J. J. Abrams Confirms That Star Wars Episode IX’s Script Is Finished

When J. J. Abrams said he was taking a deep dive into Star Wars Episode IX shortly after the release of The Cloverfield Paradox on Netflix, he wasn’t kidding: just twelve days after making that statement, the script to Star Wars Episode IX has been completed!

 

Talking on The Late Show to Stephen Colbert, the host – a huge Star Wars geek himself – asked if he could tell the audience anything about Episode IX. Abrams, per usual, kept things close to his vest, but stated that the script to the movie is finished:

 

 

The actual video adds an important detail to the mix: that filming begins in July, and not June as originally reported.

 

 

 

 

For frame of reference, Abrams was hired to take over for Colin Trevorrow on September 12, 2017 – so that means that in five months, he and Chris Terrio were able to come up with a script (one which might have taken cues from the Trevorrow, Derek Connolly, and Jack Thorne drafts – or could have discarded them altogether). This leaves more than enough time for Abrams to make additional preparations all across the board (including the script, if need be) before the movie begins filming in June, which raises a few questions about when we’ll get to hear about things like casting rumors. It’s gonna be a long wait between Solo and Episode IX – hopefully, it’s well worth it.

 

 

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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.

110 thoughts on “J. J. Abrams Confirms That Star Wars Episode IX’s Script Is Finished

  • February 22, 2018 at 9:37 am
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    Love how Abrams works. He always gives security in a project and plenty of time to make things right and gives time enough to review it before its release.

  • February 22, 2018 at 10:26 am
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    STAAAR WAAARS!!!

  • February 22, 2018 at 11:06 am
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    I’m sure he ripped off many elements from Colin Trevor’s script and other films. Seems to me a bit of a hasty process 5 months.

    • February 22, 2018 at 12:24 pm
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      He read the TLJ script when it was done and had many years to think about it.

      • February 22, 2018 at 10:46 pm
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        Well, he read the script but didn’t think many years about it because he didn’t have to cause CT was supposed to do it.

        But I trust him and I think 5 months is more than enough for a single script.

    • February 22, 2018 at 3:07 pm
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      Because you don’t know the process

  • February 22, 2018 at 11:45 am
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    Enough time to reread it a few times and iron out the rough patches..? Right… RIGHT!? Seriously… a few fine combs would be welcome at this point. Hopefully he’s got a heck of a conclusion. Then we’ll move on from the saga.

    I want to make something clear. I love a lot of the Marvel movies. I really do. I wouldn’t change a thing outside of more memorable villains. That said… I really don’t want Star Wars to become a Marvel like entity. Slow it down and keep it special… not just a solid 6.5 or 7 rated movie making machine.

    The day they make Star Wars mundane… is the day we’ve all really lost.

    • February 22, 2018 at 12:51 pm
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      Either he is using the bones of Trevorrow’s script or sadly this is a rush job, given that it has only been five months.

      As for mundane SW, in my opinion we already reached that once Disney took over and decided that reverting to nostalgia and formula was the way to go. I really hope that Abrams mixes it up for this one, but I can’t help but feel the fanboy manbabies will whine if he does.

      • February 22, 2018 at 1:32 pm
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        Your comment was deleted do to inappropriate sexual and racial content. I must warn you to please lighten up and refrain from the racial/gender bashing comments. We’re here to have a good time. Star wars is a FUN event. Thank you.

        • February 22, 2018 at 4:00 pm
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          Thank you for moderating the comments!

    • February 22, 2018 at 4:31 pm
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      I do not want annual films either, but most of all…

      I want this franchise to be taken off it’s fucking pedestal so people can stop taking every moment to go after every minutia of it and analyze it under a microscope.

      • February 23, 2018 at 5:43 am
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        No need a microposcope here. i am on orbit and i have a perfect view. The ST sucks.

  • February 22, 2018 at 12:34 pm
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    Should have asked him whether he’s taken the TLJ fan feedback on-board. This franchise needs to get back to being films about space wizards, not political manifestos for radical cultural marxism.

