. A studio can buy a big opening weekend, either through enticing marketing or pent-up demand, but that's all. I saw Indy 4 in a crowded theatre in Cleveland, and there was applause at the end. Don't confuse internet forums with real life. Most people don't obsess over movies. They went to Indy 4, had a fun time (or not), and moved on.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:21 p.m. CST
Hahaha, ADecasedFan
by D.Vader
I may have been using that phrase quite a bit this week. But its been a good week =).
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:22 p.m. CST
Who am I kidding, this is DISNEY. There is NO WAY this will be an anti-establishment film. They will whitewash Lucas' 7-9 treatments. I better give up hope that this will teach anyone anything of use.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:23 p.m. CST
Doesn't anyone feel like maybe George Lucas sold out to Disney because he simply gave up??
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
He initially wanted to build a studio on his ranch, completely outside of Hollywood and the corporate structure, as he's always been a pretty staunch about making his films unrestricted. his rich California neighbors shut that idea down. it was announced not long ago, actually. so between that and the decade long whiny shitstorm he's had to deal with from the fans, he said, -Fuck it, I'm out. And sold off all his iconic properties, basically foisting off the carcass onto a cynical moviegoing public who stop appreciating him a long time ago. his own movies predict his rise-and-fall. an isolated ruler withdraws from humanity, and the once noble organic/ nature spirit of the jedi order, and now finds himself completely reliant on cold technology and a force of faceless computer technicians to create these once sweet old-fashioned stories that he put his soul and vision into. it's sad really. it's just what happens when somebody makes enough money that they forget the rebellious spirit that helped them tell stories in the first place.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:24 p.m. CST
D.Vader. It HAS been a good week. Cheers!
by adeceasedfan
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:25 p.m. CST
This should be mandatory viewing for talkbackers http://vimeo.com/41963839 --- you have to know what Star Wars is before you can chime in on it
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:25 p.m. CST
If Han is back...
by Loosejerk
I hope he dies in Episode 7....maybe even Leia too for some initial weight (although that'd typically fall in your middle installment). This saga is about who will bring balance to the force. Initially thought to be Anakin and then Luke. With Episodes 7-9, the saga can grow and we may see Luke show how he has brought balance to the force or in fact he wasn't the one spoken of in the prophecy either. This isn't a story about an old smuggler and his wrinkly princess. Dispose of them QUICK!
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:25 p.m. CST
That link again below (for easier copying)
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:26 p.m. CST
Little Miss Sunshine is a great film with a great script and great character moments. I'm not surprised at all that Lucas/Disney want the guy for SW.
by Still_A_Lostie
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:27 p.m. CST
Luke's son and daughter are the heroes in this one. Chip and Beru Skywalker.
by UltraTron
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:28 p.m. CST
Bitch, please. The Pixar/Disney regime have more talent and creativity and ability to execute than George has had in ages.
by reflecto
As for "Mom movies" - LAWRENCE KASDAN WROTE THE BIG CHILL.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:28 p.m. CST
Chiip. Chiiiip! Oh where is that boy. I need him to run into Kashi station to grab some cereal
by UltraTron
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:29 p.m. CST
No, he did not give up
by P. David
By all accounts he is a decent man. For example, he is giving most of the 4 billion to his charitable foundation. He finally got out of the Star Wars game, his creation will live on, he's doing some good in the world, and he gets to make small, weird films without having to worry about whether they make any money.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:29 p.m. CST
And The Big Chill is a damn good movie, BTW
by reflecto
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:31 p.m. CST
still_a_lostie is FAIL INCARNATE
by Tom Yorke
First of all, for your username. (Like the OT, the first 3 seasons of Lost are the only ones that matter - the prequels along with the final 3 seasons of Lost should be banished from existence). And secondly, for having the AUDACITY to say that Little Miss Sunshine is anything above CRAP in any way, shape, or form. Ergo, FAIL.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:34 p.m. CST
Clearly he gave up after Red Tails
by A G
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:35 p.m. CST
Everyone knows who should write the next trilogy
by Tom Yorke
MR. FUCKING PLINKETT. Let the geniuses at Red Letter Media knock out a treatment. THEY KNOW THEIR SHIT, those fuckin' wizards.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:37 p.m. CST
Um I could write it...
by Andrew Coleman
Episode 7 basically writes itself. I've had a script in my head for I don't know a decade. If they mess this up they are worthless. Just call me... I'll write it for free. Or Star Wars LEGO's I'll take those.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:38 p.m. CST
South park fucking rules.
by UltraTron
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:39 p.m. CST
You can draw a paralell to George Lucas and the mishandling of Brian and Lisa Henson of their Dad's properties
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
Why haven't they made a Dark Crystal sequel? Or done anything with the Fraggles, Storyteller, Labyrinth properties? It makes absolutely no sense., not in the age we live in now where people are so hungry for 1980's style fantasy. I would say there are probably a ton of great creators who have taken a path into moviemaking because they were exposed to those stories And don't go thinking -no one knows how to do puppets anymore- or -it simply takes too long to make a 2D animated film- those things are only a symptom of a society that wants everything to be visually orgasmic, 3D, out next spring ...Every animated film needs a princess and songs and slapstick sidekicks.... The very charm of the old practical films like the -Neverending Story' are that they took time .... with hundred of artisans to work on the details. not every effect-tech sold out and learned software, there are puppeteers in Europe, 2D animators working independently all over the world... There are people frustrated with the state of films who are are graduating college and hungry to make something different as we speak. you can blame execs and hype-susceptible fanboys like Harry Knowles for taking the classic fairy tales we all loved in the 80's and turning them into happy meals made on imacs.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:41 p.m. CST
Two writers already working on the script
by wadi77
Michael Arndt could be one of them. Go to starwars.com and watch the video interview with George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy. They could be shooting 2013.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:41 p.m. CST
Make SW7 interesting: Imagine Han's surprise when Leia gave birth to a BLACK KID
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:43 p.m. CST
The problem is not cgi
by P. David
CGI is just the latest tool. The problem is that today's ideas and plots are all warmed-over. If they used CGI to make Dune, or Asimov's Foundation, or Stranger in A Strange Land, those movies would rule.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:44 p.m. CST
I will not pay money to hear some John Williams immitator compose all over a non-Lucas-treatment fake Star Wars movie
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:46 p.m. CST
Plinkett wanted the Empire to be due to an alien invasion of the Republic....
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:47 p.m. CST
The problem with episodic stories is the impatient fans making up the next part in their heads
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:49 p.m. CST
Pixar/ Mom movies/ Kasdan
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
The Pixar films are Mom movies. Squarely. You put a kid in a playpen and wave a bright piece of plastic at it while making a fart noise in the voice of John Ratzenberger. There is your Pixar. Welcome to the total fucking pink feminization of American society. We've got American Idol on TV, PM and Toy Story 3 at the theater. Office sitcoms for grownups, Glee for teenage girls, and PIXAR for everyone inbetween and even Grandma, too, she loves that Nemo. It's a lot of superbrite cotton candy visuals and sitcom jokes and then people hand them awards for being such incredible visionaries. Six Disney Channels at my house and not one of them even shows a classic Disney cartoon once in awhile. Disney was a fucking visionary and his studios but artists, sculptors, painters to work by the thousands making sumptious and handmade films for the ages. PIXAR'S films are forgotten two years later, and the fact that you have The Potato and the Talking Car at the Magic Kindgom walking around with like, actual Disney Characters? fucking offensive to anyone who gives a damn about history and art.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:50 p.m. CST
reflecto if You'll watch UP more than the prequels, you're on drugs
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:51 p.m. CST
Basically, this trilogy is being crafted by the government in THX-1138 for the drugged populous of THX-1138. This is a trash heap of shitty comments. Except the few.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:51 p.m. CST
I never said Kasdan wrote Mom movies
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
He was a genius. But really, fuck the Big Chill, and Grand Canyon and -yuppies have revelations about themselves- movies stay rebellious or pick a couch and die
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:51 p.m. CST
C'mon, I want a black Solo kid and BILLY DEE WILLIAMS in the sequels
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:53 p.m. CST
hail_to_the_thief/ Loew's Forehead Tranny/ Fettitular
by Turd_Is_Floating_Underneath_The_Gravy
Mr. Plinkett and his Red Letter Media crew are laughable frauds who jumped on a bandwagon and regurgitated old criticisms of the Star Wars prequels from years ago. Unfortunately, dumb kids who were too young to remember gobbled up their nonsense like pudding. Stop shilling for those hacks here. Apparently they even make AWFUL 'films' themselves, showing off exactly how 'great' their talents really are.. Genius? Lol.
