Rumor: Disney Quietly Hiring Diverse Writers & Directors

The winds of change are blustering through Hollywood, and one of the big gusts that have been making their way through the industry in the past few years is an increase in representation, both in front of and behind the camera. And word has it that Lucasfilm is recognizing this, as women, men of color, and women of color are being approached in regards to future projects.

 

As it stands, Lucasfilm has already done quite a bit to emphasize inclusivity: about half of Lucasfilm’s executives are women, and the casts for the three films released so far represent many different backgrounds. But with major studios branching out to give women and minorities bigger roles in their biggest projects, pressure has been placed upon Lucasfilm to follow suit. Well, that’s where things get interesting, because a rumor reported on Tracking-Board suggests that Lucasfilm has already spoken with top-level writers and directors who aren’t white men. Writer Jeff Sneider has apparently come across a few exchanges suggesting that Lucasfilm is not only looking for new voices to carry the Star Wars franchise forward, but they’ve hired them as well, based on this exchange in particular:

 

Screenwriter A: Not that one makes much of a difference, but I know at least one woman who wrote a script for them.

Screenwriter B: I know one non white director they have too.

 

Sneider is of the opinion that director Ava DuVernay (who, aside from being a brilliant director and qualified storyteller, is both nonwhite and a woman) may be a shoo-in for a future movie, with next month’s A Wrinkle In Time serving as a way for her to test the waters with working with larger budgets (Wrinkle costs just over $100M, last I checked) – kind of like how 2014’s Godzilla was something of a test for Gareth Edwards before he got to direct Rogue One. Prior to that, DuVernay was Marvel’s top pick to direct Black Panther, and there were rumors of her potential involvement with Lucasfilm as far back as the premiere of The Force Awakens three years ago. So Disney clearly would like to keep working with her, it seems.

 

Director Ava DuVernay

 

There are a few reason that I think Lucasfilm is holding back on making announcements right now. First of which is that they’ve formally announced at least five movies past Episode IX, plus the rumored Obi-Wan Kenobi movie, and even Indiana Jones 5 if we want to go there. There’s already fan chatter about “oversaturation” when these projects are all years away from being realized and there has yet to be an announcement that there may be years where multiple Star Wars movies are released (and although I thought they’d stay away from doing that, that time might be coming a few years from now when these sub-series are made). This brings me to my next point, which is really an extension of the last point: Lucasfilm isn’t in any hurry to actually start talking about these projects – they’re about as “pie-in-the-sky”, far-away concepts as The Force Awakens was, from the initial announcement back in October 2012 to J. J. Abrams getting in the director’s chair. I’d argue that, since both announcements came around the time that Bob Iger was making conference calls, they were arguably more for the investors than the fans.

 

Lastly, there’s still a real chance that some of these projects won’t get made. While they’re definitely committed to letting Rian Johnson – who, in spite of some notable fan backlash to TLJ, is a director they have full confidence in – steer the creative course of a trilogy of films and possibly direct all three, and the Game of Thrones showrunners won’t be too busy with anything else after they start work on the film series that they’ll write and produce, there’s still the off-chance that they might run into a problem. This is something that happened with Josh Trank’s supposed Boba Fett spin-off that was going to be announced at Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2015 until it turned out that Lucasfilm learned of his problems on the set of another movie, and a “future filmmakers” panel instead turned into a one-man show where Gareth Edwards talked about Rogue One. Having a director leave before he gets started with a project you’ve officially announced is something that wouldn’t be a good outlook for the studio (even in the case of Colin Trevorrow, who was a relatively unpopular pick for Episode IX as far as the fans were concerned, but after the mutual decision to part ways on the project, Lucasfilm is suddenly wrong for dismissing him). It’s incredibly likely that Disney wants to avoid that pitfall with future movies.

 

 

Speaking of the Game of Thrones showrunners, that’s another thing I’d like to bring up: they aren’t directing their film series, contrary to a somewhat-popular misconception since news of their project got out. If they’re looking to reunite with some familiar faces, I would suggest they talk with Michelle MacLaren, who directed four episodes of their series – “The Bear and the Maiden Fair”, “Second Sons”, “Oathkeeper”, and “First of His Name”. MacLaren also has experience working on some of TV’s most acclaimed series, with credits on Breaking Bad, The Walking DeadThe X-Files, and Westworld. Interestingly, Sneider also mentioned MacLaren as a potential director way back in June 2015.

 

It’ll be a while before we learn more, but until then, we’re going to have to see how Lucasfilm handles closing off the Sequel Trilogy.

 

 

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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.

289 thoughts on “Rumor: Disney Quietly Hiring Diverse Writers & Directors

  • February 8, 2018 at 7:19 pm
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    It doesn’t seem like Lucasfilm is taking the best pitch for stories. It seems like KK just picks a director and then assigns them a film. This doesn’t seem like a very good way to run a film franchise.

    • February 8, 2018 at 7:34 pm
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      Benioff and Weiss aren’t directors, so they’re somewhat bucking that trend it seems. But I can see how someone would construe it as a sort of “Dream Team” line-up, considering they hired Gareth Edwards, Trank, Trevarrow, and Lord and Miller while their stock was at a high, having come off hugely successful films (except in the case of Trank, who they then dumped very quickly), and none of them, with the exception of Edwards (though in a limited fashion) survived production. Rian and JJ both wrote and directed their films, so there was a creative process there at least. With the Benioff and Weiss films they’ll at least be crafting a story and then hiring directors to shoot it.

      • February 9, 2018 at 5:09 am
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        Perhaps they’re not going to direct them all?

  • February 8, 2018 at 7:40 pm
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    The best person should get the job – period.
    Race and gender shouldn’t be a factor.

    • February 8, 2018 at 8:37 pm
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      Who’s to say they weren’t? Call Kathleen Kennedy, tell her she’s fired, go do it if you think you can do better. Oh no diversity, I need to go into a corner and hide…

      • February 8, 2018 at 8:46 pm
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        Diversity for the sake of diversity is sexist and racist and counterproductive to the process of making the best movie possible.

        • February 8, 2018 at 9:03 pm
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          Right, but to jump out the gate and chastise them for adding diversity makes no sense. What if these people are qualified, who are we to say they aren’t because of they way they look or what gender they are. This article as well as most of the comments are the ones creating this conspiracy that they are going for diversity over quality.

          • February 8, 2018 at 9:20 pm
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            Why make a concious effort to hire “diverse” filmmakers if not for diversity’s sake?

          • February 8, 2018 at 9:23 pm
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            Because not only white males have great ideas or skills.

          • February 9, 2018 at 8:59 pm
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            I can tell from my working experience that people in the industry usually don’t give a sh*t about your gender or skincolor. The only thing that counts is the amount of previous work and the quality of it. HR departments usually pick their candidates according to portfolios without even knowing what the person who created the portfolio looks like. Your fixation on gender and ethnicity shows your lack of understanding cocnerning this industry. There are (were) only a few idiot companies who hired according to a PC quota. If you want to know how well this worked out you should take a look at the guys over at Bioware. You can clearly see what hiring to quota rather than skill did to Mass Effect Andromeda. They hired a female lead animation artist because of quotas. She didn’t even have 2 years of working experience but she had vagina so naturally they made her lead animator. And it worked out wonderful, didn’t i? (the franchise ended after Andromeda)
            https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/53eb1a6d71d2ce394afc5068edb22913335baca57fb924c1964d5390b4b4154f.jpg

      • February 8, 2018 at 9:08 pm
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        It appears that the only one actually butthurt here is you Thretosix.

        I never agree with what the REAL SW Fan has to say, but there is absolutley nothing to object to in his post. Save your agenda-driven rants for the actual and inevitable racist, sexist, misogynist etc. posts that will land on this thread.

        • February 8, 2018 at 9:42 pm
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          I have no agenda. Why can’t the best person for the job be non-Caucasian or female?

          • February 8, 2018 at 9:46 pm
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            He didn’t say they couldn’t.

            Your hypersensitive response to his post is what appears agenda-driven.

          • February 8, 2018 at 11:16 pm
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            why should color or gender even factor…best person, period for whichever job it is.

          • February 9, 2018 at 1:07 am
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            keep trying to explain this to a racist…..the mayority of us, and I would say the mayority of the world, doesn´t care colors. Only quality.

    • February 8, 2018 at 10:10 pm
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      I think everybody wants that too, dude. But the problem is the limited representation of different ethnics in top-tier positions.

      • February 9, 2018 at 1:05 am
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        Same in so many places – look at hockey, for example. Those guys have to be racist – so few black players. They should hire more because of diversity, right? You can say this about almost any job. Why diversity only in movie industry? And where are indians, quadriplegics, transgender, etc? No,you are right – limited representation of different minority groups. Why? Because – mathematicaly speaking – bigger probability of talent is in a bigger group. I´m convinced that at the top of the piramid are the best, no matter color or gender. Those who are not among the best are not part of the club because of color or gender, only because they were not as good at school or not have so much talent. Sometimes the part of the cocktail is luck. But only sometimes.

        • February 12, 2018 at 6:09 pm
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          Oh.. you touched on hockey. Let me school you for a moment here. Hockey, as much as I love the sport, is very much a rich, white man’s sport and has a lot of issues with racism.

          First, The amount of money it takes to play hockey, from pee-wee’s on up, is very high. Not just in terms of equipment, but also ice time, specialized coaching, etc. Nevermind that you have to live somewhat close to an ice rink in order to play. Where are most ice rinks found? You got it, affluent areas predominantly inhabited by white people.

