"Disney CEO Confirms Star Wars ‘Stand-Alone Films’..." Topic

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"… Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger offered the first official confirmation of a rumor that's been making its way around the Internet since the House of Mouse purchased Lucasfilm at the end of 2012: There will be more Star Wars films hitting theaters over the next six years outside of the upcoming movie trilogy.

Speaking live on the cable news channel, Iger said, "There's been speculation about stand-alone films that are in development, and I can confirm to you today that, in fact, we are working on a few stand-alone films…. Larry Kasdan and Simon Kinberg are both working on films that derive from great Star Wars characters that are not part of the overall saga. So, we still plan to make Star Wars VII, VIII and XI roughly over a six-year period of time starting in 2015, but there are going to be a few other films released in that period of time, too…"
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About Yoda film here.
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Amicalement
Armand

I nominate Wierd Al to write the theme song!

That sounds promising.

I'd like a Roguge Squadron movie!

BTW I hope the aborted Oz theme park comes the Hollywood Studios at WDW. That would be awesome. DL can have the Star Wars park extension.

I hope the movies totally wreck the "canon" established by the books. Just because. Lucas himself did it all the time, so why not?

I can dig a new trillogy, but my guess is that if they start cranking out a new Star Wars film every three months the whole property will collapse the same way Trek did by terminal overexposure.

I hear ya Patrick R….
That is what I am afraid of too.

I'd like my Star Wars angst free. Aliens, explosions, spaceships, straight-line plots with no economics.

jar jar binks the movie, what's his backstory

I think its a shame that the legacy and awesome dramatic impact of three of the most influential films of the 1970's/80's has consistently been urinated on by everything else bearing their brand-name that has appeared since and Disney's plans are just more of the same hack-work milking any value Star Wars has left until in the end it will just be a dried worthless husk – IMO its not far off that now. A Yoda movie?!?! Yoda was cool when he was a bit part in Empire, a mysterious and slightly sinister manipulator. Doesn't anyone else remember that "funny" Yoda was a personality he adopted to test Luke which he dropped once his identity was revealed? Now that's all he is, Dobby with a lightsaber, a little green dork designed to sell merchandised tat to idiots and Yoda, George Lucas and the CEO of Disney can all suck it.

/rant off

Now give me

Yogurt the Wise: "I know a power greater than the Schwartz!"

What happened to episodes IX and X? I guess they are just gonna skip right over them, probably boring nonsense!

Jar Jar Binks is Kaiser Sozey…The Usual Jedi…
Saving Grand Moff Tarkin.
Django De-Carbonited.
The Remote View-Yoda And Windu's Morning Show.
NASCAR Turbo-Racing.
The Wookie Bunch.
Gone With The Force.
Mos Casablanca.
Psi-Hard.
Light Sabre Dancing Among The Stars

Ok, I'll stop…

Where Ewoks Dare?

Unless a "Who killed Jar-Jar" Murder mystery…

The Man Who Would be Emperor

The whole property has already collapsed from terminal over exposure, unless you are between the ages of 3-10. I guess that means we get movies featuring Yoda, Jar Jar, and Ewoks… Maybe a new Holiday Special?

"Spaceballs, the flamethrower! …The kids love that one!"

The whole property has already collapsed from terminal over exposure, unless you are between the ages of 3-10.

See Batman Begins on how to rescue a franchise.

Seriously, Disney's going to get a chance from most folks because the gripe is with Lucas. Without him in the loop, there is a chance that the next Star Wars will be good.

Disney will only get about one chance every ten years, though. See what happened with Superman.

Fett and Furious
Force and Forcibility
The R2-D2 Diaries
"I see Darth People"
C3PIO-Lector
True Force
Death StarGate

I'm not too interrested in a Yoda movie, but I would love to see a Rouge Squadron movie. I like Wedge Antilles.

The Yoda film is already out.
YouTube link

Lots of better options than Yoda, sadly, but hey, what do you expect from Disney?

