Speculation: An Even LONGER Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away…

Great_War_Jedi_vs_SithIt’s some yet-to-be-determined date in May, 2019. The last sounds of John Williams’ movement have played and the credits start to roll over Episode IX. All of our questions about what George Lucas, JJ Abrams, Lawrence Kasdan, and Rian Johnson had in store for us are answered. In all likelihood, SW fans will know the entire story of the Skywalker saga, as well as this being the conclusion of the last trilogy devoted to it.  I think I’m not alone here when I say my head will be asking one glaring question upon exit of the theater:  What next?

 

 

Well, the immediate answer can head towards what Bob Iger said as soon as George Lucas’ signature dried on the bill of sale for Lucasfilm. We can expect a Star Wars film once a year for the foreseeable future, the sequel trilogy and beyond. By the time Episode IX has been released we will have had three-trilogies, two spin-off films, two animated series, and countless canon novels and comics detailing a period of not more than a century of turmoil in a galaxy far, far away. There is another spin-off film scheduled to premiere after Episode IX, but it’s safe to assume it takes place somewhere between the prequel trilogy and the sequel trilogy. If you think about the big picture of the galaxy, there is a lot of time that is unaccounted for in the canon.

 

Star Wars has always been a film franchise of trilogies. Perhaps these spin-off films will spawn a character or characters worth devoting a new trilogy to, but I think we Star Wars fans should start to look to the past for where a deserving story begs to be told. We have seen it on comic book pages of our now Legends books, as well as read about it in those novels. As Star Wars fans, I think it is extremely important that we make ourselves heard about where we want the franchise to go; because let’s face it, the drawing board may be filled right now, but it will be empty awfully soon. Disney/Lucasfilm have an awful lot of blank checks lying around, but they will surely start writing them if they know you and your hard earned money will fill the seats, buy the toys, and wear the T-shirts.

 

 

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Let’s look back very far into the history of the galaxy. It is time that a trilogy is made about a conflict that shaped the morals of heroes and villains in the three trilogies we know of. A trilogy should be made that no self-respecting Star Wars fan could thumb their nose at when they find out what ground it covers. We, the Star Wars fans, deserve to witness a sea of lightsabers, crimson red versus blue and green, battling it out in numbers that reach the thousands…

 

 

Yes, dear fans, we deserve a trilogy that covers the Sith War.

 

 

The reason this could be such a great moment in the Star Wars is because the slate is literally clean. Regardless of how fans feel about the EU being designated Legends, this would be a chance for Lucasfilm to make everyone happy. We know very little of the Republic, the Jedi, and the Sith if we are to consult what information is now considered canon. The Lucasfilm Story Group noted that in the future material that is considered Legends could very well be used again. There is no chance of ever seeing the post-ROTJ canon play out, but everything that came before the prequels is wide open.

 

 

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From what we know of the Dark Horse Star Wars Legends comics, that time was a very different one from the Star Wars universe we have been exposed to, canonically speaking. A trilogy based on the Sith War would give Star Wars a completely different, and much darker, aesthetic. This might be hard to swallow for some at first, but it would give a fresh face to the franchise. Never onscreen has there been, at least so far, a massive lightsaber battle where thousands of Sith descend upon thousands of Jedi, battling for the future of the galaxy. Anyone would be hard pressed to find a Star Wars fan that does not want to see something like that.

 

We would see the Jedi in a more restless state than we did in the prequels, fighting as warriors to defend the entire galaxy from the conquest of the Sith. We would see how the Jedi evolve to be more enlightened after the bloodshed of the Sith War, choosing a path that takes them to where we meet them in The Phantom Menace. In the other hand, we would have the Sith, fighting amongst themselves while fighting the Jedi. We could see Darth Bane conspire behind all the others backs to institute the rule of two; or escape in the last scene of the last episode in the trilogy, with a new apprentice. A trilogy about the Sith War could answer so many questions for us fans about the roots of the Jedi and the Sith, and why Darth Maul said with such anticipation: “At last we will have our revenge…”

 

 

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This could also open the door to another concept fans of the Legends material would be excited about. This past fall, George RR Martin released The World of Fire and Ice: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones. To anyone who is a fan of his A Song of Fire and Ice novels or the successful HBO show they inspired, this collection of short stories accompanied by incredible art really helped flesh out that history even more than it has already been explained in the five novels. The Star Wars Universe could fit very well into one, or a number of, collections like that. To me, it seems that it would be a relatively easy way to turn some of the Legends stories into canon. The Story Group could pour over the Legends material, find what stories they think work, compress them into short stories, throw in some great artwork by the legions of artists that would line up to work on a project like that, and then package it up for the fans in a nice hardbound book. There could be several volumes, or just one, depending on what is going to be covered elsewhere, in other forms of media.

