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Star Wars, Episode 7: The Force Awakens


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Lightsabers + JJ Abrams = lens flare overload

 

Let the photoshops commence.

 

According to multiple trade reports, Abrams, 46, is set to direct the next installment of "Star Wars," which Disney has said will be "Episode 7" and due out in 2015. Disney bought "Star Wars" maker Lucasfilm last month for $4.06 billion...

 

He is the second big name associated with the new "Star Wars" films to be launched under the Disney umbrella. Late last year, Lucasfilm confirmed that Michael Arndt, who wrote "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Toy Story 3" would pen the screenplay for "Episode 7."

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New and IImproved Baytor! Now with sarcasm.

 

That strategy worked well for the LOTR and Harry Potter franchises. I'm concerned w/ the quality of material w/ these new SW films though. This guy has some bitchin' ideas.

 

Lord of the Rings was all filmed at once and Harry Potter was based on a popular book franchise that was already written ahead of time. They have to write and cast and make a new Star Wars movie every single year. That is not an easy thing to do.

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That strategy worked well for the LOTR and Harry Potter franchises.

 

Yes, but both series based on already established source material. They are setting a pretty tight release schedule on stories that don't even exist yet.

 

.....uh, what Baytor said. (Started my reply before you posted yours! ^_^ )

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Lord of the Rings was all filmed at once and Harry Potter was based on a popular book franchise that was already written ahead of time. They have to write and cast and make a new Star Wars movie every single year. That is not an easy thing to do.

 

It's an incredibly easy thing to do when you have Disney resources at your disposal.

 

Now whether those movies will be worth a damn, to me, seems reeeeally unlikely.

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Lord of the Rings was all filmed at once and Harry Potter was based on a popular book franchise that was already written ahead of time. They have to write and cast and make a new Star Wars movie every single year. That is not an easy thing to do.

Have to? Man they get to do that. There's enough SW material already out there for great films and you know every fanboy screenwriter has been working on the SW sequels in their mind since they saw ROTJ. Now whether Disney uses that source material is a good question, but saying the material doesn't exist or needs to be created from scratch is wrong. If all else fails, Disney can give Patton Oswalt a case of energy drinks and lock him in a room w/ a laptop and a camera.

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