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:56 p.m. CST
With star wars, disney's keeping it all internal...no one on the outside will ever have a chance to touch it.
by nephilim138
Nov. 8, 2012, 6:59 p.m. CST
Fuck a lot of women Dwayne. Not just one. A LOT.
by Tacom
I hope he comes up with something equally memorable in Episode 7!
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:01 p.m. CST
Anyone who is going to complain about Arndt writing the screenplay clearly doesn't understand Hollywood. This choice is actually a calculated risk. TS3 was by far the least commercially viable script that that franchise had produced. It ended up being
by AzulTool
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:02 p.m. CST
Word to your (hopefully awake and non-Pixar-loving) mother, sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:02 p.m. CST
...wonderful. And, perfect for the franchise. If you eschew this choice just because he comes form Toy Story, just shows your naivety. This is a great choice, and anybody who has ever attempted to write a screenplay knows it.
by AzulTool
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:10 p.m. CST
I love the fact that Arndt holds the Star Wars model sacred in the 'Save The Cat' era of screenwriting. BTW, I am a 'Save The Cat' disciple.
by AzulTool
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:11 p.m. CST
Little Miss Sunshine sucked. It was like a shitty Wes Anderson film for chicks.
by Fries Against
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:14 p.m. CST
SASQUATCH, did you watch Star Wars & False Flag Terrorism on Vimeo? Watch it and tell me Lucas got complacent.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:19 p.m. CST
Toy Story 3 was offensively written
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:22 p.m. CST
The prequels would have benefitted from the PIXAR way...
by sapno_krei
CARS 2 notwithstanding, the guys and girls over in Glendale know how to craft a story. Just watch one of their legendary story meetings on any of their DVD special features. By contrast, it appears Lucas wrote much of the earlier prequels in a vacuum. Storywise, Episode II was slightly better than Episode I due to input from Jonathan Hales. Episode III was the best of them, due to (uncredited) input from the esteemed Tom Stoppard and Steven Spielberg).
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:23 p.m. CST
One more vote for Brad Bird!
by maxbrown
Ghost Protocol just blew me away. I can't imagine what he could do with an even larger picture.
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:23 p.m. CST
This is already 'fantasy Star Wars' territory, so why not give one or more to Lucas?
by kevred
This needs to feel like an Event. It inherently will to some extent, but having Serious Legitimate Names involved could give it the gravity it deserves. The less trendy the principals involved, the better.
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:25 p.m. CST
^ sorry, meant to say SPIELBERG, not Lucas
by kevred
Lucas directing --> never again.
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:25 p.m. CST
Maybe the new trilogy will have good dialogue.
by F-18
The prequels did not.
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:28 p.m. CST
The fanboys are taking it over
by kwisatzhaderach
Fuck it.
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:31 p.m. CST
paul verhoeven would direct this movie
by Tim Reuschling
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:31 p.m. CST
JJ Abrams?
by kwisatzhaderach
Jesus wept.
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:32 p.m. CST
here is what I think will happen
by popboy
Lucas will get Star wars completely and utterly out of his system by Okaying the final three films. The prequels will all be erased. and the final films will all star the original cast. there will be a huge effort to make these final films something special. lucas has had episode 7,8 and 9 in his head for a long time. and I am very surprised that no one has picked up on this fact. It is the first time that Twentieth Century has allowed a franchise to go another studio. That studio is know the home of James Cameron. and avatar.
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:37 p.m. CST
The Prequels will not erased...
by P. David
Kids love them—a lot.
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:39 p.m. CST
I'm down with that homie
by Pipple
Never thought of it that way, but we could maybe replace the prequels with these new movies. Use the prequels as some kind of EU or whatever instead. I like it.
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:42 p.m. CST
I would choose Peter Jackson for Star Wars
by Yamato
I hated his "action first" and modernized sensibilities take of LOTR, it does not fit the books or JRR's intent. But he would be perfect for Star Wars, totally perfect.
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:42 p.m. CST
What's good dialogue? Modernspeak?
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:43 p.m. CST
Lucas will still direct, just not Star Wars. I look forward to his personal films more than Fake Star Wars.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:44 p.m. CST
The Prequels were better than any Pixar movie by a LOOOOOOOONGSHOT
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:55 p.m. CST
The Prequels are idiosyncratic, visionary
by P. David
Of course these are flawed movies. But they are DARK as hell, and Lucas let his imagination run wild. We are lucky that Lucas had enough money and freedom for these movies to exist.
Nov. 8, 2012, 7:58 p.m. CST
by Still_A_Lostie
Nov. 8, 2012, 8 p.m. CST
The prequels were troubled by bad writing and bad acting (which stems from Lucas not being an actor's director). If he had hired the job out, they would have worked. The basic storylines are just fine.
by Still_A_Lostie
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:06 p.m. CST
I do really like Episode 3...
by Still_A_Lostie
But it ain't perfect. It has the worst scene in the entire series, the one in the apartment where Padme says, "So you're love has blinded you," or something like that. I've never been able to watch that without wanting to puke. But the first 20 minutes or so, the "rescue" or Palpatine, is pure classic trilogy stuff. If only the rest of the prequels had been like that.
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:07 p.m. CST
by P. David
I would argue that the writing in the Prequels is not far off from ANH and Jedi. And the performances in the OT had more enthusiasm, but on the whole they were not much better. Yes, Kasdan should have written the Prequels, but the power of Lucas's vision overcomes the movies' flaws.
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:10 p.m. CST
SW wish list - I wanna see a nerf herder dammit - extra scruffy
by Alice Cooper Stalker
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:15 p.m. CST
Yes, Gary Jules did an Exceptional version of Mad World
by angry kitty
So much so I prefer to consider his the original.
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:18 p.m. CST
by Still_A_Lostie
Don't get me wrong, I like the prequels... but i believe they're flawed.
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:20 p.m. CST
I like the prequels
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
I think they're great. I think Lucas' campy vibe- owing as it does to old Flash Gordon serials, making a lot of the silly dialogue and hammy performance INTENTIONAL- is simply over your average fanboy's head. Whether it's trying to have goofy Laurel and Hardy comedy with Jar Jar, or C3P0, or repeating beats, or hiring Hayden Christiansen because he channels West Side Story He undertands Pop, and mills his influences and genres so discreetly that a lot of the time you don't know where he's taking his influence from, or from whom... And nothing I've ever seen from PIXAR has every equaled classic Disney for me. Most Disney after the Rescuers late 70's early 80's is completely forgettable to me, and most PIXAR as well. The are classic films and then there are films that make millions because they are utilized as favorite time-wasters for babysitting Ma's and Grandmas. PIXAR is the latter. People talk about them as being the sharpest writers around, but to me it's shallow yuppie writing, and as funny as the movie Aladdin, or season 4 of Scrubs on your Mom's TV while she jogs on the treadmill
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:22 p.m. CST
Toy Story 3 had a nice balance of comedy and "dark" elements which should suit Star Wars just fine.
by Mitch
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:22 p.m. CST
Prequel fans hating on sequel news?
by adeceasedfan
Can't say I expected this turn of events.
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:24 p.m. CST
compare Jar Jar, to say, Cheetah from classic Tarzan films
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
damn, that monkey sure is stupid.
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:26 p.m. CST
*edit/ compare Jar Jar, to say, Cheetah from classic Tarzan films
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
(*AICN , you understand it's impossible to hammer home about without being able to use quotes, right?) Thank God you didn't have a billion nerds parroting each other on the internets in 1939 going -Damn, that monkey is stupid.
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:29 p.m. CST
Turd thinks ROTS is the best star wars film. Evaaaaaar
by Tom Yorke
And that's exactly how he put it. 'Nuff said, as they say.
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:30 p.m. CST
What so many armchair fanboys really want for SW is...
by Still_A_Lostie
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:31 p.m. CST
Sometimes flawed movies...
by P. David
...are the most interesting. It often means that the director tried something, aimed for the stars. George's problem is that he is a visionary and a creative genius, but not a great director. But in a weird way, I wouldn't replace the prequels with other movies if I could. They are personal, eccentric visions, and George made them exactly the way he wanted them to be. (OK... perhaps I would replace the romantic dialogue..)
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:31 p.m. CST
And yes, Mr. Plinkett is a G-E-N-I-U-S.
by Tom Yorke
Nearly EINSTEINIAN in his deconstruction/analysis of film. Show some respect. Heathen.
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:37 p.m. CST
After Ep. 3, I've been disappointed that Lucas didn't start directing more.
by Still_A_Lostie
Has anybody here actually watched his student film from USC? "Electronic Labyrinth: THX113848B" if I remember correctly. Freaking awesomely weird short film. I buy it from the SW documentaries that Lucas is an out-of-the-box-thinker. It sucks that he didn't use Ep. 3 as a springboard into more experimental movies.
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:41 p.m. CST
I've seen that student film
by P. David
It's incredible. Hopefully, Lucas will follow through on his promise to make more films like that in the future. How many filmmakers can go out on a total limb, and not worry about money at all? Coppola once said that "Star Wars" ruined a great director. I hope that Lucas proves Coppola wrong in the coming years. And for the record, I consider the Prequels to be experimental in a lot of ways.
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:42 p.m. CST
Plinkett reviewed a 3 act Tragedy against Hero's Journey. Know your forms, heathens. TPM is the introduction and prelude, not a self-contained hero's journey like A New Hope.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:43 p.m. CST
Who is a great writer/director, if not George Lucas?
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:46 p.m. CST
the prequels should be disregarded
by Pipple
I'd hate to be a kid being introduced to star wars now. He's going to be so jaded by the extreme shift in special fx and general filmmaking style. It's like if they made a sequel or whatever to a classic film ala superman returns or did another ray harry haussen film and utilized the latest technology to have all kinds of shit happening that was impossible in the original versions. That above all else about the prequels makes me want to force choke lucas. That he just doesn't care about the kids. Will kids give a damn about the little minor nitpicks of fanboy virgins on the internet? Noooo... Hell, I still feel the nostalgia I have for TMNT 3 when I saw that in theaters and thought it was pretty neat. Now I look at it and want to just burn the unholy thing. Anyway. I'm not like alot of fanboys. I've read comics all my life. I've drawn my own comics. I've seen shitloads of movies, tv, anime, etc. that don't particularly play by pre-established rules, and are more about being creative and provoking thought or whatever... Call it abstract art if you will. I'm not a prude. But jesus in heaven do the prequels go out of their way to make themselves pure nonsense that doesn't belong to the rest of the franchise. I'm not even going to go into it. You know it to be true.
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:48 p.m. CST
"So you're love has blinded you," gotta be able to handle stylized tone.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:49 p.m. CST
Erm... Spielberg cochair of Lucasfilm?!
by WeylandYutani
Or do you mean Kathleen Kennedy?
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:49 p.m. CST
And yes I know it's "your" I was quoting the talkbacker
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:51 p.m. CST
by P. David
Filmmakers have thier strengths and thier weaknesses. I love the Prequels, and even though the OT will always have nostalgia on its side, I think that the PT is better than the OT. But Lucas is not an actor's director, and has a tin ear when it comes to dialogue. He focuses on the technical side of filmmaking. And guess what? His movies are wonderful. Spielberg is a "better" director, but Lucas is the real genius of the two.
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:52 p.m. CST
If the new Star Wars has a typicl fascist Disney script, Verhoeven's satire might be the only thing that could save it
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:55 p.m. CST
by Still_A_Lostie
I remember that back during the production of III there were rumors that Portman was defiant on set, and that Lucas was about to fire her and call Kiera Knightly as a replacement. Lucasfilm denied it, but where there's smoke there's fire. I've always believed that that scene is simply SO BAD because she was rebelling against Lucas. It's almost as if she's being sarcastic while delivering the lines.
Nov. 8, 2012, 8:58 p.m. CST
jeshopk, re: "fascist Disney script"
by Still_A_Lostie
"Hi ho Hi ho It's off to work we go..." :) Walter Disney DID doodle a goofy drawing with a swastika on his boot heel, if I remember correctly.
Nov. 8, 2012, 9:01 p.m. CST
I wonder if there will be subliminal messages in the new trilogy?
by P. David
Like skulls appearing in Gaston's eyes as he falls to his death in "Beauty and the Beast." Has anyone freeze-framed "Roger Rabbit" when the train goes by in the last scene? There are scenes of violent death in all the windows. This stuff creeps the hell out of me.
Nov. 8, 2012, 9:04 p.m. CST
No, pipple. It's not about mass appeal. It's niche. Blockbuster niche.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 9:13 p.m. CST
We have plenty of proof that Brad Bird is the best choice.
by laserbeard
Nov. 8, 2012, 9:19 p.m. CST
The jury is still out on Brad Bird
by P. David
Iron Giant and Ratatouille are wonderful, and The Incredibles is proof that Bird has the perfect sensibility for Star Wars. But as cool as "Ghost Protocol" was, I'm still not convinced that Bird is the best choice for the live-action Star Wars 7. He'll have to rise to the occasion—but then again, all great directors have to start somewhere...
Nov. 8, 2012, 9:29 p.m. CST
Brad Bird would bring Giacchino, which means Giacchino aping-Williams, which means Fake Star Wars
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 8, 2012, 9:36 p.m. CST
Joel McNeely should write the sequel music if John Williams does not.
by Still_A_Lostie
Nov. 8, 2012, 9:40 p.m. CST
George got tired...
by Dan
He got sick of the criticism, the babies screaming their childhoods raped and the overall bullshit aimed at him... He took a way out and bless him for what he leaves behind.
Nov. 8, 2012, 9:48 p.m. CST
by P. David
Here, here. I hope that George realizes that most people like the Prequels. I hope he realizes how many people have followed this wonderful, meaningful story all thier lives. I hope he realizes how much his movies mean to so many.
Nov. 8, 2012, 9:57 p.m. CST
by J
He wants to do it, he has the clout and freedom to push back/aside whatever he's planning post-Lincoln (if neeeded), he has a great relationship with Lucasfilm, and he knows what the fuck he's doing.
Nov. 8, 2012, 9:58 p.m. CST
As you can see, I am never wrong.
by SuperTrekkie
Make note of it.
Nov. 8, 2012, 10:04 p.m. CST
Spielberg? Sure. Janusz Kaminski? Ehh..
by TheUmpireStrokesBach
We all remember how that worked out the last time those two were supposed to be matching the look of a certain set of older, classic films.
Nov. 8, 2012, 10:05 p.m. CST
I don't care what some of you geek haters think...JJ would make an awesome Star Wars movie!
by Darth_Kaos
That's all.
Nov. 8, 2012, 10:18 p.m. CST
Gore Verbinski. No other choice is even close.
by P. David
He has a sense of style lacking in other action directors. He also pays more attention to characterization. Mouse Hunt was awesome, Pirates 1 was awesome, Rango was wonderful, and the second and third Pirates movies were ambitious and strange, and created a whole other world. He's like Terry Gilliam, if Gilliam were a more commercial filmmaker.
Nov. 8, 2012, 10:19 p.m. CST
by Jeff
Arnt is a safe, not terribly risk-taking screenwriter so I'm sure the corporate types at Disney liked this choice. Star Wars is all about being safe these days, though, so I'm not expecting much. And JJ Abrams to direct a Star Wars film? You enjoy safe, meaningless, paint-by-numbers films, then? Perfect. I'm this new project will be exactly that.
Nov. 8, 2012, 10:20 p.m. CST
And whoever gets chosen...
by P. David
PLEASE have him do all three films.
Nov. 8, 2012, 10:21 p.m. CST
You yell Spielberg people say huh, what? You say the wachowskis have been given no studio interference and are taking the same drugs they were when making the Matrix..
by UltraTron
and you might get my attention.
Nov. 8, 2012, 10:22 p.m. CST
Brad Bird
by darthvedder81
If the story revolves around a Jedi "family" then Brad Bird might make some sense (think Incredibles in space). I do think there will be some connection to the Skywalker story as it would be a logical extension to Ep.6 ("Pass on what you have learned") but that may not be the principal focus. I'm still pulling for Favreau for VII and Spielberg for VIII or IX. The key is that the story and screenplay need to FEEL like Star Wars. I don't care how good of dialogue you write or your awesome plot structure if the spirit isn't there.
