This quote was taken from an interview with "Saftey Not Guaranteed" director Colin Trevorrow (apparently from a few months ago). Considering his name has come up as a candidate and it's been reported he'd previously met with Lucas, it's easy to beleive from this comment that he could very well have the job already.

This video was linked in the original article. I assume it's where the above quote is from, but I can't view it to verify at the moment.

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very interesting ^^^

Okay, nevermind. He's denied the rumor on Twitter:

It seems Matthew Vaughn is about the only director the press has zeroed in on who hasn't denied their involvement yet -- apart from Mark Millar saying Vaughn left the X-Men: First Class sequel to work on their Secret Service adaptation.

Never tell me the odds.

Makes me wonder what Colin Trevorrow is working on. What is this beloved mythology he is working on?

In the tweet he says "film," so that suggests that it's a sequel/remake of a single movie, not a film series.

For the record, he's not doing the remake of Howard the Duck:
https://twitter.com/colintrevorrow/s...90429537689600

Whew, I was scared it was Colin and that he'd get Chloe from 24.

With Safety Not Guaranteed's time travel element, I wonder if it could be Back to the Future. That would certainly draw a lot of ire, especially if it's a remake (rather than another sequel) and the parts have to be re-cast.

Entertainment Weekly (print edition) has an article on all this, although I suspect that the line about Brad Bird, Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams being on the short list of directors being sought, with Bird "the only realistic candidate of the three," is already outdated.

Also, about where the $4.05 Billion earmarked for Lucas is going, it says, "the money's most likely destination is the George Lucas Educational Foundation." Not sure what kind of "charity" that is. Sounds like it's going from one pocket into another.

Of the directors quoted on their reactions to the news of a new Star Wars movie being made, Tarantino offers a breath of fresh air with the only dissenting opinion:

(Well, unless it had the cast of West's last film--EXPENDABLES 2--in it. Then even I could care.)

It's a charitable foundation that has his name, because he founded it. It's like the Rockefeller Foundation, the Nobel Foundation, or The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Once the money has been donated to the foundation, it's not Lucas's money anymore, although as the Foundation's Chairman, he likely has some say in how the money is disseminated.

Listeners to NPR will have already heard "Funding for this program was made possible by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, creators of Edutopia....etc"

Expect to hear alot more of that for the rest of your lives.

Yeah, can the likes of completely gone people like yourself just shut the fuck, know your role, and fucking act accordingly?

Um, what the fuck? If you want to get banned, you can ask nicely.

I think we all know what your role on this forum is...

Are you drunk? What is your deal?

Goddamn. WeylandYutani is about as fucked up as the WY in the movies..jesus.

Me? Or did something just get deleted?

Sorry, Supermallet. I'm just not a fan of anonymous internet tough guys and can't resist

I'll behave myself.

For posting a photo of the Doctor...you are forgiven.

Aww I missed it

Meglos really has to stop drinking and posting.

Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg to write VIII and IX

Updates (on multiple sites) seem to confirm involvement and possible producer roles....sounds great to me!

Kasdan!!!!

I'm almost starting to feel bad for Lucas; these new films are going to kick ten kinds of butt and he's going to have to deal with all these other people "saving" the franchise.

Eh, still cautiously optimistic. Sucks to hear Vaughn isn't doing First Class 2.