| RE: Missing the joke... |
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WTF is lens flare?
ts a effect popular in the 1970s. The bottom of peoples trousers where getting so wide they had to create a new wide lens to capture such awesome pants.
Watch the last Star Trek movie, once your eyes adjust back to normal you can come back on here and tell us what Lens Flare is and how much you hate/love it
or click this link below to see the white line all the characters had on their heads.... I think they where supposed to write their name More
Posted by Dannybohy at 11:56 on 30 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Awful decision. It'll be another shit rehash with lens flare, bad acting, and justin bieber as Luke. Oh and lets not forget a brain dead hole filled script.
oly Shit, you've read the script! poilers pleeeeaassseee More
Posted by darthbane at 06:56 on 30 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Awful decision. It'll be another shit rehash with lens flare, bad acting, and justin bieber as Luke. Oh and lets not forget a brain dead hole filled script. More
Posted by spamandham at 02:15 on 30 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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WTF is lens flare? More
Posted by Varkko Stush at 15:34 on 28 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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On the music front - I can't see any reason why Williams would not be asked to do this, unless he's retiring anytime soon.
He's as much a key element of Star Wars than anyone and it would be a silly mistake not to have him do it. More
Posted by Stryder at 09:55 on 28 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Posted by Jules at 23:22 on 27 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| Super VII |
JJ's dynamite with Special FX, but i'm really interested in where he intends to take the story. A New Hope... More
Posted by Graveriser1978 at 23:17 on 27 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| Great News |
When I first heard of new Star Wars movies I was appaled like many others. Once I had let it sink in and the fact the George Lucas is not really invoved any more my levels of excitement were starting to rise. When I read the piece that JJ Abrams might be directing I thought it could be good. Now he's confirmed I'm seriously excited.
He made me a die hard Wars fan like Star Trek. That's a neat trick and there was no Jedi mind used.
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Posted by rsh1978 at 22:19 on 27 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| Playing coy? How about a barefaced lie? |
Abrams flat out denied any possbility of him playing a part in this instalment, due to his committment to the star trek franchise. Something obviously changed his mind...not sure where that leaves Kirk. More
Posted by DancedWithTheDevil at 19:36 on 27 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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How the hell can any true star wars fan have the front to say that JJ is the wrong man after the tripe that Lucas served up in the last 3 films??
To call them abysmal would still be giving them credit! I personally think that he will give it his all and we will be impressed.
The good thing is that unlike the last 3 turds, this one does not have a storyline to follow and can be taken off in any direction... which is what george should have done instead of giving us 7 hours on the origins of va More
Posted by shitneck at 15:20 on 27 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Ok so to all of the negative people on here how about let's just wait and see? JJ Abrams hasn't really made a bad film yet and more than proved his worth in sci-fi with the Star Trek remake and Cloverfield. He seems to be one of the perfect choices to me and I think he's going to pull it off quite well. They have chosen wisely indeed! More
Posted by dannyfletch at 09:29 on 27 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Well considering the last ekwas more of a rsthan a ] movie it seems like a good swap.
l bad news here is that means Michael Giacchino is likely to score the movie
or a moment I thought that Jerry Goldsmith would do a good score,only to realize he's dead.unny that you should mention the score because this could be one of the few scores recently that doesn't consist of ala TDK,Star Trek banging of big Drums.Be nice to hear some genuine wonderment fantastical score.But More
Posted by OPEN YOUR EYES at 00:27 on 27 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Well considering the last ekwas more of a rsthan a ] movie it seems like a good swap.
The real bad news here is that means Michael Giacchino is likely to score the movie. More
Posted by directorscut at 23:45 on 26 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| RE: The LINDELOF Factor |
I have a bad feeling about this....Lost was the most disappointing waste of time, I've ever had the misfortune of getting sucked into....I can't believe Lindelof gets any work after that....I agree please keep him 100 million zillion parsecs away from this More
Posted by Paddy Kieran at 17:53 on 26 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| He's got a flare for these things. |
I can't wait to see what he does with the movies. Anything, ANYTHING will be better than Phantom and Clones!
