Disney/LFL to slow down Star Wars releases
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It was wrong to mimic Marvels formula of 2 movies a year. A small reason they work so well is the anticipation of a collaboration of superheroes.
What's the point of a series of Boba Fett movies? Or Solo? What's the end game?
It would just be random adventures with no pay off.
What's the point of a series of Boba Fett movies? Or Solo? What's the end game?
It would just be random adventures with no pay off.
I think the MCU also has the advantage of having a lot more diversity of the types of stories they tell. With Star Wars you can't really make the same kind of drastic changes without it turning into something else.
I've been expecting this kind of annoucement since Solo, and I think it is a smart move.
I've been expecting this kind of annoucement since Solo, and I think it is a smart move.
I still hope they consider another Solo film. I was very interested in how that movie ended, and I still think it was probably my favorite or second favorite film of the summer.
Yeah, Star Wars films barely change the tone of the spinoffs from the saga movies. Marvel Studios films are wildly different from each other ranging from political thrillers to scifi to comedies. I wish Lucasfilm would take some chances, a Star Wars comedy could be fun.
Because Star Wars, unlike the MCU, has a specific aesthetic style that is directly baked into its conceptual DNA.
Because that's how they've always been made. The books and even some of the other material have used different tones and some of them were great. They even filmed two Ewok movies that were children's fantasy adventure films devoid of the Force or many of the trappings of Star Wars other than spaceships and Ewoks. It's clearly for children, but they're fun. Star Wars doesn't necessarily have to keep the exact same aesthetic, trying something new could be a huge improvement to the franchise.
Star Wars is not how it looks, it's how it makes you feel. Do not confuse the two.
You demonstrate by your comment that you don't actually understand what the "Star Wars aesthetic" is, or what makes the franchise unique.
People like you are why movies are boring. Nothing new, nothing challenging, just the same old thing over and over until the sun explodes. It's the death of art.
Nope.
You're looking for tonal freedom and variety in the wrong place if you expect Star Wars to be like the MCU.
Star Wars is, has always been, and always will be a Children's Myth-based Space Fantasy done in the style of a 1940s Film Serial. That is never going to change... not because of "familiarity", but because doing so would cause the franchise to cease being itself.
Nope
Note that the "slowdown" is not very specific. Was Iger hoping to put out 2 movies per year, and now they'll slow down to just one per year? Was he hoping for pure Marvel, with 3 a year, and now they'll slow down to less than that? Or was he hoping for 1 per year, and now they'll slow down to 18 or 24 months apart?
Also, it sounds like they're still deciding on exactly where they want to go after episode 9. Which probably means they don't exactly know what "slowdown" means themselves.
Also, it sounds like they're still deciding on exactly where they want to go after episode 9. Which probably means they don't exactly know what "slowdown" means themselves.
The Marvel movies have the advantage of being pieces in a larger puzzle, and that is one of the appeals.
How many people, who had probably never otherwise ever heard of Thor, went to see the movie because of the end-credit scene in Iron Man 2? I'm guessing a lot. Hell, the only reason Coulson was even in IM2 was to lead the audience to Thor.
Do you think there would be this much anticipation for Captain Marvel if it weren't for the teaser in Infinity War? And look at that trailer-- Narrated by Nick Fury? Check. Familiar villains? Check. Coulson? Check. And of course, they give us a brief shot of the pager. Double check. They go out of their way to say, "Look! Here is the next piece of the puzzle."
However, the "Star Wars Story" movies just seem random and directionless, and I think that that is what led to the failure of "Solo" (Which I saw in the theater twice). That, and the extremely poor marketing, not anything to do with The Last Jedi.
Nope.
Yes, they should diversify. But, even then, you'll lose part of the audience. Personally, I'm interested in the Skywalker family story, the rest have no interest for me.
Personally, I thought Disney's release schedule for the Star Wars films was overly aggressive when announced several years ago. If it were up to me, I'd have done the Saga films at 3 year intervals (like the Prequel and Original trilogies), with Story films halfway between the Saga releases. So, that schedule would see one Star Wars universe film every eighteen months. That would restore some of the "specialness," I think.
I still think it’s The Last Jedi fault.
I think you’re wrong. Is it a reason? Probably. Is it THE reason? Absolutely not.
Nope.I still think it’s The Last Jedi fault.
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