MTV: J.J. Abrams' 'Star Wars 7': What Will It Look Like

[DM72]

It's not a rumor anymore.

Disney Confirms Star Wars Spinoff Movies.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/170...-spinoff.jhtml

[talk show host]

I'm not even remotely interested in Yoda and Boba Fett Movies. Part of what makes those characters great is the mystery surrounding where they came from and how they became who they are. No matter how well those movies will be made (and i have full confidence in Disney making good movies), i just cant help but think it will only take away from the characters. How will seeing a young yoda learn the ways of the force help us appreciate the old wise yoda we see in episodes 1-6? The LAST thing i want is to have a boba-centric movie that actually gives me sympathy for the character, so when i watch him get eaten by sarlac in ROTJ i actually feel sorry for him.

I know some of you want to see a vader-centric movie set between EpIII-IV which shows the remaining jedi being hunted down and destroyed, but i dont see it happening. The skywalker saga is contained in the Episodic movies - it just wouldnt make sense to have a part of anakins story being told in a spin-off. However, we could see a movie set in that time period, perhaps even one focusing on a Jedi in hiding, and we see them fighting stormtroopers or some special assassins/bounty hunters commishioned by Vader (off screen).

I'd prefer if the spin-off movies focused on smaller characters, or new characters all together, that exist in the same universe. I'd like to see a movie circa Episode IV of a young, optomistic man who wants to join the empire to get off his small planet (kind of like how luke wanted to join the Empire before he ran into Obiwan). Maybe he really beleives the rebels are bad, but once he gets into the Empire and sees what they do, he realizes he chose the wrong side. Maybe at some point he escapes and joins the rebel alliance. Perhaps we end up seeing the attack on the death start in EPIV from HIS perspective. Heck, maybe the character we follow is wedge antilles (since his back-story is not explained in detail in the movie cannon).

I also think it would be wise for Disney to stick with spin-off movies in the Ep I-IX time period until EPIX comes out. If we're going to compare to the Marvel movie model, i'd refer to this as "Phase I." Once Ep IX comes out, we can move to Phase 2, which perhaps takes us to the Old republic. We can have a series of 3-6 movies there, and sprinkle in some spin-offs. Phase 3 could consist of remaking Episodes I-VI. Some of you might consider this sacrilige (atleast for the OT movies), but you have to know its going to happen at some point. The prequel trilogy is horrible and i'd love to see it remade by competent individuals. And it would only make sense to remake the OT, as by that point, they'd be very "dated" in comparison with everything else that comes out and then you could have a more consistent story between Episodes I-IX.

Finally, im curious if the spinoff movies will be carry the "Star Wars" moniker in the title. Will they be called "Appendices" instead of "Episodes"? Will they feature the classic opening crawl with John Williams score? Personally, I hope so. I think its important to tie these movies in with the Episodes and give the Star Wars Universe a consistent feel.

[DM72]

The Band Is Getting Back Together. Harrison Ford Is Confirmed For Star Wars: Episode VII.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...=entertainment

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

The Band Is Getting Back Together. Harrison Ford Is Confirmed For Star Wars: Episode VII.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...=entertainment

Good! I'm probably in the minority but I want to see the original characters return.

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...cters-20130219

Rumor: Mark Hamill & Carrie Fisher Returning For 'Star Wars Episode VII,' Plot To Revolve Around Children Of Original Characters


Last week's news that Harrison Ford could be returning to reprise the role of Han Solo in J.J Abrams' "Star Wars Episode VII" was, if true, big news for fans of the franchise. It means that there'll be clear continuity between the classic films and the new ones, and means that there'll be a chance for them to see arguably the most beloved character in the franchise on the big screen, played by the man who embodied him, before the mooted Solo-centric prequel.

But of course, it led to a certain amount of speculation about what it means for the other main trio from the original films. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, while fairly busy, haven't exactly been regular presences on the big screen in recent years; the former's last major on-screen presence was as 'Cocknocker' in Kevin Smith's "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back," Fisher's was in horror film "Sorority Row." But Ford's rumored signing certainly seems to pave the way to their return, and if the "Star Wars" whispers of the day are to be believed, that is indeed the case.

When you finally decipher a grumpy, semi-coherent report from Showbiz 411's Roger Friedman, it reveals that the veteran gossip-monger was told some time ago that Ford, Fisher and Hamill would all be returning for the new films. What's more, he claims to have further plot details on the coming movies, saying that their stories will center around the children of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo.