Sequal Star Wars Trilogy News!

[RangerWickett]

Since Mark Hammil would do it they could have the restoration of the Jedi order or something like that. Or maybe it could be an Ewokcentric trilogy. Wicket becomes a Jedi or something creative like that.

You called?

 

[Belen]

Lucas has been pretty emphatic that there will be NO sequel trilogy. I do not expect to see it, and would dread it if they made something at the level of the prequel trilogy.

Besides, Lucas is such a control freak that he would never sell the franchise rights to anyone...maybe license them as a rate that would put someone out of business.....

Personally, I think someone can come up with a new space opera to wow people if they can find someone in Hollywood with a pair and half a brain.

Dave

 

[Desdichado]

I agree, this rumor is just that, a rumor. Lucas could change his mind, though, and decide he doesn't have enough money. After all, he did license tons of books, animated series, comic books, etc. Why not a TV show, or another movie series, or something?

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

A great plot would be that Luke, like his father, fails and falls to the dark side. Then Wickett the Ewok Jedi must form a new order, based on the Ewok philosophy, and defeat the new Dark Lord. An army of Ewok Jedi...man that would be too cool!

 

[Darrin Drader]

A great plot would be that Luke, like his father, fails and falls to the dark side. Then Wickett the Ewok Jedi must form a new order, based on the Ewok philosophy, and defeat the new Dark Lord. An army of Ewok Jedi...man that would be too cool!

Don't forget the gungans. You MUST NOT forget the gungans!

 

[tburdett]

Don't forget the gungans. You MUST NOT forget the gungans!

I hate you all.

 

[jdavis]

There has always been 9 parts of the story out there. Lucas's original idea was too big for a single movie so he broke it down into three sets of three and did the middle one (StarWars probably beeing the easiest and cheapest to pull off, he has stated he didn't do the old Republic ones due to technology restrictions at the time). If Lucas does it then it will most likely follow this original outline from the 70's he had. I'm pretty sure this is why for over a decade he clamped down pretty tight on letting people write books (there was a old Han Solo series of books at one time, then nothing but the comic after that for years). It wasn't till he decided he wasn't going to do the last three that he started letting all these novels be written. The novels mean nothing to Lucas but a source of revenue, I doubt if he has even read any of them. Now if he lets the rights go then it's anybodies guess (but the Zahn books would be a good bet). The biggest problem will be getting Harrison Ford to do it, he doesn't work cheap, not to mention he's really getting old (62 in July), this series wouldn't even start production till after the next movie is out in 2005. Would he want to devote 6 to 8 years of his life to another Star Wars trilogy?

As far as Harrison Ford not liking Han Solo, he was burnt out on him and was really pushing him to die in Jedi (well everybody looked burnt out in Jedi, exept Carrie Fisher who was drugged out). I don't think he hated the character, I just think he didn't want to play that character anymore.

 

[takyris]

Ditto liking the Zahn books. Felt like he captured the magic.

Anderson turned it into, well, I would have said a bad D&D novelization of the Star Wars universe, but that's insulting to good D&D novelizations...

Although I'll admit that some of Zahn's prose feels cold and less exciting than the swashbuckling stuff of a Star Wars movie -- it's the philosophy I love, not necessarily the prose itself, if that makes any sense.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Ditto liking the Zahn books.

See, I knew you had taste.

I guess the Military SF thing is just an aberration

-Hyp.

 

[Dark Jezter]

One minor complaint I do have about Zahn is the plot device he invented to prevent Luke from using his force powers to get out of jams.

Lizards that nullify the force? C'mon!