Future and potential Star Wars films - news and speculation

Brief_Lives wrote: »

Not sure where to put this, but on Netflix, there's a show called chef... With Jon favereau...
But season one, volume two, episode 5.. Dave filioni... Excuse my spelling, is cooking and chatting with Jon.. At skywalker ranch..

That was fun! Hungry now!

Good bit of Nostalgia. Then I guess I took away that:
- Mandalorian is done filming and they are putting the finishing touches on it.
- Filoni was just about to finish up the new season of clone wars and he's hyped about it and there'll be a shock of some kind (no peaches line)
- They both felt comfortable with the Darksaber being mentioned and it was still in play the last I saw it so .. maybe .. maybe? .. we might see it in Mandalorian.

I really liked it. Felt as close to hard scifi that a disney animated series could go.

It's been on break for a few years but so popular it's coming back for a final season.

Dont care, those guys single handedly absolutely wrecked Game of Thrones for no valid reason other than to get out of dodge. Shows often run their course far before they end, but Game of Thrones was still a fertile ground for another few seasons to bring an epic tale to a legendary conclusion. But no, rather then hand it over or relinquish control to people who could do that, D&D somehow thought the world would be OK with the cliff-notes 100mph edition ending. **** those guys. I like to think they're now reaping what they sowed.

Brief_Lives wrote: »

i had to google Darksaber....
then i had to see it....
this cartoon looks great....

You never seen Clone Wars ?

You are in for a treat my man.

Before you watch you there are two viewing orders - the production order and a chronological order. Both are a fun way to see it.

Some people find the first season and one of the main characters a chore to watch but all agree that you need to stick with it.

Brief_Lives wrote: »

Yea, I'm gonna watch the whole lot on Netflix....
looking forward to it...

I don't think it is on Netflix but the DisneyLife app has them all - and it is the only streaming service to have season 6 over here. Season 7 will be exclusive to Disney+ when it it is finally finished.

This is the chronological order of the stories if that interests you.

https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-chronological-episodeorder

It is how I would watch them from now on but it was fun watching by season too.

It wasn't planned to have them that way but Lucas would often be in story meetings or stick his head into the office and bring up an old storyline or delve more into character that was dead.

Enjoy.

I think I'll start a rewatch after Christmas myself.:cool:

Sad Professor wrote: »

Benioff and Weiss are out.

Well, I did not see that coming.

What the hell is going on over there. This Star Wars thing has been a bloody shambles under Disney. :pac:

Tony EH wrote: »

Well, I did not see that coming.

What the hell is going on over there. This Star Wars thing has been a bloody shambles under Disney. :pac:

Shambles in what way?

pixelburp wrote: »

Read which bit?

I hadn't realised they were signed up to Netflix though, any sense of what they're hoping to produce?

It is a multi-year deal to work exclusively with Netflix. $100 million or something like that.

Either it is one massive series or more likely multiple series and movies.

manbitesdog wrote: »

I’m was skeptical about the GoT lads producing Star Wars, but Feige getting involved is really bad news. The franchise will be turned into a pale shadow of the Marvel movies. Totally the wrong approach for Star Wars.

Lads, what is with all themelodramtaic doom and gloom?

Feige is putting together one Star Wars movie. He is not taking over.

Tony EH wrote: »

Hiring directors, firing directors, throwing scripts out, missive reshoots, massive rewrites, announcements of future films, scrapping of future films, a retreat to TV, and whatever you're having yourself.

Shambling from one mess to another and damage control all the the way.

It's been anything but a smooth ride, because they haven't a bloody clue how to approach this at all.

You've just described quite a lot of movies productions there.

People just don't take notice most of the times.

Marvel didn't want Robert Downey Jnr. Jon Faverau didn't want to do Iron Man 2. Edgar Wright spending years rewriting Ant-Man. The firing of Edward Norton, Terence Howard and Patty Jenkins. Natalie Portman leaving the Thor series. Losing Spider-man from the MCU. And I'd say the payment negotiations are a barrel of laughs.

In Star Wars two director were fired - Lord & Miller. Bhaved like a couple of jakasses from what I've read but I very much agree Lucasfilm shouldn't have let it get that far. Trevorrow fired or quit is irrelevant - he couldn't deliver a script so want was Kennedy supposed to do? Keep him in the director chair?

I've read a couple of interviews by Tony Gilroy and as best I recall he said Edwards had done fine work but the studio just didn't know what they wanted with Rogue One. Nothing unique about that.

Josh Trank departure is not something that can be blamed on either Lucasfilm or Trank himself. The man has/had some problems (I read OCD or crippling anxiety attacks somewhere). I'd love to know how that is a negative against Lucasfilm? How was Kennedy supped to know about this before it became a problem?

What future films were announced that were then cancelled? There was plenty of rumours over the years but only the Johnson and GoT duo trilogies have been announced. Feige's movie has had no official statement and the Obi-Wan movie (which actually was being developed) was never announced.

And what is wrong with the Obi-Wan story moving to TV? You have a problem with six hours of Kenobi and would prefer two?

The Force Awakens was a dull, unimaginative cobbled together Expanded Universe knock off. That is on Abrams because that is the story he wanted and by all accounts no one else wanted the job.

Everything with Mark Hamill (and Hamill & Ridley) is The Last Jedi was pure gold. Johnson's had the stones to do things different, but what was he supposed to do with the likes of Finn & Poe? They are nobodies.

Rogue One is a fantastic movie. Solo is also a fantastic film - my only issue is that we don't get the original villain the was intended. So it flopped at the box office? Only problem with that is that it affects the possibility of a sequel - which is something I really want. The money though was not going in our pockets so who cares about that?

