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Lucas To Make New Live Action Star Wars Films

Posted by samzenpus on from the please-stop-killing-the-franchise dept.

DrNASA writes "George Lucas says that he will make two more live-action films based in the "Star Wars" era. "But they won't have members of the Skywalker family as characters," he said."

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  1. Oh, boy! by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm already in line to miss them.

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    1. Re:Oh, boy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      It is very likely that the piece simply refers to the two television series being put together, lucas calls them "live action films for tv". Try the dreaded aint-it-cool-news.com site for more details. (Nothing new to see here, move along or be pain-rayed...)

    2. Re:Oh, boy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'll probably go and watch them. In the cinema I will be screaming out implorations to merciful Allah for one thing, and one thing only. I don't care if Lucas plays all the parts, I don't care if he draws the lasers in crayon. All I want is the death of Jar Jar Binks.

    3. Re:Oh, boy! by techno-vampire · · Score: 4, Funny
      All I want is the death of Jar Jar Binks.


      I hates him, my Precious! Yes, I does. I hates that Binks for ever and ever, my Precious!

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    4. Re:Oh, boy! by theNote · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I discounted the article as soon it compared Rush to Poison.

    5. Re:Oh, boy! by Jamu · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Jar Jar Binks was only added so we'd forget how much we hated the muppet from the Empire Strikes Back. I just don't want to think about what's in the new films that'll make me like Jar Jar Binks.

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    6. Re:Oh, boy! by lastchance_000 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Good point, but he lost me when he called Lucas a genius.

    7. Re:Oh, boy! by digitig · · Score: 5, Funny

      "These are not the movies you are looking for."

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    8. Re:Oh, boy! by Paradise+Pete · · Score: 5, Funny
      Don't be so quick to laugh when someone calls a self-made millionaire a genius.

      By that measure, Britney Spears is a genius.

    9. Re:Oh, boy! by StikyPad · · Score: 3, Insightful
      Well Lucas seems to think he's a genius, and if he thinks so, it must be true!

      "Spider-Man 3." What did he think of it?

      "It's silly. It's a silly movie," he said. "There just isn't much there. Once you take it all apart, there's not much story, is there?"

      Well, it's not "Star Wars."

      "People thought 'Star Wars' was silly, too," he added, with a wink. "But it wasn't."
      He's such a genius that he's the only one who can see the brilliance in the new Star Wars.

      Don't get me wrong, I thought Spidey 3 was by far the worst, but is was certainly no sillier than SW Episode 1 or 2.
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    10. Re:Oh, boy! by Hal_Porter · · Score: 3, Insightful

      "Undocumented MSDOS" once described MSDOS as being the most leveraged piece of code ever written because it was small (<100K) and licensed for a huge sum of money. So in terms of leveraging, if you had one talented person who earned a modest salary and one talentless one making millions, the talentless one is actually a genius at leveraging.

      I'm sure all the slashdot elitists will whine about luck and marketing and so on, but consider the fact that there were lots of potential competitors to both DOS and Britney that sunk without trace. By all accounts, both Microsoft and Britney worked hard to succeed and make sure that they were contractually in control once they did. I think that's probably the lesson I'll tell my kids - raw talent counts for nothing, success is about hard work, negotiation and planning while they listen to what ever the current version of Britney is on Windows 2020.

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    11. Re:Oh, boy! by Hal_Porter · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah, the some of the audience cheered when Yoda did his athletic light saber fight in one of the prequels, but they still looked tired as they left the cinema.

      I like to think that watching the same dire movie in the private cinema in his bunker, George Lucas got a little younger and thinner when that happened, as he sucked the life force out of them through the screen.

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    12. Re:Oh, boy! by trianglman · · Score: 4, Funny

      Fortunately, its going right to TV, so all you have to do is set your Tivo/MythTV box to record something else.

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  2. Dramatic pause by grasshoppa · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

    Stupid lameness filter is causing issues

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    1. Re:Dramatic pause by SpectreHiro · · Score: 5, Funny

      I believe the Backstroke of the West version is a little more appropriate.

      Do not want!

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  3. parts 3 and 4 by megacia · · Score: 5, Funny

    of the ewok series! go wicket!

    1. Re:parts 3 and 4 by techsoldaten · · Score: 4, Funny

      Titles have already been leaked.

      Star Wars 7: Return of the Ragnar

      Star Wars 8: The Gammorean Strikes Back

      M

    2. Re:parts 3 and 4 by anothy · · Score: 4, Funny

      we should be so lucky. i'm expecting "Star Wars Episode 7: Jar Jar's Revenge" and "Star Wars Episode 8: Spawn of Jar Jar".

