More than rumors. The Arndt screenplay has all the original people in, though noones made any deals. Ford said he would need to approve the director.
He also said there wasn't going to be any more Star Wars films past episode 3.
Things change.
Once Vader dies, he doesn't come back to life, the Emperor doesn't get cloned and Luke doesn't get married..."
That's a bit different then magically deciding the EU is canon. His rejection of doing episode 7-9 was more out of laziness, he was gung-ho about doing them during the 70's and 80's. He has always dismissed the EU as alternative universe fan fiction.
That's true, but he's not exactly in charge anymore.
He is still involved in these, he did the outlines for 7-9 being used for the scripts. He'll be getting a story by credit and all that. Seems to be more in the role he had on the Indiana Jones films than the prequels, not the screenwriter or director but the plots still coming from his story treatments.
Yeah I read that and it seems like the best fit for him since he has good ideas, but his scripts were rushed and lacking.
I think any outline he does is going to be subject to some change. He might not see the EU as anything other than fan fiction but I doubt he'd ignore some of the basic developments such as the kid's names.
These characters are fairly old and completely replacing them with almost identical characters with different names is going to alienate a lot of the fan base for no real reason.
A middle ground would be easy to achieve and I think Jaina would be interesting as the main character in these films. She's the daughter of Han and Leia, and can be the Jedi apprentice of Luke. Her development as a character could be the product of her interactions with all three of the main OT characters. Her Jedi training from Luke, her humanity from her father and her ... something, from Leia.
Disney reserves the legal right to steal ideas from the EU (same way he might steal ideas from anything else he watches), but he can and will ignore basic developments and alienate a lot of the fan base for no real reason. He's done it before, he'll do it again.
When writing the prequels, it would have taken very minimal effort to simply "not contradict" various things that were established in the EU, but he outright refused to let that be a factor in his writing. The EU will not have any say in the George-canon. The EU may as well have never happened. George's own movies don't even have power over George-canon. Only George (in his current state of mind) has that.
I wouldn't trust his judgement.More than rumors. The Arndt screenplay has all the original people in, though noones made any deals. Ford said he would need to approve the director.
I wouldn't trust his judgement.
yeah good point, he hasn't picked a good movie to star in a decade or more.I think "director" is Hollywood speak for salary.
All that said - no fucking way they use the EU. It's merchandising. It's a lunchbox with words.
Yo I heard Thrawn was pretty good.
Ford was the bomb in Cowboys & Aliens yo.
Control? No. Influence? Likely.Lucas is going to have zero control over these movies.
Control? No. Influence? Likely.
Doubtful. Unless the influence you're referring to is the overall look of the universe, which he established.
But other than that, I'm pretty sure the title of "Creative Consultant" is, as most applications of that term, honoriffic.
I'd be surprised if it ends up that way. Not that I'd be able to confirm to you one way or the other during production anyway.
Oh, come on. I'm super-duper discreet EVERYONE knows that.
Not necessarily Episode 7 related, but still pretty damned nuts.
You know that Star Wars TV series? The one that has 50 scripts in the can but is still unproduced? ABC talked about it today. Turns out one of the guys who wrote a lot of those scripts?
Ronald D. Moore.
Not necessarily Episode 7 related, but still pretty damned nuts.
You know that Star Wars TV series? The one that has 50 scripts in the can but is still unproduced? ABC talked about it today. Turns out one of the guys who wrote a lot of those scripts?
Ronald D. Moore.
Not necessarily Episode 7 related, but still pretty damned nuts.
You know that Star Wars TV series? The one that has 50 scripts in the can but is still unproduced? ABC talked about it today. Turns out one of the guys who wrote a lot of those scripts?
Ronald D. Moore.
Omg wat? I want it now
Because you want a season's worth of really fantastic work and then 4 seasons worth of slow but inexorable decline into nonsense and pseudo-religious drivel?
I really really hope they don't screw up original trilogy characters. Only Ford still has a resemblance to how they used to look.
I'm just not sure if they're ONLY concerned with money, or if they want money + an actual great movie that does justice to the universe. You can make a great blockbuster that makes a lot of money I don't know why they have to insist on stupid shit that could turn out terrible like bringing back old characters.
Because you want a season's worth of really fantastic work and then 4 seasons worth of slow but inexorable decline into nonsense and pseudo-religious drivel?
Because you want a season's worth of really fantastic work and then 4 seasons worth of slow but inexorable decline into nonsense and pseudo-religious drivel?
Not necessarily Episode 7 related, but still pretty damned nuts.
You know that Star Wars TV series? The one that has 50 scripts in the can but is still unproduced? ABC talked about it today. Turns out one of the guys who wrote a lot of those scripts?
Ronald D. Moore.
Because you want a season's worth of really fantastic work and then 4 seasons worth of slow but inexorable decline into nonsense and pseudo-religious drivel?
After Caprica (RIP), all is forgiven.
Wait, that was actually good?
Caprica was decent.
I really, REALLY don't understand people who shit on BSG after Season 2. Especially on a rewatch. Everything is there from Season 1 on. I mean - EVERYTHING. It's RIGHT FUCKING THERE.
The shit isn't even that subtle.
ESPECIALLY if you came to the show versed in what DS9 did. (I didn't - I caught up later)
It took too long to build up steam IMO. By the end it was great.Wait, that was actually good?
Caprica was decent.
I really, REALLY don't understand people who shit on BSG after Season 2. Especially on a rewatch. Everything is there from Season 1 on. I mean - EVERYTHING. It's RIGHT FUCKING THERE.
The shit isn't even that subtle.
ESPECIALLY if you came to the show versed in what DS9 did. (I didn't - I caught up later)
I will never forgive All Along The Watchtower not having a point as a song from real history. Thought that was actually going somewhere as far as BSG's universe went.
maharg said:Of course, a lot of the things people point to for saying "it was all there all along" are actually contradicted in The Plan so lol
You stole my post. Though I didn't mind S2 of BSG. Everything afterward was pure garbage.
Disney might as well greenlight the show now that there gonna be racking in the dough from Pixar, Marvel, AND Lucasfilm.
Not necessarily Episode 7 related, but still pretty damned nuts.
You know that Star Wars TV series? The one that has 50 scripts in the can but is still unproduced? ABC talked about it today. Turns out one of the guys who wrote a lot of those scripts?
Ronald D. Moore.
Not necessarily Episode 7 related, but still pretty damned nuts.
You know that Star Wars TV series? The one that has 50 scripts in the can but is still unproduced? ABC talked about it today. Turns out one of the guys who wrote a lot of those scripts?
Ronald D. Moore.
No closer than it has been at any other point in time really. There's just been talk of ABC looking into it now is all.I guess now with Disney in the mix, it's closer to being made now.
Wait ILM is seperate from the Lucas deal?