Lucasfilm’s Plans for the Future: Things We’ve Heard About Upcoming Star Wars Projects!

Alright, so my earlier piece on three of the classic planets we’ll see return in the Sequel Trilogy made a splash among those who read it. But that wasn’t the only thing that this particular source told me: I also asked about what Lucasfilm’s plans are for beyond 2019. I think it’s gonna be a long, long time until touchdown brings us around to find if this information is true or not (since these movies are all years out), but for now, the answers that I received may be of interest to you…

 

 

Contrary to my previous article from this source about the three planets set to appear in future Star Wars movies, this piece will be less speculative and will also be completely spoiler-free in regards to possible plot details or anything of that nature. I’d also like to note two other things – the first being that we received this scoop a little while before Bob Iger’s recent statement that Lucasfilm had plans for at least fifteen more years of Star Wars after the end of the Sequel Trilogy, and the second being that we got this scoop slightly before the story about the three planets (which I chose to report first, because Episode VIII and Episode IX are going to be much closer in terms of release than a bunch of spin-offs that don’t have creative teams yet). Also, I’d like to note that every quote I make in regards to the source is significantly paraphrased from what he told me.

 

 

Lucasfilm’s Creative Process

 

Before we get into the meat of this article, I’m going to touch upon one of the first things I asked about, which concerned the creative process that goes on behind closed doors at Lucasfilm. Here’s a summary of what the source said on the subject:

 

The creative process regarding the status of Star Wars projects across multiple mediums is said to be rather fluid in nature – most titles that are being talked about right now are simple concepts that don’t have particular talent or crew in mind.

 

This is not really unexpected, considering that the big focus right now will be continuing and concluding the Sequel Trilogy, with a spin-off about a certain smuggler on the side. It seems that they have a more concrete plan and direction in mind for the Saga films, but this fluidity seems to be based more around Anthology films.

 

In the day and age where big film studios tend to announce a slate of upcoming films years in advance, many fans may be confused about why Lucasfilm has kept their cards so close to the chest regarding future projects. According to our source, this is the reason why:

 

Lucasfilm doesn’t just reveal that they’re working on a specific movie until they’re 100% sure what it is that they’re going to do with it.

 

 

This is why we haven’t seen a years-in-advance unveiling of every movie they want to make comparable to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 3 announcement years in advance, and why they still haven’t confirmed what Anthology #3 is. Their approach is more in-line with the standard kind of protocol that one would associate with smaller franchises, or at least franchises that were started prior to 2012. The process, as I was able to understand it, goes a little something like this:

 

Usually, a bit of concept art and a rough outline of a concept is made prior to the actual pitch or outline. Lucasfilm’s President, Kathleen Kennedy, hears the pitch, which she subsequently discusses with the story group. If the idea is liked enough, then it makes the rounds with the people in Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company alike – and if everyone agrees on a good idea, then that’s when development on a project officially begins. Just because an idea is officially in production doesn’t mean that there’s necessarily a ton of development behind it.

 

For instance, one of the projects mentioned below did not have a script when it was kind of/sort of announced (unofficially, of course, but we’ll get there). But it’s worth noting that unfinished or restructured projects can still have an impact on the Star Wars franchise:

 

If the pitch is unsuccessful, or the project is cancelled or relegated to another medium, then the work that’s already been put into the concepts behind those works do not go to waste. Instead, they’re sent off to the other divisions of Lucasfilm for the purposes of redevelopment.

 

This would be consistent with what’s been officially stated about Lucasfilm’s existing approach to unused ideas. For example, the Inquisitor lightsabers shown in Rebels were based on concept art for Galen Marek’s lightsaber in The Force Unleashed. (Yes, even after that game was excised into Legends.) As of right now, there are three major film projects that have a significant amount of traction (or enough ideas) within Lucasfilm that they are likely to be made – and these projects will almost certainly be movies unless something significant changes. Once I’m done discussing them, I’ll go into some additional plans that are going to be a ways away. We’ll start us off with the idea that the greatest number of fans want to see on film, followed by the idea that we’ve kind of known about for a while, and lastly an idea that has not been discussed anywhere else.

 

 

Obi-Wan Kenobi

 

A while ago, we were told by Anthony Breznican that Lucasfilm seemed to be waiting to figure out if the Sequel Trilogy was going to use Obi-Wan before they wanted to greenlight a spin-off. Well, evidently, they didn’t have to wait that long. Your prayers have been answered, Kenobi bros:

 

Kathleen Kennedy and the rest of Lucasfilm fully intend to make an Obi-Wan movie set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, with Ewan McGregor in tow.

 

Of the three projects, this is the one I was told the most about. It should also be noted that our source clarified the following:

 

It’s a movie, singular – not a trilogy.

 

There was a bit of confusion over this one, since some believed that the character would be getting an entire trilogy to himself because there were three different pitches being developed for the film. However, I’d like to stress that three different pitches do not necessarily denote three different movies – and, in some respect, that may be three more pitches than most other potential Star Wars movies have right now. (Wink to our friend Jordan from Cinelinx who reported that back in 2014.)

 

 

Who might be directing the film, you may ask? One potential candidate is someone already familiar with the Galaxy Far, Far Away:

 

Rogue One’s Gareth Edwards could be returning to the director’s chair, as Kathleen Kennedy was happy with his work on that film.

 

 

As of right now, Edwards is taking a well-deserved break from directing after handling the movie that launched the MonsterVerse (2014’s Godzilla) and the first Star Wars spin-off, and when he’ll return to doing another tent-pole is anyone’s guess. Since the movie doesn’t come out until 2020 at the absolute earliest, that gives him more than enough time to come back and even direct a “small” movie in the interim. But even if Edwards does return, our source told us that:

 

The team of producers and writers are going to be different than Rogue One.

 

Should this pan out, then one thing I hope for above all else is the possibility of a fight between Obi-Wan and a Krayt Dragon. Seems like it’d fit with how much Edwards loves giant monsters.

 

Lastly, the source told me that he thinks that an announcement for this one is forthcoming in the next few weeks:

 

An announcement of an Obi-Wan movie might just be one of the big surprises at Celebration Orlando.

 

And it’s not just a gut feeling – this possibility is supported by the existence of a few materials that were made in conjunction with the event.

 

As it stands, at the end of 2015, there were four movies in the works at Lucasfilm: The Last Jedi and Han Solo in pre-production, Rogue One in production, and The Force Awakens in post-production. At the end of 2016, the same thing could be said with Episode VIII in place of The Force Awakens. It’s entirely possible that they’ll keep this pattern up until The Last Jedi actually comes out.

 

 

Boba Fett & The Bounty Hunters

 

This is another project that we already knew about – the film was originally set to be announced at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim nearly two years ago. The picture was intended to be directed by Josh Trank, and was intended to be shown with a small proof-of-concept teaser akin to the one that Rogue One got, but Trank didn’t show up for the panel due to a “cold”, and the project was delayed once Trank announced that he’d be focusing on smaller projects – like Fonzo, which will star Tom Hardy – instead. In actuality, there was a lot of friction between Trank and producer Simon Kinberg over Fant4stic, which had an absolute nightmare of a production that led to Trank having a nervous breakdown while filming – and Kinberg apparently threatened to walk out on Lucasfilm if Trank wasn’t encouraged to leave. (Bear in mind that he was busy making sure that Rebels got off the ground at this time as well.) So leave Trank did, and the 2018-targeting movie was subsequently swapped out for the Han Solo movie (which was also in an early stage of development) directed by Philip Lord & Christopher Miller. Some took this delay as a sign that Lucasfilm no longer has interest in the idea and are putting it out to pasture. But our source clarified that the idea itself hasn’t been thrown out with its former director:

 

Rest assured, the Boba Fett movie is not dead.

 

There’s good news and bad news for Fett fanatics regarding this project. Here’s the good news: as far as I can tell, the movie will most likely not be an origin story. (Since, y’know, we basically already had one through Attack of the Clones and The Clone Wars, and we’re all more interested in why he has such a great reputation when he got his ass kicked by a blind man – by accident.) The bad news is that:

 

It’s not strictly a Boba Fett movie, but a film about an ensemble of bounty hunters on an adventure.

