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Star Wars Episode 7 confirmed in 2015, 8 and 9 to follow, new film every 2-3 years
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efyu_lemonardo
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the ewoks still got whole sets of new plastic bongos out of it, so it's not like it was a complete loss.
ROTJ was awesome scenes in the emperor's room and some few other things but other than that its other parts (especially ewoks) were worse than even ROTS. However the good stuff is better than anything in the prequels. Overall a noticeable drop in quality not only from ESB but from the first film too. It's bad aspects were a sign of the future and of the prequels quality.
Jake Tower
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The explanation I remember is that Wookies, through Chewbacca, ended up being portrayed as too technologically advanced for the original concept of 'primitive natives' fighting the Empire.
maquiladora
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I'd be ok with that. I like Abrams.
Yea, Star Trek is a better Star Wars film than all the prequels were.
No. God no.
Messypandas
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How about Dean Parisot? Who directed the best Star Trek movie
I'd be okay with that. I don't see it happening, but I'd be okay with it. Basically, I know what I'd get out of a JJ Abrams Star Wars movie and while it might not be perfect for how I'd want to see Star Wars, it'd be much better than anything Lucas shat out in the prequels.
The old cast returning is very likely at this point. Only thing they need to do now is get in shape for it.
keltickennedy
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I don't know who I'd prefer: Bay or Lucas. That's pretty sad.
I'd take Abrams in a heart beat.
Count Dookkake
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Called it before the announcement!
People Make fun of the age of harrison, fisher and hamill if they show interest of showing up in this one
and YET
Peter Cushing
Alec Guiness
Christopher Lee
Ian McDiarmid
and uncle owen and aun beru, (im not that much of a nerd to know their names sorry, and neither am i going to wikipedia it for this argument maybe afterwards) im sure there are more too
were all older UNmasked actors/actress and of all of those Alec Guiness being the most important in a New Hope
that is all
and YET
Peter Cushing
Alec Guiness
Christopher Lee
Ian McDiarmid
and uncle owen and aun beru, (im not that much of a nerd to know their names sorry, and neither am i going to wikipedia it for this argument maybe afterwards) im sure there are more too
were all older UNmasked actors/actress and of all of those Alec Guiness being the most important in a New Hope
that is all
But they weren't originally portrayed as the young farm boy, the beautiful princess and the dashing rogue. They'll need to do some serious character changes to make them fit. Or it'll be another Indy 4.
Anton Sugar
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So is it just a coincidence that Lucas is out of the picture and the original gang is suddenly interested?
Ian McDiarmid wasn't old when he first played Palaptine
Exterminieren
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I'd guess that they'd be interested whether Lucas was on board or not.
Episode VII wouldn't be getting made with Lucas on the scene, though.
Well they couldn't exactly play their younger selves in the prequels.
The Elite
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All young farm boys, beautiful princesses and dashing rogues grow old. You can keep the core of their character the same, just more experienced. I wouldn't bring them all back though. Maybe just Luke or Han. Obviously have them as the mentors for new characters just like Obi Wan was.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Yeah I'm actually really worried about that. If its a movie full of cheeky cameos of actors who are now so mismatched to their characters, and ruin our original appreciation, it's gonna be awful.
Disney better be smart about this...
Ian McDiarmid wasn't old when he first played Palaptine
Wait the same guy played Palpatine in all the movies? Mindblown. Damn somehow this has totally slipped by me.
Ford has made it clear if he comes back he wants it as a 1 and done deal were Han dies like was planned in ROTJ. The way he said it to shows he really did want Han dead in ROTJ as he points out in the end it was all about the toy money and Lucas knowing he cant sell a dead Han figure.
Yep and I am sure if they want him back he will do it again. He mentioned he had been even willing to make appearances in the live action show.
My prediction on returning cast:
-Mark Hamill will return, he will be in shape, have a "obiwan beard" to hide his facial scars from his Car Accident
-Carrie Fisher will return, lets be honest, she only really has to get into shape, makeup, and then she is in
-Harrison Ford is probably won't have any problems doing anything action oriented as Han Solo, the guys just that good, He is already in shape pretty much, and will be fine
-Chewbacca, R2D2, and Anthony Daniels as C3P0 are going to be in for sure as well.
Speculation:
Possible Hologram/ Force Ghost appearance:
Iwan McGreggor and Hayden Christianson as force ghosts, or Holograms as their respective characters as Obi-wan and Anikan.
Yoda/Sideous may return in a similar way.
Boba Fett and Lando walk on/Cameo roles seem MORE THAN easy enough
I don't really agree with this, Ford wanted Han to die, because he thought it was a really good move for the character, Han solo was always the character who would get killed off, shot, into this sort of trouble. I think MOST of the original cast wouldn't have that large a role in the second or third movie.
-Mark Hamill will return, he will be in shape, have a "obiwan beard" to hide his facial scars from his Car Accident
-Carrie Fisher will return, lets be honest, she only really has to get into shape, makeup, and then she is in
-Harrison Ford is probably won't have any problems doing anything action oriented as Han Solo, the guys just that good, He is already in shape pretty much, and will be fine
-Chewbacca, R2D2, and Anthony Daniels as C3P0 are going to be in for sure as well.
Speculation:
Possible Hologram/ Force Ghost appearance:
Iwan McGreggor and Hayden Christianson as force ghosts, or Holograms as their respective characters as Obi-wan and Anikan.
