Do you think they should/will reboot the Star Wars prequels?

[fireproof78]

Actually, I've heard Rian Johnson is a big prequel fan. He's incorporating/Incorporated elements from the original episode 7(the one written by Lucas and Arndt) into episode 8's script.

Also, Hayden Christensen was going to appear in episode 7, and still could in 8.

And I would be interested to see how he works those elements in to the film.

I think the one reason the PT is here to stay is that it expanded the mythos in ways that are being utilized in other episodes, most notably, the concept of "balance to the Force." So, I see not reason for Disney to reboot the PT unless they plan on rebooting the entire franchise.

 

[Gaith]

Actually, I've heard Rian Johnson is a big prequel fan. He's incorporating/Incorporated elements from the original episode 7(the one written by Lucas and Arndt) into episode 8's script.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

No/no.

 

[Prax]

No/no.

http://screenrant.com/star-wars-8-rian-johnson-prequels-trilogy/

https://www.google.com/amp/www.vani...star-wars-the-force-awakens-anakin/amp?espv=1

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around 36:00 min mark he talks about Arndt's script.

 

[Gaith]

http://screenrant.com/star-wars-8-rian-johnson-prequels-trilogy/

So a Disney employee who's signed a (likely multi-million dollar) contract to make a Star Wars movie tweets one tweet about the PT, and the nicest thing he comes up with starts: "Pssst. Devil's advocate", notes they're "kids movie(s)", and ends with a "¯\_(ツ)_/¯". And this causes you to call him a "big prequel fan"? Really?

 

[Prax]

It's more than one tweet. Did you read beyond the first paragraph? He's made other comments as well.

As for my statement: Are you telling me that on a thread like this; where hyperbole and overstatement are a matter of course, that I'm to be penalized for adding a little excitement to my comments?!

 

[CorporalCaptain]

@Prax, I have no idea how those links have any bearing on my post that you quoted, in which I simply answered the OP questions.

 

[Prax]

@Prax, I have no idea how those links have any bearing on my post that you quoted, in which I simply answered the OP questions.

I'm sorry. I thought you were responding to my "questionable claims."

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Oh, I see.

 

[Gaith]

It's more than one tweet. Did you read beyond the first paragraph? He's made other comments as well.

That assertion is simply not backed up by the article, which certainly wants to give that impression, probably because the writer is trying to make ad bucks off of clicks, and is therefore grasping at straws to make a singular tweet seem much more significant than it is.

As for my statement: Are you telling me that on a thread like this; where hyperbole and overstatement are a matter of course, that I'm to be penalized for adding a little excitement to my comments?!

Yes, because you know what a statement made with casual disregard for accuracy, even after being called out on that, is? It's pretty much a lie. Johnson's one mild, qualified tweet of hypothetical defense does not imply that he's a "big prequel fan." So, stop lying.

 

[Ithekro]

Lucasfilm is not distancing themselves from the prequels. They are using the prequels in their new content. The main reason for there to be a perceived distancing from the PT to the ST, is that they take place over 50 years apart from each other in universe. Rogue One references the PT, and their are nods and easter eggs to it in TFA.

 

[Prax]

That assertion is simply not backed up by the article, which certainly wants to give that impression, probably because the writer is trying to make ad bucks off of clicks, and is therefore grasping at straws to make a singular tweet seem much more significant than it is.

Yes, because you know what a statement made with casual disregard for accuracy, even after being called out on that, is? It's pretty much a lie. Johnson's one mild, qualified tweet of hypothetical defense does not imply that he's a "big prequel fan." So, stop lying.

Here are some more:
http://furiousfanboys.com/2016/09/rian-johnson-defends-prequels-false-cg-narrative/
Unlike JJ, who in every interview during the lead up to TFA, said "Practical effects. We're going back to practical. Practical practical practical! We're getting away from all that CG!" Rian points out the myth.

And another one:
http://makingstarwars.net/2014/07/r...job-star-wars-episode-viii-working-lucasfilm/
Rian says "There is something really beautiful about the prequels." And he assures the interviewer of his sincerity.

And let me quote my original comment:

Actually, I've heard Rian Johnson is a big prequel fan

After being called a liar, I will now shake the dust from my sandals having the satisfaction of knowing that I have successfully defended my honor.

