Hokeyboy

At least you can rest assured that your next cruise will be goo-free.

dex14

E Unit

Latest Cyberdyne Stormtrooper I presume.

taffer

I hate it when people say stuff like this. No, these kids are not future leaders at all. Every generation has lots and lots of idiots. The "new" generation is hardly unique in that regard. The idiots of previous generations did not grow up to become leaders of the country. The idiots of this generation will also not grow up to be leaders of the country. These people will not fill leadership positions; instead they will fill the unskilled, low wage positions across the country. (Yes, I do realize I left myself open for jokes about Obama/Bush/whoever being an idiot running the country.)

Ash Ketchum

The best minds of the Baby Boomer and Millennial generations do not seem to have gone into politics.

taffer

Not the best minds, but not the worst minds either... Idiots of any generation are not going to be running the country or ever going to be in any leadership position, except as perhaps a shift leader at McDonalds.

Solid Snake

Hey. Those people are the hands to our fat fuck nature.

HopToIt

Oh my, where to even start?

8 of the Dumbest Things Ever Said By Politicians:
http://www.realclear.com/politics/20...ians_8692.html

Binger

Maybe they will, maybe they won't. But what I find equally frightening is that these stupid fucks are the ones that are going to be picking our future leaders and that is just as bad.

taffer

I am unsure, but some of those could have been taken out of context. Also, everyone says stupid stuff once in awhile. Even incredibly bright people will occasionally say something stupid. Especially if you're thrown into the headlight without time to prepare, something stupid might roll out of your mouth.


How is that any different than the past or present? Idiots of all generations are eligible to vote.

dex14

taffer

But the prequel trilogy was full of politics...

dex14

Touche... but this is getting off topic. Thanks.

joe_b

David Fincher spoke with Total Film and mentioned his hesitation when he was approached about Episode VII.

http://www.totalfilm.com/news/david-...isode-vii#null

I really don't agree with his assessment of the first two films. Rising up against tyranny and the hero's journey were the major themes, which can hardly be viewed as folly -- even through the eyes of a prissy coward like Threepio. Fincher may be a talented filmmaker, but I truly feel he would have been all wrong for this. I'm confident Abrams is at least more in tune with what makes Star Wars tick.

It seems Kennedy was casting a wide net when looking for directors for this thing. I'm still in disbelief they actually approached Cronenberg about it. While perhaps more ill-suited than Fincher, part of me would be curious to see what kind of movie the master of venereal horror would've turned this into.

DaveyJoe

Yeah, Cronenberg is a very interesting choice. It seems bizarre but he does have a solid background in Science Fiction, and they also approached him to direct Return of the Jedi. I would love to see a Cronenberg Star Wars movie.

stvn1974

David Cronenberg should remake The Phantom Menace
Lars von Trier should remake Attack Of The Clones
David Lynch should remake Revenge Of The Sith

hanshotfirst1138

Apparently, Lynch actually was talked about to direct ROTJ at one point. I think Rian Johnson is about as "arty" a director as we're going to be seeing, Disney don't want to toss any chances with this franchise, I'm fairly sure.

Kal-El

I can't embed the image right now but John Boyega posted on his Instagram yesterday a pic of an IMAX camera on a desert setting.

fumanstan

I have zero interest in those directors with a franchise like Star Wars

joe_b

In the rumor pile, someone on the StarWars7News message board claims to have seen some footage and posted a description of a scene. This same story was posted on TheForce.net message boards about a month ago, but it may be the same guy spreading it again.

Rob V

^^ That sounds awesome!!!

hanshotfirst1138

According to your avatar, everything is awesome.

joe_b

From the Golden Heart Gala in LA last night:



I suspect a small family of birds are living in Hamill's beard. Not sure if those two are done filming, but principal photography should be wrapping up soon. I read that Anthony Daniels and Oscar Isaac completed their scenes last week.

Solid Snake

did the cop ever say that?

inri222

http://www.totalfilm.com/news/david-...rn-of-the-jedi

David Cronenberg explains why he turned down Return Of The Jedi

...A long time ago I was approached for one second to do a Star Wars movie, which at that time was called Revenge Of The Jedi and then became Return Of The Jedi.
I was approached by Lucasfilm about that and it didn't take them long to realize that maybe that wasn't a good idea. You're really restricted by the format that's been established.
So for a really inventive or innovative director, that's being put in a straitjacket. And the visual style has been established and the characters have been cast - I mean,
you're not involved in casting the leads, which is of course, for a director, a hugely important thing...