 

This is a call to fans. Star Wars films have always been in the hands of one person, now they are not. Look at what Disney is doing for Marvel fans right now. They will do that for us too. Marvel fans have let them know what they want, and Disney hands it to them on a silver platter. On top of that, those films are GOOD. Perhaps you disagree with the idea of jumping back that far and covering the Sith War. That’s fine. Don’t keep quiet, though. Post on message boards, use social media, read sites like this and write in the comments section. It’s almost guaranteed those places are where Disney is going to start looking when they go back to the drawing board for the next phase of films. They are interested in making good Star Wars films that will make them good money. This franchise was not cheap, and we are the ones giving them the return on their investment. Why not tell them what you want?

 

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Kyle Larson lives in Portland, Oregon. When he's not running trails, he's reading and writing.

Kyle Larson

Kyle Larson lives in Portland, Oregon. When he's not running trails, he's reading and writing.

102 thoughts on “Speculation: An Even LONGER Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away…

  • March 26, 2015 at 7:30 pm
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    I totally agree! I expressed the same desires in an earlier comment of mine: http://thecantina.starwarsnewsnet.com/index.php?threads/more-evidence-supporting-darth-plagueis-as-the-villain-of-tfa.190/page-109#post-63302

    An Old Republic trilogy, or even multiple Old Republic trilogies, would be unquestionably welcomed by hardcore Star Wars fans, and as long as it has the Star Wars title attached to it, you know it will make money for Disney. Lucasfilm, if you’re reading this (however unlikely that is), don’t waste the potential cash cow that is a cinematic Old Republic!

    • March 27, 2015 at 3:41 pm
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      And end to this story there must never be.

      • March 27, 2015 at 7:56 pm
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        I remember the first time I seen the trailer for old republic on YouTube. I was crazy blown away and excited when I scene the seen of the jedi fighting the sith in the jedi temple.

        I would pay double the cost for a movie ticket to see that story in the theaters.

        Gonna repost this

        • March 28, 2015 at 10:33 am
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          I felt the same and said to a friend, if they did a move of this I would be in for it.
          I have seen every theatrical release of any Star Wars film other than the Clone Wars.
          I would like to see them expand the saga of episodes and develope future trilogy’s of the Jedi and Sith saga into volumes as to note the history of the force a true “Journal of the Whills” so to speak.
          Thus the overall story is in essence the story of the Force through the existence of the Whills, historians of that Universe.
          The Story group can map out an essential timeline and go forward or back and the audience would know the position of future or past by the opening crawl.

  • March 26, 2015 at 7:31 pm
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    To me one of the reasons why they scraped GL original treatment for the sequel trilogy is because they plan to make more movies after “episode 9”.

    • March 26, 2015 at 11:05 pm
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      Dear Disney,

      Enough of the OT era. Move along.

      • March 27, 2015 at 12:43 pm
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        MMmmm the new “big 3” will be around for a while… Or at least Disney hope so…

      • March 27, 2015 at 5:59 pm
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        I think Disney will take a break from the OT-ST Era once Episode IX releases, or possibly a year later with the 2020 standalone.

        I think 2021-2027, more or less, will focus primarily on the Old Republic Era. If the new cast comes back for X-XII, the standalones surrounding them might be more diverse as far as the span of eras they’ll cover.

  • March 26, 2015 at 7:35 pm
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    Yeah, every legends fan I know has been CLAMORING for some kind of Old Republic film. Its so unexplored! I hope they do cover this. The sith war or the foundation of the galactic republic. I think the skywalker saga should end at Episode IX and then a new saga should begin.

    • March 27, 2015 at 8:06 am
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      Darth Malgus vs Satele Shan

  • March 26, 2015 at 7:47 pm
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    If its anything like SWTOR game. Its a good idea not to let bioware near it, or let them have any input on the film(s). If you do you will get great cinematic clips but crap beyond that.

    Its so crap that no one deemed it worthy of even coding an emulator server/repack for it. Which I`m still waiting for and hoping to get 🙁 warhammer online got one.

    • March 26, 2015 at 9:37 pm
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      wait- if all you would get is good cinematic and great story wouldn’t that be EXACTLY why you would want bioware on a film version of the old republic? This article is speculating about future movies, not games.

  • March 26, 2015 at 7:51 pm
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    How about giving Star Wars a rest and not bleeding it dry? It’s not going to take long before the general public gets Star Wars fatigue. Further, if certain rumors are to believedt, this new trilogy isn’t so much about the continuing of the Skywalker legacy, if anything, less so.

    • March 26, 2015 at 9:28 pm
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      disney bought marvel 6 years ago and most people still arent bored.most people are still exited about every future marvel release and every film is a blockbuster. im guessing the same will happen with star wars and when people start getting tired of marvel and disney stop making as much marvel; theyll do the same for star wars 5 years later

      • March 27, 2015 at 10:57 am
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        I disagree, Marvel has become totally saturated and banal in my opinion…

  • March 26, 2015 at 8:06 pm
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    I would love to see Episodes X,XI and XII after Episodes IX comes out in 2021 or 2027(SW’s 50th anniversary) to continue the adventures of the new heroes from the ST after Luke,Han and Leia are long gone. They could do either do an Old Republic or Sith War trilogy either before or after Episodes 10-12. I would love to see some cool space battles and lightsaber fights in the Old Republic era. But my heart belongs to the Post-Jedi era and the future of the SW galaxy.

