Quote
This morning at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, across the street from Lucasfilm, Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger hosted a shareholder meeting where he announced news regarding the first Star Wars stand-alone movie as well as Star Wars: Episode VIII.
Rogue One is the title for the first film in a unique series of big-screen adventures that explores the characters and events beyond the core Star Wars saga. Rogue One will be directed by Gareth Edwards (Monsters, Godzilla) and written by Oscar nominee Chris Weitz (Cinderella, About a Boy, Antz). The first actress cast is Felicity Jones, who garnered an Academy Award nomination and critical acclaim for her performance in The Theory of Everything. The idea for the story of Rogue One came from John Knoll, an Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor and chief creative officer at Industrial Light & Magic. He will executive produce along with Simon Emanuel (The Dark Knight Rises, Fast & Furious 6) and Jason McGatlin (Tintin, War of the Worlds). Kathleen Kennedy and Tony To (Band of Brothers, The Pacific) are on board to produce and John Swartz (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) will co-produce. The film starts shooting this summer in London and is due for release on December 16, 2016.
In addition, Iger confirmed that Rian Johnson will write and direct Star Wars: Episode VIII. The film, which continues the saga after the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is set for release on May 26, 2017 — forty years and a day after the release of Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977. Johnson is widely considered one of cinema's most gifted young filmmakers, having directed the modern sci-fi classic, Looper, as well as Brick and The Brothers Bloom. He was also behind the camera for three episodes of the critically-acclaimed TV series Breaking Bad, including "Ozymandias," which series creator Vince Gilligan named as the best installment of the show. Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman, producer of Looper, Don Jon, Brick, and The Brothers Bloom, are on board to produce, and J.J. Abrams will serve as executive producer.
http://www.starwars.com/news/rogue-one-is-the-first-star-wars-stand-alone-film-rian-johnson-to-write-and-direct-star-wars-episode-viii?linkId=12857863
I'm more intrigued by this, than by the Force Awakens.
Rogue One? Will it be based on those books Martok is always raving about?
Quote from: bbmike on March 12, 2015, 01:40:36 PM
Rogue One? Will it be based on those books Martok is always raving about?
Gods almighty, let us hope.
Even if it was only "inspired by" the X-Wing series, that would still give me cause for optimism.
Quote from: bbmike on March 12, 2015, 01:40:36 PMRogue One? Will it be based on those books Martok is always raving about?
probably not, since Disney's disavowed 30+ years of Star Wars content so they don't have to worry about continuity issues and can just make shit up as they go along
they could've just filmed the fucking Zahn trilogy and called it good - it would've been better than the prequels by a mile and a half.
not that I'm bitter or anything
I should probably just read the books anyway. :)
Quote from: Martok on March 12, 2015, 03:40:30 PM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 12, 2015, 03:32:03 PM
not that legions of fans are bitter or anything
FTFY
"legions of fans" eh? Not according to the mookazoids at CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/10/entertainment/feat-star-wars-gay-character/)
QuoteA 2007 novel also included a gay couple, but for many fans, neither the video games nor the "extended universe" novels were part of what they considered to be the official "Star Wars" universe.
Disney, which now owns the "Star Wars" franchise, endorsed that view last year, sweeping all the old novels, video games and other materials into a side room and slapping a "Legends" tag on them. Only the six movies, the animated "Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels" series and stories published since the change are considered "canon."
idiots
unfortunately, you can't find a comment section on the article to unfuck the author
QuoteRogue One will be directed by Gareth Edwards (Monsters, Godzilla) and written by Oscar nominee Chris Weitz (Cinderella, About a Boy, Antz).
Jesus f'ing raptor christ. ::)
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.igorstshirts.com%2Fblog%2Fconceptships%2F2015%2Fdorman%2Fdorman_03.jpg&hash=9f75b1ce78ff1d5b6152a35e23eba56121423e41)
That was a modern look in 1978. Now, not so much.
The Zahn books are overrated, imho.
And yes, they would still make better movies than the prequels.
Quote from: bbmike on March 12, 2015, 03:48:25 PM
I should probably just read the books anyway. :)
Definitely recommended! O0
Quote from: mirth on March 13, 2015, 07:46:24 AM
The Zahn books are overrated, imho.
Burn the heretic!
Well... with a writer who has previously done Cinderella and Antz, this should turn out great for .. five year olds? :knuppel2:
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 12, 2015, 03:29:27 PM
Quote from: bbmike on March 12, 2015, 01:40:36 PMRogue One? Will it be based on those books Martok is always raving about?
probably not, since Disney's disavowed 30+ years of Star Wars content so they don't have to worry about continuity issues and can just make shit up as they go along
they could've just filmed the fucking Zahn trilogy and called it good - it would've been better than the prequels by a mile and a half.
I'm with you. It's almost as if nobody wants to take Zahn's trilogy and turn it into a movie even though they had the chance before the prequels came out. Zahn's books go way past all of the movies, even the originals. Zahn to me is like Dan Abnett or any of the other WH40K authors from the U.K.
So much for the Zahn trilogy-
https://games.yahoo.com/news/star-wars-aftermath-trilogy-tell-210003519.html
I'm going to start making T-shirts that say "Zahn wrote first!"
Quote from: mirth on March 18, 2015, 11:42:54 AM
So much for the Zahn trilogy-
https://games.yahoo.com/news/star-wars-aftermath-trilogy-tell-210003519.html
Goddammit.
Not unexpected, obviously. But still, goddammit. >:(
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 18, 2015, 01:01:40 PM
I'm going to start making T-shirts that say "Zahn wrote first!"
Ha! I would seriously buy that shirt.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 18, 2015, 01:01:40 PMI'm going to start making T-shirts that say "Zahn wrote first!"
Quote from: Martok on March 18, 2015, 03:01:06 PMHa! I would seriously buy that shirt.
http://www.cafepress.com/grogheads/12339549
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.cpcache.com%2Fproduct%2F1543053853%2Ftshirt_various_colors.jpg%3Fcolor%3DMilitaryGreen&hash=05aa4c0b65239058ba45fddd860207f829e8298e)
Hats and car window stickers next.
Quote from: Staggerwing on March 20, 2015, 10:43:21 PM
Hats and car window stickers next.
I can add stickers to the store. Figured we'd start with shirts and expand from there
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 20, 2015, 09:41:34 PM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 18, 2015, 01:01:40 PMI'm going to start making T-shirts that say "Zahn wrote first!"
Quote from: Martok on March 18, 2015, 03:01:06 PMHa! I would seriously buy that shirt.
http://www.cafepress.com/grogheads/12339549
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.cpcache.com%2Fproduct%2F1543053853%2Ftshirt_various_colors.jpg%3Fcolor%3DMilitaryGreen&hash=05aa4c0b65239058ba45fddd860207f829e8298e)
Awesome! Order placed. O0