Raziel Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 6 hours ago, Craig H said: This feels the same as his half-assed explanation of why R2-D2 woke up. Again, take anything JJ says in public while the project is still going with a grain of salt. Someone else mentioned what reason would he have to do that and there's plenty of reasons why, not the least of which is that he habitually does this. Even after the Star Trek apology he continues to say this shit that isn't remotely transparent. He would be better off not saying anything. At a certain point, people may not take kindly to how he seemingly trolls his own audience. You've taken your first steps into a much larger world where we know JJ isn't as great as he thinks he is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilwaldo Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/star-wars-episode-8-ade-edmondson-reportedly-handpicked-by-jj-abrams-for-top-secret-role-a6968071.html Vyvyan is in Star Wars VIII. Vyvyan. I am having trouble wrapping my head around what kind of role he could be playing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 54 minutes ago, evilwaldo said: Vyvyan is in Star Wars VIII. Vyvyan. I am having trouble wrapping my head around what kind of role he could be playing. Darling First Order Bully Boy. Give me some more lightsabers. You bastard. May the seed of your loins be fruitful in the belly of your woman. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 2 hours ago, Raziel403 said: You've taken your first steps into a much larger world where we know JJ isn't as great as he thinks he is. I think JJ is plenty awesome and too many people give him shit for stuff he's not responsible for. On this though, it's the same as the R2 thing and the Khan thing. I see him as a guy that REALLY wants to geek out on these super awesome properties, but he has to keep his lips shut, which leads to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilwaldo Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 14 hours ago, zev said: Darling First Order Bully Boy. Give me some more lightsabers. You bastard. May the seed of your loins be fruitful in the belly of your woman. All I want is someone to ask him if he has a video. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sabremike Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 On 4/18/2016 at 1:55 PM, Craig H said: This feels the same as his half-assed explanation of why R2-D2 woke up. Again, take anything JJ says in public while the project is still going with a grain of salt. Someone else mentioned what reason would he have to do that and there's plenty of reasons why, not the least of which is that he habitually does this. Even after the Star Trek apology he continues to say this shit that isn't remotely transparent. He would be better off not saying anything. At a certain point, people may not take kindly to how he seemingly trolls his own audience. Hey I cried when R2 came back to life like when Elizabeth reunited with the Macho Man!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Episode VIII has apparently had its title leaked: Spoiler LucasFilm/Disney has yet to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I wouldn't be surprised if they aren't even sure themselves, that may be a working title but I wouldn't put too much into it being the final title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I'll start getting kinda pissy if it ends up being a beat for beat remake of Empire. I expect that shit out of JJ, not anyone else helming the rest of the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I really did not give a fuck when Force Awakens was announced but for some reason I am stoked to go and see Rogue One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 The light hearted fun with jokes crowd wins. Rogue One headed for reshoots because execs thought it was too dark for a Star Wars movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Or because test audiences hated it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Edwards said in a recent interview that this is supposed to be Star WARS.. and wanted a wartime feel to it which probably sounded cool on paper but then Disney got cold feet and said "wait a second, that could fuck up our family money" Shame because I really liked the trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 1 hour ago, Brian Fowler said: Or because test audiences hated it. Test audiences haven't seen it yet. It was the execs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 That screening went something like, "That shit wasn't four quadrants! Two...maybe three quadrants, tops!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Not a big fan of the Star Wars prequels but Bryan Young’s spirited defense of them in How Star Wars Conquered the Universe (by Chris Taylor) is rather impressive. Taylor: “Isn’t it inconsistent that in the prequels we see all this amazing new technology but by the time A New Hope comes around (in the future) it’s all kinda old-fashioned-looking and grimy and minimalist?” Young: “It simply shows how incompetent and corrupt The Empire is: They’ve let everything to go shit in the time they’ve been in power.” Me: “Wow…that is actually a great explanation for that.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 I don't know, twenty years is a pretty short amount of time for everything to fall apart that badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Come back to me in 2037 and see if that's true 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Pssh. Just wait until you see what Trump can do in 8 years. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert C Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Honestly I'd rather just rewatch Idiocracy than watch Trump try to create it in reality. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 The original trilogy and the prequels didn't feature the same planets outside of Tatooine, which was a dump in both, and in the sticks to boot. So its hard to tell how far the galaxy had fallen Given the size of the death stars, and Imperial fleet, it wouldn't be a huge stretch to see that expenditure collapse an economy. As for the Alliance, rebel groups tend to be underfunded and have less than prime stuff any way. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 On 6/5/2016 at 4:43 PM, Brian Fowler said: I don't know, twenty years is a pretty short amount of time for everything to fall apart that badly. The subtle implication about the Empire/First Order during the movies. Yeah, they're scary. Yeah, they're genocidal. But they couldn't ever competently rule anything. Not properly. Hence why they keep pouring all their resources into building these planet-destroying lasers that keep getting blown up. This has happened three times now, by the way. Yeah, I can buy they were so selfish and lazy they let everything go to shit in those years. That's what happens in a dictatorship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Isn't it implied that the people building Death Star 2 were half-assing it for ages before Vader showed up and told them Palpatine is coming, look busy. Also, the Rebel Alliance? Is that like Newcastle United, where it used to be a bunch of little rebellions that somehow all coalesced into one big one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Going by Rebels and the current "official" comics... yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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