After 'Return of the Jedi'

[McHorde-Trooper]

Originally posted by FOX_UK
Does anyone think they will ever make the three remaining films in the Starwars series. Would they use the novels from the expanded Universe or go another way.
Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford and Co. would be at the right age now to make these films.
Any views???

Fox

Hmm . . if the actors were young enough they could've done the Timothy Zahn novels. I liked those. They were original compared to some of the Starwars extended continuities.

If anything though . . a distant future trilogy set in the aftermath of the two movie trilogies might be good, but it would have to be very well developed to be worth watching.

 

[Dave]

Well, George Lucas still officially has no plans to do that. I saw him on a recent TV interview when he mentioned the new 3-D computer animated series and live action series. As usual he was asked about more films, and as usual he said it wouldn't happen.

He said that the six films were about the life of Anakin Skywalker. We have seen him as a 9 year old boy in Ep I, and we see him die in Ep IV, so that there is no more story to tell.

What could change his mind could be if he ever needed to make more money, but from what I've heard about the money he makes from Star Wars toys, that doesn't seem likely either.

edit: Here is that interview in full:

from Hailing Frequencies #294

...when asked about the third trilogy, Lucas once again said: "The other sequels were [the speculation of] sort of an overanxious press...The original intention was to make one movie. It turned into three. That was really the end of it. It wasn't until about 10 years later that it even occurred to me of doing the backstory. This is the tragedy of Darth Vader. It starts when he is 9 years old, and it ends when he dies. There really isn't any more to the story."

 

[timdgreat]

well he could always do the next 3 films on Anakins grandson Anakin Solo:rolly2:

 

[Dave]

This from Hailing Frequencies #295:

Cinescape reminds us that it might just be a good thing there isn't a seventh movie waiting in the wings with this "scoop" interview with Lindsay Lohan. Supposedly, she relayed a talk with George Lucas, in which he revealed:

He said, "'Star Wars' will never end. My involvement may, but the story will go on...."

I said what do you think would be more interesting.... telling a story prior to PHANTOM MENACE or after RETURN OF THE JEDI?

(Lucas) said, no question about it, prior to PHANTOM MENACE. He said, that if he did ever do another storyline.... that he would do when the Jedi regained control of the universe from the Dark Lords (there were many of them) 800 years before PHANTOM MENACE. And a young Jedi named Yoda was instrumental in the effort.

So, if that's true, you can rule out anything 'After Return of the Jedi'.

 

[timdgreat]

admitingly that would be cool, but still im kinda disapointed cause i would like to see movies after RTJ, even if they did squish all i know about what happens after it.:rolly2:

 

[Dave]

New Star Wars TV series

Hailing Frequencies #310 had this on the new Star Wars TV series that is in development:

IGN FilmForce reports that Lucasfilm is looking for screenwriters for the TV version of Star Wars, which should go into pre-production in January: "While the show will apparently revolve around imperial bounty hunters, there could be other directions taken. The series will take place after the Empire has risen to power."

As already hinted at before, this series will centre on different individual characters and is set between the two trilogies. I find it hard to believe that it will only concern Bounty Hunters alone, but I expected that Boba Fett would be one of those characters.

 

[Dave]

from SCIFI WIRE

Star Wars TV Shows Ramp Up

Rick McCallum, who served as producer on the recent Star Wars films, revealed to Now Playing Magazine some of the details of the two upcoming TV series based on the franchise created by George Lucas. "The live-action television series is something we're planning for just at the beginning of 2007," McCallum said in an interview while promoting the upcoming DVD of Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith at Lucas' Skywalker Ranch in northern California. "We're just starting to interview writers and trying to really figure out which direction [to go]."

