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Old 06-11-18 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by dex14
There isn't really any comparison. 1. It isn't a "spin off" and 2. It is a sequel. So I guess if you wanted to make the comparison, look at the results of the first Ant-Man. But to answer your intrigue, it is going to do well. Better than Solo at least.
It's a character nobody wanted and based on a genre that is as saturated - if not more - than SW.
Old 06-11-18 | 10:15 AM
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It's a character nobody wanted and based on a genre that is as saturated - if not more - than SW.
Ok. So as I already said... the comparison would be for the first movie, not the sequel.
Old 06-11-18 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Rob V
It's a character nobody wanted and based on a genre that is as saturated - if not more - than SW.
The first film did well and the MCU is still thriving. Not sure what’s to question about a sequel to a successful film that’s part of a hugely successful franchise.
Old 06-11-18 | 10:38 AM
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Any Solo sequel has to come pretty quick before this actor becomes older than Harrison Ford was in Ep IV.

And that video up above is like torture. It’s Star Wars 101 and restates everything that’s already been said about SW ever. And with a thick accent. Just terrible.
Old 06-11-18 | 12:58 PM
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Any Solo sequel has to come pretty quick before this actor becomes older than Harrison Ford was in Ep IV.

And that video up above is like torture. It’s Star Wars 101 and restates everything that’s already been said about SW ever. And with a thick accent. Just terrible.
Agreed, I gave up on that video about five minutes in. There wasn't a single interesting or unique point made.
Old 06-11-18 | 03:13 PM
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I think this points back to how extraordinary the Marvel run is.

DC, Star Wars, the Universal Dark Universe all were thinking "hey, we've got characters and a universe that's just as appealing as Marvel's--so we'll just do a bunch of high-profile movies like Marvel and have similar success."

It seems to me that with any franchise like that, it's really, really difficult to maintain the quality and audience appeal for more than a couple movies in a row.
Old 06-12-18 | 03:00 PM
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Marvel got acquired by Disney at an opportune time. Disney's powerful marketing machine is like nothing the other studios can trot out for big movies.
Old 06-12-18 | 07:22 PM
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I agee with you on this and feel that if this was released in December the numbers would have been MUCH better.
Not a chance. It would have flopped just as bad. It is simply a bad concept for a movie and not a good one. Kennedy has not really made a single good decision in my view.
Old 06-12-18 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
Marvel got acquired by Disney at an opportune time. Disney's powerful marketing machine is like nothing the other studios can trot out for big movies.
The thing is the movies have actually gotten much much better since Disney bought Marvel. I'm giving Feige and his creative team all the credit in the world for their success.
Old 06-12-18 | 08:17 PM
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The thing is the movies have actually gotten much much better since Disney bought Marvel. I'm giving Feige and his creative team all the credit in the world for their success.
Weren’t there only two films before Disney bought them?
Old 06-12-18 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by trevor
weren’t there only two films before disney bought them?
5.

Disney bought them earlier, but didn’t start putting out until Avengers. I don’t really see Disney as being a factor of improvement though.

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Old 06-13-18 | 05:45 PM
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So officially we have Star Wars episode 9 coming out next year.

Then we have these in development (with people actually hired to work on them):

New trilogy from Rian Johnson

New movies from Weiss and Benioff from Game of Thrones

New TV series from Jon Favreau


Am I missing anything else?

All the other shit mentioned on the Net like Obi-Wan prequel, Lando prequel are all just rumors at this point. ^^^ Those projects actually have people hired to write them.

I don't even think Boba Fett in development is even official. I haven't seen a statement from Lucasfilm or Kennedy saying that Boba Fett is officially being worked on.
Old 06-13-18 | 06:21 PM
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Stephen Daldry was hired for Kenobi and Mangold for Fett. It is more than just rumors.
Old 06-13-18 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by dex14
Stephen Daldry was hired for Kenobi and Mangold for Fett. It is more than just rumors.
If so, these have not yet been announced by Lucasfilm, so they still fall under rumors.
Old 06-20-18 | 01:39 PM
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Not a good sign. Though probably a good idea to regroup after the performance of Solo.

http://collider.com/star-wars-spinof...mpression=true
Old 06-20-18 | 02:06 PM
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IDK, to me that is a good sign. They need to hit the brakes and think things over before plunging forward.
Old 06-20-18 | 02:18 PM
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^^ I agree... I'll watch anything they make once but at a minimum, have a plan and give the people what they want. I personally would have little interest in a Kenobi or Boba Fett movie at this point.
Old 06-20-18 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by DJariya
So officially we have Star Wars episode 9 coming out next year.

Then we have these in development (with people actually hired to work on them):

New trilogy from Rian Johnson

New movies from Weiss and Benioff from Game of Thrones

New TV series from Jon Favreau


Am I missing anything else?

All the other shit mentioned on the Net like Obi-Wan prequel, Lando prequel are all just rumors at this point. ^^^ Those projects actually have people hired to write them.

I don't even think Boba Fett in development is even official. I haven't seen a statement from Lucasfilm or Kennedy saying that Boba Fett is officially being worked on.
Dropping the RJ trilogy immediately would do wonders for the fandom and probably raise episode 9's BO. I think it will be dropped by the end of Sept, but not until we see what happens with LF management.

