Jamie_B Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 i cant make that out, what is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 [quote name='Jamie_B' timestamp='1359119698' post='1210724'] i cant make that out, what is it? [/quote] R2-D2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 [quote name='Bengals1181' timestamp='1359119762' post='1210726'] R2-D2 [/quote] ok i see it now interesting, wonder if there is any thought as to mixing the univerises a bit, ET was in Star Wars in the Senate scene for a brief second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValleyBengal Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 What I would watch definitely watch is a Star Wars Jedi/Sith Origin Stoy (even before the KOTOR game series story line)- the Anakin/Luke/Leia thing is played out in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 [quote name='ValleyBengal' timestamp='1359128374' post='1210740'] What I would watch definitely watch is a Star Wars Jedi/Sith Origin Stoy (even before the KOTOR game series story line)- the Anakin/Luke/Leia thing is played out in my opinion [/quote] Agreed. I'd also watch a the rebuilding of the New Republic and finding and training a new set of Jedi story line, doesnt have to be exactly the same but the Jedi Acadamy trillogy by Kevin J Anderson was really good. I wouldn't be completely opposed to the idea of an grey-beard Luke finding and training some new Jedi while the others are rebuilding the republic. That would be something worth watching imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 [quote name='Jamie_B' timestamp='1359128351' post='1210739'] ok i see it now interesting, wonder if there is any thought as to mixing the univerises a bit, ET was in Star Wars in the Senate scene for a brief second. [/quote] those are just easter eggs though, not mixing of universes. While he's a common link, the franchises are still owned by two different companies competing against each other. Besides, Star Wars is set in a galaxy "far, far away" and Stark Trek is set in our galaxy for the most part. Logistically I think it would be difficult to pull off, and I don't think the hardcore fans would even like it. Heck, many of the hardcore fans are still upset Abrams created an alternate timeline for the Star Trek franchise (even though it made sense, as it keeps from tarnishing the previous movies). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 [quote name='Bengals1181' timestamp='1359129399' post='1210743'] those are just easter eggs though, not mixing of universes. While he's a common link, [color=#ff0000]the franchises are still owned by two different companies competing against each other.[/color] Besides, Star Wars is set in a galaxy "far, far away" and Stark Trek is set in our galaxy for the most part. Logistically I think it would be difficult to pull off, and I don't think the hardcore fans would even like it. Heck, many of the hardcore fans are still upset Abrams created an alternate timeline for the Star Trek franchise (even though it made sense, as it keeps from tarnishing the previous movies). [/quote] Story wise it could be done, but the red states exactly why it wont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Damn, Abrams also had pilots ordered today for two of his tv projects. Best week ever for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 [b][url="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57566726-235/how-lucasfilm-corralled-j.j-abrams-to-direct-next-star-wars/"]http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57566726-235/how-lucasfilm-corralled-j.j-abrams-to-direct-next-star-wars/[/url] [/b] [b] How Lucasfilm corralled J.J. Abrams to direct next 'Star Wars'[/b] The Hollywood Reporter details Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy's cajoling of the "Star Trek" director and drops a bomb: The next "Star Wars" may not be ready by 2015. [url="http://www.cnet.com/profile/Daniel+Terdiman/"][img]http://asset1.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2013/01/23/New_CNET_profile_picture_60x43.jpg[/img][/url] by [url="http://www.cnet.com/profile/Daniel+Terdiman/"]Daniel Terdiman[/url] January 30, 2013 12:45 PM PST [img]http://asset0.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2013/01/26/Lucas_and_Abrams_610x410.jpg[/img] Lucasfilm scored J.J. Abrams as the director of the next 'Star Wars' film, but not because of a sit-down with George Lucas. Instead, it was new Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy who sealed the deal, writes The Hollywood Reporter.(Credit: [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joi"]Joi Ito[/url]) For someone who has said that "Star Wars" was "the first movie that blew my mind," you'd think that the chance to direct "Episode VII" would have been a no-brainer. But J.J. Abrams wasn't so easy to convince. According to [url="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lucasfilms-kathleen-kennedy-star-wars-416303"]The Hollywood Reporter[/url], the "Lost" creator and "Star Trek" director needed some cajoling, and in the end, it was left to new [url="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57445853-235/george-lucas-planning-retirement-picks-lucasfilm-co-chair/"]Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy[/url] -- the woman handpicked by George Lucas to run his beloved empire -- to seal the deal. [img]http://asset3.