          Second, being a minority playing hockey can be a very, very frustrating experience. I’m Spanish and started playing back in the 90’s growing up. The amount of times I heard spic, go back to your country, etc was maddening (And consider that I’m from Spain, a European country. I can’t imagine what Hispanic and Black players go through). Until I learned to use that anger to my advantage, I was routinely thrown off my game. And this is at ages 8 – 10. Do you think coaches or refs cared? Fuck no. There were many times I almost quit playing in order to go play futbol or baseball. But my love for the game kept me in it. And also, I’m a bit stubborn and wanted to prove all those assholes wrong.

          Third, without players of their own race to look up to in a sport, it’s difficult for a kid to get excited about it. White kids may grow up wanting to be Lebron, but they can also look up to Sidney Crosby, or whatever other star athlete in any other sport that is white. Black & Hispanic kids can’t really look at hockey and see this transcendent player of their own race like all other sports have had.

          So yes, hockey is, unfortunately, racist. It’s an old boys club and has been for a very long time. It’s just now, in the past dozen or so years begun to really open up with programs aimed at inner city youth, along with a few players of color that help promote the game as well (Those players have had bananas thrown at them from the stands, had other players mock them, and dealt with some pretty racist bullshit). It’s getting better, but by no means is it good.,

          • February 12, 2018 at 8:51 pm
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            Has jugado hockey? Pues eres el primer espanol del que he oido hablar 🙂 Y eres de Espana? Yo creci en Madrid 🙂 Pues no tenia ni puta idea de lo racistas que legan a ser los ninos…o la gente en general. Supongo que no estando rodeado de racistas no se lo que pasa ahi fuera…yo sigo creyendo que cualquier puesto, sea en deporte o en el trabajo, debe ganarlo el mejor, sin importar el color o el sexo…

      • February 9, 2018 at 10:32 am
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        Equality of opportunity not outcome. It must be possible for minorities to be represented on screen. However it musn’t be mandatory to have a diverse cast in every movie. Seeing Margaret, the Queen of Britain portrayed by Sophie Okonedo is pretty ridiculous to be honest.

    • February 9, 2018 at 2:06 am
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      How’s Infowars today?

    • February 9, 2018 at 8:02 am
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      But what you’re missing is that race and gender has almost ALWAYS been a factor, even if unspoken. That’s how you end up with a situation of having had 13 white male directors for Star Wars to date:

      – A New Hope – George Lucas – white male
      – The Empire Strikes Back – Irvin Kirshner – white male
      – Return of the Jedi – Richard Marquant – white male
      – Caravan of Courage – John Korty – white male
      – The Battle for Endor – Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat – white males
      – The Phantom Menace – George Lucas – white male
      – Attack of the Clones – George Lucas- white male
      – Revenge of the Sith – George Lucas – white male
      – The Clone Wars -Dave Filoni- white male
      – The Force Awakens – J.J. Abrams – white male
      – Rogue One – Gareth Edwards – white male
      – The Last Jedi – Rian Johnson – white male
      – Solo – Ron Howard – white male
      – Episode XI – J.J. Abrams – white male
      – New Rian Johnson Trilogy – white male
      – New Benioff / Weiss Trilogy – white males

    • February 15, 2018 at 3:05 pm
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      And they are.

  • February 8, 2018 at 7:41 pm
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    They should immediately hire a handicapped, transgender, black, lesbian woman. If my PC math is correct this should automatically result in an amazing movie. It doesn’t matter if ze has some previous working experience on blockbuster movies, the incredible diversity factor should be enough to wow audiences.

    • February 8, 2018 at 7:42 pm
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      +2 for a great comment and using Bob Ross as an avatar.
      you’re my new hero.

    • February 8, 2018 at 11:12 pm
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      now, that’s humor!!!

  • February 8, 2018 at 7:47 pm
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    [eye roll] I like what you’ve been doing, Lucasfilm. Don’t ruin it.

  • February 8, 2018 at 7:54 pm
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    triggered entitled white dudes in 3…2…1…

    • February 8, 2018 at 8:47 pm
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      Putting the word diverse in anything will trigger them. Sad really.

      • February 8, 2018 at 8:53 pm
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        That’s because “diversity” is code for racism and sexism.

        • February 8, 2018 at 8:57 pm
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          Re: ‘”diversity” is code for racism and sexism’

          Only in the special “entitled white dudes” (/bigots) dictionary.

  • February 8, 2018 at 8:01 pm
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    Sigh. The black hole of identity politics strikes again.

    Black/white, man/woman, straight/other..

    These are arbitrary categorizations.

    Why prejudge and skew towards those criteria and not fat/skinny, rich/poor, high iq/low iq, large social circle/small social circle, tall/short, family wealth etc etc etc

    There is more diversity WITHIN any “group” than there is BETWEEN groups.

    We, as a society, need to stop talking about groups and start focusing on individuals.

    May the best person, whomever that maybe, win.

    • February 8, 2018 at 8:14 pm
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      Don’t worry. We won’t prejudge you based on your low IQ.

    • February 8, 2018 at 8:14 pm
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      Bor Gullet!

    • February 8, 2018 at 8:43 pm
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      It’s a pain what’s going on in your country (assuming you’re Canadian) in this regard, right? Changing the national anthem to fit into gender politics? Yep, killing the past…

      • February 9, 2018 at 2:06 am
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        LOLOLOLOLOLOL!

        Yes. My God. Changing the national anthem in Canada to fit into gender politics is a TERRIBLE PAIN for that country to endure!!!!

        NOTHING like what the United States is going through, right? LOLOLOLOLOLOL!

        I love it when you show exactly who you are as a person. How’s infowars today, Gerry?

    • February 8, 2018 at 8:50 pm
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      I, as a skinny person, could never enjoy a film made by a fat person. Proof: ANH was made by a skinny George Lucas. I love it. The PT was made by a fat George Lucas. I hate it.

      • February 8, 2018 at 10:08 pm
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        Lol.

    • February 9, 2018 at 3:13 am
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      A sensible response to all this. Well done.

  • February 8, 2018 at 8:15 pm
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    No worries, they’ve all parted ways over development differences already.

  • February 8, 2018 at 8:25 pm
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    Here’s a novel idea: hire a really, really good filmmaker for the job, regardless of their ethnicity, gender or sexual identity.

    • February 8, 2018 at 8:34 pm
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      Like Rian Johnson, JJ Abrams, George Lucas, Gareth Edwards, Irvin Kershner, Rishard Marquand, Lawrence Kasdan, Ron Howard, Phil Lord or Chris Miller? I really think you should take some meds or something and calm down.

      • February 8, 2018 at 8:44 pm
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        Do you have something against white people, racist?

        • February 8, 2018 at 9:48 pm
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          I’m a white male that believes that all humans have equal rights. If you think that is racist, you need to get your head checked.

          • February 8, 2018 at 9:52 pm
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            Why point out the race of previous Star Wars directors if not because you are racist?

          • February 8, 2018 at 10:43 pm
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            I’m pointing out the lack of diversity. Why are you so dead set on calling me a racist when I’m calling out people for being racist? I guess you have a sensitivity of people pointing out a racist, why get so defensive of racists, then try to call me one? Clearly you are racist.

          • February 8, 2018 at 11:39 pm
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            You’re the one judging people by the color of their skin. Racist.

          • February 8, 2018 at 11:53 pm
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            The point you seem to be missing is that a lack of diversity does not mean someone is racist.

            As LFL chief, Kathleen Kennedy has hired 7 white, male directors. That apparent lack of diversity doesn’t mean she is a racist right? Or does it?

      • February 8, 2018 at 9:12 pm
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        …calm down

        Says the guy with the agenda-biased rant

        • February 8, 2018 at 9:46 pm
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          Apparently it’s okay to be racist or sexist. If standing up to it is wrong, then you need to get your head checked.

          • February 8, 2018 at 9:52 pm
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            Obviously, since this list of directors is a bunch of white guys, LFL must be racist/sexist??? You realize that half the guys on this list were vetted and hired by Kathleen Kennedy right? What are you standing up to exactly?

          • February 8, 2018 at 10:45 pm
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            Racist assholes. I’m standing up to racist assholes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

          • February 8, 2018 at 11:49 pm
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            Ok, so how is Kathleen Kennedy’s selection of JJ Abrams (Larry Kasdan collaborating), Gareth Edwards, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Rian Johnson, Peter Treverrow and Ron Howard evidence that she is a racist a-hole?

            You say you stand against racism – great. But in your eagerness to do so you have maligned one of the most progressive studio executives in Hollywood today. These are your words.

      • February 8, 2018 at 9:56 pm
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        ARE you a racist dude? Ever rossed your mind those guys were the best available at the moment? Do you think a rich man or a company yould invest his money in white man just because of skin color? And they don’t pick another color even if is superior? I guarantee you if the black mqn would make a profit just one doolar more then the white one they would pick him. Because capitalism is like that. And rich people are rich because they know how to make money. They always try to pick the best one, regardless of the color

        • February 8, 2018 at 10:46 pm
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          How am I racist for pointing out racism?

      • February 9, 2018 at 1:58 am
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        I’m actually on your side, but some of those folks you listed are Jewish and may not identify as being white.

    • February 9, 2018 at 7:59 am
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      Like the 13 white males they’ve hired so far?

      – A New Hope – George Lucas – white male
      – The Empire Strikes Back – Irvin Kirshner – white male
      – Return of the Jedi – Richard Marquant – white male
      – Caravan of Courage – John Korty – white male
      – The Battle for Endor – Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat – white males
      – The Phantom Menace – George Lucas – white male
      – Attack of the Clones – George Lucas- white male
      – Revenge of the Sith – George Lucas – white male
      – The Clone Wars -Dave Filoni- white male
      – The Force Awakens – J.J. Abrams – white male
      – Rogue One – Gareth Edwards – white male
      – The Last Jedi – Rian Johnson – white male
      – Solo – Ron Howard – white male
      – Episode XI – J.J. Abrams – white male
      – New Rian Johnson Trilogy – white male
      – New Benioff / Weiss Trilogy – white males

      Do you really think there were no equally or more qualified women or people of color to direct any of these?

  • February 8, 2018 at 8:39 pm
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    As long as they’re the best for the job, I don’t care what they are. As long as they ARE the best for the job and not chosen for any other reason!

    • February 8, 2018 at 8:45 pm
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      Which should be the case, but why are people so sensitive in the comments about it? It really seems as though some people won’t watch a movie that a woman or non-Caucasian produces regardless of their talent.

      • February 8, 2018 at 8:47 pm
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        I liked Wonder Woman, and M. Night Shyamalan has been doing shitty movies as of late, and your point is?

        • February 8, 2018 at 8:52 pm
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          There are lots of movies, books, etc. made by people of other races and sexes that I love. But I don’t love them BECAUSE they were made by people of other races and sexes.

          • February 9, 2018 at 1:57 am
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            I know this is hard for you to understand.

            But diverse hiring for Directors and writers has nothing to do with pleasing fans.

            But you should probably start thinking before posting on the internet and making a fool out of yourself.

  • February 8, 2018 at 8:41 pm
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    I think a part of this comment section shows why they are doing it discretely: to shelter the potential writers/directors and themselves before they are actually ready to greenlit something.

  • February 8, 2018 at 8:44 pm
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    NEVER put the word *diverse* in your articles – you’ll TRIGGER all the bigots.
    Then we’ll have to hear about how much girls, the blacks, Asians, are all poor casting … and ruining Star Wars. Oh yeah, and that of course they aren’t bigoted.

    [ Update: Yep, hadn’t read comments when wrote the above. Read 1st couple & saw triggered racists ]

    • February 8, 2018 at 8:51 pm
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      Yeah, people who hate hiring people based on their race are the racists…

      • February 8, 2018 at 9:11 pm
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        Triggered!

  • February 8, 2018 at 8:51 pm
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    Why don’t they just try making a fucking good film? What’s with their obsession with identity politics?

    • February 8, 2018 at 8:54 pm
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      It’s a cancer that is spreading throughout the world.

      • February 8, 2018 at 9:03 pm
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        Yes, the horror!!!! Black people and Asian people and Spanish people all be given a fair opportunity to participate in an industry. What a tragedy!!!

        Go drink bleach.

        • February 8, 2018 at 9:16 pm
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          Are you suggesting that people of other races were not being given an opportunity to participate? I guess I should go tell Diego Luna, Kelly Marie Tran, Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, and countless other people of other races that.

          • February 9, 2018 at 1:55 am
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            James Earl Jones was replaced by a white man when the helmet came off Vader. Not a really great example there.

            Billy Dee Williams was the sole diverse casting choice in the whole OT. Samuel L. Jackson for the PT. Everyone else….WHIIIIIIITTTTTEEEE.

            The others you listed in the new films also go against your ignorant tirade considering they were the result of Kathleen Kennedy and LFL choosing to be more diverse in their casting choices for the new films.

            The only cancer in the world, is people like you.

    • February 8, 2018 at 9:01 pm
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      They are just trying to make a fucking good film. They aren’t just picking diverse people off the street and yelling “HEY YOU! YOU’RE BLACK HERE’S A MOVIE!” They are looking at people’s past work that they have done and want them to come play in the Star Wars universe. It hasn’t stopped them from hiring the best of the best (GOT showrunners who happen to be white guys). Everyone needs to calm the fuck down. Seriously.

      • February 8, 2018 at 9:15 pm
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        Exactly, thank the maker someone gets it.

    • February 8, 2018 at 9:14 pm
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      It seems to be your obsession. Because to this point all films were produced and directed by white males. You are the one trying to create a conspiracy where there is none. Upcoming movies we know about Rian Johson white male three films, JJ another saga film, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, white males three films. One article comes out stating that there is some diversity in how they do things and everyone comes out saying racist comments, gender slurs, and conspiracies.

      • February 8, 2018 at 9:45 pm
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        Do you suggest that those involved were chosen strictly because of being white males? Yeah, that totally maes sense, dude. I invest millions of dollars and instead of hiring the best people available to be sure my money will return to me I hire only white men because I don’t care about my investsmen. Rich people are rich because they don’t do this mistakes. They qlways wants the best they could afford.

      • February 9, 2018 at 12:13 am
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        No, Disney/Lucasfilm are making a point of releasing these stories where they bang on about diversity and gender as if that’s a reason they’re making these films. The goal should be Star Wars, anything else is just insipid social justice politics, and a massive turn-off for anyone who’s really bored shitless by all this virtue-signalling identity crap.

        • February 9, 2018 at 1:53 am
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          I know who you voted for last election.

          • February 9, 2018 at 2:42 am
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            Judging by how he spelled “colour,” I’m going to assume he voted for a member of parliament.

          • February 9, 2018 at 1:27 pm
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            Yeah?

          • February 9, 2018 at 5:45 pm
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            Just a thought.

            Judging by the tone of your conversation, I would guess your assumption was meant as a slight.

            Not that SWNN is the best place to wage political wars anyways,(though this article did open Pandora’s box on that one) you’re never going to make someone stop and think about yours and their views through jabs and insults.

            Respective party leaders do that enough already. Look at all of the progress they’ve made. 😉

        • February 23, 2018 at 6:44 pm
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          You clearly do give a monkey’s uncle.

    • February 8, 2018 at 11:39 pm
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      KK isn’t going to give the keys to the Starwarsmobile to just anybody and if she doesn’t like the dailies, the Director better watch out!

      It’s undeniable though that opening up the talent pool could bring new vision/perspectives to the franchise which is a good thing. A good example is the difference in look tone and feel between Chris Columbus’ Harry Potter and Alfonso Cuaron’s Prisoner of Azkaban. Not saying he would be a good fit here, just an example.

    • February 9, 2018 at 1:52 am
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      You know, trying to change an industry for the better, bringing in people with different views of the world then just force feeding us how another white male will tell a story.

      Which may then translate to how a film is Directed and delivered to an audience and have a positive impact in ways folks would never have guessed in the first place. Since we have generally viewed film primarily through the lens of a white male telling us a story that he has interpreted since time immemorial.

      Little things. Why do you get mad knowing that a black Muslim transgender woman may tell you a compelling Star Wars story?

      • February 9, 2018 at 10:00 am
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        I am not a consumer of it in any form but science fiction strikes me as about as ‘white’ a genre of literature and film imaginable.

        Have otakus like you thought through the implications of ‘normalizing’ such a bastion of white maleness?

        • February 9, 2018 at 1:24 pm
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          Oh hey, my stalker. How are you today? Being creepy? Cool. Glad you can’t let things go and you check where else I’m posting to chase me down.

          Makes me feel loved and wanted. And you look like you’re insane.

    • February 9, 2018 at 7:55 am
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      Yeah, what’s their obsession with identity politics in hiring 12 white men to direct Star Wars movies so far?
      – A New Hope – George Lucas – white male
      – The Empire Strikes Back – Irvin Kirshner – white male
      – Return of the Jedi – Richard Marquant – white male
      – Caravan of Courage – John Korty – white male
      – The Battle for Endor – Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat – white males
      – The Phantom Menace – George Lucas – white male
      – Attack of the Clones – George Lucas- white male
      – Revenge of the Sith – George Lucas – white male
      – The Clone Wars -Dave Filoni- white male
      – The Force Awakens – J.J. Abrams – white male
      – Rogue One – Gareth Edwards – white male
      – The Last Jedi – Rian Johnson – white male
      – Solo – Ron Howard – white male
      – Episode XI – J.J. Abrams – white male
      – New Rian Johnson Trilogy – white male
      – New Benioff / Weiss Trilogy – white males

      Can’t they just hire the best person for the job?

    • February 23, 2018 at 6:44 pm
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      What’s yours?

  • February 8, 2018 at 8:55 pm
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    I know many feel it doesn’t matter if the director is black/white, male/female if the movies are good. AND THAT’S AMAZING 🙂 You are not bound by idiotic politics and beliefs.
    But the whole point is, that this is about all the retards that still dont get it. Especially in times like these, it’s really important that big companies and franchises that many look up to, do make diverse hires. Again, not because of you angry people who don’t care, but all those angry people who do care if the director is black/white/man/woman.

    • February 8, 2018 at 9:40 pm
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      I can’t imagine there are moviegoers there who cares about the skin color or gender of those involved. The brutal vast mayority goes to see a movie, only part of movie fans are interested in the background of the movie, and there is perhaps this small part of racist who do care (hard to believe that tho) so to this hypotetical group is ment this news about diversity? It still sounds as racism to me. A Job has to be done by the best available, it is racism to even consider gender or skin color as the advantage for any job.

      • February 8, 2018 at 10:47 pm
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        I know what you mean, and that’s why I’m saying good for you and us 🙂
        And I agree that gender/race shouldn’t exclusively be the reason why someone for instance wins a prize. But getting the gig as a director is pretty much just Disneys own choice, no matter what, and that’s why I still believe that it’s good for big corporations to consider the image they have and the message they send by having a diverse profile.
        Because while I agree with you, Tuareg, that most movie goers don’t care, looking at the movie, there are some pretty heavy movements in the world today in the wrong direction, especially in the US, where I personally would care more for the strong message it sends, by Disney, than feeling betrayed for not getting the best possible directors (although I think that it’s possible to combine the two).

        • February 9, 2018 at 12:49 am
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          probably this is why I don´t understand. Here in Europe we couldn´t care less about color or gender….and if I´m wrong, I only know not racist and no sexist friends….

          • February 9, 2018 at 2:56 am
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            “Here in Europe we couldn´t care less about color or gender…”

            That’s absolutely false. I have quite a few European friends, have studied abroad, and have spent a lot of time traveling in Europe. Europe is hardly free of racially-charged issues. In fact, in a lot of places these issues are far more contentious as they are in the United States.

