|
thrawn527 posted:I don't see how they can do the Thrawn Trilogy without heavy modifications. Harrison Ford has made it very clear that Han Solo is one character he never wants to play again. I'm thinking the new movies will be entirely new stories, and the books will be retconned into oblivion. 
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:12
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 15, 2024 06:27 |
|
|
Can Disney now remake Star Wars Galaxies?
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:13
|
|
|
thrawn527 posted:I don't see how they can do the Thrawn Trilogy without heavy modifications. Harrison Ford has made it very clear that Han Solo is one character he never wants to play again. I'm thinking the new movies will be entirely new stories, and the books will be retconned into oblivion. pixar pls In all seriousness, though, the options seem to be limited. The fact that it's "Episode 7" implies 1. It won't be a reboot from full scratch; Eps 1-6 are still going to be canon. 2. It probably won't be the "far future"; it'd be weird to call it 7 and have no close ties to Episode 6's timeframe. 3. It won't take the EU for granted; it'd be very strange if they don't keep it accessible and understandable to someone who's only watched the movies. With that in mind, the options are: 1. Same actors, 30 years on, casted into their old roles inasmuch as is possible. 2. New actors, chosen to look as close to the old actors but older as possible. 3. Pixar! I feel like 1 is the most likely (do you really think Disney couldn't find enough money to hand to Harrison Ford to get him to Han Solo it up again, given that Lucas managed to pull him back for that lovely Indy movie a couple years ago?), but I would love to see 3 and have them go hog wild with the Sci Fi and not be constrained by live actors.
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:19
|
|
|
I look forward to Pixar giving us the animated adventures of Bren Derlin
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:19
|
|
|
Sure am tired of all these star wars edit: I honestly wouldn't mind them just having a second shot at I-III instead.
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:21
|
|
|
If they get directors like Peter Jackson, Ridley Scott, or Neill Blomkamp on board I'll be much happier about this.
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:22
|
|
|
alg posted:If they get directors like Peter Jackson, Ridley Scott, or Neill Blomkamp on board I'll be much happier about this. They're taking the Ewoks to Isengard! oh christ how long before there's midgets in ewok outfits running around disneyland
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:24
|
|
|
alg posted:If they get directors like Peter Jackson, Ridley Scott, or Neill Blomkamp on board I'll be much happier about this. 
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:24
|
|
|
thrawn527 posted:I don't see how they can do the Thrawn Trilogy without heavy modifications. Harrison Ford has made it very clear that Han Solo is one character he never wants to play again. I'm thinking the new movies will be entirely new stories, and the books will be retconned into oblivion. They could always get different actors. It worked alright for the Star Trek remake.
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:26
|
|
|
I was not expecting this news at all. I'm cautiously optimistic, although I am a little sad about all the continuity that will be overwritten.
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:27
|
|
|
I imagine Peter Mayhew will be sitting next to his phone for the next few months...
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:27
|
|
|
Duckula posted:I imagine Anthony Daniels will be sitting next to his phone for the next few months... ftfy
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:28
|
|
|
This is really lovely for Dark Horse.
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:33
|
|
|
Just had a conversation with a co-worker about the sequel trilogy & the EU. I came to the conclusion that Disney/Lucasfilm will basically say, "OK everybody, the EU doesn't exist as far as these films are concerned. The general public is completely unaware that any of it exists, so we're not going to force the new movies into a preexisting framework that will make them suck." I think they'll only consider the six films as canon. Which is what they should do to get the best possible product on the screen.
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:40
|
|
|
 Oh god, no. I'm not optimistic at all. It's going to be poo poo, I just know it.
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:42
|
|
|
I'm really just happy that we finally get to the The Epic Continues come to the big screen: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/The_Epic_Continues
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:43
|
|
|
Big Mean Jerk posted:This is really lovely for Dark Horse. Not really! http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=41930 quote:The entertainment news of the day is undoubtedly Disney's $4.05 billion purchase of Lucasfilm and the announcement of a new "Star Wars" film planned for release in 2015 -- but what does Disney's newest acquisition mean for "Star Wars" comics? Dark Horse Comics is the current steward of the "Star Wars" license when it comes to comics and graphic novels, and today President Mike Richardson stated that "Star Wars" will continue to have a home at Dark Horse for "the near future."
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:44
|
|
|
Star Wars levels appearing in Kingdom Hearts is probably inevitable now.
