Flonne Wrote:Eh, if they go forward in time, all that's left that has to do with the main cast is the Jedi Academy arc, and that might be pretty boring to animate, since Luke is pretty much a demigod by that point; he at one point hurls a FLEET of Super Star Destroyers into a nearby star, using the force from the ground on Endor. Nothing can really stand against him.

VerrKol Wrote:Just thinking about that possibility feels so good it hurt... Fillion was born to play the role only someone messed up his birth date. Now we just need a character for Summer Glau?

[MENTION=8519]Eliseo[/MENTION]; I think at this point we'll be getting a new canon level. Something below G similar to what they did for TCW. It really depends on how badly they chose to retcon EU stories.

[MENTION=2088]Flonne[/MENTION]; Han Solo Trilogy is a bit too juvenile for VII-IX not to mention completely the wrong timeline. I could see them spinning it into a cartoon though

The whole Jedi Academy thing would make a terrible movie based on existing writing. The EU in general has made Luke OP to the point of silliness. No one would ever by into that much power and he would be completely unrelatable. Not to mention the only interesting characters would be Corran Horn and Kyp Durron. All the others (excepting Kyle Katarn shenanigans) are completely forgettable.

I could be OK with them retconning some of it as long as they keep some of the good parts. The Sun Crusher would make a great plot line for instance. The Jedi Academy founding seems a natural progression for the story and nicely dodges the holiness that is the Thrawn Trilogy. Any rewrites there would have the fans wanting blood, myself included.

VerrKol Wrote:I could be OK with them retconning some of it as long as they keep some of the good parts. The Sun Crusher would make a great plot line for instance. The Jedi Academy founding seems a natural progression for the story and nicely dodges the holiness that is the Thrawn Trilogy. Any rewrites there would have the fans wanting blood, myself included.

Quote:It was announced yesterday that Disney has bought Lucasfilm and plans on creating an all new Star Wars trilogy with Episode VII hitting theaters in 2015, followed by a new movie every other year.

Once this was announced and we all calmed down a little, the typical fan fare of who would direct the new films, who would star in them, and what they would be about began. Many fans began to speculate that the new series would be an adaptation of Timothy Zahn's "Thrawn Trilogy," a series of novels considered canon by the people at Lucasfilm; however, it doesn't seem that way.

E! Online has learned from a source at Lucasfilm that the new films won't be an adaptation of the books. Their source says "it's an original story."

There's still hope though fellow Star Wars fans, as Disney plans on using all forms of media for their newly acquired purchase. As George Lucas said himself in the press release, "Disney's reach and experience give Lucasfilm the opportunity to blaze new trails in film, television, interactive media, theme parks, live entertainment, and consumer products."

Sources even tell The Hollywood Reporter that one possibility being considered is an Avengers-style movie universe with not only Lucas' planned final trio of films but offshoot movies focusing on individual characters.

What do you think the new trilogy will be about? While you discuss, we know what Darth Vader will be doing...

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Satellite Wrote:I actually liked the newer trilogy. Old trilogy might be a bit better, but I feel like it's still a bit overrated by "retrohipsters". I was shocked about the news at first, but I'll give them a chance. It's not like it's anything away from the older trilogies.

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Eliseo Wrote:Source: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=96569

So it seems it will be an original story, with some elements from the universe?