SilverWook said:

I'm still waiting for the hair dryer thing Chewie's dad was using in the HS to be perfected, so I can watch the movies in my head. ;)

Think that device is only good for watching Wookiee porn (That a creepy old guy who runs the hardware store lent you) on...

^ btw To find that HS screengrab on a google search I had to see some images that will scar me for life lol

Is Abrams still going to direct Episode VII? Is he backing out like I heard a few weeks back?

Ryan McAvoy said:

Yes but it's increasingly the case that while your local multiplex will have both 3D and 2D. The 3D film willl be on at 12.00, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00 and 9.00pm. The 2D will be on once a day on a medium size screen at 9pm. It's a simple scam, if you make seeing the film at half price difficult enough then people will just give in and pay double. I've seen it happen recently with STID, Man Of Steel and Iron Man 3.

You must have some really crappy local theaters. The theaters here schedule based on demand and so both 2D and 3D start on equal footing only for the 3D to slowly whittle away while the 2D showings remain strong.

It sounds like your theater manager wants to squeeze out as much money as he can after paying for the 3D equipment.

SilverWook said:

generalfrevious said:

Is Abrams still going to direct Episode VII? Is he backing out like I heard a few weeks back?

It's a rumor denied by Lucasfilm at this point in time.

Odd that JJ hasn't denied it personally or just popped his head up. Here's a hypothetical...

IF JJ has quit, who is the worst possible replacement? (Realistic answers please).

I'll start... Paul W. S. Anderson?

Ryan McAvoy said:

SilverWook said:

generalfrevious said:

Is Abrams still going to direct Episode VII? Is he backing out like I heard a few weeks back?

It's a rumor denied by Lucasfilm at this point in time.

Odd that JJ hasn't denied it personally or just popped his head up. Here's a hypothetical...

IF JJ has quit, who is the worst possible replacement? (Realistic answers please).

I'll start... Paul W. S. Anderson?

George Lucas...again

Or they could go with Raja Gosnell

Oh god Raja Gosnell's record is so bad. If I see the trailer for Smurfs 2 one more time at the front of a YouTube clip I'm gonna lose it.

But the possibility of Lucas coming back is a genuienly scary possibility. Like when Jackson took back The Hobbit after Guillermo Del Toro had to leave (btw I'm glad Jackson is in charge).

Also, it would be embarrassing for Kennedy.  Ep VII is her first major job as CEO of Lucasfilm and she practically begged Abrams to take on the role, even though he initially turned it down.

I'd love to see Guillermo del Toro's take if JJ backed out.

Tobar said:

I'd love to see Guillermo del Toro's take if JJ backed out.

I don't know. I was glad that Jackson got The Hobbit back. I think Del Toro is such a visualy unique Director that he wouldn't be able to constrain his imagination to something that fitted in with the rest of the saga. On one hand I'd find it hard to believe that his SW trilogy wouldn't be amazing on it's own. But I have a feeling it would disconnect stylisticly from the OT (In the same way the look of the PT did).

Bet he would create some amazing worlds to visit. Just think how he might make say the Mon Calamari homeworld look. A mysterious water world but with giant shipyards oooohh

Something interesting from starwars.com...

Star Wars Celebration 2015 will be held in Anaheim, California, from April 16-19, 2015.  Timed with the release of Star Wars: Episode VII, this promises to be a Star Wars Celebration like no other.

I think the thing to take away from that announcement is that Ep VII is due for release some time between April 16-19, 2015.

I will find a way to Mann's Chinese Theatre...

To me, 'timed with the release' means 'at or around the same time'.  If the Celebration is scheduled before the release of the movie, I'm sure they would have said something like 'immediately preceeding' or 'leading up to' instead.

Both movies will be huge blockbusters and will be showing for several weeks.  With Avengers 2 scheduled for May 2015, a slight overlap is inevitable. 

But if they release Ep VII in April, at least it will be on its own for a few weeks before the A2 release.

Edit:  Just checked the dates.  A2 is out on May 1.  If Ep VII comes out on April 17, it will have a 2 week head start.  Still seems quite close to me, but it's got to be better than having both out in the same month.

Nope, no way they release it in April.  May has traditionally kicked off the summer blockbuster season and Disney will certainly want to release it during one of the peak box office revenue periods.

Also the new Avengers logo released at comic con just said "Summer 2015" so they may push that back for a May release of ep VII like they originally said they were shooting for.  Or they could release one on May 1st and the other at the end of May.