Good point. A bold, fresh approach would certainly be for the best here.
However, if you look at other franchises, you can see another problem emerge - namely, how much of a personal stamp can the director put on it?
Some (Alien and M:I, say) often put high stylists at the helm, who can bring heir own vision to the proceedings. Results vary, of course, but I've always thought this was the right idea. Others (Bond, say) generally draw in journeymen for a solid, respectful result where nothing major marks them out from the others. A house style, almost.
I too think a Peter Jackson Star Wars would be great idea, but would they allow it to be Peter Jackson's Star Wars?
As you might have heard, this Disney/Lucasfilm deal may (or may not) have been prompted by Disney's recent failings in kick-starting a fantasy franchise of their own after Pirates. Tron, Prince of Persia and John Carter have all gone sideways...(yeah, yeah, I know, SW is a different matter).
Still. They're going to have be smart about this. And 2015? Too soon?
I still wonder what David Lynch's Return of the Jedi would've been like .
Shame he's dead but I would have loved to have seen Sam Peckinpah do a Star Wars movie, with Warren Oates as a Jedi
But seriously I'd like to see them use a director who is interested in character and story and not obsessed with filling the screen with special effects and cute/silly aliens with the toy market in mind.
what this film needs is a good writer first and foremost.
whoever is directing is going to get tons of resources, but they are also going to be weighed down with lots of expectation and also the need for it to feel like a star wars movie.
for that reason i'd go for Edgar Wright, he's a massive star wars fan, he's in the Disney fold already (working on ant man), brings a lot of Fanboy credibility of the back of scot pilgrim etc.
make it happen, it makes all the sense in the world.
I know SW attracts nerds like flies around the proverbial, but it's still a mainstream franchise and that audience should come first. The last thing we need is something that panders to the fans but risks exclusion for the more casual viewer (no hideous fanwankery, as someone rather marvellously put it recently). Look at the sharp drop in revenue for Attack of the Clones for broad disinterest...
how about Matthew Vaughn who directed X-Men: First Class? my top four choices would be 1) Joss Whedon 2) Peter Jackson 3) Guillermo del Toro 4) Matthew Vaughn
Del Toro or Peter Jackson (although he'll probably be knee deep in completing the Hobbit trilogy) should be top of the list but I think Disney will go with people close to them ie: Lassiter or Brad Bird which I wouldn't mind.
Just take TIME with the story and characters first of all please.
Wes Anderson (let's face it all his movies are basically about father son dysfunctional relationships).
The Coens.
I thought Kenneth Branagh did a oood job with Thor and I would also like to see Sam Raimi
Del Toro or Peter Jackson (although he'll probably be knee deep in completing the Hobbit trilogy) should be top of the list but I think Disney will go with people close to them ie: Lassiter or Brad Bird which I wouldn't mind.
Just take TIME with the story and characters first of all please.
Del Toro is my favourite director around but I think he would be a bit too gloomy perhaps. I can see Lasseter or Brad Bird getting the job and doing it competently.
Anyone but Peter Jackson, we want Star Wars not Star Bores.
But I'd go for Joss Whedon. Proved he can do it with Firefly. Gets the balance right (which is vital in all Sci Fi) of having characters you can relate to set against a fantastical backdrop.
Seven
Fight Club
Zodiac
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo...
If you would rather anyone but him that means you would prefer Michael Bay. And that would make you a clueless idiot.
Just saying
How the hell does that mean that? Surely someone who makes such assumptions is an idiot? Zodiac was utter drivel BTW, and his dragon tattoo was poor compared to the original.
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hehe yes, his twist would be : the whole of star wars was just a dream.
Episode 9 ends with the reveal that the whole of Star Wars was just some holodeck fantasy him and Deanna thought of.
I still wonder what David Lynch's Return of the Jedi would've been like .
what about ridley scott.
But seriously I'd like to see them use a director who is interested in character and story and not obsessed with filling the screen with special effects and cute/silly aliens with the toy market in mind.
whoever is directing is going to get tons of resources, but they are also going to be weighed down with lots of expectation and also the need for it to feel like a star wars movie.
for that reason i'd go for Edgar Wright, he's a massive star wars fan, he's in the Disney fold already (working on ant man), brings a lot of Fanboy credibility of the back of scot pilgrim etc.
make it happen, it makes all the sense in the world.
Each to their own but I also thought it was horrible. I usually love those kind of films but it bored me to tears.
My choice would be Joss Whedon.
Contradiction in terms, surely
I know SW attracts nerds like flies around the proverbial, but it's still a mainstream franchise and that audience should come first. The last thing we need is something that panders to the fans but risks exclusion for the more casual viewer (no hideous fanwankery, as someone rather marvellously put it recently). Look at the sharp drop in revenue for Attack of the Clones for broad disinterest...
anyone but him- massively overrated.
Erm...
Seven
Fight Club
Zodiac
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo...
If you would rather anyone but him that means you would prefer Michael Bay. And that would make you a clueless idiot.
Just saying
gave both carrie fisher and mark hamill roles in jay and silent bob
Would be an improvement
Yes. Her episodes are usually the best of the Clone Wars series.
Just take TIME with the story and characters first of all please.
The Coens.
I thought Kenneth Branagh did a oood job with Thor and I would also like to see Sam Raimi
Del Toro is my favourite director around but I think he would be a bit too gloomy perhaps. I can see Lasseter or Brad Bird getting the job and doing it competently.
But I'd go for Joss Whedon. Proved he can do it with Firefly. Gets the balance right (which is vital in all Sci Fi) of having characters you can relate to set against a fantastical backdrop.
Hotly contested elsewhere, mind.
How the hell does that mean that? Surely someone who makes such assumptions is an idiot? Zodiac was utter drivel BTW, and his dragon tattoo was poor compared to the original.
Michael bay? Christ no.