Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (USE SPOILER TAGS!)

[rickah88]

I'm still holding out hope that Filoni will get his chance!

[AmrlKJaneway]

Originally Posted by legendarymatt92

They're really cutting it fine with not announcing the director yet, with pre-production beginning in spring. Maybe this will be the first project ever that doesn't reveal the director until after the film is released?


And, Ernest, your delusions really don't sound that...delusional. It could make complete sense for them to wait until after the Oscar season to announce that Spielberg is at the helm.

Wow!

The wait might kill me, but that I'd like to see. Bold, indeed!

[Spicoli]

Kevin Smith can direct it. He's a fan, and Jay and Silent Bob can be in it as ghost Jedi's

[Nerdkiller likes BD]

OH MAN! The live action series may very well finally happen!

http://screenrant.com/marvel-shield-...s-tv-show-abc/

Meanwhile, ABC could be dusting off the 50 hours’ worth of scripts assembled by Lucas, producer Rick McCallum and geek-favorite writers like Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica, Caprica) for a live-action Star Wars TV series that unfolds during the years separating the prequel and “original” film trilogies. Lee’s informed EW that such an option is being considered right now:

However, the potential cost may prevent this. Lucas’ original estimates were that the required effects will cost $150-200 million or an average $3-5 million episode price tag; though, before the acquisition, steps were being taken by the filmmaker and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) to reduce expenses to $50-60 million (or $1 million per episode). Indeed, Lee admits the scale and approach preferred by new Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy will affect their decision:

[s2mikey]

Originally Posted by Nerdkiller likes BD

OH MAN! The live action series may very well finally happen!

http://screenrant.com/marvel-shield-...s-tv-show-abc/

Im not so sure about this. What are they gonna do? Whos gonna be in it? Whats the point? Meh.

Originally Posted by legendarymatt92

They're really cutting it fine with not announcing the director yet, with pre-production beginning in spring. Maybe this will be the first project ever that doesn't reveal the director until after the film is released?

And, Ernest, your delusions really don't sound that...delusional. It could make complete sense for them to wait until after the Oscar season to announce that Spielberg is at the helm.

They really are playing this close. Im trying incredibly hard to maintain optimism but its getting harder to resist. Kind of like someone who was bitten by a vampire but didnt die - they cant resist the blood forever. I have a bad feeling about all of this and what direction its gona take. No director, no main performers, fock!!!

The beauty of this whole thing is that there are 6 films with a very defined beginning and end that exist right now. They are cannon. They are the story and what matters. If Disney and ABC really hack this up then it can simply be ignored completely. Just like other useless sequels(Alien 3 & 4, Superman 3 & 4, etc, etc.) we can just pretend they dont exist. That being said, it could tarnish SW for newer viewers which would suck but may not be avoidable. Perhaps we can come up with two SW timelines or universes: Before Disney(BF) or After Disney(AD).

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by s2mikey

Im not so sure about this. What are they gonna do? Whos gonna be in it? Whats the point? Meh.

This is basically all we know:

Sources say the live-action series centers on the story of rival families struggling over the control of the seedy underside of the Star Wars universe and the people who live within the subterranean level and air shafts of the metropolis planet Coruscant (the Empire’s urban-sprawl-covered home planet). A bounty hunter may be the main character. Set between the original Star Wars film trilogy and the prequels, the time period allows for all sorts of potential appearances from classic figures from the Star Wars universe.

Also, Disney and ABC won't be mucking it up. If anyone does, it's Lucasfilm. They're the ones making the films, and possibly returning to their TV show. The one that they've been developing for the last six years. This is all on them, not on Disney. It's easy to try and blame them, but it's just not the case here. Lucasfilm will run the same way that Marvel and Pixar do, which is independent from the parent company. Disney is their for distribution and financing.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Nerdkiller likes BD

OH MAN! The live action series may very well finally happen!

http://screenrant.com/marvel-shield-...s-tv-show-abc/

Very encouraging news!
Maybe if they write it was a finite series, of say, 3-5 seasons, and that's it, they could spend a little more per season, possibily, bringing down the overall series cost?
Or cut a deal with some content provider that has very deep pockets and is slowly getting into the Original Content game, like:
Netflix, Directv, Comcast, Amazon, Verizon, etc.
With the new trilogy announced, the timing for this to happen doesn't get much better!

