“He talked about doing a VII, VIII, IX,” Hamill began. “You know when I first did this, it was four trilogies. 12 movies! And out on the desert, any time between setups… lots of free time. And George was talking about this whole thing. I said, ‘Why are you starting with IV, V and VI? It’s crazy.’ [Imitating Lucas grumble,] ‘It’s the most commercial section of the movie.’ He said the first trilogy’s darker, more serious. And the impression I got, he said, ‘Um, how’d you like to be in Episode IX?’ This is 1976. ‘When is that going to be?’ ‘2011.’ I defy anyone to add 36 years to their lives and not be stunned. Even an eight year old is like, ‘No, I’ll never be 47.’ So I did the math and figured out how old I’d be. I said, ‘Well, what do you want me to do?’ He said, ‘You’ll just be like a cameo. You’ll be like Obi Wan handing the lightsaber down to the next new hope.’ And I’m thinking, ‘I love the guy. If he wanted me to do light yard work at his house, I’d be out clipping the hedges.’ So I went, ‘Sure.’ But I thought he just realized that he’s going to be doing it the rest of his life and he’d rather not do that.”
As I said elsewhere, I don't really have a huge desire for post ROTJ films. I will say if they follow the more serious tone of ROTS though I would be more inclined to get excited about them.
That stated, I would much rather see Old Republic-era films. A Bane trilogy, films about Revan, etc would be my cup of tea. There could not be any better framework that what has been presented already for that timeline. Teaser trailer:
"What is thy bidding, my Master?"
"Lord Vader, have I ever told you the story of how the Sith came to be only two?"
*Flashes of the battles and strife of the Sith War*
Old Republic era is a terrible and uninteresting era though.
Anyway, yeah.. mixed feelings. Ironically, it'll probably be better than the PT, since Lucas won't be directing.
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Disney's confirmed a post ROTJ trilogy and more films coming on a 2-3 year basis after that. Wouldn't surprise me to see a film based on the Old Republic in about 10 years.
I do hope they steer away from CGI films though. I never bothered seeing the Clone Wars because let's be honest, it was a cash in.
I certainly agree with you about Lucas not having a hand in it.
Also in agreement with the statement about no CG mess. I watched some of the clone wars jazz because I wanted to see what happened to Maul, but it sucked compared to what it could have been.
Blur Studios. They also did the CGI for the Drago Age: Origins trailer, and the Dawn of War 2 trailer. They're really good.
I think they have a hardon for trailers, though. I've never seen them do any feature length films.
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Moved as tradition is that new film news goes in the most 'current' film section, which makes this the first time I've moved a thread for that reason in about a decade.
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Will they get Mark Hamill back? Most likely we won't see Leia or Han, but Luke is a very big possibility. He doesn't have a lot of acting work besides his voice-overs right now.
I don't see them not having a Skywalker in a Star Wars movie, but I also don't see Luke being the main character considering age. Will they dip a bit into the Expanded Universe and have Ben be the new protagonist? If it's set before Ben was born, will Jaina, Jacen or Anakin Solo make an appearance? Or will they go a completely different route and create new characters all together?
Oct 30th, 2012 08:28 PM
