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Very interesting news in the world of filmmaking, and something that caught me completely off-guard. Depending on how the transition is handled (please, Disney, use the Marvel approach) this could be very, very good. The idea of Ep VII is also something that I find rather interesting. Which way will it go?
However, not everything is rosey. It's quite possible that the fan produced material may die off. While Lucas has been very happy to let others play in his sandbox, Disney is rather strict on that aspect of things. I could see a lot of C&D letters going out once the deal is approved by all relevant agencies.
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Some food for the haters ;)
http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2008/06/04/new-star-wars-disney-figures-coming-this-fall/
(http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/donald.jpg)
(http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/mickey.jpg)
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I actually liked those figures. Pretty cool.... 8)
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My question: Given that the books written already cover a fairly large portion of the time after Ep. 6, are they going to A: Ignore the books and make them completely non canon (or the movies non-canon for that matter), B: Make the books into movies (possibly ruining them, but I'll withhold judgement for now), or C: Find a different important time in the Universe to muck about in (Wouldn't mind some kind of Old Republic movies.)
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Joss Whedon is my master now.
And, he's currently under contract with Disney.
*nudge, nudge, wink, wink*
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Maybe the'll do a good movie for once. Yes, I'm not a fan of any of the movie trilogies. Remember this: Even the silly family movies Disney made had decent storywriting at least. SW didn't. Fans had to patch plot holes all the time.
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My question: Given that the books written already cover a fairly large portion of the time after Ep. 6, are they going to A: Ignore the books and make them completely non canon (or the movies non-canon for that matter), B: Make the books into movies (possibly ruining them, but I'll withhold judgement for now), or C: Find a different important time in the Universe to muck about in (Wouldn't mind some kind of Old Republic movies.)
The books were always fodder for being ignored. In the five tiers of canon novels come in third, behind the movies (first) and the TV series (second). That said, the principals have gotten too old to give the Thrawn novels the film treatment. Maybe the Jedi academy series, but I doubt those. I'm thinking something new.
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Joss Whedon is my master now.
And, he's currently under contract with Disney.
*nudge, nudge, wink, wink*
Fuck.
No.
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Joss Whedon is my master now.
And, he's currently under contract with Disney.
*nudge, nudge, wink, wink*
Fuck.
No.
Hell.
Yes.
Joss whedon done some amazing works, combining action comedy and drama into one enjoyable package.
Buffy the vampire slayer (high school teen drama)
Angel (more adult styled drama, comedy, action, fantasy)
Firefly (scifi drama action and comedy)
Serenity (see firefly)
Avengers (probably the best marvel universe movie made)
Not to mention doing 3 years as a writer for marvel comics (amazing x-men, Buffy, and angel)
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Joss Whedon is my master now.
And, he's currently under contract with Disney.
*nudge, nudge, wink, wink*
Fuck.
No.
You're just still upset that Oz didn't stick around on Buffy...
Seriously, who else would you get to direct Chewbacca's death??
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Joss Whedon is my master now.
And, he's currently under contract with Disney.
*nudge, nudge, wink, wink*
So Whedon directs, Fillian and Geller as the solo kids in middle age? Allen Tudyk as the villain?
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You're just still upset that Oz didn't stick around on Buffy...
Who?
Seriously, who else would you get to direct Chewbacca's death??
Spielberg. Abrams. Cameron. Shyamalan, but only if he could focus his Sixth Sense/Unbreakable energy. Ridley Scott. And if I want over-the-top, bring in Tarantino to direct that scene (and only that scene).
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Seriously, who else would you get to direct Chewbacca's death??
Micheal Bay. :P
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Seriously, who else would you get to direct Chewbacca's death??
Micheal Bay. :P
John Woo?
With Chow Yun Fat in the suit.
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You're just still upset that Oz didn't stick around on Buffy...
Who?
Seriously, who else would you get to direct Chewbacca's death??
Spielberg. Abrams. Cameron. Shyamalan, but only if he could focus his Sixth Sense/Unbreakable energy. Ridley Scott. And if I want over-the-top, bring in Tarantino to direct that scene (and only that scene).
