if disney are about to bring old cast , id love to see previous actors/actress in their younger look again like how tron legacy movie did on jeff bridges with cgi. That would be cool.

No, no, no: Snyder, Spielberg, and Tarentino say no to 'Star Wars: Episode VII'


http://www.examiner.com/article/no-no-no-s...ars-episode-vii



George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy on the new Star Wars trilogy, picking a director & Georgie's new role:



This post has been edited by Claire Farron: Nov 10 2012, 09:23 AM

Anyone else going tonight?
http://www.facebook.com/events/529973113696154/

Marathon from Ep1-6

MICHAEL ARNDT TO WRITE SCREENPLAY FOR STAR WARS: EPISODE VII

November 09, 2012

As pre-production of Star Wars: Episode VII begins, Lucasfilm has confirmed that award-winning writer Michael Arndt will write the screenplay for the new Star Wars film. As revealed in the ongoing video series posted here on StarWars.com, Kathleen Kennedy and George Lucas have begun story conferences with Arndt. Arndt won an Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay for writing Little Miss Sunshine (2006), and was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for writing Toy Story 3 (2010).

For more news about Star Wars: Episode VII -- slated for a 2015 release -- keep checking StarWars.com.

http://starwars.com/news/michael-arndt-to-...pisode-vii.html

Brilliant pick. TS 3 and LMS are 2 top films and were well written. Can't wait to see who they will pick for director.

I think Michael Arndt is a great choice for writer

Well, there you go. Disney has thus far made all the right moves...

Afternoon.

Can't wait

Ecstatic.

This post has been edited by Raikkonen: Nov 12 2012, 03:14 PM

Star Wars Ep VII: Return of Darth Vader


http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/357610...-be-resurrected

Dear god,
make this not true, if I'm in a nightmare, please wake me ASAP

Don't mess with the most iconic movie villain of all time!

But it's just a rumour for now. I hope it's not true

in the expanded universe, there was a storyline about emperor's clone. and hey, the entire 1st trilogy is the aftermath of the clone wars. it's not entirely impossible to bring back vader. the technology are there in the story.

but the question is: do we have to?

In Episode VI. Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) became a spirit.


Darth Vader to be resurrected?

Anxious to see they are going to pull that off

Anyway, still a RUMOUR; just to get fans excited and annoyed.

bringing back the dead as a clone? that's soooooo lame
a plot that has been used over & over & over again, especially in Marvel's comic

let's hope they aren't going that direction
best of all, lets hope bringing back the all time no.1 villain is just a rumor

Star Wars becoming like Marvel comic?



I hope that won't happen.

There goes the legacy...the Saga.

Okay, we can strike another name off the list.

Direct from Brad Bird's Twitter:

"Not doing Star Wars."

"The science fiction film I AM doing is gonna be cool."

"I'm not slamming Star Wars. I'm just doing "1952"!"

"Michael Arndt is a fantastic writer and Kathy Kennedy is a brilliant producer. I will be first in line to see the new STAR WARS."

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Added on November 19, 2012, 7:55 amColin Trevorrow on Directing ‘Star Wars’? – “I Promise You… I Will Make It Not Suck”

While we wait for an official decision on who will be directing Star Wars Episode VII, the rumors continue flowing in as to who might be up for the gig. Earlier this month, Safety Not Guaranteed helmer Colin Trevorrow was named as someone who has actually had meetings at Lucasfilm and is definitely on the list of contenders. Well, now something else has come to our attention that could be an actual confirmation that the Hollywood newcomer is following his debut with a trip to the Star Wars galaxy.

Reader Lenny Crist sent us a video from way back in June of Trevorrow talking to Spencer Fornaciari of The MacGuffin podcast in which he claims his next project will involve him tackling a mythology with a substantial fanbase, part of which will likely be angry with him for landing the gig. Check out the potentially revealing interview (specifically from 21:45 to 22:24) and a transcript of what he says after the break.



For those who want the text, here’s exactly what Trevorrow says about an unnamed new project:

“I can’t speak with any specificity as to what the next thing will be. There are amazing opportunities that have arisen as a result of this. One of them, I will say, will probably create a good deal of ire against me on the Internet when people find out what it is. So, I just want to say in advance that I promise you, for all those who love the mythology that I will be tackling, trust that I love it as much as you do. And I will respect it, and hopefully make it not suck.”

At the time, of course, the ambiguous statement couldn’t have possibly been interpreted as being about Star Wars. But now that the film has been announced and especially with his name rumored already, there is no denying that this is what he was talking about. And it certainly sounds like he’s sure he is on board rather than merely a contender for the gig.

The statement also seems similar to the less sure comment Trevorrow made recently while at the Stockholm International Film Festival in an interview with Moviezine. Translated (via Google) from Swedish:

I would not comment much on it, but I’m as much a Star Wars fan like everyone else who grew up with it as one of the most important in their lives. I am deeply aware of how incredibly important it is for billions of people. It really is a mythology, and possibly also a religion for many. I can not comment on what my involvement would be, but I can definitely say that I would love to direct a Star Wars movie at some point in my life.It would be incredible. I will not be deterred by it. While I understand that every thinking director who cares about the series as much as I do, would be afraid to ruin something. But I also believe that there is a risk that many directors would gladly take, precisely because they care so much about it.

Who knows when he or another filmmaker will be announced, but if Trevorrow turns out not to be the director of Episode VII, maybe George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy have been looking at names for the entire next trilogy — which we already know has been plotted out by screenwriter Michael Arndt — and he has been slated instead for Episode VIII or Episode IX.

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/rumors/co...-wars-ccamp.php

This post has been edited by aiman04: Nov 19 2012, 07:55 AM

http://geektyrant.com/news/2012/11/15/disn...s-per-year.html

Can strike another name too, JJ Abrams, he said he's not interested in directing, only as an audience

That statement by Kathleen Kennedy was misread by many, she actually mean 2-3 films a year, not necessarily Star Wars. She wants Lucasfilm to be active in the film industry as it supposed to be. Maybe a serious drama, musical, comedy, animations, etc.

I know, that was many days ago I thought everyone knew it already. And Colin Trevorrow has just confirmed that he's not doing it, though he made sound as if he was actually considered by Lucasfilm as one of the candidates. Last week Frank Marshall did say they have narrowed down to a couple of candidates, with Colin out this means they've actually decided of the director. I'm guessing it could be somebody similar, from young/indie group, maybe Josh Trank?

Oh, I thought she was referring to only Star Wars when she said making 2 or 3 films per year, plus the article made it seems like she was referring to Star Wars. But now that you've mentioned it, yeah it seems more likely that she's not necessarily referring to Star Wars but maybe to other new films by Lucasfilm too.
Thanks for the heads up.

This post has been edited by Claire Farron: Nov 19 2012, 06:46 PM

That's a lot of work

Hope fans and viewers won't get sick of it