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:48
|
|
|
taco_fox posted:
But even if it is poo poo, it'll still be entertaining poo poo  "Rise and shine, Mr. Plinkett. Rise...and shine." EDIT: I just imagine Fake Palpatine/Ian McDiarmand doing the voice of G-Man, and it's honestly pretty sweet.
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 22:58
|
|
thrawn527 posted:I don't see how they can do the Thrawn Trilogy without heavy modifications. Harrison Ford has made it very clear that Han Solo is one character he never wants to play again. I'm thinking the new movies will be entirely new stories, and the books will be retconned into oblivion. CGI animation and very good voice actors doing their Luke/Leia/Han impressions.
|
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 23:30
|
|
|
If Tron Legacy can (badly) do a completely CGI 1980s vintage Jeff Bridges, why can't DisneyArts (badly) do CGI 1980s vintage Mark/Harrison/Carrie? Edit: oh hey there post right above me, guess I should read to the end of the thread before replying.
|
|
#
?
Oct 30, 2012 23:44
|
|
|
So, does this mean that the new Star Wars movies are going to be made by a different studio? If yes, it's gonna be mighty weird to see Star Wars without the 20th Century Fox fanfare at the beginning 
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 00:34
|
|
|
JJ Abrams' Star Trek movie rebooting the ST timeline didn't ruin Next Generation or Deep Space 9. New movies can do what they like with the post-ROTJ timeline...Zahn's trilogy and whatever other books you like from the EU will still be there for us. Frankly the prequels already did a number on the cloning stuff Zahn did in those books. On another note, it's nice to see some people saying they liked the newspaper comics stuff in the old thread since those were my posts. I've been busy doing other things (wrote a novel, for instance) but if a new thread gets underway I'd like to continue them. I think I only got about halfway through.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 01:22
|
|
|
SirPhoebos posted:So, does this mean that the new Star Wars movies are going to be made by a different studio? Wow I hadn't thought about that. Actually, Fox distributed the films, they didn't make them. Still, that will be odd. No fanfare, no spotlights. I can't imagine Disney will let anyone else distribute.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 01:27
|
|
|
Guys I just heard the news.  I thought we'd have to wait for Lucas to die, but this is a much less morbid way forward.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 01:30
|
|
Lex Talionis posted:On another note, it's nice to see some people saying they liked the newspaper comics stuff in the old thread since those were my posts. I've been busy doing other things (wrote a novel, for instance) but if a new thread gets underway I'd like to continue them. I think I only got about halfway through. Awesome on both counts, please go ahead if the thread returns.
|
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 01:40
|
|
|
According to one of the press releases, as part of the deal Disney XD is going to be the "new home for Star Wars TV". Wonder if this means the Clone Wars show is going to get wrapped up soon or just transferred. In either case I imagine it means the live action show is probably much less likely now.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 01:49
|
|
|
Let me just say that I prefer this thread to the one over in CD. Expanded Universe nerds are the best people to hang with.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 02:09
|
|
|
Hello Towel posted:Let me just say that I prefer this thread to the one over in CD. Expanded Universe nerds are the best people to hang with. It's just because we've got like 800x the amount of good content to wipe out the prequel memories with. Imagine if the last content you got, Star Wars-wise, was Episode 3. 
