Disney planning '10 more Star Wars films' as JJ Abrams confirms 'exciting' plotlines

[The Deadman]

http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/07/disney-planning-10-more-star-wars-films-as-jj-abrams-confirms-exciting-plotlines-5737976/

Following the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Disney are planning a further 10 episodes of the sci-fi saga.

Episode VIII is currently filming and will drop in 2017, with Episode IX in 2019, and the first of the Star Wars spin-offs Rogue One – starring Forest Whitaker, Sam Claflin, Felicity Jones and Mads Mikkelsen – to be released in December this year.

A source said: ‘the success of The Force Awakens has given executives much to think about.

‘So many characters’ back-stories and futures can now be brought to life. When these ideas came from George Lucas 40 years ago, technology was lagging behind. Now they can be turned around in a year.’

With five further movies, two trilogies and a hat-trick of spin-offs already planned, Disney executives are reportedly discussing another quintet of the sci-fi motion pictures for after 2020.

Episode VII director JJ Abrams, has high hopes for the new storylines, telling the Sun newspaper: ‘There are some really cool things being discussed. It is very exciting to see how it is being put together.’

There is Han Solo and Boba Fett movies in the works, with further solo offerings centering on Obi-Wan Kenobi, (played by Sir Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor in previous movies) and potentially Samuel L. Jackson’s character Mace Windu.

Last year, director A.J. Edwards admitted he was in talks to helm a Star Wars movie based on the Master of the Jedi Order.

‘Talking about it, not able to say a lot yet,’ he said during a Reddit AMA. ‘It will focus on Mace Windu.’



Hoo....ray?

[Amaranthus]

I don't even know how to respond to this.
Most of those characters wouldn't even work in a solo movie.
In fact, we don't need any solo movies at all.

[Spike Spiegel]

I knew the Mouse House was going to run this franchise into the ground.

[TurtleTitan97]

Overkill much, Disney?

[CyberCubed]

Well they might as well make as much money as they can before the franchise burns to the ground. So let them go for it. Its not like you have to watch the spinoff movies anyway.

[Amaranthus]

Overkill much, Disney?

Because the MCU (and all its shows) isn't overkill, right?
I mean, this was obviously going to happen as soon as they announced that Han Solo movie.

Well they might as well make as much money as they can before the franchise burns to the ground. So let them go for it. Its not like you have to watch the spinoff movies anyway.

Let's stop caring about people suffering in third world countries. It's not like it affects us in any way.
Extreme analogy, but I don't think Cubed would understand it otherwise.
I'm actually pretty sure he's not going to understand it either way.

[TurtleTitan97]

Because the MCU (and all its shows) isn't overkill, right?

Those are two entirely different things. The MCU is based on an established comic book universe that's existed since 1939, with multiple superheroes running around it. The same goes for DC, 10 Star Wars films does seem to be a bit excessive, imo.

[Amaranthus]

Those are two entirely different things. The MCU is based on an established comic book universe that's existed since 1939, with multiple superheroes running around it. The same goes for DC, 10 Star Wars films does seem to be a bit excessive, imo.

You mean Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter?

[TurtleTitan97]

You mean Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter?

Okay, you got me there. But everything else that's based on the superheroes themselves is totally justified.

[snake]

As long as their good I don't care. I f*cking love star wars.


And really, it's not hard to upstage TFA

[NinjaPug]

Of course they're going to make more movies. Did anyone actually think they bought Lucasfilm to only make Episides VII - IX?

A lot of that report is BS though.

[Candy Kappa]

I'd love a good movie portraying the relationship between Mace Windu and Count Dooku, since they both where students of Yoda and Mace was the superior student despite Dooku being far older and had been in the order longer then Mace.

But beyond that... No thank you.

[snake]

I'd love a good movie portraying the relationship between Mace Windu and Count Dooku, since they both where students of Yoda and Mace was the superior student despite Dooku being far older and had been in the order longer then Mace.

But beyond that... No thank you.

You don't want an Old Republic trilogy?

[Candy Kappa]

You don't want an Old Republic trilogy?

Eeeeeeeeeeeeehhhh....

I'd watch it. I guess there's a novelty seeing the Jedi more in their prime then just being a uniform political group that they've been in the prequels, the mystery of the Jedi have been more or less broken, so why not go all out and explain every corner of the Jedi.

[Spike Spiegel]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeehhhh....

