Silent Member Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Maybe he's Jurassic Worldifying the script to make it more in line with his artistic vision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Episode VIII delayed til December 15, 2017 Also, it's rumoured Rian Johnson (director) is doing "extensive rewrites" - I hope Episode VII wasn't a fluke... Supposedly the script was written before ep7 debuted and introduced a lot more new characters, but when they saw how well received Finn Rey & Poe were they revisited the script to focus on them more & give them bigger parts. Good news, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Good news, imo. agreed. would like to see the big top cats see internet react positively to the delay and realise more time is better, but deep down we all know they're more interesting in pumping out the "Quality Produce" as quickly as Po$$ible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YangYing Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 so is any star the sun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Unfortunately, it looks like Star Wars won't top Avatar's worldwide record - while the Chinese opening weekend was a record-setter, it's already been dethroned at the top spot there. Sitting at 1.87 billion, analysts are now saying it may not even top Titanic's 2.19 billion, and optimistically will land somewhere in between Titanic and Avatar (2.79 billion). Still, that's a big inroad to making back the 4.5 billion they paid Lucas for the franchise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Was it dethroned by sherlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 but doesn't this thing have a much stronger long-term reach? i.e. there is not a titanic 2. and if the next SW eps come out, people will watch the old eps again etc etc ETC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Mughnus Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Unfortunately, it looks like Star Wars won't top Avatar's worldwide record - while the Chinese opening weekend was a record-setter, it's already been dethroned at the top spot there. Sitting at 1.87 billion, analysts are now saying it may not even top Titanic's 2.19 billion, and optimistically will land somewhere in between Titanic and Avatar (2.79 billion). Still, that's a big inroad to making back the 4.5 billion they paid Lucas for the franchise... Do those figures include like, DVD/blu ray sales etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyramidpanes Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 star wars is the franchise that keeps on giving (original trilogy, prequel trilogy, whole saga boxsets, clone wars, tv shows, new movies, spinoff movies, dvds, blu-rays, videogames/EA partnership, battlefront, etc. , etc. , etc. ) ... in the long run, who still cares about Avatar ? that 4billion purchase was a steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goDel Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Unfortunately, it looks like Star Wars won't top Avatar's worldwide record - while the Chinese opening weekend was a record-setter, it's already been dethroned at the top spot there. Sitting at 1.87 billion, analysts are now saying it may not even top Titanic's 2.19 billion, and optimistically will land somewhere in between Titanic and Avatar (2.79 billion). Still, that's a big inroad to making back the 4.5 billion they paid Lucas for the franchise... Not sure whether i would agree with those analysts. I'd expect a longer tail (amount of tickets sold after x time after release) than those analists probably used for their predictions. Nowadays shorter tails seem to be the norm, but I suspect star wars will be an exception. More people with multiple views, and possibly more demands from the audience even to keep star wars longer in cinemas than what is currently the norm. Disclaimer: i'm not saying this because i believe this is such a friggin good movie ( i went to see the h8ful eight instead of star wars recently, and i'd rather pay to see the big short instead of sw, alright), but because my crystal ball is sooo much better than all those overpaid analysts ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazen Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 blah blah blah This movie better improve after the 45 min mark. And this is supposed to be the best one? re: my earlier complaints about ESB, it did get a lot better after the first 45min. The scene where they froze han was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambermonk Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 So I finally watched it today. Though I'm not necessarily a die-hard Star Wars fan, I thought it was well-done overall. John Boyega and Daisy Ridley were the right choices as protagonists. And it was a trip, seeing three of the original 1977 cast members as well. Also, WAY better than any of the prequels...I thought.But damn, that part where Han Solo got killed by his own son...was a big "oh, shit..." moment for me. Anyway, well done, J.J. Abrams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 Star Wars Rebels is really great this season, digging more into the canon, seeing the ships evolve in design, more Darth Vader. It does a lot right I thought Force Awakens got wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 my god you are so myopic about plot and backstory in such a way that only a massive dweeb could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perezvon Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 been really enjoying reading about the drafts for Star Wars Sequel after the original 1977 film. there's two main drafts/storys to read from. one is the novel by Alan Dean Foster called Splinter of the Mind's Eye, written as a story outline for a possible lowbudget sequel in the event the first film wasn't financially successful. didn't have harrison ford signed for a sequel yet so the story focuses on luke + leia crashing landing on a jungle planet and in search of a force enhancing red crystal, which darth vader is also in search of. + hints of apparent luke and leia sexual tension ?? http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Splinter_of_the_Mind's_Eye secondly, there's a script called STAR WARS SEQUEL, written by Leigh Brackett. this one gets pretty wacky and again seems to establish the idea that most of the star wars universe wasn't exactly figured out but more made up as the films were being made. http://scyfilove.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Star-Wars-The-Empire-Strikes-Back-Brackett-Draft.pdf there a countless web articles summarizing the two if you search for them, etc. - http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/star-wars/251045/star-wars-dissecting-leigh-bracketts-rough-draft-for-the-empire-strikes-back check out the cover for Splinter of the Mind's Eye, as painted by star wars concept artist / matte painter ralph mcquarrie .. I had the Dark Horse Comic adaption of that novel. A favorite of mine was Alan Moore's contributions to Marvel's SW comic series. Weird, weird stuff. They were reissued in the 90s as "Devil Worlds Vol 1 & 2" Fucking love anything to do with pre-ROTJ drafts, early EU books and other weird SW spin-off stuff of that era. ANH especially has just enough of a foot in the door with other 70s era sci-fi to make it still feel and look a bit different than the others. I love that aesthetic, the same shit that also adorned Dayvans and was subject to "Stardust Cowboy" music and other kistch 70s Americana, including SW ripoff/homage stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 What about the giant green talking rabbit, he was pretty groovy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Thanks for the tip on that Alan Moore story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 nice! had no idea on the alan moore star wars comics.. ( also need to pick up some comics with williamson illustrations because ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 saw episode 7 twice. one of the best star wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tec Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Me dad fell asleep when he saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 What about the giant green talking rabbit, he was pretty groovy. lol Jaxxon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Only vaguely Star Wars related - but cool as fuck. http://qz.com/602230/theres-now-a-drone-racing-league-that-feels-like-pod-racing-from-star-wars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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