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Posted by HulkySmashSmash at 17:45 on 26 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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I'd rather have JJ Abrams than Joss Whedon who was responsible for the abominable Alien: Resurrection, which people seem to forget. More
Posted by Private Hudson at 17:12 on 26 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| JJ Abrams confirmed for Star Wars VII |
Seriously, the bar is set so amazingly low that any director would be an improvement. Their choice is pretty decent, lets hope the writing is also good. More
Posted by rich at 13:22 on 26 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| Star Trek and now Star Wars! |
Any other classic sci-fi films would you like to remake Mr Abrams? 2001 a space Odyssey? Back to the future? Blade Runner? Alien? The Terminator? More
Posted by TJD at 13:08 on 26 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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I'm not precious with Star Wars at all, but he's a great choice in my eyes. Although I just hope this doesn't mean he forgets about Star Trek because I really enjoyed his reboot, and the ten minutes of Into Darkness I saw looked incredible.
I do also wonder if Simon Pegg will be in it. One would assume he would be, being such a huge fan of the original trilogy, his previous work with JJ and his appearance in The Clone Wars, but he really hates the prequels so I wonder if he would want t More
Posted by Whistler at 10:43 on 26 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| The LINDELOF Factor |
Oh God PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep Damon Lindelof away from this! i know he want's it and has a Star Wars T-Shirt pasted to his body, but please please don't let him near it! More
Posted by blindfold at 00:13 on 26 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| Doesn't seem right.. |
I like JJ, but having him in charge of both Trek and Wars sounds as wrong as Joss Whedon making both Avengers AND Justice League.What next? Is JJ gonna reboot Babylon 5 as well? More
Posted by Cool Breeze at 19:19 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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I have a good feeling about this. Did you see what I did....I swapped bad for good paying homage to the classic....aw forget it, those who know, know. More
Posted by zeech1941 at 19:14 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Re: OPEN YOUR EYES 1 cameo or 3, I don't care. So long as he can smooth one trilogy into another, i'll be happy. I liked the idea of Matt Reeves or Neill Blomkamp directing. Maybe Ep VIII?! More
Posted by breakism at 18:38 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| HE COULD DO IT (?) |
Poor JJ Abrams, if he fails then all the Star Wars fan community will hate him :( Let's just hope he sticks to the core of the movies and makes something awesome! More
Posted by DanielThorin at 18:35 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| Father Abrams |
Going to be good, and no Smurfahontas! More
Posted by davidharriswilson at 18:24 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Kelvin Skywalker? More
Posted by Vampire_Hermit at 17:19 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| FLIP FLOP! |
Love how the headline has changed from "JJ ABRAMS DIRECTING SATR WARS VII!" to "JJ Abrams Directing Star Wars VII?" More
Posted by hallbags at 17:06 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| Borrrrr - ing! |
I think the guys great, never made a bad film yet... but what a boring choice on the behalf of the producers if this is true. It's like a widower marrying his dead wife's sister. More
Posted by haranjen at 16:47 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| Good news, everyone! |
In fact, excellent news! After the Disney-Lucasfilm deal I was fearing that the studio would go for a hack like Ratner, so this is great news, indeed! More
Posted by kielerkai at 14:29 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| Utter lack of imagination on Disney's part. |
Put it this way, if Joss Whedon signed on to Justice League I'd be equally disappointed with Warner and DC. It's not that I don't think Abrams is great because I do, but come on Disney, it's not good enough to look over at the other table and say "I'll have what they're having" as if Abrams is the new go-to guy for space adventure after 1 success and 1 sequel that's not even been released yet. That is conservative to the point of being backward, and you know it but you don't care becau More
Posted by Nicky C at 13:12 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Did Abrams ever commit to 3 Star Trek films? If not, why can't he do Star Wars? He doesn't seem to sleep or stop at all! Yes, he's revitalised Star Trek from a near-terminal state, so why not leave that franchise to others and grab Star Wars with both hands? More
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Simon Pegg as a Sith. Enough said.