          • February 13, 2018 at 7:39 pm
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            Sure you know better than an actual european 🙂

          • February 13, 2018 at 7:42 pm
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            So…are you denying what I said?

          • February 9, 2018 at 3:55 am
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            Right, racism and xenophobia are uniquely American phenomenons…moron.

      • February 9, 2018 at 1:48 am
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        Okay Tuareg. I know stuff in general is difficult for you to comprehend.

        In fact I wonder how you are able to walk and breathe most days, but miracles do occur.

        This has NOTHING to do with fans being happy about who is behind the camera, and everything about changing culture in Hollywood.

        You can just not pay attention to it, and go back to complaining about how Disney is destroying Star Wars. Everything will be okay.

    • February 8, 2018 at 10:13 pm
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      I totally agree with you, I just have a problem with the article giving individuals “bonus points” for different identities. Seems like a bad idea in my opinion.

      • February 8, 2018 at 10:51 pm
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        Yes, I have seen several mentions of “different perspective/type of movie” used as a description for why diverse hires are good, which I don’t agree on. In the end, a skilled woman/man/black/white would ultimately make the same good movie in heir own unique style as everyone has. For someone like Disney who now owns the best, biggest, most memorable kids and adult movie franchises, it’s just such a valuable message for them to send to the world to have a diverse cast/production.

        • February 8, 2018 at 11:01 pm
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          I agree and don’t think that your race, gender, etc. means you necessarily have a differing viewpoint. You have a unique viewpoint as an individual and that’s what’s important. I sort of get Disney having to send that message but I still think it’s a bad idea for us fans to adopt that viewpoint and for companies to promote it. But I understand why they do.

    • February 8, 2018 at 9:05 pm
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      Is that the Stig in that photo?

      Asking for a friend.

      • February 8, 2018 at 9:10 pm
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        We’ll see if he comes back next season.

        I was kinda wondering if anyone’s seen or heard from Mark Zuckerberg in the last few days.

        • February 8, 2018 at 9:11 pm
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          Hoping for a no, but expecting the worse.

  • February 8, 2018 at 8:59 pm
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    It’s good creative policy. With all the Star Wars movies coming out, you want as much variety as possible to keep the franchise alive and fresh. Having creators with very different perspectives and stories to tell will help keep Star Wars interesting.

  • February 8, 2018 at 9:01 pm
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    Seriously – comment threads on subjects like this are black holes into stupidity. BOTH sides are wrong. Martin Luther King would be rolling in his grave by the way ‘identity’ is being used as a tool today. Its so sad.

    • February 8, 2018 at 9:23 pm
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      Don’t you mean “SAD” in all-caps?

      • February 8, 2018 at 11:31 pm
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        (I don’t get it… is S.A.D an acronym for something?)

        • February 9, 2018 at 1:26 am
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          He’s making a Trump reference.

          • February 9, 2018 at 1:28 am
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            (I still don’t get it)

          • February 9, 2018 at 1:28 am
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            Then you live in a cave. Crawl out into the sun, and be sh*t upon with the rest of the world.

          • February 9, 2018 at 1:31 am
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            No thanks. Outside of the cave is where people like you live. I’ll gladly stay in here and be happy. Enjoy your misery.

          • February 9, 2018 at 1:44 am
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            Ignorance is bliss.

      • February 9, 2018 at 1:47 am
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        I can’t believe I just upvoted you. But there you go.

    • February 9, 2018 at 1:28 am
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      Yes. Identity is being used as a ‘tool’. Because racism no longer exists in the United States or the world. So pointing it out is fruitless and stupid.

      Ignore Charlottesville, North Carolina or the fact that an American political party has a literal Nazi running for office in the state of Iowa.

      Yeap. No overt racism here. Promoting diversity is the last thing Dr. King would have ever wanted in today’s political climate. He’d be satisfied his life’s work was completed.

      MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

      • February 9, 2018 at 2:59 pm
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        “Edit: Illinois, not Iowa. Stupid I states.”

        Hah! I happen to live in one. Indiana. I have a female friend who currently hangs her hat in Idaho.

        What you said bears repeating…Stupid “I” states.

  • February 8, 2018 at 9:01 pm
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    I think most don’t care about the race, gender or any of that as long as we get good quality movies and that being in one of those groups is a priority over good filming or casting…Now if they are just doing it for a political point…that’s another issue entirely.

    • February 9, 2018 at 1:25 am
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      What political point? It’s Star Wars. They’re not running for office. In fact, based on how the misogynists and racists crawl out of the wood work every time one of these articles gets printed it’s pretty obvious that being ‘diverse’ in any sort of casting is a hindrance more than a boon.

      She’s a woman who’s been in Hollywood for a very long time. She wants to give people opportunities who haven’t had as many because they’re not white men; which deny all you want, is the preeminent gender and ethnicity for Director’s and writers in Hollywood since its birth. Period.

      She’s doing what she believes is right to better the industry in her opinion, and she has the power to do it.

      HOW DARE SHE!

      • February 9, 2018 at 1:30 am
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        It’s weird, I think we can actually agree on something for once. Like I said above, the “right person for the job” is always the white guys, because they’re always getting picked and always getting the experience. KK wants to give more people jobs. I’m all for it.

        • February 9, 2018 at 1:39 am
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          And it’s not as if diverse casting means they’re just going to pick the first person who is a woman or minority who applies for the job.

          It most likely means that if they have a lot of people they’re looking at or who are interested, they won’t let whomever digs through resumes’ remove the folks who aren’t white men without giving a decent explanation or at least review the decision.

          But you know. White Liberal Guilt. Best person for the job. We’re not racist misogynists in the least bit.

      • February 9, 2018 at 2:33 am
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        If she is not picking a person just because of their color or gender, then yes, shame on her. She should pick the best and most qualified. Of course, she can do whatever she wants.

        And yes, in the past you simply had more white men that went to school for this particular field, no denying that. But we are seeing those changes happen. Hell, I have a niece that won an emmy in a group project (good for her!). And if a great woman or person of color steps into any part and they are the best qualified and available…then great!

        I’m not beating anyone up here. But I don’t believe in handing anything out. You earn something based on merit, not color or gender.

        • February 9, 2018 at 1:28 pm
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          Cw.

          Do you really think they hire the first black individual who walks in and wants to be a Director?

          I stopped reading at this. Because this is a really ignorant view of what “diverse” casting or hiring is. That’s not how it works. And they’ve already had success with casting folks who aren’t white men in the new movies since they launched that people have enjoyed performances of.

          It’s almost as if they were looking for people who would do the best job.

          • February 9, 2018 at 4:50 pm
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            No I don’t and I didn’t imply such. You are absolutely correct in that they have had success. But, for them to seem to make it a focus instead of simply saying that we are trying to make the best movies possible…doesn’t help their cause.

            I think you could look at TLJ and see that maybe they were going after it a bit much with even everyone in the back ground was majority women.

            I have no problem with diversity and personally employee over 200 people (small, I know) and have an incredible amount of diversity. But, we don’t go out of our way to make it seem as if that is the focus.

            all good man! Glad to see you active again!

          • February 10, 2018 at 11:42 pm
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            Till I get banned. Seriously, this place disgusts me.

          • February 11, 2018 at 3:54 pm
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            man, that’s strong. Good luck, it’s a mad world nowadays and Star Wars fandom…like everything else is starting to mirror reality. Peace be with you!

  • February 8, 2018 at 9:07 pm
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    Shouldn’t be any boundaries in discovering good quality talent – more the better so they can pick and choose I say.

  • February 8, 2018 at 9:12 pm
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    “… because a rumor reported on Tracking-Board suggests that Lucasfilm has already spoken with top-level writers and directors who aren’t white men.”

    I wonder whether it’s the “top-level writers and directors”, or the “aren’t white men” that generates the response.

    #Notmutuallyexclusive

    • February 8, 2018 at 9:15 pm
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      It’s the “because a rumor”. Everyone knows star wars fans hate rumors and when one crops up it must be destroyed.

  • February 8, 2018 at 9:16 pm
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    There are some really vile comments here – I expected there might be when I read the title. And shockingly the worst comments aren’t from bigots!

  • February 8, 2018 at 9:21 pm
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    I still like what that one guy said about a dog being the director. That’s my new political agenda. Dog directors.

    • February 8, 2018 at 9:26 pm
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      I dunno Michelle. Watching the director lick its balls could be a little distracting to the actors.

      The whole Josh Trank episode was bad enough as it was.

      • February 8, 2018 at 10:19 pm
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        Savage.

        – Pomojema

      • February 9, 2018 at 12:49 am
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        You know why dogs lick themselves, right?

        • February 9, 2018 at 3:04 pm
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          ‘Cuz sometimes they can’t find any other dogs to do it for ’em?

          • February 9, 2018 at 3:21 pm
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            It’s because they can’t make a fist with their paws.

  • February 8, 2018 at 9:42 pm
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    The article triggering racist idiots completely makes my day.

    • February 9, 2018 at 1:46 am
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      Don’t forget misogynists.

      Women shouldn’t have ambition to write, produce, or direct.

  • February 8, 2018 at 10:15 pm
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    Hispanic. Yes. My fault.

  • February 8, 2018 at 10:28 pm
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    They always ‘quietly’ hire people before going public. It’s common precedure, not a secret.

  • February 8, 2018 at 10:31 pm
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    My previous comment was deleted, either for my viewpoint or word-choice. I’d like to know which.

    • February 9, 2018 at 1:40 am
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      Likely language, but if you were being a total douchenozzle, that’s probably why, too. 😀

      • February 9, 2018 at 1:46 am
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        I hope so. Lol being a douchenozzle isn’t something that I’m interested in. I think I raised fair criticism of how the article was written but oh well

        • February 9, 2018 at 2:01 am
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          The mods here can be totalitarian for the strangest reasons.

