A third Star Wars trilogy is coming!
 

Long time Star Wars fans will probably have some sort of vague recollections of creator George Lucas mentioning the possibility of the Star Wars saga including three sets of trilogies, for nine movies in total.

Though Lucas told MTV in 2004 that the series "was never planned as a nine-episode work," the rumor of a sequel has been alive since 1983 when Lucas was quoted in Denise Worrell's book Icons: Intimate Portraits as saying that "the first trilogy is social and political...(the second trilogy) is more about personal growth and self realization, and the third deals with moral and philosophical problems.... The sequel is about Jedi knighthood, justice, confrontation, and passing on what you have learned."

Now — prepare yourselves, Star Wars fans — IESB has reported that plans are underway for more Star Wars movies to follow the events in Return of the Jedi.

Several of the most successful Star Wars novels have taken place after Return of the Jedi, most notably Timothy Zahn's Thrawn Trilogy, so there is fertile ground for sequel material; however, according to IESB's "ultra top-secret Lucasfilm insider," the new trilogy "will exist in the same universe" as previous movies "but will not have anything to do with the Skywalker Clan."

IESB also stated that the sequel "will have nothing to do with the live-action television series" that is being developed and which will supposedly feature everyone's favorite bounty hunter, Boba Fett.

Lucas is currently in the process of converting all six of the original movies to 3D, with plans to re-release them in theaters in 3-D and on Blu-ray. IESB's source says that the "ideal plan" is for the first movie in the new trilogy to be released "within 24 months" after the last of the original six movies is re-released in 3-D.

IESB, obviously aware of how dubious their scoop must sound, prefaced the entire article by listing several of the previous movie news scoops that they did get correct, including such Star Wars-related scoops as the PG-13 rating for Revenge of the Sith, the news that a Clone Wars animated series was on the way, and that a live-action TV series was in the works.

http://iesb.net/index.php?option=com...news&Itemid=71

I'll believe it when I see it.

I just dont get all the Star Wars hype at all.

To me it is just way over blown,even the first movie sucked for me.I wish Lucas would put this crap to sleep and stop regurtating this stuff out every few years,and dont even start with all the franchising that goes with it.Sheesh.

It's about time!! This is a story that desperately needs to be done well. Fingers crossed.

Star Wars 7
 

I just found out George Lucas sold Lucasfilms to Disney. I like a lot of Disney films, but I sure hope they don't screw Star Wars up. This may be the death of Star Wars as we know it. But I also do think its a little to early to say. They may do a really good job with it all. Just thought I'd share. Thoughts?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyqlT...ature=youtu.be

Sorry it's in URL format it wouldn't let me embed it.

Makes this guy very happy.

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Not me tho. I hated the last 3.

I'm excited to see what a new director will do with it, Empire and Return were both directed by someone not named George Lucas.

Make this into a horror franchise.

The most over hyped, over rated piles of shit ever to grace the silver screens.:mad:

I just read an article on Comcast.net where Mark Hamill said George Lucas told him they're going to do VII, VIII, and IX.

I'm sure that's only the beginning. :rolleyes:

Who cares. None of these movies were ever that good in the first place, and the only interesting character (Darth Maul) got chopped early on. The new Star Trek movie was better than all 6 Star Wars movies combined, and it was just entertaining.

How was Maul interesting?? It was just some dude with a painted face. He looked ridiculous.

That could have potential-give them to Dario Argento to direct!

Exactly! Ridiculous is entertaining.

Star Wars: Disney's new trilogy - Episode VII, VIII & IX - standalone spinoffs also!
 

You didn’t need to be a prescient Jedi master to predict the minute Disney and Lucasfilm made last week’s big, exciting announcement that the Star Wars galaxy would return to our screens, the rumours about who might be involved would start flying.

And fly they have, with word on both Harrison Ford possibly being up for a return to Han Solo’s trousers and our first rumoured director candidate.

Entertainment Weekly’s new hire, Geoff Boucher (formerly of the LA Times) has a source saying that Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher are all “upbeat” about returning to the franchise that effectively helped launch their careers.

While we naturally have to file this one in the soon-to-be-bulging New Star Wars Rumour File, it’s a hopeful sign that we really will see the three original leads passing the torch – or the lightsaber – to new characters.

The new trilogy would presumably pick up about twenty years after the end of the three original films. Building an entire arc around Ford (70), Hamill (62) and Fisher (forever 27) is probably not the best of ideas, but including the original stars in a hand-off to a new generation could be a way to appease the fans and inject some new life into the series.

