Star Wars 8 shit talk

I'd be surprised if they didn't just give Rian Johnson another boatload of money.

Is Abrams directing anything right now? Johnson is probably too busy on VIII to be doing pre-production on IX.

It'll be interesting to see if there's a change in timeline -- as of now, IX is supposed to debut in less than two years.

I have high hopes for this Johnson film and think Abrams should just stop whatever the hell he is doing and go away for a while

Hey guys you know who would be great for this, let's get Denis Villeneuve. No wait! Christopher Nolan.

Bring back Lucas

Haas

ooh cool the opening scroll for star wars ix has been released: https://t.co/1vMRm8YiEU

— Michael (@polyphonique) September 5, 2017

Sucks for Colin Trevorrow that things didn't work out for EpisodeIX. Maybe we can get a @TaikaWaititi #StarWars movie out of this?

— Shaun McIlroy (@shaunmcilroy) September 5, 2017

Lolz. I like to complete my films. https://t.co/Uj6RgKbo9V

— Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) September 6, 2017

brett ratner has been sitting anxiously by the phone since this news broke

I was about to suggest David Yates, but he's apparently directing the next four Fantastic Beasts movies until 2024, unless he kills himself beforehand.

I didn't even like the first one that much

mandatory Brad Bird nomination

that's a great idea tbh

Yep! I'm down with the Bird.

I was bummed when it was revelaed snoke is not actually that big, I like the idea of a giant aliean species

Please keep Abrams far away from this...

my friend in the industry was wondering if they announce a replacement soon-ish or if Ron Howard will get the nod as a reward for jumping into Han Solo reshoots..

As of June, The Last Jedi was apparently on track to be finished in August, so maybe Rian Johnson is the most likely pick.

I keep seeing "get a female director!" threads which is cool but seeing people like Suzanne Bier on those shortlists is depressing for several reasons

Maybe Patty Jenkins. I doubt that they'd consider Ava Duvernay before A Wrinkle in Time has become a hit.

I have a hard time imagining duvernay being Ron Howard level pliable

Jenkins has already signed onto WW2 I think

nashwan has been on a roll recently, just sayin

Well Bird would've done The Force Awakens had he not already committed to Tomorrowland and maybe Incredibles 2 is mostly a wrap before Ep 9 filming starts. Would be awful to have to say no twice.

Bird also recommended Trevorrow for the job...

At this point, if Rian Johnson does as well as I'm hoping with 8, let him keep some creative control over 9, have some pros write the script, and _then_ get a journeyman director to fill that seat.

Kershner and Marquand did fine, although I prefer the former to the latter. The narrative has become bogged down in this "we didn't like his vision" crap because there's this idea that good movies are made by writer/director individuals who aspire toward auteurism, leading them to give too much control to people they slot in the role, but that's not what's done well for this franchise.

They need to remember made Empire Strikes Back, and to a lesser extent Return of the Jedi actually work, and figure out what the 2017 version of that formula is. It's not letting Abrams turn it into an Abrams homage to Star Wars, although that was serviceable.

Empire formula is, get a real director with some sense of how to work with actors, a cinematographer with a strong sense of how lighting and color and blocking will bring scenes to life, real screenwriters with an ear for economical and listenable dialogue that conveys character and tone in a compellingly structured story that's about something... and then off in a parallel production, have George Lucas deploy an infinite budget to painstakingly produce the greatest special effects action sequences humanly conceivable. A dynamite cast and some interesting and memorable locations don't hurt either.

Sure, you definitely have to work with what you've got

guys how about we get george lucas back to direct the next one

it rhymes

flagged your post

maybe if we had a time machine and got George circa, like, 1972

your lack of faith etc

hmm so faith in vader, the empire, and the sith is a bulletproof strategy now?

trenchantpostgenerator.exe

Episode IX should be directed by a sentient toilet.

— BANDZ STACKHAGE (@NickPinkerton) September 6, 2017

i mentioned brett ratner on wednesday, yr post is redundant

he said "sentient"

(lifted that joke)

did you guys see the tweet going around that said "Joss Whedon announced as director of Episode IX!"

it was the first rickroll I've clicked on in a while, beautiful

I nominate Bong Joon-ho.

At this point, if Rian Johnson does as well as I'm hoping with 8, let him keep some creative control over 9

8 will be the first Star War I've seen since Caravan Of Courage, please let Johnson escape back to making his own films afterward (and maybe directing Mountain Goat videos & Better Call Saul episodes)

I'm cool with that trajectory

Neil Breen as director

starring Neil Breen as Han Solo

would also watch

(was also gonna watch the Lord & Miller one, when it was going to exist)

8 will be the first Star War I've seen since Caravan Of Courage

hawhat

they should ask David Lynch to do IX

There's a risk he would take the franchise label too literally, and he wouldn't like leaving any loose ends for the next three-pack to pick up.

i've hacked into all the death stars of all the empires
lynch would refuse like he did with ESB. couldn't hurt to ask.

he turned down rotj but yeah

I just don't know if he would be capable of explaining the way The Force works as well as George did.