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Hooterdear
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Why the future SW films concern me
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Date created
14-Jul-2015, 9:59 AM

Ok. Everybody. I realize that the first sentence is a little sensationalist. I originally wrote this for a more general readership, not the die-hard of die-hard fans. I'm not scared like it keeps me up at night or I take meds to calm me down (those are for the voices in my head).

I am very much looking forward to the upcoming films by some talented directors. I avoid all things VII so as to fully enjoy it in December. That said, I still don't like that Disney is finding the flavor of the month directors to make them. I think I like Abrams more than others, I've been on the Rian Johnson bandwagon since opening night of Brick, and I watch The Lego Movie about once a week (thanks to my kids). However, I would be more excited about announcements of well-established, trusted directors. Do I want old-timers exclusively? No. But I don't want guys who have only done two or three movies exclusively, either. Balance... in the force... or something like that. 

Anchorhead, thanks for the chart but I don't think it is completely comparable. If you were to make a chart of fresh directors who made sequels and we can see how well those turned out (James Cameron and Aliens, for example), then I think that would be a better prediction.