ryutaro's mama
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Because despite how massive the SW wealth of stories and lore is, LFL wants to keep telling stories of select central characters and themes from the OT.
Probably because it is an incredibly safe bet in predicting ROI.
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THR: Ron Howard officially directing Han Solo after Lord/Miller firing
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Because despite how massive the SW wealth of stories and lore is, LFL wants to keep telling stories of select central characters and themes from the OT.
Probably because it is an incredibly safe bet in predicting ROI.
Why do any movies need to happen?
Especially when comparing one star wars movie to another ?
LOL
Looks like a Stegosaurus.
SomedayTheFire
Member
the negative post about Treverrow took longer than expected.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
My thoughts exactly.
mattwhite924
Member
Han: I've got a bad feeling about this.
Narrator: He should.
Narrator: He should.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
This is good
I'm not a huge fan of TFA, but that alresdy is 10x better than all the prequels.
Rogue One was great. But this the breaking point?
fuck thats great
Rktk
Member
AuthenticM
Member
Obligatory
https://youtu.be/lg_FoEy8T_A
https://youtu.be/lg_FoEy8T_A
Who shot first
Also testing the waters with a new young actor playing one of the old heroes. If people accept this movie then young Luke/Leia movies are inevitable.
I'm much more interested in how the cast and production team reacts. While the studio had a problem with L&M, I'm sure the actors were having a blast.
Howard can be a top level director but here his main task will be to sooth over any issues with the cast and crew. I imagine the script remains the same, he just has to get to the finish line.
Howard can be a top level director but here his main task will be to sooth over any issues with the cast and crew. I imagine the script remains the same, he just has to get to the finish line.
ClivePwned
Member
I think we can also now end speculation about who will play Lobot
ryutaro's mama
Member
We are not aligned on the assessment of R1 being great and my thoughts on TFA are well documented. SW with Disney was supposed the fresh start of new and interesting stories and ideas following the GL schlock from 1999-2005.
So far, I have personally been thoroughly disappointed in the output from he post GL LFL.
Hello? This is Hailun!
Member
It's gonna be Prequel level bad.
What could they possibly do with a young Luke movie? The original trilogy is already a young Luke series!
I kinda like him. I think he's talented but his most recent work was just terrible. I loved the book "Inferno" (mostly due to the surprise ending) and though most of the movie's problems were the script's fault, the direction was also awful. The "action" scenes were dull and uninspired. I could not believe it was the same cinematographer from the other two films. Compare this to his other Dan Brown works: The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, they look nowhere as bad as this, hell, The Da Vinci Code even looks great IMO. The acting was also the worst of the trilogy, even the great Tom Hanks was sleepwalking the role.
Still, I think he would be a good choice to helm this Han Solo project, even if I feel like this film is unnecessary in the context of the franchise. There are other paths they could have taken us on without using Original Trilogy characters, or even with OT characters, like the Boba Fett or Obi Wan movies that's been rumoured for so long.
BTW Apollo 13 is amazing.
Still, I think he would be a good choice to helm this Han Solo project, even if I feel like this film is unnecessary in the context of the franchise. There are other paths they could have taken us on without using Original Trilogy characters, or even with OT characters, like the Boba Fett or Obi Wan movies that's been rumoured for so long.
BTW Apollo 13 is amazing.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Reboot is inevitable, period. This isn't so much testing the waters as it is turning the heat up on the pot we've already been soaking in.
Also, the official LFL press release is sticking to the May date. So there's that.
CrunchyFrog
Member
Basically, there's speculation that KK and Kasdan just ended up not liking these two in general as filming went on, and the creative differences just worsened it as well.
I like Lord and Miller's stuff, but TBF Kasdan is responsible for 2/3 of the OT and Raiders so I'll take his expertise on this genre over anyone else's. Howard's a capable director. I don't think this movie will be any worse for them leaving.
Freewheelin'
Member
This film is not going to be a disaster.
It is going to be dull and safe and reek of ruined promise, but it won't be actively bad.
It is going to be dull and safe and reek of ruined promise, but it won't be actively bad.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
Nah, it'll probably just be safe and boring. They're just going to neuter the hell out of this film.
Which might be even worse.
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
Welp, I'm convinced. This really does explain it all.
When are the reshoots scheduled for?
Ron will probably use what time he has to work around what was done to bring it inline with what Kasden/Kennedy want tonally. But next real metric of how bad things are is if they try to extend the currently booked 5 weeks of reshoots or schedule another round after that. As it will likely mean much of the L&M work wasn't salvageable.
I feel really bad for the VFX team as they'll probably be crunching hardcore, especially if they end up reshooting more closer to release.
Ron will probably use what time he has to work around what was done to bring it inline with what Kasden/Kennedy want tonally. But next real metric of how bad things are is if they try to extend the currently booked 5 weeks of reshoots or schedule another round after that. As it will likely mean much of the L&M work wasn't salvageable.
I feel really bad for the VFX team as they'll probably be crunching hardcore, especially if they end up reshooting more closer to release.
Lifejumper
Member
Like ant-man?
Freewheelin'
Member
Yep.
jack_package_200
Banned
This will be fine.
If they were mostly done with shooting it, it will very much have the Lord and Miller DNA.
Its not like they asked Colin Trevarrow to jump in.
If they were mostly done with shooting it, it will very much have the Lord and Miller DNA.
Its not like they asked Colin Trevarrow to jump in.
Apparently Kasdan is directing this thing by phone so I wouldn't worry about it.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I heard they're starting photography back up in a couple weeks, and then reshoots will probably be 3 or 4 months after that maybe?
I dunno.
But if they really are sticking to May (and they just re-stated that they are) then it's gotta be pretty soon.
Star Wars stories in general were a mistake. I know I'm in the minority here, and I know money makes the world turn, but I'm really not a fan of the model of having to release at least one film per calendar year because reasons (read: it prints money). It would be more refreshing to release movies when they had a good new story to tell, be it six months or 6 years after the last one. I just feel like it dilutes a brand for me fast when you know there will be a new film or two like clockwork every year.
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
I'm in the same boat. If he thought the character portrayals were too far off, then they probably were.
UnknownSpirit
Member
I am super curious on what exactly is left to shoot.
I don't expect to look like two different things that have been stitched together, but I am interested to see how it all turns out.
I don't expect to look like two different things that have been stitched together, but I am interested to see how it all turns out.
DontBeThatGuy
Member
It doesn't interest me at all.
No they were making a guardian of the galaxy type movie...
Bobby Roberts
Banned
edit: And before someone pipes up w/ "but sometimes they didn't release them once every couple of years" that's not because they didn't want to
ryutaro's mama
Member
That is a great comparison.
thekillermuffin
Member
edit: And before someone pipes up w/ "but sometimes they didn't release them once every couple of years" that's not because they didn't want to
I'm not sure this is a good comparison, since there are a good number of bad Bond movies. Though there are a few bad Star Wars movies... I'm not sure where I'm going with this. Carry on.
Despite my earlier snark, I actually do have a lot of faith in Kennedy and Kasdan to make the right call. Neither of them have let me down in any considerable way. I thought Rogue One was decent and The Force Awakens, although admittedly fairly safe, has gone on to become one of my absolute favorites. I like it more every damn time, to heck with "the mass re-evaluation migration of 2016." So yeah, #ImWithHer, I guess.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Look at the poster I'm responding to.