Comments on: Lucasfilm Denies New Trilogy News – Fans Expect it Anyways

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:35:08 +0000

i really think they should try and take a run at the force unleashed line its a really good story line and they could go in so many diff directions with it. Or how bout a movie about OB1 and the 20 years he was watching luke. Please dnt give up on Star Wars yet.

By: ThePeter

ThePeter — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:43:34 +0000

I’m only interested if someone else gets to RE-WRITE his scripts, and if someone else DIRECTS.

By: Darth Ardnerus

Darth Ardnerus — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:55:59 +0000

In reply to knossis.

Sorry you feel that way, I’m sure there are millions around the world who feel differently and would ensure this legacy to continue as a box office success. I mean, if producers can spew out multiple movies from franchises such as Harry Potter, Lethal Weapon, Saw, Rocky, etc, you can bet that the ‘Star Wars’ universe can churn out many many movies to come in future and I believe that all will be ‘very profitable’, if not mega box office busters! Don’t know about you, mate but I know I will still be buying tickets for these new ones, ever since I bought my first ‘Star Wars’ ticket back in 1977. Bring them on! May the Force be with you, George Lucas.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:03:06 +0000

Equally disruntled about hearing about the re-releases in 3D as well as hearing him possibly writing more Star Wars. C’mon, hasn’t this (cashcow) series been beaten to death already?

By: vargas

vargas — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:34:26 +0000

If Lucas allows someone like, oh say……Steven Spielberg to direct these supposed films that may or may not come out then I’m all for it!

By: Rodney

Rodney — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:26:34 +0000

In reply to Rodney.

Lucas has made it clear that the Expanded Universe stories are considered Canon but he also reserves the right to at any moment decide they are not.

Presuming of course if he decides that he wants to make more films and his plan would contradict with the novels, he wins.

But the novels have long since got to the point where they contain more story than the movies themselves and shape a much wider portrait of the Star Wars Universe that he is unlikely to just ignore 300 or so novels worth of storyline.

By: Freddy J

Freddy J — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:27:00 +0000

Give George the backseat and hand over all writing to whoever writes the Star Wars stories for the Force Unleashed games and whoever writes for Bioware when they do a Star Wars game. Then George can just look over what they come up with.

By: Michael V Banno

Michael V Banno — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:25:52 +0000

In reply to Rodney. Is it not true that Lucas himself does not consider the novel EU canon to the films?

By: Rodney

Rodney — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:13:55 +0000

In reply to darren j seeley.

Luke turning to the Dark Side was for deliberate sabotage. He did not do it out of weakness or manipulation. He chose to dabble with the dark side to earn the trust of the resurrected Emperor. Which was a Dark Horse comic, not a novel.

Still part of the expanded universe and considered part of the novel cannon.

There are a lot of hits and misses in the novels. As long as you avoid the Kevin J Anderson garbage, its mostly above average with some shining (Zahn) books that expand the story well outside of just the Skywalkers.

By: darren j seeley

darren j seeley — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:24:14 +0000

I personally do not care one iota about the books post Return Of The Jedi, and was actually turned off early on when I found out Luke turned to the dark side for a short time. I refused to read it. I might as we be kicked in the nuts. As far as I’m concerned, none of that horsecarp is canon. It’s no wonder why some fans want that “three movie” finish (Lucas dreamed up a wishful nine film story once upon a starrry sky) just to put this stuff to pasture. I personally have disavowed the post Jedi novels, including Thrawn storyline. I will not partake.

That all said, I think while it would be outstanding to have a Jedi tale set generations after ROJ, or even generations before, I’m fine with what is before us (filmwise) at the time being.

Theatrically, the Star Wars universe may not have hit a high like the first trilogy,but it still went out with some digity. I despise the Clone Wars cartoon with all fiber of being. I still have hopes for the live action series.

But there’s no hurry on Star Wars Chapters 7, 8 and 9.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:29:48 +0000

To me, he’s already killed the near-sacred cultural impact Star Wars used to have between the new trilogy and the cartoons, replacing it with a popcorn fun that’s no more or less meaningful than any of the other crap out there, so he may as well. That said, I’d much prefer he finish out the story and just recast Luke, Han, Leia, etc. The Thrawn trilogy was very fun and could make great movies, finishing out the story of the New Republican’s birth while not feeling entirely like one, giant, 3-movie epilogue.

By: kingl

kingl — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:16:19 +0000

For all we know, Lucas might take Star Wars to his grave.