 

That last bit might be good news, however, if you were among the fans worried that the picture was going to de-mystify the man behind the mask – I’m not saying that they’re going to be pulling a Dredd with this movie and never show the actor’s face, because I don’t know, but our source seems to think that the film is more of an ensemble effort than a story based on a singular character:

 

It sounds as though Fett is just one important component to the movie as opposed to the central character.

 

 

With that in mind, I would be unsurprised if they put Fett’s helmet on all of the merchandise like they did with Kylo Ren for the line for The Force Awakens or Darth Vader for Rogue One… Scratch that, damn near all Star Wars merchandise.

 

Just in case you’re wondering about if any ideas were thrown out, I can also tell you that the idea for the film seems to be the same as the one in the works when Trank was on board:

 

The project is basically going to use the same pitch that it would have had if Trank had directed it. A script was not even ready at the point where Trank would have talked about his movie at Celebration Anaheim, the project has received further development thanks to Kinberg’s efforts.

 

Aside from the obvious reason for such a delay, I think the official explanation (read: excuse) that Kathleen Kennedy gave for the delay was that visual effects would be a big component to this film – so hopefully this project will end up being one of the most visually-stunning Star Wars films when it eventually comes to fruition.

 

 

The Fault In Our Star Wars

 

This project is one that hasn’t been discussed by anyone else as of yet, and I get the feeling that that this will probably be the one fans are going to be least excited about – or rather, older fans. Younger fans are probably going to Tumblr gush over this movie, provided that it’s done well. As you might be able to guess from my spoof of a title, 40-year-old men may not be the target demographic for this one. Our source had the following to say about the project:

 

This Star Wars project is going to target the young-adult audience and have slight romantic themes to it.

 

Now, before you guys claw each others’ eyes out over this pitch, bear with me for a moment. For those of you worried that Lucasfilm has given into imaginary pressure from Disney and is now going to turn the franchise into Twilight lite (God forbid), our source also notes:

 

Said story is a tragedy…the “love story” angle has more in common with Han & Leia’s romance in The Empire Strikes Back than anything else.

 

Perhaps the correct comparison would be to call it a Rogue One lite, if that movie had chosen to play up the Jyn/Cassian angle a fair amount more than it actually did.

 

If you remember earlier news, Kathleen Kennedy said that she’s looking for opportunities for women to direct future Star Wars movies, but our source seems to think that this may be the first major step toward getting a Star Wars movie that’s directed by a woman.

 

Considering that there’s been a recent push in Hollywood to get more women in director’s chairs (in part due to pressure from unions), it seems like this would be a shrewd decision on Kennedy’s part… Presuming, of course, that a female director isn’t attached to one of the spin-offs made prior to this. Hopefully, they can get someone like Claudia Grey to handle the script, as her work on Lost Stars (a novel that handled the same kind of pitch) has been deemed some of the best literature in the new canon, even if it is based around a standard young adult narrative. However, although our source allows that this story is in the same vein as Lost Stars, he clarified the following:

 

It doesn’t sound like this is going to be an adaptation of that book.

 

I’m not sold on this concept yet, but then again, there are so few details on it that I can’t really make a judgment one way or another.

 

 

What Comes Next

 

So that’s it for the three projects that will likely become films after 2019. But first, a quick aside, because it’s not going to fit in anywhere else in this article and it doesn’t warrant its own page. Our source says:

 

We’re going to get information about Han Solo a lot earlier than we have for any other recently-produced Star Wars movie.

 

That much should be obvious given that they’re angling for a May release date. But he also made mention about the style and vibe of the film:

 

The movie is said to have something of a comic book/pulp feel as well.

 

This would make a lot of sense if you’re familiar with Lord & Miller’s existing body of work. Anyway, onto the distant future. While it was noted by Iger that there are already rough plans for about 15 years of Star Wars material after Episode IX (as mentioned at the beginning of this article), it also seems that even though Disney/Lucasfilm doesn’t have an end anywhere in sight for the franchise for some time, they may be planning to ease off on the idea of putting out a Star Wars movie every year in perpetuity:

 

There seems to be a plan for a hiatus on Star Wars movies – a plan that will happen after a few years after the end of the Sequel Trilogy.

 

While that might seem unthinkable at first, there are two reasons that they’d do this.

 

 

The first reason is that:

 

Star Wars on television is going to become a big focus over the next few years.

 

As Pablo Hidalgo said, one of the reason that Dave Filoni got that big promotion to oversee all animated projects is because there’s going to be plenty of them in the pipeline. We already know that another series is in development, though we don’t know when it’s going to hit or what it’s going to be about. Our source had this to say about an upcoming TV project:

 

The new series might be more in-tune with the existing story arcs of the Star Wars saga instead of “filling in gaps” like The Clone Wars and Rebels have.

 

I’m not sure what that entails, but I guess we’ll find out soon enough. One other thing that may or may not be related to this point that’s worth mentioning is that Lucasfilm is not letting anything go to waste:

 

A lot of stuff is going into storage – more than the Original Trilogy at its peak.

 

My guess is that this stuff could be reused for either future movies, or possibly for the live-action television show that will eventually happen.

 

On to the second point:

 

Lucasfilm will want to deliberately starve the market of Star Wars movies for a time.

 

It seems that the executives at Disney/LFL are keenly aware of the possibility of over-saturation with the franchise, and will intentionally institute dry periods in effort to increase the desire for future matierial, much like how the 3-D re-releases of the later two chapters of the Prequel Trilogy (and presumably, the Original Trilogy as well) were all cancelled during the lead-up to The Force Awakens. While Star Wars looks to be the kind of franchise that will bank hundreds of millions no matter what:

 

The powers that be are interested in making sure that there’s not a sense of fatigue.

 

That’s not to say that they won’t be developing new movie content on the side, but that it won’t be Star Wars related. You can probably guess where this is going, because it’s related to something that’s going to be a huge announcement when it actually happens…

 

 

The Fourth Star Wars Saga Trilogy

 

C’mon, you know that this was going to happen eventually. The Force Awakens isn’t the highest-grossing movie not directed by James Cameron for nothing. But at the same time, they might be taking another page from Cameron – wait a while before you do the sequel. Hopefully, it’s not as long a wait as Avatar 2 has been, and hopefully the waiting game will play out in Avatar‘s favor, but still. It’s safe to say that after the success of the Sequel Trilogy, another trilogy is going to follow:

 

Since Star Wars is a generational thing, there will be a gap between the Sequel Trilogy’s end and the new trilogy’s arrival.

 

And that’s all I was told about the future of Star Wars. All of this is a long way off from materializing, so there’s not going to be much in the way of confirming or debunking any of this information. Until then, I’ll preemptively brag that you heard it here, on Star Wars News Net, first.

 

 

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

Grant Davis (Pomojema)

Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

235 thoughts on “Lucasfilm’s Plans for the Future: Things We’ve Heard About Upcoming Star Wars Projects!

  • March 30, 2017 at 8:55 pm
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    Yes, a Gareth Edwards Obi-Wan film certainly has my attention!

  • March 30, 2017 at 8:58 pm
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    I’m totally on the fence regarding an Obi-Wan movie, don’t see the need for it, but at the same time open minded towards one. However, Gareth Edwards is a poor directorial choice. His movies are vapid at best.

    Would love to see Kathryn Bigelow direct a SW movie one day. Proven track record of handling action scenes up with the best of them – see Near Dark, Blue Steel, Point Break..

    • March 30, 2017 at 9:20 pm
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      I’d love to see her direct a bounty hunter/underworld film in the style of point break.

      • March 30, 2017 at 9:26 pm
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        Gets a thumbs up from me.

        Aside from Strange Days, love all her movies. The assault on the Bin Laden complex in Zero Dark Thirty was one of the best cinematic 3rd acts I’ve ever seen. You could cut the dramatic tension with a knife.

  • March 30, 2017 at 8:58 pm
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    I love myself some star wars, but I think it would be a great idea to take some sort of a break after 2020. I am already a little tired of the Avengers and their spinoffs. Keep it fresh and keep me hungry for it.