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2012/06/01/Kennedy%2C_Kathy_credit_T%23146.jpg[/img] New Lucasfilm co-chair Kathleen Kennedy(Credit: Lucasfilm) Late last week, word began to leak out of Hollywood that Abrams was in discussions to take the helm of "Star Wars Episode VII," which is currently slated for a 2015 release, and which would be just the first in a new trilogy of films meant to be sequels to the original 1977 to 1983 trilogy. Yet despite Abrams' known affinity for "Star Wars," many noted the [url="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57565743-235/j.j-abrams-one-director-to-rule-them-all/"]potential oddity[/url] of having someone so closely tied to the "Star Trek" universe taking over the reins of "Star Wars." Nevertheless, late Friday evening, Disney -- which [url="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57542622-93/star-wars-heading-to-the-magic-kingdom-disney-snags-lucasfilm/"]bought Lucasfilm[/url] in October for $4.05 billion -- [url="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57565991-235/disney-confirms-j.j-abrams-to-direct-next-star-wars/"]announced that, indeed, Abrams will direct[/url] "Episode VII." [b]Kennedy works her magic[/b] The 59-year-old Kennedy is no stranger to big-time Hollywood wheeling and dealing. She's earned seven Oscar nominations producing and working on films for the likes of Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, and others. And she'd even known Abrams since he was 14, according to the THR article, when Spielberg read about his victory in a Super 8 filmmaking competition and hired Abrams to come and restore his family's Super 8 collection. In its in-depth interview with Kennedy -- the first she's given since assuming the Lucasfilm gig -- The Hollywood Reporter noted that Abrams had been asked last November if he was interested in directing the next "Star Wars" movie. He "quickly shot the idea down," THR reported. Kennedy, however, "was not so easily deterred." [indent=1][She] already had called Beth Swofford, Abrams'...agent, and been told Abrams was too deeply engaged in the next "Star Trek" movie and obligations at Paramount -- not to mention innumerable television projects -- to consider the job. Nonethless, Abrams agreed to meet with Kennedy on Dec. 14 at his Bad Robot offices in Santa Monica. Famously plain-spoken, [Kennedy] summarizes her pitch like this: "Please do 'Star Wars.'" And she had cards to play. Not only was Oscar winner Michael Arndt ("Little Miss Sunshine," "Toy Story 3") writing the script, but Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote 1980's "The Empire Strikes Back" and 1983's "Return of the Jedi," was on board to consult. Abrams was "flipping out when he found out that Michael and Larry were on the movie already," says Kennedy.[/indent] THR wrote that Kennedy, Abrams, and the "Episode VII" writers met in secret on December 19, but that despite very obvious excitement about the project, Abrams worried it was too much. It's easy to understand why a man as busy as Abrams would hesitate, even in the face of an opportunity like this one. After all, in addition to his many professional responsibilities, he has a family, and a new "Star Wars" film would certainly be a major commitment of time and energy and would likely be shot far from Abrams' Los Angeles home. "If there was any pause on J.J.'s part," THR quoted Kennedy as saying, "it was the same pause everybody has -- including myself -- stepping into this...which is, it's daunting." [indent=1]So Kennedy had to do what she does so well: put one of the industry's most prominent directors at ease...."We spent a lot of time talking about how meaningful 'Star Wars' is and the depth of the mythology that [Lucas] had created and how we carry that into the next chapter," [Kennedy] says. Finally, after a day of furious negotiation, the deal closed the afternoon of Jan. 25."[/indent] Perhaps one of the most shocking tidbits from the THR article is that despite Disney's and Lucasfilm's very public announcements that "Episode VII" will be released in 2015, Kennedy doesn't seem sure that they will make that deadline. And her reasoning will be music to the ears of "Star Wars" fans who cringed at the poor storytelling that doomed the prequels to terrible reviews and endless derision from devotees. "Our goal is to move as quickly as we can, and we'll see what happens," Kennedy told THR. "The timetable we care about is getting the story." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 fan-made, but extremely impressive. They took the audio from the trailer for the new Star Trek movie and put it overtop what looks like clips from various Star Wars video games. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q99q5dV2ko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelWeston Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Apparently they are going to do movies outside of the the star wars 7-9 grouping that focus on individual character back stories. Yoda is first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 [b] NEW SPINOFF FILMS SET TO EXPAND THE STAR WARS GALAXY[/b] February 05, 2013 The Star Wars cinematic galaxy is about to experience a Big Bang. Lucasfilm is officially announcing new spinoff films that will expand the mythos and depths of the Star Wars universe in previously unexplored ways. One of the standalone films will be written by Lawrence Kasdan, screenwriter of The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and co-writer of Return of the Jedi while the other will be penned by Simon Kinberg, writer of Sherlock Holmes and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The movies will be separate from the upcoming Episodes VII, VIII, and IX, on which Kasdan and Kinberg are also consulting, and are expected to be released sometime after Episode VII. Each standalone film will focus on a specific character, and two spinoff films are currently confirmed. In a call to investors, Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, revealed while the original focus was on the highly-anticipated sequel trilogy, the idea of spinoff films was bandied about early and the additional films are now becoming a reality. "We are in development of a few standalone films," he said, "that are not part of the Star Wars saga...there are now creative entities working on developing scripts for what would be those standalone films." Stay tuned to StarWars.com as more exciting developments unfold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 yea they've been talking about those since the deal was announced. Confirmed now. Yoda and Boba Fett sound like they are at the top of the list. Will be interesting to see how they go. X-Men wanted to do it and the Magneto prequel ended up turning into what is now X-Men: First Class. Also, rumor has it John Noble of Fringe (also Denethor in Return of the King) is in line to be the villain in Episode 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 So I'm guessing there will be no Adventures of Jar Jar Binks spin off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 looks like it may be Boba Fett and Han Solo. I thought maybe they'd wait on Solo as its tough to imagine anyone else in the role. http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JakeLester/news/?a=73858 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 So I'm guessing were going to see the Millennium Falcon do the Kessel Run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 quite lengthy, 74 things every Star Wars movie needs: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/02/ff-star-wars-is-back/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Honestly though, is Disney really going to be any worse than George Lucas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Indiana Jones Movie    The new Star Trek Trailer has an interesting Easter egg   There is a web address for a website titled AreYouThe1701.com. Not sure exactly what the site is yet. According to the following website;  http://www.firstshowing.net/2012/are-you-the-1701-trek-viral-site-discovered-in-into-darkness-trailer/ all that it shows so far. Click and it says "Shall We Begin?" Are You The 1701 Viral Site "Thank you, we will tell you when the search begins." Don't forget that the USS Enterprise is designated as NCC-1701, which might mean this 1701 connection is alluding to making it onto the Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange 'n Black Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Harrison Ford is supposedly confirmed to return as Han Solo in Episode VII! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Numbers| Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Harrison Ford is supposedly confirmed to return as Han Solo in Episode VII! Harrison Ford's millenium falcon was traded in for a Senior Citizen Imperial Walker; Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Sounds like it's going to be Star Wars - The Next Generation(tm) then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Harrison Ford is supposedly confirmed to return as Han Solo in Episode VII! I don't get that decision. He's way too old to play the role, unless they are going to have someone younger play him in a series of flashbacks that are set in between Episodes III and IV and have him narrate from a post Episode VI perspective as an old man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange 'n Black Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 I don't get that decision. He's way too old to play the role, unless they are going to have someone younger play him in a series of flashbacks that are set in between Episodes III and IV and have him narrate from a post Episode VI perspective as an old man. Episode VII is definitely going to happen some time after VI. It would have to be 30-40 years in SW time. Probably new main characters, Ford would likely just appear for a cameo or maybe as a supporting character. With him in, it's probably a given that Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher will be a part of it too. Now, for the Han Solo solo (lol) movie, it will definitely be a new actor, since it's supposed to be about his backstory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eva4ben-gal Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 I don't get that decision. He's way too old to play the role, unless they are going to have someone younger play him in a series of flashbacks that are set in between Episodes III and IV and have him narrate from a post Episode VI perspective as an old man. Ooh, can he be telling the story to his sick grandson who had to stay home from school and pretends not to like the kissing scenes but really does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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