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[inm8num2]

I would have liked to see someone else outside the core geekdom do this movie.

I mean, we already got ST from Abrams. Can't imagine how much differently he'll direct SW.

It's a safe choice for Disney/Lucasfilm, but it's not a very interesting or exciting one to me. I feel like I know exactly what to expect.

 

[Robot Pants]

So lame if true.
Was gonna pass on this movie anyway though.

 

[Makoto]

Lol at lens flare
Yall are a bunch of fucking idiots
I thought nerds loved JJ?

Haven't been around GAF's Star Trek Into Darkness threads, have we?

 

[Mr Cola]

I want to see Afflecks version only to see the nether sides of tatooine which strangely resemble a small Boston town not unlike where he grew up.

Casey Affleck can play a wise mouthed droid.

 

[TCRS]

retcon baby

not sure about this

 

[ari]

I don't get it. so many other directors that could have taken this gig.

 

[fuenf]

Ben Afleck would have been great. Both Argo and The Town have shown that the man can direct action.

But can he direct SciFi? I haven't seen Argo but although it contained plenty of action The Town was more of a character piece / Boston love affair.

 

[Clevinger]

I'm sure JJ will just go with the obvious 20+ years after RoTJ, Skywalker/Solo children, Jedi Academy, angry student finds Sith relic, etc storyline but more Jedi = More potential to fall into the traps that the prequel trilogy took, so be careful with what you wish for there.

He isn't writing it or choosing a script. The Toy Story 3 guy already wrote it (I believe).

 

[Mushroomer25]

Dear Damon Lindelof,

Don't even fucking think about it.

Signed,
The internet

I think he formally distanced himself from it, along with Brad Bird (since they're busy with 1952).

Then again, so did Abrams. Really who the fuck knows what'll happen.

 

[sacrificengineer]

Well, it's neither the best nor the worst choice for a director. I would give him a chance, but I'm not sure what to expect. Never was a fan of Star Trek btw.

But composer is another story. Obviously, Williams won't score this since he's semi-retired. This man can do everything he want, he deserves it, and I hope he'll get another Oscar for Lincoln's score. And Giacchino is pretty much THE only right person to replace Williams in SW movie. I hope he will score it (love his music since at least Medal of Honor for PS1).

 

[JetBlackPanda]

all you people saying meh whatever I was going to pass anyways are full of shit.

how do you not go to the movie and see a new Star Wars just for the spectacle of it all?

if anything the luster of Star Wars was washed away from the god awful prequel trilogy. It doesn't have to be the best thing EVER.

 

[SnakeLinkSonic]

Internet today:

The Internet has spoken.

 

[fuenf]

Well, it's neither the best nor the worst choice for a director.

It's simply the safest choice.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

But can he direct SciFi? I haven't seen Argo but although it contained plenty of action The Town was more of a character piece / Boston love affair.

Neither Irvin Kershner or Richard Marquand directed Sci-Fi before they did Empire and Jedi.

Alfonso Cuaron never directed sci-fi before he did Children of Men

 

[PsihoPerihelion]

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

I like Giacchino, but SW without Williams is like a woman without a Vagina.

 

[jtb]

Neither Irvin Kershner or Richard Marquand directed Sci-Fi before they did Empire and Jedi.

Alfonso Cuaron never directed sci-fi before he did Children of Men

I love Cuaron (my top choice for Ep 7 in fact), but that's a bit misleading since he did Prisoner of Azkaban before Children of Men. Fantasy isn't sci-fi, but there's no denying there's a lot of overlap in those skill sets. And both movies had large budgets in a way that Affleck hasn't quite had to deal with yet.

Mind you, Affleck still >>>>>> Abrams.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

Well, this could be good.

Lenses flare jokes aside, I am afraid things might be too flashy under his direction.

 

[Phatmac]

I'm fine with this. It can't get any worse, right?

 

[Grimsen]

Somebody give J.J. a Star Control script! He'll have to do it.

 

[JoeMartin]

Just make a movie off the Shadows of the Empire game tbqh. Make dash the main character, BRIEFLY touch anything Jedi related, just like the game, and keep as far away from that midichlorian crap as possible, and show us the inglorious mercenary side of the star wars universe.

That and I really want to see Ord Mandell and IG-88.

 

[TimeInc]

Have to wait and see if this is true, kind of feels like a safe choice for the director. Not sure that will be a good thing or not though.

 

[Tobor]

all you people saying meh whatever I was going to pass anyways are full of shit.

how do you not go to the movie and see a new Star Wars just for the spectacle of it all?

if anything the luster of Star Wars was washed away from the god awful prequel trilogy. It doesn't have to be the best thing EVER.

Exactly. The franchise has already bottomed out. Save us JJ, you're our only hope!

 

[faceless007]

Not sure Williams would be willing to sign on to another 3 films over 8-10 years, he's getting up there. Happy to be wrong though.

 

[Zabka]

All his fate bullshit will make some sense in Star Wars at least.

 

[kittens]

Well, this could be good.

Lenses flare jokes aside, I am afraid things might be too flashy under his direction.

Yeah, I think that's a fair concern. Part of me wants a flashy Star Wars done right... But no, I'd prefer the series sticks to its more grounded, methodical roots.