          When JJ was announced for IX they deleted all of my responses to people who were crying and screaming about it.

          Sure, they may have all had something to do with feeding on their tears and how tasty they were, but it was deserved.

          But yet they let the racists and misogynists go hog wild and stir up hateful arguments.

          No one’s perfect.

          • February 9, 2018 at 2:04 am
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            And yet, I think that freakout I had against you is still there. I haven’t checked, but I don’t remember it being deleted.

          • February 9, 2018 at 2:09 am
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            And you’re still here too 😛 Whatever.

          • February 9, 2018 at 2:20 am
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            Yeah, there’s that!

            By the way, uh… sorry. I took your advice, I’m getting help.

          • February 9, 2018 at 1:29 pm
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            🙁 Sorry I didn’t mean to suggest there was something you actually needed help with. I was being a dick. I hope you’re well.

  • February 8, 2018 at 10:31 pm
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    Honestly at this point, they can hire anybody and it does not matter.

    Star Wars fans are cancer

  • February 8, 2018 at 10:41 pm
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    Just hire the best qualified people.

    • February 9, 2018 at 1:16 am
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      Woah there, Dan.. that sounds pretty bigoted to me. You’re not a racist are you?

      • February 9, 2018 at 1:30 am
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        What is racist about that? Don’t jump to conclusions (which you are doing.). I love characters like Rey and Finn, and enjoyed R1 which had a heavy minority cast.

        Maybe they were the best qualified for their jobs? So you can take your generalization of me and shove it up your a**!

        • February 9, 2018 at 1:31 am
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          [No Dis’s sarcasm]

          [Your head]

        • February 9, 2018 at 1:32 am
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          He’s actually being sarcastic. Makes perfect sense you would miss it.

          • February 9, 2018 at 1:35 am
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            No it doesn’t. Stuff like that is not cool today in this polarized world. It is thrown a lot these days.

          • February 9, 2018 at 1:37 am
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            Another swing and a miss. Batting .000 today bub.

        • February 9, 2018 at 1:38 am
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          Everyone knows systems based on merit are racist, sexist and bigoted. Remember the sentiment spoken by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King so bravely in his famous “I Have a Dream” speech:

          “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the content of their character but by the color of their skin”.

          • February 9, 2018 at 1:42 am
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            Oh silly ignorant person.

            Merit based systems are not inherently racist.

            But institutional racism is still present to weed folks out that the people who run the system don’t want there.

            Proof is in the pudding. A majority of Directors and writers in Hollywood have been and continue to be white men.

            You’re saying that racism and misogyny hasn’t played a part in creating that statistic is also stating that you believe only white men possess the talent to write and direct.

          • February 9, 2018 at 1:50 am
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            I’m actually being sarcastic. Makes perfect sense you would miss it. 😉

    • February 9, 2018 at 1:31 am
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      So you’re saying the best qualified people are white men?

      Because that’s the majority of writer’s and Director’s hired in Hollywood. So by your logic, only white men must be good and writing and directing. And never once has a white man been hired over a minority because of this pattern that has been perpetrated since the birth of the film industry.

      Edit: men to man.

    • February 9, 2018 at 7:50 am
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      I’m pretty sure they plan to. It’s just that some of them will also be women and people of color. So far, we’ve had films or announcements from 13 white male directors. Some diversity will be great.

      – A New Hope – George Lucas – white male
      – The Empire Strikes Back – Irvin Kirshner – white male
      – Return of the Jedi – Richard Marquant – white male
      – Caravan of Courage – John Korty – white male
      – The Battle for Endor – Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat – white males
      – The Phantom Menace – George Lucas – white male
      – Attack of the Clones – George Lucas- white male
      – Revenge of the Sith – George Lucas – white male
      – The Clone Wars -Dave Filoni- white male
      – The Force Awakens – J.J. Abrams – white male
      – Rogue One – Gareth Edwards – white male
      – The Last Jedi – Rian Johnson – white male
      – Solo – Ron Howard – white male
      – Episode XI – J.J. Abrams – white male
      – New Rian Johnson Trilogy – white male
      – New Benioff / Weiss Trilogy – white males

      • February 13, 2018 at 7:47 pm
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        – Doug Chiang, art director – Taiwanese male
        – Pablo Hidalgo, head of storygroup – Chilean male
        – Andi Gutierrez, host of the Star Wars show, Mexican Female
        . Kathleen Kennedy, head of frikkin Lucasfilm, caucasian female

        I’m not even starting with how well represented minorities are in movies like R1. Seriously have you ever thought about how few female directors are out there. Have you considered how few of them have a portfolio suitable for a SW movie. Do you not think that Disney would have already hired a female director if there were so many out there? If only to shut up the SJW who for some reason care about the gender and skincolor of a movie director??

  • February 8, 2018 at 10:51 pm
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    This is a great rumor that I hope is true. We need more inclusion in this industry.
    … however, I’m a little concerned because the only people who have been confirmed so far in the recent week…
    … are both white and male.

    • February 8, 2018 at 10:55 pm
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      Sure, but inclusion doesn’t mean that there should be no whites or males. In the film industry, they’re a huge majority (due to others having a hard time getting through previously), so it’s hard to not hire any such. However, I really hope we’ll see a change soon and that Lucasfilm will play a part in boosting that.

      • February 9, 2018 at 7:48 am
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        Do you really think they’re not going to hire any white males anymore? Of course they are. They’ve already announced it. And let’s look at their record so far:

        – A New Hope – George Lucas – white male
        – The Empire Strikes Back – Irvin Kirshner – white male
        – Return of the Jedi – Richard Marquant – white male
        – Caravan of Courage – John Korty – white male
        – The Battle for Endor – Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat – white males
        – The Phantom Menace – George Lucas – white male
        – Attack of the Clones – George Lucas- white male
        – Revenge of the Sith – George Lucas – white male
        – The Clone Wars -Dave Filoni- white male
        – The Force Awakens – J.J. Abrams – white male
        – Rogue One – Gareth Edwards – white male
        – The Last Jedi – Rian Johnson – white male
        – Solo – Ron Howard – white male
        – Episode XI – J.J. Abrams – white male
        – New Rian Johnson Trilogy – white male
        – New Benioff / Weiss Trilogy – white males

        Do you really think they have a thing against white males?

        • February 9, 2018 at 7:55 am
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          Not what he said at all, try reading his whole post…don’t worry, it’s short

          • February 9, 2018 at 8:08 am
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            Hi, I deleted my comment. You were right. I misundertood you. Sorry.

  • February 8, 2018 at 10:52 pm
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    Well a nice feature called block helps remove the racists because the mods seem to not give a shit. Should clean up the other threads to. This place is a cesspool for racism, sexism, and hatred. Not Star Wars.

    • February 9, 2018 at 7:47 am
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      It’s crazy, eh?

    • February 9, 2018 at 7:21 pm
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      I’m working on it right now. I apologize. These racist people are despicable and have no place here.

  • February 8, 2018 at 11:09 pm
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    I have absolutely no problem with this. The director could be a black/Asian female with South American citizenship for all I care.

    So long as they can make a good movie, I’m all for it. If they can’t, then it will have had nothing to do with their gender or race anyways. Give ‘em a chance.

    Michelle MacLaren would be a solid pick for whatever Weiss and Benioff come up with. Oathkeeper was one of my favorite episodes. Miguel Sapochnik (Battle of the Bastards/The Winds of Winter) would also be a cool choice.

    • February 9, 2018 at 12:02 am
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      Kathryn Bigelow (if only)!

    • February 9, 2018 at 1:03 am
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      Don’t you see- it’s more about imposing racial/gender quotas to help Kathleen Kennedy assuage her white liberal guilt.

      • February 9, 2018 at 7:45 am
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        You’re an ass-clown.

        • February 9, 2018 at 8:05 am
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          Look, powersforgood finally finds a way to make a post that doesn’t include the list of Star Wars movie directors like it’s some kind of wall of shame.

          …and he replaces it with a homophobic comment

          Two clowns

    • February 9, 2018 at 7:46 am
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      Of course they’re going to choose great writers / directors.

      • February 9, 2018 at 9:10 am
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        Great, yes.

        Great for Star Wars, we’ll see how the finished project turns out.

        No studio says to themselves when hiring for a movie, “I think this guy/girl is going to make a shit movie, let’s hire him!”

        Alas, somehow shitty movies are still made every day.

    • February 9, 2018 at 1:26 am
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      You are the shining light in every bleak SWNN comment section.

  • February 8, 2018 at 11:28 pm
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    Ugh.

    • February 9, 2018 at 2:26 am
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      Hey, at least we’re not talking about Rian Johnson ruining the franchise!

      Racism, sexism, misogynists…finally, what a relief.

  • February 8, 2018 at 11:46 pm
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    As long as they make good movies with a solid story and they capture the feel of a Star Wars movie, I have no problems with it. Though Disney should slow down the Star Wars making machine. They are overdoing it with all these slew of movies being written. Pretty soon, people will get exhausted.

    • February 9, 2018 at 1:00 am
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      Star Wars fatigue is already setting in.

    • February 9, 2018 at 7:45 am
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      Why wouldn’t they make good movies? There are plenty of fantastic writers/directors who are not white males.

    • February 10, 2018 at 3:51 am
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      I agree and disagree with the exhaustion. It all depends on how they make them. If they are more of just the same then yes they will get very exhuasting. If they try what Marvel has done ie Genre movies with Super heroes then it should be fine.

  • February 8, 2018 at 11:54 pm
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    I thought the Story group was pretty diverse?

    • February 9, 2018 at 7:31 am
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      It is, thank goodness. These racist, mysoginist losers posting in this forum are going to have to find a different franchise to like, because Star Wars is going to get more and more diverse over time, and thank goodness for that!

