joe_b

New pinch of salt rumor posted on MakingStarWars, but BIG SPOILER if true:

Shannon Nutt

This sounds more like something that was in the now-abandoned Lucas treatment. It also doesn't mesh will all the rumors we've heard about the script being too good for Abrams (and Anthony Daniels' comment that the story is better than THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK).

Guru Askew

The latest episode (which can only be streamed on the Disney XD app as far as I know) is great Star Wars, period.

Mike86

PatD

Re-hashing old stuff and lack of imagination in a J.J. Abrams film? Perish the thought.

PatD

What were you expecting him to say about the new movie he was appearing in? "No, it's a piece of shit, but I want you to go see it anyway."?

Mike86

Except I think Disney is smart enough and is keeping a close eye over what Abrams is doing. They don't want to fuck up the first Star Wars film under their banner and especially with it being a comeback film.

Kal-El

Misinformation. Nobody would be stupid enough to do that spoiler.

Guru Askew

Huge corporations dump money onto horrible works of entertainment all the time. Suggesting that Disney couldn't possibly mess up a Star Wars movie is naive to the extreme.

banthafett

If that spoiler is true, which I wouldn't put it past them. Because they want stuff that is familiar

I hope

Mike86

I'm not saying that they can't mess it up, however I don't think its very likely that they will. At this point they know they're basically resurrecting Star Wars in the eyes of many fans after the Prequel Trilogy. I would bet that they're doing the best that they can to make sure that they don't fuck up this film. Plus I have quite a bit of faith in Disney after what they've done with the MCU. They've managed to churn out great films on a consistent basis with that license and are still going strong with it. Plus not to mention they've been producing decent films under their own banner as well as with Pixar for quite some time.

joe_b

The MCU was pretty well established before Disney bought Marvel. From my understanding, Feige and co. are the ones steering that ship and Disney is letting them do their thing as long as the films continue to turn a profit. Why mess with success? They also clearly have immense faith in the Pixar crew, as evidenced by the huge budget and creative freedom they gave Andrew Stanton for 'John Carter' when he wanted to make the leap to live action. That decision clearly didn't pay off for the studio.

As for the creative team here: Abrams, Kennedy and Kasdan have all worked on good and not so good films over the years. We're all just keeping our fingers crossed this movie is one of the good ones. I can easily see the studio wanting to rehash the crap out of the OT to appeal to what they think the Joe Sixpack audience expects from a Star Wars movie. I'll prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

Mike86

Regardless though, if Disney wanted to step in and throw their weight around and say certain things can't be done in the MCU or whatever I'm sure that they would have by now. It doesn't really seem like that's been the case thus far though. Some of the new Marvel films contain fairly dark elements, and it looks like Age of Ultron is only going to expand that. I think that speaks to what Disney is willing to do with these brands (within reason) to keep them on a successful track.

Disney isn't a dumb company by any means and I think some people aren't giving them enough credit to be honest. They realize that Star Wars is a huge brand and that they have the potential to make it even bigger, but the way to do that is by not hindering it and telling great stories for all ages. I'm sure in some ways The Force Awakens will be a nostalgia trip just because it is the comeback film, but I fully expect that the franchise will go in a somewhat new direction after this film.

stvn1974

If there is a death star in the film I will rip my seat out of the floor and charge the screen with it.

Sean O'Hara

Great. So first JJ turns Star Trek into a Star Wars-style action series, now he's going to turn Star Wars into a Star Trek-style story about moral dilemmas.

Abob Teff

Can I go see it with you? I really just want to see you do this.

hanshotfirst1138

Maybe he's from the Mirror Universe?

DaveyJoe

I knew it was just a matter of time before those spoilers burst their way out into the open.

mcnabb

I can't believe they would have another death star. The way I look at it (since Lucas is out of the picture) everyone involved in this is not going to rehash the mistakes of ROTJ or the PT. I would even go as far to say that everyone involved in this film would say that SW'77 and ESB are their favorites. The problem with the PT is that there were all yes men (including Rick McCallum), as there was nobody to say, "George, this Jar Jar Binks guy in Episode 1 is really ridiculous, we need to tone him down!"

JJ & everyone else is aware of what the fans hated from the previous 4 movies. We don't want more Ewoks, we don't want another Death Star, we don't want Jar Jar, we don't want Hayden Christenson ghost in this movie, etc. Now of course I'm not saying it can't happen because I could be totally wrong, but I think the only nostalgia things we will see from the OT is Luke, Leia, Han, Chewy, The Falcon, Stormtroopers, etc.

Solid Snake

In other words.... the good shit.

Mike86

I didn't really mind the Death Star II in Return of the Jedi to be honest. I think doing it a third time might be stretching it though.

TGM

yeah, because the previous Death Stars were so successful.

stvn1974

Gooter

Exactly! Third time's the charm. This time, maybe they'll learn to close all the tunnels, vents, etc. that lead directly to the reactor.

RichC2

Eh, even if he pulls a Star Trek and rehashes, at least it'll be entertaining, unlike the last 3 4 entries in this franchise.