SecretAsianMan Posted June 5, 2014 Promo pic for Mark Hamill's appearance at Star Wars Weekends at Disney World Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henroid Posted June 13, 2014 Disney confirmed that the door to the Falcon fell on Harrison Ford's ankle during filming. Poor guy. 'Course, since I'm an ass, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted June 13, 2014 Ford getting a leg injury on set makes this film feel more authentic, somehow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigJKO Posted June 18, 2014 Man, are we not done with that joke yet? Hasn't this joke been around since the prequels? It's time to let it die. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Leego Posted June 18, 2014 I feel like it's more relevant to the new Avatars than the new Star Wars. Warses. Warii. THE JOKE POLICE HAVE SPOKEN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted June 18, 2014 Man, are we not done with that joke yet? Hasn't this joke been around since the prequels? It's time to let it die. If they won't let Star Wars die, then I won't let old stale jokes about Star Wars die! You can take my childhood, but you can't take my stunted sense of humor! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merus Posted June 21, 2014 Rian Johnson attached as director of Star Wars 8 (and 9?) is literally the first thing that piqued my interest about these films. I mean, three quarters of 12 Years a Slave's cast involved is vaguely interesting, but Rian Johnson gets story in a way that JJ Abrams doesn't so it's really the first sign that the cast might actually have something worth doing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonCole Posted June 21, 2014 Rian Johnson attached as director of Star Wars 8 (and 9?) is literally the first thing that piqued my interest about these films. I mean, three quarters of 12 Years a Slave's cast involved is vaguely interesting, but Rian Johnson gets story in a way that JJ Abrams doesn't so it's really the first sign that the cast might actually have something worth doing. Yes, yes, yes. Loved Brick, Brothers Bloom and to a lesser extent Looper. Weirdly enough, I think Brick and Brothers Bloom give me more faith in Star Wars being interesting than doubt because Looper was okay but not great. If Johnson can bring even a hint of the noir and caper aspects that make those films good to the central trilogy of Star Wars, I'll be very satisfied. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben X Posted June 21, 2014 While I am an Abrams (and Edwards and Trank) fan, this is really the name that made me excited for their Mission Impossible-style plan of commercial-auteur driven franchise. Brick > Looper > Brothers Bloom imo, though Johnson's appearance on Kevin Smith's podcast made me want to re-watch and re-evaluate BB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merus Posted June 22, 2014 I put Looper in front of Brick and Brothers Bloom but honestly I think we all agree that Rian Johnson is a talented and versatile director. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted June 22, 2014 I've seen a bunch of negative reactions to Looper recently and don't really get them. I liked it an awful lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Leego Posted June 23, 2014 People didn't like Looper? Huh. Are they confusing it with Jumper? Die Hard 4.0? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrik Posted June 23, 2014 Yeah Looper is officially 'universally acclaimed' so that's weird. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonCole Posted June 23, 2014 Since I seem to be the only one who doesn't super love Looper, my somewhat spoilery thoughts briefly - Rian Johnson's message before Looper released was that while the time travel mechanic was certainly science-fiction, his intention was that it was a device to drive plot rather than something that needs to be explained or examined. I liked this idea, because it meant that Looper had potential to go beyond its genre roots. Keeping that in mind, the whole telepathic aspect to the plot seemed antithetical to the philosophy of that original intent; the story could fairly easily have been told with absolutely no telepathy, but it seemed a bit of genre eye candy so why not throw it in there? While Johnson's world-building is to be admired and the time-travel/telepathy contributed to a more consistent environment, the telepathy didn't seem narratively essential or even overly effective. This is one of those situations where my expectations played a big part in my dissatisfaction. Nonetheless, I did enjoy the movie and felt it was a good addition to Rian Johnson's repertoire. I just thought it was good, not great. Plus, I think Looper is more attached to genre conventions than both of Johnson's other films so it makes me somewhat cautious about how he'll handle Star Wars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lobotomy42 Posted June 24, 2014 A man can only dream: http://whatculture.com/film/tom-cruise-talks-star-wars-episode-7.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feelthedarkness Posted June 24, 2014 Yeah, Rian is the first thing that sparked a little interest for me in Star Wars. Abrams and Lindelof are the worlds luckiest hacks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigJKO Posted June 24, 2014 What does Lindelof have to do with Star Wars? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonCole Posted June 24, 2014 Nothing as far as I know. I was under the impression that Michael Arndt wrote pretty much the whole SW7 script. Also, I'd be super stoked for Tom Cruise in SW. I honestly think he's an amazing actor and I think he could do a lot with lore-heavy sci-fi movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted June 24, 2014 Tom Cruise mostly ruins movies for me now. I can't see him without thinking about how batshit evil and crazy he's become, which kills any sense of immersion in the movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites