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Nowhere does it say he was fired. He left because he didn't want to play ball with the MCU.

Harmy said:

Well, again, you take one bit of a good post and ignore the rest - he compared Ady's work to modernising a classic work of art like Mona Lisa to today's standards of beauty, which I think is a perfect analogy - it could be a fun little experiment but it sure as hell shouldn't be considered the new definitive version of Mona Lisa.

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Wow. Fox finally got their crap together. This movie was exactly what this franchise needed. I'm actually looking forward to the next one.

A glimpse at what could have been...

m_s0 said:

timdiggerm said:

m_s0 said:

On the other hand, Whitta's track record is downright horrifying to me.

Two whole films is not quite enough of a track record, particularly when one of them is known as decent and the other was probably terrible because it was a Jaden Smith vehicle.

It's not just those two. Prey is easily the best out of the three, but it still isn't very good. I have no interest in The Walking Dead, though, so I've got no clue as to how those games turned out. Maybe that's where he shines. I hope.

 His work on The Walking Dead was excellent.

BREAKING NEWS:

GARETH EDWARDS AND GARY WHITTA ONBOARD FOR STAR WARS STAND-ALONE FILM

In addition to the episodes of a new Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm and Disney have begun development on multiple stand-alone movies that will offer new stories beyond the core Saga. Gareth Edwards will direct the first stand-alone film, with a screenplay by Gary Whitta. The film is due out December 16, 2016.

Gareth Edwards blazed into the filmmaking forefront with his acclaimed work on Monsters, a film he wrote, directed and served on as cinematographer and visual effects artist. The skill and vision readily apparent in Monsters earned him the high-profile spot directing this year's smash hit Godzilla.

"Ever since I saw Star Wars I knew exactly what I wanted to do for the rest of my life -- join the Rebel Alliance! I could not be more excited and honored to go on this mission with Lucasfilm," said Edwards.

Gary Whittas screenwriting credits include 2010's The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington. He is also well known as a journalist and editor in the video game industry, as well as part of the BAFTA award-winning team on Telltale Games adaptation of The Walking Dead.

Whitta states, "From the moment I first saw the original movie as a wide-eyed kid, Star Wars has been the single most profound inspiration to my imagination and to my career as a writer. It is deeply special to me,so to be given the opportunity to contribute to its ongoing legacy, especially in collaboration with a film-maker as talented as Gareth, is literally a dream come true. I'm still pinching myself."

lovelikewinter said:

Also we should give Disney a chance to see if they are going to release the OUT or not.  If its not out by 2016, baring any legal/restoration troubles that are announced, then we can look at them in another light.

I'd say our chances are better than ever of getting the OUT. Everyone at Lucasfilm has been on a heavy old school kick ever since the change over.

Abrams has been going heavy on the old school techniques, shooting on film, relying on practical creatures, etc. While the gang working on Rebels has been contacting people who worked on the original film to ask them about their methodologies. Contacting the guy who did the original rotoscoping of the lightsabers and the original set dresser, etc.

The emphasis has been heavy on doing everything the old school way and I think that bodes incredibly well for the future of the OUT.

I'll give you The Last Starfighter but I will not standby and have *batteries not included disparaged so.

*slaps Bingowings across the face with a white glove*

Lord Haseo said:

"The story, music and characters were great, but the technology is dated." With SW:R the narrative, characters and music are still there, but the visuals have been updated. I don't see why this shouldn't be a replacement from an objective standpoint. 

 Because Revisited does more than just update the visuals and fix continuity errors. It introduced new music(Duel of the Fates), re-edited scenes into a different order(Ben's hut) and made other questionable changes like the laser needle.

I love Revisited and can't wait for ESB:R myself but they will never supplant the OUT. Why? Because it's not just a new coat of paint, it's a different car altogether.

This kind of fits here.

Disney Animation is adapting the Marvel comic Big Hero 6 into a film.

Here's the first teaser trailer.

Bingowings said:

Films I'd rate above TPM... Batteries Not Included, The Last Starfighter

 ....

What's the point in listing those titles? They're both (especially *batteries not included) great films. Might as well list Forrest Gump or Schindler's List.

What we do know for sure is that there's going to be a new release in November. Most likely digital download for the first time.

