Rian Johnson Confirms His Trilogy Will NOT Be A Knights of the Old Republic Adaptation

As soon as it was announced that Rian Johnson would get to have his own standalone trilogy of Star Wars movies after he completed work on The Last Jedi, many fans have been hoping that we would be getting an adaptation of Knights of the Old Republic. Well, KOTOR fans, prepare for some bad news – that won’t be happening.

 

 

Johnson recently spoke with Mashable at a press event for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Johnson recognized that fans would be in love with the idea of an Old Republic Era Trilogy, but he ultimately explained that this was not the story he wanted to tell:

“Oh, they love Knights of the Old Republic. I played that game when it first came out and it was like, god, I loved it. Yeah, that’s a fantastic game. And I understand it, the instinct to automatically go to something that you know and love, that you’ve already seen. To me, what’s really fun is the notion of what new stuff are we gonna see, what new stories can we tell? For me, the possibility in a new story told over three movies, go anywhere, do anything, sky’s the limit, in Star Wars? That’s so exciting. I’m in the very, very beginning phases of trying to think about it so I don’t know yet – I’m still figuring out what it’s gonna be.”

 

This development honestly does not surprise me. As it stands, the original press release stated that the story that they would be telling would be one covering an era and location that we’ve never seen in Star Wars history. Furthermore, BioWare and EA are still generating content for their MMORPG, The Old Republic, which is more or less its own alternate continuity at this point; making a work based on a “canon” version of this era while the game is still being updated would create a lot of needless brand confusion. I think it’s more important that Lucasfilm ends up expanding the scope of where this franchise goes instead of just dwelling on an era where we already know the essentials about what happened. That’s not to say that I dislike the idea of Old Republic Era stories, but I’m more interested in where they’re taking Star Wars going forward, especially if it’s something completely new.

 

 

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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.

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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.

134 thoughts on “Rian Johnson Confirms His Trilogy Will NOT Be A Knights of the Old Republic Adaptation

  • December 5, 2017 at 9:27 pm
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    I never felt like it would be a KOTOR trilogy simply because Lucasfilm claimed that the trilogy would explore new characters and a new places. Those characters were already established. Why not play with your own toys in your own sandbox?

  • December 5, 2017 at 9:30 pm
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    That’s good news, people would compare Rian’s story with the Old Republic one if he did that. They would never be satisfied with it. New story and new characters are things needed in SW universe.

    • December 5, 2017 at 9:32 pm
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      It didn’t need to be a carbon copy of the game. You could have had a boat load of new characters and stories completely unaffected by current canon.

      • December 5, 2017 at 9:35 pm
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        Old Republic will be something explored in the future I am sure. But this needs to be something new and original, not rehash of the old ideas.

        • December 5, 2017 at 9:39 pm
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          Not for at least years now at the very least. More likely this is a stake in the heart of this era, at least on the big screen.

          • December 6, 2017 at 3:22 am
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            It may be the next animated series. Sorry you’re disappointed 🙁 I really am.

          • December 6, 2017 at 4:26 am
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            i think the next animated series is going to be set post jedi, so thats out as well. i am disappointed but i have four years to get over it. 😉

  • December 5, 2017 at 9:30 pm
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    Meh, I’m suddenly less enthusiastic about this. Stop wasting the material you already have.

    • December 5, 2017 at 9:35 pm
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      And I am more enthusiastic. It’s not wasting, lol. They already used that material. Don’t you want to see something NEW?

      • December 5, 2017 at 9:44 pm
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        I’m not asking for the story of Darth revan, I’m asking for the era to be used. You can do plenty of new things there.

        • December 5, 2017 at 10:01 pm
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          He doesn’t say the era won’t be used. He just debunks the idea the game is source material. We have no idea when it will be set.

        • December 5, 2017 at 10:08 pm
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          I agree with that, but I would want to see it look drastically different and not be the same general tech level.

