I would be very surprised if Carrie has anything to do with it. She's stated over and over again that "Star Wars ruined my life."
Maybe she's found a way to cope with it, or doesn't care anymore. That is of course, if she is even being considered for the film.
I really have a feeling we're going to see Mark Hamill at least.
Originally posted by Kazenji
but yeah since Disney has supposedly said Nope were not touching the EU, [...]
oh more than that.
A source tells E! News that the new trilogy will not be based on previously released material, saying “it’s an original story.” Additionally, a Lucas biographer, who has been privy to the director’s private notes, calls chapters seven through nine “the most exciting” stories of Lucas’ old outlines.
again, he was referring to the original final trilogy which was supposed to conclude with RotJ. so basically we're to believe that a young GL had some really cool ideas that he was never able to use since he changed his mind and dumped 3-4 films worth of some classic inspired writing. this makes me just a tad hopeful, but not much.
so we'll see. but yes it can be deduced that there will be no EU at all. (thank god, imho)
http://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-episode-vii-7-original-story-lucas-outlines-timothy-zahn/
Originally posted by Lord Lucien
Good friends?
Yes... OBVIOUSLY, but what I'm saying is that even if they are BFFFs telling two ACTORS -who don't have any say in the business decision of a new trilogy and company merges, before the deal was even close to being made? It's possible that Lucas wasn't even 100% sure the deal was actually going to happen at that time and told them as fair warning just to get their act together.
In June 2012 Kennedy was named co-chair of Lucasfilm.... that means that he probably hadn't even started serious discussions about XII and Disney with her until then and.... Luke and Leia somehow find out about XII before he's even made the decision to bring Kennedy to Lucasfilm? Why the hell would Lucas do that unless the story treatments he worked on directly involved both of them? He was doing them a HUGE favor by telling them so early, and I think it's a clue that shouldn't EVER be overlooked by us fans until we hear official casting news 🙂
Originally posted by Kazenji
[QUOTE=14079763]Originally posted by focus4chumps
[B]
so we'll see. but yes it can be deduced that there will be no EU at all. (thank god, imho)
]/QUOTE]Why?
So that Disney can give themselves enough breathing room to make a good story. Ever heard the term "written into a corner" before? That's what all of the timelines in the EU would do to a possibly great Disney Star Wars movie. Screw the old timelines anyways, it's not like they even remotely tried to stay consistent.
Originally posted by focus4chumps
again, he was referring to the original final trilogy which was supposed to conclude with RotJ. so basically we're to believe that a young GL had some really cool ideas that he was never able to use since he changed his mind and dumped 3-4 films worth of some classic inspired writing. this makes me just a tad hopeful, but not much.so we'll see. but yes it can be deduced that there will be no EU at all. (thank god, imho)
http://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-episode-vii-7-original-story-lucas-outlines-timothy-zahn/
Thank heavens! Say what you want about GL's "fails" but I like GL's stories almost universally better than the EU stories (there are some very important and awesome exceptions).\
GL's general stories in the hands of a decent director and decent script writer with Disney's resources and proven track record? Sounds like the Star Wars that everyone loves. 🙂
Originally posted by Jedi Sheriff
I have a Droids comic book from 1994, on the letters page the editor talks about how R2-D2 and C-3PO are the only characters that are scheduled to be in all 3 trilogies. I know he's just some guy working for Dark Horse, but plans for a sequel trilogy must have been in place in '94.
If you remember, it was shortly thereafter that GL changed his mind regarding the sequel trilogy.
Originally posted by dadudemon
Thank heavens! Say what you want about GL's "fails" but I like GL's stories almost universally better than the EU stories (there are some very important and awesome exceptions).
yeah i catch a lot of flack here for "lucas-bashing", but i was one of the few who took his side on the ewok issue. i just didnt trust the GL that returned from almost 20 years of r&r and gave us the utterly uninspired PT.
according to this source, there is a time capsule of classic GL waiting to be used and thats the only thing about ALL this news that gives me hope.
what drains that hope is the likely knowledge that instead of returning to the OT flavor, for lowest common demomination marketing purposes they will make the feel an OT/PT hybrid with some cool story but waaaay too much CGI cartoony crap.
Originally posted by focus4chumps
yeah i catch a lot of flack here for "lucas-bashing", but i was one of the few who took his side on the ewok issue.
Fair enough. I'll try and remember that before I rage post about your PT hate. 😆
Originally posted by focus4chumps
according to this source, there is a time capsule of classic GL waiting to be used and thats the only thing about ALL this news that gives me hope.
Originally posted by focus4chumps
what drains that hope is the likely knowledge that instead of returning to the OT flavor, for lowest common demomination marketing purposes they will make the feel an OT/PT hybrid with some cool story but waaaay too much CGI cartoony crap.
For me, that is not a bad thing. I don't see Disney putting out generally bad CGI. I look forward to it.
Originally posted by Jedi Sheriff
Didn't know that. I was literally reading the comic last night and I saw it on the page, I thought it was weird since everyone's been talking about it on this thread.
GL talked of a sequel trilogy as late as the writing of the PT scripts BUT before production began on TPM.
I remember watching a making of and it showed GL in his office where he was 'writing' the TPM script and he mentioned the ST. He was in a happier place, then. Thought he could do something with Star Wars. 🙁
Originally posted by focus4chumps
according to this source, there is a time capsule of classic GL waiting to be used and thats the only thing about ALL this news that gives me hope.
The note of caution I would sound there is to remember that GL's stuff always worked best when people were arguing with him about what would and would not work- ESB was the result oif what seemed to be constant wrangling between GL, Irvin Kershner and... another guy whose identity escapes me right now.
I think some of the shortcomings of the PT were because n-one was prepared to argue with him by then.
Originally posted by Ushgarak
The note of caution I would sound there is to remember that GL's stuff always worked best when people were arguing with him about what would and would not work- ESB was the result oif what seemed to be constant wrangling between GL, Irvin Kershner and... another guy whose identity escapes me right now.I think some of the shortcomings of the PT were because n-one was prepared to argue with him by then.
ahh, but since he is now a "consultant" and no longer in a dictatorial position, that old forumula could perhaps be replayed, assuming compitent creative minds are behind the dicifering and filtering of that material.
So long as he fights his corner- the idea is not just to throw away his vision.
Anyway, my point is that I am less inclined than others to think that there was a time that GL had it and then he lost it. I think there was a time where GL had the correct structure around him and a time he did not, and I think it was already going by ROTJ.
He shouldn't have directed the Prequels.