    • March 30, 2017 at 9:32 pm
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      A break until the 50th anniversary is my prediction.

    • March 30, 2017 at 9:42 pm
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      FWIW, I think the break starts in 2024 after a movie comes out that year. Not 100% sure, but that’s what it sounded like.

      – Pomojema

  • March 30, 2017 at 9:05 pm
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    A time before the Force… and then the discovery of it. The learning and perfection of it…and the fall (discovery) of the dark side. The Dawn of the Old Republic.

    • March 30, 2017 at 10:30 pm
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      YAWN

      • March 31, 2017 at 5:01 am
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        rawr

    • March 31, 2017 at 5:21 am
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      Rise of the Dawn of the War for the Planet of the Jedhi.

  • March 30, 2017 at 9:08 pm
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    – obiwan film is a no brainier, but I’m a little worried about Edwards handling a more character driven film.
    – the bounty hunter experience ft boba Fett is exactly what I’d hope they’d do. So much cool material to mine there.

    • March 31, 2017 at 4:59 am
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      Holy sheet, 18 upvotes.

    • March 31, 2017 at 12:00 pm
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      You don’t like sand, do you? You don’t believe in an obi-wan movie, I don’t think it’s a easy task, a lot can happen there, not just sand people and cantinas.

      I think Gared can handle it very well, better that JJ at least, Gared cares for the right stuff that can do a good Obi wan movie, JJ is good in another kind of stuff.

      Who do you believe can do a better character driven SW film? imagine a Robert Zemeckis film with obi wan having a rock as his best friend, or Rodrigo García, Martin Scorsese, I dont know, that can be interestig, but let’s see…

  • March 30, 2017 at 9:20 pm
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    the break will give them a chance to work on the Indiana Jones films

    • March 30, 2017 at 9:41 pm
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      The break itself is a lot later than when Indy 5 is going to come out, though.

      – Pomojema

      • March 31, 2017 at 6:04 pm
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        Not really buying the starvation notion. Kinda contradicts Bob Iger’s recent comments, no?

        • April 1, 2017 at 4:17 am
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          He said that there’s a fifteen-year plan in place, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that there’s a movie in every single one of those fifteen years.

          Bear in mind that this is what we heard – it’s not 100% set in stone. Plans can change and all of this is a long, long way from being actualized.

          – Pomojema

          • April 1, 2017 at 4:44 am
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            I hear ya. I just hope they make the saga films an ongoing priority; they have lightning in a bottle right now. No need to let them marinate too long and return to the franchise all plump, bipolar, and alcoholic.

  • March 30, 2017 at 9:23 pm
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    Please, let’s not turn Bounty Hunters into a Suicide Squad knock off where they go on a mission for the greater good. They better be wiping out Rebel scum for Jabba – Kylo Ren

  • March 30, 2017 at 9:46 pm
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    Can’t wait to see 8 more generations of the Skywalker family become Jedi, turn to the dark side and get redeemed like some endless soap opera. Just end it at 9.

      • March 30, 2017 at 9:57 pm
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        Or the people who own the saga can have some respect for its lasting quality rather than churning out endless sequels just to make money.

        • March 30, 2017 at 10:01 pm
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          That’s assuming the next trilogy is crap. But even if it is, we survived the prequels so we can survive that.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:19 pm
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            He’s been so angry lately. Just let him fume.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:33 pm
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            At least I don’t resort to petty and childish name calling and endless complaining about what other people write here like you constantly do.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:41 pm
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            Tell me how you ensure lasting quality if you keep dragging something out endlessly.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:44 pm
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            Because the ones you love will still exist. The Hobbit doesn’t hurt LOTR. The next generation films didn’t hurt the original trek films. In fact it will likely make you appreciate the good ones even more.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:46 pm
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            I was talking about the quality of the new films, not what they do to the existing ones.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:49 pm
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            My bad. well I’d say that nothing can ever be 100% perfect. Also that I’m encouraged that they are willing to take a break after 9 rather than keep pumping them out for easy cash.

          • March 31, 2017 at 3:20 pm
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            Easy: because new Star Wars isn’t the product of one man’s imagination, but many. As the article states, they like other creators to pitch them ideas. Literally, the whole creative community has a shot at making Star Wars stuff. That’s how.

          • April 1, 2017 at 3:10 am
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            So far, the amazingly creative people working for Lucasfilm have given us a movie about stealing the Death Star plans, a movie about the backstory of Han Solo, and a new saga episode that, while well-made, was lacking in any tremendously innovative or imaginative content. Maybe Episode 8 will be different, but what we’ve seen so far has been largely safe fan service and homage rather than taking risks and creatively forging new ground in the franchise.

          • March 31, 2017 at 8:07 am
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            TFA is already better than the prequels IMO (Which I also enjoy even with their flaws by the way). But even if the next 2 films don’t turn out, it’s still better than no Star Wars at all. I really started to think at one point that we’d never get another Star Wars movie. Now we’re getting 1 a year, and I’m going to enjoy the heck out of it.

        • March 30, 2017 at 10:29 pm
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          This is illogical. You are assuming that would be the case.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:34 pm
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            It’s a response to the article’s assumption that another sequel trilogy is happening.

          • March 31, 2017 at 1:19 am
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            And you are speculating on the quality and motives of a fictional trilogy.

          • March 31, 2017 at 4:33 am
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            I’m responding to the possibility of a second sequel trilogy being made – which the article itself speculates about.

          • March 31, 2017 at 3:06 pm
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            And assuming it would be of inferior quality.

          • March 31, 2017 at 6:32 pm
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            If you keep doing the same thing, the quality does become inferior. Look at any long-running linear series in film or television. Chances are the quality goes downhill the longer you drag something out. The specialness of the original product becomes watered down and repetitive.

          • March 31, 2017 at 7:47 pm
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            I addressed this elsewhere, but since they have many different people making content, it’s possible, but less likely in this case.

          • April 1, 2017 at 5:41 am
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            Tell that to the MCU.

          • April 1, 2017 at 8:19 am
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            Right. Three Spiderman reboots in 15 years. Not getting stale at all…

          • April 1, 2017 at 9:20 am
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            One Spider-Man movie in the MCU. Don’t blame Marvel for Sony’s mistakes, the latter company doesn’t know how to make movies.

        • March 30, 2017 at 10:40 pm
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          The people who own the saga don’t have an incentive to stop when people (like the ones in this thread) continue to pay to watch their productions. Now, whether anyone thinks they’re good, well that’s a subjective matter.

    • March 30, 2017 at 10:28 pm
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      Then just don’t watch anymore after 9.

      • March 30, 2017 at 10:51 pm
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        Or just try something new that everyone can enjoy rather than dragging the same thing out endlessly…

        • March 31, 2017 at 1:19 am
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          You are making a lot of baseless assumptions.

          • March 31, 2017 at 4:32 am
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            Again, I’m responding to the potential films that the article is speculating about being made in the future.

          • March 31, 2017 at 3:07 pm
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            Again, you are assuming it will always involve a Skywalker turning to the dark side and that it will “drag the same thing out endlessly”.

            Baseless assumptions.

          • March 31, 2017 at 6:29 pm
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            You’re assuming that it won’t, despite three trilogies that have been about exactly that. The saga films have always been about the Skywalkers. Do you really think an Episode 10-12 is about something that has nothing to do with the previous 9?

          • March 31, 2017 at 7:50 pm
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            No, I am not assuming that it won’t. I am not ASSUMING anything. I haven’t predicted what it would be, I’m simply telling you that you are MAKING THINGS UP and then are annoyed at the THINGS YOU MADE UP. You are criticizing things that exist only in your mind.

            I don’t recall saying Episode 10-12 would have nothing to do with the previous 9. I do recall saying it might not involve a Skywalker TURNING TO THE DARK SIDE.

            I mean, just read what I wrote lol. You made some Baseless Assumptions, yet again.

          • April 1, 2017 at 2:52 am
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            If my assumption that a 10-12 trilogy is about the Skywalkers is wrong, then it obviously has to be about something else. I’m criticizing the likelihood of what it would be based on everything we know about the saga films, and the repetitious patterns under which each trilogy is structured. For crying out loud, am I not allowed to speculate, just as the article itself is speculative? Are we not allowed to critique such speculation?

        • March 31, 2017 at 2:26 am
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          You mean you don’t want to find out what happens when the third order build a super weapon?

          Seriously though, anthology movies are fine, but additional trilogies they’d need to be super careful with. I don’t know if another run through of similar sort of stuff would work, but if they change the format, move away from the skywalker family etc then it may seem like its not star wars.

          I’d like to see them leave it at 9 for at least a decade, and just do an anthology movie every 2 years.

  • March 30, 2017 at 10:21 pm
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    I really appreciate the article and this is all great information, but I’ve got to point out that you could have reported the potential YA-targeted movie in a much better way. You basically assume that your readers are older male fans who will automatically turn their noses up at romance. You draw condescending comparisons between a female YA oriented property and Twilight. You basically assume that a film’s being about romance and love is some kind of handicap that it will need to overcome if it’s to stand a chance of being good. There are lots of men in SW fandom who will have these kinds of unfortunate attitudes, but there are also lots of women, girls and – believe it or not – men who would be interested in seeing this kind of story. You should remember that those are your readers too. Personally, I’d be much more excited about a SW film about two fresh characters involved in a tragic love story than I would a movie about a bunch of fan-favourite bounty hunters doing stuff, which feels like an obligation more than a genuinely interesting story at this stage.

    • March 30, 2017 at 10:25 pm
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      The author makes those assumptions because the author reads the flame wars that occur in these threads on a daily basis, and have since the site’s inception.

      Can’t blame the author for addressing his usual audience.

      • March 30, 2017 at 10:26 pm
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        Oh, I’m not surprised. It’s just about pointing these things out in the hope that one day things might change.

        • March 30, 2017 at 10:30 pm
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          Careful, we have a lot of misogynistic posters here who will start squealing bloody murder when a woman has an opinion and attempts to “feminize” something.

          Star Wars fans aren’t exactly a cultured and open minded people.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:34 pm
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            Wow someone is seriously butthurt…
            Better search up you urologist.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:35 pm
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            And with two other people still typing, I know I touched some nerves already just pointing it out without citing any names.

            Predictable. LOL. Feel free to unveil yourselves under your own power.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:39 pm
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            Well if you flat out insult people what do you expect?
            Btw I haven’t really seen any misogyny on this forum in the last two years I joined.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:42 pm
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            Go look at the article about Daisy Ridley having some opinion about women in Star Wars or whatever it was, or when Kennedy said she was going to make a push to put a woman director in charge of one of the films.

            Hundreds of comments from many regular posters screaming how unfair it was to men that they try to find a woman to direct, and that they should always give the job to the best qualified person.

            Then state that’s not unusual at all that 99% of Director’s out there are men.

            Hilarious.

            I didn’t insult anyone directly in my post, but if you respond to it in the way you did, it obviously triggered something.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:54 pm
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            Just the fact that you insult the fans for no reason triggers me a bit, not the content of the insult.

            Besides, there are obviously always trolls on every forum, but the recurrent users are pretty decent here imo.

          • April 1, 2017 at 6:21 am
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            I’m not insulting all fans, just stating that it’s not as though the Star Wars community isn’t filled with jack asses with sexist and misogynistic view points.

            What I said would happened, happened above. True story bro. BY FANS lol.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:45 pm
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            American_Ignorant’s sole purpose on this board is to endlessly complain about other posters, call them insulting and childish names, and then insult them again when they take issue with his personal insults and endless complaining.

          • March 31, 2017 at 4:55 am
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            Shhhh!

            Facts = HATE SPEECH.
            IT’S THE PATRIARCHY
            ALL MEN ARE MISOGYNISTIC PIGS!

            *Autistic screeching ensues*

            /sarc

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:36 pm
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            Misogyny of varying degrees and Star Wars fandom basically go hand in hand, so rest assured that I’m used to it ;). The most important thing this has taught me is the importance of having a voice and not shutting up.

    • March 30, 2017 at 10:40 pm
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      The current age of cheap rom coms and twilight/50 shades fantasy fulfillment has given film romance a bad rep lately. If it’s done sincerely I agree that most would buy in.

      • March 31, 2017 at 1:09 am
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        Yep. Like the article says, Lost Stars is a great example of YA romance done right, and in Star Wars, too.

  • March 30, 2017 at 10:25 pm
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    Great article!

  • March 30, 2017 at 10:27 pm
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    I feel the Obiwan film should have been dealing with Maul.

    I enjoyed it was conlcuded in Rebels, but I cant see anything “bigger” than Maul which would warrant a standalone.

    Of course there is a problem with explaining how Maul survived to general audiences. But the clearly explained how Rogue One fit in. We as hardcore fans know about clone wars (mandalore, satien nightsisters etc), but you could just say to the casusal movie goer “Maul survived and has robot legs now”. Most people just want a fun film.

    • March 30, 2017 at 10:28 pm
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      Just because you can’t imagine something bigger doesn’t mean others can’t.

    • March 30, 2017 at 10:34 pm
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      It doesn’t have to be bigger. Why would it have to be bigger? Why can’t we just have a solid story?

      For Obi-Wan, he still has the BIGGEST responsibility of almost anyone in the galaxy. He’s caring for the welfare of Luke Skywalker, son of Anakin, and the person he believes will destroy the Emperor and Vader and restore freedom to the galaxy.

      Watching a film that demonstrates the depth of Kenobi’s emotional turmoil in having exiled himself to protect a single individual rather than carrying on the fight and trying to save what few Jedi brethren he has left alive is fucking epic.

      BUT OMG. NO LIGHTSABER FIGHT RIGHT? BOO.

      • March 30, 2017 at 10:44 pm
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        I never stated I wanted it to be bigger as in “epic lightsaber duels and flashes moves” (I would have enjoyed the short duel in Rebels in live action).

        By “bigger” I meant what warrants this story being turned into film as opposed to book/comic etc.

        We have already seen in the CANON comics Obiwan adapt to living on tattooine (having to sacarfice not protect the innocent for fear of exposing himself as a jedi) + we have already seen obiwan protect Luke and the Lars many times (from Jabbas thugs and Bounty Hunters). We have seen him adapt to Tattoine. You can’t have him keep learning the same lesson on tattoine.

        If they had adapted Mauls story into the film (instead of having him in season 3). This would be an emotional point to the film; given their history. We would have stakes by having Maul track Luke (something we cant do with an Inquisitor as that would tip of the Empire).

        Have the film from Obi-wans perspective. Let him hear that people are being killedby lighstaber. Have him worry that its the Empire. Then reveal it is Maul.

        • March 30, 2017 at 10:45 pm
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          It’s pretty easy for them to uncanonize comics to make a movie.

          From what I understand, the comic where Obi-Wan already fought Maul on Tatooine was still supposed to be canon and…well? Sounds as if it were replaced.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:53 pm
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            They are clear that the marvel comics are canon. The certainly wont un-canonise them. Disney officially recognised them as canon. (There would be alot of backlash if they uncanonised material as many people have purchsed these comics because it is canon).

            The orginal comic of Maul vs Ben was never intended to be canon.

          • March 30, 2017 at 10:53 pm
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            What new marvel comics cover Obi-Wan on Tatooine?

          • March 31, 2017 at 12:39 am
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            The Star Wars comics have had issues telling stories of obiwan on tatoinne. Think there are 3 of them

          • March 31, 2017 at 2:05 am
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            The main series called “Star Wars” tell stories from Obiwans time.
            Basically Luke gets his hands on Obiwans Journal and is oncasional issues he reads pages from it which transition into Obiwans story on Tattione.

            I think the first Obiwan issue is Issue 7 were he deals with thugs.
            The next involves Obiwan protecting Luke from a Wookie bounty hunter.
            The third is when Luke reads a story about yoda in the jounal, but we get someflash backs to Obiwan.

            Also, in the Ahsoka novel there is a chapter from Obiwans perspective with him trying to commune with Quigon.

          • March 31, 2017 at 4:43 am
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            I thought you referring to the .. were they Dark Horse? I know there was one series that they supposedly kept as canon that wasn’t apart of the new Marvel stuff.