 

[Tuskin38]

Lucasfilm is not distancing themselves from the prequels. They are using the prequels in their new content. The main reason for there to be a perceived distancing from the PT to the ST, is that they take place over 50 years apart from each other in universe. Rogue One references the PT, and their are nods and easter eggs to it in TFA.

^This.
The the OT and ST also share characters, so of course they're going to push that connection.

But they are still producing PT content, and content between the PT and OT.

There was a 5 (?) issue comic Mini Series focusing on Anakin and Obi-wan between EP1 and Ep2 last year.

Battlefront II is going to have PT content.

 

[Gaith]

And another one:
http://makingstarwars.net/2014/07/r...job-star-wars-episode-viii-working-lucasfilm/
Rian says "There is something really beautiful about the prequels." And he assures the interviewer of his sincerity.

No, he gave the assurance to another guy. And heck, I'm no PT fan on the whole, but if I were hired to direct Ep. 8 I could find lots of sincere and nice things to say about it. So I'd be a lot more convinced by any remarks he might have made prior to becoming a Disney employee - but, I am now satisfied that you have properly documented your initial assertion. Carry on.

 

[JeffinOakland]

I'm sure the suits at Disney have talked about this. I can't imagine they haven't. Retconning the Lucas prequels was probably one of the very 1st ideas brought up in meeting. It is an undeniably attractive idea. Making new prequels that don't suck would make Disney bazillions of dollars. Of course, just about anything with the Star Wars label makes bazillions of dollars. Disney is in the enviable position where they can really do just about anything with SW and be financially successful. My gut reaction would be to say they should and probably will (after episodes 7-9) remake the prequels as if the Lucas ones don't exist and aren't canon. Look for them in the 2020s.

 

[Ithekro]

Naw, they seem committed to the Prequels being the canon they will run with. They already have two cartoon series the draw heavily on the PT and they are going forward in their films with concepts introduced in the PT.

So it is unlikely they will remake those in the near future. The first one open for that is A New Hope, which is 40 years old, and they have already started to recast some of the characters (for the Han Solo movie).

It has been suggested that there will be an Episode X-XII after 2020, though if that is decades (a generation) later, or if they are a continuation of Rey's story, much like much of the pre-PT EU from Heir to the Empire forward was a continuation of the Heroes of Yavin's story after Return of the Jedi. There is also a good chance they might go for an Tales of the Old Republic era film series, since the recent cartoons, comics, and now seemingly The Last Jedi are all hinting at a much larger, and older story to be told about the Jedi, the Sith, and the Force.

 

[Gaith]

Yep, the time to ditch the PT would have been when they ditched the EU; to do it in ten years, when fans who grew up on them are at their peak disposable purchasing power, would make no sense.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if Midichlorians were never mentioned again, much like how the Galactic Barrier wasn't ever mentioned post-TOS.

 

[Ithekro]

Midichlorians came up once in The Clone Wars, as a semi-ad-lib background dialogue. A woman a bar makes a comment about a bounty hunter that claims to have killed a Jedi "I'd like to check out his midichlorian count" as a semi-sexual reference.

 

[fireproof78]

Yep, the time to ditch the PT would have been when they ditched the EU; to do it in ten years, when fans who grew up on them are at their peak disposable purchasing power, would make no sense.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if Midichlorians were never mentioned again, much like how the Galactic Barrier wasn't ever mentioned post-TOS.

Hey, once you break a barrier is there really a need to mention it again? I don't hear pilots talking about breaking the sound barrier on commuter flights.

Midichlorians came up once in The Clone Wars, as a semi-ad-lib background dialogue. A woman a bar makes a comment about a bounty hunter that claims to have killed a Jedi "I'd like to check out his midichlorian count" as a semi-sexual reference.

Just when I thought references to midicholrians couldn't become more cringe worthy...

 

[Gaith]

Hey, once you break a barrier is there really a need to mention it again? I don't hear pilots talking about breaking the sound barrier on commuter flights.

Well, A) the sound barrier isn't an actual barrier, is it; and B) don't you think that if crossing it tended to confer death and/or superpowers, you might?

Just when I thought references to midicholrians couldn't become more cringe worthy...

An offhand, jokey reference in one of the cartoons is one thing. But I don't think we'll be seeing Qui-Gon's mobile midichlorian counter, or any similar such overt usage of the concept, in any upcoming movie. At least, I hope not.