A. A. Ron 1,744 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I'm just saying that Star Wars used to occasionally feature things like the charred remains of the hero's family, sleeping in the guts of an alien creature to avoid dying of exposure, the massacre of young children, etc, etc. Yes, The Force Awakens and Rogue One had about that level of "darkness," but I'd say it's been missing from every Star Wars project that's come out since those two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yavar Moradi 2,604 Posted May 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2022 14 minutes ago, A. A. Ron said: I'm just saying that Star Wars used to occasionally feature things like the charred remains of the hero's family, sleeping in the guts of an alien creature to avoid dying of exposure, the massacre of young children, etc, etc. Yes, The Force Awakens and Rogue One had about that level of "darkness," but I'd say it's been missing from every Star Wars project that's come out since those two. I mean, a character literally gets sliced in half by a lightsaber in The Last Jedi, and not just quickly -- for a moment the lightsaber is held halfway through them, as they realize what's happening to them! Plus The Mandalorian has had its share of dark stuff too. Yavar Tallguy, Holko and JTN 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Yeah, I’d say live action Star Wars has held its baseline 12-year-old audience pretty steady over the decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,298 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Rise of Skywalker has a closeup of a creature's head dropped on a table. Bespin and JTN 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,953 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 9 hours ago, Yavar Moradi said: I mean, a character literally gets sliced in half by a lightsaber in The Last Jedi, and not just quickly -- for a moment the lightsaber is held halfway through them, as they realize what's happening to them! I think its easy to make too much of those moments, and ignore the ways in which they are filmed and how they sit in the narrative. The charred remains of Luke's family isn't something the camera lingers on too much and too close-up, and its not something that continues to burden Luke: the movie doesn't dwell on it, which is why the film almost got rated G regardless. Similarly, Snoke's actual bisection happens out-of-focus. We later do get a closeup of his corpse, though. It earned the film a PG-13, but not with flying colours, so to speak. The edgiest moment in the films is probably still Anakin being set alight, because the camera dwells on it and on its aftermath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 When I was a kid watching on VHS, I never made the connection that those were skeletons at all. Just thought it was a pile of smoking rubble. JTN and Yavar Moradi 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Some of the fights in Mando are pretty brutal JTN and Yavar Moradi 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Doesn’t a guy get chopped in half by one of those pssshhhhh closing doors at the beginning of the first episode? Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenturnedblue 372 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I kind of miss a limb getting cut off in every movie, in the sequels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,402 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 On 14/03/2022 at 8:37 PM, Jay said: Latest rumor is that Damon Lindelof is developing a Stars project https://theankler.com/p/is-damon-lindelof-lucasfilms-next We don't have a vomit reaction? Disco Stu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 You risk attracting the Lindelof stans that exist on this forum. (but yeah he sucks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I like Lindelof well enough, but there is no reason to trust The Ankler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Hard to believe this is the messaging when we are a mere week away from the release of Episode X Chen G. and Not Mr. Big 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2022 I loved that quote from her about not recasting legacy characters after the failure of Solo…. a week before Obi-Wan starring Not Alec Guinness JTN, Tallguy, Yavar Moradi and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 And as they’re gearing up for an announced Lando series! Yavar Moradi and Tallguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,365 Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 And Mon Mothma in the photoshoot. (Obviously a slightly less important character) Owen Lars too. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,402 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I loved Solo. Imagine if they had marketed it! (And not "given" him his name. And had not turned off all of the lights in the Star Wars universe.) It was refreshing to see an almost entirely Jedi free story. JTN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chen G. 3,953 Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 8 hours ago, mstrox said: Hard to believe this is the messaging when we are a mere week away from the release of Episode X Sadly, those who don't want to be convinced, won't be convinced... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Disco Stu 15,495 Posted May 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2022 So.... very much for kids? Pellaeon, DarthDementous and Holko 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,378 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon 593 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Glad I’m an immigrant’s son. My father didn’t go through UNIMAGINABLE TRIALS so his son could grow up to be a cartoon-watching man-baby. Manakin Skywalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 3,402 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 27 minutes ago, Pellaeon said: Glad I’m an immigrant’s son. My father didn’t go through UNIMAGINABLE TRIALS so his son could grow up to be a cartoon-watching man-baby. Jerry Siegel and Joel Shuster were the children of immigrants and they created Superman! Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaeon 593 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 I like the Adventures of Superman TV show from the 50s, and do put it on the TV set for my younger kids. My 9yo son and I watch Superman: The Movie: Extended Cut + Supeman II from time to time. Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 42 minutes ago, Pellaeon said: Glad I’m an immigrant’s son. My father didn’t go through UNIMAGINABLE TRIALS so his son could grow up to be a cartoon-watching man-baby. I don’t know. I can imagine quite a bit. Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,378 Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 On 26/05/2022 at 3:06 PM, Jay said: ‘Skeleton Crew’ First Look Sees Jude Law Make ‘Star Wars’ Debut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Have they revealed when in the timeline Skeleton Crew is taking place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 The article says “New Republic era.” I suspect, given Favreau and Filoni’s involvement, that it will be Mando adjacent, at least when considering the timeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Yeah, with their names I kinda figured it would be in that Mando time, but wasn't sure if they'd said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,378 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Manny Jacinto cast in The Acolyte Bortles! mstrox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,378 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Wraps Production Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,474 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Quote Star Wars is facing the opposite challenge. After being absent from the big screen since 2019 and having had false starts with Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron, which may never materialize, Disney has ramped up its efforts to return the franchise to theaters. Damon Lindelof led a writers room in July to hash out a story for a feature, and Taika Waititi is still developing his own take on the franchise. Disney is expected to unveil film plans at Star Wars Celebration, set for April in London. On top of season three of Mandalorian, shows expected to hit the streaming service this year include Ahsoka, starring Rosario Dawson, and the Jon Watts-produced Skeleton Crew. “Lucasfilm may ramp up, but it will have to abide by the same fiscal discipline as the rest of the company,” says the insider. Observers are calling it a “massive correction” from only a few years ago, when the entertainment industry was hell-bent on giving consumers endless amounts to watch, and spending endlessly in doing so. “You can have 10 mediocre shows or you can have five great shows,” says one agency partner whose clients work on the franchise plays. “People will still stay on Disney+.” https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvel-star-wars-tv-shows-movies-slowdown-1235326681/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumbs 14,319 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Of all the writers in Hollywood, they turned to... Damon Lindelof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted February 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2023 21 minutes ago, crumbs said: Of all the writers in Hollywood, they turned to... Damon Lindelof? Be grateful it wasn’t Alex Kurtzman. Edmilson, Yavar Moradi, crumbs and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post crumbs 14,319 Posted February 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Nick1Ø66 said: Be grateful it wasn’t Alex Kurtzman. True, can always be worse... Could've hired the guy who wrote Batman vs Superman or something. Giftheck, Manakin Skywalker, greenturnedblue and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovygoth666 672 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, crumbs said: Could've hired the guy who wrote Batman vs Superman or something. Again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,378 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 10 hours ago, crumbs said: Of all the writers in Hollywood, they turned to... Damon Lindelof? Tell me you never watched The Leftovers or Watchmen without telling me you never watched The Leftovers or Watchmen Yavar Moradi and mstrox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,722 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I've never watched The Watchmen. Or The Leftovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,378 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I don't know what The Watchmen is, but Watchmen is an excellent HBO miniseries from 2019. Highly recommended. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Just do Rogue Two: The Death of Many Bothans and be done with it. Manakin Skywalker and Edmilson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,365 Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 2 hours ago, JTWfan77 said: Just do Rogue Two: The Death of Manny Bothans and be done with it. Fixed. ThePenitentMan1 and Manakin Skywalker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDementous 1,059 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 13 hours ago, Jay said: I don't know what The Watchmen is, but Watchmen is an excellent HBO miniseries from 2019. Highly recommended. As a huge (and recent) fan of the comics, I have a feeling I would probably hate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 You’d like it a lot more than the movie or any of the sequel comics DC has done in the past 10 years, I’d reckon! Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,378 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 7 hours ago, DarthDementous said: As a huge (and recent) fan of the comics, I have a feeling I would probably hate it The writers of the miniseries love the original comic as well and treated it with the utmost respect, IMO. It's not an adaptation of the comic, it's a sequel showing you what the surviving characters get up to 35 years later. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 If they had respect for the comic and its author, they wouldn't do a sequel of any kind, but maybe that's just me DarthDementous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDementous 1,059 Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 12 hours ago, mstrox said: You’d like it a lot more than the movie or any of the sequel comics DC has done in the past 10 years, I’d reckon! Quite a low bar re: the movie but fair enough My skepticism mostly comes from Alan Moore being a *very* unique voice (especially politically) that I fear can’t be adequately replicated by others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,604 Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 22 hours ago, DarthDementous said: As a huge (and recent) fan of the comics, I have a feeling I would probably hate it Most fans of the comics I know love it, and it is very much a sequel to the comics and not the Snyder movie (to the point that some viewers were confused by certain elements that were left out of the film). Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,365 Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 https://variety.com/2023/film/news/star-wars-kevin-feige-patty-jenkins-movies-shelved-1235545774/ Raiders of the SoundtrArk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,378 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Well finally some definitive news then. Jenkin's and Feige's films are officially dead. So the December 2025 SW film can be one of 3 remaining options then (since I assume Rian John is in Benoit Blanc land instead of gearing up to direct another major SW movie) On 03/02/2023 at 2:21 PM, Jay said: Rian Johnson's trilogy Patty Jenkin's Rogue Squadron Taika Waititi's ??? Damon Lindelof's ??? Shawn Levy's ??? Kevin Feige's ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,474 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 My ranking of these Star Wars rumored movies from the ones that seemed most interesting to the least interesting: Damon Lindelof; Rian Johnson; Shawn Levy; Patty Jenkins; Kevin Feige; Taika Waititi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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