Dear Master Yoda, not more prequels!!!
The whole format of the star wars saga is told in chapters that run in chronological order (albeit not necessarily released in that order).
As far as I know there are nine chapters written and 7,8 and 9 should all follow the events of 6.
By all means, make a character film, make it a backstory spin off film, but for the love of Leia don’t call it episode 7!!!
Now, a story about the eventual fall of a Skywalker to the dark side? Yes please! How about the vengeance of palpatines as yet undisclosed replacement of Vader, there is always a backup, see ‘The Force Unleashed’.
I know there’s some trepidation about this new era but remember people, Fear is a path to the Dark Side….
Just as the Greeks were folded into the growing Roman Empire, Lucasfilm has recently been folded into Disney’s empire. As this new owner of an entire galactic universe, Disney has announced that they are Marvelizing Star Wars. In other words, they are using the uber-lucrative and successful business model set up for the Marvel universe: a few Character films that stand alone and work as feature-film-length trailers for the Event film.
It’s tough to deny Disney’s business logic, considering the astronomical success of the Marvel franchise. With Star Wars films alone, Disney will quickly earn back the roughly four billion dollars they invested in Lucasfilm.
What this also means, however, is that the expanded universe will at last have an opportunity to be portrayed onscreen professionally with a ginormous budget. It means that new voices and new visions will be added to Star Wars, for good or for ill. It…
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What are you on about Vinten? 