Yoda/Sideous may return in a similar way.
Boba Fett and Lando walk on/Cameo roles seem MORE THAN easy enough
I don't really agree with this, Ford wanted Han to die, because he thought it was a really good move for the character, Han solo was always the character who would get killed off, shot, into this sort of trouble. I think MOST of the original cast wouldn't have that large a role in the second or third movie.
Yep, the only exception is that the Palpatine hologram in 5 was redone to match 6 + the prequels. One of the good changes along with nixing yub nub or w/e that was, imo.
It seems like people are thinking that the returning actors would be playing main characters, when it's more likely they would play side characters for a new cast. Like you said, in the older movies there was always an older set of actors playing in mentor/parental roles and I don't see how this would be any different. I would love to see Hamill in a Obi-wan role for instance.
As for directors, I think JJ Abrams would be a decent pick, but only if he has a good script. The Star Trek movie looked really good (minus the constant lens flare) but the script was a complete mess. He's not my ideal pick, but better than some of the alternatives being tossed around.
Aside from a couple controversial changes, a lot of the changes are nice in the Blue Ray, The Darth Vader, No, NO, is fine it actually makes more sense to me. The Sound improvements, fixing the old lightsaber effects colors, I appreciate some of them.
In other news, the guy who played palpatine hinted that he may return once or twice for the Live Action Show.
I hope not! I could see them doing it for the sake of continuity, but the further away from the prequels the better. Also, keep Boba Fett dead. It was bad enough they made him and his father so central in the prequels. Originally he was just some random mercenary, keep the fan service out of it.
I actually have no problem with killing Han Solo. He's always been this character who narrowly escapes death and I wouldn't mind seeing a situation where this time he doesn't make it out. Like you said, most of the original cast probably won't be needed in the second or third movie, so killing him off wouldn't be a big deal in the larger sense.
You really went out on a limb, there.
shira
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Yup. They hit all this shit posts in this thread.
Moar blue force ghost begging plz
Count Dookkake
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lol.
To be more specific, when she did the Weight Watchers thing, I stated that it was because of Star Wars.
So yeah, it was quite a limb.
efyu_lemonardo
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I will never understand how they were able to give him a perfectly decent look in 1983, yet in 2005 he ended up looking like a $10 Halloween costume....
Id love it if some new upcoming special effects wiz came in and vowed to do as much as possible practical, Star Wars holds up, CGI on the other hand is always a race against time, especially if the movies themselves are not very good. Films like LOTR will endure based on their stories, performances and unbelievable visual fidelity of New Zealand. They will last inspite of some of the CGI which is now starting to look aged, films like the Star Wars prequels will not.
You know what i would genuinely love? Give 3 up and comers $50-60 mill, have them all make a star wars film, take the leash off them and then see what creativity comes out. Impossible i know id just love to see another good practical star wars film in my life.
You know what i would genuinely love? Give 3 up and comers $50-60 mill, have them all make a star wars film, take the leash off them and then see what creativity comes out. Impossible i know id just love to see another good practical star wars film in my life.
Jake Tower
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I didn't know there was anyone who didn't know this...
TheJollyCorner
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lazybones18
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should have gone with the original Emperor look:
dem eyes!
broken link
Anton Sugar
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I am legitimately shocked at how poorly the prequels have aged. Haven't revisited ROTS yet, but TPM and AOTC look bad, overall.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I remember renting TPM the day it came out on VHS (not DVD, controversially) in late 1999 or early 2000.... It looked terrible then! Even in low resolution.
They never really looked good. The early 2000s was a time where you'd have the CGI to make stuff appear... But nobody really thought it was good. I remember Guillermo Del Toro trolling his own CG for Blade 2 in the commentary
Jake Tower
Banned
How's Jurassic Park looking these days? That was the film that 'inspired' Lucas to do the prequels because 'technology had caught up to his vision.'
Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant compared to the power of the Force.
Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant compared to the power of the Force.
Or you could kill them all by having a opening act where imperial agents assassinate Luke, Leia and Han in a bombing or something of that nature. You then introduce the new characters and give them a mission to find out how it happened and/or to find the killers. Then you can you just go where you want to with the reset of 7, 8 and 9. I think they'll all die on screen if you ask me. It's probably the best way to get the fans that grew up on the OT emotionally invested in the movie.
I think if it is set within a certain amount of years after ROTJ, it would at least make sense to see if they could get Mark Hamill back simply because he was the last remaining Jedi at that point. He would be the father figure for the entire Jedi order if it takes place within his character's lifetime, and it just would be weird without him being around at all. Especially if there are any Jedi involved in the next movie.
If he can still do a decent performance, I'd love to see Mark Hamill back as an older Luke Skywalker.
If he can still do a decent performance, I'd love to see Mark Hamill back as an older Luke Skywalker.
Extra Sauce
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Drugula's Wrath XXX
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I hope you're trolling boy. J. J. Abrams is an awful director.
They could just go all Rocky Balboa on it. Have it start with Luke and Han at Leia's tomb. Crying holding onto Han's leg is young Solo child.
Suddenly, back from the dead Boba Fett shows up, blasting. Han kills him, but is mortally wounded.
Now, Luke must raise the the orphan Solo, while investigating rumors of a new Sith Lord - Darth Jar Jar.
Damon Bennet
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i enjoy J.J. Abrams movies, I'd give him a shot!
evilromero
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I'm all for Vaughn directing this. First Class was great.
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