I kinda don't want the dude to be stuck making Star Wars all his life but the movies will probably be good so that's cool.
In shepherding this new trilogy, which is separate from the episodic Skywalker saga, Johnson will introduce new characters from a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never before explored.
Johnson and Bergman said in a joint statement. “Star Wars is the greatest modern mythology and we feel very lucky to have contributed to it. We can’t wait to continue with this new series of films.”So it'll be from something Star Wars have never explored before, but the great part is how it's the greatest modern mythology! Which consists solely of nine films and one animated series to date mostly focused on the angst of one family and some bit characters who all died?
As writer-director of The Last Jedi, Johnson conceived and realized a powerful film of which Lucasfilm and Disney are immensely proud:confused
Don't overly care about the director in this case. Just want to see new shit in that universe that isn't just a rehash of Skywalkers, vaders, etc.
So does this mean Disney is in love with TLJ or what
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This is not a franchise that needed Marvel-fication. I'm already sick of the revival 2 years in.
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This is not a franchise that needed Marvel-fication. I'm already sick of the revival 2 years in.
But the idea of Rian Johnson having a clean(-ish) slate to craft his Star Wars saga......I can't deny it, I'm in. :noah
I almost feel like I'd prefer this to him doing Episode 9 after all.
How many goddamn movies do they have in production at this point? like six?
I'm honestly surprised that Disney isn't pushing multiple live-action Star Wars TV series at this point, actually.why would that be up to them?
Will Episode X be officially part of the MCU?Episode X will have Hulk and Ant-man, yeah.
I was honestly kind of hoping that Star Wars would go away for awhile after episode 9
I would be interested to see him work through his family issues.
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This is not a franchise that needed Marvel-fication. I'm already sick of the revival 2 years in.
I was honestly kind of hoping that Star Wars would go away for awhile after episode 9, so much for that.
I mean, wouldn't it be best for the long term health of the brand if we were allowed to miss it?
The main thing that kinda makes you ugh is that it's kids who grew up on Star Wars and are fanboys of it creating the new universe with this corporate oversight with multimedia plans.
For all its faults, the "Extended Universe" that existed prior initially started off with other sci-fi/fantasy hands propping up the Universe first. Stuff like the Thrawn trilogy or gobs of the Old Republic set material had to be constructed off of references in something that was always promoted as the "middle trilogy" bounded only by Lucas' rules for how the Force worked and the Skywalker lifespans he carved out as off-limits. (Then let all kinds of people into anyway. So you got great characters like DASH RENDAR and his nemesis, a space pimp.)
And a lot of what JJ and the others indicated they love is the same garbage that Lucas eventually revealed was his hand all along when he was able to make the movies entirely by himself unchecked by fellow creators like directors. JJ was 11 when Wars first came out, Rian was 4, Terrio was six months old, Gareth Edwards was two, Gary Whitta was five, the guys they kicked off Solo were two. Kasdan's son is co-writer on Solo.
I was honestly kind of hoping that Star Wars would go away for awhile after episode 9, so much for that.
I mean, wouldn't it be best for the long term health of the brand if we were allowed to miss it?
the younger generations --that haven't necessarily even watched the OT or the prequelsThe husbands of two of my cousins are divided over this. One refuses to allow his son to see the prequels as they are an OT forward only family, the other lets him have as much Star Wars as he wants.
the younger generations --that haven't necessarily even watched the OT or the prequelsThe husbands of two of my cousins are divided over this. One refuses to allow his son to see the prequels as they are an OT forward only family, the other lets him have as much Star Wars as he wants.spoiler (click to show/hide):brazilcry[close]
I was honestly kind of hoping that Star Wars would go away for awhile after episode 9, so much for that.
I mean, wouldn't it be best for the long term health of the brand if we were allowed to miss it?
I would have prefered that, but it was obvious that the unstoppable milking would ensue quickly once they announced the only-2-year gap between episodes and dumb spinoffs between.
I don't care for the MCU either, but it at least makes sense considering the wide range of comics it's based on. How much can you do with Star Wars though, which needs pretty specific elements to not be just a random scifi flick? I.e. the setting could wear off much qicker than even these monster-of-the-week Marvel flicks.
