Lucasfilm is excited to announce that Johnson will create a brand-new Star Wars trilogy, the first of which he is also set to write and direct, with longtime collaborator Ram Bergman onboard to produce.
As writer-director of The Last Jedi, Johnson conceived and realized a powerful film of which Lucasfilm and Disney are immensely proud. In shepherding this new trilogy, which is separate from the episodic Skywalker saga, Johnson will introduce new characters from a corner of the galaxy that Star Wars lore has never before explored.
"We all loved working with Rian on The Last Jedi," said Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm. "He's a creative force, and watching him craft The Last Jedi from start to finish was one of the great joys of my career. Rian will do amazing things with the blank canvas of this new trilogy."
"We had the time of our lives collaborating with Lucasfilm and Disney on The Last Jedi," Johnson and Bergman said in a joint statement. "Star Wars is the greatest modern mythology and we feel very lucky to have contributed to it. We can't wait to continue with this new series of films."
http://www.starwars.com/news/rian-johnson-writer-director-of-star-wars-the-last-jedi-to-create-all-new-star-wars-trilogy
Disney...is planning a live-action "Star Wars" TV series to air on its entertainment streaming service that is expected to launch by the end of 2019.
http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/star-wars-tv-series-disney-streaming-service-1202611408/
Don't know what to make of that.
Doesn't seem that radical an idea. Non-Skywalker stories have been part of the expanded universe for decades. Can't rely on the same storylines for the rest of time.
But Joe: Father Issues + Climatic Attack Upon A Space Station With Robotic Sidekick is the veritable of veritablest of licences to print money :o
Kind of don't care about next trillogy for now, but I'm interested in live action tv series, just pure curiosity (and it's great move, this could be great selling point for disney streaming service they want to lunch in near future).
Is this going to be like the time when Bo and Luke went on holiday for a series and their cousins came to visit instead?
I read the header as 'Boris Johnson', so my main reaction is relief.
Quote from: TordelBack on 10 November, 2017, 09:34:27 AM
I read the header as 'Boris Johnson', so my main reaction is relief.
Nah, he's busy writing the script for Nightmare on Downing Street.
Hurrah! More Star Wars. I am looking forward to this unreservedly.
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See also: https://www.wired.com/2015/11/building-the-star-wars-universe/
I think it's good news, though will reserve proper judgement until the 14th of December.
Also. This thing about the series taking place in a hitherto unexplored part of the galaxy... If that means it has no connection with anything we've seen before, what would actually make it Star Wars?
Quote from: sheridan on 10 November, 2017, 08:51:40 PMwhat would actually make it Star Wars?
The clue's in the title.
Quote from: sheridan on 10 November, 2017, 08:51:40 PM
This thing about the series taking place in a hitherto unexplored part of the galaxy...
Which probably means not seen in the movies part of the galaxy.
Also,oversaturation is already a problem here.
The one thing that put me off the comics when Dark Horse had the franchise was that it became impossible to keep track of everything going on. When it was announced that Disney was taking over Lucasfilm, releasing a new trilogy, additional standalone films and even possibly a TV series, over saturation was my biggest concern too. Looks like they are going to go for it despite the law of diminishing returns. :|
But back then most people didnt even know there are Star Wars comics around.Now your bombarded by movie promotions 24/7.
It's hardly "over-saturation" if it's one film a year, after the films we already knew about have finished. Calm down, dear!
Look at it this way: we waited 16 years for Episode I and it was shit. Then Episodes II and III were at three year intervals and they were shit too. Then we waited ten years for Episode VII, 32 years after Return of the Jedi, and now we finally have good Star Wars films again. And your complaint is that we can have too much of a good thing?
I say make the most of it while it lasts.
[spoiler]I assume Luke Skywalker dies in The Last Jedi, and Rey carries on as a covert Warrior [/spoiler], but there's still scope for more Jedi, Rebel and even Imperial stories in the SW Universe. Smugglers vs Bounty Hunters is a Space set Western while Imperial agents infiltrating the Rebel Alliance, or vice a versus, gives that thriller style edge to the usual see the enemy, blast 'em! I think one of the books the Hutts found or built a Death Star Cannon and they hoped to use it to blackmail/Destroy planets for profit, greedy Capitalists!