Nov. 8, 2012, 10:23 p.m. CST
Cameron decides to direct it between avatars and cracks it out of the park as a side project just to rub it in.
by UltraTron
Nov. 8, 2012, 10:25 p.m. CST
The need a classic DP for this
by darthvedder81
ESB's Peter Suschitzky is still working. Dean Cundey would be a good choice. Or Lucas's old Zoetrope buddy Caleb Deschanel (Zooey's dad). I don't want them getting too clever with the photography.
Nov. 8, 2012, 10:27 p.m. CST
I'll take the guy who made Dredd fucking 3D. If he did that with a fucking shit budget imagine what could be. My god man. That was so true to the source.
by UltraTron
Nov. 8, 2012, 10:27 p.m. CST
Oh yeah he did sunshine too. That was flawless.
by UltraTron
Nov. 8, 2012, 10:29 p.m. CST
Fuck you in the face with a rancor finger if you didn't see Dredd 3D
by UltraTron
Nov. 8, 2012, 10:38 p.m. CST
Uwe Boll is genius. You folks need to learn how to interpret foreign intentions
by lv_426
Uwe Boll is German, which means his sense of danger or comedy is different. There is less water in the toilets in Germany so that when you pinch a loafenstrusel you can see and smell it, and know if you are healthy or not. Slavoj Zizek says so.
Nov. 8, 2012, 11:07 p.m. CST
I have no real beef with JJ Abrams...his Trek, while not "Trek", was enjoyable for what it was...
by conspiracy
But I just don't think he has the right aesthetic for the Star Wars Universe. Everything JJ makes looks clean, neat, pretty and fresh as Dakota Fannings freshly bidet flushed 18yr old starfish....
Nov. 8, 2012, 11:29 p.m. CST
Luke must be a trainer of new jedi order, so possibly coroscont will return and the jedi temple.
by DarthBlart
I'd rather Luke being on a remote planet meditating. Maybe he could be stuck somewhere withut any communication, except psychinc jedi stuff. He should be seperated from han and leia for quite sometime. the first movie should have han and leias son run away for whatever reason, being too protected by parents or trouble at the ranch. he tracks down and finds luke. gets trained as they go to save han and leia or whatever. then it ends with a space race and or a bad cliff hanger revealing a new villain. the sequel , would be where it has more han and leiah way less cause kid is with luke. (though i was also thinking han and leia not in part 1 but part 2 and 3, if they werent the parents of the padawan and kidnapped)
Nov. 8, 2012, 11:30 p.m. CST
According to an honest-for-real insider source, the titles are ...
by berserkrl
Nov. 8, 2012, 11:34 p.m. CST
ROTS should have ended with Padme giving birth to triplets...
by P. David
It would have blown everyone's mind, and the sequels would be about the third Skywalker sibling arriving from a distant part of the galaxy and creating a threat.
Nov. 8, 2012, 11:40 p.m. CST
Arnold Schwarzenegger as one of the other Hutts
by DarthBlart
Nov. 8, 2012, 11:44 p.m. CST
Meh - Not a very good choice at all
by FrodoFraggins
Nov. 8, 2012, 11:46 p.m. CST
JJ with strong oversight would probably be fine
by FrodoFraggins
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:17 a.m. CST
Han Solo can not be lounging around as an old fogey,he has to have a limited role and be active throughout the every scene
by DarthBlart
if he's flying the falcon it has to be in a high speed chase, he can't be just cruising around with chewie still (chewie should appear later to help out as lando does too) scenes of him romancing leia still or just being her bitch will not do. you could already see the lameness of his character coming through in jedi as he had less to do and was becoming more mature and romantic and domesticated. and no just throwing the white shirt and black vest on dyed hair old harrison ford would be the worst.
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:17 a.m. CST
Lando also must teach Luke about Hot Chocolate as he did in one of the Zahn books.
by DarthBlart
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:41 a.m. CST
I love it when a plan comes together
by Dreamfasting
I like the analysis of episode IV's tightly focused climactic turning point quoted in the article. It helps me understand why so many formula stories out there are written in the same signature format of "hero fails until suddenly he believes in himself and wins".
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:52 a.m. CST
pdb! That would have been awesome.
by Larry Sellers
Nov. 9, 2012, 2:13 a.m. CST
Tranny boy, are ya fucking retarded?
by Turd_Is_Floating_Underneath_The_Gravy
Read my reply to you over in the Jurassic Park thread. I've never said ROTS is the best Star Wars film. Ever. I've said it's the best of the prequels. Which it is. Eisenstein??!! Fuck me (I'll just assume that was a comedic remark). Plinkett is a M-O-R-O-N. Just like you. Clearly we have a case of one idiot fellating another idiot here. Open wide for the Plinkett porridge and gargle; there's a good chap!
Nov. 9, 2012, 2:41 a.m. CST
by DidntPullOutInTimeCop
very good points! Also really like having Chewie in a Lando Calrissian part. -"The Chewbacca system?"
Nov. 9, 2012, 2:42 a.m. CST
by DidntPullOutInTimeCop
THAT would have been the perfect "I'm your father" twist of the prequels!
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:11 a.m. CST
Brad Bird YES - Abrams NO - Spielberg INTERESTING, but NO
by Margot Tenenbaum
The Matthew Vaughn thing was interesting as well because it means that somebody may be thinking a little bit outside the mystery box.
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:23 a.m. CST
Brad Bird, Spielberg and Abrams?
by 11dayempire
YES. Those three directors for the trilogy. And Michael Giacchino for the soundtrack, if John Williams isn't available.
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:26 a.m. CST
Toy Story 3 Oscar was a theft
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
Or at the very least someone in the PIXAR organization should have copped to -best screenplay based on-, considering that MANY, MANY people have noticed how closely TS3 borrows from John Lasseter's earlier classic- and blessedly HAND-animated film- The Brave Little Toaster. Too many allegations of theft from both Pixar and Disney in recent years to have any respect for those companies. -Simba- The Lion. Or Monsters Inc stealing whole plot elements and character designs from Stanley Mouse... Hype and visual gloss aside, these films are commercial product for toddlers and yuppie moms and don't belong anywhere-the-fuck near Cinderella's castle.
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:41 a.m. CST
star wars are for kids
by popboy
they are family films. so disney making these films makes sense.
Nov. 9, 2012, 5:45 a.m. CST
So you're love has blinded you
by Righteous Brother
What Anakin should have said in reply was....."Fucking hell, I was just trying to pay you a compliment, you're doing my head in. Why are you trying to start an argument with me?.......Can't you see I have issues?"
Nov. 9, 2012, 5:47 a.m. CST
Brad Bird????????????????????????????
by Righteous Brother
His only live action film is MI:4 - which was only fair at best. The Invisibles - Good, and Iron Giant a masterpiece, but still animation's an all together different beast to live action isn't it?
Nov. 9, 2012, 7:36 a.m. CST
Star Wars Episode VII : Baron Papanoida strikes back
by Gorgomel
Nov. 9, 2012, 7:58 a.m. CST
All this talk of which director to choose...
by Jason
We don't have to pick just 1, remember that there are (at least) 3 films on the cards here! I say Spielberg should kick it off with episode 7, the tone of the 1st film in each of the trilogies (assuming they are going to be similarly related in this new one) would be perfect for his sensibilities. For 8 and 9 we can always see a Brad Bird, Matthew Vaughn, etc have a go. ...and bring back Lando!! :)
Nov. 9, 2012, 8:23 a.m. CST
The Death Star will be completed on schedule...
by Brian Hopper
...and filmed in a brewery if Abrams directs. He turned Star Trek into Shit Trek, so by all means let's hire him to ruin Star Wars, too. God and baby Jesus help us if he gets anywhere near this.
Nov. 9, 2012, 8:49 a.m. CST
do wookies get grey hair?
by animas
Nov. 9, 2012, 9:03 a.m. CST
How about Lars Von Trier? Imagine. HA!
by Jim
Nov. 9, 2012, 9:16 a.m. CST
Star Wars is to teach kids to distrust government, and trust yourself. So, Disney does not make sense.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 9:18 a.m. CST
Spielberg/Williams '15 - The Real Deal --- Gotta make bumper stickers.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 9:25 a.m. CST
I hate to tell you guys, but...
by Halloween68
Spielberg and Bird are both booked up through 2014 at least. Abrams isn't scheduled to direct anything post STAR TREK 2, but he's involved producer-wise with two films, including CLOVERFIELD 2. And I really don't see him jumping from one space franchise to another. Especially if TREK 2 is as successful as the first.