    • February 22, 2018 at 12:43 pm
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      How dare you to call the racism “feedback”… He already stated that he won’t be influenced by what some people think on the internet, luckily.

      • February 23, 2018 at 8:20 am
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        thank god JJ and Disney aren’t the reactionary type, such as DC. I was getting worried after the backlash.

    • February 22, 2018 at 12:46 pm
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      Very good question. And I hope he would say that he had heard fan complains and he didnt give a single shit about any of them. Stop telling great directors what your wet fantasy about Star Wars and Luke Skywalker looks like. These are their movies and their visions.

      • February 22, 2018 at 1:17 pm
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        Watch the language please. Thank you.

      • February 22, 2018 at 3:08 pm
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        Well I beg to differ, these movies are part of an established saga, arguably the biggest franchise in cinema history, you just don’t go around subverting expectation right and far left. Remember when they changed Coca cola’s flavor, just to be innovative? Besides, we can’t really can’t say that JJ is know for his “unique vision”, right, Kubrick he ain’t.

        • February 22, 2018 at 7:36 pm
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          If you think TLJ subverted your expectations you’d probably go apesht if Kubrick ever made a SW episode…

          • February 23, 2018 at 1:47 am
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            You know he died, right? I would have loved a Kubrick SW movie, I’ve said it many times, the main problem for me, that TLJ had is not what they did, but the how. if Luke had to go, fine, but the whole execution was quite poor.

          • February 23, 2018 at 8:17 am
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            Kubrick did one Sci-Fi movie, and it’s arguably the hardest sci-fi movie to get through, due to its length, subconscious themes and overall surrealism (towards the end). You really think any fanboy’s gonna accept that within a SW Saga movie?

          • February 23, 2018 at 6:46 pm
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            I know I wouldn’t, and that’s been my point all along these posts, saga movies should fit into the previous 6 movies themes and feel, Rian’s TLJ may have fit as a standalone movie, as a continuation of the Skywalkers’ story, it is my personal belief that it does not work.

          • February 23, 2018 at 9:55 pm
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            Do you know my sentece was in past tense right?
            Like I said, I really doubt you’d like a Kubrick SW if you think TLJ subverted your expectations. Kubrick would’ve grabbed your expectations and thrown it straight into the garbage. Fanboys would’ve never accepted his style and vision if they can’t even accept RJ’s…

          • February 24, 2018 at 1:43 am
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            Where did I say TLJ subverted my expectations? Why do apologists of this film think that all of us that don’t like it have as only reason that we had “certain expectations”? And comparing RJ to Kubrick makes no sense at all, RJ is not a gateway filmmaker to Kubrick, and not everything Kubrick did was as radical as 2001, Full Metal Jacket is a pretty straightforward movie.

          • February 23, 2018 at 8:14 am
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            The other day I read some fanboy who hates TLJ asking why they didn’t ask Christopher Noland to direct VIII or IX instead… yeah right… have fun with that. Not only is he an even bigger auteur than Rian Johnson, but he would probably the saga open ended up to debate ;D

            But that what you get when you listen to fanboys who have no idea what they are talking about.

          • February 23, 2018 at 10:02 pm
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            100% agreed. These fanboys ask for originality and creativity, but when it really hits them in the face they flee back to a Rogue One style movie asap. An auteur like Nolan or Kubrick would tear the fanbase apart.

        • February 22, 2018 at 8:03 pm
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          You know, the fans don’t owe Star Wars… they never did.

          • February 23, 2018 at 1:53 am
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            You mean ‘own’? When something goes this big and transcends ownership (Lucas owned it, now Disney does, who is Disney, btw?) it actually belongs to humanity, it becomes a cultural legacy. Imagine going to hear Beethoven’s 9th only to find out the director changed everything in the chorus and had monkey singing. Sorry, that is not Beethoven. Same here.

        • February 23, 2018 at 12:47 am
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          Of course they are part of biggest franchise. So what? Should Lucasfilm do research among hardcore fans before every movie to find out what would please them the most?
          You dont get one thing. “Hardcore” fanbase is important, but it’s like 1% of whole audience. General reception of Last Jedi – like it or not – was very good. The movie gets generally ratings like 7,5-8 out of 10, which is the actually the same level as Force Awakens and Rogue One. Negative opinions are louder but it doesnt actually mean they are superior. Typical moviegoer doesn’t care about an expanded universe, all that books, “growing up with Luke Skywalker as your personal hero” and all that creepy stuff. They just like movie and its dynamics. They like Luke arc and his “redemption” because it’s engaging and very satisfying in the end. AND IT’S FINE. The moment Lucasfilm starts to make movies “for fanbase”, they will become unbearable.

          • February 23, 2018 at 1:56 am
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            I guess Kathy and co. think like you do. You really believe that SW fans are only 1% of the attendance, and the toy buying? I think quite the opposite, most of the people who actually like SW are the fans. Regular people don’t give a crap about space wizards, they actually mock it. And if you call 47% in RT vocal minority, then so be it. (oh, its the Russian bots, yeah)

          • February 23, 2018 at 2:33 am
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            Actually I might do some overestimating here. I think it is even less than 1%. These movies bring freaking tons of people to theathers. You really think that majority of them has poster of Luke Skywalker and action figures in their bedroom? You really think most of them spent next few weeks discussing “how Rian ruined Luke?” No. They liked it or not, anyway, they got back to their lives and real problems. And they will go to see next episode, because Star Wars is nowadays guaranteed (and heavily advertised) decent portion of fun, action and emotions.
            Having Wookieepedia learnt by heart doesnt make you any “better” or more important viewer than anyone else who also has seen the movie. Get over it. Stop treating yourself like your opinion matters more than others.

          • February 23, 2018 at 8:10 am
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            47% looks like half the audience didn’t like it. But i can guarantee you that it’s more like 25%. But the 25% gave it the worst rating possible out of hate, which drags the score down immensely.

      • February 23, 2018 at 5:35 am
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        Great directors ? lmfao…

        Scorsese, Tarantino, del toro, verhoeven and such are good directors. JJ and RJ are CASUAL directors.

        • February 23, 2018 at 8:19 am
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          the people you just named are auteurs of the largest scale. You really think they gonna give a crap about the franchise’s legacy? You must be a fool. But that’s why I’m glad Disney doesn’t listen to fanboys.

    • February 22, 2018 at 12:47 pm
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      Oh do shut up.

      Original trilogy – three main leads, one an independent, feisty woman. Otherwise two men. Later joined by a black man.

      Prequel trilogy – three main leads, one a feisty, independent woman. Otherwise two men.

      Sequel trilogy – three main leads, one an independent, feisty woman and two men, one a black man.

      HELP! WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO STAR WARS!!!! SAVE US FROM THE LEFT WING PC CONSPIRACY!!!!!

      Don’t worry. I’m sure nobody will steal your fine white penis.

      Abrams would be well advised to avoid moaning, bigoted idiots as much as possible.

    • February 22, 2018 at 3:06 pm
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      God, fan feedback is the last thing we need.

      And if you got that out of TLJ, you missed so very much.

    • February 22, 2018 at 7:01 pm
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      hahahahahahaha radical cultural marxism? Did the girl Jedi scare you that much? Pathetic.

  • February 22, 2018 at 1:05 pm
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    I guess it doesn’t take much time to reskin ROTJ and call it a new movie…

  • February 22, 2018 at 3:10 pm
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    I think one of the main issues of the new trilogy is the fact that there is no overall story arc and every director has to create something new. I wonder if things would be so different if Michael Arndt did finish his sequel treatment.

    • February 22, 2018 at 3:13 pm
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      Well said! I was thinking exactly the same. It feels like TFA and TLJ both explored some interesting possibilities which (so far) haven’t led to anything really. It’s all up to Episode IX. It is our only hope.