    • March 26, 2015 at 8:28 pm
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      I’m calling X for 2027, and the first “KOTOR” trilogy film should release in 2021, two years after IX.

      Basically, IX, KOTOR, then X.

  • March 26, 2015 at 8:07 pm
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    “A Long, long time ago, in a Galaxy far, far away…”

  • March 26, 2015 at 8:08 pm
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    Revan and TOR Sith Wars, even the first split of dark jedi, Hyperspace wars huge lightsaber force powers and space battles.

  • March 26, 2015 at 8:10 pm
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    Definitely not Old Republic films for me. It’s literally ancient history, done and dusted and mined extensively. I want to march SW into the future and keep going, to open up brand new vistas and take us into epics that break fresh dramatic ground.

  • March 26, 2015 at 8:10 pm
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    Totally. I want a “trilogy of trilogies” spanning the discovery of the Force, foundation of the Republic, founding of the Jedi order, origin of the Sith. Jedi-Sith war, Sith empire, defeat of the Sith, and Bane reviving the Sith under the “Rule of Two.” Yes, it’d span thousands of years, and it would be epic.

    Maybe a “from the archives of the Jedi order” segment could be used as a framing device.

    • March 27, 2015 at 3:16 pm
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      I love it, but first can we get a redo of the prequel trilogy, please? I’ve read the arguments for why that’ll never happen, but am not buying it. A lot of major things that were never going to happen in the world of Star Wars have already ended up happening. Turn the awful GL version and the Clone Wars garbage everyone had to convince themselves they loved into ‘legend’, and present something worthy of the Star Wars name that fits within the broad contours of the original story (but with some fun twists) and matches up with what follows. Lord knows there’s lots of room for improvement in that category. Forever strike Jar Jar, ‘roger roger’, uptight Obi Wan, and midichlorians from canon! Never say never!

      • March 27, 2015 at 3:58 pm
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        I agree. Wouldn’t hurt to start with the Sith wars and then redo the prequels continuing into a redo of the original trilogy with new actors. You could then fill in the gaps while having Star Wars re introduced to a new generation.

        • March 27, 2015 at 6:53 pm
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          I don’t know about redoing the original trilogy, but I’d definitely be open to a redo of the awful ‘special editions’. Get rid of the useless extra novelty scenes and better integrate new, sparingly utilized CGI (which has come a long way since the late 90s) with the wonderful practical effects of the original. In other words, bring back the ORIGINAL original trilogy, and seamlessly replace the most glaringly antiquated special effects (not-so-transparent frames, painted backgrounds, choppiness of stop motion animation, etc) with subtle digital fixes and enhancements.

  • March 26, 2015 at 8:17 pm
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    Good call, Kyle…I am currently reading the Old Republic Legends novels. I’m going through Revan right now. I would love to see spin-offs set in this era. And maybe even do a Trilogy on Bane. Bane is actually the only Sith Lord from that era (1000 yrs before ANH) whose existence has been declared canon thanks to the Clone Wars. Even though they are considered Legends, I think a future canon adaptation on Darth Bane is very possible. Those books were really good. Or we can go back even further, thousands of years like you said to the Sith War. The Old Republic stuff is actually my favorite Legends era and would translate well on film after the Skywalker trilogy of trilogies is completed.

  • March 26, 2015 at 8:20 pm
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    Still would like to see Darth Vader hunt down and destroy the remaining Jedi set just after Episode 3. Still feel like we hve never seen Vader in his evil prime!

    • March 27, 2015 at 2:21 am
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      I would love to see that as a spin off. Great way to bring one of the most iconic villains back to the screen while filling in some gaps as well.

  • March 26, 2015 at 8:25 pm
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    “It’s some yet-to-be-determined date in May, 2019.”

    Do we know for sure IX will release in May 2019?

  • March 26, 2015 at 8:31 pm
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    After the sequel trilogy, I want to see a Knights of the Old Republic trilogy, that game NEEDS a big screen treatment!

  • March 26, 2015 at 8:43 pm
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    The Eu is down the Toilet, they can make a new story , no need for Revan and co.

  • March 26, 2015 at 8:58 pm
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    Personally I kinda liked the trilogies being generational things, like how we have the “Original trilogy” generation of fans, the “Prequel trilogy” generation of fans, and now we’re entering an era where the “Sequel trilogy” generation of fans are beginning to discover the Star Wars universe. (I’m obviously not saying that those in the Prequel generation like those more, they were just released as they were growing up, just to clarify).

    I guess my only fear would be that Disney would start another trilogy right after this current one is finished, and it might be a case of “too much, too soon.” But I guess only time will tell!

    • March 26, 2015 at 10:01 pm
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      agreed. I don’t mind the spin-offs to tide us over in-between things, but I like the feeling of having to wait at least 5 – 10 years in between “episode” trilogies. The cast ages and takes on new roles and a new generation of fans discover it. It takes on new meaning. If episode X takes place minutes after the end of IX then it won’t really feel like a trilogy anymore…
      There is a reason Lucas went backwards to do the prequels before he even considered 7,8,9- he wanted Mark, Harrison, and co to continue playing the roles mentoring the next generation. Would I have been stoked to see an episode 7 in 1999? Of Course!…but for me its ten times more exciting after such a long wait to at LAST see out heroes on screen again. There are PLENTY of other areas of this universe to explore in the mean time (like…say the old republic!)

    • March 26, 2015 at 10:11 pm
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      My guess is, under Disney, each new episodic generation will now lead six films (like VII-XII) before eventually returning in their 50s-60s to pass on the torch. All the episodes will combine to form one long saga that stretches across generations, perhaps divided every six films. I-VI could be the rise, fall and redemption of Darth Vader, VII-XII could be a new story that still connects with I-VI, etc.

      Imagine waiting something like 8-10 years between IX and X while we’re busy in other eras and parts of the galaxy. Imagine Daisy, Boyega and the others possibly passing on the torch 30 years from now. Where would we be then? The new generation might get the opportunity to grow up with these guys! =D

  • March 26, 2015 at 9:00 pm
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    I think the Sith War would make an awesome Game of Thrones style tv series. Not so much on the nudity and sex, but the dark, violent, backstabbing treason the Sith would bring in a massive war.

    • March 26, 2015 at 10:49 pm
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      I am not sure if Star Wars could pull that off without it seeming like a poor rip-off.

      • March 27, 2015 at 3:54 pm
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        Perhaps you’re right, but a more adult oriented story line would be really cool.

  • March 26, 2015 at 9:29 pm
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    no lighsaber clusterfuck again please. aotc arena fight was enough

    • March 26, 2015 at 11:11 pm
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      atoc arena was only lightsaber v blaster, we want lightraber v lightsaber.

      • March 27, 2015 at 5:56 am
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        Good lord, my corneas! <x^B

        Can't you settle for lightsabers vs. death sticks?

  • March 26, 2015 at 9:31 pm
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    I wouldn’t be surprised if we see large scale jedi v.s. sith battles by the climax of episode IX. Disney/Lucasfilm have obviously seen and loved the Blur Studios trailer for The Old Republic MMO, so the question is whether or not they want to bring that story point into the main trilogies or not. I’d assume they’d try to make the main main trilogies as cool as possible by using those battles. The Old Republic will probably never be portrayed in a feature film, television at best. Episodes X through XII will surely be a major focus moving forward, with XIII most likely right behind.

    • March 27, 2015 at 6:03 am
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      I don’t see how an Old Republic film or trilogy won’t eventually be made. Fans want it. It wouldn’t be wise to only milk the PT-ST Eras, especially long-term.

      The epic battle you speak of would never work for IX. Expected numbers are way too low. Better make that climax ancient.

      • March 27, 2015 at 3:27 pm
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        Why don’t you think large scale lightsaber battles could work in the main trilogy?

        • March 27, 2015 at 5:48 pm
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          Episode IX wouldn’t come close to having the kinds of Jedi and Sith numbers we saw during the Old Republic.

  • March 26, 2015 at 9:39 pm
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    Would like s movie on obi wan after revenge of the sith.vader could be back hunting jedi and obi wan but they never meet could be still good.or let them meet we dont really have a timescale when they last met before Star Wars a new hope.ewan mcgregor says he wants to do it.i really hope they do.

    • March 27, 2015 at 1:59 am
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      Word. I enjoyed Ewan as Obi-Wan, despite the other problems of the PT. With some better writing, he could really shine.

      But I’d rather not have Vader in such a movie. As much as I love the big bad chosen one, I don’t think any movie could really do him justice. Sometimes the things unseen are better.

  • March 26, 2015 at 10:04 pm
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    I don’t think it would be cool to see thousands of Jediand Sith fighting at the same time. Would look like ants with lightsabers on the screen, but exploring the backstory to everything we’ve seen so far would be interesting, if done well. I’d pretty much would like to see a more grown up Star Wars, maybe in a life action tv series like… Star Wars: Underworld.

    • March 28, 2015 at 10:39 am
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      Someone once superimposed lightsabers over the swords in the movie Brave heart, during battle, charging down hill in the hundreds or thosands.
      It was bad ass!!!
      I saw this before The Phantom Menace came out, it was better visually than the Attack of the Clones battle sequences in the arena scenes.

  • March 26, 2015 at 10:04 pm
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    YES!! This is definitely a good idea. When I heard Disney were going to make new movies the first thing I thought was ‘please let it be set in a time when there are loads of Sith AND PLEASE let the movie be about loads of Sith!!!’

  • March 26, 2015 at 10:07 pm
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    I honestly can’t see Disney making a Trilogy out of this. Too dark for 3 films and a large viewership. However, it would be perfect for a spin-off standalone movie.

    • March 27, 2015 at 6:07 am
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      Why would it be too dark over 3 films? We need plenty of time to develop a strong emotional connection to what’s going on in that epic battle, or else it’ll be meaningless entertainment.

  • March 26, 2015 at 10:12 pm
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    I’m open minded to old republic era films as long as they do up to episode XII.

    I do worry about the longevity of the franchise, at least as far as quality is concerned.

  • March 26, 2015 at 10:28 pm
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    I’m open minded to anything Star Wars. I’d watch a drama of a dude trying to get by repairing droids 😛

    Seriously… if it’s done well I don’t care what it is. If anything I think once the Skywalker saga is completely they’ll all have more freedom.

  • March 26, 2015 at 10:32 pm
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    No thanks. I am honestly unsure if i want more movies after the spin-offs and ST. However, if more movies are made, they need to move in directions not ever pondered over or delved into by the EU. The problem with prequels is that the audience generally knows how it ends. I hate saying this, and it is probably too late, but fanatics (not fans) are destroying the quality of this franchise.

    • March 26, 2015 at 10:40 pm
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      “The problem with prequels is that the audience generally knows how it ends.”

      Knowing how things end doesn’t seem to be a problem for most people.

      Two households, both alike in dignity,
      In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
      From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
      Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
      From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
      A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life;
      Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
      Do with their death bury their parents’ strife.
      The fearful passage of their death-mark’d love,
      And the continuance of their parents’ rage,
      Which, but their children’s end, nought could remove,
      Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage;
      The which if you with patient ears attend,
      What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.

      Also,
      http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/spoiler-alert-stories-are-not-spoiled-byspoilers.html

      • March 27, 2015 at 1:24 am
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        Of course if they create something as timeless as Shakespeare it can be enjoyed again and again. But let’s face it, how realistic is it that every Star Wars movie from now on will be a classic?

        • March 28, 2015 at 5:04 am
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          The point is that Shakespeare told his audience beforehand how the story was going to end. He did that quite often. So, yes, people enjoy it–so much that it became a classic. So, in other words, knowing how it ends isn’t a problem.

      • March 27, 2015 at 2:05 pm
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        Interesting link, but it seems to me that the study only focused on stories (literary works?). I think that they might get very different results if they repeated it again using TV series and movies. For example, I know personally that if someone told me how Game of Thrones ended I would not enjoy it as much as I could have spoiler free. It also probably makes a difference if you like the series to begin with. Interesting read though.

    • March 26, 2015 at 10:43 pm
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      So what you say is any prequels shouldnt come out? Ok…

      • March 27, 2015 at 1:00 am
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        Yup pretty much, no matter how trendy it is.

    • March 27, 2015 at 12:49 am
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      The main problem with your argument is that EVERY era, side story, character and background prop that we see for 5 seconds in the films were delved into the EU. It was MASSIVE! Stretching from 25,793 years before ANH to 140 years after! It spans from the center of galaxy to extra-galactic invaders. Anything they do will be some type of re-tread even if its an entirely original story so it makes little difference which era they choose to focus on. If they did an old republic story about ancient Jedi, it would hardly ruin the movie for me to know what happens 1,000 something years later in the Prequel Trilogy.

      • March 27, 2015 at 1:13 am
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        If the EU covered every single creative option left available for Star Wars then this franchise has already exhausted all of its possibilities. That just furthers my point that other movies should not be made. How much can Jedi, dark jedi, imperial knight jedi, gray Jedi, Sith, etc. become interesting? I think this became very apparent to Lucas and was a major reason he sold Star Wars. At some point you have to know when to quit or your creative product turns to shit. Sadly, that threshold has probably already been crossed.

        • March 27, 2015 at 6:11 am
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          If I haven’t read it before, it’s new to me.

  • March 26, 2015 at 10:58 pm
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    I’d love to learn the ancient history of the Jedi and the Sith. It would make an epic movie!! Great idea!!

  • March 26, 2015 at 11:05 pm
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    Redo the Prequels

  • March 26, 2015 at 11:08 pm
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    If disney really listened to us fans, we’d have another VII trailer by now.

    • March 27, 2015 at 12:51 am
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      Star Wars celebration exists for exactly that purpose.

      • March 27, 2015 at 5:00 am
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        mind if I chase you down with a mind probe if your little prediction is not true this coming April?

  • March 26, 2015 at 11:28 pm
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    I am so excited for this new trilogy to come out I am 30 years old and grew up on the original trilogy when the prequel trilogy came out was a real blow to me because it was so lacking in what I thought it was going to be. then came out Lord the rings and I fell in love with those movies. Knights of the Old Republic could be a mixture of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings to me that would be amazing.I personally want to see this new trilogy come out and then after this trilogy a fourth trilogy with the new cast I feel that the active they have gotten our high quality and with the direction of JJ Abrams these new Star Wars movies can be even better than original trilogy with the CGI and practical effect that they have now it will look amazing on screen. but just imagine how amazing it would be to see thousands of jedis fighting against a thousands of Sith Lords it would be amazing and then seeing thousands of space ships fighting against each other I know we got some modern day CGI in the prequel trilogy but there was not enough fighting in space not enough seems that we got in Return of the Jedi of the x-wings bwings Wild Wings fight against Imperials Star Destroyers I am hoping so much to see some epic space battles in these new trilogies

  • March 26, 2015 at 11:28 pm
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    The next trilogy should witness the creation of the rule of two. Since Yoda ‘met’ Darth Bane and explained it in Clone Wars, there must be a future role for him. It would be great to witness someone not only electrocuting and slaughtering Jedi, politicians etc, but also his brethren, maybe killing thousands in one fell swoop on Moraband. To see Sith vs Sith would be very cool, true power and rage. Maybe the cross-guard lightsaber will turn out to be his??? Maybe they could do a light trilogy and a dark trilogy, followed by one that mixes the characters together?

  • March 27, 2015 at 12:28 am
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    I think what makes Star Wars work is the personal story- the hero’s journey. If they continue to expand the Star Wars Universe beyond Episode IX and the spin-offs, I think I’d like to see the struggles of a protagonist we can truly relate to, rather than a huge story arch explaining everything (although that would be cool to finally see).

    I guess if they could weave both approaches together as effectively as a New Hope did, that would be ideal. I’m just glad that we are finally getting some new characters and adventures in a World I’ve loved since I was a kid.

  • March 27, 2015 at 12:44 am
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    According to the Making of Star Wars book Lucas had toyed with the idea of a film or films about the beginnings of the Jedi and Sith. I believe there was a list where Episode 1 actually covered this era and the Anakin and Obi-Wan story came later (this was before ANH was numbered 4).

  • March 27, 2015 at 2:13 am
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    Would love to see Darth nihilus vs revan myself with character buildup of course

  • March 27, 2015 at 2:26 am
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    I would love a Sith war trilogy, would be epic. And to the people having a problem with the large scale battles. The hobbit, LOTR, done very well. It could be done extremely well as long as it’s not 3 movies of extremely large scaled battles. But in the right hands with the right story, I would be very excited to watch that. There’s not much info really about the Sith or even the Jedi in any of the movies right now. It would be good territory to go into. Naming it would be tough. It would have to be like Star Wars: The Sith Wars Episode 1: Attack Of a extremely Long Movie Titles or something…can’t really do Star Wars Episode .05

  • March 27, 2015 at 4:15 am
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    I’d like some side stories that weave around events from the ot. So many characters were aliens robots or masked it could be very smoothly done. Ig88 and boba fighting on the way to bespin. Boba interacting with vader on bespin. Boba transporting Han to jabba while trying to avoid dengar hijacking his cargo… I’d also like to see Ewan and quigon Jin spin off. Preprequil. I’d like to see vader between 3-4 in his prime. I’d like to see a manga cartoon series like the tiefighter realised this week (but with Sw music). Would be a nice change to the Pixar 3d style on every cartoon today. That’s a few years of films right there.

  • March 27, 2015 at 4:41 am
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    I really want to see an Obi-Wan movie, after the prequel trilogy, before the sequel trilogy. There was a Empire presence on Tattooine, I’m sure he’d have to avoid that. What caused the rift between him in Own that was manifest in the OT? I am sure that he had adventures in the 20 years he was in exile. Ewan McGregor could play the role, still. It’s very intriguing to me. Obi is an enigma, honestly. I’d like that story told.

  • March 27, 2015 at 6:22 am
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    I want Yoda’s story… how this little.dude of unknown race or origine was probably the most powerful jedi ever at 900 years old. Gimme a story… epic jedi/sith battles are dine, but I want yoda’s origion stoey.

    • March 27, 2015 at 5:39 pm
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      Don’t ruin Yoda’s mysterious origins.

      I would like to see a film or trilogy set hundreds of years before Episode I where Yoda is a much younger-looking supporting character puppet who trains another apprentice, one-on-one like with Luke, while he’s on the Jedi Council.

      Everyone else is brand new. New Jedi, new non-Sith villains, new non-Jedi heroes, new adventure that doesn’t have to connect with the events from the episodic series.

      Maybe Frank Oz would be interested in the voice work while he’s still available. Someone else could handle the puppetry.

  • March 27, 2015 at 6:46 am
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    My list and my opinion:

    1. Let it be new. What I mean is, on Ep20 I hope we’re not focusing on Luke’s great great grandkids cousin mother once removed. Disney is talented enough to create the next Han Solo/bobo/AT-AT. However, Disney should always go back to NH/Empire as THE brand guide.

    2. All the animated serious are way to light. I watch Empire when I was really young, which was dark. Chit, I watched Rambo/Terminator/Aliens/etc at a young age. My life turned out great.

    3. Bring back the next Slave Leia. Kids need something new to be*&T% of** to^. Yup that’s sexiest, but stick to the same formula. It worked. Don’t lie…come on…admit it.

    4. Re-due the prequels. Let’s hit command Z on some chitty produced, bad story telling movies (control Z if you PC homies). Disney already releasing the original 4, 5 & 6 untouched, Han shot first stuff, is pimp.

    5. My last, don’t chit on this Disney. Quality over quantity. Thanks for listening. Peace out.

    • March 27, 2015 at 5:28 pm
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      I’m with you on all except this:

      “3. Bring back the next Slave Leia. Kids need something new to be*&T% of** to^. Yup that’s sexiest, but stick to the same formula. It worked. Don’t lie…come on…admit it.”

      That’s messed up. Stop sexualizing female characters! They’re not just for boys. In fact, they’re mostly for girls.

      That outdated and sexist mentality needs to die.

  • March 27, 2015 at 6:55 am
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    C3po & jar jar (dumb and dumber), Bad Boys Coruscant, Mallrats Coruscant, Dude wheres my land speeder Taris, Fast and Furious Corellia, The Nar Shaddaa (italian) job, Pirates of Hutt Space. Imperial dropship down.

  • March 27, 2015 at 8:06 am
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    The Bounty Hunter Wars was a good book and I think would make a great movie. It’s all about bounty hunters, what’s not to love?

  • March 27, 2015 at 9:00 am
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    Am I the only one who wants to see the Mandalorian wars? I thought Mandalorians were absolutely awesome when I was a kid. Their sick armor, their superior fighting styles. And then the Clone Wars tv show just butchered who they were. Also Revan is involved in that war and I know some fans who might want to see him on the big screen.

  • March 27, 2015 at 2:09 pm
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    Disney will milk the cow for every drop. There will be dozens of movies

    I’m looking forward to this trilogy but not to what comes afterwards

  • March 27, 2015 at 3:10 pm
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    Old Republic era, Darth Bane & Zannah, forming the rule of two, the reality bomb, Jedi Civil war with Revan & Malak, Hyperspace war, the origins of the force, Tython, the Ratakan and the Infinite Empire. Anything & everything that was early KOTOR and wasn’t fleshed out in the games would personally get me very excited. Get drew Karpyshyn on board for the story treatments as well. Anything from this era would “hopefully” blow my mind if delivered correctly. It’s a whole new/old universe to explore especially if they venture outside of known space into the wild (True Sith) regions.

  • March 27, 2015 at 3:14 pm
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    Would have to be another 6 films at the very least, the first trilogy how they came to be, exploring their culture etc, the 2nd trilogy ending with their downfall and ceasing to be a dominant force in the galaxy. Using the two jedi schism’s/great hyperspace war/empire from swtor as inspiration.

    But it has my vote. If only just to see ancient technology being used.

  • March 27, 2015 at 4:06 pm
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    One thing that seems to have a good kind of grounding effect on both the OT and TFA (what we’ve seen of it) is the fact that, despite “a long time ago in a galaxy far far away”, they both seem to be conceived as being in the present and that lends a certain matter-of-fact-ness which saves them from being grandiose like the prequels or even Tolkien’s Silmarillian. In order to have a really good Star Wars film that presents the mythic past of of the Star Wars universe, that film would have to be presented with a mentality of being in the present because no generation, no matter how far back you go, ever treats themselves with the seriousness with which they regard their ancestors and no matter how far back in history you go the world is never new-feeling nor is it ever a blank rocky landscape. There is always the profane detritus of those who came before and there are always contemporanious places and things that seem too big or bold or too colorful to be forgotten but which, nevertheless disappear without a trace.

  • March 27, 2015 at 4:07 pm
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    Disney,

    The Force and lightsabers are cooler when there is less of it, otherwise it is overdone, diluted, and less special.

    Kthanksbai

    • March 27, 2015 at 4:45 pm
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      I agree. I’m not super eager to see hundreds of lightsabers waving around to apocalyptic choral music.

  • March 27, 2015 at 5:13 pm
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    That would be cool I agree….
    Whenever SWTOR was being tested I got to be one of the people to test it…was cool that I got to do that but sucked because of the severe server lag in testing environment!

    Point is, whenever you watch the opening cg movies for that game( one opens with tons of sith pilling out of a transport and fighting tons of jedi) you’r like OMFG! Awesome!
    Anyone not seen these really should google them and check ’em out, they really are cool as hell!
    Also on a side note….
    Anyone read the SW novel Dawn of the Jedi: into the void?
    That tells a story close to the beginning of the Jedi/Sith.
    even tho not cannon but in this one there isn’t either, they are kinda one in the same.
    They just keep ballance between the light and dark side in themselves. There’s these 2 God’s or something, Bogan was one forget other, but force users trained at temples along their way thru training and learned both sides of the force!
    They just kept themselves ‘ballanced’.
    That would make an Awesome trillogy I think.That just my opinion anyways.
    Mabey one decides he /she can have imense power fully devoting himself/herself to the dark side completely and breaks from the training…hence first fully devoted dark side Sith’ari!

  • March 27, 2015 at 5:34 pm
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    Star Wars should be like the Beatles.
    The Beatles started as a pop rock group, direct competitors to the likes of the Beach Boys. They kept with what people wanted + what they were ABOUT TO want.
    Just when people thought they were about to go out of fashion for being “been there done that”, they released Sgt. Peppers, and the world went “WTF?”. The only thing that killed them was their mismanagement, John Lennon’s weirdness, and Paul McCartney’s ego. They probably could have continued longer in the public favor if they wanted to.

    Star Wars really should be more like that, that is; evolve.
    TESB was not a Re-hash of Star Wars (IV), it was an evolution that essentially threw everything you thought you knew about Star Wars out the window, and I’m not just talking about the who’s-your-father twist.
    The teaser trailer is in my mind very promising to a degree that I didn’t think achievable, it’s promising BECAUSE it’s a little different than the Originals. If the film is anything like it was shown in the teaser, it’s not a re-hash, but it’s still inherently Star Wars, only an evolved version of Star Wars that’s tailor-made to be awesome TODAY, just as Ep V was tailor-made to be awesome in 1980.
    Change is good if it’s done for the right reasons in the right way.

  • March 27, 2015 at 5:35 pm
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    It Will be nice to see trilogy betwen pt and ot

  • March 27, 2015 at 6:26 pm
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    I would really like to see a trilogy of movies, or maybe even a television series, about the Mandalorian Wars. Featuring Revan, Malak, the exile, Kreia, Bao-Dur, etc. Most of what we know about this period comes from the backstory of the KOTOR games, and some comic books. It would be amazing to see that entire war come to life, since it was such a pivotal point in galactic history.

    • March 28, 2015 at 6:49 pm
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      Sounds cool, but so did Terminator Salvation. You’d really need the right team telling the story in the right way…

  • March 27, 2015 at 7:28 pm
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    im certainly not against this, but theres also a part of me thats like, hmmm going back in time. theres something about it. no matter what happens, what we see, no matter how far back into history, we still know where it all leads. to the emperor and vader. what about the slate wiped clean in the future? no reason new sith lords cant reorganize with the newly “awakened” force and a similar conflict between sith and jedi can happen in the future if the slate is wiped clean. though i do understand the desire to see the birth of the jedi/sith, force, etc. im cool with it, but i also kinda wana go into the future of the timeline. its just as ripe or even moreso for ideas.

    • March 28, 2015 at 7:47 am
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      Yeah FORWARD!!!!!

  • March 27, 2015 at 7:48 pm
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    I fear what Disney is doing and will do to Star Wars franchise.

    Be prepared for the worst scenario.

  • March 27, 2015 at 8:04 pm
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    I remember the first time I seen the trailer for old republic on YouTube. I was crazy blown away and excited when I seen the scene of the jedi fighting the sith in the jedi temple.

    Anyone else go nuts like me and watch that trailer at least 10 times in one day after they first seen it?

    I would pay double the cost for a movie ticket to see that story in the theaters.

  • March 27, 2015 at 8:48 pm
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    I totally agree, an Old Republic trilogy would be great! I would pay money to see that!

  • March 28, 2015 at 12:33 am
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    Agreed 100%.

    This is what I wanted to see on screen as opposed to anything happening in the GFFA after RotJ.

    I do hope this does happen someday.

  • March 28, 2015 at 2:41 am
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    Or instead of confusing every non-hardcore SW fan you could just create something interesting in the current timeline.

  • March 28, 2015 at 7:43 am
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    Dude!!!! I loved this articule!!! You’re totally right about everything specially about the last paragraph, but man. I have to disagree with you about the “Sith War Trilogy”!!!! I thought you wanted the same I wanted: After IX… Of course it has to come a new trilogy, but X XI XII! This is George’s Complete Idea! He wrote 12 Episodes and The Star Wars ARE 12 Episodes!! Indeed there are 10 Episodes a prologue and a epilogue but he just called the prologue as Episode I for making it more easy for everybody.

    I Thought you wanted also (what I want in a Star Wars TV show) a Knights of the Old Republic T.V Show like Game of Thrones but with even more budget!!!

    Of course we want to see a sea of lightsabers confronting each other but I understand that Episodes X XI XII are SUBLIME . Is an abstract, minimalistic and more spiritual kind of Galaxy than any other!! It’s really light vs dark at its highest climax.

    Keep the battles and “space candy” for the TV shows, animated series, video games etc. What I want as a hardcore core fan os Star Wars in theaters is the evolution of the myth and all Star Wars mystic around! And please no more love Stories unless it’s as interesting as the Leia/Han/Luke love triangle, oh wait…. I think I’m already in theaters watching the Force Awakens. just kidding!

  • March 28, 2015 at 5:19 pm
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    i think they should set new trilogies far in the past and also far in the future, somehow…what happens when galaxies start contacting each other?

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