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So About Those Matthew Vaughn-EPISODE VII Rumors...?! Mark Millar Weighs In!!
The Kidd here...
I don't know how this Matthew Vaughn directing the next leg of the STAR WARS Saga rumor developed such legs, when it clearly wasn't based on any type of fact or evidence... but more guesswork and projected speculation. The writing has been on the wall that Vaughn was stepping away from doing X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST in order to tackle an adaptation of Mark Millar's SECRET SERVICE, but for some reason that path has been ignored for some sort of wishful thinking about what a Vaughn-STAR WARS film might look like. Well, I hate to poop on the party, but it ain't happening, and Mark Millar recently spoke to Comic Book Resources to further cement the truth about Vaughn's involvement with SECRET SERVICE, actually explaining why the jump from X-MEN to this project happened... and none of it involves any sort of flirtation with a galaxy far, far away...
"What we're doing is that 'Kick-Ass 2' is filming now, and next year we'll start production on 'Secret Service' which I did with Dave Gibbons, and Matthew and I have been talking about that for years. We thought Matthew was going to do X-Men first, but we found out there were actually a few imitators of 'Secret Service' in the works. People think you're lying when you say you're not trying to get your comics made into movies so quickly, but the two reasons it happens like that is first because it's the best ad for the comic you'll ever have. And for me, selling the book is the most important thing. The second reason is because people are always trying to rip you off. Somebody will start to work on a spec screenplay about your idea. There are three other projects I know of now about a James Bond kind of guy taking a street kid and turning him into a spy. Three screenplays were already going through Hollywood about this! So Matthew and I said, 'Fuck this. We're not letting anyone steal our ideas.'"
And if you want to try to discredit Millar on the basis that he hasn't exactly been forthcoming with the truth in the past, remember... no one believed KICK-ASS 2 was happening either... until it was.
Now if you want to go crazy about Carrie Fisher's comments to TMZ about being in EPISODE VII, be my guest. At least there's some there there.
-Billy Donnelly
"The Infamous Billy The Kidd"
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Now, can we get a REAL director for this?
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Vaughn is doing it.
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I bet any money (which I don't have) that he directs VII. Probably the only way to get Fird on board. Yeah it rhymes. Im that cool
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Fuckin Spy Kids all over again!.....And no I don't know what shit actually sounds like!
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Ford. Fucking Ford on board. Crappy fucking iPhone.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 1:32 p.m. CST
Too bad TMZ and like-minded invasive paparazzi hounds wouldn't spontaneously combust.
by justmyluck
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He's good and has moments of brilliance but he's not the only gifted director in town. Plenty of others with loads more talent than he. His only flaw is he lacks a personal stamp to his work. I wouldn't say his films have any particular feel or signature.
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Bet that Darth Vader appears in the sequels. The Empire is making a comeback and some evil new emperor wants to strike fear across the galaxy by bringing back the most fearsome symbol of their rule. It is just a costume, and anyone can wear it, not just Anakin Skywalker. Disney just got the rights to possibly the most iconic villain in film history. They will use him.
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what up Brad Bird? Time to 'chime in'!
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Without the magic loom presumably. There's nothng new under the sun.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 1:35 p.m. CST
The more I think about it, the more Spielberg really makes sense, except for the truckload of money they'll need to pay him.
by Danny Boil
C'mon Steve, do it out of love. You're our only hope, bitch.
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That said: Episode VII has to go into preproduction PDQ to make summer 2015, so a director has to be attached and announced shortly. And everything's subject to disinformation and misinformation up until that announcement is made...
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He aint working on Cap 2, so I'd bet on Star Wars. Put it in safe-ish hands.
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He only has a few films under his belt? So effing what? Have you seen the way he works? He loves what he does and WANTS to make great films...I could go on...
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Nov. 7, 2012, 1:38 p.m. CST
Spielberg - show all these SW generation directors how it's done.
by Joey Stars
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work on the next Star Wars films than work on Kick Ass 2 and the Spy Kids reboot (or whatever it is).
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Kind of a turnaround for him if I'm not mistaken... Just sayin'
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He did a great job with Willow and I felt he maintained the Lucasfilm magic there. Great to hear that Carrie Fisher is wanting to reprise her role. I would love that. It's kind of nice to be excited about Star Wars again, I feel like it's the early 90s all over again.
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http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/rumors-from-tatooine-colin-trevorrow-linked-to-star-wars-7-carrie-fisher-would-be-interested-to-return-20121107
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Nov. 7, 2012, 1:43 p.m. CST
order66: Your catchphrase and the fact that you think it's cool are fucking lame.
by tom
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I want to see Obi Wan on a rotary dial phone and C-3PO with one red eye that bounces left to right.
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No denial from Bird :) ...nor from Lindelof :(
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From the same stable as Lucas but still has the flair and ability to tell a story. Sadly touched by the CGI brush though. Can you imagine a director who wanted a large number of practical effects for a new SW film. Edgar Wright maybe?
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Nov. 7, 2012, 1:45 p.m. CST
This speculation, not days old, is already making me feel like I did about our recent election.
by Danny Boil
I know who I want, but whoever does get picked, I just want it to be over, so we can move on.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 1:45 p.m. CST
I don't know how this Matthew Vaughn directing the next leg of the STAR WARS Saga rumor developed such legs, when it clearly wasn't based on any type of fact or evidence.. - The Kidd
by Bobo_Vision
Nordling posted it.
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We know! We all know how much some of you want him to do it! Just stop mentioning it every fucking second! WE KNOW!! SHUT UP!!
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Nov. 7, 2012, 1:47 p.m. CST
Just my opinion, if no Director named in the next 30 days, no way this happens in 2015
by JGer
Especially summer 2015. Maybe, possibly holidays 2015. Which means they will name someone in 30 days, because I dont see anyway they wont push it on the assembly line regardless of whether or not its ready. I'm starting to think they will get some unknown video/commercial director and watch the internet implode.
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of course she's going to start rumors about Episode VII...at least Mark Hamill developed a nice niche post-Star Wars with his voice over work
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Nov. 7, 2012, 1:49 p.m. CST
I'm still utterly convinced that J.J. Abrams will direct and it will be announced as soon as Trek 2 is finalized.
by AlienFanatic
I wish it'd be Curaron, but I think that's a long shot.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 1:50 p.m. CST
Pop quiz: Spielberg's last good sci-fi and/or action film was...?
by JGer
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Dude's not even in Wikipedia
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wooooot just excited thats all... wooooooooooooot
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Not exceptional by any stretch and lacking some balls, but solid movie.
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Cuz you have to read it!!
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I don't usually waste my time in verbal exchanges with inbred morons who lack any semblance of an actual life while announcing to the world his pathetic belief that being first on a talkback is important enough to base their moniker on, all whilst hunkered down in his mother's basement apeishly hunting and pecking each keystroke and tittering on like a four year old girl. However, in this case, and being as your attack was unwarrented and immature, not to mention stupid, I shall gladly make the exception. So, 'theveryfirst'....bite me.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 1:55 p.m. CST
James Bond kind of guy taking a street kid and turning him into a spy
by Nuck81
So it's like Men in Black, without Aliens. Or XXX Or Team America Or countless other Fish out of water movies?
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I really enjoyed that a lot. And wait until Robopocalypse comes out...
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no bikini this time
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He would kind of have to direct all 3 or none at all in my opinion... unless they really do go for an All Star approach and get other directors of his caliber and pedigree. Marvel was smart in terms of beng consistent with it's directors and production values in general... If Spielberg directs the first one, then it's like Mathew Vaughn for the second it will just be weird.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:03 p.m. CST
Chris Colombus to direct Padawan Academy!!! You heard it here first.
by kindofabigdeal
Follows a group of 7 year old first year Padawan and how they train under the tutelage of Master Skywalker and his apprentices. (Leia/Solo offspring, ect) Republic has rebuilt but the old timers still remember the war. All of the youth only know of distant battles and occupations of other worlds. (sound familiar?) For the most part the quality of life is good and there is peace in the galaxy. But then a group of Sith followers decide to go to Korriban and resurrect a dark Sith Lord. We will see red Sith Spirits like how Obi Wan and Yoda are ghosts. We will have a new saviour show promise in the academy and start a 3 way best friendship with a ginger and a girl. We will have a former fallen Jedi (Anakin Solo?) who shows contempt for young prodigy and you begin to think he is still in league with the dark side. Luke will be very old but still very strong with the Force. At first everyone will be like, the Dark Side ain't making a comeback. It's not until Episode 11 that they see the resurrected Sith Lord that they finally start to believe. See where I'm going with this?
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:03 p.m. CST
Would be a big relief if he's not involved with Star Wars.
by John Brennick
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After the celebration, Han and Leia will be involved in rebuilding the New Republic - no time for kids!! Do you see Leia putting up with a bunch of sass talking mongoloids? No, no you don't. Luke says what do I do now? He hops on Coruscant google and reads about how NOT to build a Jedi order and get back to his roots on Tattooine. Starts a jedi school in the desert. Forms teams to hunt for other force attuned students...see where I'm going here?
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And War of the Worlds was good, until a certain character showed up at the end who should've been dead after being nuked.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:07 p.m. CST
Mel Gibson to direct - and write story about Han Solo being an anti-jedite
by HoLottaMo
Han denies the genocide of Alderaan and when confronted by Luke he becomes even more enraged, disclosing that Leia no longer gives him bj's on demand.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:08 p.m. CST
Everyone's entitled to an opinion, I think War of the Worlds and Minority Report
by JGer
are pretty lame, certainly dont think either is better than Episode III, but again, just my opinion. And if he made it, does it mean we are going to get that annoying washed out picture/look he has been using since Private Ryan (which for my money has the best action Spielberg has done in decades).
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Just check out imdb.com - Spielberg doesn't merely have projects in development, he's prepping to direct stuff as Episode VII begins filming. So it ain't him, folks. I'm betting on Ron Howard. But I don't know. Kathy is the producer, so perhaps it will be someone she has worked with in the past. Joe Johnston, perhaps. He created the Falcon and directed JPIII. But Alfonso is still on their list and his work on Harry Potter III was very good. Disney would never agree to the outside possibility of a first time feature director coming off the Clone Wars series, but they might be pushing for their own choice. Someone they've had good experience with. John Carter tanked ... but word is, they still believe in the director. And George has a good relationship with that guy. But Disney also have utilized the expertise of Gore Verbinski on the Pirates of the Caribbean films.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:10 p.m. CST
HOW the "Matthew Vaughn directing the next STAR WARS Saga" rumor developed such legs
by -Halfscan-
Your site reported it, that's how
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This follows the 'clone' experience of a battallion of storm troopers as they are forced to the front lines of the Galactic Civil War. At this point in the war the clones are promised to be released from service after so many years of service. They take on the most dangerous missions and somehow survive. But soon they start to wonder just how free their freedom will be. And if the Empire will accept the clones into their open society with the same rights and dignity as everyone else.
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You know rival studios are wheeling and dealing to lock up all the biggest and best for their films, after all it is a business. Anything they can do to hurt or affect the next trilogy they will attempt. Of course in the short term it would be to reduce the pool of directors available for the mouse.
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Vaughn is an odd choice, so its easy for me to accept it as bs. Abrams makes a lot of sense as he seems to be the go to guy for sci-fi spectacle right now (although I don't think he is all that great tbh) and with his connection to Spielberg it just sounds plausible. Anyway, almost anyone is a better choice than Lucas himself, so its all up from here hopefully.
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and whether they get 40 acres and a bantha.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:14 p.m. CST
Can't we get Ridley Scott to do a Star Wars movie that's not a direct sequel, but shares the same DNA?
by kindofabigdeal
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In his interview with "60 Minutes" just done recently he said that "action just doesn't do it for him anymore." Apparently, "Lincoln" has one brief action scene (Civil War battle), and the rest of the movie is political battle in Congress. Star Wars is nothing if not action-oriented, at least it should be anyway. The only good parts of the pre-quels, in my opinion, involved a lot of hacking and slashing and pew-pews!
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''of course she's going to start rumors about Episode VII...at least Mark Hamill developed a nice niche post-Star Wars with his voice over work '' You DO realize that Fisher still kept on working since Return of the Jedi on better-known movies than Mark Hamill managed to? like When Harry met Sally, Austin Powers, etc. And she's been screenwriting when she wasn't acting...I really dig Hamill and his Joker, but you act like Fisher just dropped into a sinkhole the minute Return of the Jedi wrapped...compared to a LOT of hollywood starlets, she's had a pretty decent career...
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:20 p.m. CST
It's sad to me to see a great mind like Millar dropping all his best projects in the lap of a guy who has no punk, no rock and roll, and can barely play his instrument
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
Kick Ass was a great comic and deserved a director with some real vision and balls... Not a pasty upper class rich boy who got his job by producing Guy Ritchie films (themselves, VERY distinct anarchic PUNK movies)
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please.
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Just off the phone with my fave director & he's buzzing about this Star Wars thing, saying it's his dream gig. I told him to go for it.
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So the guy did Up, The Incredibles and Ratatouille.......so what? Personally I'm gutted Guillermo del Toro is fully booked over the next few years. Would love to see his take on the Star Wars universe. Also thank fuck we're not going to see all that Thrawn EU shite what a snore feast that would be.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:26 p.m. CST
i dont know shit about this secret service thing cuz i got sick of millar
by Stephen
but a friend of mine just hired another friend of mine to start work drawing his comic script about a james bond type guy who takes an apprentice. lol.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:26 p.m. CST
@holottamo: Ha, I didn't even think of that. Well played.
by kindofabigdeal
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Sorry. That last post was a tweet from Millar when the Star Wars news broke . . . Subsequent tweets indicate it was Vaughn he had been talking to.