 

[GavinGT]

They could have done far worse.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Buddy of mine just bet me that the Star Wars sequels will beat the Avatar sequels at the box office.

Spoiler

lolololololol

 

[Mushroomer25]

It's simply the safest choice.

No. The safest choice would be somebody like Favreau - who has decent name recognition, but doesn't have an ounce of creative free will to impart on the project.

Abrams is easily a "safe" choice, but it's one that isn't coming at the consequence of a good film.

 

[CountAntonius]

 

[StriKeVillain]

Lol at lens flare
Yall are a bunch of fucking idiots
I thought nerds loved JJ?

Don't worry - they're all still going to line up day one. No matter what the complaints are.

 

[effzee]

Buddy of mine just bet me that the Star Wars sequels will beat the Avatar sequels at the box office.

Spoiler

lolololololol

Might be closer than you think.

Both Avengers and Avatar won't make nearly as much as the originals did. The same "wow" factor won't be there. They will make plenty of money but not the same. Star Wars 7 might be very close to it.

Also this news tells everyone not to believe whatever these guys say publicly in the media. Abrams claimed he didn't want to be a part of this and wanted to watch instead of make Episode 7. Snyder denied any involvement. Now it looks like both might be working on Star Wars films almost at the same time.

 

[jtb]

Buddy of mine just bet me that the Star Wars sequels will beat the Avatar sequels at the box office.

Spoiler

lolololololol

They might. Hard to gauge how well a Star Wars movie that was actually good would do in the current box office climax. Few, if any, film franchises are as prevalent in pop culture as Star Wars.

Still, stupid to ever bet against Cameron.

 

[fuenf]

Neither Irvin Kershner or Richard Marquand directed Sci-Fi before they did Empire and Jedi.

Alfonso Cuaron never directed sci-fi before he did Children of Men

I'll give you Cuaron (although I have to agree with the walrus), but it's not like Kershner / Marquand directed anything meaningful before (and afterwards) either. By that logic almost everyone would've been a good E7 director.

 

[Mushroomer25]

Buddy of mine just bet me that the Star Wars sequels will beat the Avatar sequels at the box office.

Spoiler

lolololololol

Well, duh. Avatar's popularity has mostly waned, but Star Wars has a lasting appeal that's going to carry this to a $200M+ opening. Maybe $250M.
Avatar's great, but that film's success mostly came from a strategic release (It sat on top of the charts for two full months, without any real new competition).
I'd be pretty excited for an Avatar 2/Star Wars 7 box office showdown in 2015 though.

 

[Jimothy]

Buddy of mine just bet me that the Star Wars sequels will beat the Avatar sequels at the box office.

Spoiler

lolololololol

I'd take that bet.

 

[Blader]

I love Cuaron (my top choice for Ep 7 in fact), but that's a bit misleading since he did Prisoner of Azkaban before Children of Men. Fantasy isn't sci-fi, but there's no denying there's a lot of overlap in those skill sets. And both movies had large budgets in a way that Affleck hasn't quite had to deal with yet.

Mind you, Affleck still >>>>>> Abrams.

What does that matter? He'll make the jump sooner or later. Especially if he's still doing The Stand.

 

[Cheebo]

Buddy of mine just bet me that the Star Wars sequels will beat the Avatar sequels at the box office.

Spoiler

lolololololol

Star Wars 7 AND 8 will be out before Avatar 2.

Episode VII will join the 2 billion dollar club if it is half-way competent (which Abrams can easily do).

 

[Cheech]

Safe to say this will be the most anticipated movie of the decade.

No pressure, JJ. I wish they'd gone with Brad Bird, but hell, this is going to be hard to fuck up. The CG this thing is going to have is going to blow minds.

 

[.Brian.]

Buddy of mine just bet me that the Star Wars sequels will beat the Avatar sequels at the box office.

Spoiler

lolololololol

Who cares? At least this will probably be a better movie than avatar

 

[bigboss370]

aww yiss...bring on the lens flares bitches ^_^

 

[jtb]

What does that matter? He'll make the jump sooner or later. Especially if he's still doing The Stand.

I agree; it doesn't. I'm just responding to that particular comparison.

 

[VeryGooster]

At least Kurtzmann and Orci are nowhere near this project.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Star Wars 7 AND 8 will be out before Avatar 2.

7 will definitely be out first.

 

[Kitschkraft]

Michael Giacchino - Reboot

I'll take this over Williams at this point. Didn't really find the music in the SW prequels any more inspiring then the films themselves to be honest.

 

[Atrophis]

I am happy with this. Affleck would have been intriguing though.

 

[RS4-]

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[BlastProcessing]

Buddy of mine just bet me that the Star Wars sequels will beat the Avatar sequels at the box office.

Spoiler

lolololololol

You just lost a bet.

 

[Dead]

Who cares? At least this will probably be a better movie than avatar

JJ Abrams has never made a movie better than Avatar, so thats a far fetched prediction

 

[Mr. Poolman]

Buddy of mine just bet me that the Star Wars sequels will beat the Avatar sequels at the box office.

Spoiler

lolololololol

This could be an interesting bet.

 

[Snake]

At least Kurtzmann and Orci are nowhere near this project.

Do we know this for sure?