s also mean we will definitely see Luke back to show a younger version of himself the error of his ways. Awesome More
Posted by Dannybohy at 12:58 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Simon Pegg as a Sith. Enough said. More
Posted by Countlopez at 12:50 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| RE: Good for ep7 but get Nolan for ep8 |
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Abrams will do a good job of reinvigorating the series with episode 7 but I wouldn't want him to shoot the whole new sequence. One of the best things about the original trilogy is the mix of directors and a huge reason for the failure of 1 to 3 was Lucas' decision to direct them all himself. Even after the horror that was the prequels, expectations will be massive. Let's hope that Mr A will deliver.
hat's a big NO to Nolan ever doing a Star Wars film. He's a great director More
Posted by AxlReznor at 12:39 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| A solid if unimaginative choice |
Would have preferred an up-and-comer with some fresh ideas! More
Posted by stevos at 12:37 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Joss Whedon or JJ Abrams. If Joss ends up looking at the second or third installments, I think we'll end up with something pretty special on our hands.
oss Whedon was a logistical impossibility. He's already committed to The Avengers 2 to be released in the same summer. No one's going to be able to get two blockbuster movies made at the same time. More
Posted by AxlReznor at 12:37 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Hopefully this will mean he won't be making a third Star Trek film. More
Posted by Tootled at 12:11 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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...for posting on forums regarding news stories, but this has definately whetted my appetite. I seem to remember Abrams commenting that he was a huge SW fan back when he got the Star Trek gig, some of the imagery of the Enterprise, e.g. rising up out of a Planet's atmosphere towards the end of the film was pure Millenium Falcon inspired i thought.
This appears to be all coming together now on the Star Wars front, all we need now is Joe Johnston to get the Boba Fett gig and i'll be made up. More
Posted by brent71195 at 12:00 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Joss Whedon or JJ Abrams. If Joss ends up looking at the second or third installments, I think we'll end up with something pretty special on our hands. More
Posted by MusicLovesYou at 11:54 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| Perfect! |
Absolutely great choice! My opinion is it needs to be fresh talent and someone from the new wave of directors ie; Abrahams, Singer etc. I'll admit im a a big JJ fan, but i think a fresh approach and using of new talent etc is definitely the way they should and will go with it. Directors like Abrahams and Singer are basically heir to the Lucas and Spielberg empire and let's be honest Super 8 has pretty much made Abrahams Spielberg's new protege. So as well as being proven great director's in the More
Posted by Stryder at 11:38 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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The man knows his SciFi, and he sold me on his non-Shatner/Nimoy/Kelley Star Trek universe. I don't even care about lens flare. Bring it on. If ships can make noise in space in all the original SW movies, then there can be lens flare, right? Sincerely hope this doesn't turn out to be a huge rumour, or that he backs down. More
Posted by HighwayJoe at 11:24 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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I went with the wookie answer in the poll because I don't know what I think. I really like Abram's work and think his Star Trek is amazing. But I probably would have been more excited if he hadn't done ST, if that makes sense. I'm just concerned they might be too similar and I love both SW (except I,II,III) and ST. On the other hand his take on SW could be fantastic too so I'll reserve judgement until I've seen the (rumoured) end result. More
Posted by mirjam_f at 11:21 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| A Perfect Match |
I'm really excited about this now - just needs to keep Lucas out of the way!! More
Posted by Hillsman at 11:16 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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His mission impossible was boring, wasted good actors there with touchy feely story...Lost was the biggest mind rape of my life, I hate him (and the other guy) for that...Super 8 was ok and his Star Trek was good he should stick to that...IMDB has him down for doing this...I'm disappointed, hope he proves me wrong
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Posted by Paddy Kieran at 11:01 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| Official statement? |
Have Disney commented yet? More
Posted by DarthMaxxx at 11:01 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| Star Trek ??? |
I agree this is a good person for the job, but were does this leave Star Trek, was expecting at least 3 Treks adventures, may be we'll just have to wait awhile (or maybe he's good at multitasking) . More
Posted by Gazzabrook at 10:27 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Very excited about this news. I love JJ and the start trek film. (new one looks great too) I feel the franchise will be safe in his hands. And you cant say the prequels were that bad, They gave us the best film of the franchise. Revenge of the Sith. Best star wars movie anyday. Agree I hate phantom. But i liked clones enough. What is your order of fav's? mine from best to worst - 3,5,6,4,2,1 More
Posted by JamesMrVain at 10:26 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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the prequels faliures? not from my point of view.
