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Multimedia => Star Wars Universe => Topic started by: Jeff on April 17, 2013, 04:18 PM
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""Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm announced today at CinemaCon in Las Vegas that Star Wars: Episode VII will hit theaters in the summer of 2015 and that every summer after that will offer a "Star Wars" film, alternating with one of the standalone films. (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/cinemaconnews.php?id=103129)"
So, to recap, that's:
2015 - Episode VII
2016 - standalone SW film
2017 - Episode VIII
2018 - standalone SW film
2019 - Episode IX
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Hmmm...
Yes, yes I am ready. And I'm ready to go into them with just an open mind and either enjoy or not, based on them by themselves, and not let them impact how I feel about the OT, or PT, or any other T.
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Awesome. The only bumer is that I'm going to be out like $200 in Star Wars movie tickets over the next five years.
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I'm ready. Like Jesse, I'm ready to just take them in an enjoy them (or not). That's one thing I really took away from the initial announcement back during the Disney news breaking is that new Star Wars movies might go on and on, and outlive all of us now. It will become such a larger franchise, and everyone will have their favorites - much like Bond, Trek, Marvel, etc. I know, most likely, the OT will always be "my" Star Wars - no matter how much I may or may not enjoy what is coming up. I'm looking forward to it all personally. More Star Wars (and new Star Wars) on the big screen? Yes please. It really sounds like they want a Marvel-ish approach with this, where they can have a big tentpole movie every year with the SW brand now.
I have to admit, I also thought about it from the collecting prospective too. It could really change the way things are run going forward, starting in 2015 at least. If we're getting a new movie each year, the line could conceivably rebrand each year to tie in with the movie, or maybe they'll have one "Saga" collection and one focusing on the new stuff. It is difficult to say, and will Hasbro even be the producer for everything? We'll see. I know I'll most likely be buying some of it, and if I get into it big, space is really going to start becoming a concern. I can't imagine what completists are thinking, I think I'd be crying thinking of trying to grab everything from a constant stream of movie lines until....forever :). Anyways, it is exciting news either way.
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Bring it! ;D ;D ;D
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I got a couple local buddies with 4 and 5 year old boys... I envy them. It's good timing.
I think that's the guys who should be most excited are the ones with lil kids.
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So, Disney decides to kill all other SW related entertainment for the 2-3 years to drum up some hunger for the new movies, but then all concern about manufacturing anticipation goes out the window and they're ready to crank em out relentlessly like a new line of cars each year?
Don't get me wrong, I love having new SW movies coming with some regularity, I just don't see how stuff like 1313 and the Clone Wars show were really going to mute the impact of the ST as far as a pop culture phenomemon. They should have left that stuff alone or better yet used it as a platform to set the stage for the next stories.
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I think that's the guys who should be most excited are the ones with lil kids.
Count my family in. My boys are 8 & 9 and cannot wait for the new movies. They are about as excited as I am... ;)
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I think CW basically got canned so the same people could be moved to a new project... more or less... Filoni is already reportedly on the next animated project, so I'd guess that's partly why Clone Wars was sort of wrapped up as best it could be.
1313 I think may very well happen. I think rumors of its total demise are overstated... It may not be any good but I think it might still yet come out just a little later while it goes through the rumored changes.
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Star Wars XI: The Search for More Money.
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I got a couple local buddies with 4 and 5 year old boys... I envy them. It's good timing.
I think that's the guys who should be most excited are the ones with lil kids.
I have mixed feelings about this. The part that thinks it's great is in line with you Jesse...my Son will be old enough to go to these movies and I'll be able to take my son to see Star Wars in the theater.
On the otherhand, I'm afraid that oo many people are going to have their hands on these, I wasn't fond of GL just surrounding himself with yes men, but too may people having input might be just as detrimental. Also, with so much coming out, it might actually be too much.
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what exactly is a standalone film?
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what exactly is a standalone film?
i was figuring it is basically a movie following one of the characters we know (rumoured Han or Boba or Yoda) and putting them into an all new storyline, completely unrelated to anything in prior films or the future trilogy. Also having an all new cast of new supporting characters.
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what exactly is a standalone film?
i was figuring it is basically a movie following one of the characters we know (rumoured Han or Boba or Yoda) and putting them into an all new storyline, completely unrelated to anything in prior films or the future trilogy. Also having an all new cast of new supporting characters.
I don't know if it needs to have all those constraints. I think its simply planned as one-and-done instead of having sequels. Star Wars movies have always been grouped as trilogies, so the stand-alones can act as a complete story on their own, really focusing on any aspect of Star Wars.
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I'm looking at them as side quests. The places in a game were you have to go retrieve a object from a dungeon to give to a town person in order to get a better sword.
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Film-wise I was assuming it's like Iron Man has his own movies and then there are Avengers films where he's with everyone.
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I'm really looking forward to it. If Marvel can get two movies a year, there's no reason Star Wars can't get at least one.
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It's funny how Lucas took years to make each of the prequels while Disney can pump one out each year. I wonder if that says something for upcoming quality.
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It's funny how Lucas took years to make each of the prequels while Disney can pump one out each year. I wonder if that says something for upcoming quality.
They'll have different teams doing different films, so whether they'll be good or not will depend on the quality of the B-team more than the pace that they're released.
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I never grew up with the OT; they were video cassettes I owned when I was little. I think the whole reason I love the PT more than the average Star Wars fan does is because I grew up with all the PT films, with Episode I when I was a little kid.
That being said, there really is something special knowing I'll be growing up with the Sequel Trilogy as well - I kinda feel like the older SW fan that grew up with the OT. So I'm really excited about that and all the other standalone films.