Put "Star" in the title, JJ Abrams will Direct it: Episode VII gets a Director
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Auron_Kale
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I'm more than okay with this.
ST2009 is one of my favorite movies and I can't wait for STID, looked good from the 9 min. preview.
Hopefully it'll be great.
ST2009 is one of my favorite movies and I can't wait for STID, looked good from the 9 min. preview.
Hopefully it'll be great.
We do. They already hired a screenwriter.
Lol
Avatar was bad and you should feel bad. Star Trek was a much much better movie in almost every way.
This is a very retarded reason to not want JJ
I just think that the fact that Abrams already directed a 'Star Wars' film and litereally revived the Trek franchise with it, makes him the obvious safe choice. Why is his creative free will a bad thing? I think his experience and input on the Trek films was the reason he got the job over someone like Affleck in first place. Just take a look at the Episode 7,8,9 announcement thread, Abrams has always been the obvious and thus safest choice.
Regarding Favreau? Cowboys & Aliens... I doubt many would recognize his name without "Director of IM1 /2 " before it.
PandaJones
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ANH and TPM did it first ...
Also, I'm happy with the news if true. The man knows what he's doing.
Also, I'm happy with the news if true. The man knows what he's doing.
Messypandas
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Discotheque
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seriously, except for music i suppose
OneEightZero
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Now that's a stretch, even for you.
Imagine just the number of people who are going to watch this who are prepared to hate it. And then there's everyone else... ^_^
Bobby Roberts
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I will amend:
Alfonso Cuaron never did fantasy before Prisoner of Azkaban
Still though, my point is similar to the one being made earlier in the thread by a couple other posters: There's no reason to categorize directors into little boxes: The skills that make for a good director are skills that translate ACROSS genres. The same guy who made Elf made Iron Man. The same guy who directed The Ice Storm directed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The same guy who directed Return of a Man Called Horse directed The Empire Strikes Back.
When assessing a director's skills, don't put the genre first and foremost. Assess how well he told the story he was asked to tell.
But his style is basically to copy as much from Star Wars as possible.
Nah, Horner's score was better too. Dat final battle score.
LOL Really? I don't mind the lens flare in Star Trek but it is literally the first thing I said to my then wife about it. Wow that's a lot of lens flare.
Raitosaito
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Everybody says its Abrahms fault for all the flares but no one points at Mindel?!
Affleck would have been better.
SCULLIBUNDO
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You gotta watch the making of docos. Abrams is literally shining a flashlight into the camera lens while filming.
I like it.
PandaJones
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I just realized Seth MacFarlane would have been a great choice.
Incendiary
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I think they could have chosen a lot worse director, so I'm not upset, but at the same time...I dunno, I'd just hoped they'd choose somebody else.
But that's not necessarily true for an action heavy science-fiction piece. Just look at Nolan's comments regarding Snyder's work von MoS. CGI heavy action films require a very specific skillset.
As writer or director?
SCULLIBUNDO
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Affleck a better choice for a Star Wars film than Abrams.
Only on GAF.
Only on GAF.
Mushroomer25
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I like the idea of JJ's style being imparted on the Star Wars universe (though I fear he might hold back a bit too much). But Disney is going to want absolute control over this film. It is in a position to be the biggest moneymaker in movie history. Also, most people I've talked with discounted Abrams almost instantly due to Star Trek & him outright denying the job.
Then again, it was in ways so obvious that it was easy to look past.
I think Disney would feel fine with being able to put "From the director of Iron Man" under Ep 7. From a studio perspective, I could see that having the same weight as Abram's name.
This story frankly sounds far too good to be true....., well not to me as he doesn't strike me as a right choice at all (Alfonso Cuaron would have knocked this out of the park FYI) but it all sounds a little 'wrong' to me.
But if it is true this truly is a slap to the face of Paramount given that the space opera Abrams JUST directed for them isn't even out yet and he's potentially already moving onto something else in the genre for the competition.
...., and there goes any hope Abrams' had of being taken seriously as a director and any association (in any meaningful way) to the Trek franchise and (surely) this huge deal with Paramount.
Also I'll eat my fucking hat and the coat that came with it if Affleck was ever seriously considered by Disney to direct this new Star Wars films.
Talk about monkey see, monkey do.
At the end of the day this is just another damning piece of evidence that Hollywood is a snake that is eating it's own tail.
Ultimately yes. This is true for me also.