        • December 6, 2017 at 1:13 am
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          Technically, instead of going thousands of years backwards, he could go thousands of years forward. Maybe things will be similar?

    • December 6, 2017 at 2:51 am
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      It’s the same story, man.

      Light, Dark, Jedi, Sith. An Empire, a Republic.

      Different era, yes. Technology still largely the same. They want to do something completely different and not worry about going through every book, comic book, video game, animated series episode, and now movie to make sure they’re not stepping on shit that is now canon.

      Disney made a mistake with doing the “EVERYTHING IS CANON” bit, ’cause now the web they’ve woven is huge and it essentially prevents films from being made because stories are being told in all sorts of other media first.

      But yeah. I’d like something new.

      And I don’t get the fanatic love for KOTOR. Was a great game. But the elements of Star Wars in it were warped for game play reasons.

      And grey Jedi are dumb. The end.

      • December 6, 2017 at 4:24 am
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        i see what you’re saying but in going back a thousand years the only things that are canon are: the sith exist, the jedi exist and the old republic exists. other than that they have such a huge sand box to play in it boggles the mind that they haven’t been leaping at the chance to play in it. and also by going back that far they don’t have to worry about effecting the current saga focused, super interconnected story lines you refer to(which was a main selling point of the original game back in the day as well).

        • December 7, 2017 at 2:43 am
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          But it’s still the same thing. I really think they’re going to do something crazy with the new trilogy. Our favorite people here called VII a reboot, no, it wasn’t. But what they’re about to do will likely be considered a reboot because it’s going to crack open the Universe unlike anything that’s ever come out.

          We’ll see. I may be completely wrong but I think they’re tired of angsty fans like so many of the forum goers here crying about how everything isn’t as good as the PT, OT, Rey is a Mary Sue (But Luke isn’t, even though she played virtually the same role as he did in IV lololol)

          You know. Maybe we’ll get some tears out of it from folks we want to see cry.

          God that JJ announcement was epic.

          • December 8, 2017 at 4:29 am
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            i hope they aren’t reading the fan sites because trying to please all of us would surely drive them mad.

          • December 9, 2017 at 1:28 am
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            I don’t think they are anymore.

    • December 6, 2017 at 4:05 am
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      Honestly, a cool take from legends from Star Wars I would have loved to see is something based on Star Wars Legacy. The concept of setting the story 1000 years into the future seems really cool. I also love Cade Skywalker, as he is a great commentary on the idea of the Skywalker legacy and the theme of lineage vs. identity.

      Also, the series just had some great characters and art. My hope would be to see perhaps the Saga films, assuming there is any after Episode Nine, go that route. Maybe, not 1000 years, but perhaps have this RJ trilogy and then we move back to the galaxy most of us have come to know.

  • December 5, 2017 at 9:32 pm
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    Good. Kotor may be a good game but story and character wise it all felt like lame fan fic. Shrug.
    Star Wars needs story tellers. Rian is a storyteller.

  • December 5, 2017 at 9:52 pm
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    Never a good idea to make a movie based on a computer game.

    I’m pleased he’s doing something totally new.

  • December 5, 2017 at 10:10 pm
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    Good.

  • December 5, 2017 at 10:46 pm
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    Good. Give us something completely knew and fresh. Can’t wait to see what he has in store for us.

  • December 5, 2017 at 10:47 pm
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    Cool. I have a feeling it will be somehow related to the new planet on Disneyland galaxys edge. I hope there’s still Jedi in it. He has the best job. Gets to create a whole new Star Wars trilogy….lucky bastard lol

  • December 5, 2017 at 10:49 pm
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    I’m glad he’s not doing an Old Republic film. It was a classy and appreciated move for him to pay his respects to the stories too.

    I think it’s really exciting to have something completely fresh to look forward to.

    • December 5, 2017 at 11:24 pm
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      Agreed. I love KOTOR/TOR a lot. But really, Rian shouldn’t be shackled by the legacy/ shadow of those franchises. Even if he goes completely different. My hope is that he will really go all out.

      Much like what he did with Brick and even Looper, in terms of defining a unique, but believable world. I mean, if anyone told me that a noir storyline involving high schoolers would be good, I would have scoffed at that. But Rian managed to make it work.

      So yeah; I’m super down with this. It showcases a ton of confidence. Hopefully, it isn’t misplaced.

  • December 5, 2017 at 10:52 pm
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    Good, do your own thing.

    making a fanboy film is something Paul W.S Anderson would do

    • December 6, 2017 at 3:08 am
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      So putting Star Wars in a Star Wars movie is fanboy service? Are u fucking kidding?

  • December 5, 2017 at 10:52 pm
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    I would LOVE a trilogy set in the old republic. But that doesn’t mean I want it based on the KOTOR games. In fact, I would be disappointed if they did.

    We can have fresh new stories set in the Old Republic. I imagine the Old Republic to be a lot like feudal Japan or even China. There would be orders of Jedi in their temples/monastaries and others who serve feudal lords. Others would wander like ronin, serving who they choose and doing right.

    • December 5, 2017 at 11:26 pm
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      I actually had a similiar idea but it would be medieval/ Arthurian inspired with Knights, Squires and a Kingdom existing in space. Heck, the races of aliens would take a fantasy style with space elves. 🙂

    • December 6, 2017 at 12:13 am
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      This is what I was thinking. I’ve never played KOTOR or TOR, so I have no idea, nor do I care, what stories they tell. But I like the idea of exploring some era in the distant past before the Galactic Civil War and the decline of the Jedi, when Jedi were at their peak.

  • December 5, 2017 at 10:55 pm
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    It probably has to be set during the OT or ST eras because Disney wants to re-use costumes, sets, props, vehicles. Iger stated to Disney shareholders that this was the strategy for keeping production costs down for the SW movies.

    • December 5, 2017 at 11:42 pm
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      That would make sense – a new trilogy is a huge gamble so it would make financial sense to lower the risks.

      • December 6, 2017 at 5:38 pm
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        As safe as this may sound, I wouldn’t be surprised if this new trilogy is set between the OT and ST. Like, it’s about a team with the restored Republic battling a hold-out faction of the Empire, prior to the Battle of Jaaku. So such a trilogy could reuse the costumes, sets, props, vehicles from the OT and Rogue One. Think about how the new Battlefront game introduces new characters with a new story set right after ROTJ. Something like that.

        • December 6, 2017 at 6:25 pm
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          That would be great for filmgoers. The gap needs filling and major players could simply be referenced if needed. To be honest happy to see a free new approach beyond the Skywalker line.

    • December 6, 2017 at 2:55 am
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      That would make sense for future Anthology films, but if it’s a trilogy that is set apart from everything else, that probably won’t be the time for re-used props and such.

      • December 6, 2017 at 9:02 am
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        Depends…It could actually happen around that same time period without being really connected to the OT or ST.
        We could explore what happens in a remote place of the galaxy, far from anything we know.

        Lets not forget that a whole portion of the galaxy is called “Unknown regions” on the maps.

        Could we be following a scouting party in these regions? Or what happens to a group of rebels who, in a life and death situation, went into hyperspace without any navigation calculations, and got lost? Could we see what happens to the apprentice of an old Jedi who evaded Order 66 by going into hiding, while still choosing to train a young local child that proved to have potential with the Force?

        I see endless possibilities…and many of them could turn out rather good if well thought of.

  • December 5, 2017 at 11:15 pm
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    Thank God.

  • December 5, 2017 at 11:20 pm
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    Is this a surprise to anybody?

  • December 5, 2017 at 11:23 pm
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    I’m fine with this. I’ll be upfront; I LOVE KOTOR. I consider the storyline for the game the magnum opus of the franchise, managing to surpass both the PT, OT and even the ST so far in terms of quality. And I hold it as much as many SWs fans do for the OT.

