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April 1, 2009
George Lucas Returns Star Wars to the Big Screen with Legacy Trilogy
— Posted by Rodney
 George Lucas couldn’t stay out of the Star Wars sandbox for long and despite claiming he would never make another Star Wars film, he has announced he will be returning to the big screen with a new trilogy. Announced today, George Lucas will return to Star Wars films announcing a different tack. This time Lucas will adapt a Star Wars story he did not write in a trilogy of films he says will excite and reinvigorate the fans. As a huge Star Wars fan I feel that tickle in my tummy that will soon burst into new movie madness and the fans that have struggled with Star Wars’ shortcomings may have little to bark about. Lucas wants to admit that he has heard the fans, and he wants to give us another movie that we will love. Lucas will be consulting on this himself getting final say on everything, but he will not be writing or directing. He still feels this is his baby, but is willing to loosen his grip to bring it to the big screen. There is so much potential for doing a serious dark world of Star Wars with no Jar Jar’s and no whiny kids. This concept of a far flung future not only canonizes the myriad of novels (previously in a gray area of canon), but also sounds like Lucas is taking a page out of the hotly anticipated Star Trek franchise, often seen as the other side of the coin to Star Wars. Star Trek is receiving a wave of anticipation and renewed popularity with its own reboot/sequel and perhaps Lucas wants to step away from the restraints of his current trilogy limbo to give us a new story without retelling the old. So get out your sleeping bag and lawn chairs and get in line. Star Wars is back on the big screen and eventually on DirecTV things are about to get crazy!! This post was written by :
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Is the Clone Wars cartoons / 3D carttons still being produced? Or done?
stars wars hardcore! blood,death and close combat fights would be the best film ever!!
And i believe that Lucas should get off the Skywalker films.
And maybe go in the direction of making films of the greatest character...Yoda!
As a young apprentice 800years before the first film..
Thats my 2cents ..
Dan
Star wars can make quite a few movies!, though only if there like the new star wars cartoon series and movie.
If they made them and directed them like that and had an over PG!! rating they would be amazing.
The first 3 films were rated PG and they were amazing, and if he made them anything like the Clone Wars seriesn, then I would skip them.
Their is a whole movie existing between the end of Episode 3 and (First Star Wars). Storylines of where and how the other Jedi's lived. The beginings of Luke and Leahs childhood. How Darth Vader and Darth Sidious get along in the early years. How Darth Vader creates his Ship. The Death Star. How obi wan kenobi grows up and uses his force. I can go on and on, But ONLY George Lucas can make it happen with the next Star Wars Movie.
LETS HOPE SO!!!!!!!
There is 18 years between the movies.
The Death Star was already hinted at in Episode 2 (we see the plans) Obiwan doesn't have to grow up to use the force, he is already a master at the end of part3.
Lucas is obviously in control of the Star Wars fate, but he is unlikely to direct.
Honestly, I'm not sure what to think. George Lucas really messed up with Episode 3 because the cast was ridiculously terrible and he completely abused CG to the point where I wanted to leave the theater halfway through the movie. So I'm hoping this is a Star Wars redemption where he's getting someone else to finish it off on a GOOD note.
Andy,
Episode 3 was a fine movie, and just that...no more. He did go OVERBOARD on Vader's being fried to a crisp and his agony and the CGI. For heaven's sake there are kids in the movie theater!!
After the movie was finished, my spouse and I could not leave as hastily as we wanted to. The whole audience was dumbfounded in utter shock and disbelief; we included.
What a fond thought; EWOKS.....
There are hands and other limbs chopped off in every film but you were setting a hasty retreat over some burn marks?
The whole audience was not dumbfounded over that imagery, nor were they shocked in disbelief.
You were.
Honestly, i think that if they made a movie of KOTOR 1, it would top the whole set of 6 starwars movies. The story for kotor 1 (assuming the good ending) is friggin amazing. A movie, would be even better. its a fresh new idea, that would rid us of the skywalkers(no offence skywalker fans) and bring an era of mandalorian warriors, a bunch of jedi, and a bunch of sith. Id piss my star wars undies.
Over the years, I come to realize the George Lucas MIGHT be senile, saying one thing and doing something else...unless it's been all fabricated by the media that Lucas says this and Lucas say that. I have seen a quote from Lucas saying he will NOT make another film, but I remember him saying (supposedly) that he had no plans to bring the STAR WARS films to DVD back in '97.
We can see how true THAT was.
Just like rumors of a live-action T.V. series, I'll believe it when I SEE it in the form of trailers then actual film and T.V. show.
WTF, Dude the Skywalkers are just Evil jedis now honestly they just are like a WHOLE Bloodline of Sith Lords just waiting to happen lol
It says on the STUB Forum that it was posted Day before April fools therefore if it was he made a Big mistake.
