First rumors begin to fly about the plot of the new Star Wars films
Oct. 31, 2012
I have a good feeling about this.
Sorry, had to do it. Anyway, it does feel pretty damn awesome to be writing about a new STAR WARS trilogy and knowing that it will be STAR WARS: EPISODE VII and not another prequel. Sure, I liked the prequels, but they did not live up to the expectations that I or any other fan truly had.
Now that we know STAR WARS: EPISODE VII will be released in 2015, we can begin to rampantly speculate on what the movie will be about. Many of you already have voiced your desire to see either the Thrawn novels or an Old Republic set trilogy. From these first sources, it looks like neither of those will be what we see on the big screen in 3 years.
For the longest time, Lucas denied his vision for a nine or twelve movie series. But, now that the man himself said the next trilogy is already in the planning stages, he seems to have contradicted himself. With that in mind, The Wrap spoke with Dale Pollock, author of Skywalking: The Life And Films Of George Lucas, who claims the original outlines for the next three films are the “three most exciting stories...they had propulsive action, really interesting new worlds, new characters. I remember thinking, ‘I want to see these 3 movies.’” He also states the Luke, Han, and Leia characgters would have been in their 30s or 40s. That would mean either recasting the iconic roles with new, younger actors, or advancing them to their 60s or 70s in the story to fit with the actors current ages.
E Online also reported a source as stating there are no directors or writers selected yet and that the films are fully original stories and not adaptations of any comics or novels. So, that rules out Thrawn and many other dream stories for us fans. Granted, Disney doesn't have to abide by the existing treatments unless that is somewhere in the language of the merger. I would think Lucas would be open to changing the plan, but as was stated yesterday, Disney is locking in these first three movies for 2015, 2017, and 2019 and plan to continue making more every 3 years after that. So, even if Thrawn or Old Republic stories do not get made within the next 7 years, that doesn't mean they never will.
No one will be fully satisfied with STAR WARS: EPISODE VII unless it is the complete opposite of the prequels. Knowing that Lucas will not write or direct these new films definitely puts a lot of fans at ease. It remains to be seen what the plans will be, but you can be sure we will let you know. With such a short time before the first film will hit theaters, expect lots to develop over the next months include writers, directors, and casting announcements.
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The Prequel Trilogy was extremely adolescent, particularly Episode I. That doesn't seem to bother 5 year olds though, who watch it and love every minute of it.
The Original Trilogy was a bit more mature, probably aimed at 13 or above.
In keeping with this trend, I would actually like it if the Sequel Trilogy were even more mature. Not NC-17 or anything like that, but with more sophisticated themes on the order of a Blade Runner or 2001. Perhaps dealing with the
The Prequel Trilogy was extremely adolescent, particularly Episode I. That doesn't seem to bother 5 year olds though, who watch it and love every minute of it.
The Original Trilogy was a bit more mature, probably aimed at 13 or above.
In keeping with this trend, I would actually like it if the Sequel Trilogy were even more mature. Not NC-17 or anything like that, but with more sophisticated themes on the order of a Blade Runner or 2001. Perhaps dealing with the "balancing of the force" prophecy which is likely to be the task of Han & Leia's grown up kids.
In this way, a person could literally grow up with the saga from the age of a toddler all the way to post middle age.
I suspect that characters from the Original Trilogy may show up as secondary older incarnations in the Sequel Trilogy, just as characters from the Prequel Trilogy showed up as secondary older incarnations in the Original Trilogy.
We could see Luke playing a
I suspect that characters from the Original Trilogy may show up as secondary older incarnations in the Sequel Trilogy, just as characters from the Prequel Trilogy showed up as secondary older incarnations in the Original Trilogy.
We could see Luke playing a kind of elderly Obi-Wan character. Perhaps Leia is a wizened senator, akin to Mon Mothma.
I know it's a snowball's chance in hell, but it would be great to see Ford play Solo as a grizzled bearded general. Maybe he could be convinced if he gets the death for the character he wanted in Jedi early on.
At any rate, the best parts of the Original Trilogy are the parts where Lucas' involvement was minimal, so this may actually turn out to be something great. I do think they ought to stop at IX though, and not go into infinity and beyond. If they need to make movies after that, they should start an entirely different story line in the same universe. Maybe do Johnston's proposed Boba Fett Movie. [link]
No Han Solo
Revenge of the Jedi
That way Ford doesn't have to do the movie, Luke and Leia could return along with Chewbacca and the droids and presumably a young padwan for Luke to suck in the younger
That way Ford doesn't have to do the movie, Luke and Leia could return along with Chewbacca and the droids and presumably a young padwan for Luke to suck in the younger crowd.
40 year old luke
No recasting
The child in me wants to see it returned to its former original trilogy glory, but the adult in me wants it to die a painful Michael Bay directed death with Shie LeBeouf (sp?) playing Luke Skywalker.
The child in me wants to see it returned to its former original trilogy glory, but the adult in me wants it to die a painful Michael Bay directed death with Shie LeBeouf (sp?) playing Luke Skywalker.
Shadows of the Empire.
It will never live up to expectations...
Also, Luke and Han are a MUST (to be played by Mark and Harrison only of course, or nobody at all)
Also, Luke and Han are a MUST (to be played by Mark and Harrison only of course, or nobody at all)
Who wrote the outlines?
A movie idea
re: ccapel
In the first
In the first film, Obi Wan refers to the Jedi as having been the 'Guardians of Peace.' So perhaps an interesting way to go would be a scenario in which the New Republic & the Jedi seek to PREVENT or peacefully resolve a major conflict. But other forces (Sith, ex-Imperials, enemies unknown) seek to incite such a war for their own purposes. Still plenty of opportunity for large action sequences, even battles...basically half the James Bond movies were about preventing WWIII.
The Star Wars universe is nothing if not realist in its themes. A galaxy in which every conceivable technological, social, spiritual advance has been mastered...every reason for it to be the utopia every human dreams of...and yet there are still evil and corrupt forces that require constant vigilance to suppress & defeat.
No recast!
Get away a bit from all the Jedi & geopolitics that dominated the prequels. Oh, you can have some Jedi about, even a main character...but I want more space cowboys, fighter pilots,
Get away a bit from all the Jedi & geopolitics that dominated the prequels. Oh, you can have some Jedi about, even a main character...but I want more space cowboys, fighter pilots, smugglers, scoundrels. And lets get a non-princess female character. A female Han Solo or Boba Fett-like character. Indeed, a bounty hunter as a main protagonist offers up a world of possibilities, given they're treated as pure criminals and villains in both trilogies.
remakes
Lucas is giving all the money from the sale to charity
That said, for the first time in a long time, I'm excited about Star Wars again.
That said, for the first time in a long time, I'm excited about Star Wars again.