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The crown jewel of her post year 2000 career.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:32 p.m. CST
Disney will probably go the in-house route. Any of the pixar directors will work
by mistergreen
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Keep him away from the new trilogy.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:34 p.m. CST
Given the past history of the relationship, shouldn't fans be treating the prospect of more Star Wars films with very, very cautious interest, instead of flying into a wank frenzy...?
by Aiden Blackwell
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is just not a good director i'm sorry. he can put a movie together, which is more than I can do, and he's not obnoxious the way zack snyder is, but he just can't pace anything well, and he gets pretty standard acting out of everybody. Nothing memorable going on. so he has SW history so what.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:37 p.m. CST
How in God's name can Millar complain about people ripping him off?
by Kelly Grimes
He's a complete rip-off artist. I always get nervous when people recommend his work b/c I know I'll pinpoint a half dozen other pieces that have done his core ideas first. And usually better.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:39 p.m. CST
Thank god it wasn't true, we wouldn't want to stop the rumour mill now would we.
by Pigdog
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Nobody has any right to dictate whether someone shouldn't get excited about something they love. If you don't like it just fuck off with you pot noodle and have a wank over The Avengers.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:42 p.m. CST
I'm really not expecting a visionary director, just some paint by numbers yes man. Of course I would love to be wrong.
by Pigdog
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Says the guy who's never seen LAYER CAKE. Between Vaughn's involvement with LOCK, STOCK and SNATCH and his directing LAYER CAKE and KICK ASS and X-MEN how can you say he's not that good a film maker? Who's got a better record than this?
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Looks like a possible runner for writer. Bring it on! http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/new-star-wars-will-be-biggest-event-movie-ever-says-lost-co-creator-20121106
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:43 p.m. CST
R. Scott, Whedon, Fincher, Favreau should be ahead of B.BIRD
by fART kNOX
Who and (Why) R.Scott (Blade Runner), Whedon ( Avengers), Fincher (worked on Jedi!) Favreau (Iron Mans) I would even like to see a Star Wars movie by Blomkamp, too bad it would be R rated... and awesome... therefore wont ever be. Also, if i didn't know it was Scorsese, i would have loved to see a SW movie by the guy that did HUGO... just spitballin' here.
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to say that Fisher has had some sort of successful career post Star Wars...she's had bit parts in movies and her screenwriting career might actually be worse then her acting one...she can't even get on Surreal Life or some other bottom of the barrel show to revive her career...she needs a new Star Wars movie like a crack addict needs a hit Hamill has been way more successful then Fisher...his voice over work has gotten him more recognition then Star Wars did...you must be related to Fisher to even suggest that she is anything more then a washed up D grade actress
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Brad Bird was on the creative team but he neither wrote nor directed it. That honor was shared by Pete Docter & Bob Peterson. Apart from the Pixar stuff, Brad Bird was also the director on Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol, which was pretty good. If you add in his cred for writing and directing The Iron Giant, I'd say that people have every right to be excited for his name to be in the rumor mill. If nothing else, I think that he has a strong grasp on character. I think that he could help restore the humanity that was sorely missed from the prequels. Those prequels were damn soulless. No charm or actual drama either.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:47 p.m. CST
yo ima street kid with street smarts and skillz, now im a spy yo.
by DarthBlart
sounds like everybodys idea. everybody. everryyyyyyybodeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. everybody thought of this once, because everybody in their own mind is a street smart kid and fantasizes about meeting some washed up badass who will turn them in to a super spy and meet some hot person of the opposite sex. everyybodeeeeeeeee. but with a modern hip twist it may just be crazy enough to ... suck.
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was I? when. I'm just opinioning like everyone else here. why do you comment/read comments if you're not interested in what people think?
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Episode VII would be a safe bet for Spielberg to start off. He'll be faithful to George's word and make the transition smoothly from old to new. We'll also get one last John Williams score. Episode VIII, I envision, will take us into the darkest corners of the galaxy and I think that if we stick to one every three years, Guillermo Del Toro's schedule could clear up to direct what would be the biggest film of his career. And holy hell, his designs and he'd stick to as close to practical... PLEASE! Episode IX would be the climax, an action extravaganza and Bird would be brought in to complete the ending of the third trilogy, the trilogies of trilogies. Episode VII - Steven Spielberg Episode VIII - Guillermo Del Toro Episode IX - Brad Bird
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:49 p.m. CST
wait isn't star wars a new hope basically the plot of a street kid, the streets of tatooine, who is trained as a spy (jedi) by an older ex spy (obiwan kenobi)?
by DarthBlart
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:50 p.m. CST
Glad to hear this because if Vaughn was up for it, there'd be a risk of Jane Goldman's involvement.
by Ecto-1
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his voice over work has gotten him more recognition then Star Wars did
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Fucking iPad. Anyway what I was trying to say is the above is the most idiotic thing I've read on the entire Internet let alone this site.
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THAT's why. Not ONE damn shred of evidence, it was just speculation. Goddamnit, at least look in the mirror before you wonder aloud how anyone could pick this rumor up and run with it.
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I didn't believe it for a second anyway. Disney is smarter than that.
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Ron Howard tweeted that he had a "fun meeting" at Disney two or three days ago. And yet you don't report on THAT?
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Nov. 7, 2012, 2:55 p.m. CST
Cool, so it brings more hope that Brad Bird will direct it
by Just_Some_Guy
Brad Bird!!!!!
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Apparently, says here look. http://www.slashfilm.com/more-lucasfilm-rumor-safety-not-guaranteed-helmer-colin-trevorrow-up-for-star-wars-vii/
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That would be an amazing turn of events!
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While I thought First Class was decent (not great, but watchable), Kick-Ass is absolutely awful. This guy should not be allowed near Star Wars. He's not ready for that kind of responsibility yet. Maybe some day.
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Maybe these guys should watch the Corey Haim classic, Double-O Kid. It's been done fellas, and by better Coreys than you.
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Think if the long flowing red capes that the new Sith Lords could have. Think of the new worlds he could visualize.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 3:02 p.m. CST
Wouldn't want someone to rip off YOUR idea about 'A Bond Type Guy' taking a kid under his wing
by Lucky13
LOL --- the best part is he has no idea of the sharp irony of it all. That, and the fact that he said the movie is just a commercial for the comic book. Can't write this stuff.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 3:02 p.m. CST
Safety not guaranteed looks alright. Based on the fact Lucas has recommended Trevorrow makes him immediately null and void.
by Pigdog
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Can't be any worse.
