Sequal Star Wars Trilogy News!

[Paul_Klein]

This from theforce.net:

Rob tells us that the December 2003 issue of the British movie mag HOTDOG has just hit the stands here in the U.S. and found several cool Star Wars related things. In particular, on page 12, here's this possibly amazing passage:

"No wonder Peter "Chewbacca" Mayhew is smiling. Not only has he been rescued from obscurity and given the chance to reprise his role as our Wookiee comrade for Episode III, but his contract also stipulates that he'd be required to appear in Episodes 7, 8, and 9.

Yes folks, seems there are actual whispers at Lucasfilm that the 'sequel' trilogy might be in the works..."

In addition, there's a cool spoiler page (though nothing new for TheForce.net regulars) with a great caricature of Hayden as Anakin/Vader. The cover "story" is a list of the "50 Coolest Movie Characters Ever". #22 is Boba Fett, #13 is Indiana Jones, and #3 is Darth Vader! There's also a "Brief History of Time" according to the movies. It begins with "A Long Time Ago".

Please. Be. True. Of course, remember that the official word from Lucasfilm has been and is currently "no." We'll email them for a comment on the story and post any updates here.


Woah.

 

[Crothian]

The thought of doing epsisodes 7-9 scares me, it really does.

 

[ConnorSB]

Could Lucas live long enough to do 7-9? And what would they be about- there are already hundreds of post- origional trilogy books.

 

[Bass Puppet]

 

[buzzard]

Could Lucas live long enough to do 7-9? And what would they be about- there are already hundreds of post- origional trilogy books.

Just to be evil, I have to say I hope not.

buzzard

 

[Hypersmurf]

Could Lucas live long enough to do 7-9? And what would they be about- there are already hundreds of post- origional trilogy books.

Well, I'd like to see Zahn's trilogy... but Harrison Ford's, what, sixty-one now?

-Hyp.

 

[der_kluge]

I'm sure Hammil would jump at the chance, but Fisher and Ford would probably just decline it outright, unless they got megabucks to reprise those roles. I know Harrison totally hates the Han Solo character.

And, if they did 7-9, for gods sake do them good like the middle 3, not crappy like the first 2 (or three [keepin' my fingers crossed]).

 

[Hypersmurf]

I know Harrison totally hates the Han Solo character.

Really?

I remember Alec Guinness being very scathing of the films and the role, but I hadn't heard that about Ford.

And, if they did 7-9, for gods sake do them good like the middle 3, not crappy like the first 2 (or three [keepin' my fingers crossed]).

If they were going to pick a storyline from the novels, I can again only point to Zahn. Too many of the other stories have the Jedi Munchkin Patrol, and that would lead to more Episode I shenanigans.

Zahn, I think, did a really good job of writing a trilogy that captured the feeling of the Original Three.

-Hyp.

 

[Desdichado]

I think many of the novels (and I haven't read many) completely miss the point of the Star Wars universe, frankly, and have nothing of a proper Star Wars feel. Likely if Lucas did anything, he's completely ignore any and all novels.

All Lucas needs to do, and if there's even a shred of truth in this, all I hope he does, is come up with a basic story, and then gives it back to Lawrance Kasdan or someone to actually write the screenplay, and someone else respectable to actual direct the movie. He's a good ideas man, but he's lost touch with his own strengths and weaknesses.

 

[Hypersmurf]

I think many of the novels (and I haven't read many) completely miss the point of the Star Wars universe, frankly, and have nothing of a proper Star Wars feel.

And that's why I haven't bought any that Zahn didn't write I read a bunch of the earlier efforts (Kevin J Anderson, what are you doing?) as library books, and then stopped bothering...

-Hyp.