SCULLIBUNDO
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Of course Bird isn't a slouch at writing himself. He's a fantastic writer. My point is that he hasn't had enough influence on the script to earn a writing credit and that is majorly disappointing.
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Star Wars Episode 7 - Thread of Pre-Production
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Of course Bird isn't a slouch at writing himself. He's a fantastic writer. My point is that he hasn't had enough influence on the script to earn a writing credit and that is majorly disappointing.
Bobby Roberts
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The credits aren't anywhere close to locked yet. It's entirely possible that, by the end of production, both he and Jensen get writing/story credits of some sort.
And there's MULTITUDES of movies wherein the writers who affected the screenplay the most go uncredited - be they script doctors, the director, the producer, or the actors themselves.
Mushroomer25
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Elysium box office preformance might be the deciding factor if Disney offers him the job. They aren't going to hire anybody who hasn't had the handle of a major blockbuster before. I suspect Elysium will be high profile enough to give him that credibility. Same thing with Cuaron and "Gravity".
Anticitizen One
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I think Blomkamp would be a good choice if they are going for that gritty ragtag future depicted in the original trilogy.
Bobby Roberts
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Disney's hiring somebody before Elysium releases.
They should go for it. The main series mostly turned to shit aside from the Thrawn trilogy and some of the X-Wing stuff.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Brad Bird not directing Episode VII
Already posted a page back.
Tell me this.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Zemeckis. Do it.
SCULLIBUNDO
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AgentChris
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That's a great choice. I really enjoyed the new Apes.
SCULLIBUNDO
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It's probably going to be Verbinski anyway.
Fuck, I forgot he did films with humans in nowadays.
Should just fucking remake A New Hope but make the land speeder a DeLorean. Michael J Fox as Han Solo and Christopher Lloyd as Ben Kenobi. Tell me you couldn't see it.
Arthouse? Eh?
Wyatt's an interesting choice, I thought the new Apes was good, but... eh. I really hate this targeting of directors that have handled a blockbuster before. Really limiting.
Like, Verbinski... ugh. Joe Johnston as a choice just screams conventional and mediocre. And Whedon is terrible too.
Holding out hope for Cuaron, but I don't know if they'd approach him or if he'd even take the job.
Like, Verbinski... ugh. Joe Johnston as a choice just screams conventional and mediocre. And Whedon is terrible too.
Holding out hope for Cuaron, but I don't know if they'd approach him or if he'd even take the job.
SlowRevolution
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Has the Trevorrow rumor gotten debunked already?
Really liked Safety Not Guaranteed and a combination of that tone + writing from a Pixar guy would get me pretty enthusiastic about this compared to how I am now. Could be a cool direction to go.
Surprised they haven't given it to the Huntsman guy.
Really liked Safety Not Guaranteed and a combination of that tone + writing from a Pixar guy would get me pretty enthusiastic about this compared to how I am now. Could be a cool direction to go.
Surprised they haven't given it to the Huntsman guy.
Moon was a really different take in SCI Fi, he's more known for quirky, out there takes on the genre.
True to an extent but it proves he can do it; Star Wars is a completely different kettle of fish than the Apes franchise of course, but Rise had balls, it was different and most importantly it was good. I can't really think of any stand outs unless they go very left field.
Johnston and Verbinski would both be awful choices.
Give it to Mendes, make sure Deakins tags along for the ride. I'd watch that.
Fuck imagine if the next Star Wars looks like Prometheus did.
Nobody who's been following the Lone Ranger's production would say this.
Lionel Mandrake
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I guess it's most likely Favreau or some Pixar dark horse.
Bobby Roberts
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Frank Marshall said earlier this week they've got it narrowed down to two people.
I'm betting the two are:
Jon Favreau - Disney likes the guy, he's good at spectacle, and can bring an element of fun to the film (Iron Man, Zathura, Cowboys & Aliens)
Joe Johnston - Worked with Kennedy, Designed large parts of the Original Trilogy, has similar genre successes on his resume. (Rocketeer, Captain America, Jurassic Park III)
I'm betting the two are:
Jon Favreau - Disney likes the guy, he's good at spectacle, and can bring an element of fun to the film (Iron Man, Zathura, Cowboys & Aliens)
Joe Johnston - Worked with Kennedy, Designed large parts of the Original Trilogy, has similar genre successes on his resume. (Rocketeer, Captain America, Jurassic Park III)
SCULLIBUNDO
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What? Moon wasn't a different take on sci-fi at all. If anything, every part of its luster came from it harkening back to sci-fi films from the seventies like Alien and Solaris. He made a decent movie by smartly using his 5mil budget.
