ST Is Arndt working on VIII? New article hints at it.

Please read this article from Suvudu, it's a great read, and raises some questions.
http://universe.suvudu.com/post/arn...abrams-on-arndts-departure-from-star-wars-vii

 

Honestly we will just have to wait and see. It's WAY too early to speculate about Episode VIII

 

I have little doubt, now that Abrams is writing VII, he'll finish the trilogy. Arndt probably provided much of the framework.

 

Well, if it implies that Arnt will be back for VIII and IX, then it also implies that Abrams will be back for VIII and IX... And I'd rather it didn't imply that.

 

I hope you're right, because this guy adds a lot of heart and feeling into his screenplays and it would be a shame to lose him.

 

But where is Arndt?

 

I think Abrams will be involved in VIII and IX as a producer whether or not he ends up directing (and I'm personally hoping they all have different directors). As for Arndt, I did wonder if this was a possibility based on Abrams's statement, so it would be interesting if this were true and put to rest some of those rumors of bad blood.

 

Possibly, but why would he if he isn't directing?

Me too.

 

Too all..

Arndt*

 

Rumors are that he is going to be heavily involved with Star Wars moving forward. And the fact that Bad Robot is involved and he and Bryan Burk are producing Episode VII lends a lot of credence to the notion that they will be working on the entire ST in my opinion. Kennedy didn't just hire him to be a director and I don't think he would have taken the job if there weren't more in it for him than that.

 

I thought he maneuvered himself and his company into a producing capacity after he was hired to direct?

Regardless, his involvement sucks.

 

I'm not entirely sure how that happened, but if he did that then he probably made sure it wouldn't just be for Episode VII anyway. I've gone back and forth on how I feel about his involvement, but I think it's pretty safe to say that unless he messes up badly enough for Disney to give him the axe he's going to be sticking around at least in some capacity (and probably a large one) for a while.

 

It's too early to worry about E8 because it's too early for anyone to make any decisions. Fact is that E7's performance will very much determine how they proceed. If E7 is a poor movie which under-performs, they will do what they can to get the E7 crew out the door and a new group for E8. If E7 does well and is universally adored, they'll make sure they keep as many of the same people around as possible.

 

By the way, is the first word of the title of this thread supposed to be "Is"? I'm especially tired today, but it took me until just now to work that out.

 

Yes, it's supposed to be Is, I made a typo, and I don't know how to fix it.

 

You cannot. You have to live with your shame for the rest of your membership here.

 

Fixed the thread title.

 

Additionally, Kasdan was supposed to be working on a spinoff and Kinberg, too. Now, Kasdan is tied to VII and Kinberg, Rebels. When will they be free for the future spinoffs, especially with VIII and IX in the pipeline?