George Lucas Returns Star Wars to the Big Screen with Legacy Trilogy
Posted by Rodney Brazeau On March - 31 - 2009
I wanted them to Remake Star Wars 4-6 todays technology is so Great I just Love to see them do it. But I wasn't born when they Made those and i was born 1993 so therefore My Perception on the Fact that people think it would ruin them is totally Different. But I am far not a Star Wars geek but I do love the Movie. I just got through watching Revenge of the Sith, ahh I want to Rewrite that part about Anakin getting Destroyed by Kenobi, it made me sad because they were such brothers and he has Good in him and seeing the Last one when he dies makes it worse realizing that he is no matter what like Destined to die as a Sith
Ok dude this basically explains what happens in the new game trailer, THE FUCK!
No, this doesn't .. at all. The new game trailer is for the OLD republic, this is set two generations after the New Republic (Luke Skywalker's grandson)
Use the Force, and the true content of this post will be revealed.
So, is this real or was it an 01 April thing?
Everything Lucas touches turns to garbage now. I don't know how he can go from the first 3 AND Indiana Jones, to the latest trilogy mess, then to the doldrums of the clone wars. (yes some people liked them, but obviously not enough) George Lucas may as well be dead. Quit hanging onto the past.
"May as well be dead."???
Thats is STUPID. I will watch whater George makes, weather its crap or not.
GEORGE, WE ARE WAITING!!!
Well, April fools joke or not, if there were more Star Wars movies on the way and if they were based on the real Legacy book series, and not this knock up Rodney came up with, it would totally kick ass.
The Legacy series is awesome. The new Sith Lords in it totally kick ass. Han and Leia's daughter and son joins the dark side and so much more. I hope some day they really do turn it into a movie series. And it's one of the darkest Star Wars stories ever.
The Darth Bane books would make good movies also.
Hey man, I didn't make any of that stuff up about the real Legacy comic series. I cut and pasted the synopsis right from the wiki page for it, and the details I talk about are right from the book.
In the Novels, one of the Solo kids goes to the dark side, Jaina never does.
april fools but to bad though Id love to see a movie set after ROTJ not 125 years but yeah finish up the rebellian story line
Madness? Most of this stuff was posted this morning. The "madness" of it all is well over my friend.
no.....no.....that's not true......THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!
Search your feelings... you know it to be April Fools day.
Though this is the only April Fools gag I wish was true.
Best. Comment. Ever.
Rodney dont make me send Boba Fett after you for this debacle!!!!!
Haha. NERDS!
I hope they remake the first star wars movie just to piss you guys off.
jawa has just been pwned
Wow, you seek out a Movie Blog so you can make fun of movie fans?
I hope they remake your social values just to make your mom happy.
if this story came out on any other day would you think it was a joke
i always wanted to see the orginal characters from the original films to come back after jedi wrap up now after so much time has past since jedi ended
it would great if lucas would do a star wars film or films that would allow mark hamill,carrie fisher and harrison ford to reprise their roles
yes i know there much older know but it would be interesting to see were the characters they played are now in there lives
did luke with help from his sister bring back the jedi council, did leia and han lived happpy ever after, did luke find some one of his own to love
i also know that alot of these questions have been answered in the pages of comics and novels through the years but it would be real nice to see it on the big screen
and lucas shouldn't wait to long if he ever decides to do another triliogy mark,carrie, and ford are not getting and younger as well as other main supporting actors of the star wars films.
The new Star Trek film is going to be *AWESOME*!!!
Slash Film's joke was better...
Then its a good thing it wasn't a competition.
I hate you so bad right now. damn april fools
I wish this was no bull shit than I thought about it being
April 1st dam you April 1st
happy april fools day... :(
F*@k the internet...
As long as Jar Jar bink's great, great great grandson is in it I am all for seeing it.
Almost had me there, but even if Lucas were to continue with SW, he wouldn't do it so soon after the last film in 2005. That being said, I hope he does allow the franchise to continue in the theaters under another director, there is no reason he cannot let someone else take over making movies, hell he can supervise, have final say on stuff, make sure everything fits into the SW universe, but PLEASE let's make more movies, I personally can never get enough SW...well can never get enough good SW that is.
Now, I wonder if someone will let this get out to the mainstream media outlets and really screw with people's heads. :-)
Man, I gotta stop visiting movie sites on April 1st. You just can't trust anythithing you read that day. It's just as asinine as rick rolling, only it's condoned by adults with fully functional brains.
Lame april fool ;)
the first aside, would this even work? I don't think so, even though it would be like one-hundred years plus after jedi, i don't think so, but just having star wars in the title will make people line up, just look at the clone wars theatrical release...wait a minute.
haha! I got the tweet message last night and like, huh, I'll have to check that out in the morning. THEN while driving the kid to school I remembered it was April 1st, but I still came here to read the article you devised.
-sigh- How dare you play with the hearts of the Star Wars devoted! Even if only for a moment.
It's going to be hard to believe a lot of anything in the movie news today.
I eill simply leave my mark and repeat about 850 people above. April Fools Gag.
I wasnt even KINDA taken in bythis one. Your previous gags have been much more... "seductive"...
Honestly, the part about Lucas listening to the fans was a dead giveaway.
hahahahahahahahaha
Great April Fool's joke. Much better than the Batman 3 one, this actually sounded legitimate.
April Fool's or not, I'd be in full support of this idea, without Lucas directing of course.
that is what he should do, just write the scripts and hand them off to other directors, we'd be rich.