McCallum added that the series will have a different tone than the features and will introduce characters that weren't seen on the big screen. "It is going to be much darker, much grittier. It's going to be character-based. [Lucas] envisions somewhere like 100 hours, [set] between Episode III and Episode IV, with a lot of characters that we haven't met, but [who] have been developed in some of the novels and other things. We're really excited about that, because I think finally we're going to have the opportunity to answer everybody's questions once and for all by the time we finish the series.â€

McCallum also revealed that the live-action series is likely to be based in Sydney, Australia, and will be filmed in hi-def, while production on the animated series is already underway at Skywalker Ranch. "The animation is being done as we speak," he told the magazine. "It's starting to prep. That's being done here at the Ranch. A lot of the effects are being done in Singapore. ... I think it's just now in the conceptual work and script work [phase]. I think George is trying to get 13 scripts done first before we really start to get into the pipeline of it. But that'll start happening probably at the end of March."

This is really happening! I think it's great, something to look forward to. I like the idea of grittier. Now I've had time to reflect upon the second trilogy as a whole, I think it should have been much better.

 

[demolition18]

Supershadow is a liar and a theif. Anything true he says he is stealing from other sites.

I believed this guy for years. The complete proof to me is about writing Star Wars fan fiction. He says that George Lucas requests us to stop writing fan fiction on Star Wars. Fan fiction sites do have rules. Here's the proof.

It is said no where but supershadow.com that George Lucas requests for us to stop writing Star Wars fan fiction. If it were true than http://www.fanfiction.net would've said that no more Star Wars fan fiction is allowed under request of George Lucas the creator of Star Wars himself.

Us fans could write fan fiction entries that take place after Return of the Jedi.

 

[demolition18]

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[Huttman]

So this thread is seven years old, but with todays announcement it seems appropriate to resurrect. I have to say, I don't see a plausible story for post RotJ films. Sure there is the Imperial mop-up to be done, training new Jedi, but the Force IS in balance. In my mind, no more Force abusers, right? No more Sith means the Force is not out of balance. That would negate Zahn's wonderful post Jedi trilogy, wouldn't it, as possible story ideas. Lucas said he created a template for a new trilogy but I would like to see him visit the beginnings of the Sith, which I'm sure Disney will explore down the line. Hopefully, this will kick start the live action TV series, too.

 

[cyrusDCmonster]

dear George Lucas, Lucas films, 20th Centrury fox, Disney and everyone else involved in Star Wars,
STOP RAPING OUR CHILDHOODS AND ADULTHOODS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!
you couldn't get it right with eps 1-3, learn from the history of Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Jaws and Aliens. no more.

 

[Dave]

Some of what we discussed here has already happened with The Clone Wars animated films. The books and the games were never foreseen, but what happened to the TV series?

It is possible to make a good sequel or a good prequel. It is even possible to make one better than the original. It just doesn't happen very often.

 

[Ursa major]

So this thread is seven years old

Eleven and a half years, actually.

but with todays announcement it seems appropriate to resurrect. I have to say, I don't see a plausible story for post RotJ films. Sure there is the Imperial mop-up to be done, training new Jedi, but the Force IS in balance. In my mind, no more Force abusers, right? No more Sith means the Force is not out of balance. That would negate Zahn's wonderful post Jedi trilogy, wouldn't it, as possible story ideas. Lucas said he created a template for a new trilogy but I would like to see him visit the beginnings of the Sith, which I'm sure Disney will explore down the line. Hopefully, this will kick start the live action TV series, too.

I think it's really hard to predict what will happen next, not just because of where the story is at the end of Episode VI, but because these are films and Hollywood is famous for changing plots during the production of a film (changes which sometimes coincide with changes in the scriptwriting team).

 

[thaddeus6th]

The suggestion to base new films on the X-Wing series is a great one. It's been a long time since I read Star Wars books, but they were easily my favourite.

Must say that I lack confidence in this film/these films being all that good.

 

[Rodders]

Why does it have to be based on anything that's gone before? It's a big universe and there are many stories to tell.

