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Spoilers All Things STAR WARS - News, Speculation & Spoilers Thread
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Are these movies theatrical releases or streaming? As popular as The Mandalorian might be, I can't imagine anyone thinking a movie based on it would draw people to the theatres. And let's be honest, Disney+ is where the Star Wars franchise is flourishing these days.
More information about the Rey film and the Mangold and Filoni films.
Definitely sounds like Filoni's film is theatrical.
Either way, all of them sound interesting. I'm especially excited for the Rey film because she was by far the best part of the sequel trilogy.
Definitely sounds like Filoni's film is theatrical.
Either way, all of them sound interesting. I'm especially excited for the Rey film because she was by far the best part of the sequel trilogy.
Glad to see the return of Ridley/Rey. Funny since she mentioned something recently about being open for work in response to a question on her continuing as Rey.
With a real plan and solid writing 'somehow' Rey can return.
I can get excited about Ahsoka and The Alcoyte and Skeleton Crew etc, but the movie announcements, although cool, less so.
We’ve all been here before, personally I’ll take the two non-Filloni ones with a pinch of salt.
That one seems more likely given the build up.
Movie budget needed for full on legacy CGI de-aged characters anyone?
We’ve all been here before, personally I’ll take the two non-Filloni ones with a pinch of salt.
That one seems more likely given the build up.
Movie budget needed for full on legacy CGI de-aged characters anyone?
I'll go ahead and say they'll never resurrect Leia in that way - they may recast but Robo-Carrie isn't happening again.
Yeah, they're not going to do that with Fisher's image. I think some people forget that she was actually still alive (and on board with it) when they did it for 'Rogue One', and I think even the Peter Cushing thing was understood to be strictly a one-time deal.
If she shows up at all in the NR era shows/movies/whatever, I think they'll just recast the role.
If she shows up at all in the NR era shows/movies/whatever, I think they'll just recast the role.
That was my favorite bit of news.
I don't get why people are pretending that Star wars doesn't succeed theatrically. Even TROS made over a billion dollars, just because people didn't like it doesn't mean that Star Wars cinema is anywhere close to being dead (it did survive the prequels, which were even more hated). It makes no sense for the Rey film to not be theatrical at the very least, and I'd bet on the film being Star Wars Episode X, since it feels like the movie continuing the main Star Wars line.
All the films sound interesting, although I think Mangold has to prove he can do a decent Indiana Jones film before I'll be excited for him doing a SW film. The Rey one definitely has my attention the most, though.
I think the issue is less financial and more creative. The shows have done incredible work for the most part and they give writers more room to work with.
Plus, The Wormhole's worry was only regarding the Filoni film and not the other two precisely because his film is suppose to be a conclusion (of some sorts) to the post-Return of the Jedi-era shows. I think that's a legitimate worry considering the hours and hours of development for each show and then attempt to transition to a film that wants to serve all of those characters while also introducing them and the story to a new audience. Is it possible? Sure, but it won't be easy, certainly not like doing a film sequel to another film.
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I mean, when it comes to Star Wars TV I'd argue Book of Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi weren't exactly slam dunks (I liked both of them fairly well, but they were far from flawless and got generally mixed reviews from what I have seen), and thats ignoring my (admittedly minority opinion) hatred of Andor, which I don't think actually did that well among casual Star Wars fans (anecdotally, I know my casual SW fan Dad and brother, who enjoyed the movies and enjoy The Mandalorian / BoBF / Obi-Wan, didn't bother to watch Andor, it feels very much like a show for critics/certain online groups and not really a show for Star Wars fans who want Star Wars elements in their SW show).
On the other hand, when it comes to the new movies I loved TFA, Rogue One and TLJ, while considering TROS to be disappointing and Solo to be terrible, and most of the movies were very financially successful (I think only Solo did badly at the box office) so I'd still say the new movies have had just as much a mix of good and bad as the TV shows. So, really, I see no evidence that the TV shows are better creatively in general, they've had their missteps and failures along with their successes just like the movies.
As for Filoni's film, I understand the worry for that, but honestly The Mandalorian is basically the face of Star Wars right now, so if the movie has him in it, and is possibly even tying up his story, its the one D+ show I could see having a very successful theatrical film made of it.
The biggest takeaway from that is that most films aren't "shelved" per se but rather still in development, either because they're still working on the idea or there are scheduling issues. That includes Rogue Squadron and whether it's a film or a series.
She also mentioned that the fabled "Kevin Feige film" was never something they announced because there was never anything discussed, but she knows he's a big Star Wars fan and if he comes up with an idea, then she's all ears.
Yeah as I think I said when that 'Rogue Squadron' story broke is that this is all perfectly normal for Hollywood. Some projects get rushed out the door, some take a good decade to develop and marinate, and for the right people to be available before it's ready to even go into pre-production.
Also; the only people that actually know the true status of these projects are Lucasfilm. Anything else one hears is just going to be fragmentary leaks and the usual internet armchair quarterbacking.
I like how she even says the Kevin Feige thing isn't abandoned; it just never happened. There was no story pitched, and likely nothing more than a vague "hey we should work on something" conversation if even that much happened.
Really looking forward to all three movies.
Rey was one of my favorite parts of the sequel trilogy, and I'm really looking forward to where they take her after TROS.
I've been dying for a canon origin/early days of the Jedi story, so this has me very interested. On top of that, we have the fact that James Mangold is making it, and after he knocked it out of the park with Logan, and based off of the trailer, it looks like he at least did a good job with Indian Jones and the Dial of Destiny, that's a big plus.
I'm a little surprised we're getting a movie tying up the post-ROTJ Disney+ shows, I figured all of that would stay there.
Rey was one of my favorite parts of the sequel trilogy, and I'm really looking forward to where they take her after TROS.
I've been dying for a canon origin/early days of the Jedi story, so this has me very interested. On top of that, we have the fact that James Mangold is making it, and after he knocked it out of the park with Logan, and based off of the trailer, it looks like he at least did a good job with Indian Jones and the Dial of Destiny, that's a big plus.
I'm a little surprised we're getting a movie tying up the post-ROTJ Disney+ shows, I figured all of that would stay there.
I thought that was Nancy Pelosi for a second
The idea of a First Jedi story set thousands of years in the past really intrigues the Asimov fan in me. I think of the Elijah Baley/ Spacer books in relation to the Foundation books and can see something similar happening here. This would really start to realize the potential of the vast galaxy that's been established so far.