      • February 22, 2018 at 5:19 pm
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        What’ll be interesting to see (and scary too), is J.J. taking on the responsibility of wrapping something up. He’s great at kicking things off, but perhaps not proven yet at bringing a story full circle to a satisfying closure.

        Maybe he’s matured as an artist through the years, and hopefully he and Kasdan laid out more notes for the characters arcs than he’s letting on.

    • February 22, 2018 at 7:00 pm
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      This is such a dumb complaint. The original Star Wars trilogy had no overall story arc and Lucas made it up as he went along.

      • February 22, 2018 at 10:03 pm
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        Much to learn you still have…

      • February 22, 2018 at 11:23 pm
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        This is such a dumb justification. Lucas was the overall guy in charge and whatever he said goes. More importantly just because something just happened to work 40 years ago doesn’t mean we should keep doing it every single time. It’s like a student who won’t study for a test cause it worked once and he insists on doing that everytime despite all the times it hasn’t worked.

        Having no plan is undoubtedly an incredibly dumb approach.

      • February 23, 2018 at 5:23 am
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        Yes, but neither JJ nor Rian are George Lucas. Trying to make SW without GL is like to make a cake without eggs. That just doen’st work.

        • February 23, 2018 at 8:05 am
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          There have been so many worthwhile Star Wars stories told without George Lucas’ involvement. I love him just as much as the next guy, but if you limit yourself to just movies he had direct involvement in, you’re erasing some really quality work by other artists like Dave Filoni, Rian Johnson, and countless authors. That’s not even mentioning that these new films are largely based on his story treatments.

    • February 22, 2018 at 7:57 pm
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      Yes, and you get that feeling that each director works from a “let me try to clean-up what the last guy did” attitude. That includes JJ in Ep7 trying to wipe out the Lucas PT.

  • February 22, 2018 at 3:16 pm
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    All I want is a single scene that makes me go “Oh, so that’s why they did X in previous movies!” I want an interonnected trilogy and not just a reset after every movie. In the SW universe character developement cannot replace the developement of the story. This isn’t James Bond or Transformers where every movie has its own selfcontained story an I really hope that JJ connects the ST to the previous saga in a more meaningful way than TFA and TLJ did so far.

    • February 23, 2018 at 5:20 am
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      Yep, you nailed it. And that’s what we are at this point now. i am afraid time is a bit late for them to realize that

  • February 22, 2018 at 3:19 pm
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    After the complex second act (The Supreme [Leader Snoke] Ordeal), I find it refreshingly ironic that the third act of the sequel trilogy is Unification.

    Lol.

  • February 22, 2018 at 3:30 pm
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    Star Wars Episode IX: Return of the J.J.edi

  • February 22, 2018 at 3:57 pm
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    Its hard to get excited when JJ comes out and says those that didn’t like the TLJ are afraid of women. Really? Personally, and I know this will never happen, I would feel much better about the future of this franchise if they would just come out and say “We recognize that TLJ was filled with many plot holes and really didn’t have a good connection with TFA. While we still feel it was a good movie, we hear you the fans feedback and we feel we can do better. May the force be with you.”

    Would it really be that hard for Disney to just show some love to all fans instead of making wild accusation that those that dislike the movie hate women or are racists? Stop deflecting and recognize that you could have done a better job with the story telling and connecting the 3 movies as a trilogy.

    • February 22, 2018 at 4:32 pm
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      Sorry but this is not what JJ said. Some sites took his words out of the context and posted misleading titles making people believe that. If you read the actual interview you will see that he said that to the people who were complaining that TLJ was having too much female characters which was wrong.

      • February 22, 2018 at 4:46 pm
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        Agree — it was taken out of context, and J.J. typically doesn’t like to insert himself in the midst of silly drama.