What's interesting about it is that they want to include Black Angel with it. Kind of weird to try and recreate the original theatrical experience with the short film but then using the special edition for the feature.

I hope it's the OUT, but they're likely just going to rely on the AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AS A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD as their gimmick.

Lord Haseo said:

m_s0 said:

Lord Haseo said:

kane1138 said:

FrankT said:

kane1138 said:

Roger Christian recently confirmed rumours of digital versions becoming available in November 2014.  It's possible these will be the original versions.

 When/where was this?

 Last week's episode of Rebel Force Radio.

 It would be nice to own the OUT on Blu-Ray, but I don't see the point when Harmy's Despecialized Editions are on the internet. But to each his own I suppose.

So you're saying that you see no benefit in upgrading a recreation (which by necessity will never quite be ideal) based on very low quality sources with a proper restoration? That's... odd.

 Harmy is updating his projects and I with patients the Despecialized Editions will be just as good as the Blu-Rays. Plus with ANH:R already out and ESB hopefully coming soon I would never watch the unaltered version of STAR WARS and ESB again.

Do...you not understand that that's what we're talking about? An official blu-ray release of the original unaltered trilogy?

New trailer for I'll Follow You Down released.

Also added:

Alienate

The Anomaly

I love that they're going more practical with the creature effects. HOWEVER, that alien looks a little too Jim Henson-y.

Lord Haseo said:

kane1138 said:

FrankT said:

kane1138 said:

Roger Christian recently confirmed rumours of digital versions becoming available in November 2014.  It's possible these will be the original versions.

 When/where was this?

 Last week's episode of Rebel Force Radio.

 It would be nice to own the OUT on Blu-Ray, but I don't see the point when Harmy's Despecialized Editions are on the internet. But to each his own I suppose.

 Harmy's work is excellent and the next best thing we have to the genuine article at the moment. But it is not perfect and in no way a replacement for the real thing.

I never took you for one of...those, Frink.

For some reason I read that in Arnold's voice.

I recommend reading that reddit post. It's like a refresher course. There's some gold in there.

I have no idea what you're talking about. The prequels were filled with strictly professional and realistic due-

Oh...

Bingowings said:

George Lucas doesn't come here so I personally see no point in saying Happy Birthday.

 I'm not so convinced:

The NY Times said:

In the last decade and a half, Lucas has given “Star Wars” several “final” cuts. For the 1997 special edition, he made Greedo, a green-skinned alien, fire his blaster at Han Solo because Han’s murdering Greedo in cold blood — as the 1977 version had it — struck him as a violation of his own naïve style. For the new Blu-ray version of “Return of the Jedi,” Lucas added Darth Vader shouting, “Nooo!” as he seizes the evil emperor in the movie’s climactic scene. Lucas made the Ewoks blink. And so forth.

When fanboys wailed, Lucas did not just hear the scream of young Jedis; he heard something like the voice of the studio. The dumb, uncomprehending voice in his Socratic dialogues — a voice telling him how to make a blockbuster. “On the Internet, all those same guys that are complaining I made a change are completely changing the movie,” Lucas says, referring to fans who, like the dreaded studios, have done their own forcible re-edits. “I’m saying: ‘Fine. But my movie, with my name on it, that says I did it, needs to be the way I want it.’ ”

Lucas seized control of his movies from the studios only to discover that the fanboys could still give him script notes. “Why would I make any more,” Lucas says of the “Star Wars” movies, “when everybody yells at you all the time and says what a terrible person you are?”

Sounds like someone who has passed through here at least once. I can't recall if Ady ever commented on this article as it certainly sounds like he's referencing Revisited.

The best new Star Trek anything to come out in years.

RicOlie_2 said:

I don't want everyone who was in all three films to be in all three films. That would just be stupid. I hate universe shrinkage. It started with ESB and hasn't stopped.

 Having Wedge in the ST isn't universe shrinking. If they were to reveal that death sticks guy from AOTC had since cleaned up his act and was a high ranking officer in the New Republic, THAT's universe shrinkage.

Wedge played an integral part in the Galactic Civil War and was there every step of the way with Luke and the rest of them. So it's completely within reason that he could still be around in some capacity.

 Do we need to see Salacious Crumb again? No. Do we need to see Lobot? No.

But Wedge was in all three of the original films!