Nov. 9, 2012, 9:29 a.m. CST
Or, if George's intention was to foist the carcass off on to the machine, so be it. Get hack director/hack composer. I'll roast marshmallows. Long live 1-6, George's Star Wars.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 9:37 a.m. CST
Opening crawl for episode VII
by animas
Nov. 9, 2012, 9:40 a.m. CST
Ain't it Everyone Else's News
by Cotton_Mcknight
Anyone else notice that these days, articles begin with 'Vulture reports that', 'According to Geoff Boucher's sources', 'Sources at Latino Review'..... Why don't I go to those places instead? I guess this is more of a Drudge Report type website, which displays stories from around the internet.
Nov. 9, 2012, 9:42 a.m. CST
Spielberg isn't in production on anything with a definite greenlight.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 9:43 a.m. CST
Long live Aint It Cool News
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 9:45 a.m. CST
If Janusz Kaminski didn't TRY to match the look of 1-6, he would do just fine. Star Wars can look pretty naturalistic at times.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 9:56 a.m. CST
Whatever they do, please ignore the EU!
by Drew
It is complete garbage.
Nov. 9, 2012, 10:02 a.m. CST
Bring Back GEORGE LUCAS. And add Lawrence Kasdan. Get Spielberg to direct.
by Proman1984
Nov. 9, 2012, 10:06 a.m. CST
Team of David Mamet, Tom Stoppard, and Shane Black.
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
Nov. 9, 2012, 10:15 a.m. CST
Yes Wookies go grey
by D.Vader
I wouldn't mind seeing a Chewbacca with a touch of grey protecting Han's kids.
Nov. 9, 2012, 10:23 a.m. CST
It will be in the crawl. Something like 30 years ago the rebellion defeated the empire. Now there's a new threat. so on. Good idea?
by Shangatron
Nov. 9, 2012, 10:35 a.m. CST
the J.J. Abrams / Michael Arndt connection
by bkstudio
Here's a video from 5 years ago that provides an interesting connection between Abrams and Arndt. To say Abrams is a fan of Arndt's work would be an understatement. Based on this video, I'm guessing if an Arndt SW treatment lands on Abrams' desk he's reading if with great interest at the moment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-iCzWhOgXY
Nov. 9, 2012, 10:36 a.m. CST
jeshopk, did even see WALL*E?
by D.Vader
THERE's a movie that teaches kids to not trust the government. And made by Disney. BOOYAH.
Nov. 9, 2012, 10:55 a.m. CST
Spielberg has already turned it down
by ganymede3010
That leaves us with Brad Bird and J.J Abrams. There's no way both of them will turn it down.
Nov. 9, 2012, 11:03 a.m. CST
Wow...as usual...
by Sithtastic
We've lost sight of the original topic. I think Arndt will do a fine job and Star Wars has certainly needed some new blood when it comes to writing. This said, I am more concerned for the themes involved. A lot of people have mentioned Brad Bird as a potential director. Then it was also mentioned that this would make sense, were the story surrounding "a family of jedi" making it Incredibles In Space. That pretty much sums up my feelings. Regardless of who directs this thing, PLEASE for the love of the Force, don't give us this too cute by half scenario wherein the original principals (Han, Luke, Leia) essentially train their replacements (or successor to their character archetypes) almost like some corporate downsizing for cheaper labor gone wrong. That kind of story will enrage and dissatisfy well...just about everyone. If you don't believe me, feel free to ask any Lucas/Spielberg fan how they felt about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Finally, some of you guys are way too hard on Red Letter Media. Granted while his criticisms were well worn on the part of fanboys, he not only presented them in a way that was funny and entertaining, if you actually watch the whole series, he tried to give Lucas his due as both a businessman and technical film maker. Unfortunately, none of these traits make Lucas a good storyteller or if they did, such craft was missing from the prequels.
Nov. 9, 2012, 11:04 a.m. CST
No, WALL-E teaches doomsday scenarios that would require govt intervention.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 11:05 a.m. CST
Source for Spielberg turning it down?
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 11:12 a.m. CST
Jeshopk, here you go
by ganymede3010
Nov. 9, 2012, 11:14 a.m. CST
1-3 is the work of a great storyteller, Plinketfans.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 11:18 a.m. CST
Well, it's official. No Spielberg. "It's not my genre," the director explained. "It's my best friend George's genre." Count me out of this one. Better dead here than dead in the core.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 11:19 a.m. CST
Mr Plinkett...
by sapno_krei
His STAR WARS reviews certainly sting (and are overly harsh, I think, on 2 and 3), but I think they should be required viewing for whoever makes 7 - 9.
Nov. 9, 2012, 11:23 a.m. CST
I have no interest in seeing aa JJ/Giacchino or Bird/Giacchino bastardization. Bird/Williams? Maybe...
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 11:25 a.m. CST
Worst of all would be a Whedon TV miniseries released in theatres, which is what it would be.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 11:42 a.m. CST
The problem with finding a director is...
by P. David
Star Wars is old school filmmaking, and other than Lucas and Spielberg, Hollywood has moved on. Verbinski would be my first choice to direct Episode 7, but his Pirate movies owe a whole lot more to The Matrix than to George Lucas. Star Wars is storytelling in its purest form, and we need a filmmaker who will gladly put aside his own style—and ego—for the good of the overall saga. I don't see it happening.
Nov. 9, 2012, 11:54 a.m. CST
Star Wars is to teach kids to not trust the government
by A G
Distrust governments but trust religions? Er...yah.
Nov. 9, 2012, 11:56 a.m. CST
There are plenty of non-fanboy old-school style directors (remember also, Kershner was not a Star Wars fanboy)
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 11:57 a.m. CST
Don't all of the directors people are talking about HATE the prequels with a PASSION?
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:02 p.m. CST
a g...
by P. David
In the OT, that "ancient religion" gives inner strength to the heroes, and the Force is a positive force in that respect. But the Force is also used by the bad guys, as a force for evil. And it is clear from the Prequels that the organized religion of the Jedi makes them out of touch, and culpable in the fall of the Republic. The treatment of religion in Star wars is perfectly in tune with the anti-establishment nature of the films. At least, that's the way I see it.
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:10 p.m. CST
Yeah I still like my idea of Roberto Benigni writting-directing-starring Episode 7
by Ricardo
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:16 p.m. CST
Speaking of directors who hate the Prequels...
by P. David
Sorry about being so off-topic, but did anyone hear what Quentin Tarantino said about Star Wars? Tarantino is in no position to criticize. Pulp Fiction might have been a wildly influential film—and possibly the best film of the 90's—but man, is he coasting. He's a one-trick pony whose directing style has been reduced to tired schtick. Seriously. The man needs to move on, but I am not sure that he is capable of that. Until he has made six or seven timeless movies beloved by millions of people, he should refrain from casting dispersions.
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:20 p.m. CST
On Quentin's last, I got the impression it was a revenge fantasy movie. Is that all it is?
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:23 p.m. CST
Spielberg and Tarantino said NO
by Vladimir I. Lenin
They said they won't direct the sequels.
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:23 p.m. CST
by P. David
If you mean "Django Unchained," the one that's about to come out, it looks like it's pretty much the same as "Inglorious Basterds." Substitute Slaves for Jews and plantation owners for Nazis.
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:30 p.m. CST
by P. David
Your impression is correct. His last movie was a revenge fantasy, his new movie is a revenge fantasy. All his movies are revenge fantasies.
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:33 p.m. CST
No, its not Jeshopk. Look closer.
by D.Vader
I'm beginning to think more and more that my original assessment of you being a troll is true.
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:34 p.m. CST
Why is Tarantino even mentioned?
by Dan
He seems to not be a Star Wars kind of guy...he's more obsessed with the junk explotation side of things as George was obsessed with the action/adventure junk side of things...nothing wrong at all with either of course, but stop throwing ridiculous names out there....
