Thema: Star Wars Trilogie #3 - Episode 7 bis 9

[nemesis]

Naja, wenn man sie als "alternde Haudegen" einbindet, welche "die Macht" an die neue Generation von Hipster-Jedis weitergibt......
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..... Waaaaaaah. Ich hatte gerade einen Alptraum. 

Das Expanded Universe reicht Jahrzehnte in die Zukunft. Luke gründet eine Jedi-Akademie, Han und Leia haben geheiratet und Kinder bekommen, die "Neue Republik" wurde gegründet. Und immer wieder gibt es verstreute Überbleibsel des Imperiums, die nach der Macht streben. Und neue Bedrohungen. Material gäbe es (selbst mit den gealterten Haudegen) genug.

[nemesis]

Hä? Kürzlich hat er das noch dementiert...

[nemesis]

Lichtschwerter mit Lens Flare...

[nemesis]

Okay, ist wohl tatsächlich so... Dann hat der Mann seine Meinung wohl geändert (und Disney ihm sicher einen ganz schönen Batzen Kohle angeboten).

Update 2 - January 26, 12:10am

Well, it's official official. JJ Abrams is directing the film. Plus, we've got confirmation about what was only hinted at earlier, that Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg are "consulting on the project".

Exciting times indeed!

I still wonder if the man who made Star Trek feel like a Star Wars film (to the chagrin of some Trekkers) is about to inject some Trek-like spirit (or even J.J.'s usual narrative and visual flourishes) into his own continuation of Lucas's story. Not that this would be so bad, yet I think one only has to look at Super 8 to see that the director is capable, at least in spurts, of miming the work of another fine filmmaker (in that case, Spielberg) while still feeling part of a whole.

Here's the full press release from StarWars.com:

Star Wars Is Being Kick-Started with Dynamite J.J. Abrams to Direct Star Wars: Episode VII

January 25, 2013


After a bevy of emails and phone calls, the formalities have been wrapped up, and at long last everyone can exhale and properly share the word with an excited Internet. Yes, J.J. Abrams will direct Star Wars: Episode VII, the first of a new series of Star Wars films to come from Lucasfilm under the leadership of Kathleen Kennedy. Abrams will be directing and Academy Award-winning writer Michael Arndt will write the screenplay.
"It's very exciting to have J.J. aboard leading the charge as we set off to make a new Star Wars movie," said Kennedy. "J.J. is the perfect director to helm this. Beyond having such great instincts as a filmmaker, he has an intuitive understanding of this franchise. He understands the essence of the Star Wars experience, and will bring that talent to create an unforgettable motion picture."

George Lucas went on to say "I've consistently been impressed with J.J. as a filmmaker and storyteller." He's an ideal choice to direct the new Star Wars film and the legacy couldn't be in better hands."

"To be a part of the next chapter of the Star Wars saga, to collaborate with Kathy Kennedy and this remarkable group of people, is an absolute honor," J.J. Abrams said. "I may be even more grateful to George Lucas now than I was as a kid."

J.J., his longtime producing partner Bryan Burk, and Bad Robot are on board to produce along with Kathleen Kennedy under the Disney | Lucasfilm banner."

Also consulting on the project are Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg. Kasdan has a long history with Lucasfilm, as screenwriter on The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the Jedi. Kinberg was writer on Sherlock Holmes and Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Abrams and his production company Bad Robot have a proven track record of blockbuster movies that feature complex action, heartfelt drama, iconic heroes and fantastic production values with such credits as Star Trek, Super 8, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, and this year's Star Trek Into Darkness. Abrams has worked with Lucasfilm's preeminent postproduction facilities, Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound, on all of the feature films he has directed, beginning with Mission: Impossible III. He also created or co-created such acclaimed television series as Felicity, Alias, Lost and Fringe.

[nemesis]

Seh ich auch so. Star Wars und Williams sind imo untrennbar.

[nemesis]

Seh ich auch so. Star Wars und Williams sind imo untrennbar.

Giacchino scoret episch - warum soll das nicht passen?

Weil Star Wars und Williams Musik seit jeher symbiotisch sind. Williams musikalische Themen sind ikonisch geworden und nicht mehr wegzudenken, untrennbar mit Star Wars verbunden und fester Bestandteil der Popkultur. Die Titelmusik, Lukes und Leias Thema, der imperiale Marsch etc, all das hat einen immensen Wiedererkennungswert. Melodien, die sich seit Jahrzehnten eingeprägt haben und sehr viel von der Gesamtatmosphäre ausmachen, die man aus dem FF mitsummen kann. Ein Teil davon muss nur angespielt werden, und man weiß sofort, worum es geht. Man mag ja einen Komponisten klasse finden, aber deswegen muss er ja nicht immer und überall passen.

[nemesis]

Geht mal gar nicht...

[nemesis]

Ich klink mich hier dann mal aus, weil das zu nix führt. Ich lass mir meine Argumente hier nicht mit Meinungen zu anderen Dingen völlig zusammenhangslos in einen Topf werfen. So long.

[nemesis]

It's Official: 'Star Wars' Stand-Alone Films From Lawrence Kasdan, Simon Kinberg in Development
2:20 PM PST 2/5/2013 by Jordan Zakarin

Disney CEO Bob Iger, whose company acquired Lucasfilm in a $4.05 billion transaction last year, confirmed for investors that his company has lined up Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg to work on stand-alone Star Wars movies.

Star Wars: How Writers Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg Will Expand the Galaxy
As THR first reported, Kasdan and Kinberg are working on separate films that will serve as spinoffs of the main new trilogy. Iger told CNBC that the pair are "working on films derived from great Star Wars characters that are not part of the overall saga, so we still plan to make Star Wars VII, VIII and IX roughly over a six-year period of time starting in 2015. But there are going to be a few other films released in that period of time, too."

STORY: Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy on 'Star Wars,' 'Lincoln' and Secret J.J. Abrams Meetings
As previously announced, Oscar-winning screenwriter Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3, Little Miss Sunshine) is writing Episode VII, which will be the first Disney-produced installment of the Star Wars saga. Late last month, Disney announced that J.J. Abrams will direct that first film. New Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy told THR in a cover story last week, that Abrams was reluctant to take on the role, concerned about his myriad other responsibilities. Undaunted, she set up a meeting with the longtime Star Wars fan.
"We spent a lot of time talking about how meaningful Star Wars is and the depth of the mythology that George [Lucas] has created and how we carry that into the next chapter," she said. A deal was closed Jan. 25.
Disney has said Lucasfilm generated about $215 million in licensing revenue in 2012, without having released a Star Wars-related movie in five years. That includes profit from theme parks, merchandise, TV spinoffs and other sectors.

[nemesis]

Da die Bücher die Geschichte schon über Jahrzehnte in die Zeit nach RotJ gesponnen haben, halte ich es nicht für verkehrt. Luke hat eine Jedi-Akademie gegründet, Han und Leia haben Kinder, und das Imperium ist mit dem Tod des Imperators nicht spurlos verschwunden, sondern das entstandene Machtvakuum fördert neue Bedrohungen zu Tage. Zudem es im Senat der Neuen Republik auch noch Intrigen gibt (und deutlich besser autgebaut als der Qark in den Prequels)...

Möglichkeiten gibt es viele. Bleibt nur abzuwarten, ob dadurch sämtliche Literatur aus dem Kanon gedrängt wird, oder ob man darauf Rücksicht nimmt.

Btw. les ich immer "Lucas"... Was hat der denn noch zu melden?