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 02:16
|
|
|
You know who would totally come back for more Star Wars? Billy Dee. Star Wars: Episode 7: The Rebel's Redemption The story centers on Lando Calrissian, retired General of the Rebel Alliance. The Galactic Civil war left the galaxy in financial ruin, and the chaos caused by the Emperors death was not immediately remedied by the fledgling New Republic. Exploiting the local economy of the Sullustian sector, Lando has been able to set up a decent financial empire for himself. Unfortunately, due to reduced government control, business is often dirty and Lando has been locked in battle with several Hutt clans. As he is now getting old, Lando is trying to go legitimate. However, just as he plans to get out, he finds out that over the years several of his high ranking underlings have been siphoning off large sums of money. They are ex-imperials, and have used the money and their contacts to create a terrible weapon which they intend to turn on Coruscant. Now, teaming up with a retired freighter pilot and his sentient, alien mouse co-pilot Mickey, Lando must skirt known space on an adventure to prove he is still a hero. He might even bump into some Jedi along the way, but will they be helpful to a man with a shady past? Star Wars: Episode 8: The Dark Facade Lando Calrissian is once again a hero of the New Republic. He has received a Medal of Valour from Princess Jaina Organa Solo and has returned to military life as a defense and financial consultant on Coruscant, using his knowledge gained in previous years to help strengthen democracy for the galaxy. When a trusted aid, Jar Jar Goofy warns him of a force vision he has had of extra-galactic beings, Lando dismisses him. Then, the New Republic loses contact with a research base in the Unknown Regions. The New Republic denies the base ever existed, but Lando knew an old friend, a Jedi Master named Luke Skywalker was stationed there. Lando seeks the archives and finds that any information regarding the base has been deleted. Gathering a rag-tag band of his former associates, and taking with him the new Rogue Squadron, now lead by Gavin Darklighter, Lando seeks out this new threat. But what about the secret Jedi team seeking their missing master? Star Wars: Episode 9: The New Rebellion With the help of the Jedi and Rogue Squadron, General Lando Calrissian has averted extra-galactic war with the Yuuzhan Vong, but has found no trace of Skywalker. Returning to his post on Coruscant, he is contacted by one of the Vong generals. The reason they have come to this galaxy is because the High Priest of their world had visions of a conquering army of the New Republic marching on their world. Lando begins his investigation only to find that many senators are in fact pawns of a Sith Lord from the unknown regions,the same one responsible for Skywalker's disappearance! Under suspicion of treason, Lando is forced into the underground on Coruscant where he deals with local crime lords, outlaws and miscreants in order to stage a raid on the Senate and expose the corruption. With the entire New Republic fleet behind him, Lando must find Skywalker and confront this mysterious Sith Lord, Darth Darkwingduck. In this stunning conclusion to the third Star Wars trilogy, the fate of two galaxies hangs in the balance!
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 02:18
|
|
|
Lincoln posted:I think they'll only consider the six films as canon. Which is what they should do to get the best possible product on the screen. On the one hand, Attack of the Clones, on the other hand, bugnest orgies.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 02:19
|
|
|
Ursine Asylum posted:It's just because we've got like 800x the amount of good content to wipe out the prequel memories with. Imagine if the last content you got, Star Wars-wise, was Episode 3. I might have become jaded over the years. But I'm in the strange position of looking forward to the future of Star Wars.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 02:26
|
|
|
Let's Read Star Wars Episode II is live!
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 02:38
|
|
|
How much was Disney involved in the Marvel movies? Considering what we got with the Marvel Movieverse, and assuming Disney was heavily involved in them, I think we can afford to be optimistic about a new trilogy.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 03:24
|
|
Ursine Asylum posted:It's just because we've got like 800x the amount of good content to wipe out the prequel memories with. Imagine if the last content you got, Star Wars-wise, was Episode 3. I physically shuddered at the thought of that. Poor poor bastards.
|
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 03:27
|
|
|
The saddest group of Star Wars nerds is by far The Clone Wars group. No one has even posted about this in the TVIV thread
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 03:29
|
|
|
Ursine Asylum posted:It's just because we've got like 800x the amount of good content to wipe out the prequel memories with. Imagine if the last content you got, Star Wars-wise, was Episode 3. Sometimes I want to jump in and defend Episode III, but then I remember that every time I see it I fast-forward and only watch the last 30 minutes or so..
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 03:37
|
|
|
Episode III is still lightyears ahead of the other two prequels. But that paradoxically makes it the most frustrating for me because you can see if someone even halfway competent had come in it could have been a really great movie.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 03:43
|
|
|
Lex Talionis posted:JJ Abrams' Star Trek movie rebooting the ST timeline didn't ruin Next Generation or Deep Space 9. New movies can do what they like with the post-ROTJ timeline...Zahn's trilogy and whatever other books you like from the EU will still be there for us. They took the alternate timeline route which to me is a bit of a cop-out.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 03:48
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 15, 2024 06:27 |
|
|
thrawn527 posted:See, and I think the opposite is true. I think we've been dealing with EU poo poo like Kevin J Anderson and bug orgies for so long that the mere possibility that something decent is on the horizon gives us hope. Honestly, Zahn and Allston make the EU worth every bug-orgy-book-that-I-skipped-because-ew. Although to also be fair, I don't want to bring up the word "headcanon" like a tumblrite, but my days are made better by pretending half the NJO and everything after that just don't exist. WhyteRyce posted:They took the alternate timeline route which to me is a bit of a cop-out. I feel like they wanted to full reboot but felt constrained to bring in some of the old guard in the original roles, and hamhanded Spock in.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2012 04:02
|
|