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I didn't know there was an episode 7 in the works...

by mchanson 14y ago

robbiet480 14y ago
They just announced it as part of the acquisition as per my comment below
robterrell 14y ago
It's buried in the press release. Episode 7 in 2015.
jwarzech 14y ago
Even more shocking: "That will be followed by Episodes 8 and 9 – and our long term plan is to release a new Star Wars feature film every two to three years"
- brudgers 14y ago
  Star Wars has long been envisioned as three trilogies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_sequel_trilogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_sequel_trilogy Yes, I'm a bit of a nerd. Please don't get me started on Star Trek.
  - jwarzech 14y ago
    Wasn't the lore of Lucas having the entire series 'practically written/envisioned' debunked after people saw how the 'new' trilogy turned out? (ex. metachlorian)
    - gwern 14y ago
      Yes. I recommend _The Secret History of Star Wars_ - as a longtime EU fanatic, I was shocked how many pieces fell into place reading it. (Incidentally, the narrative of _The Secret History_ means that this sale is particularly interesting; we can see the sale as the definitive death of Lucas's youthful dream of a paradise for indie filmmakers like he was, who were going to revolutionize the staid Hollywood establishment of bloated corporate giants like Disney, the dream which motivated him to produce sequels to the standalone movie _Star Wars_ as cash cows.)
    - rhizome 14y ago
      I was a child when the original Star Wars came out, and I was never under the impression that the entire triple trilogy had already been written, though it was always supposed to be nine movies. If anything, he had an idea for its direction, but in hindsight I think that was more salesmanship on his part.
- Pyrodogg 14y ago
  Every two to three years as a long term strategy? All they need to do is get on the super hero kick movie model. 1. Publish Trilogy 2. Reboot 3. Repeat
potatolicious 14y ago
Supposedly Lucas himself at one time thought about eps 7-9 as another trilogy. There is also the extended universe (which has traditionally been recognized as canon) that is quite clear about what happened after Return of the Jedi, so there's plenty of material, assuming they don't toss away the entirety of the extended universe...
- weirdkid 14y ago
  It's true. I remember just before Empire Strikes Back was released the Detroit Free Press had a full-color section insert with movie artwork and interviews with the movie creators. George Lucas said the cadence was to be episodes 4-6, then 7-9, and then 1-3. If anyone has that newspaper section I'd love to see it again.
- philwelch 14y ago
  Lucasfilm is actually pretty cavalier about the extended universe. I went back to read some of those books after some of the prequels came out, and quickly learned two things. First, those books are, for the most part, terrible. Second, the EU actually established a backstory about the Death Star that was totally ignored when Lucas went to write his own backstory.

I didn't know there was an episode 7 in the works...

robbiet480 14y ago

They just announced it as part of the acquisition as per my comment below

robterrell 14y ago

It's buried in the press release. Episode 7 in 2015.

jwarzech 14y ago

Even more shocking: "That will be followed by Episodes 8 and 9 – and our long term plan is to release a new Star Wars feature film every two to three years"

brudgers 14y ago
Star Wars has long been envisioned as three trilogies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_sequel_trilogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_sequel_trilogy Yes, I'm a bit of a nerd. Please don't get me started on Star Trek.
- jwarzech 14y ago
  Wasn't the lore of Lucas having the entire series 'practically written/envisioned' debunked after people saw how the 'new' trilogy turned out? (ex. metachlorian)
  - gwern 14y ago
    Yes. I recommend _The Secret History of Star Wars_ - as a longtime EU fanatic, I was shocked how many pieces fell into place reading it. (Incidentally, the narrative of _The Secret History_ means that this sale is particularly interesting; we can see the sale as the definitive death of Lucas's youthful dream of a paradise for indie filmmakers like he was, who were going to revolutionize the staid Hollywood establishment of bloated corporate giants like Disney, the dream which motivated him to produce sequels to the standalone movie _Star Wars_ as cash cows.)
  - rhizome 14y ago
    I was a child when the original Star Wars came out, and I was never under the impression that the entire triple trilogy had already been written, though it was always supposed to be nine movies. If anything, he had an idea for its direction, but in hindsight I think that was more salesmanship on his part.
Pyrodogg 14y ago
Every two to three years as a long term strategy? All they need to do is get on the super hero kick movie model. 1. Publish Trilogy 2. Reboot 3. Repeat

potatolicious 14y ago

Supposedly Lucas himself at one time thought about eps 7-9 as another trilogy. There is also the extended universe (which has traditionally been recognized as canon) that is quite clear about what happened after Return of the Jedi, so there's plenty of material, assuming they don't toss away the entirety of the extended universe...

weirdkid 14y ago
It's true. I remember just before Empire Strikes Back was released the Detroit Free Press had a full-color section insert with movie artwork and interviews with the movie creators. George Lucas said the cadence was to be episodes 4-6, then 7-9, and then 1-3. If anyone has that newspaper section I'd love to see it again.
philwelch 14y ago
Lucasfilm is actually pretty cavalier about the extended universe. I went back to read some of those books after some of the prequels came out, and quickly learned two things. First, those books are, for the most part, terrible. Second, the EU actually established a backstory about the Death Star that was totally ignored when Lucas went to write his own backstory.