      • February 22, 2018 at 4:50 pm
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        Fair enough, and I did feel that maybe the case, but I just don’t want to hear about it anymore. You know, its just enough is enough with the deflection. Lets move onto EP9

        • February 22, 2018 at 5:14 pm
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          How about enough is enough with moaning about The Last Jedi?

          • February 22, 2018 at 5:39 pm
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            Yes Kevin I understand you deeply love TLJ and feel you need to defend it from the “haters”. Please go ahead and skip over my comments anytime.

          • February 26, 2018 at 12:33 am
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            How about enough is enough with defending The Last Jedi?

      • February 22, 2018 at 5:50 pm
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        I would also like to point out the headline of the article copied and pasted below. So its easy to see why folks would take offense even after reading it. Again I did feel it maybe taken out of context, but I question the point of even bringing this up anymore.

        J.J. Abrams: ‘Star Wars’ Fans Who Didn’t Like ‘Last Jedi’ Are ‘Threatened’ By Women Characters — Exclusive

        • February 22, 2018 at 6:03 pm
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          Yes, that’s why this story is even more sad. The site who interviewed JJ used a headline that doesn’t match with their own content. I am surprised JJ didn’t contact them to fix this.

    • February 22, 2018 at 5:15 pm
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      “Not everything that can be found on the internet should be taken at face value.”

      Abraham Lincoln, 1865

    • February 22, 2018 at 7:31 pm
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      When did Lucas apologise for the shortcomings of the PT? “Fans” should be less entitled… How long will you continue the moaning?

      • February 22, 2018 at 10:28 pm
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        I guess when I stop seeing headlines titled ‘Star Wars’ Fans Who Didn’t Like ‘Last Jedi’ Are ‘Threatened’ By Women Characters

        • February 23, 2018 at 9:57 pm
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          Some of them very certainly are, so get ready for a long run then.

      • February 23, 2018 at 5:15 am
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        yeah but at least i had the feeling to watch SW stuff with PT. It’s not an evidence with 7 and even more with 8. Hell, Rebels do a better job than the ST in terms of storytelling, coherence or continuity. So many rookies mistakes in ST.

  • February 22, 2018 at 4:35 pm
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    At least he doesn’t feign praise for TLJ — that’s promising. Honesty by omission is promising.

  • February 22, 2018 at 4:48 pm
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    I wasn’t totally sold on JJ’s TFA, but feel he’s the right choice for IX.

    I’m hoping, as mentioned below, he joins up the trilogy and what came before in the Saga with a great conclusion to the story of the Skywalkers. I personally didn’t have an issue with Luke’s story in TLJ, though the execution could of been a little better. Its a pity that the ST has generated the same level of hate amongst some fans as the PT created, but LF is damned if they do and damned if they don’t in terms of story.

    I can only hope for a return to Tatooine, or the Bantha guy is going to miss out again.

    • February 22, 2018 at 5:15 pm
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      From what I’m hearing, they’re trying to tie all three era’s together in epIX. What I’m thinking is that epIX will give a definitive closure to the Skywalker saga.

      • February 22, 2018 at 5:16 pm
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        Or a new beginning.

        • February 24, 2018 at 7:47 pm
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          Yeah well, as one story ends, another begins…

    • February 24, 2018 at 9:03 pm
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      What story? There is NO story. At least the PT’s (which I dont like) had a story.

      • February 24, 2018 at 11:16 pm
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        Well – I don’t feel they handled Luke’s story 100%, should of been over two films IMO. However, to be at least he’s a guy suffering from depression, but he’s able to face his own personal demons and once again become a Jedi. Again, can’t stress this enough, I don’t feel it was handled well, but I get the direction RJ was trying to portray.

  • February 22, 2018 at 4:55 pm
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    Give it a Beastie Boys soundtrack!

  • February 22, 2018 at 6:43 pm
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    I had high hope for TFA…and was let down..
    I had higher hopes for TLJ…and was let down even more…
    And once again, I am hoping that the franchise that I have loved since my youth will redeem itself!

    Time will tell!

    • February 22, 2018 at 7:10 pm
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      I know how you feel. But don’t hold out any hope that the next one will raise the bar any higher. It has the enviable job of wrapping everything up.

  • February 22, 2018 at 7:49 pm
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    Why I don’t get the hate for TLJ? I’m serious… after TFA came out, I thought that the SW fandom would have finally agreed on the quality of these new installments. Then, the complaining about TFA being a remake of ANH came out, and the web went totally submerged by the hate for JJ, and how he “ruined Star Wars”. Now, the script has been repeated for Rian Johnson, but in an even worse way. Nobody asked Lucasfilm to remake Ep7, after all.

    While I can understand the “hate” (no, I’ll never understand hate, in any form – let’s say “disappointmen”) for TFA, I can’t understand the hate for TLJ. Really! So, tell me if there’s any valid reason to “hate” Johnson and his Ep8.

    PS: with “valid reason” I don’t mean things like: “Rey has no training”; “No respect for Luke”; “Too many Porgs”; “Rose sucks”. These are not valid reasons, because: 1) None of the movies has really shown a proper “training”; 2) Luke’s arc is coherent and fit perfectly into the movie as RJ intended it to be; 3) Porgs aren’t “too many”; 4) Even if Rose really sucked, a single minor character couldn’t destroy a whole 2:30 hours movie (even Jar Jar Binks didn’t destroy TPM by himself).

    So… if you’re going to answer me pointing out these “valid reasons”, don’t spend your time answering me at all.

    • February 22, 2018 at 8:04 pm
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      The one reason that overrides all arguments: Film is subjective. It’s not stupid that people don’t like a movie, and likewise, not everyone is going to hate it. Instead of warring over it, enjoy what has been given, whether old or new.

      • February 22, 2018 at 8:42 pm
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        ” Film is subjective.”

        Ultimately, this is what everyone needs to understand.

        • February 23, 2018 at 12:59 am
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          Enjoyment is subjective. But we can try to figure out “objectively” why a movie like TLJ is divisive and hated by a part of the fandom.

      • February 23, 2018 at 12:38 am
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        I didn’t say people should love everything. I said that I don’t get the HATE. I have the feeling that most of the people who actually hate TLJ misunderstood some points, or went to the cinema with wrong expectations, based more on fans’ theories and speculations than on what TFA actually told.

        For example: Rey’s parentage. Not only it makes sense, but it’s quite a mature statement to say that the Force is “democratic” and don’t belongs to the Jedi only.

        Then yes, each fan can love or hate whatever he wants. I’m not judging the people. Just the parameters of their own judgements, which I don’t understand.

        • February 23, 2018 at 1:50 am
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          “people who actually hate TLJ misunderstood some points” Excuse me, but isn’t that patronizing? It’s like saying “those of us who like it is because we got it, and somehow we are smarter”?

          • February 23, 2018 at 10:48 am
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            Have you read the rest of my post? I said what I think someone “misunderstood” from the movie. Do you want a recap? Ok: Luke’s backstory; Rey’s parentage; Snoke’s identity. That’s what, in my opinion, someone misunderstood.

        • February 23, 2018 at 5:03 am
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          i think you are the one misunderstanding or mixing things a bit here. You are force sensitive or not. After you can become a Jedi or keep your powers for yourself. That’s it. The force is not more democratic in ST than in PT or OT

    • February 22, 2018 at 9:01 pm
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      Why I HATE TLJ and I’m done with Disney’s SW:
      1. Luke was horrible. It was like watching a different character. Spare me the “he’s been through a lot” crap. Even Mark Hamill hated what they did to him.
      2. Rey is meaningless. So she’s a new Jedi. Big deal. They hyped up her lineage and history in TFA for nothing. They promised it would be extremely “satisfying” to fans. Bleh.
      3. The humor was dumb. No one in the theater laughed at the Poe-Hux exchange at the beginning.
      4. The “bombers” was dumb. There is no gravity in space.
      5. Leia flying like Peter Pan? Give me a break. It was hard not to laugh.
      6. So basically, the entire Rebellion can fit on the Millennium Falcon, but is supposed to come roaring back in IX?
      7. Snoke was a wasted character. Again, why have all the mystery about his scar and where he came from (hyped by Disney and those involved) for him to basically be a throw-away character.
      8. Fin’s mission was filler. Nothing was accomplished on the mission at all. It was a 100% wasted story arc.
      Listen… I saw SW (New Hope) when I was 7. I have faithfully followed the series as a fan. I am DONE. TLJ ruined it for me…. and I am not alone.

      • February 23, 2018 at 5:07 am
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        when i am agree with all your points. the respect of science is not something we should expect in SW. and to be fair the concept of bombing doesn’t come form TLJ.

      • February 27, 2018 at 1:50 am
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        1. SW is heavily influenced by Celtic Mythology, the heroes in Celtic Mythology always go through periods of great sadness, disappointment, weakness and failure.
        2. There is still another episode to come.
        3. The Poe Hux exchange is quite similar to something Han does in ANH.
        4. It was explained that they were propelled, that they didn’t just drop, that’s why they were so uniform.
        5. A force user, moving with the aid of the force, who’d have thunk it.
        6. There’s such a thing as recruitment, from an acorn a mighty oak grows.
        7. To surprise and subvert expectations but anyway, there’s still another episode to come, stop jumping the gun.
        8. No it wasn’t, he killed Phasma, they inspired a force sensitive kid – acorn, oak. Byyyye!

    • February 22, 2018 at 11:53 pm
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      You want to limit people of all the reason so to hate TLJ then claim there’s no reason to hate.

      • February 23, 2018 at 12:56 am
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        I said that those are not valid reasons to me, not that there’s no reason to “hate” TLJ. If you say you don’t like carrots because they don’t taste like watermelons, well, that’s not a valid reason I guess. If you say you “hate” Luke’s character because it’s too different from the past, while the entire movie is built around the explanation of WHY Luke’s so different, and ends up on the “return” of good old Luke from his “Force retirement”, wel… no, it’s not a valid reason.

        • February 23, 2018 at 4:56 am
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          Come on, man. They make one wrong choice after the other. a guy do smthg, the next guy say ok, this is not good. Just let’s erase and do my thing. Then LFL see the backlash and say : Hey first guy, can you come back and fix things up ?

          There is no plan from the start. So there is nothing to be surprised if the whole thing sucks in the end.

          • February 23, 2018 at 10:46 am
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            Strange… I remember that Abrams came back to the production in SEPTEMBER, 3 months before the release of TLJ. And I also remember that, after the “backlash” (what kind of backlash? Highest grossing movie in 2017 and one of the most well reviewed in december) LFL didn’t cancel the project of Johnson’s trilogy, which will start soon. I mean… your movie is so WRONG and you don’t even cancel the trilogy you’ve just given to the guy that made that movie so WRONG? Something doesn’t match.

        • February 23, 2018 at 9:48 pm
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          Sorry, no matter your justifications, I agree with Tim. You’re challenging people to provide arguments for their point of view, but you’re putting parameters and restrictions on their reasons before they can even write a single word. That’s not how discussion and debate works. If you want to have a debate in an echo chamber, this is not the forum for it.

    • February 23, 2018 at 4:49 am
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      If you want valid reasons :

      goofy and awkward moments (leia in space, luke milking creature or throwing the LS…

      problems of pacing and rythm in the movie. it’s action non-stop. it’s not the pacing of a SW movie
      visual style is good but the atmosphere doen’t feel SW for me
      Canto Bight scene who adds barely nothing to the movie.
      the waste of Snoke and other incoherences between 7 and 8, or what 7 promised us.
      and seriously, slow-motion in SW ??? while it felt visually good, that was out of place.
      and i m forgetting a lot.