Must market to the wee tots, and hope their parents will take them to see the movie, and buy lots of toys.

I'd much prefer some of the following, e.g. tales from the other side, showing movies about:

1. a crack Tie Fighter squadron;
2. Boba Fett's bounty hunting adventures;
3. what it's really like to be an Imperial Sandtrooper;
4. the training regimen and adventures for the Imperial Guard;
5. and, if we must have one from the Rebel side, for balance, then a movie about the formation and battles of Wedge Antilles, and Rogue Squadron.

Mutiny on the Death Star.

Moulin Rogue Squadron
Yavin Doodle Dandy
A Jedi Knight At The Opera

> what it's really like to be an Imperial Sandtrooper;

As a short before the feature film they could do a "training" film about that. Could be insanely funny if done right. (Imperial guard too)

And my recommendation
"My Dinner with ArToo" Could take place in that greasy spoon from the prequals.

Lots of better options than Yoda, sadly, but hey, what do you expect from Disney?

Must market to the wee tots, and hope their parents will take them to see the movie, and buy lots of toys.

Yes, please bring back Old George. He'd never treat our beloved franchise thusly.

At this point, if you putting up a bunch of pink lawn flamingos at Chernobyl, you think the HOA will mind?

This morning, they are saying it'll he a Han Solo movie and a Boba Fett movie.

Solo? Maybe.
Fett? Lame.

Ewoks aren't so bad once you look past the fur: they are a highly aggressive, highly cooperative society who live in a constant state of war (or at least readiness for war) and they like to eat their captives. They had hundreds, if not thousands of warriors ready to go on a few hours notice, and all those tactics and traps they used were not new to them…

A Thrawn Trilogy would be fun.

what it's really like to be an Imperial Sandtrooper

For those who don't know what he's talking about, do a search for the "Troops" video.

I don't know how the jokes will play for our overseas cousins (do y'all get "Cops" over there?), but Americans will find it hilarious.

Han Solo movie? Who are they going to hire to be Han Solo?

Harrison Ford will cost them half the ownership of Disney before take that role again.

What ever happened to that live action TV project that was supposed to take place between Episodes III and IV?

I remember it was supposed to focus on the formation of the Rebel Alliance and the hunting down and execution of the remaining Jedi who survived Order 66.

The last I had heard of it was that they stated all new characters and you wouldn't see any of the main characters from the movies, just breif mentions of their names. I thought this was pretty intriguing. I found the X-Wing Rogue Squadron books some of my favorite of the EU novels because they focused on development of minor movie characters and all new ones who are doing their part in this big bold exciting universe.

Personally, I'd like to see more of this as a TV series, than the ongoing teenage life story of a major character. A Rogue Squadron series would be kick ass!

Han Solo movie? Who are they going to hire to be Han Solo?

Bradley Cooper?

I really think they should do a remake of every WWI and WWII fighter jock movie and bring out tons of new type fighters so that they can be addapted to the game X-Wing. Leave out the broads and sub plots. Go for the guts and glory. More battles in space are all that is needed.

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James Mattes

I'm afraid Disney and Lucas are about the same caliber…

combine that with the need to market, and you get….

Yoda: the movie. (in 3D): Follow loveable jedi-master Yoda on his journeys across the galaxy as he instructs young padawans in the ways of the force. Hailed by critics as the 'feel good movie of the year'… romance, comedy, and kung-fu all rolled into one action-packed social/political commentary!! Get your limited edition 'Yoda:the movie' soundtrack today, featuring solos by (insert pop-artist of questionable talent)!!! (10% of proceeds from soundtrack sales will go toward building the new 'Jar Jar adventure' ride at Disney Land).

Actually, I'd prefer if they put the women back in!
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I feel the strange urge to comment that 4 of the 12 voices provided for your wingpersons in X-Wing Alliance are female, and there is a female starfighter pilot in The Phantom Menace,

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so, like, yknow.