      • February 9, 2018 at 5:30 pm
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        But…but wait. Didn’t you mash out some angry horseshit about how it’s white males all the way down….including 7 films or series of films announced AFTER the story group was formed?

  • February 8, 2018 at 11:54 pm
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    If it’s just quota filling it’s sad. There’s actually plenty of diversity behind the scenes at Lucasfilm, those are people who had the opportunity and advanced themselves. Any other reason is artificial and KK shouldn’t feel pressured to hire anyone she isn’t 100% behind as a creator.

    • February 9, 2018 at 7:43 am
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      Are you serious? Do you really think they’d hire anyone if they didn’t believe 100% percent in their ability to make a great movie? And do you somehow think that there aren’t enough great women and people of colour writers/directors they could hire who would be just as good as the 13 white male directors for the Star Wars films so far (including Solo and the new Johnson and Benioff/Weiss films)? Here’s the record to date:

      – A New Hope – George Lucas – white male
      – The Empire Strikes Back – Irvin Kirshner – white male
      – Return of the Jedi – Richard Marquand – white male
      – Caravan of Courage – John Korty – white male
      – The Battle for Endor – Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat – white males
      – The Phantom Menace – George Lucas – white male
      – Attack of the Clones – George Lucas- white male
      – Revenge of the Sith – George Lucas – white male
      – The Clone Wars -Dave Filoni- white male
      – The Force Awakens – J.J. Abrams – white male
      – Rogue One – Gareth Edwards – white male
      – The Last Jedi – Rian Johnson – white male
      – Solo – Ron Howard – white male
      – Episode XI – J.J. Abrams – white male
      – New Rian Johnson Trilogy – white male
      – New Benioff / Weiss Trilogy – white males

      • February 9, 2018 at 5:28 pm
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        Yeah, fuck Lucas – just because he created this franchise and self-financed 7 films on your list, doesn’t mean he shouldn’t have stepped aside when he realized he was guilty of film-making while white.

  • February 9, 2018 at 12:21 am
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    still no rodians or twileks? Earther filth

    • February 9, 2018 at 1:24 am
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      Your name is one of the best obscure references without being straight-up dirty I’ve seen in a long time.

  • February 9, 2018 at 12:28 am
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    Kathryn Bigelow, Kelly Reichardt, Ana Lily Amirpour, Jane Campion. Would love to see them directing or writing some SW projects.

  • February 9, 2018 at 12:59 am
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    Oh, I see, KK trying to score some cheap political points by getting even with white males.

    • February 9, 2018 at 1:21 am
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      Well, when people like you represent us, I can’t really blame her.

    • February 9, 2018 at 2:22 am
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      It’s obvious…she hates white men. So far she’s only hired 7 white, male directors.

  • February 9, 2018 at 1:04 am
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    Imposing racial/gender quotas to assuage Kathleen Kennedy’s white liberal guilt.

    • February 9, 2018 at 1:56 am
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      I clearly am out of the loop of all the KK hate. I see “The force is female” memes every now and then. I think she’s helping Star Wars to thrive and stay current. I think we all just gotta accept that times have changed.

      • February 9, 2018 at 2:02 am
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        Not when the President of the United States continues to cheer on the folks who think 1950 was the best year ever.

      • February 9, 2018 at 2:50 am
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        “I clearly am out of the loop of all the KK hate.”

        You’re not missing much. It’s the same people over and over again.

    • February 9, 2018 at 2:28 am
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      Moron.

  • February 9, 2018 at 1:23 am
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    Here’s my problem with the “best person for the job” argument: Because the “white male” demographic has been the primary demographic in media for the last hundred years, it’s typically white males that have been getting hired, getting experience, and being given the chances to become the best person for the job. That number is a little stacked.

    Scenario: You have three actors lined up. An African-American man. An Asian woman. And a Caucasian man. The first has been working for two years and has two theatrical films under his belt, though nothing with a starring role, because he’s always cast as a sidekick. The second has been working for six years, but her roles are limited because she’s been typecast due to her appearance. The third has been working for three years, but has had the starring role in four theatrical films in that time. Who are you going to pick, and why?

    • February 9, 2018 at 1:36 am
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      Oh no, Michelle. Obviously only white men can direct and write. They’re the ONLY people qualified for the job.

      Note to the haters who are usually on the BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB LIBERAL WHITE GUILT side of this argument:

      Rogue One: Directed by a White Guy. People have crapped on this film and pointed out that the white guy who Directed it didn’t get to finish the film because the original cut was not very good.

      Episode VIII: White dude. This movie also attracted lots of hate.

      Solo: People hated this movie as soon as it was announced and are still anticipating it to be crap. Directed by…Three different white dudes.

      Finally, for those people who are rational but still love Star Wars and can admit that the Prequels were utter crap: White Dude.

      • February 9, 2018 at 5:28 am
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        In the US 8% of directors, 10% of writers, 2% of cinematographers, 24% of producers and 14% of editors are female. Nobody is banning women from picking up cameras and shooting their own low budget movies to gain reputation. Nobody bans them from writing their own screenplays, using cameras, investing their money in productions or cutting movies. The head of Lucasfilm is female in case you didn’t notice.

        If you translated these numbers to the production of SW movies it’s pretty obvious that we had no female to direct a SW movie yet. The male to female ratio of directors is 12,5:1. Which means one movie directed by a female compared to a dozen movies shot by males. Btw I think it’s funny how you link the skincolor of white males dudes with the quality of movies. Their movies suck because their skincolor is white. Way to go man.

        • February 9, 2018 at 1:25 pm
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          Thanks for pulling out the statistics to prove my point.

          Didn’t read the rest after that.

          • February 9, 2018 at 6:34 pm
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            You have no point. BobRoss works in the industry and obviously has a solid head on his shoulders. You are likely an armchair activist who has limited knowledge on the subject, and a whole lot of biased opinion.

        • February 13, 2018 at 7:26 pm
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          A lot of women are not in the position of men for a very simple reason – they prefer to be mothers, like my wife. She was always looking for a job to be as close to home as possible, so she could be with our kids…..only a minor number of woman wants to sacrifice their home time for a career…why no one is pointing at that?

          • February 13, 2018 at 7:53 pm
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            Because apparently it is so hard to understand that people have different preferences and interests. Women dominate the social sector. At the moment the output rate of medical Doctors is 60% female in the US. Women are doing exceptionally well in many areas. But apparently we can’t have piece until it is 50/50 everywhere. Which makes me wonder. Who will force women to work as construction workers or sanitary workers who are 99% male…

    • February 9, 2018 at 5:10 am
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      I have heard this argument many many times and it’s deeply flawed.

      First of all we are a progressive society that should be judged by the present, not the past. Just because minorities have been extensively opressed and exploited in the past doesn’t mean this is still the case in the present.

      Secondly I can’t imagine a less racist industry than the movie and gaming industry. There are talented people all over the globe and what counts is the strenght of their work, not their race or gender. Let’s take the last project I have been working on (Kingdom Death tabletop figurines). The concept artist is an Italian working in Rome. My coworker and I are sculptors, he is Mexican and I am Austrian and we both work in Vienna. The cutting is done in Mexico, the printing in the US and the figurines are sold mostly in Japan. Do you think anyone working on such a project gives the slightest sh*t where you come from or what gender you have?

      Thirdly, the way to get jobs in my industry is via portfolio. The thing your employer is interested in are previous projects and your portfolio. That’s it. For example, one sculptor I had the honor of working with was Blair Armitage. She is incredibly talented and produces high quality models in next to no time. Because of these qualifications she gets jobs without a problem, including projects from high tier companies like Riot games. Never heard her bitch about sexism. Probably because she is too occupied working hard for her goals, something we all have to do in this competitive industry.

      And lastly it baffles me how people claim that the “hostile” industry is stopping them from becoming succesful artists. If you really think that gaming companies are sexist and racist then what’s stopping you from doing your own indie game with friends. What’s stopping you from putting it on kickstarter or early access on steam? If you want to shoot movies then what’s stopping you from taking a camera and make your own low budget horror flick. What’s stopping you from adding more and more pieces of work to your portfolio until the big shots at some production company recognize your talent. Do you think the white, male blockbuster directors did not have to start small? Do you think white males do not have to compete with other white males. It’s ridiculous.

      We have become so progressive that we went full circle and came back to a mindset, where colour and gender are somehow important for getting jobs. Welcome back to 1945 where some people are preferred over others based on their skincolour and gender.

      • February 9, 2018 at 6:27 am
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        I’m inclined to agree with you. We’ve never been more open to different ethnic groups, yet the internet acts as if we’re back in the 20th century. And this conspiracy that they only hire white people (I say people because this slow onset of white male bashing is bullshit) is crazy. If you got the skill you get the job. They’re not going to refuse someone the opportunity if that someone has the skill to make them money. Let’s face it, Disney cares about money more than anything. Making movies that appeals to more people is a win win for them. I wish they’d stop turning this world backwards.

      • February 10, 2018 at 12:54 am
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        I cannot hit the up vote button enough! A very detailed point. Thank you for sharing, buddy!

      • February 10, 2018 at 3:47 am
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        “Secondly I can’t imagine a less racist industry than the movie and gaming industry. ”

        oh my. Clearly you know nothing about the history of either of those two industries.

        • February 10, 2018 at 4:53 am
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          Okay , well why don’t you tell me about racist behaviour in my industry since you know so much more about it than me.

          • February 10, 2018 at 7:18 am
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            should we start on how minorities are paid way less then white male actors? Or do you want to talk about minstrelsy? How about how Indian’s are treated in hollywood? Asians?

            Seriously pick your race and we can go into it.

