Star Wars VII-IX, what do you think?

[Buster's Uncle]

‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Gets Release Date; Spinoff Movie Called ‘Rogue One’
New attractions at Disney parks to
Variety
March 12, 2015 | 10:18AM PT






Disney and Lucasfilm have announced details of the upcoming “Stars Wars” films at its annual shareholders meeting in San Francisco.

Rian Johnson has also been confirmed to write and direct “Star Wars: Episode VIII,” which will hit theaters May 26, 2017.

Gareth Edwards’ upcoming standalone film, starring Felicity Jones, will be called “Rogue One.” The movie starts filming in London this summer and opens Dec. 16, 2016.

“Rogue One,” based on an idea by Oscar-winning vfx supervisor John Knoll, was written by “Cinderella” scribe Chris Weitz.

Kathleen Kennedy will produce the standalone film alongside Knoll, Tony To and John Schwartz.

Plot details of “Rogue One” are unknown.

Edwards’ spinoff movie is one of two known “Star Wars” spinoffs in the works at Lucasfilm and Disney. Director Josh Trank (“Chronicle”) is developing another top secret feature.

It’s unclear how both spinoff features will play into the upcoming seventh chapter “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” if at all. Speculation has Edwards’ and Trank’s movies focusing on the early days of original characters Princess Leia and Han Solo.

The J.J. Abrams-directed “Force Awakens,” which opens Dec. 18, features original cast members Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher as well as newcomers like John Boyega and Adam Driver. It will take place 30 years after 1983’s “Return of the Jedi.”

Disney is banking heavily on the “Star Wars” franchise after acquiring Lucasfilm in 2012 for $4 billion. The studio is also planning “Star Wars”-themed attractions at Disney parks across the globe.

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-episode-viii-gets-release-date-spinoff-movie-called-rogue-one-1201451449/

[Unorthodox]

http://epicstream.com/news/Disney-To-Release-Original-Unaltered-Cut-Of-Star-Wars-Trilogy-On-Blu-ray

Original theatrical releases?  Awesome (and no brainer cash cow) if true.

[Buster's Uncle]

(and no brainer cash cow)

QFT

[Buster's Uncle]

TIE Fighter - short film

[Geo]

Long Live the Empire!

[Buster's Uncle]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2

[Geo]

Couldn't they fit new clothes on ol' Solo?

[Buster's Uncle]

He hasn't had them off since the 80s, not being in the habit of bathing...

[Geo]

I didn't want to know that.

[Buster's Uncle]

As always with Hitler rants vids, a bit of NSFW in the captions.

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For all I know in the German soundtrack, too.

[Metaliturtle]

I'm all for more star wars films, how cool to give my daughter the experience of seeing something like this in theatres.

[Buster's Uncle]

You tell us.

[Metaliturtle]

She actually has a very keen interest in space, and asked me for a telescope so we could look at stars.  We also discussed getting her the Kerbal Space Program, but I decided she's too young for that yet.

I love that things like this exist that can both pique her interest and excite her creativity.  I feel like a good parent when she asks me something like "what is a cylindrical capsule?" because she overheard it in a monn-landing documentary.  The fact that Star Wars has a princess only adds to the fun for her.

[Buster's Uncle]

Uno Kerbals - good thread in Other Games...

[Metaliturtle]

I saw, UnO's got some big rockets...

Would be curious as to the learning curve of that game when I get a 'round tuit