I'd watch it. I guess there's a novelty seeing the Jedi more in their prime then just being a uniform political group that they've been in the prequels, the mystery of the Jedi have been more or less broken, so why not go all out and explain every corner of the Jedi.

Sounds like a good idea for a live action TV series, actually.

[Krutch]

On one hand, theres fear of overkill.
On the other, George created an endlessly expansive, fun universe and it'd be a shame not to explore it.

[snake]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeehhhh....

I'd watch it. I guess there's a novelty seeing the Jedi more in their prime then just being a uniform political group that they've been in the prequels, the mystery of the Jedi have been more or less broken, so why not go all out and explain every corner of the Jedi.

I just want to see a full on Jedi/Sith war with characters I care about. TOR is a pretty good place to do that.

[CyberCubed]

I want a movie about young Luke shooting womprats on his T-16 back home.

[Candy Kappa]

I just want to see a full on Jedi/Sith war with characters I care about. TOR is a pretty good place to do that.

Yeah, that would have been some amazing visuals.

I'm probably too stuck in my bias of keeping Jedi/Sith and the Force as ambiguous as possible, the less we really know the more interesting they are, to me at least. Knowing every detail down to how the light saber is constructed kinda removes the allure.

But. I'd watch anything featuring Jaxxon, cause I'm weak.

[ProactiveMan]

I wish they would try something less derivative. They had a lot of success with original characters in TFA, and the characters in Rogue One look like they are new, so why not keep the ball rolling. Others may disagree, but the last thing I want to see is an Obi Wan movie. The gaps in his timeline are pre-training, where he was no doubt an irritating kid, and the time he spent on Tatooine after the prequels; living in a cave, eating soup, and applying ointment to his feet (probably).

[snake]

I wish they would try something less derivative. They had a lot of success with original characters in TFA, and the characters in Rogue One look like they are new, so why not keep the ball rolling. Others may disagree, but the last thing I want to see is an Obi Wan movie. The gaps in his timeline are pre-training, where he was no doubt an irritating kid, and the time he spent on Tatooine after the prequels; living in a cave, eating soup, and applying ointment to his feet (probably).

He did attract some attention from Jabba while living on Tatooine. (new marvel comics)

[sdp]

Well this has been fairly obvious and has already been said since they announced the first spin-offs that SW was now an annual franchise. This is a huge mistake, why burn out fans over the next decade for short term profits and be forced to take a break while Star Wars could be an ever green property in perpetuity? Each movie will continue to see diminishing returns starting with this years spin-off. Sure Ep.VIII and IX will make a big buck but how excited will they be for the next new trilogy that comes out only two years after the last one ended. It took ten years for this new trilogy and fans were starved for Star Wars. A much better strategy would've been to have SW be an event with a new "Episode" every 2-3 years" and after each trilogy ended have a spin-off film every 2 years or so before tackling a new trilogy again in about 10 years give or take. SW would be seen as a huge legendary brand by everyone and continue to make big bucks. With the strategy their going they'll see plenty of money but it'll burn out fans and be making less with each film than they would be able to if they spaced things out. This isn't Marvel and even Marvel is already overcrowding and having people get tired of their movies.

[Spike Spiegel]

Well this has been fairly obvious and has already been said since they announced the first spin-offs that SW was now an annual franchise. This is a huge mistake, why burn out fans over the next decade for short term profits and be forced to take a break while Star Wars could be an ever green property in perpetuity? Each movie will continue to see diminishing returns starting with this years spin-off. Sure Ep.VIII and IX will make a big buck but how excited will they be for the next new trilogy that comes out only two years after the last one ended. It took ten years for this new trilogy and fans were starved for Star Wars. A much better strategy would've been to have SW be an event with a new "Episode" every 2-3 years" and after each trilogy ended have a spin-off film every 2 years or so before tackling a new trilogy again in about 10 years give or take. SW would be seen as a huge legendary brand by everyone and continue to make big bucks. With the strategy their going they'll see plenty of money but it'll burn out fans and be making less with each film than they would be able to if they spaced things out. This isn't Marvel and even Marvel is already overcrowding and having people get tired of their movies.

Your assessment is well thought out and pragmatic.

But won't it be much more fun to watch the trainwreck that both the Marvel and SW franchises will become? I'm honestly waiting for them to announce a crossover.