[AmrlKJaneway]

Originally Posted by s2mikey

Im not so sure about this. What are they gonna do? Whos gonna be in it? Whats the point? Meh.



They really are playing this close. Im trying incredibly hard to maintain optimism but its getting harder to resist. Kind of like someone who was bitten by a vampire but didnt die - they cant resist the blood forever. I have a bad feeling about all of this and what direction its gona take. No director, no main performers, fock!!!

The beauty of this whole thing is that there are 6 films with a very defined beginning and end that exist right now. They are cannon. They are the story and what matters. If Disney and ABC really hack this up then it can simply be ignored completely. Just like other useless sequels(Alien 3 & 4, Superman 3 & 4, etc, etc.) we can just pretend they dont exist. That being said, it could tarnish SW for newer viewers which would suck but may not be avoidable. Perhaps we can come up with two SW timelines or universes: Before Disney(BF) or After Disney(AD).

You... have a bad feeling about this?

That's so appropriate!

Post #2500!

[rickah88]

Wow...Zack Snyder....color me intrigued!

http://www.vulture.com/2013/01/zack-...wars-film.html

[Beast]

Originally Posted by rickah88

Wow...Zack Snyder....color me intrigued!

http://www.vulture.com/2013/01/zack-...wars-film.html

I guess this explains the multiple films per year thing they mentioned.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by Beast

I guess this explains the multiple films per year thing they mentioned.

I always thought that meant something like The Clone Wars cartoon, or possibly, the HBO series. I'm very excited by this news! I didn't think it would be another movie!

There are plenty of SW books out there I'd love to see made into movies!

[JamesKurtovich]

Cool!!

[Steelers629]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...-report-412336

Hopes up for nothing

[AmrlKJaneway]

Originally Posted by Steelers629

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...-report-412336

Hopes up for nothing

Cheers for that mate!

You got any good news for me? I was kinda excited. Just make something up if you've got nothing, cause it seems like everyone else does.

Spielberg's doing Star Wars anyway, we all know that! Ha ha ha...

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by Steelers629

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...-report-412336

Hopes up for nothing

Like I said in the other thread, we don't know that for sure. They're not going to confirm it until Lucasfilm does. They can't just make stuff like this up out of nowhere...Just a thought.

[AintNoSin]

Has anyone suggested John Lasseter himself as the director? The prequels were almost 90% computer animated anyway. Wouldn't be that different from a Pixar movie...

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by AintNoSin

Has anyone suggested John Lasseter himself as the director? The prequels were almost 90% computer animated anyway. Wouldn't be that different from a Pixar movie...

Let's see, we'd get a long tear-inducing, dialogue-free Randy Newman montage about how Tatooine fell into bad times over the years of change, and Luke muses on his old friends at the power station and how Mos Eisley was no longer the sentimental old hive of scum and villainy he remembered from his childhood?

[AmrlKJaneway]

Originally Posted by AintNoSin

Has anyone suggested John Lasseter himself as the director? The prequels were almost 90% computer animated anyway. Wouldn't be that different from a Pixar movie...

Hopefully these are more practical, like the Original Trilogy.

[HylianBowcaster]

Originally Posted by AmrlKJaneway

Hopefully these are more practical, like the Original Trilogy.

I don't think we should be expecting Blade Runner-esque special effects. I think everyone around Star Wars probably knows now what works and what doesn't when it comes to Star Wars. The only thing I hope for is that they use real sets for everything they can. There are too many shots in both AotC and RotS that look like they were filmed in front of a green screen. It might work for quick shot action scenes but some talking scenes just don't look right, then again technology has improved substantially in the last 10 years as far as digital animation is concerned.

[Blu-21]

I'm pretty sure there will be a lot more sets and practical effects in the new sequel trilogy then there was in the prequel trilogy (more so AOTC & ROTS.) Lucus just got excited often stepping over the limit with his new CGI toys at his disposal.