    But really, I am glad RJ chose to not go this way. Yeah, he could have just borrowed the aesthetic and craved his own path, but as someone said earlier; there will always be that line of comparison to the original story. To be fair, we do see this a lot with the ST and NC being compared to Legends.

    But really, much like the Skywalker Saga, I don’t want Rian to be shackled.I want him to create his own mark on SWs, much like how KOTOR and Legends did as well, with creating new societies, planets, stories and themes.

    And really, I see this trilogy as a big opportunity to really express his creativity. Not that TLJ wouldn’t hinder him. He’s made that very clear. But unlike TFA; Rian isn’t being passed the baton from someone else.

    He’s starting the race. And that excites me, especially if TLJ is amazing.

  • December 5, 2017 at 11:24 pm
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    I wont say im surprised, he wanted to start from scratch so the chances were minimal. i wonder how much time he wants to go in to the future or what new region of the galaxy he wants to show

  • December 5, 2017 at 11:32 pm
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    From Lucasfilm’s earlier statment it was clear he wasn’t going to use characters or plot points from KOTOR. Given that, does it really matter if it’s set in the KOTOR timeframe? Hopefully after we see The Last Jedi we’ll only care that it’s more Star Wars from Rian Johnson.

    • December 6, 2017 at 3:03 am
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      Yes it does matter.

      • December 6, 2017 at 11:55 am
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        No, it really does not.

  • December 5, 2017 at 11:56 pm
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    There is no need for a Kotor film or films! All Disney has to do is mention a Kotor Characters name and show a scene of said character and there you have it a character from the Kotor universe is cannon.

  • December 6, 2017 at 12:05 am
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    I wish they would do movies based on the beginnings of the Jedi and Sith or in that time era.

  • December 6, 2017 at 12:10 am
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    Well, that sucks, but as long as he stick to the laws of SW, I’d hate to see some character time traveling, or teleporting, or some other stuff like that

  • December 6, 2017 at 12:20 am
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    YYYEEESS!! A HUGE sigh of relief from me! My concern about a KOTOR trilogy is that it would be so far detached from the Skywalker saga that it wouldn’t feel like Star Wars.

    • December 6, 2017 at 12:40 am
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      Somehow what Rian is talking about seems like a larger detachment.

    • December 6, 2017 at 12:41 am
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      from sw.com : “In shepherding this new trilogy, which is separate from the episodic Skywalker saga, Johnson will introduce new characters from a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never before explored.”

      • December 6, 2017 at 4:11 am
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        I was referring to the time period of the trilogy.

  • December 6, 2017 at 12:20 am
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    SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER> At the end of the second movie we will find out that the witch-of-evil abandoned her son, the main hero – an afro-american-indian guy. She says ” my son is dead”, then he answers : “I am your son”

  • December 6, 2017 at 12:43 am
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    The only question i’m asking with this: as we’ve been hearing that Episode VIII kinda expands the mythology in new ways: is there any particular revelation on The Last Jedi that serves as a back burner for this trilogy?

  • December 6, 2017 at 12:46 am
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    Looks like this new trilogy from Rian is something fresh, which is a good thing; regardless of where it takes place, we shall see. ^_^

  • December 6, 2017 at 12:47 am
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    The quote doesn’t actually say it not about “The Old Republic” or the era, I doubt it would be about SWTOR as that is not canon, and never will be.

  • December 6, 2017 at 12:50 am
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    He could make an adaptation of the dawn of the jedi, taking some elements of the comics, and others of the new canon that are invented by rian

  • December 6, 2017 at 1:16 am
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    Call me cynical, but I imagine that a few years down the line we’ll all be looking back and saying, “Hey, remember when Rian Johnson was going to direct an entire Star Wars Trilogy? I wonder what that would have been like.”

    • December 6, 2017 at 2:52 am
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      I would maybe agree, except for the fact that from everything we can see, Kathleen Kennedy is head-over-heels for this guy, as is everyone else at Lucasfilm.