          • February 10, 2018 at 4:04 pm
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            Ever heard of market value? Why do you think Jeniffer Lawrence gets paid more than here male colleagues whenever she is in a movie. Because her market value is much higher than theirs. Many minorities are paid less than white actors because their market value is lower. Why? In a predominantly caucasian society audiences are predominantly caucasian which means that they watch movies predominantly produced by caucasians. Ever seen a Bollywood movie? Guess who gets paid more in Bollywood movies? Oh yeah that’s right, Indians! In China it’s Chinese who get paid most and in Korea it’s Korean actors who get paid most. That’s economy, not racism.

          • February 10, 2018 at 6:26 pm
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            no she doesn’t. There are tons of articles about that problem especially with Jennifer Lawrence. Seriously just google “Jennifer Laernce paid less” and you will get a ton of artricles about it.

            Even if she did get paid more how would 1 White female celebrity getting paid more be the same as all minoriites getting paid less?

            But we aren’t just talking about the stars even minor charcters get paid less then white male actors in the same minor roll.

            For example look at Jessica Chastian and Octavia Spencer. Jessica had to fight to have Octavia to get paid the same amount. The studio was just going to pay her 5 times less then Jessica.

            No one said other countries movie industires also weren’t racist.

            All of a sudden you have gone from Hollywood isn’t racist to well other countries movie idnsustyr isn’t racist so its ok.

        • February 10, 2018 at 4:14 pm
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          Why should I care for the history? It’s about the present. Why should we feel sorry for what previous generations did when we are no longer opressing minorities?

          • February 10, 2018 at 6:20 pm
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            right… everything is 100% great now! Minorities actors get paid the exact amount as white male actors and hollywood never has any problem casting minorites.

            Yup you are 100% right there is no racisim in hollywood anymore!

          • February 10, 2018 at 7:18 pm
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            I already explained this to you. Marketvalue devines how much you can demand for the role you are playing. We saw the salary of John Boyega rise after the success of TFA. Did people suddenly become less racist and decided he was allowed to earn more now or did his market value increase after TFA. I let you decide 😉

          • February 10, 2018 at 7:36 pm
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            we aren’t talking about leading roles. We are talking about every roll even ones that should pay scale. Seriously how blind are you?

          • February 10, 2018 at 8:28 pm
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            Uhm yeah so they get paid accordingto how well they negotiate. Do you have any statistics that shows how extras on set get paid differently for one and the same movie role? That would be nice to see.

          • February 10, 2018 at 9:10 pm
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            So extras and low tier actors don’t get paid as much as the leads. What a shocker. market value once again. Majim Balik who isn’t a main character gets paid less than the leads. Who would have thought… At least I know now where you get your “wisdom” from.

          • February 10, 2018 at 11:03 pm
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            again… not as much as the leads as much as people in the same part. How hard is this to figure out for you?

      • February 13, 2018 at 7:14 pm
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        My friend these days comes to the market a videogame named Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Since few years people mostly from USA were complaining that the game and the company Warhorse is racist, now in Germany there is a move to boycot this game. They are complaining there is no black people and that you can´t chose a woman to play with. The game is settled in central Europe 14. century. It´s mean to be realistic, thus no people of color and the main hero with a sword can´t be a woman due to the medieval time. Still there are people who thinks that it´s racist 🙂

        • February 13, 2018 at 7:59 pm
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          I have heard about that. I’m from Austria and working in the gaming industry too and it is ridiculous. I’ve almost never seen a black person when I was in the Czech Republic I can’t even imagien how hard it must be for Warhorse studio to find a black artist there. “Oh well but they could just fly one in then?”… Uhm nope, in order to get a working Visa the company has to prove that they cannot find someone more suitable in their country. That’s how the law works in Europe. As for the part with “you can’t play a woman” people simply don’t understand this game. It is 100% realism. No fighting dragons, no magic spells. Just a simulation of Europe in Medieval ages. There were no female blacksmiths…

          • February 13, 2018 at 11:37 pm
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            see how easy is to become a racist or a sexist these days 🙂 btw I´m in Austria right now – skiing im Flachau 🙂

          • February 14, 2018 at 12:41 am
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            Nice, enjoy your stay! 😀

  • February 9, 2018 at 2:27 am
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    Oh, I can’r wait to read the hate on this article….

  • February 9, 2018 at 2:29 am
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    If they actually do this (which would be awful) by which I mean initiate a silent quota system (which is discriminatory and also demeaning to the very people it’s supposed to empower) there is one really interesting thing they could do: decentralize production away from the ranch and set up “mobile” offices in places like India and Hong Kong etc. and let the films be made as they would have if they’d been originated in those places. That would be wild! And it really would allow for completely new interpretations, using entirely local crews and designer, composers, extras etc. That could be both genuine and creative.

  • February 9, 2018 at 2:29 am
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    I can personally care less who they hire as long as they do a good job. This line of reasoning implies that a diverse group of people will be hired since there should be good talent in many places.

  • February 9, 2018 at 3:53 am
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    I couldn’t care less what the makers of these films look like. Choose someone for the job based on their colour or gender (minority or not) and you’re basically judging a book by its cover.

    • February 9, 2018 at 5:27 am
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      yes

    • February 9, 2018 at 7:22 am
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      Are you questioning whether these writers / directors have the talent to make a good star wars film?

      • February 9, 2018 at 7:46 am
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        You really had to try to find something wrong with what he said

      • February 9, 2018 at 5:23 pm
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        No…

    • February 10, 2018 at 3:46 am
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      yup the guy who thought Greedo should shoot first.. clearly the best choice

      • February 10, 2018 at 6:41 am
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        You wouldn’t even be able to sit on the internet complaining about that if it weren’t for GL. You should thank god or maybe the force for GL creating SW and keeping it alive for 30 years.

        • February 10, 2018 at 7:16 am
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          yeah… and Star Wars is more then GL. He didn’t make it by himself in fact most of it was done by other people. If anything GL tried to destroy it.

          • February 10, 2018 at 7:40 am
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            Kinda hard to get around the fact that NO GL means NO Star Wars. He wrote the script and directed the movie. He is the created it. GL tried to build on Star Wars for 30 years with new movies. He never “tried to destroy it” frankly I don’t even think you know what you are saying. If you didn’t like the prequels that’s fine. But they were not an effort “destroy it” Lucas tried to make movies people would enjoy. Even IF he failed in the attempt he wasn’t trying to “destroy it”.

          • February 10, 2018 at 7:51 am
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            actually… he didn’t write all of it. In fact his version was awful. Have you read the original script? IT wasn’t until rewrites and a LOT of help did it get good.

            Yes he did try to destroy ie the Special Editions. He even tried to say the original copies were destroyed.

          • February 10, 2018 at 9:01 am
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            Using his brand and updating his movies != “destroy it” you may not like what he did but it was not an attempt by GL to “destroy it”. Even if he did say the original copies were destroyed that doesn’t imply “GL tried to destroy it”. Maybe he was making reference to the fact that the negatives were in bad shape. That happens to movies without intent.

          • February 10, 2018 at 9:48 am
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            Star Wars Detours would like to have a word with you

          • February 10, 2018 at 9:56 am
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            I’m sure Lucas wanted people to like it too. He wasn’t trying to make shows and movies you wouldn’t like. Even if he did swing and miss that doesn’t mean he wasn’t trying to hit the ball. “GL tried to destroy it” it never happened and any bad Star Wars media you bring up doesn’t equate to an attempt to destroy. Just genuine misguided effort. : /

          • February 11, 2018 at 6:27 am
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            Thats funny! Without GL you wouldnt be able to comment here, because there would be no Star Wars. I bet you cant do it better so show a little more respect!

  • February 9, 2018 at 5:37 am
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    That’s good and all, but their writing and directing skills is what makes or breaks their careers.

    • February 9, 2018 at 5:46 am
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      In reality yes. However, in the minds of extremist leftist who are trying to push their political agenda skincolor and gender is somehow and important factor. Btw I say this as a liberal leftwinger who is more and more annoyed with Disney’s political instrumentalization of movies.

    • February 9, 2018 at 7:20 am
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      Honest question. Do you think that Disney would hire anyone, of any skin-color or gender, if Disney didn’t think they had the necessary talent?

      The people Disney is considering are people who have succeeded despite the challenges of succeeding in an industry traditionally dominated, to this day, by white men. Not only have they earned their chance to make a Star Wars movie but they likely had to work a heck of a lot harder than their white male colleagues.

      • February 9, 2018 at 8:08 am
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        This

      • February 9, 2018 at 8:52 am
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        You also have to take account on what films they worked on and how much money/well-received they were.

      • February 9, 2018 at 5:17 pm
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        “they likely had to work a heck of a lot harder than their white male colleagues.”
        I like how this is completely contrary to the rhetorical question you JUST posed. Bravo. Oblivious points +10.

        • February 13, 2018 at 6:56 pm
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          When Czechosovaquia was just one country, my father told me there were quotas to some things – University – certain percentage of slovaks were allowed to enter just to fill the quotas. How my father knew? He is slovak and studien in a Prague university. Or in hockey – today slovaks likes to tell stories that if a slovak was in a national hockey team he needed to be ten times better then a czech player 🙂 and it was all about quotas. Now almost no one remembers….but it happened and it may happen now in other places….

          • February 13, 2018 at 7:37 pm
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            People don’t understand that it doesn’t matter who gets a preferrential treatment. If you don’t treat people equally there are always going to be losers.

        • February 13, 2018 at 7:35 pm
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          Fun-fact while all the women and people of colour at my workplace have to work 70 hour crunchtimes I get free drinks and have to do absolutely nothing because I’m a premium member in the “white dude club”.

      • February 13, 2018 at 7:28 pm
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        “Not only have they earned their chance to make a Star Wars movie but they likely had to work a heck of a lot harder than their white male colleagues.”

