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[darthbob]

Directing Star Trek and Star Wars?

...is that allowed?

No, it isn't.

That, along with his denial to directing VII in the past makes me think this is a load of bunk and cheap page views.

 

[Jimothy]

Wow.

 

[Franklinator]

I'm cool with this if it's true

 

[Seda]

hah

 

[Dysun]

I'm loving it. Bring it on

 

[Thai]

Ugh. That means too much CGI and not a return of the excellent model work (probably).

This does not make sense to me at all. I hope I am proven wrong.

Not this crap again. Take it somewhere else.

 

[ToD_]

If this turns out to be real, I'd be ok with this. Think it would be a good fit.

 

[Horse Detective]

lol

 

[anaron]

ugh

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Fuck YES.
Though it would be nice to get it from an official announcement.

 

[ThatCrazyGuy]

I'm ok with this.

 

[richiek]

Please for the love of God Abrams, NO LENS FLARES!!!

 

[Cyan]

Nailed it.

 

[Technosteve]

PLEASE DON"T LET HIM WRITE IT

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Edited the OP to point out this pretty much guarantees Michael Giacchino is doing the score.

 

[StopMakingSense]

You never see Darth Vader because that's not the point.

 

[Grisby]

Return of the lens flare?

 

[Talon]

10/10

 

[HalfBakedProphet]

I liked Star Trek and the first half of Super 8, I'm OK with this

 

[Lonestar]

too early for lens flare lightsaber duel jokes?

 

[Liberty4all]

Should have been first reply.

With that said I'm actually happy about this, I'm a fan.

 

[Jimothy]

Ugh. That means too much CGI and not a return of the excellent model work (probably).

This does not make sense to me at all. I hope I am proven wrong.

Abrams shoots a lot of practical shit for his movies.

 

[Prophet Steve]

Please for the love of God Abrams, NO LENS FLARES!!!

Bwahaha, you wish. You will get one in the openings scroll.

 

[CyclopsRock]

Ugh. That means too much CGI and not a return of the excellent model work (probably).

This does not make sense to me at all. I hope I am proven wrong.

Do you really care about this? Aside from the fact that the Star Trek film was very set-heavy (rather than green screen heavy), aren't there about 20 things that are far more important than the quality or type of effect that made the last films crap and the originals fantastic? Things like character and narrative and pacing and and and?

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

I'm on board. Star Trek is solid and he's done some good stuff. Better than Lucas.

 

[Palette Swap]

Why not.
I like the thread title!

 

[Kurtofan]

CROSSOVER

 

[darthbob]

To all the positive responses in this thread.

!@#$ you! This will ruin the franchise forever!

 

[Dennis]

 

[bearythebear]

Kind of a boring choice, but it work's I suppose

 

[raindoc]

According to The Wrap, JJ Abrams will be directing the next Star Wars movie.

http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/jj-abrams-set-direct-next-star-wars-film-exclusive-74596

this comes after JJ had already publicly denied he was going to do it. Apparently Kathleen Kennedy had been pursuing him pretty strongly anyway, and Kathy gets what Kathy wants, I guess.

The backup plan, according to that article, was Ben Affleck.

 

[Windu]

Lololol

 

[feel]

Already imagining the unbearable amount of lens flare the moment someone turns on a lightsaber.

edit-
wtf in the other thread noone had made a flare mention!

 

[heliosRAzi]

Red Letter Media predicted this

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I guess the next question is - Does Lucasfilm try to tie up JJ for all three, or do they try to do one each?

 

[scy]

The lens flares from all the lightsabers will be blinding.




Why did you do this to me?

Because I was too lazy to do this:

(so good)

 

[Carbonox]

 

[Nizz]

Directing Star Trek and Star Wars?

...is that allowed?

That's what's surprising for me as well. As far as Abrams I'm actually fine with him directing Episode 7. I really liked Star Trek 09 and the new Trek movie looks like it'll be a solid movie also.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

GIACCHINO

AAAAAAAA


YUNG GIACC IS NOW YUNG GIADI!!!

 

[King of the Potato People]

“Look, Star Wars is one of my favorite movies of all time,” J.J. gushed. He added, “I frankly feel that – I almost feel that, in a weird way, the opportunity for whomever it is to direct that movie, it comes with the burden of being that kind of iconic movie and series. I was never a big Star Trek fan growing up, so for me, working on Star Trek didn’t have any of that, you know, almost fatal sacrilege, and so, I am looking forward more then anyone to the next iterations of Star Wars, but I believe I will be going as a paying moviegoer!” From a few months ago.

Ha ha.

 

[LiK]

I guess if JJ can make Benedict Cumberbatch a Jedi, I'm all for it.

 

[LumpOfCole]

Ben Affleck actually has proved himself.

Bathe me in your hate, but I would gladly pay to see an Affleck Star Wars.

 

[bjb]

Yes! And he's already growing out his beard for the role too!

 

[JdFoX187]

I can already picture the massive lens flares when the Jedi and Sith unleash their lightsabers.

 

[Dead]

Absolutely disgusting

 

[Team Filler]

Edited the OP to point out this pretty much guarantees Michael Giacchino is doing the score.

Also good news. John Carter sounded like Star Wars.

 

[Veitsev]

To all the positive responses in this thread.

!@#$ you! This will ruin the franchise forever!

Did Episode I-III just not happen in your world? How can Star Wars possibly get any worse?

 

[Tucah]

I'm okay with this.

 

[aparisi2274]

Vader to return as Smoke Monster