      • December 6, 2017 at 10:15 pm
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        My cynicism has nothing to do with Kathy and Rian, both of whom I admire. Hollywood is in such a fucked up state right now, I think the days of the blockbuster film are numbered, and I don’t think even Star Wars is immune from the impending implosion.

        • December 7, 2017 at 2:49 am
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          Nah, I doubt that.

  • December 6, 2017 at 2:08 am
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    What does this leave us if it takes place in an unexplored time period? The future? Pre-Phantom Menace?

    • December 6, 2017 at 2:47 am
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      He never said anything about the time period, but the location. Whatever it is, it’s going to be far enough away from the galaxy we know and love that it doesn’t matter when it occurs.

      It’s something brand new that will probably share a single common link between the saga and itself. That being the Force.

      Everything else will be very new.

      Reading comprehension ftw.

      • December 7, 2017 at 12:30 pm
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        Are you all reading the same statement he made as I am? Cause it seems pretty blatantly obvious that he has really no idea what he wants to do. Or what to say about it. Other than he said it will not be about the old republic

        • December 8, 2017 at 2:35 am
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          I read the original statement that said it would take place in an entirely different section of the Star Wars Galaxy. It did not give a time frame.

    • December 6, 2017 at 3:19 am
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      Well if it takes place in the same time period and it’s outside everything we know then there are no Jedi. Fuck that shit.

      • December 6, 2017 at 2:33 pm
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        Jesus. Why do you still follow Star Wars? You really don’t seem to enjoy the franchise all that much. Yeah, you miss the old EU, we all get that. But your involvement in this franchise seems to be fraught with frustration and disappointment; you treat some of this like an obligation.

        • December 6, 2017 at 5:08 pm
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          Your right about one thing. I am totally frustrated with this franchise. Have you tried reading the new Luke Skywalker book?

          Are you a sports fan? Who are your teams? Just because your team gets a shitty coach and they suck for a while, and everything they do is BS, doesn’t mean you quit on your team. You just hope they get a coach that knows what they are doing.

          • December 6, 2017 at 7:06 pm
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            Great metaphor right there, because sports fan are known to be oh, SO objective, when it comes to their teams ;-D
            Now, curiously, one of the reason while most of what you post is irrelevant, at best, and annoying at worst, is exacty because you try to pass your point of view as an objective truth.
            And, just to keep the sport metaphor: the team we have now, so far, has been doing pretty good, both in terms of quality (critics and audience reception) and success (BO performances), so… I guess will keep this coah for a while, yea?

  • December 6, 2017 at 2:43 am
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    Personally, I would like to see a trilogy based entirely on Jar Jar and why he was banished. What did he do that was so bad what was those very very bad things he was so worried about.

  • December 6, 2017 at 2:51 am
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    Sounds fine to me. As cool as the Old Republic is, it’ll be interesting to see RJ come up with something all is own.

  • December 6, 2017 at 2:56 am
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    I’m fine with 100% new. Especially since it’s saga free!

  • December 6, 2017 at 3:00 am
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    No EU, no Jedi Academy, according to Ewan McGregor no OB1, no original cast reunion, no Lando, no Jedi Leia, no KOTOR, it’s like Disney knows exactly what the fans want and are doing the complete opposite.

    At this point all you can do is laugh.

    • December 6, 2017 at 3:08 am
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      Here take this zany Harrison Fordless Han Solo spin off instead.

      • December 6, 2017 at 3:09 am
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        Yeah they did give us an unwanted recasted character. Thanks for reminding me.

        • December 6, 2017 at 3:28 am
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          You know you want it more than Clone Wars Season 7… :'(

    • December 6, 2017 at 3:27 am
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      I know! There are a million stories they could have done about a new group of jedi, with Luke at the head of the academy. I’m really surprised at the direction they took. I hope it all works out and that we look back fondly on the whole sequel trilogy, but some of the choices seem odd, particularly given that they didn’t map anything out for the trilogy.