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...and lost me with First Class
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Nov. 7, 2012, 3:10 p.m. CST
Ha! Don't count old LV_426 and his wild speculations out just yet folks
by lv_426
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While fantastic, also had no evidence to back it up (like the Vaughn rumor). Still love ya though, buddy. Keep on keepin' on.
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Keep the Star Wars Universe in tact, just get new writers, directors & cast. Whomever suggested Ron Howard is an idiot. Such a vanilla director. Fuck Opie. There is big universe to explore. Even with the expanded universe, prequels, novels and games, we've only gotten a very small slice of a larger picture. We need new stories, new characters, new planets, new creatures etc. I don't want a Star Wars movie with old, fat, bloated Luke, Leia & Han. They're just looking to cash a paycheck, not add anything to the mythology of those established characters. And enough with the politics! No senates, chancellors or dignitaries. Don't get me wrong, it's possible to make a sci-fi political drama, just make it fucking interesting.
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No offense to Mr. Trevorrow, but I took a look at his credits, and I kind of doubt they'd pick him for this over the others we've been hearing as possible directors for Ep7. Then again, I never thought I'd witness something as retarded as speed freak zombie tsunamis in World War Z. So who knows right?
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He made Hellboy II...it was like watching sesame street...ghey...
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He's an ok director and XM FC was pretty damn good, but I don't think he can handle the mythology of star wars, plus i want to see a director Do all three films and Vaughn has a habit of jumping ship..It kinda makes him douchie
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At least there's some there there. At least there's some there there. At least there's some there there. At least there's some there there. At least there's some there there. Dude.
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is that they're part of the same generation of filmmakers as Lucas. They're all friends. They belong in the club. (They're also good directors) I say Coppola, but I don't think he'd want to do it cuz he's been off in lala Indy film land. A film isnt just what you see on screen. Its what that film means in context. I respect the old guard and I want as much of their work in the realm they came from as possible before they retire or die. When these guys were young they created their own way of making films. nowadays, people are still just taking their 70s and 80s movies and updating them with slick modern cinematography and VFX. Yeah yeah, I know you could say Lucas was doing the same with Kurasawa and Buck Rogers. But this was in many ways a generation of newness. The point is that we will get our Brad Bird Zack Snyder Matthew Vaughn Channing Tatum Star Wars movies. They're coming. Disney said new SW movies every 3 years. Just let the old guys finish up 7 8 and 9 and we'll get to keep grandpa star wars around for a little while longer.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 3:31 p.m. CST
The Incredible Hulk = STILL not part of the Marvel cinematic universe
by Adam D. Kline
and fuck Mark Millar. Talentless peehole.
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plays Han Solo in the reboot
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Nov. 7, 2012, 3:41 p.m. CST
Mark Millar tweet: "Just off the phone with my fave director and he's buzzing about this Star Wars thing, saying it's his dream gig. I told him to go for it."
by Ali Kerim Bey
So is this Matthew Vaughn or what? http://latino-review.com/2012/11/05/matthew-vaughn-ditch-x-men-days-future-past-star-wars-episode-vii/
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Disney can't possible blame HIM for what happened to John Carter, can they?
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The new trilogy must match George's vision and the aesthetic of I-VI. When the real Star Wars is done they can bring in whatever hot shit, slo-mo, extreme close-up, gritty, grainy, dark and edgy director they want and shower it all with dubstep and techno. After Episode IX. I mean I would LOVE to see what Rob Zombie could do with robots and aliens after seeing his Halloween concert and knowing he's a Star Wars fan, but I wouldn't want him directing one of the George Lucas episodes. Spielberg Gore Verbinski Jon Favreau J.J. Abrams Ron Howard
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Nov. 7, 2012, 3:43 p.m. CST
How about a Takasha Miike movie about the rise and fall of Black Hand???
by kindofabigdeal
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Nov. 7, 2012, 3:51 p.m. CST
How about a Woody Allen flick about a neurotic Galactic Senator who cheats on his wife.
by kindofabigdeal
Only to kill her in cold blood and get away with it. It will be called Everything You Wanted to Know About Nerf Herders (But Were Too Afraid to Ask)
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Nov. 7, 2012, 3:53 p.m. CST
An Alfonso Cuaron SW flick shot entirely in Bocce with subtitles and an all Spaniard cast.
by kindofabigdeal
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I would be okay with Brad Bird and Andrew Stanton and Joe Johnston as well. It needs to be a director for hire, but should be a fucking primo director for hire.
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Disney could lock down Gore Verbinski before the Lone Ranger numbers. If it's a hit he might want a bigger check to make Ep:7, or Disney might want Lone Ranger 2 from him instead. If it's a miss he might owe Disney.
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With Robopocalypse coming he might not want to do robots again so soon. What he needs to do is one last Indiana Jones movie instead before he hands the reigns to JJ Abrams. Harrison Ford telling a Young Indiana Jones story is what's up. Young Indy bitches.
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Fuckin Jersey Boys? The fuck? And whatever happened to The Magic Kingdom? Pretty sure he would drop whatever he's doing to make Episode VII.
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I just don't think he could make the jump that fast from Star Trek straight in to Star Wars. He's probably kicking himself.
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needn't worry about shit except that fuckin Tower
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Nov. 7, 2012, 4:19 p.m. CST
I like Ron but I think he's too much of a "safe" choice.
by Chuck_Chuckwalla
I have yet to see a Ron Howard movie that excites the hell out of me that wasn't Apollo 13. It WAS encouraging when he said he wanted to make his version of the Dark Tower "bad ass", though.
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In the theaters and on ABC
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I want a lot of slow-downs and speed-ups with the camera during a saber battle!
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Well what about john hamm for solo AND indiana jones?? That would work. This is also my first post.
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"You jawa mudderfucker you!" "Jabba didn't move fast because, Jabba didn't have to move for anybody." Other Twilek girls, like my best friends, would have gotten out of there as soon as their boyfriends handed them a blaster. But I didn't, I have to admit, it kinda turned me on."
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5 years ago his reputation still probably could have gotten his name in the discussion. He will probably be directing episodes of Big Bang Theory soon
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Mean Kidd.
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in his sleep! What a waste!
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Nov. 7, 2012, 5:01 p.m. CST
You made me do it jger.....M. Nights' SW: Ep 7: The Phantom Twist
by kindofabigdeal
Our story is set in the old republic before their was sabers or spaceships. There was only the force. A power so elusive that nobody even knew it existed. Enter Lance Powerfinger, a young boy with a secret so dark, he dares not share it. He lives alone with his mother Helena Powerfinger in a wingwam on a remote planet. Suddenly there is a darkness over the land. It seems like people have suddenly lost the will to live. Not only that, but young Lance is starting to have visions of people who aren't really there. And to top it all off, their are speculations of vistors from another world. To make a long story short (if only Night would do that) the kid is force sensitive and his visions are of old force users who have become one with the force. The visitors are aliens from one of the thousands of star sytems in the SW galaxy who are drawn by this force sensitive. The gloom over the land is the rise of the dark side on the far side of the galaxy. (or it could lack of bees) After a chase by some underground tree dogs and a transport that lands on Lance and leaves him without a scratch, we finally learn that the secret to the force has always been.....medio..oh...who gives a fuck.