How about Scorcese or the Coen Brothers or any of the dozens of other directors who did amazing work for Disney under the Miramax umbrella? Hell, if Max and Harvey hadn't gotten nostalgic, Disney would still own Miramax. I'd love to see the folks who did Master and Commander turned loose on the wars between the Jedi and Sith, or Ridley Scott re-united the crew from Blackhawk Down and Gladiator to do justice to the Clone Wars. How about Daniel Day-Lewis and Scorcese doing a trilogy about Darth Revan?
Hell, I'd rather see Branagh doing Star Wars movies than Whedon.
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I'm just happy for it to be anyone but George Lucas. Or Ang Lee
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so you wane....Uwe Boll to direct, then?
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Seriously, I cringed when I heard about Disney buying Lucasfilm. I had an immediate flash of Disney insisting on bringing in Dean Jones, Annette Funicello and Don Knotts to head up the movie
cast. I cringed even more at the thought of Hans Zimmer being allowed to mangle the various SW musical themes.
There were reasons why J.R.R. Tolkien, in his will, stipulated that if movies were made of his works Disney was to have NO part of the making.
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Disney's had a good track record recently with their movies, mostly given the fact that there's not a lot of the 'traditional Disney' style involved. They have allowed the movies to grow in their own direction without holding it to many of the company's tropes. Personally, I'm quite interested to see in what direction they go with it. That's not to say that I don't have my reservations about the situation, but I'm willing to give them a chance.
As a side note, is anyone else happy that Leia is now a Disney Princess?
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i am so not linking that video with the "hipster disney princesses" and leia.
just NO.
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Grand Admiral Thrawn.
There, I said it.
Ya, those books aren't the best, but I sure had fun reading them!
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I'd argue that as Star Wars stuff goes, Timothy Zahn's trilogy is probably the best that's ever been written.
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"But… It was so artistically done."
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Seriously, I cringed when I heard about Disney buying Lucasfilm. I had an immediate flash of Disney insisting on bringing in Dean Jones, Annette Funicello and Don Knotts to head up the movie cast. I cringed even more at the thought of Hans Zimmer being allowed to mangle the various SW musical themes.
There were reasons why J.R.R. Tolkien, in his will, stipulated that if movies were made of his works Disney was to have NO part of the making.
Selective strikethrough? Not my doing.
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Really? Someone edited your post? Bizarre!
Maybe an accident with strikethrough?
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Last word I read was they were in talks with the original cast (Ford, Hammil, Fisher). So if looking for a book that matches the scripts, look for something 30+ years after Jedi... Possibly with the death of Han Solo in it (it seems that is a stipulation of Ford ATM if the rumor mill is true)
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By the way, read this article the other day (Star Wars: The Machete Order (http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2011/11/11/the-star-wars-saga-suggested-viewing-order/)) and I plan on watching them in this order going forward.
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By the way, read this article the other day (Star Wars: The Machete Order (http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2011/11/11/the-star-wars-saga-suggested-viewing-order/)) and I plan on watching them in this order going forward.
That article is the basis for my decision to watch in the IV-V-II-III-VI order.
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I noticed that no where on that list was ep. 1 was listed...
Which is a good thing. As far as I am concerned, that movie was 9 hours of my life wasted! 9 hours that would have been better served smashing my face into the pavement repeatedly while someone poured battery acid on the soles of my feet.
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I noticed that no where on that list was ep. 1 was listed...
Which is a good thing. As far as I am concerned, that movie was 9 hours of my life wasted! 9 hours that would have been better served smashing my face into the pavement repeatedly while someone poured battery acid on the soles of my feet.
They do discuss it as a standalone movie. Adding to the others the same way that the Clone Wars movie and cartoons, and other books and shows add to the "Expanded Universe".
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I noticed that no where on that list was ep. 1 was listed...
Which is a good thing. As far as I am concerned, that movie was 9 hours of my life wasted! 9 hours that would have been better served smashing my face into the pavement repeatedly while someone poured battery acid on the soles of my feet.
They do discuss it as a standalone movie. Adding to the others the same way that the Clone Wars movie and cartoons, and other books and shows add to the "Expanded Universe".
No.
EP 1 should never have been made! It is horrible, plain and simple. The star wars franshise begins at 2 and goes on from there... (but feel free to watch them in any order you like!!) watching episode 1 is like watching a Uwe Bolle movie... No matter how good the subject matter might have been, by the end you are wondering why you didn't gouge out your own eyes. (expect for maybe the nekkid chicks parts...)