JJ Abrams to Direct Star Wars VII

[GDS_Starfury]

[GDS_Starfury]

[bayonetbrant]

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/02/standalone-star-wars/

Appearing on CNBC to discuss the company's latest quarterly earnings — which beat expectations from analysts, in case you're concerned — Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger offered the first official confirmation of a rumor that's been making its way around the Internet since the House of Mouse purchased Lucasfilm at the end of 2012: There will be more Star Wars films hitting theaters over the next six years outside of the upcoming movie trilogy.

Speaking live on the cable news channel, Iger said, "There's been speculation about stand-alone films that are in development, and I can confirm to you today that, in fact, we are working on a few stand-alone films.... Larry Kasdan and Simon Kinberg are both working on films that derive from great Star Wars characters that are not part of the overall saga. So, we still plan to make Star Wars VII, VIII and XI roughly over a six-year period of time starting in 2015, but there are going to be a few other films released in that period of time, too."

Mention of a Lawrence Kasdan-helmed spin-off may be the most exciting part of the news for some; the screenwriter of both The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi (not to mention Raiders of The Lost Ark) was known to be consulting on the new trilogy, the first movie of which is currently being written by Michael Arndt, but the prospect of him tackling a Star Wars movie by himself – or, co-writing with X-Men: First Class and Jumper writer Kinberg – is potentially a very good thing indeed.

It's worth noting that these standalone movies — which may or may not include a rumored film focused on Yoda — will mark the first live-action "spin-off" movies from Star Wars' main series intended for theater release in Lucasfilm's entire history. Earlier live-action spin-offs The Ewok Adventure (A.K.A. Caravan of Courage) and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor were made for television, although both were released to movie theaters outside the U.S.

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just noticed this

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/02/standalone-star-wars/

Speaking live on the cable news channel, Iger said, "There's been speculation about stand-alone films that are in development, and I can confirm to you today that, in fact, we are working on a few stand-alone films.... Larry Kasdan and Simon Kinberg are both working on films that derive from great Star Wars characters that are not part of the overall saga. So, we still plan to make Star Wars VII, VIII and XI roughly over a six-year period of time starting in 2015

so either they're going to completely skip episodes IX and X on their way to XI, or someone doesn't know his roman numerals

[GDS_Starfury]

HELL YA BITCHES!!!!

http://screencrush.com/star-wars-episode-7-spin-offs-han-solo-boba-fett/

[Centurion40]

I would be please if, somehow, either Han or Boba, can kick-off their movie by killing Jar-Jar.

[TheCommandTent]

I would be please if, somehow, either Han or Boba, can kick-off their movie by killing Jar-Jar.

Yes, yes and a thousand times yes!

[Centurion40]

I'd like to see him beaten to death with a baseball or cricket bat, but I'll settle for a blaster shooting.  Perhaps an homage to this famous scene:

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HAN SHOT FIRST!

[Centurion40]

And fingers crossed he does it again, with Jar-Jar!

[Longdan]

And fingers crossed he does it again, with Jar-Jar!

As long as he killed him, slow roasted him and ate him then dragged his guts around Mos Eisley behind a land speeder.
After he could turn his genitals into a door knocker for some Hutt.
I did not like Jar-Jar.  I would also like to see a bunch of Ewoks launched out an airlock and turned into bloody Ewok popcorn.

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HELL YA BITCHES!!!!

http://screencrush.com/star-wars-episode-7-spin-offs-han-solo-boba-fett/

Now those have real possibilities. More excited about either of those characters in their own films than a new trilogy.

What I'd really like to see are films set in the Bioware Old Republic Universe. Hell just take the  KoToR stories and turn them into movies.

[Centurion40]

And fingers crossed he does it again, with Jar-Jar!

As long as he killed him, slow roasted him and ate him then dragged his guts around Mos Eisley behind a land speeder.
After he could turn his genitals into a door knocker for some Hutt.
I did not like Jar-Jar.  I would also like to see a bunch of Ewoks launched out an airlock and turned into bloody Ewok popcorn.

Good ideas, all of them.

[mirth]

And fingers crossed he does it again, with Jar-Jar!

As long as he killed him, slow roasted him and ate him then dragged his guts around Mos Eisley behind a land speeder.
After he could turn his genitals into a door knocker for some Hutt.
I did not like Jar-Jar.  I would also like to see a bunch of Ewoks launched out an airlock and turned into bloody Ewok popcorn.

Good ideas, all of them.

If it were up to Lucas, a standalone Han Solo film would take place before Han meets Chewie and Jar Jar Binks would be Han's first sidekick. Thank God Lucas sold the franchise.

[GDS_Starfury]

a Solo first film should be about him quitting being a Tie pilot, meeting up with Chewy and getting the Falcon.