Calling him a "pig" and then remarking how he didn't cast him in either movie = obvious tongue-in-cheek.
He even says in this interview that JJ is the right director: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3FyoZmD0bA
I wasn't crazy about Glacchino's Star Trek score. I just watched it again recently and was pretty underwhelmed, especially since I had just watched Star Trek 1, 2, & 3, and have always loved Goldsmith and Horner's scores.
But I really am not familiar enough with Glacchino's work to honestly debate his abilities to score Ep VII.
That being said, I will be surprised if JW is not the composer.
I can't imagine Kathleen Kennedy not going after JW. If he wants to do it, you have to give it to him. I seriously doubt Abrams would have a problem with this.
The question is does JW even want to compose them, since he is semi-retired these days.
A bunch of sites reported that back in November. Their sources were apparently Disney employees who said they were quoting Kathleen Kennedy. Who knows if that's true or not, but I bet Disney wants to do something similar to how they are releasing Marvel movies right now, so I fully expect them to start planning multiple spin-offs.
http://screencrush.com/disney-star-wars-2-3-years/
I don't know. We already heard Disney say they wanted to do 2-3 per year, including some spin-off movies. I can't imagine how they would do a Yoda movie, but if they think it will make money, then...
But yes, this would be the among the dumbest ideas ever, along with Yaddle, midichlorians, Boba Fett as a kid, and cg clone troopers.
SilverWook said:
As we are all firmly entrenched in our opinions on Trek '09, maybe we need to look at something where Mr. Abrams came aboard in an already established film franchise. How did Mission Impossible III compare to the other MI films?
Me and my friends all thought MI3 was the best one. I really didn't have much of an interest in seeing it, but I ended up really enjoying it. I haven't seen it since the theater though, so I can't really comment on it any further.
Really like your latest attempt at that Obi-wan scene, Harmy. Very nice.
Man, the blu-ray version looks really bad in comparison.
Not to be a downer, but I will hold my excitement til after I see it. I just don't think it's likely they will be able to capture the magic again. We all want to see another Star Wars or Empire, but you can't just recreate that 35 year-old perfect storm that brought us an amazing fantasy adventure, just by bringing in the original cast and screenwriter. Those movies were simply made in another time.
I mean, remember when we all had hope for Crystal Skull?
Plus, good movies coming out of Hollywood are few and far between these days, anyway. Most of the big budget action movies end up being bland cg-fests with storytelling taking a backseat to flashy effects.
But I hope I'm wrong! I will be pleasantly surprised walking out of the theater in 2015.
Easterhay said:
I don't know where you get off in saying that I'm victimising myself, georgec. Am I to take this condecension as further provocation? God knows enough of you are trying.
No, you're quite alright. I can more than hold my own against any of you - I've seen enough of your posts to know that - but I doubt many of you would be able to respond to my bucking the trend here in a civil fashion - this is an internet forum after all - so in the interest of keeping the peace I have chosen not to argue about the subject.
It's quite sad to see the collective responses to my decision not to be drawn on the issue. Quite pathetic, really.
not sure why the attitude here. This is a friendly board, and I haven't seen any "provocation" here except from you.
I will be shocked if this is the guy, but it was already reported that he met with Lucas this summer, and now this interview from several months ago has surfaced. Watch at 21:45.
http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/rumors/colin-trevorrow-on-directing-star-wars-ccamp.php
This rumor popped up last week about Colin Trevorrow. He reportedly met with Lucas, who is a big fan of 'Safety Not Gauranteed', several months ago.
His comment in a recent interview is interesting:
"It is not something that I can comment too much on. But I can definitely say, I am as much of a fan of Star Wars as everyone else for whom Star Wars was the most important thing in their life, when they were a kid. I'm deeply aware of how profoundly important it is, to billions of people. It really is a mythology and possibly even a belief system for a lot of people. I certainly can't comment on what my involvement may ever be, I can definitely say that I would absolutely love to direct a "Star Wars" film at some point in my life. That would be incredible, I'm not daunted by it. Even if I understand that any thinking director who cares about it as I do, as much as a lot of directors do, would be afraid of screwing it up. But I also think that it's a risk that a lot of directors would be willing to take, because they care about it so much."
http://screenrant.com/star-wars-episode-7-colin-trevorrow-director-boba-fett/
man, i thought Capt America was horrible, as did all my friends, but I think the biggest reason for that was the fact that they rushed the movie into production and even started shooting way before the script was finished.
I really just haven't seen much from Johnston that would get me excited about him being named Ep VII director.
georgec said:
I shudder to think of what the outtakes are, considering what Lucas deemed sufficient to make it into the final cuts.
Well, we do know that the other takes would not be nearly as "fast or intense" as what we got in the final edit.
Akwat Kbrana said:
I would love to see J. Michael Straczynski at the helm. I can think of almost no one more qualified for a project such as this.
Also, I'm a bit disturbed by all the Stardust love in this thread. That steaming pile of dreck makes the PT look like cinematic perfection in comparison. To quote Philip French, it "fails on every level and plumbs new depths of camp embarrassment." X-Men First Class was, admittedly, handled quite well (despite one or two continuity issues). But Stardust was so mind-numbingly awful, I'd feel pretty uneasy if Vaughn got the job.
Stardust is like Casablanca compared to the PT. But then again, you could say the same thing for just about any movie today.
Ang Lee would have to be near the top of my list, probably above any of the names mentioned here.
captainsolo said:
Bingowings said:
Tom Stoppard as the writer and Tsui Hark directing.
