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[FTF]

Yes!! Very happy about JJ retuning.

 

[Anoregon]

 

[AllGamer]

Sounds good. Episode VII was great.

 

[BronsonLee]

wait, has the internet turned on Force Awakens? lol

I ALWAYS HATED IT

 

[Sephzilla]

Oh, and here come the people who think The Force Awakens is just a remake of A New Hope. Because I totally remember A New Hope ending with Luke winning a lightsaber duel with Vader.

Anyways, the only part that gives me pause is that JJ is writing it as well. Episode 7 was written by Lawrence Kasdan

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

star wars is never going to rise above mediocrity ever again

 

[shira]

So the plot will be Return of the Jedi?

 

[Icolin]

YEEEEEEEEEEES

 

[Ross61]

And Chris Terrio? This day couldn't get any better!

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

People are going to call this a safe pick, but I think JJ is going to flex his creative muscles and hit this shit out of the park.

 

[Boke1879]

Bruh, I'm sorry to tell you that some people didn't think these new films were amazing or anything from the get go. It was alright but nothing surprising.

Nah it was actually really good. That's the concensus. GAF on the other hand feels different and that's ok.

But people need to stop acting like TFA isn't beloved by the fandom and sparked a whole lot of interest back into the brand.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

They did but reading GAF sometimes you'd think that the prequels were excellent and misunderstood films and that TFA was a dumpster fire.

Yea, fringe and fickle group of viewers here. May also give the impression that the movie is widely disliked given how much more vocal people who dislike VII can be.

Have to remember that everyone here majored in film with a minor in Kubrick, then you'll come to understand the viewpoints.

 

[Cross-Section]

Chris Terrio, huh?

Well, the more things change...

 

[Ibuki]

Should have been Rian, but this is an outcome I am fine with.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Well, at least it's not Trevorrow.

Wouldn't that be something.

"TREVORROW IS OUT! EPISODE IX WILL BE DIRECTED BY... TREVORROW!"

 

[Zombie James]

I like JJ's style. Fine with me.

 

[Timeaisis]

I ALWAYS HATED IT

what else is new

 

[clevbrowns94]

"We will now have two Return of the Jedi movies."

My thoughts as well. Now, we get FOUR death stars.

 

[Bronx-Man]

star wars is never going to rise above mediocrity ever again

Nah, I got faith in Last Jedi.

 

[sphagnum]

Lucas
Lucas
Filoni
Lucas
Howard
Daldry?
Edwards
Lucas
Kershner
Marquand
Abrams
Johnson
Abrams

 

[Slaythe]

Abrams will co-write the film with Chris Terrio.

Well on the bright side, it's good to know right away they won't even bother to attempt making it half decent.

 

[Krev]

I guess David Lynch must have turned it down.

It's like pottery.

I never understood why they didn't get the same director for the entire trilogy. But as much as I'd like for JJ to come back I'd also prefer it if he was doing something original at this point.

Probably because of the timeline they originally envisioned was too much for one director, and this allowed work on the three movies to overlap as they pump them out.

 

[pestul]

wait, has the internet turned on Force Awakens? lol

The Internet turns on everything. It's the reverse of the "It's almost too good..". Things that are good eventually become absolutely god awful within a year.

 

[borghe]

Force Awakens was fantastic, so I'm pretty happy with this!

 

[BronsonLee]

what else is new

Hey I stay out of Star Trek threads usually nowadays

 

[Lizzy]

Someone please recommend a female director. JJ recommend your friend Ava Duvernay. Please.

 

[Seesaw15]

JJ's fine but I wanted an interesting choice.

 

[AmuroChan]

Not sure how I feel about this. I liked TFA but thought it was entirely too safe and similar to a New Hope, but I give it a pass as the first entry to a new trilogy. I don't want Ep IX to use the same generic formula. Hopefully Disney will give Abrams creative freedom to take some risks.

 

[Obliterator]

I mean regardless of how someone feels about Abrams this is a massive step up from Trevorrow

 

[inky]

I ALWAYS HATED IT

And we always hated you back!

But seriously, it's not so bad.

 

[Crossing Eden]

star wars is never going to rise above mediocrity ever again

Good thing the film industry disagrees.

Yea, fringe and fickle group of viewers here. May also give the impression that the movie is widely disliked given how much more vocal people who dislike VII can be.

Basically.

 

[strafer]

Fantastic news.

 

[Ydelnae]

This is good.

 

[Vectorman]

Honestly we should just blame Lucasfilm for doing this stupid movie cycle with them trying to spit out a Star Wars film every year. It's been obvious from the start that these film productions need more time to breathe but nope gotta be like Marvel.

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

Abrams is going to be writing with Chris Terrio.

 

[legacyzero]

YEEEES!!!!!!

 

[Nightwing123]

I would have liked Rian but I'm completely fine with JJ and at least we are not getting Trevorrow. Tho the reactions here are funny.

 

[Discotheque]

star wars is never going to rise above mediocrity ever again

It already did with the first two movies though....

 

[Haloid1177]

Terrio concerns me but I think JJ not being forced to make a super safe movie after whatever Rian pulls off will probably yield a solid ending to the trilogy.

 

[B.K.]

Do not want.

 

[ryan299]

Chris Terrio of Argo is cowriting it with him. Not a fan of this decision with the schedule he's going to need to hit. Won't be shocked when the film gets moved to December.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

confirmed
https://twitter.com/starwars/status/907611312255062028

Well then, ok. Safe choice but good choice.

The original trilogy was made by 3 different directors while the prequel trilogy was made by 1. So maybe having the same director for all three isn't a huge deal?

I know, I know. But I like consistency and not everyone is George Lucas. If every movie in the trilogy was somewhat stand-alone I wouldn't mind but since they're all part of one large three-act storyline, I don't get why you wouldn't want the same writing & directing team, LotR style, instead of going from Abrams to Johnson to Trevorrow. Not that it matters much now.

Edit:
Oh, Terrio is in on this? Uh... Okay.

 

[rekameohs]

Yeaaaah boiii!

 

[Penguin]

Seems like a logical choice

Someone who knows the system and what they want

 

[Lagunamov]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[Sectorseven]

Vanilla is an ok flavor.

 

[Krev]

With Chris Terrio writing...huh. Did not expect that.

I liked Chris Terrios writing for BvS. Incoming meltdowns tho...

Abrams will doubtless be the more powerful voice. I think giving him a co-writer is just a way to get this out quicker.

 

[MMarston]

confirmed
https://twitter.com/starwars/status/907611312255062028

 

[Korigama]

...I could've done without someone who had anything to do with writing Batman v. Superman join Abrams, though.

 

[JB1981]

It's official. Pls update the thread title