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A website posts the rumor, AICN jumps on it as the a solid rumor! (whatever a *solid rumor* is). Another website posts that its BS, AICN jumps on that, of course its BS, its been BS all along duh!
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Nov. 7, 2012, 5:28 p.m. CST
Ron Howard? Seriously? Yolu guys saw 'The Dilema" right?
by Darth Macchio
He's a romantic comedy director at best with occasional forays into something better (Apollo 13), to me, putting Epi7 in his hands is a big risk not likely to pay off in a decent film. Personally, I'd love to see someone like Guillermo Del Toro - I'm hoping he either gets this or gets JLA (or whatever they end up calling DC's ensemble comic book film). Perhaps if he gets either and knocks it out of the park (ala Whedon with Avengers) he'd get greenlit (and $$) for a pet project like...say...At the Mountains of Madness?!?!?!?! (and yes, i know he said he felt it would be too much like Prometheus but I've read Mountains and seen Prometheus and he's wrong. Del Toro's AtMoM would be the stuff of cinematic geek dreams!!!) What we need is someone who will, without a moment's thought, completely ignore all the baggage that comes with this franchise (like a David Fincher would ignore it tho he's probably not an appropriate choice I think). In many ways, this movie is a minefield - any director would be an idiot not to take it just as much as its a herculean task likely to garner hatred in some if not many corners of the geek-film world. The hype on this will be deafening and the heights so very far to fall. But as others said in that other Disney/Lucasarts thread, the real question is who is going to write this? This is why I like Del Toro for this - he could write it and direct it. But the question is, does he have any Star Wars "geek" living in him? I know without doubt he does for fantasy and horror and even science-fiction (cannot wait for Pacific Rim!!!) but Star Wars requires true love..not only to do credit to a property so many have grown up with (and love) but a true love of the source material that would be a refuge from the hype/expectation storm of public anticipation.
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NOW she wants to be in Star Wars again. What a peach.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 5:34 p.m. CST
Secret Service is nothing like any of the comparisons made here so far...
by u.k. star
It is actually pretty good (Also Wanted wasn't a good adaptation of the comic book Wanted was it?) It isn't Spy Kids, tone is completely wrong and the "kid"is too old. Neither is the "kid" old enough to be compared to the James McAvoy character in Wanted - who is as far from an English "street Kid" (Think a teen Plan B, Attack The Block, Misfits or the "London Riots" and you'll have a better idea.) This, soon to be adult, uneducated, twat who could perhaps be better than the shit he lives in is taken under the wing of that "classic Bond spy". Suave, good with the ladies, stone cold killer, and we se him put through the training and life lessons it would take to make a man out f him and a Secret agent. OF course there's all sorts of other spy things going on at the same time, but this is not something that's been seen in the mainstream before; at least not that I ca remember - I could always just have missed it. But seriously, it isn't Spy Kids or Spy teens; it certainly isn't Wanted and it worth a look.
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Yes, he directed Iron Man, but he also directed Iron Man 2, which was a mess of a movie. There are way better choices, Rian Johnson or Duncan Jones.
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He handled big FX and and epic storyline quite well IMHO; couldn't be any worse than the hack that directed episodes 1-3...
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Nov. 7, 2012, 6:04 p.m. CST
Treverow would be an excellent choice. Plus, he's an Oaklander!
by AzulTool
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Martin Campbell?
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will only direct if it's a script based on a true story. Like, Episode VII The Space Shuttle Challenger.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 6:10 p.m. CST
Gore Verbinski with Johnny Depp as a galactic scoundral named Rango Fett.
by NataliePortmans9inchTurd
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Nov. 7, 2012, 6:13 p.m. CST
or Tim Burton could bring the Johnny Depp and the Deep Roy.
by NataliePortmans9inchTurd
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*cue Peter Griffin*
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Nov. 7, 2012, 6:20 p.m. CST
YOUNG INDIANA JONES IS A HORRIBLE IDEA. HONESTLY...LET'S STOP IT WITH THE PREQUEL NONSENSE IN GENERAL.
by Darth Busey
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As a matter of fact I was just watching the dvd's.. great stuff.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 6:23 p.m. CST
If the Lindelof/Bird rumor is true then that RS interview...
by paladinryan
...is some funny, funny shit. "I was in a production meeting next to Brad Bird for a movie we're working on together," he says. "A bunch of guys at the table started passing notes to each other. Suddenly I'm like the teacher at the front of the class. I was like, 'Is there something you'd care to share with the rest of the class?' I grabbed a napkin, and someone had written on it, 'Disney bought Lucas Film!'" Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/new-star-wars-will-be-biggest-event-movie-ever-says-lost-co-creator-20121106#ixzz2BaOdgGWp
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Nov. 7, 2012, 6:24 p.m. CST
Did the guy who voices the Joker do anything else I might have heard about?
by CountryBoy
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I know that Harrison Ford often lobbied for Han Solo to be killed off. If I were producing the first movie, the first call I would make would be to Harrison. I would say, "We can finally make your dream come true! But we can't kill him off without you." Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/new-star-wars-will-be-biggest-event-movie-ever-says-lost-co-creator-20121106#ixzz2BaPKT5dg
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Yeh he was in Star Wars!
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is making moves to get this--and might already have it.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 6:35 p.m. CST
Thanks icetitan! I recognize him more from his voiceover work
by CountryBoy
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Nov. 7, 2012, 6:38 p.m. CST
id be all for an antholgy series of films to get the ball rolling a little faster.
by seabiscuits
could do theme films, like 5 horror stories, 5 bounty hunter tales, 5 pure fantasy, western, action etc... make sure quentin tarrantino, john carpenter, wes anderson, paul thomas anderson, robert rodriguez, kevin smith, richard linklater, john woo, john mcteirnan, the wachowskis and the farrelly brothers get to make theirs
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Not sure why no ones thrown this idea out there yet, Get the Breaking Bad writing staff have em write a Breaking Bad movie then replace Walter with Han Jesse with Luke and Skylar with leigha (however its spelled) Cars with Ships and have the bad guy be a guy with a sword. There greatest movie ever. Done.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 6:47 p.m. CST
BTW, Lucas himself said, years ago, that Spielberg AND RON HOWARD were his 2 choices to direct a SW movie
by CountryBoy
As I recall, he claimed he offered it to them and they both refused. Of course this is directly at odds with Spielberg's account; but wither way, Lucas claimed their sensibilities were most like his of all the directors around. I personally think Spielberg has such a distinctive style he'd be a poor fit in terms of the whole franchise; but I'd love to see his vision... I'd also love to see a Cameron installment, if only for his great design work and the sheer world-cracking hype of a JAMES CAMERON STAR WARS FILM. And he could certainly do the battle scenes justice. A lot of the people being bandied about here don't really have the chops for such large-scale action.
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That is all.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 8:11 p.m. CST
FARSCAPE. Brian Henson, Dave Kemper, Rockne S O'Bannon
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
Farscape is a good example of the whiz-bang sci fi we had as kids, and accomplished mostly through good storytelling, acting, sets and creatures made BY HAND.
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if we're getting a young guy.
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they aren't taking a fucking vote, dipshits. It will be given to who sucks penis the best, i.e. jar jar abrams.
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No one else could bring back the sense of hope and wonder to Star Wars while also giving it the gravity it deserves and keeping it family friendly.
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The idea that Mark Millar has ever written anything original is hilarious
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Nov. 7, 2012, 9:03 p.m. CST
Are the really considering the SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED guy? The director of a tiny, action-free indie? How 'bout Harmony Korine while they're at it?
by CountryBoy
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Nov. 7, 2012, 9:37 p.m. CST
Huzzah! Vaughn is completely wrong for Star Wars.
by Hardboiled Wonderland
I liked what Spielberg brought to Super 8 so I can totally see him being a mentor/co-producer for Andrew Stanton and SW 7. Make it so, Disney.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 9:38 p.m. CST
Re: the Spielberg "sense of hope and wonder" - Oh, like he brought back to Indiana Jones? Or how about Tin Tin?
by Jared Bond
Also, does Gore Verbinski's outrageous and pointless POTC trilogy seem anything like Star Wars? Screw Peter Jackson too, King Kong was shit.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 9:40 p.m. CST
Also, see uncle-al's post about Speilberg. Even he admits it. The desire is gone.
by Jared Bond
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Nov. 7, 2012, 9:42 p.m. CST
After Crystal Skull, I'm iffy about Spielberg directing SW himself
by Hardboiled Wonderland
Crystal Skull was flat, it lacked that magic ingredient he brought to adventure cinema back in his heydays. He's a changed director after Schindlers List, and Crystal Skull and Tin Tin showed it's time for new blood for the next Star Wars. However, i'm all for Spielberg co-producing and mentoring a new talent.
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Ivan Reitman is perfect.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 10:06 p.m. CST
Bad/news/Bad news/good news: Vaughn is off XMFC2, he's not doing Star Wars, but he IS doing Secret Service?
by Zardoz
Shit! I would've liked to see a Vaughn Star Wars movie! Maybe Episode VIII?
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I don't like recasting... but Dennis Quaid would be an excellent Han Solo. Just watch anything he's done lately... I can't watch him without thinking of Han Solo.
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Every director, writer, wannabe, and their dog will be wanting to make the new Star Wars.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 10:54 p.m. CST
Joe Johnston for Director - The Circle Is Now Complete
by Obi Wanna Cannoli
Johnston: I've been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again, at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the effects man; now *I* am the Director. Lucas: Only a master of evil, Joe.
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Nov. 7, 2012, 10:55 p.m. CST
Spielberg is the most logical choice - but doubt he'd do it
by wcolbert
He does tend to shy away from going past two related films in a row, with the obvious exception of Indy.... at any rate, I doubt he'd agree to it in this stage of his career- likely he wants to tackle more stand alone works like Lincoln. Loves his period pieces, that one. but he would make the most sense. He knows Lucas best, knows the right feel for star wars - and he has an unquestionable track record, the odd hiccup like crystal skull aside.
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Every episode the unlikeable young Indy befriended yet another famous person from that period in a mock history lesson that makes Wikipedia look accurate.
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I'd keep Spielberg on the Indiana Jones films. My whole reasoning for Ron Howard is based solely on Willow. Brad Bird has the sense of energy and humor as was displayed in The Incredibles. And as another fun option, though I am not being serious, is... Frank Oz. Solely because having Yoda direct would be an entertaining twist. He's a great director but I don't know how he'd approach the material.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 12:32 a.m. CST
Not even the idea that Mark Millar has ever written anything original is original.
by DidntPullOutInTimeCop
Spielberg is the perfect choice. Too good to be true? But a good way to get a nice working relationship with Disney, leading into Indy 5?
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Mission impossible 4. Live action, and bloody awesome. Iron Giant: serious subject matter in a fun way, and bloody awesome. Simpsons golden age: funny, moving and yes bloody awesome. He's the man for the job.
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Being a Pixar visionary a bad thing anyway. Incredibles lived up to its name.
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That dude should be outta prison and ready to tackle this bitch in about a year... so I've heard from his parole officer which is about as reliable as AICN.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 12:57 a.m. CST
FUCK ALL THIS STAR WARS SHIT. WHO CARES. THE ENTIRE CAST IS WAY TO OLD NOW AND IT WILL BE A CGI NIGHTMARE TO DE-AGE THEM
by TheJudger
IT REALLY WILL. BENJAMIN WORKS WELL BECAUSE HE'S AN OLDER VERSION OF A YOUNGER FACE- THERE WAS NO REAL REALITY TO COMPARE IT TO. CLU WAS A NIGHTMARE, HE DIDN'T WORK PERFECTLY, IT WAS STILL AMZING AND THEY ACTUALLY LASERSCANNED A LIFECAST OF JEFF FROM STARMAN TO MAKE THE YOUNGER CGI MODEL OF HIM- THERES WAY MORE TO IT THAN THAT. WHATEVER... THERE ARE SCENES WHERE THE UNCANNY VALLEY SCREWS UP IN TRON LEGACY. A WHOLE FILM WITH THE CAST DEAGED VIA CGI IS GONNA BE A NIGHTMARE TO PULL OFF. CLU HAD LIMITED TIME ON SCREEN. STARWARS IS A SOAP OPERA- LOTS OF CHARACTER WORK FACES ON SCREEN FROM LONG PERIODS OF TIME. IF THEY DON'T HIRE SOMEONE WHO DID THIS EXTENSIVELY- THE EDGES ARE GOING TO SHOW. AND DIGITAL DOMAIN IS THE ONLY ONE TO USE- NOT ILM.
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Those wookie feet are so gorgeous.
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YOU THINK YOU GO TO HEAVEN.....
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Nov. 8, 2012, 1:07 a.m. CST
Digital domain used the same face topology rig for clu and quorra and tupac
by TheJudger
it's cheaper to reuse assets. The tracking/retargeting system. The drawn on black dots targeting certain verts in combination with the infrared 3d camera tracking system. Thats why they reused the same topology models, but the human face is like a snowflake, they wont be able to use the same topology for all the cgi de-aged face. I'm tell you this is going to be a monumental challenge to pull off. It is bigger in it's challenge than avatar. If you think we are going back star wars with the cast memeber being native 60 years olds, you're fucking crazy. It's a damn space adventure. These guys are getting de-aged.
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Hamill is age appropriate for 7,8, and 9. He'll be playing a Jedi Master akin to Obiwan Kenobi in 4,5, and 6. The story will probably follow entirely new characters alongside R2-D2 and C-3P0. So if we do get Luke, Leia, and Han, it would be in limited capacity. As to the CG Clu and Flynn in Tron Legacy. They didn't get the mouth quite right but they they were close. My only frustration with the film was that the conclusion should have been more developed and have more of a cliffhanger to pump up the audience for a sequel. I am crossing my fingers we'll see Tron 3 despite the Star Wars news.
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Can do franchise without fucking it up. Self-references in Skyfall bordered on nudge nudge - wink wink but he got it just on the right side of credibility. Who's writing is more important anyhow.
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The original trilogy had three different directors. So how about Brad Bird for Ep. 7, Del Torro for 8, and Neill Blomkamp for 9? Other possibilities would be Ron Howard, Spielberg, Ben Affleck, or Jon Favreau. I would be happy with any of these combinations
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Nov. 8, 2012, 2:48 a.m. CST
We should keep listing every director who has ever made anything genre related over and over again like it's the first time anybody has mentioned that particular one
by TheUmpireStrokesBach
Maybe the internet should be shut down until Episode VII hits as these threads are getting more than a bit redundant. STAR WARS + internet = Every self-appointed expert/authority on nerd culture whining and moaning about how it should be done like they know fuck-all about it. It's tiresome.
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7 -Spielberg/jackson/nolan/cameron 8 Fincher/aronofsky/blomkanmp. 9 Bird/bigelow Aim high guys
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Nov. 8, 2012, 3:05 a.m. CST
Carrie Fisher was supposed to be on Craig Ferguson tonight, and now she's not. Hmmmm.
by AzulTool
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Wow suddenly AICN can refute rumours because they know best. There hasn't been any original news here for some time, it's all crap pasted from other well-informed sites. To act all smug and knowing because someone else shot down the Vaughn rumour is laughable. This site has gone to hell, most of the articles aren't really news items at all. Some of the opinion pieces are a joke (The Matrix trilogy was what now?) and Harry's contributions are increasingly sporadic and make no sense when they do arrive. What happened to the DVD/Blu reviews? One of the few things I enjoy here and it seems to have disappeared. I only come here for the talkbacks but even that is becoming painful. I've read people dissing They Live and Hellboy 2, you fucks should hand in your geek cards right now. This used to be a great place but now, I dunno, it's a sad shadow of it's former glory.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 4:03 a.m. CST
Jake Lloyd's making his directorial debut, with Jett Lucas writing. You heard it here first.
by Hardboiled Wonderland
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mark millar, what a guy!
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Is Wanted OR Leon OR XxX Etc anything but original My choices for directors of Eps 7-9 7) Steven Spielberg/Brad Bird (Light in themes, epic in scope, proven guys who can direct and add heart, add to the characters and to the story without adding too much of themselves like Edgar Wright, Zac Snyder, Chris Nolan etc would) 8) David Yates (should be a bit more personal smaller in scope and Dark as fuck thematically, something that will turn the SW universe on its fucking head, deaths of major players hope is lost, unrelenting, unforgiving, main protagonist turns, people die no coming back from it. Empire strikes back mashed up with the Omen... Bad guys win this round) 9) Andrew Stanton (Largest scale, Dark, sad and then triumphant as a honeymooners cock in the finale.. Good guys win forever).
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If he could talk Kirsten Dunst into finally showing those sweet tits, he can surely talk Natalie Portman into doing some pointless topless flashback in SWVII, right ?
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Fuck the haters. I have met him twice and he is a cool guy. Cooler than any cunt on this website, that's for sure.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 8:56 a.m. CST
Has anyone taken 'carrie_fishers_coke_nail' as a talkbacker handle?
by Pat
Some lucky soul is going to get a very long run on here with that one if it's not already taken!
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Nov. 8, 2012, 8:59 a.m. CST
Itchy....a von Trier Star Wars would be EPIC in it's Childhood Raping Potential.
by conspiracy
MAKE IT SO!
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if she wants to fit back in that metal bikini, that is.
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oh wait so is everybody everywhere ever. But really I cant imagine theyd really try to digitally de-age everybody or make carrie fisher get skinny or any of these crazy things people are suggesting. These movies will take place after the OT. So duh, they're older. people get old in the SW universe too. Oh so Carrie Fisher gained weight. Like nobody would believe her in the role? please. Some people get fat when they get old. like that shit wouldnt happen in space. If they want Leia in the movie they should write a Leia thats Fishers age. Same goes for Han and Luke.
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Of course, that doesn't mean Secret Service can't be good. I like the angle of having a really suave James Bond type in the mentor role.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 10:41 a.m. CST
Vaughn isn't fit to direct an episode of Jason of Star Command
by Crimson Dynamo
There is a list of people from the same "school" of directing if you will - Spielberg, Ron Howard, Joe Johnston, Zemeckis, Dante - that's who they should be looking at
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I am *SO* banned.
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For the love of GOD keep them away.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 10:57 a.m. CST
Yeah I got this name for directing Ep7, but Im a bit embarassed to share with you guys...but here it goes...
