Star Wars

JJ Abrams officially confirmed to direct new 'Star Wars' movie

'Star Trek' director will take over from George Lucas on 'Star Wars: Episode VII'

Star Trek and now Star Wars? No one man should have that much power.

I think I'm going to see the movie anyway once it comes out.

But I'm not at all convinced on this. Not about the director, since I haven't seen neither Lost or Star Trek. But I just don't like the fact that Disney is behind this.

JJ Abrams officially confirmed to direct new 'Star Wars' movie

'Star Trek' director will take over from George Lucas on 'Star Wars: Episode VII'

Is anybody familiar with the Star Wars story? I recently came across this news, and it's also news to me that there was, in fact, another trilogy written by Lucas that takes place after 'Jedi'. This trilogy takes place after the original star wars.

For what I've read, Lucas intended a 3rd trilogy, after the original. But he never wrote it in the end.

Finally he decided that the Star Wars story was the tragedy of Anakin Skywalker, and thus it should end once he dies in The Return of the Jedi.

Now, this is what I remember. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

I believe George Lucas's official biographer was given access to a whole bunch of additional stories years ago, supposedly with enough material for as many as six more movies included. But it seems unlikely that he'll be closely involved in making this new one, he’s supposedly sworn off ‘Star Wars’ forever.

A number of news sites are reporting that Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o is in talks for a role in the movie.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lupita-nyongo-meets-jj-abrams-688787

And yep, this is going to be the logo.

^ If Lupita really does get cast in the movie I think I might be more inclined to go see it once it gets released. She's a wonderful actress.

Really interesting footage of moving Star Wars setpieces with real props instead of (shudder) CGI:

What if Lucas had pushed a little further, to include elements of nonviolence or ideas about intergalactic conservation? (It's a great waste of resources to blow up star systems.)

That lightsaber is so weird btw...