But if it is true this truly is a slap to the face of Paramount given that the space opera Abrams JUST directed for them isn't even out yet and he's potentially already moving onto something else in the genre for the competition.
...., and there goes any hope Abrams' had of being taken seriously as a director and any association (in any meaningful way) to the Trek franchise and (surely) this huge deal with Paramount.
Also I'll eat my fucking hat and the coat that came with it if Affleck was ever seriously considered by Disney to direct this new Star Wars films.
Talk about monkey see, monkey do.
At the end of the day this is just another damning piece of evidence that Hollywood is a snake that is eating it's own tail.
Ultimately yes. This is true for me also.
It's his distinct look, good on him for not giving into Internet fanboy pressure.
Bobby Roberts
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Before Nolan made Batman, how many effects-heavy action spectacles had he made?
Again, the guy who made the best Star Wars movie (Empire) made NOTHING remotely approaching action-heavy OR sci-fi. He was selected by Kurtz/Lucas because they knew his work and knew he had a handle on film vocabulary. He knew where to put the camera, and how to get the people in front of it to deliver performances. That's way more important than almost anything else.
Naked Snake
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Not me Sculli, I'm with ya. I absolutely cannot imagine going to the theaters to watch Star Wars and seeing "A BEN AFFLECK FILM" in the credits. That's weirder than my weirdest dreams.
He's made a good movie. Three of them, in fact. All of which shit on Abrams' finest attempts from great heights.
That's what Kennedy should be focused on. Making a good movie, not making a sci-fi/blockbuster/whatever-label movie. (Not that Star Wars was ever very Sci-fi anyways)
SCULLIBUNDO
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Bringing up Nolan is hurting your case. The Batman films are a lot more grounded in reality than Star Wars and Nolan's films have pretty shoddy CGI work. But that's okay because within that universe is the potential to go practical with most of the effects. That isn't the case with Star Wars. Sure we don't want it to be a plain green soundstage ala the prequels, but there is no denying that there is going to be extensive CG work.
Bobby Roberts
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That title is basically honorary. He's not going to have shit to do with the actual writing/making of this movie.
I didn't bring him up.
Marty Chinn
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I must be the only one who is worried about Giacchino handling the score. I like his body of work, but like a lot of composers, they have a certain style to them that you can often hear across the board. I'm worried about how that will translate to Star Wars since Williams is iconic and so is the music. I also didn't like his Star Trek score either, especially the main theme. Giacchino is good, but I'm worried how it will fit with Star Wars.
There's several reasons for this:
1) Affleck is a really good director as proven from his body of work
2) People don't want it to look visually similar to Star Trek, so it would be nice to have a different style
3) We all know Affleck is a geek and a fan of Star Wars so we respect how he'll handle the franchise
There's several reasons for this:
1) Affleck is a really good director as proven from his body of work
2) People don't want it to look visually similar to Star Trek, so it would be nice to have a different style
3) We all know Affleck is a geek and a fan of Star Wars so we respect how he'll handle the franchise
No director had extensive CG experience before working extensively with CG. This is a non-issue.
faceless007
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I'm not going to say that Affleck is an especially great or inspired choice. But I will say that based on Argo and The Town he has a better handle on story, pacing, and character than Abrams.
He's somebody who will be able to competently make a high budget sci fi film without overdoing the CGI and green screen. Its not gonna be digital or in 3D..Hes a very old-school director. Why cant you nerds be happy with that>?
SCULLIBUNDO
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You need to listen to the John Carter OST. Giacc channeling the fuck out of Williams.
amazing :lol
He sought his advice for Star Trek 09.
I feel that the gulf in these directors filmographies hasn't really been brought up in this thread...., much
Star Wars could round out a pretty useless trend in Abrams' filmography of adapting already established franchises.
Star Trek. Mission Impossible. And now (potentially) Star Trek? The only 'original' piece in his filmography is the aggressively mediocre Super 8.
If Abrams has shown any originality or sense of invention it's been in TV not his film work.
I think he's easily a better director than Abrams, like someone else mentioned, he has a much better grasp on the fundamentals.
I mean, Abrams is as milquetoast as they come. Nothing inspiring about him. Pure vanilla.
Affleck directing would have been interesting. I mean, at this point its Star Wars. As a franchise, its 100% damaged goods film wise. Might as well take a gamble on the new one rather than play it safe imo.
Marty Chinn
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I'll give it a listen. It was hard to focus on the music while watching that movie. But I swear to god, if I hear Lost in it, it'll just confirm my fears.
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