by Ricardo
Roberto Benigni
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Nov. 8, 2012, 11 a.m. CST
Del Toro,Neil Blomkamp,Joss Whedon,Christopher Nolan,Sam Raimi or what about Drew Goddard
by JohnWayneWasGay
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Nov. 8, 2012, 11:16 a.m. CST
Dear people bitching about Mark Millar claiming his Secret Service idea as original
by lv_426
Yes, Millar bitched a bit off the cuff in the first place about an idea that is not overwhelmingly original in the first place, but beyond that so what? Seriously, originality is overrated these days. Not that writers and filmmakers shouldn't strive for originality, but just that the more original a concept for a story or film, then what? The actual mechanics of the story and character development and themes that are presented are more important overall than originality for the sake of being the first writer or filmmaker to plant a flagpole in a specific story or trope. These days, after we've had millennia of myth, centuries of prose, and over 100 years of cinema, as well as nearly half a century of narrative video games, it isn't as much about original concepts as it is about the actual execution of said story idea. The fact is as more and more stories are told, the margin for originality grows thinner as time marches on. The fact that storytellers go back to old classics and strong archetypes for inspiration is not a bad thing, as long as they are trying to add new ideas and themes to these old story structures. So yes, Mark Millar's Secret Service might be a bit like Nikita or Leon, or even Star Wars in that it has the apprentice/mentor archetype running through it, but so do tons of other stories in all variations of genre, going back to ancient days. Of course pure originality will rear its mysterious head from time to time. The thing we have to remember is that pure originality is not the bread and butter of storytelling. Plot, character, and themes that can have an added twist to reinvigorate old archetypes are what drives storytelling. It is important to recognize that, as otherwise we as readers and film watchers will go mad and end up hating every new story told to us.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 12:36 p.m. CST
Frankly, I'd rather see Jabba in the bikini than current Fisher
by Shankapotomus
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Nov. 8, 2012, 1:27 p.m. CST
Nobody is going to remember "Kick Ass 2" by the time Star Wars Episode 7 comes out
by Cotton_Mcknight
Hell I wouldn't remember the first one were it not known as the movie where a little girl gets beaten up.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 1:35 p.m. CST
Brad Bird doesn't come with a John Williams. Spielberg does.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
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Nov. 8, 2012, 1:38 p.m. CST
I would feel bad if this trilogy was an abortion, like the Harry Potter francise. One director, please. I know you'll say 3 directors did the OT, but really, Lucas was the visualist. Let there be a single vision. Spielberg.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
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Nov. 8, 2012, 1:39 p.m. CST
Oh, and fans of the new directors, you can have whoever you want for Boba movies, etc.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
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They guy has been cashing their checks for years now.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 2:01 p.m. CST
James Bond kind of guy taking a street kid and turning him into a spy
by deelzbub
The Professional comes to mind
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Nov. 8, 2012, 2:20 p.m. CST
Fisher is not fat anyone...geez...people can lose weight...you nerds should try it.
by Dan
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Nov. 8, 2012, 2:42 p.m. CST
That interview with Millar was done before the Disney announcement
by Bladerunner751
Mark Millar sheds more light on this on a blog post he put up today. He hinted that Vaughn is still a strong possibility to direct Star Wars.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 2:55 p.m. CST
Whomever is finally chosen to direct SW7, let's hope he understands the concept "less is more"
by BrannigansLaw
Lucas kept futzing with the original trilogy and all he did was fill up the all-important spaces with unnecessary clutter. The true essence of Star Wars is the spaces in-between. Not many truly *get* that concept.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 3:01 p.m. CST
I know everybody hated Superman Reutrns but I thought the music was good
by Stephen
They used the Williams theme well enough. I mean it wasn't Williams but it was still pretty good.
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Shouldn't the next SW film be Episode XII?
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I really want to see Lucas decide to direct this last trilogy, or at least ep. 7. Maybe he can have a writing partner for them too. I just feel that these 3 films will lose that magic feeling that are in the star wars feeling, and in the prequals, which i love. George Lucas will keep that magic. He has a great imagination. He really needs to use it more often. And i hope he does do some smaller independent films someday. I also think a good idea for Disney would be to hire a writer that has written novels for the Star Wars expanded universe. Like Timothy Zahn- his books were very, very well received. Im not saying adapt the Thrawn Trilogy (they only took place like 5 years after ep. 6, so the actors are way too old anyways). But i think it would work great if they hired him to write episodes 7 8 and 9. Or anothe EU novelist. Or just another great sci-fi novelist, like Robert J Sawyer or Iain Banks. Also, i dont think the new episodes 7 8 and 9 dont have to cancel out the Thrawn Trilogy. The new movies should takes place much later when Luke and Han solo will be old men.Maybe the new trilogy can be about Luke Skywalkers son. i think thats a great idea. So, if you look at the series as a whole, it's kind of a generational thing. Its perfect. And it wont have to cancel out the Thrawn trilogy.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 4:15 p.m. CST
I gotta say HEEEEELLLL NOO to that fucking Toy Story 3 scribe.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
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Nov. 8, 2012, 4:19 p.m. CST
Lucas is a staunch individualist. How can a non-individualist write a Star Wars? Look at the MESSAGES in the films people write.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
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Nov. 8, 2012, 4:27 p.m. CST
retrotylenol, nothing would be wrong with Lucas as director, and yes folks, I have seen Plinkett's reviews
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
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Nov. 8, 2012, 4:28 p.m. CST
booger_t Nobody should do Williams but Williams, and Superman Returns score was just awful. It's a pretend Williams score.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
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Nov. 8, 2012, 4:29 p.m. CST
The more I think about it, the more I think Lucas just sold this to watch the world burn. Lucas bashers deserve having Star Wars on such wobbly ground.
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
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Nov. 8, 2012, 4:33 p.m. CST
FUCK! "Informed sources tell Vulture that Star Wars: Episode VII has found a leading candidate to write the film’s screenplay: Michael Arndt, the Pixar favorite who was nominated for an Oscar for Toy Story 3, won an Oscar for Little Miss Sunshine, and wro
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
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Nov. 8, 2012, 5:30 p.m. CST
Please forgive my typos, I'm on vacation and I'm drunk, but you get my sentiment
by AzulTool
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Nov. 8, 2012, 6:42 p.m. CST
I will not pay money to hear some John Williams fakir compose all over a non-Lucas fake Star Wars movie planned by executives
by Fuck disney with a rusty chainsaw
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fa·kir (f-kîr, fä-, f-) n. 1. A Muslim religious mendicant. 2. A Hindu ascetic or religious mendicant, especially one who performs feats of magic or endurance.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 11:44 p.m. CST
Jeshop, they also said that Speilberg, Bird, and Abrams will be offered the job first
by ganymede3010
No way all 3 of them are going to turn it down. While I'm not a J.J hater, I would prefer Steven or Brad for this gig.
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Nov. 8, 2012, 11:58 p.m. CST
Hamil, Ford, and Fisher are a foregone conclusion, no need to worry.
by ganymede3010
I also want to Ian McDirmid (Remember he allegedly knows how to "cheat death") Jimmy Smits, and ofcourse Billy D.
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Nov. 9, 2012, 12:15 a.m. CST
Jeshop, no one is questioning the creative prowess of George Lucas
by ganymede3010
It's his ability to write and direct is what most of us have a problem with. To become an a-list writer it takes hours of repetition, and once you reach the level of being an elite writer and story teller you have to continue to put in an astronomical amount of hours to maintain it at that elite level. Geroge Lucas took a 10+ year hiatus from writing and directing since he had the time consuming responsibility to manage his vast empire, as a result, his writing and directing abilities waned as a result. While George still has some great ideas his movies will be best served by allowing the best in the each individual profession to tackle the job, including but not limited to writing and directing.
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Nov. 9, 2012, 8:48 a.m. CST
Mark Millar accusing other people of stealing ideas is hilarious.
by Stegman84
That is all.
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