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    3. Re:parts 3 and 4 by Curtman · · Score: 4, Funny

      I guess we can assume the George Lucas To Quit Movie Business story is dead..

    4. Re:parts 3 and 4 by simm1701 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Resevoir Jar Jar?

      "Misa mistar Pink!"

      "No no, yusa mistar blue!"

      "No no Pink!! Misa Pink!!!"

      Worth seeing for the seen where the cut BOTH of his ears off - otherwise I'd avoid it ;)

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  4. Excellent idea! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hopefully he will take a cue and make it similar to the "Holiday Special".

    I can't wait to see the dynamics of Jar-Jar's family!

    1. Re:Excellent idea! by Robber+Baron · · Score: 4, Funny

      I can't wait to see the dynamics of Jar-Jar's family! You got girlfriend in Naboo?
      Meesa horny! Meesa horny!
      Meesa love you longsa time!
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    2. Re:Excellent idea! by hal2814 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      That would be a most excellent twist of irony. After all, this is the same interview where he called Spiderman 3 silly. Spiderman 3 is a bit silly but for Lucas to call it that and then throw around the idea of doing two hour-long Star Wars movies without any Skywalkers in them?

    3. Re:Excellent idea! by nytes · · Score: 4, Funny

      Personally, I'm holding out for him to finish his "Howard the Duck" trilogy.

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  5. I have always said by geekoid · · Score: 3, Funny

    the Star Wars universe would be a great setting for many different kinds of stories..then Timothy Zahn came along and proved me wrong.

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    1. Re:I have always said by geekoid · · Score: 5, Interesting

      How cool would a Film Noir in Mos Eisley be?

      Or a wandering Jedi, a'la Zatoichi?

      The story of recovering the Death Star plans?

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    2. Re:I have always said by GrodinTierce · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I would have to emphatically disagree. I've always thought that the Thrawn trilogy was some of the best Star Wars writing out there, and it would have made a great conclusion to Lucas's original idea of a trilogy of trilogies if it had been done back in the 80s or 90s when it was still possible to use the original actors.

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    3. Re:I have always said by Schmiggy_JK · · Score: 5, Insightful

      You are kidding me right? Zahn's first three novels were probably better than most of george's scripts. George just cant do dialog. Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, and The Last Command aka the Thrawn trilogy is some of the best non cannon Star Wars works period.

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    4. Re:I have always said by Coryoth · · Score: 3, Interesting

      Zatoichi? Nah, Lucas should go back to ripping off Kurosawa. How about Seven samurai with six ex-jedi and one farmers son? Or perhaps a nice Star Wars version of Yojimbo and Sanjuro?

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  6. TV not theaters by Dr.+Eggman · · Score: 4, Informative

    He said they will be for TV, similar to the Clone Wars series, and about 1 hour long each. He's already said he resigned from making [theater] films and Indy 4 will be his last involvement.

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    1. Re:TV not theaters by Original+Replica · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Leaving film and going to TV makes me think Lucas doesn't know his own strengths. He definitely has a gift for grand scale epic imagery, but his interpersonal, small close scene kind of stuff sucks. Or to put it another way: his battle scenes are great, the emotional progress of Anakin into Vadar was crap.

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    2. Re:TV not theaters by flanksteak · · Score: 4, Funny

      Format is irrelevant. He can target them at IMAX or video cell phones, expectations will be low. Very low.

  7. Cool! by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The Return Of Jar-Jar" and "The Children of Jar-Jar" will probably kill Star Wars this time around.

    1. Re:Cool! by owlnation · · Score: 4, Funny

      Me-sa love you long time, Mii-stah Jedi?
      That tongue is just crying out for a porn movie. Might finally give him credibility.
  8. I checked TFA... by glittalogik · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...but there was no mention of Lucas laughing maniacally as lightning crashed behind him. It would havce seemed appropriate.

  9. Best Headline Ever!! by rlp · · Score: 5, Funny

    On Topic: Best headline ever.

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    1. Re:Best Headline Ever!! by gardyloo · · Score: 4, Funny
      From the article:

      Some in the crowd screamed as he splashed loudly into the Han, followed about a second later by his pole. If ever there was a place for a disturbance in the Force, that's it.
  10. I feel a disturbance in the force... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    as if millions of Star Wars fans cried out in horror and fainted.

  11. Starwars era? by MikeRT · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You mean like when he produced good movies and chose actors properly?

  12. what is that whoosing sound? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It is the sound of a dead horse being well and truely flogged.

  13. Re:A bold new direction from Lucas by ArsonSmith · · Score: 5, Interesting

    luckily Lucas did little more than sign off on The Clone Wars cartoon of which was really good. I'm not a rabid Lucas molested my inner child type, but I do see that EpI was horrible, EpII was slightly less horrible, EpIII improved upon that to be merely bad. He is improving, and I did really enjoy 2 & 3 despite the warts.

