Lit A/V The Force Awakens and the EU [TAGGED spoilers.]

Yep, every Star Wars movie must be "universal". It must explain everything so good, that the movie can actually act as a stand-alone movie, in case it fails or it is impossible to make future movies (like Lucas probably expected to happen with ANH). The OT was ingenious with that.

 

Morgan and Wong (wrote a lot of episodes, showrunners for season 4) went to the same high school as my dad, so my high school district appeared in an episode.


The same town appears in the season 2 finale of Millennium which they were showrunners for.

 

I actually went to the same college as Flukeman. He wasn't at all like most typical child stars, actually very humble and down to earth.

 

Luke needs to have a good role, he is iconic. especially if they will kill him off in the series.

 

A good role doesn't have to be a large one. I just hope Mark is used well.

 

Yeah -- this rumor doesn't even make any sense. You can't kill one of the Big Three and not have Luke involved in the plot. What's he going to do in the next film? "Oh yeah, I heard about Han. Too bad. Hope I don't get off'ed by some nameless punk too."

 

Disney CEO Bob Iger and Bride at the Oscars



"I own Star Wars and you don't!"

 

Not to mention that it's a poor fashion choice .

 

Oh great, instead of having a little person wear a Yoda costume on the red carpet, Luca$ decided to use editing techniques to digitally insert Yoda on that woman's dress, what a hack job.

 

I'm clearly a total dork as I actually found that dress kinda cute on her.

 

I keep wondering why she's wearing a movie screen.

 

Sums up a lot (not all) of what I hate about Hollywood

 

Potential spoilers given away by Mr Ford on what Han does in TFA

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/...when-ive-ruined-all-of-my-films-2015022795819

 

At least he's determined to make sure there are unnecessary nude scenes. I mean, after the bikini, there's nowhere to go but up down.

 

Sorry, Harrison, I liked Crystal Skull. Back to the drawing board.

 

I didn't think it was that bad, either. But then, I watch pretty much every Godzilla film and both Star Trek and Into Darkness, so

 

I also didn't have a problem with Crystal Skull, and I don't hate ST or STID either. I just wasn't that impressed with them as Star Trek films, and I care more about the prime and even the mirror universe.

 

Stuff from Chris Weitz on the SpinOfftm. Very general stuff, except for a glimpse as to the process of how he was brought in to work on the script and how much Gary Whitta's work will inform him.

http://www.slashfilm.com/chris-weitz-star-wars-standalone-interview/

 

uh, what?

They were both very good movies

 

Um. I disagree with the way it's become hip to hate those movies... but I'm really not sure I'd throw a "very" in there either.

 

They are decent enough films, the problem is they are terrible Star Trek films.

 

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Now I have an Order 66 scene with the Disney castle instead of the Jedi Temple. Poor Mickey and the gang and all those visitors at Disney world as well