Ford, who has never been the most vocal fan of Star Wars’ scripts, also thought Han should have died in Return Of The Jedi to give it more emotional weight. He was the least likely of the three to make a return, but the idea he’d even consider it makes us very happy indeed. And Boucher is not a man to spread wild rumours, either.

As to the director rumours, the gang at Collider have heard that Matthew Vaughn, who recently departed the big chair on X-Men: Days Of Future Past, could be in talks to pick up the megaphone for the new Wars outing, due in 2015.


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I enjoyed the star wars saga hopefully this wont ruin it or make it slightly less enjoyable, I hope they do get Harrison Ford because I'm big fan of his films, but I'll be more than likely going to the cinema to watch it weather I like it or not with the Girlfriend loving Star Wars and all Disney films :)

Michael Arndt confirmed for Star Wars: Episode VII

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...tm_medium=feed

Simon Kinberg and EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Scribe Lawrence Kasdan to Write and Produce STAR WARS Episodes 8 and 9

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hea...n-simon-393459

I hope they bring back Darth Maul!

J.J. Abrams Set to Direct Next 'Star Wars' Film

http://www.thewrap.com/movies/articl...xclusive-74596

It's Official: 'Star Wars' Stand-Alone Films From Lawrence Kasdan, Simon Kinberg in Development

http://collider.com/star-wars-spinoff-movies-confirmed/

'Star Wars' spin-offs: A young Han Solo movie, and a Boba Fett film

http://www.empireonline.com/news/feed.asp?NID=36430

Let the saturation begin!

'Star Wars Episode 7' to film scenes in Scotland?

I would rather snap my dick in two than watch any of this bile.:D

Is Jonathan Rhys Meyers going to star in 'Star Wars: Episode VII'?
Rumor has it that the star of NBC's 'Dracula' will appear in J.J. Abrams' film

http://www.hitfix.com/news/is-jonath...rs-episode-vii

J. J. is a talented director. I've liked all of the films of his Ive seen thus far and if they're able to get some real talent in front of the camera as well I think this could dig the franchise out of the hole Lucas put it in with the prequel trillogy. Im looking forward to this. :)

I've watched low budget horror films all my life. But I've never heard such bad dialogue as the rubbish spouted in this overated nonsense.

I did enjoy them when I was a kid (the first 2 films they made), grew out of them by the time I was 14.

Star Wars Episode VII to centre on Luke, Leia and Han

The new Star Wars film has been retooled to centre on the iconic characters of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo. Oscar-winning screenwriter Michael Arndt was replaced by saga stalwart Lawrence Kasdan in October for JJ Abrams's film, which is being pitched as the first in a new trilogy. That decision was taken because Arndt had planned to focus on the children of the characters played by Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford. Luke, Leia and Han would have appeared in supporting roles.

Kasdan, who wrote 1980's The Empire Strikes Back, will produce a screenplay that centres on the space opera's original stars so audiences can have "one more chance to enjoy them before a fitting send-off". "The new characters, the offspring, will now be in supporting roles ... and take centre stage in Episode VIII and IX."

Episode VII is currently due in cinemas for Christmas 2015.

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Star-...-Up-41075.html

The new 'Star Wars' movies will ignore the Expanded Universe



http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/04/2...rse-lucasfilm/

My first recollection is of 9 films which I actually read in print. Later on, I heard tell that, after Star Wars, Lucas met with several key people and spent 2-3 day telling them the 12 part story in case he should die before they were all made. Never found a ref for that one.

On the Empire DVD special features, there is an interview with Lucas and Leonard Maltin. In it, Lucas states it was always a 3-triology 9-part tale modeled entirely after opera-styled story-telling.

Lucas said in that interview that all 9 stories were about Anakin Skywalker. He said the first three were Anakin's rise to power, the second three were his fall from grace, but when he got to the last three he only paused and said something like "There's just so much to tell." and dropped it.

And I've heard it claimed most often he said there was only ever six.

I think Harry Potter succeeded as it did because it became progressively darker & more mature in content. Rowling knew her audience would continue to age & grow up in between each book.

Lucas, on the other hand, seems to think his audience remains eight years of age. He needs to be not involved in any more films & as long as he is, fans should only expect disappointment.

‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Cast Revealed



John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join original cast members Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in “Star Wars: Episode VII.”

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/04/2...-the-new-cast/