They should focus instead on promoting Weiss and Benioff's upcoming work, given their carryover reputation from GoT.
Old 06-21-18 | 08:38 AM
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drop the boom. Really suprised to hear this on the radio today and not have seen it here first.

http://collider.com/star-wars-spinoffs-on-hold/

It may be a while before we see any more movies like Solo: A Star Wars Story out of Lucasfilm. Sources with knowledge of the situation tell Collider that Lucasfilm has decided to put plans for more A Star Wars Story spinoff movies on hold, instead opting to focus their attention on Star Wars: Episode IX and what the next trilogy of Star Wars films will be after that film. Sources tell us that the previously rumored Obi-Wan movie was in active development, but those who were working on the film are no longer involved. It was recently reported that Logan filmmaker James Mangold was in early talks to write and direct the Boba Fett film, but that was before Solo’s release.

This news comes in the wake of the disappointing launch of Solo, which was only Lucasfilm’s second A Star Wars Story spinoff, but which received mixed-positive reviews and fell short of box office expectations. The film scored $84.4 million on opening weekend and has grossed $192.8 million domestically (and $339.5 million worldwide) in four weeks, which is nothing to scoff at but is far, far lower than the performance of other Star Wars movies at this benchmark. For comparison’s sake, Rogue One opened to $155 million and had grossed $424 million domestic by Week 4. To put it simply, while Solo did fine by blockbuster standards, it wasn’t the “event” that Lucasfilm expected out of a brand new Star Wars movie.

Of course the May release date could have had something to do with Solo’s disappointing performance. As opposed to Rogue One or the episodic films by J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson, Solo went head-to-head with a slew of summer blockbusters in May, opening mere weeks after box office juggernauts Avengers: Infinity War and Deadpool 2. One wonders how the film would have fared had Lucasfilm pushed Solo’s release to December instead.

Regardless, we’re hearing that plans to revisit this A Star Wars Story format have been put on hold for the moment. Initially announced as “anthology” movies, the spinoffs got off to a rocky start and haven’t exactly been smooth sailing. Josh Trank (Chronicle) was developing a Boba Fett movie around the same time Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) was prepping Rogue One, but Trank was subsequently removed from the project and Lucasfilm lost a film off its planned slate. Then story issues led to extensive reshoots on Rogue One that reworked the third act, with Tony Gilroy (The Bourne Legacy) overseeing the new scenes. And then of course Solo saw directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller fired during production, with Ron Howard coming in to replace them and reshoot a number of scenes.

In addition to Episode IX, Lucasfilm has officially announced development on a new Star Wars trilogy focused on new characters from The Last Jedi writer/director Rian Johnson, as well as a new series of films written by Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. These projects continue to be in development and are not part of the paused spinoffs we’re hearing about. But Lucasfilm’s main focus at the moment is planning the next trilogy after the Abrams-directed Star Wars 9, which is expected to conclude the story of Rey (Daisy Ridley) that began with The Force Awakens.

As with everything in Hollywood, it’s always possible that some filmmaker could come in and pitch an idea for a Star Wars Story spinoff that makes Lucasfilm rethink its approach, or opt to greenlight that idea as a one-off, but as of right now we’re hearing the studio’s focus has moved away from these spinoffs for the time-being and is squarely intent on getting Episode IX to the finish line and figuring out what the next trilogy of films will be.

More as we hear it.
Old 06-21-18 | 08:40 AM
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honestly I blame TLJ and the May release date for Solo doing poorly. I thought it was a fun little film overall...
Old 06-21-18 | 08:48 AM
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I'm just glad they stopped now rather than rammed another dozen films down our throats before realizing how they tanked a property like this.
Old 06-21-18 | 08:51 AM
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drop the boom. Really suprised to hear this on the radio today and not have seen it here first.
Well in fairness, all you had to do was read a few posts up in this thread yesterday.
Old 06-21-18 | 09:28 AM
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Well in fairness, all you had to do was read a few posts up in this thread yesterday.
Doh!
Old 06-21-18 | 12:08 PM
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I'm of mixed feelings - I felt Rogue One and Solo had more freedom to do new things since they weren't part of the main saga, so they were a little more interesting. TFA was very well made and is fun to watch, but the fact that it's a rehash of ANH is pretty obvious, and TLJ wasn't terrible, but it just didn't fit right for where it was in the story.

I wonder if they shouldn't have started with an anthology film to give themselves more time to write a story arc for the sequels, and use the anthologies as test vehicles for the writers, directors, etc.
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Originally Posted by milo bloom
I'm of mixed feelings - I felt Rogue One and Solo had more freedom to do new things since they weren't part of the main saga, so they were a little more interesting. TFA was very well made and is fun to watch, but the fact that it's a rehash of ANH is pretty obvious, and TLJ wasn't terrible, but it just didn't fit right for where it was in the story.

I wonder if they shouldn't have started with an anthology film to give themselves more time to write a story arc for the sequels, and use the anthologies as test vehicles for the writers, directors, etc.
I feel kind of the opposite. Rogue One and Solo were hamstrung by knowing exactly where things are ending up. On the other hand, a new trilogy could go anywhere they wanted, they just chose (abrams setting the direction) to rehash the originals.

Unless you're talking directing styles or something.


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