            Either way. I stand corrected. And I agree, they won’t retcon the new Marvel bits.

          • March 31, 2017 at 3:18 pm
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            That was Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir.

          • April 1, 2017 at 5:29 am
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            Yeah, so is this still canon?

          • April 1, 2017 at 5:29 pm
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            yup. it was made from old Clone Wars scripts

          • April 1, 2017 at 8:02 pm
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            But I understood that Maul and Kenobi faced off in it, or am I wrong? (As in, Kenobi finished Maul then)

          • April 1, 2017 at 10:47 pm
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            I honestly don’t remember if they faced, but he didn’t kill him.

          • April 3, 2017 at 3:19 am
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            Answers my question, thank you 🙂

          • March 31, 2017 at 4:46 am
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            I didn’t think the original author was referring to the new Marvel stuff, but a title that’s been floated around here that isn’t Marvel that I hear has been kept canon. I stand corrected.

        • April 2, 2017 at 10:23 am
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          The vast majority of people will not read the comics, so there is a chance they could transfer a story arc onto film.

          Otherwise maybe there’s an external threat, so Obi-wan would need to leave for a short period. The threat could be against Yoda or Leia. Its not like he’s truly stuck on Tatoonine

      • March 30, 2017 at 11:01 pm
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        Good luck with Gareth Edwards delivering that.

        • March 31, 2017 at 4:45 am
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          People seemed to legitimately enjoy Rogue One. He isn’t a script writer. He’s only going to make a movie as good as the script.

          • March 31, 2017 at 5:27 am
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            edwards is awesome visually, but both R1 and godzilla had flat characters(IMO).

          • March 31, 2017 at 7:16 am
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            It wasn’t my favorite either. But he didn’t write either of the scripts, and I blame what was written for flat characters.

            I actually don’t think R1’s characters were poor, they just didn’t have time to shine. There were too many.

            I still believe the film would have been better over all without an ensemble cast, with just a focus on Cassian, Jyn and K2.

          • March 31, 2017 at 6:52 am
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            Yeah, the script was woeful, but ultimately the director is responsible for bringing the movie to life. With the ensemble cast, he had all that talent to make something great, instead he created this disconnect between the audience and the movie’s characters. He made much the same mistake with Godzilla.

    • March 30, 2017 at 10:34 pm
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      Ialways thought that you could take some years out of the time he spends on Tattoine and make and awesome noir film, rooted in a western style or last samurai. With the lone gunman or man without a name – at least to some of the characters in the film, the idea of keeping his identity hidden as a silent guardian could be all kinds af eastwood-western-awesome. You could get away with him, rescuring some slaves from a gangster, and said gangster comes pack to exact his revenge on OB1 and maybe kidnaps him away to another planet for a while.

      • March 30, 2017 at 10:35 pm
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        perhaps have him fall in love with one the freed slaves – CUE REY THEORIES hahahaha

        • March 30, 2017 at 10:38 pm
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          Obi-Wan is SNOKE.

          (That was for you Deadly)

          • March 31, 2017 at 3:16 pm
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      • March 31, 2017 at 1:08 am
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        i’d go more for weeks than years, but I definitely like your idea.

  • March 30, 2017 at 10:28 pm
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    I’m apparently brain damaged. But I really liked Lost Stars, and I’d be up for a Star Wars version of Romeo and Juliet. I don’t even care if it’s targeted at Young Adults. Star Wars is for everyone, so why not target different audiences (AS THIS HASN’T BEEN DONE BEFORE; RIGHT MR. JAR JAR? OKAY) .

    Plus having a romance in Star Wars automatically requires that the focus of the film to really be character driven rather than effects driven. It shouldn’t be about getting to that ultimate giant space battle lightsaber fight Vader cameo.

    And that, to me, would bring Star Wars to a new level.

    Flame on.

  • March 30, 2017 at 10:35 pm
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    This all sounds great. Good to hear that Obi-Wan could still be on the horizon, but I’m not sure Gareth Edwards would be my first choice as director. Don’t get me wrong, I love Rogue One, but I’m assuming an Obi-Wan film wouldn’t be as spectacular and grand in scale as films like Godzilla and Rogue One, instead being smaller and more grounded, closer to what Logan is for the X-Men franchise. Then again, maybe I’m underestimating Edwards’s range.

    Speaking of directors, I think it would be interesting to see what someone like Quentin Tarantino would do with the bounty hunters film. I think something along the lines of The Hateful Eight would be a nice addition to the franchise, and would fit well with those types of characters. On the other hand, that depends on how much Disney would be willing to push to upper boundary of a PG-13 rating (I don’t think they’d do R any time soon). And on a side note, I’m relieved that the pitch is more of a bounty hunter film than a Boba Fett one.

    As for the YA Star Wars film, I’m not too worried. The main saga has always skirted pretty close to that sort of thing anyway. Coming of age, romance, and social commentary have always been key elements, whether or not they went over well with some fans. While we don’t really know much, I think that when all is said and done, this movie will be very Star Wars.

    I had assumed the next animated series would fill the gap between ROTJ and TFA, but unless these rumours are referring to another one, this doesn’t seem to be the case. It actually sounds more like The Old Republic, I don’t really know what else would be able to affect the Star Wars timeline the same way the saga films do. Unless they choose the far-flung future like Legacy, but I doubt they’d want to spoil the state of the galaxy before the films get there. Regardless, I have confidence in anything that Dave Filoni is behind, so I’m looking forward to hearing more.

  • March 30, 2017 at 10:41 pm
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    Storm Trooper movie please!

    • March 30, 2017 at 10:44 pm
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      Probably not, since we got our “war” film, but a film from the Imperial perspective would be sexy.

      • March 30, 2017 at 10:50 pm
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        Exactly! A good example would be something along the lines of Finn’s training, etc from the “Before the Awakening” novel. Or the Star Wars comic #21 that followed those elite storm troopers.

    • April 1, 2017 at 10:08 pm
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      Yes! Garry the Stormtrooper has to make an appearance!

  • March 30, 2017 at 10:44 pm
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    Of course I take this article w/ a grain of salt, but if some of it is true, at least it shows Lucasfilm retained the spirit that allowed it to become one of the most successful independent studios prior to Disney. I would’ve hated the multiple flicks a year model like Marvel; it also shows the respect Disney has shown the studio.

  • March 30, 2017 at 11:30 pm
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    I like that the SW film about the love story is the best chance for a woman to be in the directorial seat. That’s forward thinking.

    Lol I jest, but still I can’t be the only one that found that sounded a little bit funny.

    • March 30, 2017 at 11:51 pm
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      I would give the chair to the best director available, no matter if man, woman, or a color. I don’t understand why to give it specifically for a woman, or for a man….

      • March 30, 2017 at 11:53 pm
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        Right on the money man. I don’t know why they have to throw gender in there. Any SW movie is a good chance for a female director in my opinion. Unless there is some scientific research that’s already been done that they’re withholding that shows only love stories can be better directed by a female.

    • March 31, 2017 at 12:51 am
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      it is a odd trend in hollywood were they are looking for more female directors but mainly to direct female led films. are they saying that women can’t direct men? lol. such an odd way to promote diversity.

      • March 31, 2017 at 1:01 am
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        Yeah, I agree. They always want a woman to direct female-led films or black people to direct black-led films. Why can’t anyone of any color or gender direct a movie with a star of any color or gender. If you care about diversity, wouldn’t you bother to look for it outside of minority-led films. And wouldn’t you want to hire the best person for the job, even if that person happened to be white, or a man? It seems backwards to me.

        • March 31, 2017 at 5:04 am
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          Just get the best person for the job, I say.

          • April 1, 2017 at 10:07 pm
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            Agreed. Who cares what the director has between his/her legs ( of course, apart from the Muh Sojiny crowd? The ability to make a great movie should be more important than diversity. If a male can do it better, then he should get the green lights. If a woman can do it better, give her the green lights.

        • March 31, 2017 at 7:21 am
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          Your ignorance is showing; again.

