Akton said:
Did anybody notice that when the garrulous dudebro moderator asked about the prequels (which happened at least once - a question about balancing the asthetics of the OT and the PT) Abrams steered the discussion back to the OT, and his love for its lived in look? He didn't even acknowledge the PT in passing, which I fully expected (something along the lines of "And because the prequels introduced some interesting new vistas and in the same universe, there will be a little of that" etc.) Nothing. Just praise for the OT.
Don't get me wrong, I'm delighted by that. And I know it might be seen as corporate pandering to a fanbase that overwhelmingly (and with good reason) favors the OT over the PT. But I still didn't expect it because I thought it'd be seen as an outright indictment of Lucas (who is still alive and, presumably, still on good terms with Lucasfilm).
If this attitude carries over into the ST (i.e. no references to anything PT-specific, midichlorians, gungans, clonetroopers, etc.) I will be even more (delightfully) stunned. And I will find myself holding on to hope for something I've hoped for since the Disney acquisition was first announced in 2012 - a remake of the Prequel trilogy.
...or was there actually a reference to the PT and I just missed it? In which case, well... move along... move along...
Sadly, I don't think under any circumstances, there would ever be a remake of the prequels. I wish there could be. Don't get me wrong. But the only way the prequels would be redone, is if the whole episodes 1-9 were rebooted. We'll much more likely see extended universe movies from now on.
By the way, I loved the trailer, especially the opening shot, and am glad they're still not showing too much.