Rebels was a fantastic, beautifully made show. Resistance looks great and has very likeable characters but again is a story brought down by Abrams dull villains. Disney have allowed Filoni to finish Clone Wars which is amazing.

The Marvel comics seem uninteresting and the books mostly focus on Sequel trilogy stuff so I'm not interested.

This recent business with the Game of Thrones guys is not a big deal. Nor is it a negative against Lucasfilm or Disney. They got a $200 million multi year deal with Netflix. They were not worth that much to the Star Wars franchise because Kennedy can get someone else to take over their project. If anyone is to "blame" it is the men themselves - why were they in talks with Netflix when they knew couldn't do that and Star Wars? But for 200 million can you blame them?

You can out the drama llama back in it pen. There is no shambles here. Things are not perfect but the again how can they be when George Lucas is not in charge himself?

Describing Solo as "fantastic"....
Describing any part of the Last jedi as "pure gold".....

I think you are on your own with that one. Both are the worst-reviewed movies of the entire franchise.

Spon Farmer wrote: »

Solo is also a fantastic film

You had my attention until this nugget

Solo is just OK. Not as bad as it could have been, but added very little to the franchise and didn't make any remotely convincing case for having been made in the first place. Watchable but forgettable, I wouldn't even say it's decent really, just not a bad film. I'd love to know what the film was looking like when they pulled the plug on it and had to reshoot most of it.

Tony EH wrote: »

Eh no, I haven't.

Under Disney, Star Wars has had a particularly bumpy ride, to say the least.

Yes you have.

Director changes, cast changes, rewrites and reshoots happen all the time.

Most big sci-fi/fantasy movies have reshoots schedule before principal photography even starts. Every MCU movie has had them.

Star Wars is simply under a microscope. The hype since the Disney purchase is ridiculous.

EDIT: Also, why would you use "eh" in a text conversation?

EDIT 2: Is just a thing you do because of your username?

Kirby wrote: »

Describing Solo as "fantastic"....
Describing any part of the Last jedi as "pure gold".....

I think you are on your own with that one. Both are the worst-reviewed movies of the entire franchise.

I'm not on my own. There are plenty of people who love both movies just as there are plenty who don't.

What have "reviews" got to do with anything? Who gives a toss what Mark Kermode or Siskel & Ebert think?

And regardless of your opinion of the film itself, if you don't think that Mark Hamill gave a spectacular performance then begone... I wish not to soil mine eyes with your alphabetic excrement !!!:rolleyes:

Theboinkmaster wrote: »

I disagree everyone I know thinks it's a complete piece of sh!t and the thread on boards.ie for Solo would seem to agree with that sentiment.

Completely forgettable.

Obviously it isn't forgettable or you wouldn't be able to voice an opinion on it.

Just jumping in here to say TLJ and Solo were brutal. TLJ was embarrassing to be more Frank.

On yous go lads.

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Solo is mediocre, flavourless and forgettable.

The Last Jedi is the best Star Wars film. I wish I was trolling when I say that as I enjoy how worked up it makes people, but alas I am being 100% earnest.

If it is the best one then why do you wish you are trolling?
Or is your "100% earnestness" actually "100% sarcasm"?

pixelburp wrote: »

I enjoyed Solo insofar as it wasn't terrible, which is also about as positive as my own personal subset of demographics would attest to as well. It's not a BAD movie, but it was just so ... there. As I said, it wasn't a total incoherent mess so if that qualifies as a success, then fair play.

People questioned whether Solo would be a totally redundant prequel, and sure enough that's precisely what it was. Nothing was learnt about Han except the most bizarrely mundane and pointless (oh, so that's where he got his blaster! That's where he got his .. wait, his name??), while the characters it did introduce were utterly pointless - coupled with a blatant piece of fan-service that was clumsy and arbitrary.

Where there really people who thought the film was pointless when it was announced?

That is funny because back then I was a member of a Star Wars forum and they were all rabid for young Han Solo since standalone movies were first announced.

I was actually a lone voice saying that such a movie wouldn't get made (then shouldn't get made when it was official) because we didn't need to know about his past. I was regularly and viciously attacked about it. I left the site and since the film was getting made I decided to have an open minded. It ended u being great.

I don't what is to be bothered by how Han got his gun. And the business with his name has been around since Return of the Jedi. In the novelisation when they are leaving Tatooine Luke wonders whether Solo is Han's real name. Did he choose it because he had been alone. So that either comes from Lucas or Kasdan but it is not new.

I like that the background story of the life debt is out of the picture now too.

I can easily see why someone would think that about TLJ. What lens is being applied to reach that conclusion, I would wager it comes primarily from being a passionate fan of film making first and Star Wars second?

I liked the film and thought it was bold in a way Star Wars has never been before, but most equally I had some major problems with it too as a huge Star Wars fan. But I give it the thumbs up overall, a case of the good outweighing the bad for me personally. Most people I know feel the same. If you had to boil it down to a yes or no, it'd be a 'yes' from almost everyone I know, but most of my friends had issues with it and to be honest it's always the same issues that come up again and again.

I can see why someone would consider it pure gold even if I strongly disagree, but I can't really afford the same understanding to anyone claiming it was absolute crap or without any good qualities. The only 'crap' Star Wars films to me are probably Attack of the Clones, maybe Solo, even then both are very watchable. The rest, for me, are either excellent (IV, V, VI, Rogue One), good but disappointing despite excellent high points (Force Awakens, Last Jedi) or weak with some diamond material in the rough (I, III). That leaves II (just plain awful) and Solo (redundant, forgettable, unnecessary but watchable).