good luck to j.j but spare us lens flare this time. More
Posted by spark1 at 10:19 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| RE: Good for ep7 but get Nolan for ep8 |
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Abrams will do a good job of reinvigorating the series with episode 7 but I wouldn't want him to shoot the whole new sequence. One of the best things about the original trilogy is the mix of directors and a huge reason for the failure of 1 to 3 was Lucas' decision to direct them all himself. Even after the horror that was the prequels, expectations will be massive. Let's hope that Mr A will deliver.
eah Lucas' decision to shoot the prequels - all thre More
Posted by Dannybohy at 10:00 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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L: tonetalk
Abrams will do a good job of reinvigorating the series with episode 7 but I wouldn't want him to shoot the whole new sequence. One of the best things about the original trilogy is the mix of directors and a huge reason for the failure of 1 to 3 was Lucas' decision to direct them all himself. Even after the horror that was the prequels, expectations will be massive. Let's hope that Mr A will deliver.
eah Lucas' decision to shoot the prequels - all three of them - was a poor More
Posted by Nexus Wookie at 09:47 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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True, it felt like an 80s movie.
I'm man enough to admit I enjoyed the prequels, but with 3 separate entities (writer, producer, director) these sequels could be not just enjoyable, but great. I'm not going to George bash here, because I believe the man's a genius, but I think it all started going wrong for Lucasfilm with the introduction of Rick McCallum, no smoke without fire.... More
Posted by DarthMaxxx at 09:44 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Its all good!
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Posted by Dannybohy at 09:31 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| Good for ep7 but get Nolan for ep8 |
Abrams will do a good job of reinvigorating the series with episode 7 but I wouldn't want him to shoot the whole new sequence. One of the best things about the original trilogy is the mix of directors and a huge reason for the failure of 1 to 3 was Lucas' decision to direct them all himself. Even after the horror that was the prequels, expectations will be massive. Let's hope that Mr A will deliver. More
Posted by tonetalk at 09:13 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| RE: JJ Abrams for Star Wars VIII? |
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I foresee Star Trek fans choking on whatever it is they're eating and drinking over this news.
He's a great choice, though. One of the best in the field at the moment, and a huge fan, too.
dunno. Maybe the hardcore fans yes. But i think most would be excited with the news (as i was, although i love both Star Trek Star Wars!). More
Posted by Nexus Wookie at 09:06 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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I remember a while ago ( i think it was in the Star Wars thread) saying how i'd love to see J.J Abrams do a Star Wars film, well it looks like Disney took note of that! bram's is a solid director, nearly all his inputs thus far have been brilliant, so i know it'll be in safe hands. Also, he reminds me of Bryan Singer when he was at his prime (with Usual Suspects and both X-Men films). More
Posted by Nexus Wookie at 09:03 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| RE: JJ Abrams for Star Wars VIII? |
I foresee Star Trek fans choking on whatever it is they're eating and drinking over this news.
