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Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Originally Posted by Kal-El
(Post 13202350)
I wonder if this is the reason he turned down IX. Or if he pitched this first, and was never really in consideration to direct the last film of this trilogy.
My guess would be it was offered and he turned it down because he IS a thoughtful craftsman and saw where the vision for a wrap up of this trilogy was lacking. Of course I could be wrong, but that's what I'm guessing. If they liked what they saw of TLJ and he was hot to stick to the script and wrap it up, I'm sure they would have loved to have him in the captains chair. Then again, maybe they did offer it to him and he declined because he was looking to enjoy some down time after a grueling, stressful shoot and post production/publicity. This offer will afford him some time to take it a little easier and glide into a large gig with as little baggage as is possible with this property. GL may have cocked up the earlier life events of already beloved characters- but yo can still go farther back and explore different aspects to the Jedi/Sith conflict. I would love to see some sci-fi-fi fantasy parallels to religious conflicts throughout history- something like the crusades, the Inquisition, or the even how religion was dealt with during the age of enlightenment transposed to this universe. Just as sub text for some basic entertaining adventures. I envy Johnson. It would be a fun playground to be in if you didn't have to hew closely to dopey established orthodoxy (which is how I'm taking the "in another galaxy" line to read). |
Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
There's a thing that they've been pushing, albeit subtley, lately called "Unknown Space." If you look at any new maps of the Star Wars galaxy, you'll see a section called "Unknown Space" that includes Csilla, the capitol of the Chiss Ascendancy (Grand Admiral Thrawn from Rebels and the Timothy Zahn novel Thrawn is a Chiss). There's a whole backstory about Thrawn joining the Empire and opposing the Republic/Rebellion because there's something going on in Unknown Space and he believes the Empire will be necessary to battle it.
This could be the direction the new trilogy will take. It's something they've been building up in the ancillary material like cartoons, novels, and comics. |
Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Originally Posted by Josh-da-man
(Post 13202611)
There's a thing that they've been pushing, albeit subtley, lately called "Unknown Space." If you look at any new maps of the Star Wars galaxy, you'll see a section called "Unknown Space" that includes Csilla, the capitol of the Chiss Ascendancy (Grand Admiral Thrawn from Rebels and the Timothy Zahn novel Thrawn is a Chiss). There's a whole backstory about Thrawn joining the Empire and opposing the Republic/Rebellion because there's something going on in Unknown Space and he believes the Empire will be necessary to battle it.
This could be the direction the new trilogy will take. It's something they've been building up in the ancillary material like cartoons, novels, and comics. |
Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Of course SW will always appeal to me and I will be there opening weekend for any movie, the Skywalker Saga movies are the only ones who move the needle with me. I'm glad that they are moving away from the Skywalker Saga and making a whole new Canon because it will breathe new life into a GFFA, but I won't get as hyped for these movies that I do with the Skywalker Saga movies.
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Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Originally Posted by stvn1974
(Post 13202571)
I hope Spock goes back in time creating a new timeline for these films.
An idea I've had for a kind of fanfiction type story for Star Wars would be to tell the Star Trek series of that universe. Go way, way, way back in time before the galaxy was charted, and show the stories of the explorers boldly going where no humanoid had gone before. No lightsabers, blasters are much cruder, and no Jedi (but maybe have characters who are sometimes a little luckier than others, or who maybe have hunches that turn out to be right fairly often). And focus on the stories of meeting the Wookies, Hutts and Twi'Lek for the first time and how the galaxy of aliens we know and love came together. Do they have a prime directive? How do they deal with their version of the Klingons? |
Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
No thanks. That doesn’t sound appealing to me at all. I don’t need to know the origins of the universe and how these explorers came to be. I prefer just thinking that these planets were inhabited by humans already.
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Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Originally Posted by Guru Askew
(Post 13202412)
It is if you understand what they’re saying, it is. That’s not me being an asshole, they should have explained it better. They’re saying he’s the only person since George Lucas to be solely credited as both writer and director, which is true. They apparently aren’t counting TPM and RotS (AotC had a co-writer) because it wasn’t a writer/director new to the franchise.