        • March 31, 2017 at 7:36 pm
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          Okay, I just re-read that blurb to make sure I wasn’t crazy. The description says it’s a YA-focused movie that has SLIGHT ROMANTIC THEMES TO IT. Y’all running with that to “ZOMG! STER WERZ ROMANSE MOVIEZ!!!!!!” is a little puzzling to me. The whole question of ‘why do they want a woman to direct a romance!??!!!’ is kinda off base, because that’s not what the film is.

          • March 31, 2017 at 9:44 pm
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            Well Star Wars already has slight romantic themes to it, so with more on top of that, it’s probably going to be pretty romance-driven. however, I don’t think that’s a bad thing. Like I’ve said before, Lost Stars is my favorite book in the new canon.

    • March 31, 2017 at 1:51 am
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      Agreed, I thought the same, they are all for inclusion, as long as it fits the traditional roles (love is for women)

    • March 31, 2017 at 1:58 am
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      Totally agree, relegating women directors to love story films is pretty lame.

      • March 31, 2017 at 7:30 pm
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        I actually have a feeling this may be more about simple Hollywood economics than anything else. LFL has to look at this slate and go “what’s our pool of possible directors who a) have a proven action background, and who b) won’t bitch too much about massive, intrusive studio oversight?”. The bigger the budgets, the more safe Hollywood likes to play it remember. There’s likely to be less money on the line for the ‘tragic romance’ film in terms of budget, where LFL can make a stronger argument to the mouse for taking some creative chances and allowing more directorial freedom without Bob Iger sitting on Kennedy’s shoulder every morning at 3am.

  • March 30, 2017 at 11:42 pm
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    Hey guys! This is all really exciting stuff – and I want to throw myu own idea for an Obi-Wan movie out there before the actual plot is confirmed. As Leia ages she begins to show signs of Force Sensitivity and Bail is concerned that this may lead to her discovery. Under the guidance of Yoda, Obi-Wan is dispatched to seek out and obtain a dark side plant/tree to be housed on Alderaan to mask Leia’s presence (the two cancelling each other out, offering an exlaination for why Yoda chose to hide on Dagabah, near the dark side tree there). The bulk of the film follows Obi-Wan as he travels to and explores a world perversed by the dark side, showing a culture of people who live in the dark shadow – similar to the way we saw Light Side affiliates on Jedha. Of course, Obi wis through and returns with the plant – and all seems to be settled. However, the movie ends with Sideous sensing the Dark Side presence on Alderaan and, believing it may represent the birth of a new Sith and a possible threat to his life, hints at already being decided that Alderaan should be among the first planets destroyed once the Death Star is complete. The bitter sweet conclusion: by seeking to conceal Leia, Yoda and Obi-Wan sealed the fate of Alderaan long before the events of episode IV. I’d call the film ‘Obi-Wan: Roots of Silence (a reference to both the tree and the fact that it lays the foundations for the ‘silenced voices’ Obi sensed when Alderaan was destroyed). Won’t happen, of course, but what do you guys think? Cheers 🙂

    • March 31, 2017 at 12:07 am
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      The problem is though film-wise ANH doesn’t really show much force sensitivity in Luke until he begins training (other than to bulleye womb rats in a T-16).

      However, something linking with Leia would be cool and show that the other twin was just as important.

    • March 31, 2017 at 12:57 am
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      While that sounds great, I’m not so sure it would fit in with the canon. Vader tortures Leia like crazy and still has no idea that she’s Force sensitive, let alone his daughter. Bail’s not even a Force user, so I doubt he’d be able to sense anything from her.

    • March 31, 2017 at 3:46 am
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      I think people need to watch the movies again.

  • March 30, 2017 at 11:42 pm
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    Let Alfonso Cuaron direct the Obi-Wan movie please.

    • March 31, 2017 at 1:31 am
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      oh yes

  • March 30, 2017 at 11:48 pm
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    So happy for the Obi Wan movie….then so unhappy for the director they have in mind…

    • March 31, 2017 at 12:51 am
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      you kidding right? Gareth Edwards made R1 an outstanding movie.. i wouldn’t pick anyone else.. defiantly not Jar Jar Abrams..

      • March 31, 2017 at 1:50 am
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        I’d choose Zemeckis

        • March 31, 2017 at 7:19 am
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          ‘Course you would. The dude’s obsessed with doing movies fully in CGI. He’s the next best thing to George for ya.

      • March 31, 2017 at 1:53 am
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        You wouldn’t pick anyone else for a character-driven Kenobi movie than Gareth Edwards? You’re kidding, right?

        If Edwards is the choice, Lucasfilm better have Tony Gilroy on speed-dial.

        • March 31, 2017 at 6:41 am
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          Except that had more to do with the script needing major reworking…Edwards didn’t write the script. Gary Whitta and Chris Weitz might not have been the best choices for writing.

          But I totally agree, I feel like there’s someone so much better that could do this.

          For me, actually after seeing Logan, I wouldn’t mind something similar in tone and approach for an Obi-Wan film, just not as violent, lol. If they could get Mangold or someone similar, that’d be great.

          • March 31, 2017 at 7:20 pm
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            Except Edwards not having a super grip on character in R1 isn’t a problem unique to that film. Just about everything he’s ever made has the same issue (Godzilla, I’m looking at you now) of slightly disengaged characters.

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            True. Then again, if there’s really only one character, AND he’s already well-established, Edwards will have a much easier time, I assume.

  • March 31, 2017 at 12:10 am
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    “Lucasfilm doesn’t just reveal that they’re working on a specific movie until they’re 100% sure what it is that they’re going to do with it.”

    Did you hear that Warner Bros? DID YOU HEAR THAT!!!!!! Maybe you should take notes

  • March 31, 2017 at 12:39 am
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    Duel Plot for the Obi Wan movie… Vader hunting down jedi, while Obi Wan does everything in his power to keep Luke and Leia hidden from the Empire and from Vader… would love to see a prime Vader vs an older but still prime Obi Wan show down. See the relentless power and rage of Vader that we only got a taste of in Rogue One (still have goose bumps over that)… there is plenty of reason to think that there were altercations between Obi Wan and Vader between Revenge of the Sith and ANH… yes please

    • March 31, 2017 at 12:52 am
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      MEh you could leave Vader out of it for me..

    • March 31, 2017 at 12:52 am
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      “there is plenty of reason to think that there were altercations between Obi Wan and Vader between Revenge of the Sith and ANH”

      Except Vader says that when he last saw Obi-Wan, Obi-Wan was the master (you know the line I’m talking about). That seems to suggest that ANH was their first meeting since RotS.

      • March 31, 2017 at 6:16 pm
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        Yeah I would rather have Obi-wan avoiding Vader’s attention. Doesn’t mean he can’t have a small role akin to R1, but they shouldn’t meet or have a close encounter resulting in each other feeling the other’s presence.

    • March 31, 2017 at 3:46 am
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      Um, go watch ANH again, please. There is NO reason to think that.

    • March 31, 2017 at 7:19 am
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      You aren’t going to see Vader again.

    • March 31, 2017 at 7:59 am
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      I would like to see a movie focused on Vader hunting down the Jedi. But leave Obi-Wan out of it. At the very least, they shouldn’t meet.

    • March 31, 2017 at 7:15 pm
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      “I’ve been waiting for you Obi Wan. We meet again, at last. When I left you I was but the learner, now I am the master….you know….since last week when we duked it out.”
      No there isn’t. EVERYTHING Vader says about or to Obi Wan in SW says they haven’t met in a long, long time.

  • March 31, 2017 at 12:50 am
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    This all sounds great to me! The people at Lucasfilm really know what they’re doing!

    • March 31, 2017 at 5:19 pm
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      Same toughts here!! We can trust on them!!!

  • March 31, 2017 at 12:57 am
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    By the light of Lothal’s moon this is awesome !

  • March 31, 2017 at 1:13 am
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    I await to hear much more about Lucasfilm’s future plans for Star Wars at Celebration; seems they have planned everything in advance. ^_^

  • March 31, 2017 at 1:31 am
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    The future is certainly bright for SWs and LucasFilm. As for anthology films, Obi-wan aside, I’d prefer if SWs focused on other films. And place them in different eras. For instance, a cool film that I could see is a Wraith Squadron film.

