Movies: Presumably 2024, maybe Beyond

The problem with Star Wars (namely the true fans and the latest creators) is that they want SW to feel something old made new (akin to the serials they were inspired from). Or, they go into a completely new direction, upsetting a certain part of the audience. It’s a no win situation. So take SW the way you want.

There are a number of Star Wars developments that came out this week.

First, I finally binge watched The Mandalorian. I was very impressed with it. The third season was just slightly written less as good the first two, but still enjoyable. If the show were to end as it is, it would be a positive mark for SW.

As for the upcoming movie, here are some rumors.

Sigourney Weaver is only in the movie for a small part. I know some people who aren’t happy with these rumors. However, I’ll wait for the final product.

Rey and the New Jedi Order.

I’m just happy that Damon Lindelof ISN’T writing anymore. Also, I hope J.J. Abrams doesn’t come back in any production role.

Daisy Ridley on coming back, via Premiere: “They simply asked if I wanted to do it, based on an idea, without the script being written yet. But if I hadn’t been convinced by the concept, the movie wouldn’t have been made. I took a day to think about it and I told myself that I had had great times making those films. This new adventure seemed fun to me, so why say no? My thoughts on the subject are quite simple: if I didn’t think the story was worth telling, I wouldn’t have come back.” I’m sure the money and possible top cast billing helps as well.

Shawn Levy and his movie.

Dawn of the Jedi.

Some people are upset that James Mangold doesn’t want to follow the true SW cannon, or the expanded legends. It’s amazing to me that Lucasfilm has kept him around. Usually, if the director’s first project after the SW bombs, they get fired. Even more shocking, his last bomb was Indiana Jones and the Dial of Density a Lucasfilm production! But, the sooner it starts filming, the better, in particular for him!

Rogue Squadron.

I find it ironic that Mangold is openly going away from the existing material. While Jenkins is going to take influence from it. This is both creators arguably taking creative risks. This is the project that I’m most excited about. The future of Star Wars seems to be bright. Bring on the Star Wars Celebration in April. On this journey, may the Force be with us, both the fans and the creators!

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Looks nifty.

More Craig Era Bond actors going gay! Beware!!

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Shriek!!!
:scream:

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One Bond and two Bond candidates (never to be Bond) in a spy thriller directed by Soderbergh? I‘m in.

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And a Moneypenny who has taken up Moore’s position of constant ambassador for the series!

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Well, I like the car anyway.

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Undecided. I like that the look tries to emulate that 60s vibe Fantastic Four had when I first picked them up (actually my first comic book). I’m not sure how much story outside the origin there’s going to be though. Fantastic Four kind of needs Namor, Doom…and the family vibes that veer towards the dysfunctional. We’ll see how much of that this ne(w)xt take will be able to incorporate given how much burnt ground previous ones left behind and how much cannibalising Marvel is prepared to do for its other productions.

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I like the 60s-but-not-quite-OUR-60s vibe, but it’s undone for me somewhat by Pascal’s cheesy mustache, which looks more 70s to me and in any event is out of character for the straight-laced Reed Richards.

The Thing could look worse (and HAS) but he’s more obviously CGI than even Ruffalo’s Hulk, which could make it hard for me to watch.

I’m not seeing anything awful about it, but let’s just say it’s not looking like the game-changer it would have to be to get me worked up about another Marvel film. Not yet, anyway.

I wonder if it was intentional that we saw so much H.E.R.B.I.E. at the start and had to wait for Johnny to show up? For those of us who experienced the old Torch-less cartoon, that could stir up some old trauma.

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It‘s… family.

The most boring and overdone trope for every blockbuster of the last two decades.

Nothing in this trailer excited me.

It rather made me feel sad for such a talented actor like Ebon Moss-Bachrach. After proving himself to be an acting powerhouse in THE BEAR he now has to play under tons of makeup/CGI a comic book hero. Because that’s what gets the greenlight.

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Has Marvel co-opted the Cinerama logo?

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It will be interesting to witness how this and similar movies play out in a social environment very different from the one in which they were conceived and produced.

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Noticed that, too. Blatant rip-off is the words.
But it could be that they bought something at some point which included the rights to it.

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Hate the tiny head of the Thing, hate the mustache, hate the … aaaah, just forget it

I thought it looked fun. Love the production design.

Nothing of what I saw makes me want to see this.

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That looks horrendous.

Looks actually somewhat promising. I’m standing by that Scarjo is overexposed. Also, does it seem like her voice seems a bit huskier than usual? Also, I’m really happy that they are looking at the original JP novel for influence. There’s a lot of good material from it the series has yet to use. Apparently, there will be a surprise appearance by a former cast member.

As for F4, like a lot of MCU stuff these days, I could go either way. I feel like they REALLY nuked the fridge with the whole multi-verse thing. Also, one thing that really hurt the first 2005 F4 was honestly The Incredibles. They took A LOT of the F4 trademarks.

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