      Now the good points.

      really good actor playing, maybe the one best actor mix of all SW movies.
      good art direction and visuals

  • February 22, 2018 at 7:59 pm
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    I’m going off topic for just a sec and want to thank the mods that are doing an excellent job at keeping some of the sanity on this page. I realize that has become increasingly difficult in recent months. Can’t thank you guys enough for all you do!

    Now, as for Episode IX, I am keeping an open mind, just as I did with VIII. I still give VIII a 7 or 8 out of 10, and understand why people would have objections. I also understand why many would defend it so vigorously. Folks, let me say this one more time….Film is SUBJECTIVE. If you like it, GREAT! If you hate it, GREAT! If you are like me, and are in that middle ground, GREAT! That said, I do look forward to seeing what he has and if it can reunite the fans, and perhaps the three trilogies together, to improve on the overall scope.

    I’m keeping my expectations low…not because I hated the previous, but because I want to see what happens with no preconceived notions. If you love or hate it, let’s just enjoy SW, whether it’s Legends, Canon, OT, PT, or NT.

    • February 23, 2018 at 4:29 am
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      nm

  • February 22, 2018 at 8:00 pm
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    Well, obviously this idea of “new” didn’t go well with the SW community #LastJedi

    Makes me more nervous than hopeful that Disney is not gonna take any chances anymore with IX, which is sad…

  • February 22, 2018 at 8:29 pm
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    I’m not sure that he’s going to focus on TFA’s ‘backlash’ that came from a very small (but loud) minority mostly centered on the internet. The internet isn’t the only measure through which to see if a movie was liked. The general consensus (even if the vocal minority wants to think otherwise) is that TFA was a great movie.

    • February 23, 2018 at 2:01 am
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      You obviously didn’t see all the interviews he’s had in the recent past regarding The Force Awakens.

  • February 22, 2018 at 9:59 pm
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    I’m scared…

  • February 22, 2018 at 11:50 pm
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    Of course it seems finish they are going to take Return of the Jedi, add a few twist, show that Kylo fell because his mom was sleeping with Orlando.

  • February 22, 2018 at 11:55 pm
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    Star Wars: Episode 9 – Return of the Smoke Monster

  • February 23, 2018 at 4:18 am
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    I don’t have a good feeling about this. Abram’s doesn’t exactly have a good track record when it comes to wrapping things up. He’s a great idea guy – and can write some really good stories… but his ‘third acts’ always fall short. I loved Super 8 – but the end of that movie was horrid. Lost, Alias, Fringe, and so on… they all fall apart at the end.

    • February 23, 2018 at 4:36 am
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      yeah but to be fair he was not director on all of this. but yes Lost sucks exept season 1 and 2 maybe. Fringe keeps more of less the same level in writing

  • February 23, 2018 at 4:33 am
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    I can tell you with 100% certainty that Episode 10 will suck.
    It may in fact be worse than TLJ, if that’s conceivable.

    • February 26, 2018 at 12:25 am
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      The sequels have been a disaster. All the potential and interesting directions they could have gone… all wasted.

  • February 23, 2018 at 3:53 pm
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    Well TFA was excellent so I am looking forward to episode 9

  • February 23, 2018 at 11:53 pm
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    I can’t wait for this! Lucasfilm is 3-0 so far since Disney bought them!

  • February 24, 2018 at 5:42 pm
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    Fair enough but I think you missed the – probably bad – joke.

  • February 25, 2018 at 8:08 pm
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    STAR WARS:
    IT WAS ALL A BAD DREAM…..

  • March 5, 2018 at 5:20 pm
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    Chris Terrio wrote the masterpieces Batman v Superman and Justice League. I can’t wait to see the Star Wars Episode IX script quiche he wrote in 12 days !

  • March 9, 2018 at 8:51 am
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    Let’s see with no Snoke it’ll be difficult to make this a modern ROTJ. But perhaps JJ will find a way…maybe we can see a grey and battle scared Wicket. Oh the possibilities!

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