    Maybe, set it during the period of TFA and ROTJ. Have them be a black ops unit investigating the First Order? Especially, considering there was a cease fire between the NR and the Empire. And as such, make it a Top gun style movie.

    Or why not a movie about the Mandalorian Wars with Tau-Vizula. Go further into the lore about the darksaber and the fighting between jedi and Mandalorians?

    The anthology films I see them as a means to do what Legends did; expand the universe and branch out. Don’t go post-ROTJ EU, but rather take risks. RO, like it or not, was what I want to see. Because, even if I like or dislike a film, I’ll always credit a creator for taking a risk.

    As for a future trilogy, maybe, but have it NOT be on the Skywalkers. And have the Order again. Seriously, the ST irritated me how the Jedi were gone. Let us see this order operate and how they differ from the PT era Order.

  • March 31, 2017 at 1:36 am
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    Hmmm, this might be why we had that boldly pre-emptive announcement in January 2017 from LFL for no CGI Leia, since they could recreate her in animated form in series, such as they have done with Anakin, Obi-Wan, and even Leia herself.

    • March 31, 2017 at 3:45 am
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      That’s quite a leap.

    • March 31, 2017 at 5:07 am
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      I don’t think that would be necessary.

  • March 31, 2017 at 1:37 am
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    “Lucasfilm will want to deliberately starve the market of Star Wars movies for a time.”

    No wonder. I’m glad.

    When TFA came out, I remember thinking “I can’t believe I’m about to watch a brand new Star Wars movie” right before the Lucasfilm logo showed up. I didn’t get that feeling with R1 and I most certainly get it with Han Solo. And that was because it had been over ten years since the last one. Too much of anything becomes boring. Even Star Wars.

    • March 31, 2017 at 3:58 am
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      #BALANCE is always needed! lol However… i think they’ll be fine making the anthology films for a while… we love the Star Wars Story films… and would LOVE more and more!!

      • March 31, 2017 at 4:40 am
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        Why do you hashtag everything?

        Normie.

      • March 31, 2017 at 6:49 pm
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        #YOUDON’TACTUALLYKNOWHOWHASHTAGSWORKDOYOU?

  • March 31, 2017 at 1:46 am
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    So that’s it huh. We’re some kind of Bounty Hunter squad.

  • March 31, 2017 at 1:49 am
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    Give me the Obi Wan movie, after that the world can end and we can all rest in peace. The bounty hunter movie sounds a little too much like Suicide Squad, let’s hope not. (PS. Twilight Star Wars, LMAOOO)

    • March 31, 2017 at 5:06 am
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      Rogue One was the real Suicide Squad, so Star Wars has already dipped a toe in that pool.

    • March 31, 2017 at 7:18 am
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      This from a guy who actively defends the prequels, which more or less is Lucas’s version of Twilight. LMAOOOOOO

  • March 31, 2017 at 1:55 am
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    Kind of lame that the “love story” film is being designated the girly film (and hence the push for a female director); blech, female fans of Star Wars are already fans of SW… they don’t need mushy love stories. A little bit of romance is lovely (like Han/Leia, Obi-Wan/Satine, Kanan/Hera) but an entire film devoted to a pair of doomed star-crossed lovers? Bleh.

    • March 31, 2017 at 2:15 am
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      Disagree. Star Wars should reach all genres.

      • March 31, 2017 at 3:57 am
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        I agree with @disqus_WjAlJvg8Ql:disqus… Star Wars is a UNIVERSE FULL of #DIVERSITY and JJ Abrams even said dont be surprised in seeing some controversial things, because it’s a UNIVERSE of different kinds of people.. not just jedi, sith, storm troopers, rebels, etc. They have a bunch of regular people too! I mean Star Wars is what it is because of THE FORCE… that’s what sets it apart from ALL the sci-fi space fantasy type movies.. something people can engulf their souls into… #DIVERSITY is a #GOODTHING

        • March 31, 2017 at 4:31 am
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          k.

        • March 31, 2017 at 4:41 am
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          Why do you hashtag everything?

          Normie.

          • March 31, 2017 at 6:48 pm
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            #A-fucking-men.

          • April 1, 2017 at 2:13 am
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            #Irony

          • April 1, 2017 at 5:30 am
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            #HashtagsAreFun

          • April 1, 2017 at 9:23 am
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            #Hashtag

    • March 31, 2017 at 5:26 pm
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      Yeah, kind of bugged me that having a female director is assumed to go hand in hand with a slushy romance movie. Why not a kick-ass action film?

    • March 31, 2017 at 7:39 pm
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      “This Star Wars project is going to target the young-adult audience and have slight romantic themes to it.
      Said story is a tragedy…the “love story” angle has more in common with Han & Leia’s romance in The Empire Strikes Back than anything else.”
      .
      Reading is magical. It’s not a mushy love story, it’s a YA focused SW film. The Maze Runner is YA focused. Harry Potter is YA focused. Y’all need to settle down.

  • March 31, 2017 at 2:14 am
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    Lucasfilm shouldn’t be ashamed to make a romance.

    • March 31, 2017 at 2:48 am
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      I agree. I’m not ashamed to be in love with Star Wars

    • March 31, 2017 at 3:54 am
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      YES, i agree too!!!

    • March 31, 2017 at 4:07 am
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      A sexy/sensual shaving scene between Rey & Luke will gauge how open-minded all you lovers really are.

      • March 31, 2017 at 4:29 am
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        2h0t4me

    • March 31, 2017 at 7:17 am
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      Set in the Prequel era…am I right?

      • March 31, 2017 at 3:59 pm
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        Well it would be nice to finally have one. 😛

  • March 31, 2017 at 2:57 am
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    No bantha movie? That is total bantha poodoo!

    • March 31, 2017 at 5:30 am
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      I’m sure we’ll see some Bantha in the Obi-Wan movie.

  • March 31, 2017 at 3:02 am
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    If these reports are true, I am happy to hear that Disney/Lucasfilm is wise enough to consider a pause button for the franchise. I say this as something who couldn’t care less about seeing Superhero movies anymore. It can be too much of a good thing.

    I am all onboard a stand alone romance. In fact, of the pitches this was probably the only one I found interesting. They really should mine new material and just let Obi Wan and Boba Fett retire. Don’t let StarWars just be one big nostalgia machine.

    It’s also easy to imagine how a stand alone Kenobi adventure could undermine his character and the somber gravity of his self imposed exile out in the desert. With that said, it would be kinda cool to see a contemplative movie about Kenobi meditating and doubting out in the desert, with no action whatsoever. 🙂 Like “The Last Temptation of Kenobi” or similar Jesus or Siddharta style stories. But that’s not what a franchise movie is and they would never do something weird and interesting like that.

    Make new stuff Lucasfilm. New type of stories with all new characters.

    • March 31, 2017 at 3:54 am
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      YES! i concur!!!

  • March 31, 2017 at 3:49 am
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    Obi-Wan caught up in a Hutt dispute with Jabba would be great

    • March 31, 2017 at 4:17 am
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      Not really though. Because we’ve already met both, and we know neither could die. :/

      • March 31, 2017 at 5:03 am
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        But there could always be a high-ranking goon who could die, a la Krennic.

        • March 31, 2017 at 6:00 am
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          a la straight white male.

        • March 31, 2017 at 6:29 am
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          There could also be a top grade Inquisitor maybe who tracks Obi-Wan down.

      • March 31, 2017 at 3:14 pm
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        That’s not exactly a good reason not to tell a story. Whether people live or die doesn’t really matter.
        For instance, off the top of my head, Obi-Wan could get involved with some underling of Jabba’s, which leads Obi-Wan to protect some citizens. It ends in tragedy and Obi-Wan learns that he should just stay hidden and focus solely on Luke and stay out of other disputes. Maybe he causes enough trouble that Jabba then tells his people to leave him be and they steer clear of his homestead.

        Neither has to die and that could tell a meaningful story.

    • March 31, 2017 at 6:41 pm
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      So even though Obi Wan is trying to keep a low profile and not be detected by the Empire and draw attention to himself, (which he succeeds in, considering the Empire assumes he is dead by ANH) he needs to have a bunch of adventures on Tatooine and run-ins with Jabba the Hutt, who employs bounty hunters and risk being exposed by spies who can easily inform the Empire of his whereabouts. It makes no sense.