Quote from: Richard on 11 November, 2017, 02:27:53 PM
Then we waited ten years for Episode VII, 32 years after Return of the Jedi, and
...it was shit.
Well I liked it.
John Wagner and Cam Kennedy did a fun Boba Fett mini-series which was collected some years ago. I think a Bona Fett film could work. I'd happily watch a screen adaptation of Wagner's story, as king as he was paid for it.
Quote from: Smith on 11 November, 2017, 07:29:43 AM
Also,oversaturation is already a problem here.
It's not a problem if you don't look up.
Tordelback's Top Tip for 21st Century Living: if you don't like some variety of recreation/entertainment/comestible/bonking, don't waste your (and everyone else's) time and energy moaning about it, just
don't partake.
Save your voice for the shit that matters.
Quote from: TordelBack on 11 November, 2017, 03:56:10 PM
f you don't like some variety of recreation/entertainment/comestible/bonking, don't waste your (and everyone else's) time and energy moaning about it, just don't partake.
Save your voice for the shit that matters.
Oh come on, what do you think the inter web was invented for?
Quote from: TordelBack on 11 November, 2017, 03:56:10 PM
Tordelback's Top Tip for 21st Century Living: if you don't like some variety of recreation/entertainment/comestible/bonking, don't waste your (and everyone else's) time and energy moaning about it, just don't partake.
Hush ya mouth the boards quiet enough as it is already these days. If it was for us whinging about Doctor Who looking like Mork from Ork. Or the writers on this strip or that this place would probably get shut down.
I say moan about all the modern first world problems we have BUT makes sure you do it here not on that there inya Facebook and if you think on share a spare thought about a comic or two.
Quote from: TordelBack on 11 November, 2017, 03:56:10 PM
Quote from: Smith on 11 November, 2017, 07:29:43 AM
Also,oversaturation is already a problem here.
It's not a problem if you don't look up.
Tordelback's Top Tip for 21st Century Living: if you don't like some variety of recreation/entertainment/comestible/bonking, don't waste your (and everyone else's) time and energy moaning about it, just don't partake.
Save your voice for the shit that matters.
I dont care about Disney Wars one bit,but I cant avoid hearing about it.Just to clarify that.
Quote from: IAMTHESYSTEM on 11 November, 2017, 02:50:32 PM
[spoiler]I assume Luke Skywalker dies in The Last Jedi [/spoiler]
I doubt it. Doesn't make much sense to repeat that kind of story point after doing it with Solo in TFA. With the added death of Fisher/Leia, it would be even worse. I suspect the original plan was for both to die in Episode IX and whatever they originally planned for Leia's role in IX will be taken up by Luke.
Quote from: Smith on 11 November, 2017, 09:05:17 AM
But back then most people didnt even know there are Star Wars comics around.Now your bombarded by movie promotions 24/7.
Most people still don't know there are Star Wars comics or cartoons so one film a year is easily digestible for the great unwashed. We're in a era where people don't mind chaining box-sets and entire seasons in a weekend so 2 hours of Star Wars every year seems conservative.
Quote from: Smith on 11 November, 2017, 09:05:17 AM
But back then most people didnt even know there are Star Wars comics around.Now your bombarded by movie promotions 24/7.
Never been a problem or me. I stick with the stuff I enjoy. That there are "more" of it that others like doesn't take away from that.
Same thing with the Matrix. I like the first one and some of the anime. I don't care for the rest, movies games and such. I always got the first film :)
I'm interested to see where it goes. From the sounds of things, Disney are angling this as the potential follow-up to eps VII-IX rather than doing 'episodes X-XII', and it makes a lot of sense in my mind to break away from the mainline films having to center around the Skywalkers, the rebels versus the Empire etc etc. Honestly it's hard to even see where they could go with rehashing the same old stuff after this current trilogy wraps up. That they're announcing an entire new trilogy seems to indicate they think they have come up with a sufficiently fresh and interesting angle.
It also sounds as if Johnson will be the Lucas figure of this new trilogy, being the main guiding voice and plotting out the larger beats of the overall story while other directors and writers handle the second and third films.