Source Code had him cater more to the Commercial Audience™ with disappointing results.
Duncan Jones isn't even close to being an arthouse director.
Both would just... I don't know. Enough people liked the Avengers that the new episodes will probably have a similar tone, but I thought it was boring as fuck because it was so safe and predictable.
Favreau is a competent director but I know exactly what his Episode 7 would be like and that's the problem. I suppose as a 19 year old I'm not really the target audience for the new film and considering I'm in the minority on Avengers it doesn't really matter. It'll probably be him, so I'll know what to expect from the new episode and not have any hype at all really.
Johnston though... Rocketeer is the only good film he's made.
Just give it to Cuaron his done a Harry Potter film probably the best one imo so he has experience with a big budget tentpole picture. And of studio expectations.
He did the stellar 'Children Of Men' (I don't even have to say anything more about that) He can handle a vast range of different genres and most importantly he can bring a human edge to the film.
If he is on the final list with the like of Joe Johnston and Jon Favreau he needs to prevail.
He did the stellar 'Children Of Men' (I don't even have to say anything more about that) He can handle a vast range of different genres and most importantly he can bring a human edge to the film.
If he is on the final list with the like of Joe Johnston and Jon Favreau he needs to prevail.
the next Jar Jar Binks
but then we learn that mankind is the real monster
Say what you will, but Vidal truly was the most terrifying aspect of that movie. Good God, when the above monster is LESS SCARY than the human being, you've done something brilliant.
Anyway, this hype is going to backlash so hard.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Waste of talent.
Anticitizen One
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Anything other than Star Wars would be a waste of talent
SCULLIBUNDO
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Nope. The last thing I would want is for Cuaron to waste his time doing blockbuster franchise fare now. HP3 was his necessary stepping stone for higher budgets. No need to go back. He's better than these sequels which - if we're being honest here, aren't finally being made because anybody thought there was a story that needed to be told, but because HOLY SHIT WE FINALLY HAVE THE MONEY-PRINTING PRESS.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Not Favreau, brah is the Chris Columbus of action films.
Dear God no! Please no! Jon Favreau is competent, but completely uninspired in every directing aspect. His movies have no soul. There's just no feeling in them, which is the opposite of what Star Wars needs. His attempt would be more sterile than the prequels.
Joe Johnston is a fucking hack of the lowest order and would ruin these movies. He'd make The Phantom Menace look as good as Empire Strikes Back. The man can't shoot with a proper staring script, he has no imagination and is worse than Bret Ratner as a "yes, man" director. It wouldn't even be entertainingly bad. It'd just be fucking bad.
There's no fucking hope for these movies if these two guys are the lead directors.
Please no. Starring Johnny Depp as master Jedi, Jak Sparra.
I imagine the turnaround for a film like this would be pretty quick. It doesn't necessarily have to be a choice between getting a good Cuaron movie and a Cuaron-directed Star Wars movie. Even if I agree he is too good for the standard they're aiming for (which, if they're going after directors like Johnston and Favreau, is clearly only marginally better than the prequels).
Either way, that shouldn't be a reason not to pick Cuaron. He's not going to keel over and die in three years and we only get one or the other.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Of course not. But what I'm saying is that I would rather have an original Cuaron film than a Star Wars film from Cuaron. Any day of the week.
Jason's Ultimatum
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Johnny Depp as a Jedi would be damn cool. Just imagine him talking.
Jensen is co-writing a movie with Lindelof? That's hilarious. Like the ultimate fanboy dream scenario.
SCULLIBUNDO
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Alright, I'm just going to say what everybody is obviously thinking, but too afraid to say:
Rob Reiner.
Now that we've got our lead actor out of the way, who should direct?
Rob Reiner.
Now that we've got our lead actor out of the way, who should direct?
Charles Foster Kane
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Do you guys think Disney can make Star Wars a bigger franchise than it already is? I mean, do you think the new movies have a shot at being Avengers kind of successful?
SCULLIBUNDO
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Are you suggesting that The Avengers is a bigger franchise than Star Wars?
Charles Foster Kane
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No man, of course not. I didn't word it right. I mean, Star Wars is not as strong as it used to be, so I wonder if Disney can make the new movies as successful as Avengers is today.