        I’m sorry but this is factually wrong. Not just a little bit, but 100%. All you need to do if you want to find work in this industry is to be a skilled artist with a nice portfolio. Upload your portfolio to artstation. Check the “hire button” and wait for people to offer you jobs. The artists gender or ethnicity isn’t even displayed on artstation because it is so unimportant. What matters is how well their artwork is done and how well they can handle the different programs. I’ve been in this industry long enough and I’ve met artists from all over the world, male and female, workig for companies like Weta Workshop. Riot Games, Marvel, EA and even Disney. Your assumption, that females or people of color have to work harder to get jobs in the industry is, quite frankly, insulting.

        If there was a larger pool of females then it would be easy to find a female director but the way it is atm the ratio is 12,5:1 male to female! When I was at the university we had 20 women compared to 100 dudes. Only 5 finished their studies and those 5 who did all went into advertisment rather than gaming or movies. If more women got interested in games and scifi and would teach themselves how to use programs like Maya, Zbrush, Afterffects etc we would certainly see a lot more females in the industry. But telling artists of a superior skilllevel to roll over simply because they don’t have a vagina or because they are caucasian is ridiculous and counterproductive.

        One must not prefer one person over another because of the pigmentation of their skin or the sexual organ between their legs!

  • February 9, 2018 at 8:12 am
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    This is absolutely outstanding news. Humans are diverse, and Star Wars – a story that spans an entire galaxy – should be equally if not even more diverse. Hopefully bringing in a more diverse group of writers/directors and actors will contribute to a more diverse, more interesting, and richer Star Wars mythology. Great job Kathleen Kennedy and the Story Group.

  • February 9, 2018 at 9:15 am
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    Of all the articles today…THIS one get almost 200 comments??? WTH. Seriously, nobody is that interested that it’s JW’s birthday today, or that a couple of the SOLO cast members have things to tell. Anything that is a hot button subject or SJW issue gets hits now on this site….Embarrassing, embarrassing…meesa thinking this is poodoo !!!! BTW, Happy Birthday to Johnny Williams..you are the best. LOL.

    • February 10, 2018 at 3:43 am
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      because angry white nerds are Star Wars most vocal segment.

  • February 9, 2018 at 10:05 am
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    Honestly it’s for the best. When you make a big deal of it… that’s sort of the problem. It shouldn’t be special. It should be normal.

    If the regular press wants to make a big deal of it. That’s on them. I think the folks doing the hiring should treat it as business as usual. Touting it… almost seems like you’re using them just for the buzz. Which is it’s own form of disrespect IMO.

    • February 9, 2018 at 10:40 am
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      It’s not for the best. Why should I, as a white, male 3D sculptor have to compete in the entertainment industry on an uneven ground just because of my gender and ethnicity? Why do I have to put up with subpar products (eg Mass Effect Andromeda) just because they are hiring employees according to a quota? I am all for stirrung up interest in movies/games/technology… in young girls. But quota hiring means fighting symptoms rather than the real cause.

      • February 9, 2018 at 1:10 pm
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        Why are you assuming they are hiring to fill a quota? Maybe they are qualified and happen to be something other than a white male. The fact they aren’t blasting it across the news is a positive. It shouldn’t matter what anyone is. Just do the job. Making a fuss is part of the problem. You’re talking about a different problem all together.

        That problem you’re referring to is overblown at best. White men supposedly losing jobs to anything else for quotas is laughable. It’s been real hard on us these past few centuries. I don’t know how I’ve ever overcome such hardships.

        Now I know it’s actually happened a few dozen times here and there. Because it had too. Because systemic racism is a thing. Just like the civil rights act was import. That we had to force states to do things a certain way. Look what happened after the supreme court ruled it wasn’t important anymore? The states immediately put forward motions and laws that negatively impacted minorities.

        I agree that people should be hired by their merit… but we don’t live in a perfect world. Sometimes a white guy hires only white people because he’s racist. That’s why all this crap started in the first place.

        • February 9, 2018 at 5:13 pm
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          First, you were given preferential treatment over the last few centuries? Damn, dude, you OLD! Or are you saying that because things used to be a certain way, and because some people who looked vaguely like you, that lived a hundred years ago were unfairly given preference in some things, that things are STILL that way, and you should be punished on their behalf?
          Second, ‘systemic racism’ is not a thing anywhere in the western world. If it was, you could point to something, some mechanism, ANYTHING that was enshrined as racist and it could be changed. There simply isn’t. Instead, people who drone on and on endlessly about ‘systemic discrimination’ never seem to have anything apart from a Buzzfeed level of analysis and “well, there isn’t a perfect percentile breakdown in this particular elite field (it’s odd that the complaint is NEVER around blue collar jobs) that correlates to this completely arbitrary way I’ve decided to categorize people…therefore ‘discrimination’!”, and to hell with trying to understand what other underlying causes there might be, because that doesn’t fit in a hashtag.

          • February 9, 2018 at 9:56 pm
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            Understanding the underlying causes… On that much we can agree. A lot of people do not bother to actually pay attention to the results and learn from it. This includes racism.

            We typically agree with one another Crankypants but I don’t see that happening in regards to the rest sadly.

          • February 10, 2018 at 3:41 am
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            “Second, ‘systemic racism’ is not a thing anywhere in the western world.”

            Arrest and verdicts in cases involving weed. White and black use the same % of weed but White people are arrested less and given lighter sentences.

            There’s one for you.

        • February 13, 2018 at 6:42 pm
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          When Wesley Snipes was working on Blade 2 in Prague, I´ve seen on the door of his trailer written “only black people allowed” 🙂 (non of white crew were offended, we just laughed…)

      • February 10, 2018 at 3:43 am
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        wait.. are you saying Mass Effect Andromeda was bad because of diversity??? Seriously?

        • February 10, 2018 at 4:47 am
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          No it was bad because the hired people because of their gender rather than their skill

          • February 10, 2018 at 7:19 am
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            ROFL right that was the problem and not that EA pulled all senior staff to work on Anthem while decideding to change major features including the game engine half way through production. Seriously just google what went wrong with ME Andromedia.

          • February 10, 2018 at 3:59 pm
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            Yeah sure, and they couldn’t find a LEAD animator with more than 1,5 years of working experience. Seems legit. If you pull staff and replace it with quota hiring the result is something like Andromeda. An inexperienced lead animator leads to shitty animations that needed to be hotfixed after teh release. See the connection here?

          • February 10, 2018 at 6:28 pm
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            they promooted from with in because the game was already well into production. They didn’t hire anyone new.

          • February 10, 2018 at 6:41 pm
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            Allie Rose-Marie Leost is a cosplayer and she had little to no working experience when she started working at Bioware. She was in charge of the facial animations and they sucked. I hate the threads and rude comments she got online, they are inexcuseable and unprofessional. But at no time was she qualified for the position she had and Bioware made it clear on multiple occasions they were quota hiring. So we have an employee who gets the job not because of her skills but her gender which directly results in laugheable animations putting a huge dent into the success of the final product. I don’t care if you are a bisexual, hermaphroditic, pink Martian.. If your work is good you should get the job. If your work sucks you shouldn’t. Simple, isn’t it?

            As for where does it say tehy are Quota hiring. They have their own group for that over at EA.

            Employee Resource Groups
            An Employee Resource Group (ERG) is a voluntary employee-organized group that unites around a common affinity, experience and/or interest to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace.

          • February 10, 2018 at 7:36 pm
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            cool so you didn’t even bother to read the article.

          • February 10, 2018 at 7:37 pm
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            umm how is a voluntary emplooy group… have anything to do with hiring practicies? Sersiously you can’t be this dumb

          • February 10, 2018 at 8:26 pm
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            Their task is to hire more diverse staff. It’s not that hard to understand, really.

          • February 10, 2018 at 9:02 pm
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            no… it isn’t. Did you even look up what they do?

  • February 9, 2018 at 10:43 am
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    In my opinion, in terms of creating “something”, we have to think that if people is good creating a work, probably is not good or has the same ability creating other works.
    What I mean, and sorry for my english, is GOT creators probably are good creating the world of Martin, but probably are not capable to make a good SW story. Or Rian is good creating adult scifi tales, but not good in humor in a SW movie. Or others writers are good creating some stories, but probably are not good creating other ones. Or the directors of the Lego movie were great with an animation movie but probably weren’t capable to make a competent SW movie.
    So, the thing is, you hire the people who can make a good story considering previous works of course, that’s fare, but doesn’t assure you they can make a good job.
    What can we do? Think they hire the best options (white, yellow, blue, female or a Bothan), wait, see the results, and then judge with respect.

  • February 9, 2018 at 6:07 pm
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    Well George Lucas is married to a black woman the Lucasfilm president is a woman and its almost ran by women and women of color. Maybe white men just make better films and have much more experience in the industry. I don’t go see movies because it’s made by a certain person or their gender or race. That’s just stupid. I can’t think of any movies I have seen that were directed by women and if they were they aren’t memorable. A wrinkle in time looks like shit. Please don’t let Star Wars be made anyone that uses oprah in a movie

    • February 10, 2018 at 2:34 am
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      “I can’t think of any movies I have seen that were directed by women and if they were they aren’t memorable”

      Wonder Woman, Zero Dark Thirty, Hurt Locker

      …remember any of those?

      • February 10, 2018 at 4:21 am
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        I didn’t see any of them.

      • February 10, 2018 at 4:22 am
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        Penelope spheeris is the only one I like and she makes experimental documentaries

      • February 13, 2018 at 6:11 pm
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        Lost in translation was great…

    • February 10, 2018 at 6:46 am
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      I knew a guy who was bad at his job. He had a wife. So all women must make men bad at their jobs. TRUE FACT.

      Seriously though GL’s first wife won an editing award for the original star wars and helped save the movie in post. Without women Star Wars wouldn’t be… 😛

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