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

[The Deadman]

http://metro.co.uk/2016/03/07/disney...lines-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]

Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97

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.

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by Amaranthus

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]

Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97

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]

Originally Posted by Amaranthus

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.

Spoiler:

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

You don't want an Old Republic trilogy?

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by snake

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]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

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]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

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]

Originally Posted by snake

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).