What? Did you ever see the horror of A Better Tomorrow III? John Woo maybe, just for a smuggler played by Lord Yun-Fat.
My overall choice is still Ridley Scott, but I fully back Gilliam who is 100% unlikely to ever even be considered.
Huh? You wouldnt want Tsui Hark because of one bad movie? (i havent seen ABT III) The guy has made some really good movies. He wouldn't be my first choice, but a Tsui Hark Star Wars movie would be a blast, for sure.
And as for Ridley Scott, his best movie was in 1979 and he's been pretty hit or miss since then. Blade Runner was really good, Gladiator and Black Hawk Down were pretty good, Prometheus was worth watching I guess, and then he's got a bunch of mediocre to absolute crap movies. (Robin Hood, for example was atrocious). I'm not saying he wouldn't make a good SW movie, but just looking at his filmography he would be way down on my list.
nightstalkerpoet said:
... I hope the good the better parts of her resume factor into these new Star Wars movies rather than this:
The Last Airbender (executive producer)
I know it's one thing, but DAMN that is an awful movie!
Executive producers often have very little or nothing to do with the actual production.
Jetrell Fo said:
This Kathleen Kennedy that is going to head this thing....she worked for Spielberg for quite some time, correct?
Big time producer, and was also president of Amblin entertainment for a while. I just hope she doesn't have Wormtongue George whispering in her ear the whole time.
Baronlando said:
Here's Rian Johnson, I'll probably be buying LOOPER just because of this.
https://twitter.com/rcjohnso/status/263821604629389313
Looper was a breath of fresh air amongst a sea of very bland big budget cg action movies that are the norm these days. I don't have a whole lot of hope that the new Star Wars movies will be any better than your typical comic book movie, but if Rian Johnson is involved I will definitely be a lot more interested.
none of my friends own the blu-rays or even watch Star Wars anymore because of all the changes. And every single one of them would run to the store immediately if the OUT was released.
And like many of you have already stated, I have been on a lot of various message boards since the Disney thing, and the hope that the originals will be now be released seems to be a pretty prevailing sentiment.
Oldfan said:
nightstalkerpoet said:
New interview with Lucas biographer:
http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/star-wars-7-8-and-9-are-most-exciting-says-george-lucas-biographer-exclusive-63006
The next in the series, he said, involve Luke Skywalker in his 30s and 40s, but Lucas was unlikely to turn to Mark Hamill, who played Luke in the original but whose performance left the director dissatisfied.
Good thing Lucas went with better actors for his prequels.
Most people don't realize that the director has a HUGE impact on the actors performances. With all the stories about how Lucas hardly even talked to the actors on set during SW, it's a wonder that the performances were as good as they were. And Hamil gets a bad rap for SW, but the audience clearly bought into Luke Skywalker, and without him making Luke a believable character, it would not have been nearly the movie that it was.
And it's not that he hired bad actors for the prequels, it's just that he is that bad of a director. He was an editor first, and he has even stated that the editing room is where he is comfortable and where he thinks the movie is really "made".
digitalfreaknyc said:
I thought Fox owned Ep. 4 in perpetuity?? no?
yes, Fox retains ep IV rights in perpetuity. Empire and Jedi distribution rights turn back over to Disney in 2020. That being said, I'm sure Fox and Disney could work out a deal to include Ep IV on any future releases.
Please, please just don't make me have to endure another Hayden Christiansen force ghost in EP VII.
1990osu said:
Fox still owns rights to the 1977-1983 versions IIRC.
Yes, Fox does owns distribution rights, but those will expire in 2020 (except for ep IV). I don't know what that means for the potential for an OUT release in the near future, though. Since a film restoration would have to take place, I would guess that Fox would have to make a deal with Disney/lucasfilm in order for that to happen?
Plus it's not like Lucasfilm is going anywhere. Disney will probably just let Kathleen Kennedy continue to run the show there, and I doubt she would want to go against George's wishes on this. But who knows...
bilditup1 said:
zombie84 said:
My own feeling is that this could be the best thing, because Disney has always been kind to its classics, has always marketed itself based on its legacy, and with Lucas out of the way--he's a creative consultant on the sequels, not on the companies business dealings--there's really nothing holding them back.
But Lucas will become Disney's second largest individual shareholder, after the family of Steve Jobs. (One thing nobody I've read seems to have pointed out is that this deal in some way reunites Lucasfilm with its' former computer graphics department, which ended up selling to Disney several years earlier for much more than Lucasfilm itself.)
Lucas' having such a large stake still carries a whole lot of weight, even if it isn't an outright veto (it's still just a small percentage of the company). Now, maybe there are elements within Lucasfilm who have wanted to get the OoT out that Lucas has thusfar vetoed, who will now have some breathing room. I doubt that these people could have gotten promoted in the organization if they felt that way openly though, considering Lucas' attitude though...so we'd have to hope that many there are people in the shadows who want this, or that the suits are willing to override Lucas' wishes. Otherwise...I dunno, I just don't see much of a reason to be hopeful.
The 2011 Blu-ray collection, btw, is billed as 'The Complete Saga'. I sincerely doubt that these talks have been in the works for more than a year, or that Lucas had any kind of story treatment for the third trilogy until very recently (you would have mentioned it in your book!)
Disney has already stated they plan to buy back the shares within two years, as per the investors conference call that they posted on their site today.