Off-Topic: J. J. Abrams to Produce a Sci-Fi Movie for Sony.
J. J. Abrams has been known to keep very busy in Hollywood; in 2009, he had a hand in creating Cloverfield, Fringe, and the Star Trek reboot, and he’s continued that streak of juggling multiple projects at once. Now, fresh off of completing principle photography for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, he’s already been attached to a brand new project…
From TheWrap:
J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot are set to produce an untitled sci-fi movie for Sony Pictures that will be directed by Chris Alender, multiple individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, the script features aliens and is reminiscent of “Cloverfield” in terms of both tone and budget.
Justin Doble wrote the most recent draft of the script, which came with Alender’s sizzle reel, look-book and an action-heavy five-minute teaser scene to help executives visualize the project.
The top-secret genre film was previously set up at Paramount, where Bad Robot has struggled to get several lower-budget projects off the ground. When Abrams persuaded the studio to let it go, Sony’s Michael De Luca pounced and he’ll now oversee the project for the studio, which offered aggressive progress-to-production language in its deal.
So while there still isn’t an official word about whether Bad Robot will work on the other movies in the Sequel Trilogy, it can at least be said that J. J. Abrams’s isn’t taking a break from the science-fiction genre anytime soon.
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I’m kind of sad… it seems like JJ won’t be involved with the next two films. He seems to have done a fine job of handling Star Wars.
Maybe there will be a 2nd sequel trilogy?
I feel the same. Although we haven’t seen much I already feel Abrams part of the family and I really hope he would be involved in a way with the other movies.
He is a part of the Lucasfilm Story Group, so he probably will still discuss Star Wars-related content going forward.
I wonder if Georgie-boy will be back to direct a Star Wars Feature Film in future!!
🙂
hah
Maybe the guy ought to think about taking a breather between projects? Don’t get me wrong, if you’re good at your job and you enjoy it, fine, hammer away – strike while the iron’s hot, as the saying goes. But what about down time? I just don’t want to see him burnt out like Lindsay Lohan, that’s all.
Lindsay Lohan had the mental issues that came with being a child star, not to mention a history of substance abuse. Conversely, J. J. Abrams is psychologically sound, and has stayed drug-free. He’ll be fine.
I never thought I’d see the day somebody would compare JJ Abrams to Lindsey Lohan
I think Heath Ledger is a more powerful comparison, but I think JJ genuinely lives for filmmaking, I personally don’t care for his style, but I respect his enthusiasm/work ethic. Some people are only relaxed when they’re working.
JOHN BOYEGA HAS POSTED A STRANGE PICTURE ON HIS INSTAGRAM:
http://instagram.com/p/wXqh1Kvpnd/
“Pic from next trailer?? Your Welcome 🙂 who do you think it is? 😉 #TFA ”
LOOKS LIKE LUKE NO?
He recently changed his Instagram ID; that account might not be related to his main account.
Nonetheless, it is the tease posted by G@BRIELGR@Y.
John changed his name in instagram.
Now it’s “asiliveandbreathe”, it has the same old John photos.
There are no new potos in his account.
Jboyega account could not be real… (it says is only for business, kind of weird)
Well that is obviously not a real John Boyega account
“This page could not be found.
You might have followed an incorrect link.”
Hmmm, something smells odd.
giff it to em!
Working with SONY ? Better be carefull JJ, you dont want to fall victim to hacks like the one that just recently happened there…lol SONY isnt really popular these days… Hide your social security and phone numbers before you fall like others did…
I truly hope JJ will have involvement in the next films. I am super excited about VII and what JJ is putting together for it… I want to be as excited for VIII and IX and I think JJ is the man.
I really hope JJ dose not return to direct future episodes. His film making style is horrendous and cheapens the SW franchise. Plus it has also been said that people find him to be an obtuse piece of flotsam on set.
You have not even seen the movie yet… the trailer is great so you can’t say this with certainty. Plus who cares how he is on set, it is the final product that matters
I am devided. I would like JJ to stay with Starwars so that he is keept way from ruining Star Trek any further. He has already ruined the work of many a genius by rebooting it destroying a complex unique universe, and replacing it by something that is just too similar to Ironman or Starwars to be unique.
Well I think it does matter a bit how he is on set because it reflects on his supreme arrogance. He has already insluted many Star Trek fans by calling them stupid for voicing some resonable concern about his descission to nullify an entire rich history.
Asides that, his behaviour on set also has influenced his casting. He has willfully chosen to work with talentless teen-actors instead of imensly talented stage actors like Patrick Steward, Robert Picardo or Marc Alaimo, just because he was afraid that these senior actors would not laugh about his jokes on set and would question his authority.
What if the possibilityexists that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is not episode VII. Everybody near-enough assumes it is and could very-well be so. But what if by a leap-of-logic it actually turns out not to be episode VII of the next trilogy but episode X of the SECOND trilogy! Just thinking… what about yourselves out there…?!
For all of those people upset about JJ Abrams not directing episodes 8 & 9 that Guillermo Del Toro was supposed to direct the Hobbit when Peter Jackson stepped back into the fold and we see how that’s turned out. Sometimes it’s better for a filmmaker to blow his load and create a masterpiece than try and hang around and milk as much as they can from a beloved franchise
Yes that is probably true. And Peter Jackson has blown of his creativity right after he had this brilliant idea in “The fellowship” to have all actors try to have the same pseudo serene facial expression through out the entire film. Well actually his creativity was already exausted after making that “brain dead movie”. He should have simply donated the right of Tolkiens work to the BBC, who are the only ones that could have handeled it apropriately.