[Wheeljack35]

Check it out here

http://jediinsider.c...=8&itemid=14402

[mako]

Amazing bit of detective work on their part. Fron a script that hasn't even been written yet by a writer who's been on the job less than a week, they have managed to deduce the plot and cast of a movie that won't even hit theaters for two or three more years.

. . . and the best 'Net-Rumor they could come up with is Star Wars: The Next Generation?

[featofstrength]

"new generation of heroes"...passing the torch...let the nightmare concept of Ghostbusters 3 become a reality with Star Wars...

[Bespin refugee]

"Episode VII" to Enter Pre-Production in the Spring

[Devilbat]

Oh man...that teaser poster just gave me butterflies in my stomach. I'm so excited I can hardly stand it!

[hamsterboy]

The only drawback from this is no Ralph McQuarrie concept sketches.

[Devilbat]

With all this talk about who's going to direct the sequels, I think it'd be kinda cool if there were some sort of series of movie shorts directed by different directors, kinda like the Star Wars: Visions comic one-shot, where different writers and artist contributed their own style and take on short Star Wars stories. Wouldn't that be cool? We could see some of our favorite directors take a stab at our beloved property without affecting the official film episodes.

[Bespin refugee]

J.J. Abrams To Direct New 'Star Wars' Movie For Disney

[yojoebro82]

I was just about to post that! I knew I'd be beat to it.

Wierd how he JUST said he wasn't interested and wanted to focus on Star Trek...

[featofstrength]

meh...Abrams might be in the top 3 in my "No Star Wars" list, right behind Joss Whedon and Zach Snyder. Oh well, lense flares win out over bad dialog/so-called strong female characters and tv commercial passing as features/rocknroll cliches....

[Devilbat]

I love J.J. Abrams, but...I'm just not sure his style is right for Star Wars. That's the one thing that concerns me about Lucas completely turning over Star Wars to new people. It seems that great care was always taken to ensure that most if not all of the films maintained a consistent look. I like consistency. But I guess it really won't matter if the spirit of what Lucas established is preserved and it's done with respect to and understanding of what's come before.

[hamsterboy]

I'm hearing a rumor about how Disney wants to redo the original movies.

[Wheeljack35]

 hamsterboy, on 25 January 2013 - 11:19 PM, said:

I'm hearing a rumor about how Disney wants to redo the original movies.

Uh Oh...Don't tell me they were inspired by the special editions

[yojoebro82]

 Devilbat, on 25 January 2013 - 10:35 PM, said:

It seems that great care was always taken to ensure that most if not all of the films maintained a consistent look. I like consistency.

Have to disagree there. Between the originals and the prequils, I don't see much consistency at all in terms of looks. The originals looked real, authentic. The prequils-thanks to the crutch of CGI in every single scene-- looked polished, sterile, and artificial.

I think Abrams will do fine. If anything, I would imagine that if it were up to him, you'd see very little reference to the prequils. A plus in my book.

[yojoebro82]

 hamsterboy, on 25 January 2013 - 11:19 PM, said:

I'm hearing a rumor about how Disney wants to redo the original movies.

Before the Disney buy I was actually betting on this happening. With the complete lack of original ideas in Hollywood, I don't think this idea will ever be completely off the table.

[Devilbat]

 yojoebro82, on 26 January 2013 - 12:04 AM, said:

 Devilbat, on 25 January 2013 - 10:35 PM, said:

It seems that great care was always taken to ensure that most if not all of the films maintained a consistent look. I like consistency.

Have to disagree there. Between the originals and the prequils, I don't see much consistency at all in terms of looks. The originals looked real, authentic. The prequils-thanks to the crutch of CGI in every single scene-- looked polished, sterile, and artificial.

I think Abrams will do fine. If anything, I would imagine that if it were up to him, you'd see very little reference to the prequils. A plus in my book.

No no...I meant in terms of cinematography; the lighting, camera angles, that sort of thing. Like many have mentioned before, J.J. Abrams is fond of lens flares and hyper-action. I'm not so sure I wanna see that in a Star Wars movie. Just like if James Cameron were to direct, there might be alot of bright-blue lighting in the background...and lots of water. (lol) Ridley Scott's movies have a certain look too, as do many other directors.

I guess what I'm saying is there weren't any earmarks of any given director's so-called "look" on any of the Star Wars films that one could point out or recognize. That's what I'm afraid of, that any new Star Wars films will be stylized.

