You're in charge: What does the next Star Wars movie look like?

[MisterCreosote]

I mentioned this on the other thread, but thought it could be worth its own discussion, especially since I'm not familiar with many of the million storylines created by books after Return of the Jedi.

If I were in charge, I'd go the Christopher Nolan route, in making Episode VII a lot more gritty and realistic, while still respecting the canon somewhat.

I'd make it very dark, too. I'd probably kill off some combination of Han Solo, Leia and Luke in the first 10 minutes. Then focus on Han and Leia's kid going to the Dark Side and ****ing **** up until halfway through Episode 8.

Thoughts?

 

[Mizzougrad96]

The Bounty Hunters have taken over and have to feed on Ewoks to survive.

 

[NoOneLikesUs]

Set it a few decades into the future. No use of any familiar properties from past films. Strip the mysticism out. Tell a story of an emerging threat to peace...what was the Rebel Alliance going rotten and corrupt and on the verge of civil war. But like Star Wars Ep. IV, tell it through the eyes of an innocent person like Luke. No chosen one bull****.

Make it dark and hopeless. Have key characters die throughout the trilogy. Expose the Force as fraud.

 

[Norrin Radd]

Always love how "DARK!!!!!!" somehow automatically means "good."

If I were in charge, the next Star wars movie would not exist.

 

[Norrin Radd]

Always love how "DARK!!!!!!" somehow automatically means "good."

If I were in charge, the next Star wars movie would not exist.

If I'm in charge, "dark" DOES equal "good."

I like "dark" movies. Sue me.

I like "good" movies. I like "entertaining" movies. I like "well done" movies.

 

[Dick Whitman]

In this case, though, I think the series screams for something a lot grittier than the hot merchandising mess of episodes 1-3. The "Dark Knight" series isn't a bad template at all.

 

[dooley_womack1]

I think they should have Luke fight off a bunch of dwarves, then hang out in a bar full of talking toys

 

[EStreetJoe]

Since all of the Stormtroopers weren't on the new Death Star when it exploded over the planet of the Ewoks, you'd have to have them go into hiding.
Lando, who somehow emerges as a powerful figure in the new Galactic Senate, receives an offer he can't refuse from the Stormtroopers representing planets who were loyal to the Empire (Vader/Sith Lord) and turns on Han & Leia, killing them, but not before they sent their child, who has a high level of midochlordians into hiding.
This causes Luke, to be like his father, and turn to the dark side to avenge the death of his sister and his friend, plunging the new senate into chaos. The child of Han & Leia will receive a vision from Mace Windu who tells him of the past and trains him in the ways of the force and Jules Winnfield to take down Luke.

 

[Norrin Radd]

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

Follow the Timothy Zahn trilogy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrawn_Trilogy

 

[bigpern23]

Follow the Timothy Zahn trilogy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrawn_Trilogy

Agreed. Those books were pretty good.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Jar-Jar dies within 30 seconds of the opening credits. That would make the film a total success right there.

 

[Zeke12]

All Jar-Jar. All the time.

With a lot of holding like Double Down held me by the lake on Naboo.

 

[User 1019]

If I'm in charge, they don't make it. All however-many-there-are-now suck.

 

[Versatile]

Mila Kunis would go down on Natalie Portman.

 

[Zeke12]

Mila Kunis would go down on Natalie Portman.

Intrigued. Ideas. Newsletter. Etc.

 

[TigerVols]

Artistically? I'd call up Christopher Nolan and say, "Blank check's in the mail. See you on May 3, 2015."

Realistically? I'd call up Brad Bird and say, "I need you to do that Pixar magic, only make sure to gear it towards 10-year-old boys and their dads...and make it a blend of live-action and animation. Pluck the heartstrings like you did with The Iron Giant, and excite me like you did in MI: Ghost Protocol."

 

[Buck]

First I'd hire Tyler Perry to produce, write, direct and star.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Mila Kunis would go down on Natalie Portman.

Both wearing Leia metal bikinis.

 

[Buck]

I'd insist that Act I and II include an image in the background of scenes that looked suspiciously like George Lucas sodomizing a stormtrooper.
I'd also insist that a scene in Act III include an image of someone who looks suspiciously like George Lucas getting killed.

I'd hire Rush to compose and play the theme music, but I would add vocals to the opening score. The lyrics would mock the audience for being a pack of rubes and dunces.