    • December 6, 2017 at 3:33 am
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      I’m a fan. I don’t really want many of those things. So there’s that…

      • December 6, 2017 at 3:38 am
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        Well if you and the rest of the people that want Stars Wars without the Star Wars had your way, you would be renting them direct to video from Redbox. The rest of the human race wants Star Wars.

        • December 6, 2017 at 3:41 am
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          And you get to define what Star Wars is and is not, why? Who the fuck made you the gatekeeper, asshole?

          • December 6, 2017 at 3:42 am
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            I did.

          • December 6, 2017 at 3:43 am
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            Well if you could figure out a way to un-fuck yourself for the benefit of everyone else that would be great, thanks.

          • December 6, 2017 at 3:45 am
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            Seriously wtf does that even mean?

          • December 6, 2017 at 3:57 am
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            Found the mentally challenged 40 something guy with assburgers.

          • December 6, 2017 at 4:00 am
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            What do you have against retarded people?

          • December 7, 2017 at 12:27 pm
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            Oh my god I laughed so hard I peed a little. Apparently I need a diaper like smr9 does

        • December 6, 2017 at 2:23 pm
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          So….let me see if I got this right: you’re suggesting that Star Wars is “without the Star Wars” unless it’s a story based on some already existing narrative. Is that it? If not, please clarify.

    • December 6, 2017 at 3:33 am
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      It’s almost like your views don’t speak for everyone…

      • December 6, 2017 at 3:35 am
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        No your right. I don’t speak for hipster dipshits that want Star Wars movies without Star Wars in it.

        • December 6, 2017 at 2:22 pm
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          So, SW can only ever be what it has ever been?

        • December 6, 2017 at 5:05 pm
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          First off you have no idea whether the Obi-Wan movie is happening or not so complaining about it and saying definitively either way makes you look silly at best and a petulant child at worst. Second, there is plenty of expanded stories and new canon material, and the quality of it has already outdone anything that the old EU has done. Third, Rian Johnson was just given the keys to the Star Wars kingdom, a completely clean slate to do with what he wants, and you really think that adapting more a decade old video game is the best option? All Disney (to their fault and ire of fans) has done is protect the brand and try and keep creators in a box and try to make sure that the movies feel like Star Wars so to say, “hipster dipshits that want Star Wars movies without Star Wars in it” is blatantly false. Just because they are creating films in a direction that you and a very very small subsection of fans don’t agree with doesn’t mean that they are wrong or that they won’t be Star Wars. So take a deep breath, change your diaper and wait and see like the rest of us.

          • December 6, 2017 at 5:20 pm
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            Yes because Chewbacca being killed by a planet is really top notch story telling. yuuzhan vong, Sun Crusher. I can keep going if you like.

            You have clearly soiled yourself. Please go change your diaper and have a temper tantrum on the internet somewhere else.

          • December 6, 2017 at 9:57 pm
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            Don’t forget Waru!

          • December 6, 2017 at 5:24 pm
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            Nothing actually makes me happier that trolls like you will NEVER get the vision of Star Wars you desperately want so badly that you will take the time out of your day to go on the internet and cry and bitch about. It will literally never happen, and it makes me so damn happy.

          • December 6, 2017 at 9:56 pm
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            “…change your diaper…”

            I just spit out my craft beer when I read this. Hilarious!

            smr9 is quickly boxing himself into an embarrassing corner on these forums.

    • December 6, 2017 at 5:00 am
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      the EU exists as long we keep reading it, the jedi academy might be the next animated series, i haven’t heard anything new on obiwan so i hope thats not true, lando is a bummer but he in on rebels and in the han solo film, jedi leia might be an unfortunate consequence of carrie’s death and kotor yes is a giant bummer.

      disney isn’t perfect but the have given us a lot as well.