The whole thing is really kind of stupid because this isn’t really anything that has ever been used as a benchmark of quality. Are ANH, TPM and ROTS better than TESB, RotJ and AotC? Was it a problem that JJ had two co-writers on TFA? It’s an almost completely-worthless distinction to make. On the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which bows globally December 15, Johnson becomes the first to get solo credit on a Star Wars film since creator George Lucas did on episodes I through IV. |
Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Sounds exciting. I'd guess a Thrawn trilogy where he leads the Chiss against the Yuuzhan Vong with some pirates and smugglers and a dark jedi in the mix. Taking place between Episodes VI and VII so room for a possible cross-over in the future.
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Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
I like this news a lot. It bodes well for the new film coming up and where we might go next. I'm all for it.
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Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
As long as we still get a Chewbacca solo film
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Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Great news for us Star Wars fans, but it is great news for Rian? Yeah, he's going to be super rich now (like that wasn't happening anyway), but he's also going to be locked into this franchise for most of his life. Then again, it's not like JJ isn't doing the same thing with his talents. The man is 51 and he's directed ONE original movie. One. :(
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Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Fine with me. I'd rather a super talented guy that grew up loving the franchise over someone looking to just make a buck or name for themselves.
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Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Cool. I dont see this being related to anything else thats come before,
Don't get me wring, Old Republic anything would be pretty cool. |
Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Originally Posted by MBoyd
(Post 13203409)
Cool. I dont see this being related to anything else thats come before,
Don't get me wring, Old Republic anything would be pretty cool. If they're doing live a action tv series, I think doing an American Horror Story-style anthology in the Dawn of the Jedi/Tales of the Jedi/Knights of the Old Republic eras would be an interesting choice. Season-long storylines, each set in a different era of the past. |
Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Originally Posted by EddieMoney
(Post 13203074)
As long as we still get a Chewbacca solo film
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Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
(Post 13203277)
Great news for us Star Wars fans, but it is great news for Rian? Yeah, he's going to be super rich now (like that wasn't happening anyway), but he's also going to be locked into this franchise for most of his life. Then again, it's not like JJ isn't doing the same thing with his talents. The man is 51 and he's directed ONE original movie. One. :(
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Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
JJ's a TV guy, always has been, and even with movies, always will be.
Rian's a movie guy. Even locked into Star Wars, I'm pretty sure he'll find time (and most importantly, funding) for his own little pet-project movies. |
Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Possibly cancelled?
https://www.cosmicbooknews.com/star-wars-rian-johnson-trilogy-canceled |
Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Originally Posted by Damed
(Post 13391895)
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Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
lets hope so and it goes to Dave Filoni.
not only was it a terrible Star Wars movie, it was just a badly put together movie altogether. |
Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
I just posted this response in another thread:
Originally Posted by Jay G.
(Post 13391911)
That article is just a bunch of speculation based on a pretty vague quote from production designer Neil Lamont:
https://www.cinemablend.com/news/245...-spin-off-film We were just starting our work on another Star Wars spin-off and yeah. We were actually just making our mark on Tatooine -- which would have been interesting and some other new galaxies. So hopefully, if that comes back, we'll get the chance to be able to do that further. |
Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
While I didn’t hate The Last Jedi I do think it’s a bit odd that Disney would be gung ho about letting Johnson do his own trilogy when his film is one of the most divisive big movies and a film so many Star Wars fans in general didn’t particularly like to put it nicely.
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Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Originally Posted by Mike86
(Post 13391916)
While I didn’t hate The Last Jedi I do think it’s a bit odd that Disney would be gung ho about letting Johnson do his own trilogy when his film is one of the most divisive big movies and a film so many Star Wars fans in general didn’t particularly like to put it nicely.
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Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
Yeah, pretty much every long-time SW fan I know (people in their 40s) liked or loved Last Jedi.
Don't for one second take it as gospel that people think it "sucked". |
Re: Rian Johnson to Create New "Star Wars" Universe Trilogy
I’m not but at the same time the people who dislike it are vocal enough to be heard, and it’s bit like it’s really passed either. Even I as someone who didn’t hate the film do take issues with aspects of it. I haven’t come across people (not just online but friends and acquaintances) who absolutely loved it. It seems like most that didn’t hate it thought it was fine but didn’t absolutely love it.
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