[Wheeljack35]

 yojoebro82, on 26 January 2013 - 12:06 AM, said:

 hamsterboy, on 25 January 2013 - 11:19 PM, said:

I'm hearing a rumor about how Disney wants to redo the original movies.

Before the Disney buy I was actually betting on this happening. With the complete lack of original ideas in Hollywood, I don't think this idea will ever be completely off the table.

Well at least it isn't a remake of the origional in the rumors I had heard about before Lucas sold it to Disney

I was thinking that after he died whomever took over for him would have "A New Hope" remade

[GPM in ICT]

I'm fine with whatever, but I just did have one thought. I'm gonna miss the beginning credits. It was just the 20th century fox and the Lucasfilm logo then the SW theme and scroll into the movie. Now we're going to get some lame Disney Castle fit in (because Disney has done special versions of the Disney Castle for different movies and I can't see them not doing one for SW), then the Bad Robot logo, then the Lucasfilms logo and possibly some other logo's depending on who gets brought on between now and then.

[yojoebro82]

Even with flairs, if the movie's good, everyone will be happy.

[Devilbat]

Well...I've just about come to the conclusion that it's gonna be a whole new era, a whole new beginning for Star Wars, and I'm just gonna roll with it and go with the flow. I loved Toy Story 3, and I love J.J. Abrams, so I personally should be extremely happy with the final product.

And GMP, like you I was concerned about the opening credits being different. Like I've mentioned before, I'm a very sentimental person that likes attention paid to consistency, but now I'm in a "whatever" kind of mode. Like yojoe alluded to, if they do a good job, it will be every fanboy's dream come true. It's so much fun looking forward to this, not really knowing where they're gonna take it and what it's gonna look like. It's terribly exciting.

[featofstrength]

 yojoebro82, on 26 January 2013 - 05:24 PM, said:

Even with flairs, if the movie's good, everyone will be happy.

Sorry, the're playing it safe. There is nothing to convince me that this could be anything more than mediocre at best. (hey, like Star Trek)

[yojoebro82]

 featofstrength, on 27 January 2013 - 10:45 AM, said:

There is nothing to convince me that this could be anything more than mediocre at best.

LOL, that's because we don't know anything about this movie yet. Period.

Actually, I take that back, we know a couple of things. We know the people behind the prequils (George and all his Yes-Men) are out. We know the franchise is owned by a company that by and large produces quality product. We know the big 3 actors and a writer from ESB (arguably the best SW) are all on board. We know a successful director is doing it (I obviously don't expect everyone to agree, by I personally gave the Star Trek reboot an "A").

Hey, I have my pessimistic side too. Personally, I don't NEED to see another Star Wars. I'd be happy with the memory or the original three. I think Luke, Han, and Leia's story has been told and it will take a damn fine story to convince me otherwise, I hope I get proven wrong. But more movies are coming whether I like it or not and all of the above just look like good first steps to me. They're not predestined to suck.

[featofstrength]

 yojoebro82, on 27 January 2013 - 03:33 PM, said:

They're not predestined to suck.

no one said that. I said mediocre is the best you can hope for.

if George Lucas' prequels are the ultimate low, and we all take SW 1977 as the high...

[Flounnderr]

Why is '77 star wars the High. I liked ROTJ the best...the point is we really dont know anything. I wasnt a big fan of JJ Abrams Star trek b/c it didnt relate to the other movies ie alternate reality.

I would hope if they're calling it ep7 then it will continue with some familiar characters (even if played by different actors). If it was going to be entirely new with no relation to previous movie, then they should call it Star Wars: "new title" insert not Ep 7.

i guess we should all wait a year till good info starts coming out.

[featofstrength]

 Flounnderr, on 27 January 2013 - 10:17 PM, said:

Why is '77 star wars the High.

you cant argue with initial success and all the breakthroughs(artistic, technological, problematic) made to get it to the screen. And structuraly, A New Hope is a solid stand-alone film without having to remind us of its place in a larger, multifilm story arch. (Remember those days? when Hollywood didnt automatically sell things as a trilogies? A sarcastic 'thank you' to the Star Wars business model.)

Im only saying this in trying to dissect the film critic from the fan in me. I mean, Temple of Doom is my favorite Indy film, but I wont and cant argue that its a better film than Raiders.