    • December 6, 2017 at 5:51 am
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      I don’t want any of that crap so I guess your theory doesn’t hold any water…

    • December 6, 2017 at 11:53 am
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      @smr9:disqus I’m not particularly interested in any of that so, so I’ll join the *vast majority* of the users, here, and ask you NOT to speak on behalf of anyone other than yourself, please and thank you 🙂

      • December 6, 2017 at 5:00 pm
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        You do realize you are commenting on an article that states Lucas Film knew there was such a demand for KOTOR from the fans they had to comment on it. So once again, yes I speak for the majority of fans.

        When there is a response from Disney that addresses the demand from fans that don’t want these things, you be sure and let me know. Mkkk.

        • December 6, 2017 at 6:46 pm
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          I don’t know, I mean, I don’t see it so much as a “Response from Disney” vs “some reporter asked him if it’s going to be about kotor” and he said “ah, that’s cute, but actually I like to tell new stories”

          • December 6, 2017 at 9:53 pm
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            That’s a much more accurate take on what probably happened.

        • December 7, 2017 at 10:22 am
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          Sorry I’m late – as I see Lucas and Bobby Sharp already handled this – but there’s nothing, in that article, about “Lucas Film” acknowleding anything of what you said. Someone asked a question and RJ replied with the elegan version of “I don’t care, I’m interested in tellin my stories, not someone else’s”.

          The “old-EU” is (thankfully) gone. Deal with it.

  • December 6, 2017 at 3:43 am
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    While this is a bummer I honestly don’t care as much. I’m so excited that he’s doing something fresh! The possibilities are endless and I’m looking forward to all of it. Perhaps he can adapt a story on the first Jedi and how they came to be considering how the ST seems to be focusing on ancient beings and the past.

    • December 6, 2017 at 2:25 pm
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      Who is the egghead on the left?

      • December 6, 2017 at 3:50 pm
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        Seriously, you don’t know Darth Malak?

        • December 6, 2017 at 4:37 pm
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          I don’t play many video games. Revan I recognize from seeing his action figure.

    • December 7, 2017 at 1:30 pm
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      I just realised on this picture that Revan holds his lightsaber the same way I do.

  • December 6, 2017 at 5:51 am
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    He will probably make trilogy about Mandalor and first Mandalorian Jedi (Darksaber)

  • December 6, 2017 at 7:35 am
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    I don’t care too much when it’s set as long a it has loads of Sith and Jedi rather than smuggelers and bounty hunters.

  • December 6, 2017 at 7:47 am
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    That’s smart thinking, just imagine ORIGINAL stories directed and written by GOOD directors, imagine the prequels being directed by Rian (I loved em but they could be better). We are getting stuff we haven’t seen or even think about in the Star Wars universe and that’s exciting!!!

  • December 6, 2017 at 9:17 am
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    They started off by announcing “something entirely new”, so I’m not surprised by this statement.

    I’m fine with something we haven’t seen or explored in any way before. For me, as long as we have the Force, some Force-whielding people with different views on it fighting each other with lightsabers and some other non-Force-users cought in the middle I’ll be happy. I just hope we won’t have yet another Death Star (that part is getting quite old…be creative please).

    In the mean time, I keep hoping for an Obi-Wan-based movie as he is one of my favorite characters.

  • December 6, 2017 at 11:54 am
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    Thank goodness.

  • December 6, 2017 at 11:59 am
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    Good news!!

    • December 6, 2017 at 10:29 pm
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      Everyone!

  • December 6, 2017 at 1:09 pm
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    My best guess is that this new trilogy runs paralel to the current films (timewise right after return of the Jedi but we wont realize this till the end of the third film ) and takes place in the unknow regions. it Will have a new set of heroes and villains going through their own journey but im betting a side character Will be a young Snoke who gets corrupted by the dark Side. The third film should end with the arrival of the retreating imperial fleet in the unknown regions and meeting Snoke.