Well, I think one of the husbands is doing the childern a disservice, as they deserve to know the truth about midichlorian lore and the strategic advantages of having the higher ground. What are their feelings towards letting the kids watch the Star Wars Christmas Special?Are you suggesting I offer to babysit when they go to a football game and then show the kids the glory that is the Christmas Special AND my own special cut of the prequel Trilogy which includes The Phantom Menace and then any other Senate/Jedi Council set debate scenes and nothing else. Oh, except the part where Annie slaughters a bunch of kids.
Well, I think one of the husbands is doing the childern a disservice, as they deserve to know the truth about midichlorian lore and the strategic advantages of having the higher ground. What are their feelings towards letting the kids watch the Star Wars Christmas Special?Are you suggesting I offer to babysit when they go to a football game and then show the kids the glory that is the Christmas Special AND my own special cut of the prequel Trilogy which includes The Phantom Menace and then any other Senate/Jedi Council set debate scenes and nothing else. Oh, except the part where Annie slaughters a bunch of kids.
It is and always was a throwback to old sci fi serialsIIRC, Lucas said he wanted to get the Flash Gordon rights but couldn't afford it at the time or something. That's a bit of a crazy alternate universe.
It is and always was a throwback to old sci fi serials
It is and always was a throwback to old sci fi serials
it was, now it's a throwback to itself. an unholy fusion of fan fiction and corporate crowd-pleasing.
Another benefit to Disney buying 21st Century Fox is that they'd get A New Hope back to give to Lucasfilm. No need to do a reboot then. If that deal falls through I'd definitely think about doing a reboot of Episode IV-VI so that's there's a universal vision for Star Wars and what it means.What exactly are you talking about, here? I know Fox distributed the first movie, and it wouldn't surprise me if they still had some claim to the rights there that pisses off Disney to no end… but what's this reboot talk? It's the first I've heard of it…
Yeah, but I think it wouldn't have resonated the way SW has. The change in parameters ended up being its saving grace.It is and always was a throwback to old sci fi serialsIIRC, Lucas said he wanted to get the Flash Gordon rights but couldn't afford it at the time or something. That's a bit of a crazy alternate universe.
Another benefit to Disney buying 21st Century Fox is that they'd get A New Hope back to give to Lucasfilm. No need to do a reboot then. If that deal falls through I'd definitely think about doing a reboot of Episode IV-VI so that's there's a universal vision for Star Wars and what it means.What exactly are you talking about, here? I know Fox distributed the first movie, and it wouldn't surprise me if they still had some claim to the rights there that pisses off Disney to no end… but what's this reboot talk? It's the first I've heard of it…
In 2020, Disney will have George Lucas' brain preserved in a jar and his true vision will be beamed directly into your mind through PSVR 2.0.
Are the ewok spinoffs still canon?
Are the ewok spinoffs still canon?
I’m still waiting for the broader story on the Ewoks to emerge. A sapiophagic race, which appears stuck in pre-industrial tribal culture, that is actually able to operate technological equipment? There’s an interesting story behind that, no doubt.
Are the ewok spinoffs still canon?
I’m still waiting for the broader story on the Ewoks to emerge. A sapiophagic race, which appears stuck in pre-industrial tribal culture, that is actually able to operate technological equipment? There’s an interesting story behind that, no doubt.
And whose rocks and sticks somehow hurt the most powerful military in the galaxy.
What the hell good was stormtrooper armor anyway :doge
Are the ewok spinoffs still canon?
I’m still waiting for the broader story on the Ewoks to emerge. A sapiophagic race, which appears stuck in pre-industrial tribal culture, that is actually able to operate technological equipment? There’s an interesting story behind that, no doubt.
And whose rocks and sticks somehow hurt the most powerful military in the galaxy.
What the hell good was stormtrooper armor anyway :doge
Really, the problem was never ewoks themselves, but the fact that Stormtroopers were further dumbed down to Laurel and Hardy levels in favor of them. There's being useless and then there's Return of the Jedi.
Which is why I love the new trilogy so much.
The bad guys are actually competent.
Man, I liked TFA too but this is some bullshit. Kylo got his ass handed to him because he's supposed to be a bitch, the general got his entire base wrecked as soon as Leia and Co. found it, and Phasma was literally thrown in the trash :lol
Sure, the Death Star was taken down in A New Hope. But Darth Vader was an intimidating motherfucker up until the very final fight in the trilogy. What you said is completely false.