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:36 p.m. CST
don't misunderstand my attitude on Quentin...
by P. David
Revenge fantasies can be visceral fun. "Inglorious Basterds was a great idea for a movie. I just want to see Tarantino try something different. I want him to make a movie where he takes his characters seriously, where it's not all a big, ironic, stylized joke.
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:39 p.m. CST
Frank Oz should direct
by Gorgomel
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:45 p.m. CST
As for Plinkett- A FUCKING PARASITIC MORON!
by Dan
I could counter his dumb, crybaby gripes in a second... Unless you the viewer too have that unnatural and douchebag hatred for the prequels, (not mere dislike, but off-the-charts and totally irrational) why would anyone with any dignity watch that parasite? He's not critizing anything, he's a loser fanboy venting and I'm sure he's got his comic book guy-type followers laughing and cheering him on while crying inside asking why Uncle George has forsaken them....zzzzzzzzz. Get a new song to sing.... For every good point, and he was one or two, he blows it under the idiot guise by being too harsh, vague or hypocritical. He askes why Qui Gon just didn't kill Watto and the rest and be on his way.... huh? Forget screenplay rules and storytelling ettiquette I guess. There's one thing to make a point, but to be an ignorant cock about the material.... go home, non-Star Wars fan, please.... Without those films NO ONE would know who he is. I guess they still dont since he disguises his voice like teamster ratting on the mob.... What an asshole...would so love to punch that bitch in the mouth. I know his type, he'd go down faster than a Tawaiin whore...screaming and cry like a girl... parasite.
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:45 p.m. CST
And just for the record, if they are going for a reboot that remains faithful to the originals, but at the same time stakes out its own ground, Tarrantino would be a kickass choice, and so would David Lynch
by P. David
Lynch almost directed Jedi, for God's sake. His sense of visual composition would be perfect.
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:48 p.m. CST
Quentin seems haughty and bitter to clearly have never been asked. "Simon West" indeed. Sour grapes. Nor was brainless Snyder aksed.
by reflecto
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:48 p.m. CST
asked, typo
by reflecto
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:51 p.m. CST
Lynch won't do it....
by Dan
He prefers to make his own films. He is not the type anymore to work for hire.... He has astounding visuals, but did anyone see his last flick, INLAND EMPIRE? Yeeeessh, made zero sense and showcased his worst indulgences.
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:52 p.m. CST
ANd if he did it for just the money...I doubt his heart would be there....
by Dan
the typical Lynchian stuff we all know and love would be missing....
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:53 p.m. CST
D. Vader, I haven't seen Basterds. I was just asking for opinions. I'll see it at some point, but no desire as yet. I generally like Quentin for what he does, but this one looked a little uninteresting.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:53 p.m. CST
You're right, of course. But I can dream, can't I?
by P. David
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:57 p.m. CST
by Dan
Is veering off course...I dug Basterds, but the campy, ironic tone was annoying on top of those endless talky scenes that amount to nothing and with repeat viewings can be skipped. I love what I see so far of Django, but the ironic, too-hip-for-school, winking and meta-humor needs to end. I wish he'd make the same movies, straight faced and with an honest tone... he says he loves the movies, but can't stop making fun or reminding us what a shitty movie his ideas come from.... Stop that...
Nov. 9, 2012, 12:57 p.m. CST
Correct, pdb, on the religion statement in prequels
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 1 p.m. CST
[bugs bunny]I wish my brother George were here[/bugs bunny]
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:02 p.m. CST
by P. David
I don't think Tarantino is capable of making any other kind of film. And I think he recognizes his own limitations. I think it's why he turned down The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:09 p.m. CST
Frank Oz could be good, but it seems clear from Kathleen Kennedy they're going with an OT only fanboy to satiate that faction at the expense of saga fans.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:14 p.m. CST
PLEASE not Frank Oz. PLEASE don't go with a safe choice
by P. David
Little Shop of Horrors rules, and so does The Dark Crystal (although you never know how much of that was Jim Henson, and how much was Oz). I'm not saying he's not not a very talented director; I'm just saying that he makes very middle-of-the-road films. Imagine how much better the Harry Potter films would have been if they had chosen someone—anyone—other than Chris Columbus. Rowling wanted TERRY GILLIAM. What a missed opportunity. What a travesty.
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:16 p.m. CST
Sorry about the double negative in the last post
by P. David
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:19 p.m. CST
Also, what I meant to say
by P. David
Was that all of Oz's films OTHER than Little Shop and Dark Crystal are middle of the road. Sigh.
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:28 p.m. CST
Yeah, I wouldn't choose Frank Oz, but I'd take middle of the road directing over pop sensation directing. (Pixar'd, Whedon'd, JJ'd)
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:29 p.m. CST
Really what they need is a director for actors, and the visualists should just be ILM storyboarders.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:31 p.m. CST
Mediocrity is one of the biggest sins in the world
by P. David
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:32 p.m. CST
That worked with Kershner
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:34 p.m. CST
I'd count JJ,Whedon,Bird as mediocre. What worked with Kersh was his working with actors, and ILM handling visuals.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:36 p.m. CST
frank oz is a terrible director...
by emeraldboy
outside of the muppets. some of his post muppets film worked but really he is terrible.
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:40 p.m. CST
Lucas is a big-pitcure guy. With the Prequels, he seems to have had trouble multitasking
by P. David
I wonder if, in paying so much attention to all the digital illusions and hi-tech tools, Lucas simply didn't have enough energy left over for directing the actors. I am not suggesting that he should have cut back on the CGI. Part of the joy of the Prequels, at least to me, is the world-building that was only made possible in this digital age. But perhaps, when you have a film that is SO unfathomably complicated, you need more than one dinh.
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:42 p.m. CST
by P. David
fair enough.
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:52 p.m. CST
Tarantino really didn't say anything particularly bad...
by Turd_Is_Floating_Underneath_The_Gravy
I don't think Tarantino is a big fan of Star Wars, but his comments are being misconstrued. There was actually an implicit support of George Lucas in them. By the 'Simon West' comment he meant he had no interest in being a journeyman director for a big corporation. Lucas' vision, for better or worse, was highly personal and all came from one man. Also, why would anyone want Tarantino to direct Star Wars anyway? His vision is way too idiosyncratic and the worst possible fit for that type of movie imaginable (plus I don't think that he can direct big studio films in the first place, since he is not a DGA member). As for Zach Snyder turning it down: good. He's a shitty director and shouldn't be anywhere near Star Wars. The real disappointment is Spielberg's comments, especially after saying for years he'd love to direct one.
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:57 p.m. CST
Episode 3 had an acting coach, in response to criticism.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 1:58 p.m. CST
The acting coach in Episode 3 goes to show you. It's not bad acting, it's just unusual writing. I like unusual writing.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 2:05 p.m. CST
If Hayden and Natalie needed an acting coach, Mark Hamill REALLY needed an acting coach
by P. David
As for the writing, jeshopk, I understand that it was supposed to be stylized. Most of it worked, and some of it (primarily the romantic stuff) did not. But Lucas knew exactly what he was trying to do with these movies.
Nov. 9, 2012, 2:21 p.m. CST
Just to reiterate: If it ends up being Abrams, I'm starting a boycott and you will all follow me, or
by Brian Hopper
I will follow you if you start the boycott, or whatever. I don't care how the boycott starts, but there will be one. He ruined Star Trek. He's not ruining Star Wars, too.
Nov. 9, 2012, 2:26 p.m. CST
First thing's first, strikethrough to 'A New Hope'
by Pat
It's Star Wars. Nothing but Star Wars.
Nov. 9, 2012, 2:30 p.m. CST
I will absolutely boycott a JJ Star Wars, hell maybe even a Giacchino Star Wars UNLESS the treatment is Lucas' ides
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 2:33 p.m. CST
If JJ does it, the prequel bashing is over. Maybe that's George's master plan.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 2:34 p.m. CST
by Ryan Dawson
JJ is a hack, pure and simple. He will fuck up a new Star Wars utterly. If you want to breathe new life into this series, get a visionary director. Spielberg is acceptable. Ridley would be nice. My vote would be for someone a bit hungrier, like Alfonso Cuaron. But please, please, do not tarnish the greatest franchise of all time by giving it to the hack of the month.
Nov. 9, 2012, 2:40 p.m. CST
What would a Tim Burton Star Wars be like? Just imagine...
by P. David
Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher might not want to reprise thier roles from the OT, but luckily Burton has two other actors in mind, who were born to play those parts: Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, both unrecognizable in eye shadow and elaborate prosthetic make-up.