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  14. Just one word: by mobby_6kl · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do not want.

    Well, it was supposed to be one word.

  15. Re:Just what I dreamed of! by teslar · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've got a bad feeling about this....

  16. Penny Arcade by Gamefreak99 · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2004/20040922l. jpg

  17. Re:A bold new direction from Lucas by geekoid · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I am still optimistic...of course I am also George Lucas's bitch.

    The one thing it has going with it is no attachment to previous films.

    If epI/II/III* were the first in the filming series they would be considered kick ass, but week on story.

    A new character in the universe might be less restraining..OTOH we may have another Wookie Christmas on our hands.

    *hey look perl code! ;)

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  18. Re:The Mandalorian Armor by BaldingByMicrosoft · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe close. But it'll probably come out more like "The Mandalorian Armior", featuring the life and times of force-sensitive furniture. Beware the Sith folding chair...

  19. Re:Just what I dreamed of! by cashman73 · · Score: 5, Funny
    The only plot of a successful Jar Jar Binks-based movie might be something like, Gungans on a Plane! They could re-cast Samuel L. Jackson back into his role as Mace Windu. It would be an epic tale of the Jedi Master in his early days battling the evil Gungans on the planet Naboo, ultimatel forcing their whole civilization into exile to live beneath the waters of the planet forever, hoping they'd be forgotten (until discovered in ep. 1 by Qui Gon and Obi Wan).

    "I am sick and tired of these mother-f**king Gungans . . . on this mother-f**king starship!"

    Hmm, come to think if it, I might actually pay to see this movie! ;-)

  20. Skywalkers irrelevent by Repton · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Everyone knows that R2D2 is the true hero of Star Wars..

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  21. Re:A bold new direction from Lucas by Original+Replica · · Score: 5, Funny

    of course I am also George Lucas's bitch.

    If you were a whiney bitch, you could be a lead character.

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  22. Hopeful! by josteos · · Score: 4, Funny
    Wouldn't this make it better?

    "George Lucas says that he will make two more live-action films based in the "Star Wars" era. "But they won't have members of the Lucas family as writers, directors, or producers," he said."
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  23. How about the story of the contractors ... by soupinpa · · Score: 5, Funny

    who worked on the death star. Tell us the story of how those contracts came in, and follow these contractors through to the destruction of the second death star. Perhaps Randall will stop ranting about how they were innocent bystanders in this conflict.

  24. Asbestos underwear on by ObiWanStevobi · · Score: 3, Insightful

    A big middle finger in the air to all those Lucas haters out there.

    There are alot of stories in the Star Wars universe that can be done and done well. The KOTOR games created some really good stories. There are lots of possibilities with the old republic, Mandalorian wars, Sith Lore, etc. that would make great stories.

    Lucas wrote and directed some of the best movies ever made. Only in comparison to the Original trilogy can the new Star Wars movies be considered somehow weak. Lucas still makes great movies.

    For those out there griping and complaining, all I can say is save your money and go watch Delta Farce 2, or whatever else it is you are going to be watching that is so darn great.

    1. Re:Asbestos underwear on by GaryPatterson · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Visually, all of the Star Wars movies are great. The writing in episodes 4, 5 and 6 was pretty good too. While the visuals have only gone from strength to strength and the overal plot of the rise of Palpatine is impressive, the writing has plummeted in quality.

      Anyone who expects Natalie Portman to deliver the line "Hold me like you did on Naboo" without the entire audience laughing at the absurdity of it, or gives Ewan Macgregor the immortal line "He killed the younglings!" has to face facts: writing is not their forte. Lucas should let better authors write and stick to directing.

      I've seen them all in the cinemas, played some games, enjoy the backstory and own the DVDs, but I try to skip the dialogue as much as possible in the new films. It's Lucas' Achilles Heel.

  25. Re:I discounted that bastard while parsing the hea by miskatonic+alumnus · · Score: 4, Funny

    She's going play Empress Palpatine.

  26. He's still going to be short by one. by argent · · Score: 4, Funny
    He needs to make *three* more, to complete the nine episodes he originally promised.

    "Well, is this the end of the flick?! Hey! Is it a "wrap"?"

    "Not quite, Luke. I have six more "Star Wars" chapters to go. We should get to them all by... oh, 1998."

    "1998, Mr. Lucas?"

    "Yes... yes, I think so..."

    Fx: *FOOSH* (lightsaber whacking Lucas' head off)

    "Jedi knights don't wait 15 years for a sequel."


    Optimist.