[CyberCubed]

Its easy to see what they're doing. They're burning out the franchise now and 30 years from now when Rey, Finn and Poe are all 50 year olds in real life...they'll bring them back for Episode 10, 11 and 12 and do a new younger cast all over again.

[Foombamaroom]

O L D R E P U B L I C

They don't need movies for Han or Boba, nor do they need a movie for Mace Windu. Obi-Wan would be extremely cool in my opinion, but it's still unnecessary.

The best way to go about keeping Star Wars relevant is do an Old Republic trilogy. We already know the stories of Boba, Obi-Wan, Mace, Han, etc.

Give us new characters to fall in love with, not recasted old ones. Give us new worlds and adversaries and plotlines.

[NinjaPug]

Mace Windu is such a terrible character. That would be a terrible idea for a spinoff.

I agree with the sentiment that they shouldn't do these standalone movies on established characters. It's a bad idea.

[Spike Spiegel]

Give us new characters to fall in love with, not recasted old ones. Give us new worlds and adversaries and plotlines.

Agreed, 100%. They have a vast universe to work with, a timeline that spans thousands of years, and the possibility of stories that could work on more than just that "hero's journey" level.

[Sumac]

Meh...
As expected. As others said, already, they most likely burn franchise into the ground.
Also, I will miss those times, when new SW movie was an EVENT.

Of course, it is possible that they will have a competent creative team, that will be able to keep things fresh and interesting, but given how usually things go...its fairly unlikely.

On the other hand, it's not like there are a lot of space movies out there.

[ProactiveMan]

I'm surprised they mentioned Mace Windu now that I think about it. I would have bet money that they wouldn’t touch the prequels for the foreseeable future, what with all the opinionated gen-Xers writing these things.

[IndigoErth]

o.O TEN? Well, good luck keeping the quality up and not driving Star Wars into the ground.

But if you start Jar-Jar-ering it after a handful, just call it quits early...

[The Stryker]

If they're good. Fine.

But all the Star Wars stuff they've done so far hasn't taken any real risk. It's all stuff that they know people identify as 'Star Wars'. A Han Solo origin movie has no reason to exist other than to market that Han Solo is back.

I would not be surprised if the main reason for Rogue One being a thing is so they could get Vader in a movie again. I really hope they don't stay in that trap and branch out. New characters, planets and stories. Away from the 'stuff we know'.

[The Deadman]

Well they've already confirmed Vader will be in that.

[ProactiveMan]

I would not be surprised if the main reason for Rogue One being a thing is so they could get Vader in a movie again.

You're probably right. I think Rogue One is a good idea though, and in my opinion, it is the way to go with these one-shot movies. New characters in a familiar universe, with some of the old guys peppered in to delight the fans.

I guess Disney are trying to keep Wall Street happy by releasing their game plan, but it would've made more sense to wait for the reaction to Rogue One. The plan as it stands reads like two people wrote it over a latte one morning. “What about Obi Wan?” “…um…. Yeah what the hell. Can I get another biscotti over here?!”

[CyberCubed]

They're probably going down the checklist:

- Han solo movie
- Boba Fett movie
- Obi-wan movie
- Yoda movie
- Darth Vader movie

etc.

They're bound to cast a young Luke too at some point.

[sdp]

They're probably going down the checklist:

- Han solo movie
- Boba Fett movie
- Obi-wan movie
- Yoda movie
- Darth Vader movie

etc.

They're bound to cast a young Luke too at some point.

They're going all wrong for the spin-offs, no one wants to see a young Han-Solo movie, at least not right now, same with a Yoda or other OT main character movies, the only exception would be Darth Vader and yet he's the one without a spin-off unless you count the rumors that he'll be in Rouge One. Which really who ever asked a movie to see how the plans to the death star were stolen? That's the type of story you'd expect from a comic book to tell. But yeah no "young" version of OT characters for many years. Now having an Obi Wan movie with Ewan Mcgregor or other PT characters where the original actors could still portray them makes a little more sense to make spin-off films since those actors won't be young forever. Spin-offs should deal more with characters we wanted to see more of like Boba Fett or brand new characters in the universe.

[CyberCubed]

No actor they cast as young Han Solo will ever be able to pull off Harrison Ford's facial expressions, subtle nuances, and his general personality. It just can't be done. Not to mention the facial structure will just be too different.

Its a disaster in the making.

[ProactiveMan]

They're bound to cast a young Luke too at some point.

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