Nov. 9, 2012, 2:45 p.m. CST
Abrams is not the right person for the job.
by MajorFrontbum
The Coen Brothers are.
Nov. 9, 2012, 2:46 p.m. CST
Stop! Burton! NO!
by Dan
Nov. 9, 2012, 2:49 p.m. CST
But he'll make Star Wars whimsically gothic
by P. David
Nov. 9, 2012, 2:53 p.m. CST
Let's face it—Star Wars was always inherently dark and psychological. Burton will be true to Lucas's original intent by bringing out the perversity that was always just under the surface.
by P. David
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:02 p.m. CST
I don't think there is anyone as pure and innocent as Lucas...
by Dan
In his POV of this universe that is... I appreciate the prequels becausee they are at least honest and pure of heart. No snark, irony, meta-humor or self-aware bullshit...
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:03 p.m. CST
what I cant understand
by emeraldboy
that you all hated lucas so much. and he is not doing it anymore. other directors are being floated and your all saying keep this director away from it and that writer. the director that you all wanted gone is gone so i thought you all would have thought any director is better. the man who created this franchise, produced, wrote and director will have the last laugh. because ultimately Lucas will direct star wars episode 7. wait and see.
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:08 p.m. CST
Tim Burton has worked with many actors and people associated with Star Wars. He could do alright. http://www.timburtoncollective.com/starwars.html
by DarthBlart
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:13 p.m. CST
FUCK Burton! HE's made only 1 good movie!
by Dan
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:16 p.m. CST
Emerald boy...I was only jesting about Burton, and Lucas is one of my idols. As zodlovesmaude points out, the Star Wars films are about REDEMPTION, when so much pop art today is about damnation...
by P. David
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:19 p.m. CST
Please don't let it be...
by chrisd
Jar Jar Abrams.
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:21 p.m. CST
jeshopk, sorry, I wasn't referring to Basterds
by D.Vader
I was referring to your comments on WALL*E. It absolutely is a movie that teaches kids that the Establishment is bad. Its about a rebellion against those in power.
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:23 p.m. CST
As for Inglorious Bastards...
by D.Vader
I thought I'd hate it. I ended up loving it.
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:24 p.m. CST
Pee Wee's Big Adventure is as odd as they come!
by Dan
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:28 p.m. CST
At the end of the day, Verbinski,. Bird, Abrams—they would all do just fine, as long as they love Star Wars, and get Star Wars, and are in line with Lucas's vision...
by P. David
THX and American Graffiti are both really good, but nothing that Lucas had done could have prepared the world for Star Wars. Soon, some young director with fire in his belly and a sense of style will carry on the Star Wars saga... and I am not worried in the least. Peace PDB
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:33 p.m. CST
Why the JJ hate? I'd love to see his Star Wars movie...
by GunterMonkey
Star Trek was very entertaining and fun, just as Star Wars would be with him at the helm.
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:35 p.m. CST
jeshopk & m6y's talk of boycott is just plain stupid...
by GunterMonkey
OK, we have a couple JJ haters, but guess what? He's done well at the box office, most "geeks" DO like his work, and I would buy 10 tickets if he directed SW 7.
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:36 p.m. CST
All that said, Brad Bird is still my top choice for this.
by GunterMonkey
But I would be thrilled with Abrams too.
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:36 p.m. CST
JJ says he's not interested
by Bladerunner751
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:39 p.m. CST
I never hated Lucas, emeraldboy. I never jumped on the prequel hate bandwagon.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:40 p.m. CST
JJ Trek is a bon bon, 1-6 have strong psychological underpinnings
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:46 p.m. CST
by wannabedirector
what the fuk did i say!!!!???? Spielberg will never 'out-direct' his best friend George Lucas, and just said so today.....DISNEY CAN GO TO HELL for fuking up star wars, because it is being handled by a bunch of animation limp-dicks that are nothing more than made-for-merchandise hacks!!!
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:54 p.m. CST
Nolan has been approached with the treatment
by paladinryan
According to sources. http://www.firstshowing.net/2012/toy-story-3-catching-fire-writer-tapped-for-star-wars-episode-vii/
Nov. 9, 2012, 3:57 p.m. CST
"Female Director of Pixar's 'Brave' on Being Replaced by a Man: 'It Was Devastating'"
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
What a wonderful trusted company of visionary creators! http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/female-director-pixar-brave-brenda-chapman-362772
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:01 p.m. CST
I'm with ya, wannabedirector
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:03 p.m. CST
Space Jam made a lot of money too, guntermonkey
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:04 p.m. CST
Re: Pippie / sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
by Mike
Pippie said: "That above all else about the prequels makes me want to force choke lucas. That he just doesn't care about the kids." I hate to break it to you Pippie, but kids LOVE the prequels. You're not speaking for the kids... you're speaking for YOURSELF. You grew up and wanted star wars to grow up with you but that didn't happen because these movies aren't for fanboys. And what's the deal with sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch? The guy is talking to himself about selling out or whatever but I feel bad for guys like him... you simply cannot be entertained. Too many of you all are so damn busy bashing shit that you've lost the ability to just go see a movie and have fun. Nothing is ever good enough for you tools and that's your problem--not the industry's
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:05 p.m. CST
Pixar pays off legendary underground artist Stanley Mouse to hush up about their theft of his ideas for Monsters INC.
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
Pixar pays off legendary underground artist Stanley Mouse to hush up about their theft of his ideas for Monsters INC. http://monsterama.blogspot.com/2006/01/monsters-ick.html http://www.shlaw.com/news/item.php?item_id=000030
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:08 p.m. CST
So..Lucas's excuse is "I meant to do that!" (ok, just kiddin)
by Darth Macchio
But seriously, I would take the "Lucas made the prequels in the mindset of the old radio and saturday matinee adventure serials" in defense of its corny-ness if but for one thing... Poop jokes. Seriously. But, while my moniker might imply otherwise, I am not remotely a Lucas hater. Nor do I hate the prequels for that matter. I can enjoy them for the shiny, beautiful pap they are along with their occasional brilliant moments. But I was in utter AWE of the OT. AWE. From my childhood to this day - I still love these movies (like most of us old enough to have experienced them in the theater I'd guess). It doesn't mean they belong to me (or us) or that Lucas owes me anything more than the entertainment value for the money spent but few cinematic experiences in my life can compare to seeing Star Wars, Empire, and Jedi in the theater as a kid. Truly, I hope you youngins out there have something..anything...remotely close to these theater experiences in your lives. Even if it's something panned by adults/critics, I hope you get the same wonderful overwhelming feelings from today's stuff that we got from these movies decades ago. Lucas is an utterly brilliant (BRILLIANT!) story teller. One of our greatest. His vision and imagination gave us an entire universe of fun and 'kewl'; and, while nothing and no one is perfect, I can never thank the guy enough for his simply wonderful creations and what they've meant to me in my life, creative and otherwise. But I do find it somewhat silly that his directorial skill in the prequels is defended, here or anywhere, by the idea that he meant to make it corny/campy like those radio/matinee serials of so many years ago. Flash Gordon was corny to the squares but not to the people watching it and never to itself - BIG difference. I can see it as a valid reason in most aspects of the prequels...just not all of it. Basically, Lucas went too far - corny/camp should be interpretative, not by design. Far to easy to fail and end up implying the lack of importance with the story itself; or worse, inadvertently mocking your own creativity (poop jokes?).
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:10 p.m. CST
hey you remember how cool the Boba Fett cartoon was in The Star Wars Holiday Special??
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
Made by hand. "Droids" the cartoon, too. Star Wars 4-6 as well. Human hands building shit. You know, the sort of weirdness and inventiveness that only happens when you put a room full of hippie craftsmen in front of a table full of rubber and hydraulics Fuck PIXAR. Bring back real cinema.
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:14 p.m. CST
Brad Bird = DISNEYS DILDO
by wannabedirector
......Lucas..... I was happy you didn't take Star Wars to the grave with you, but now looking back on it, selling it to Disney was the middle finger to the fans.....thanks dickslap
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:14 p.m. CST
I care about kids growing up in a world where hardly any of their entertainment is tactile and made by hand anymore.
