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

[Ernest Rister]

Star Trek Into Darkness better rule, or there's going to be some rumblings.

[legendarymatt92]

The article still seems a bit speculative for my tastes: what we need is an official statement from Kennedy before I get excited.

And as for the people who are re-thinking Abrams because he "lied", think how much lying Lucas did to get to this position here...Star Wars is based on a web of lies and deceit

[mrr1]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

It would be cool if in this new film Spock opens a portal and the prequels never happen.

Ha ha.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

It would be cool if in this new film Spock opens a portal and the prequels never happen.

The Prequel Mistakes on the Edge of Tomorrow

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by Quinthoopachiefy

Things Change. Maybe he wasn't lying then.

I know, I just said that he wasn't lying. That was the point of why I said it took a lot to convince him.

[MileHigh AI]

So does this mean Star Wars and Star Trek fans can be friends now?

[gettodamoofies]

Originally Posted by octagon

You should probably steer clear of Rick's...I hear there's gambling in the back.

Touché. Still - it's not naive to expect that someone providing an interview to a major magazine would tell the truth. If he didn't want to say anything he didn't have to. Abrams is the king of the spin when it comes to turning his "no comment" answers into "will he/won't he" type scenarios. He seems to love the level of discussion those types of responses bring. If he wanted to misdirect the readers he could have said anything - even his trademark "I haven't decided what I'm doing next, I'm just focusing on my current film" response (which is the same one Christopher Nolan gives) would have worked just fine.

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

You know, he could have turned it down. Doesn't mean they didn't continue courting him. Look at this, it sounds like it took a lot of convincing for it to happen:

Originally Posted by Quinthoopachiefy

Things Change. Maybe he wasn't lying then.

Perhaps. Still, then that means his convictions regarding his loyalty to a franchise and his reasons for not wanting to step behind the camera weren't particularly strong. One month he says he won't do it for loyalty and wanting the experience the magic in the theatre, the next month he's ditching the loyalty and going to be involved in the very minutiae he stated he didn't want involvement in. So he either lied or his convictions didn't carry much weight.

[jedilips]

https://twitter.com/mrjettlucas/stat...76157213462529

tweet from Lucas Jr. is confirmation enough for me.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by atexp80

Touché. Still - it's not naive to expect that someone providing an interview to a major magazine would tell the truth. If he didn't want to say anything he didn't have to. Abrams is the king of the spin when it comes to turning his "no comment" answers into "will he/won't he" type scenarios. He seems to love the level of discussion those types of responses bring. If he wanted to misdirect the readers he could have said anything - even his trademark "I haven't decided what I'm doing next, I'm just focusing on my current film" response (which is the same one Christopher Nolan gives) would have worked just fine.


Perhaps. Still, then that means his convictions regarding his loyalty to a franchise and his reasons for not wanting to step behind the camera weren't particularly strong. One month he says he won't do it for loyalty and wanting the experience the magic in the theatre, the next month he's ditching the loyalty and going to be involved in the very minutiae he stated he didn't want involvement in. So he either lied or his convictions didn't carry much weight.

Spielberg can be mighty convincing.

[GC Riot]

In before the Jar Jar Abrams comments take over!

[ScarredLungs]

I think Abrahams will be a good choice for these movies.

[Foggy]

I was excited to see someone interesting do this, not Abrams (I love him, but he's done space already) have someone cool and new and a bit risky.

I can only imagine what fresh hell a lightsaber fight with lens flare will look like.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by MileHigh AI

So does this mean Star Wars and Star Trek fans can be friends now?

****, now I can't get 'why can't we be friends' out of my head.

[42041]

Wasn't blown away with the Star Trek reboot and Super 8, both of which felt competent but not very inspired, but there's worse directors they could've picked for the job I suppose. With a good story and script I could see Abrams doing a great job with it, but something tells me it'll be a workmanlike action film with every detail labored over by a corporate committee.

[pksmith74]

After the fiasco that was Lost, I will never trust JJ Abrams or Damon Lindelof again. Just wait, they aren't really in the Star Wars Galaxy, they're in purgatory...

[JamesKurtovich]

I'm not his biggest fan, but at least we know he'll blow the prequels out of the water.

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by pksmith74

After the fiasco that was Lost, I will never trust JJ Abrams or Damon Lindelof again. Just wait, they aren't really in the Star Wars Galaxy, they're in purgatory...

[Scorpion Soldier]

J.J. Abrams directing? Check. Michael Arndt writing? Check.
I'm in.

Hope they do update the visuals style a bit.(Cinematography, etc.) Wouldn't mind having Abrams mixing his visual style with the Star Wars formula a bit. Keep it in line with the original trilogy, but add a modern scheme to it. Plus more real sets, rather than the CG-overloaded prequels. J.J. did an awesome job with the visuals of Star Trek, and to be honest I wouldn't mind him borrowing a few notes from it for this.

Btw can we have Abrams using IMAX cameras for this as well? Pretty please

[gettodamoofies]

Whipped this up:



See if that goes viral.

[stvn1974]

I can suspend belief enough to accept laser swords, space ships and aliens but the minute a character survives a head on crash with a speeding train is when I get up and ask for my money back.