 

[Lilmizflashythang]

So this thread is seven years old, but with todays announcement it seems appropriate to resurrect. I have to say, I don't see a plausible story for post RotJ films. Sure there is the Imperial mop-up to be done, training new Jedi, but the Force IS in balance. In my mind, no more Force abusers, right? No more Sith means the Force is not out of balance. That would negate Zahn's wonderful post Jedi trilogy, wouldn't it, as possible story ideas. Lucas said he created a template for a new trilogy but I would like to see him visit the beginnings of the Sith, which I'm sure Disney will explore down the line. Hopefully, this will kick start the live action TV series, too.

Ah, no, The Force is not in balance as of the end of Return of the Jedi. Balance would be Sith and Jedi. Their two sides of the same coin. No Sith, and only Jedi, no balance. No Jedi and only Sith, no balance. It seems crazy, but it's true. The Jedi and Sith has to co-exist. They can't completely destroy each other.

 

[Huttman]

Eleven and a half years, actually.

Oops, I should have been more accurate, seven years since the last post.

Ah, no, The Force is not in balance as of the end of Return of the Jedi. Balance would be Sith and Jedi. Their two sides of the same coin. No Sith, and only Jedi, no balance. No Jedi and only Sith, no balance. It seems crazy, but it's true. The Jedi and Sith has to co-exist. They can't completely destroy each other.

I don't agree with that. I say that in part from Mr. Lucas himself. He has stated that the entire story of the Skywalkers, more specifically Anakin, is that he is the chosen one to bring balance to the Force. It is his turning and destroying the Sith that brings balance, or harmony back to the Force. I happen to agree with that because good and evil cannot live in harmony with each other. Evil will always seek to dominate or destroy good and while good would prefer to be left alone, evil will always come knocking or be pestering someone else and then good feels obligated to help and make a stand. They cannot co-exist. This is about morality, a touchy subject, not yin/yang or magnetic polarities that need each other or balance each other. Good does NOT need evil to have a fulfilling life. Evil is never satisfied with it's own place in the grand scheme of things.

 

[cyrusDCmonster]

Why does it have to be based on anything that's gone before? It's a big universe and there are many stories to tell.

okay, calm now. ^this would work. no skywalkers, droids, ewoks, rebellion, empire etc...same universe new story. i don't have high hopes but i'd give that a shot.

 

[devilsgrin]

So this thread is seven years old, but with todays announcement it seems appropriate to resurrect. I have to say, I don't see a plausible story for post RotJ films. Sure there is the Imperial mop-up to be done, training new Jedi, but the Force IS in balance. In my mind, no more Force abusers, right? No more Sith means the Force is not out of balance. That would negate Zahn's wonderful post Jedi trilogy, wouldn't it, as possible story ideas. Lucas said he created a template for a new trilogy but I would like to see him visit the beginnings of the Sith, which I'm sure Disney will explore down the line. Hopefully, this will kick start the live action TV series, too.

ultimate thread necromancy!!!

i'd prefer to see Luke's fall to the dark side, and his clawing his way back to the grey-Light.

And as far as the Force is concerned, a lack of darkness is ALWAYS out of balance. The Old Republic stuff highlights how stagnant and mired by bureaucracy the Republic was before the Sith Wars... A lack of Darkness does not mean Light is in balance (one thing cannot be in balance without an opposite). Thats a denial of reality, and doomed to failure for the reborn Republic.

 

[Huttman]

Well, in my mind (and that's really what counts here, isn't it?), I viewed the Force being in balance does not mean the Republic has to be in balance. Perhaps now that the Force IS in balance, as Lucas has said with post RotJ events, the New Jedi Order can truly start to assist and have a positive effect on Republic bureaucracy and corruption. If they have a clause in their laws about separation of churh and state, that might make it more difficult, but.....Perhaps I'm mirroring too much our troubled system with this make believe one. I just find all the similarities fascinating. That is why I would so much rather see the beginnings of the Jedi order/ Republic/ and why the Sith broke off from the Jedi in the first place. But hey, I'm not opposed to Star Wars 7, 8, and 9, because any movie is better with lightsabers in it.