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
Can't wait for Madagascar 5 and Toy Story 9
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:16 p.m. CST
by wannabedirector
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:17 p.m. CST
Lol. Nolan Star Wars. Half the movie would be explaining the gadgets and why no unhospitable or low gravity planets were shown in 1-6.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:19 p.m. CST
Nolan Star Wars: Chewie could be a somewhat hairy human, just to be less fantastical.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:23 p.m. CST
by eric haislar
Did you see Brave? I did. It was OK there really was not much story there The princess turns her mother into a bear because of she wants to free of her mothers control. It sounds great on paper. But the movie never really works. I can totally see why Pixar replaced her the film cost alot of money they had to salvage what they could.
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:37 p.m. CST
sasquatch: most of American effects jobs have no moved out of Hollywood to other countries that can do business far better than the us.
by UltraTron
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:37 p.m. CST
so worrying about hand made shit is the least of your problems
by UltraTron
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:42 p.m. CST
I didn't see Brave
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
I didn't see Brave because I know that every dollar spent will only lead to more pre-fab CGI films to come. It's a depressing market glut and a monopoly. I didn't see Brave because I'm totally sick of the relentless hype for these movies, that are mostly empty experiences for me, the fact that Dr Seuss' widow sells out his legacy for shit like THE LORAX while driving around in a Rolls Royce with a personalized license plate that says GRINCH. Most of the Disney Channel programming and even 70 percent of your average Sesame Street episode is done CGI. I grew up in a different world. Where master artists and crafstmen took 3 years or so to make us a fairy tale, by hand, with Disney classics being released (or re-released) with great care into theaters, ensuring that when you saw a movie as a kid it was something of an EVENT. We didn't have people stamping out bright, sickly plastic looking cartoons on machines every three months or so. Ratatouille was a really good movie. I forgot it completely a month later. Back to the Future and the Rescuers are movies that live with me forever, and continue to feed me as an artist. People need to stand up and fight this depressing pop culture climate, because cinema is important, for us, and for the approaching generation of new artists to come.
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:44 p.m. CST
Yeah well..
by UltraTron
If Nolan did it it would be in that shitty 7 stories tall 70 mill IMAX format that made the buildings of Gotham actual size and would be one of the most unique, immersive and incredible film-going experiences of all time like dark knight rises only it would have things that weren't as good as having your cock sucked by an experienced Monica Bellucci so people would whine like newborn kittens. So cute. Little squishy kittens.
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:55 p.m. CST
They should get a couple of highly respected SF writers to collaborate with top notch script writers, and then get a visionary director like Alfonso Cuaron to direct. That's how you take Star Wars into the 21st century.
by Ryan Dawson
Can you dig it? The reason Star Wars blew everybody's mind back in 1977 is because it was NEXT GENERATION SHIT. You do not get NEXT GENERATION SHIT by giving two hundred million to JJ or Burton or some other tired over the hill hack whose creative juices were long since spent. Can I get an AMEN here people?
Nov. 9, 2012, 4:58 p.m. CST
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
You mean not only has all the 2D production work gone overseas, but the 3D as well? I know a lot of soulless crap like Yogi Bear Starring Justin Timberlake was made in India and Korea and stuff, but I guess I didn't realize how bad the situation was. I love how our government can throw millions at the car industry, but when it comes to ARTISTS?? Animation leaving America is a fucking crime. It's like if jazz went away, or rock and roll, or Lindsay Lohan
Nov. 9, 2012, 5:01 p.m. CST
whoever called Joss Whedon -TV miniseries movies-
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
Was right. He can be a really talented writer AND director, (Objects in Space ep of Firefly was genius) but Avengers was like a commercial for empty Red Bull swilling fanboy hype, Downey's beard, and shit blowing up totally forgettable movie.
Nov. 9, 2012, 5:03 p.m. CST
Darth Plagueis as the main villain
by Edgardo Incenella
Nov. 9, 2012, 5:13 p.m. CST
ever since lucas made the prequels
by emeraldboy
people lined up to kick the crap out of him on this and I am sure else where. rightly so up to a point. every time lucas's name got mentioned the crap kicking continue. even though he hadnt made a star wars movie in years. phantom menace bored me rigid. but the prequels looked amazing. from a cinematography point of view.
Nov. 9, 2012, 6:39 p.m. CST
The next "STAR WARS" won't be a Star Wars movie. It will be an unfunded indie film released straight to the net.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 7:33 p.m. CST
Looks like this was just confirmed....
by Refuge5
Nov. 9, 2012, 7:41 p.m. CST
Noooooooooo.... but look at his silly hat.
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
Nov. 9, 2012, 8:07 p.m. CST
I want to be a fly on the wall while Lucas bitchslaps him into shape.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 8:09 p.m. CST
How will Disney sneak their statist propaganda into George's universe?
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 8:09 p.m. CST
Han Solo son Thomas Jane
by Mightyman
Well I have the perfect person to in Star wars as Han Solo's son: Thomas Jane Thomas Jane would have been a great Han Solo.
Nov. 9, 2012, 8:24 p.m. CST
None of this matters. Without John Williams for 7-9, the saga is an abortion.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 8:40 p.m. CST
Will it be "Story by George Lucas"?
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 8:50 p.m. CST
Star Wars Episode IIX: The People's Star Wars - The Mainstream Crowdpleaser 98% Tomatometer Fresh, Simon Cowell approved and 100% Auteur free.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 10:09 p.m. CST
What's so good about The Incredibles. Seen it many times to pacify the children. They're not that interested in it, compared to the prequels or even fucking CAILLOU. It's CARTOONY DRIVEL.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 9, 2012, 11:33 p.m. CST
Jar Jar Abrams' Star Trek was...
by chrisd
bantha poodoo.
Nov. 10, 2012, 12:16 a.m. CST
Can I just say...
by P. David
That I find the hyperbole on sites like this one disturbing? No one ever just dislikes a film or a director. Instead, the film is the worst film ever made, and the director is accused of raping childhoods, or should be shot. Calm down. There are war criminals out there who are deserving of harsh punishment, but we are talking about MOVIES.
Nov. 10, 2012, 12:44 a.m. CST
Any of the names being bandied about are fine. These are all talented people. What matters is ENTHUSIASM and HEART. The director needs to have Star Wars in his blood. That will put him over the top.
by P. David
Nov. 10, 2012, 1:06 a.m. CST
by dioxholsters_scion
Nov. 10, 2012, 4:15 a.m. CST
somebody raised the question on another thread
by popboy
on this site. after all the bashing and lucas kick crapping. over the prequels. that secretly everyone wants lucas to write and direct this movie. and everyone know this. even disney. and that they will in the end give the directing job to lucas.
Nov. 10, 2012, 8:30 a.m. CST
Sasquatch, I appreciate the sentiment, but... Its time to move on
by D.Vader
The animation in the Star Wars Holiday special is innately better than anything Pixar makes, simply bc it was hand drawn? Time to move on.
Nov. 10, 2012, 7:42 p.m. CST
You're right popboy, I would rather Lucas direct 7-9 than anyone else, but I think he's not going to take credit for it if he does.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
Nov. 10, 2012, 11:32 p.m. CST
Holiday Special better than PIXAR?
by Dan
Fuck off with that...how dumb! Better than Wall-E? Up? Again, fuck off with that...
Nov. 10, 2012, 11:35 p.m. CST
by Dan
Is correct. We just re-elected a soon-to-be criminal while 23 million people are still out of work. Unemployment is at 8% and he's still considered doing a good job... A guy who supports abortions for all, charity for none....but won't use Federal land to drill for oil, bring the prices down and make it easier on us working stiffs... I don't get that.... That's fucked up and so is the extreme hyperbole with the names thrown out... WE GET IT! No JJ Abrams .....Calm down... Save the hate for those that deserve it...
Nov. 10, 2012, 11:36 p.m. CST
Never liked The Incredibles all that much either...
by Dan
Nov. 10, 2012, 11:37 p.m. CST
John Williams has an understudy that is good...
by Dan
Forget his name, but he's done some excellent work. This could be his breakout point...
Nov. 12, 2012, 5:43 a.m. CST
pixar movies
by popboy
always seem to drag in the middle. for some reason.
Nov. 15, 2012, 12:13 a.m. CST
zodlovesmaude Lucas didn't make the Holiday Special
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
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