      • March 31, 2017 at 7:47 pm
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        Mr. Baseless Assumption! We meet again!

        No one said anything about “a bunch of adventures”. You can easily write it, with just a little imagination, so that Obi-Wan doesn’t have direct contract with anyone left alive, except for Jabba and Jabba agrees to stay out of his way. Maybe Obi-Wan eliminates a rival to Jabba. All your concerns can be easily addressed.

        • April 1, 2017 at 3:03 am
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          You’re assuming it would make for a great film, are you not? And you’re assuming the would-be filmmakers actually have the imagination to pull off a film that takes place mostly, if not totally, on Tatooine, creating an exciting an engaging enough feature-length story about a hermit in exile dealing with a gangster and his entourage without being detected in anyway that would compromise his location.

          • April 1, 2017 at 5:29 am
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            “You’re assuming it would make for a great film, are you not? And you’re assuming the would-be filmmakers actually have the imagination to pull off a film that takes place mostly, if not totally, on Tatooine, creating an exciting an engaging enough feature-length story about a hermit in exile dealing with a gangster and his entourage without being detected in anyway that would compromise his location.”

            Yes. That’s exactly what we’re assuming, as that’s what would be necessary to create a good Obi-Wan film in this context.

            Your point?

          • April 1, 2017 at 8:22 am
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            My point is that I was accused of making assumptions by the original poster, who was, himself, making assumptions about the Obi Wan film.

  • March 31, 2017 at 3:53 am
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    I think it’s a GREAT idea for Lucasfilm to do diverse style Star Wars movies, whether romance, comedy, military, political, religious, etc. They’re trying to be relevant to ALL demographics to gain MORE fans and the only way to do that is with #diversity. You cant do the same style all the time. That Star Wars universe is a place that has more than just wars, jedi, sith, rebels, empire, etc… we NEED familiarity, but we dont need the same thing all the time. I think Lucasfilm is definitely going in the right direction and I think the MAY release of the Han Solo film is a GOOD idea for that film, BECAUSE… with those 2 directors, it COULD have more of a FUNNY vibe to it, and Im totally COOL with that!! I mean covering Han Solo’s age from 18 to 24… it SHOULD be high energy, funny, and young people centric. Im all for it!!!

  • March 31, 2017 at 3:53 am
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    Really hope they beef up the Stan Lee cameos.

    • March 31, 2017 at 4:59 am
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      Stan LEE is LIKE butter. THE more THE better.

      • March 31, 2017 at 5:26 am
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        Dude, you gotta be careful with that butter stuff. I put an ass load on my popcorn today and now I feel like complete Bantha poodoo.

    • March 31, 2017 at 9:23 am
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      Come back in a few days…

      – Pomojema

  • March 31, 2017 at 4:02 am
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    YA SW film?!

    • March 31, 2017 at 4:04 am
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      Making the Fett one more about bounty hunters is a smart idea though and might get a lot of it’s detractors to see it of which there are many.

      • March 31, 2017 at 3:11 pm
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        *its

    • March 31, 2017 at 4:47 am
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      Plus one to you, Snarkums. That wasn’t exactly the bitchfest I expected from you.

  • March 31, 2017 at 6:14 am
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    Surely I’m not the only person who doesn’t get bothered with stories based on characters whose fates have already been established? Like anything, it’s the process that’s interesting. I want to know of all Obi Wan’s adventures. Or at least one film’s worth (Wink wink nudge nudge).

    • April 4, 2017 at 8:06 am
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      Obi-Wan is one of my favorite Star Wars characters and I wouldn’t mind seeing a little more from him.

  • March 31, 2017 at 6:26 am
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    I’m hoping for a series about Luke’s (with Mark Hamill providing Luke’s voice) Jedi academy, and Ben Solo’s fall to the dark side. However that probably won’t come until after Episode IX.

    What would you guys like to see?

  • March 31, 2017 at 6:44 am
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    What about James Mangold for an Obi-Wan film? After seeing Logan, I became more excited about how an Obi-wan film could take a more realistic, gritty yet small tone, changing how we see him.

    • March 31, 2017 at 7:15 am
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      Not a bad suggestion. I enjoyed Logan, a good road movie. No reason an Obi-Wan movie should be confined to Tatooine alone. An non-ensemble SW movie would be a welcome change.

    • March 31, 2017 at 5:54 pm
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      Mangold is great – Logan, Copland, Yuma

  • March 31, 2017 at 2:02 pm
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    Lucasfilm will want to deliberately starve the market of Star Wars movies for a time.< And people are worried about Star Was becoming the next COD

  • March 31, 2017 at 3:56 pm
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    Sounds like a perfect strategy to me. I’m not even remotely turned off by the tragic romance story idea. Come on… that could easily be just as awesome as the rest. You’re looking at it through the worst possible lens. Twilight. 😛

    Honestly when they introduced Rey and co… I felt it was obvious they wouldn’t make the same mistake at the original trilogy. They’d do another trilogy before the actors are too old. Which I am again totally fine with so long as the stories are decent.

    Starving us is brilliant. After this onslaught of Star Wars… making us wait 3 or 5 years for the next big announcement… I’m seriously impressed by Disney/Lucasfilm right now.

  • March 31, 2017 at 4:17 pm
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    Solid strategy as it seems. Everything, from the spaced time between trilogies, to te spin-off ideas. Everything real good, logic, on point. The franchise is in good hands, indeed…

      • March 31, 2017 at 6:23 pm
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        You mean Manny?

        • March 31, 2017 at 6:26 pm
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          Who is Manny? <<< Got the joke after 3 minutes hahahaha

          A lot of "mannys", we need to see them finnaly in live action.

          • March 31, 2017 at 6:30 pm
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            Manuel “Manny” Both-Hanz? Bad-ass Rebel Agent, and deceased former lover of Mon Mothma.

            (Wish they’d make that canon just to piss people off.)

          • April 1, 2017 at 5:26 am
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            Hey, if Elan Sleazebaggano gets to be a thing, then Manny Both-Hanz will be a part of my headcanon forever.

        • April 1, 2017 at 7:32 pm
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          But seriously, we need to see the elusive Bothan Spynet in live action…

  • March 31, 2017 at 5:45 pm
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    Would love to see a more uncommon choice for director – maybe the Coen Bros. make the film ?
    Doesn’t have to be an “action” director.

  • March 31, 2017 at 7:41 pm
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    Third Reason: Indy. Disney and LFL have been clear that they WILL start making more Indy movies at LFL and this would clear the decks to let them do a couple.

    • April 1, 2017 at 4:51 am
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      Gotta take away Harrison’s pilot’s license before they invest too much in that franchise.

      • April 1, 2017 at 5:24 am
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        Lol, true.

  • March 31, 2017 at 10:40 pm
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    I NEED A OLD REPUBLIC TRILOGY

    • March 31, 2017 at 10:49 pm
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      I want the background of the old republic and Jedi/Sith with a series of episodes under the title of ‘Sith Wars’ 🙂

  • March 31, 2017 at 11:32 pm
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    Awesome report! Best read in a long time! Even if only 10% is true! What a time to be a Star Wars fan, after 40 years it just gets better and better.
    Obi wan movie, FINGERS CROSSED

  • April 1, 2017 at 6:46 pm
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    To say Lucasfilm would only hire a female director due to pressure from unions is totally illogical. Imagine if a man were announced to direct the next announced Star Wars project… would you still be saying that was due to union pressure?

    • April 2, 2017 at 1:10 am
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      No, because no Unions are pushing for male director sin Star Wars movies. Males already directed all of the Star wars movies in existence, lol.

      • April 2, 2017 at 8:23 pm
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        You think there should be a difference? Have you ever seen Unbroken? If anything, the reality that is… *some* women are getting directing jobs in the hollywood scene *despite* Union pressure.

        I also find it hilarious that this information was entirely based on speculation. I’d like to see a source for how unions got involved, because as far as I see it, this was Kathleen Kennedy’s decision.

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