danaan, I'm at the first scene of The Old Order; there's a nice Star Warsy, swashbuckling feel to it.

Episode II is proving to be a real pain to write. It's the most complex of my three film ideas; as of now it contains Anakin's conversion, the rise of the Empire, the endgame of the Clone Wars, and some big character revelations that cast the OT in a different light.

I'm trying to mold Episode II in a manner similar to ESB: love story at the center of the plot, big reveal at the climax, the audience learns some new things about the Force, the protagonist desperately limps towards a cliffhanger ending...and the Empire plays Tom to the Alliance's Jerry.

Also: tonally speaking, the feeling for the end of the trilogy that I am going for can be aptly summarized by the section of the ESB finale track that runs from 00:59 to 02:23. In fact, it would be a dream come true if I could include that track in the final cut of the film!