  • December 6, 2017 at 1:24 pm
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    Good! KotOR is my favorite RPG ever, with an amazing story and plot twist, and great, great characters. But we don’t necessarily need a remake of KotOR into movies. However the fact that he played it, that’s great news. It means he’s aware of the kind of
    spectrum he can play on (in terms of story arch and feelings) for these future movies, if I make sense. Because yeah, no Star Wars movie, as much as I love them, made me feel the same as KotOR. If he can translate the same kind of things into a trilogy, I will have the biggest boner.

  • December 6, 2017 at 2:20 pm
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    This doesn’t mean that it won’t be an Old Republic story. Just that it won’t be Old Republic *as we know it*.

  • December 6, 2017 at 3:04 pm
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    So long as it is a great story, involves the force and good classic Star Wars design I’m fine with this. Actually the more I think about it the more I’m impressed Disney has chosen to go in this bold new direction. Can’t keep moving in this era of known characters forever. Also glad it isn’t Old Republic. I still think the old Republic lends itself best to TV. Switching between Sith and Jedi, Intrigue etc.

  • December 6, 2017 at 4:58 pm
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    I would like that rian re-canonizes certain elements of legends, as the sith species, darth revan, ajunta pall, and the rakatan empire

    • December 6, 2017 at 5:07 pm
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      It seems like Lucasfilm has been doing that with all of their new stuff, I expect these movies to be no different, though I wouldn’t get your hopes up of getting things checked off of your wishlist.

    • December 6, 2017 at 6:39 pm
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      I’m sure he’ll get right on that…

  • December 6, 2017 at 9:08 pm
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    SUPER!!! I did like KOTOR I, but this story has been told. I also don’t want Star Wars to descend into the netherworld of superhero or video game movies like Duncan Jones’ truly awful Warcraft. Star Wars comics and books were always a bit trashy and wilder than the movies. I wouldn’t want that to become the tone of the saga films.

    • December 7, 2017 at 1:54 am
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      1) Warcraft wasn’t awful at all; 2) The Last Jedi is gonna be the 6th movie based on the OT – yet for some reason you are now bored of that story yet? 3)The Books have had the more interesting stories of the SW universe so far.

      But, pls do go on and shit on things you incapable to understand.

      • December 7, 2017 at 10:18 am
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        1) No, you’re right: Warcraft was even worse than “awful” – “awful”, at least, implies that something is, somewhat, memorable; Warcraft was just dull, bland and ripped off far better movies (that, in most cases, weren’t even that great to begin with);
        2) TLJ is going to be the second movie in ST that pushes the story in a new direction;
        3) Yeah, no; the books, especially those from the old EU, are low quality narrative, at best; most non-SW-fans don’t even consider them as actual literature and, truly, some of the old ones were so badly written it was embarassing.

        But please, go on accusing people with different tastes and opinion of “being incapable to understand” just because you’re pissed that your favorite fan fiction has been trashed.
        This will DEFINITELY validate your point of view.

  • December 6, 2017 at 9:18 pm
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    I hope it takes place during the original trilogy, so that we can see some of the hardware we know and love mixed with other weird wild stuff. The Galaxy is a large place.

    Or some freaking Mandalorians!

  • December 7, 2017 at 1:56 am
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    I like how many of it are saying that you don’t need to watch a kotor/swtor movie because you already know the story, but u were all perfectly fine with the 5 movies that came after the OT. I guess even hypocrisy has double standards.

    • December 7, 2017 at 10:11 am
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      “How many” of *what* are saying that and who is “u” who were “perfectly fine” with “the 5 movies that came after the OT”?

      Because I, for one, think we don’t need a KotOR/TOR-based trilogy simply because, now that it is re-established the way it was supposed to be, SW is better served moving towards NEW things – and I wasn’t fine, at all, with the prequels, so… maybe, speak for yourself? And don’t pretend like you have some kind of knowledge of what the fanbase think?

  • December 7, 2017 at 7:49 pm
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    Sounds cool…On another note and not related…Inferno Squad: A Star Wars story would be pretty awesome too.

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