Wachowskis would be great for something like this, but they'd never be offered, nor would they take the job.
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Star Wars Episode 7 - Thread of Pre-Production
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Wachowskis would be great for something like this, but they'd never be offered, nor would they take the job.
maquiladora
Member
Would still be better than the prequels.
Escape Goat
Member
did you see the last third of the third matrix film? That was a test bed for a new Superman film.
:lol great avatar.
and the Matrix sequels were a rushed mess, but they had interesting ideas. Matrix 1 is like the Superman origin story done right. So they'd be halfway there.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
John Carter is a great Superman story. You will believe a man can jump.
Would watch. But I think Speed Racer is incredible, so ymmv.
Jables Swan
Member
I'll be seeing this day one. Being a sucker for Star Wars. I'm looking forward to seeing someone else's take on the galaxy.
MisterHero
Super Member
Didn't the Waschowskis want to do Plastic Man? That'd be cool.
I wonder what they could do if Disney got them for TRON. Ha
I wonder what they could do if Disney got them for TRON. Ha
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Wachowskis are doing an original big budget sci-fi, as it should be.
The Bookerman
Member
Hmm No. Christensen is a wooden actor. He brought everybody down a notch in his scenes, including Ewan: "Anakin, palpatine is EVIL!!!!!" - "In my mind, The JEDI ARE EVIL"
God the script was awful.
Forsaken82
Member
more like a Dragonball Z film. The climactic battle between Smith and Neo is a fight between Goku and Vegeta.
Anticitizen One
Banned
Having thought about it a bit more Episode VII should be directed by Panos Cosmatos. Beyond the Black Rainbow was our generations THX 1138.
Jables Swan
Member
I hope Samuel L Jackson doesn't come back for these ones too. Apparently he wants to. sigh.
Ya but admit it, Tomdris Fasserbatch and would kick some ass in these films.
Jake Tower
Banned
I hope Ewan MacGregor's uncle is in the new trilogy.
That guy is such a money whore.
Jables Swan
Member
His job is so easy too. Just play the same Sam Jackson persona in all films.
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
I believe there is a another world waiting for us, Ape Gone Insane. A better world, where the Wachowskis direct a Star Wars trilogy. And I'll be waiting for you there.
Jake Tower
Banned
If only that was true for the prequels.
Mace Windu's boring ass couldn't be farther from his usual Sam Jackson persona.
Jables Swan
Member
More a toned down persona. So terrible.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Come on, man... They could really use more hits.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
The only established property I would be happy to see The Wachowskis spend their time on would be AKIRA.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Yup. What a disappointing fucking role. I was expecting "bad ass mother fucker: the jedi knight."
Instead, we got literally the opposite. Plinkett covered this. Someone like Morgan Freeman probably would have been a better choice, but I'm pretty sure Jackson was the biggest box office draw at the time, beating out Harrison Ford.
I think in both cases Star Wars was the biggest box office draw, not samuel or ford. lol
Ape Gone Insane
Member
This seems to be a popular opinion on GAF, hmmm... I thought Speed Racer had about as much merit as a turd, albeit a very colourful psychedelic turd.
I loved Cloud Atlas but I feel that was a very different beast.
And 2003 - never forget.
There's a weird sort of honesty to Speed Racer. Both in its portrayal of the source material and to the core of childish masculine culture. It basically feels like pretty much exactly what you'd get if you polished up an 8 year old's plot synopsis and gave it to decent->good actors to play. There's just something charming about that.
Yeah I liked Speed Racer. I thought it was good. The Wachowskis are probably hating life right now because they basically wanted to make a movie "like" Star Wars after they finished Cloud Atlas. Now that Star Wars is coming out they won't be filling a void they'll be competing with the original.
Agree with the Speed Racer praise. The most important thing it got right for me was the tone. For that, it never broke my suspension of disbelief since you knew from the very start what you were getting into and I could appreciate it at face value as a fun ride.
Big fan of Cloud Atlas too. Same kind of deal; they hit all the right notes tonally that allowed me to forgive a lot of things that didn't translate particularly well from the novel (described as "unfilmable", and probably rightfully so) to the screen.
Big fan of Cloud Atlas too. Same kind of deal; they hit all the right notes tonally that allowed me to forgive a lot of things that didn't translate particularly well from the novel (described as "unfilmable", and probably rightfully so) to the screen.
Extra Sauce
Member
How come they keep getting big money to make these movies? I mean aren't they coming off two major box office bombs?
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Cloud Atlas was pre-sold to a number of international territories. It was one of the widest-spanning international co-productions from a huge range of international investors ever. They weren't expecting to make big bank on it. So it wasn't as big a bomb as many believe.
Sokay, struck down, more powerful than before and all.
I suppose there could be multiple canons, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a continuous story?
James Bond gets away with it because only the elements stay the same, the villains and plots don't really need to connect.
Spiderman, ditto.
In video games like Final Fantasy and Zelda, similar suspension of belief.
But SW has always been a continuous narrative. Sort of a different beast to introduce the Multiverse concept NOW, it'd be like a reboot.
What is it?
I would love this to happen.
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
Jupiter Ascending
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Bobby Roberts
Banned
I guess Kathleen Kennedy also mentioned at some point recently that they're probably going to announce the director in January.
I would actually really like to see that, now that you mention it.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Kennedy, not Disney.
It's not like Disney is calling the shots at Marvel. That's Kevin Feige.
Kathleen Kennedy is Lucasfilm's Kevin Feige.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Vaughn.
Kathleen Kennedy said they will have some news in Jan.