He's a great choice, though. One of the best in the field at the moment, and a huge fan, too. More
Posted by AxlReznor at 08:06 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| JJ Abrams for Star Wars VIII? |
Best news I've heard all year To have JJ at the helm you can be guaranteed the film won't disappoint. All hail to the master himself. We kneel before JJ and and cry in one voice - "May the force be with you!!" More
Posted by remmy604 at 07:57 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| The Force Is Strong With him |
Having someone like JJ at the helm I feel confident that Star Wars will rise from the ashes to enjoy the glory of the heyday of Empire and not the ignominy that is Phantom! More
Posted by kittybinks at 07:10 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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How much lens flare are we going to get from two suns? Doesn't bear thinking about. Other than that, if confirmed, great choice More
Posted by iain99 at 06:57 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Well this is encouraging news - although it probably means we won't get to see a third JJ Abrams ] in 2016(which I was kinda hoping would happen). Abrams has proved he can do big space opera withrek Into Darknessbrilliant.
I'm pretty much sold on this
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Posted by Scruffybobby at 06:30 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| RE: Star Wars VII: The Wrath Of Jar Jar |
So, Anakin (Lucas) was turned to the dark side by Senator Palpatine (Disney), who wants to replace Anakin (Lucas) with Luke Skywalker (JJ):
Int. Disney's throne room:
Anakin (Lucas): Give yourself to the dark side, it is the only way to save the franchise.
Luke (JJ): . . .
Anakin (Lucas): Your thoughts betray you, now Steven Spielbergs failure is complete. If you will not turn to the dark side, perhaps Zack Snyder will.
Luke (JJ): Nooooo!
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Posted by carlrogers22 at 02:51 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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| Star Wars VII: The Wrath Of Jar Jar |
So J.J. Abrams is the chosen one, eh? A good choice. Whoever they picked couldn't do much worse than George Lucas did on the Star Wars prequels anyway. Disney will get it right. Surprised how many big names ruled themselves out of this, including Abrams. It's a once-in-a-lifetime gig. More
Posted by BenTramer at 01:00 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Return of the J.J?
Or J.J. Binks!?!? More
Posted by AutoBarn at 00:41 on 25 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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L: breakism
Good choice. Minimal cheese and more on the action I hope. Ford, Fisher and Hamill doing cameos and i'm in
h god no!!
maybe one..at a stretch.But not all three.
Two things J.J Abrams must and possibly will do.
1.Dont listen to George Lucas
2.Dont list to Fans. More
Posted by OPEN YOUR EYES at 23:35 on 24 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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What about Star Trek?
It's time that got some enlightenment. Let it grow. I presume he won't continue with that franchise once he has done with into darkness. Star Wars had its shot and its over. Everyone in the whole world will go why they making it? Oh my god it's by Disney wouldn't there. Typical pub talk shite. They wont know who JJ is. One of best filmmakers in the world. In terms of character emotion and story in everything he has done. Of course ill see it still. Just star trek needs ti More
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Love the lens flare comment, Peter. Excellent choice though, however, I still think a Fincher SW movie would be a thing of beauty. More
Posted by 99intheshade at 23:33 on 24 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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£10 says that Empire is writing a feature article about this as we speak. Looking forward to it guys! More
Posted by LaughingNabashin at 23:25 on 24 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Good choice. Minimal cheese and more on the action I hope. Get the Ford, Fisher and Hamill doing cameos and i'm in. Yep. More
Posted by breakism at 23:25 on 24 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Fascinating More
Posted by jackcarter at 23:20 on 24 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Good choice. Minimal cheese and more on the action I hope. Get the Ford, Fisher and Hamill doing cameos and i'm in. Yep. More
Posted by breakism at 23:19 on 24 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Headline: Abrams definitely directing Star Wars!
Subheader: Maybe!
Paragraph 1: The rumours are over! Abrams is rumoured to be directing Star Wars!
Good story. More
Posted by badblokebob at 23:19 on 24 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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The haters are going to go apepoop. More
Posted by garymakin at 23:13 on 24 January 2013 | Report This Post |
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Star Wars Episode VII: The Lens Flare Strikes Back More
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Whatever else people say, Super 8 conveyed the feeling of that era. The feel is te most important thing with Star Wars. More
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