Star Wars: Side Projects

[Andalusian girls]

hundo off of box office grosses alone, but regardless, DVD sales aren't real money somehow ?

he's made 5 movies they've grossed 970 million at the box officii, much more from that fake DVD money and television rights and action figures and such

he's commercially successful, he makes studios money, that is the answer to your question

[Sendordm]

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/...i-zack-snyder/

Although Lucasfilm declined to comment, a representative of Zack Snyder subsequently denied the report at The Hollywood Reporter, saying that ”while he is super flattered because he is a huge fan, Zack is not involved in any way with the new Star Wars. He is currently in post on his two films, Man of Steel and 300: Battle of Artemisia.” The representative confirmed that this meant both the new trilogy and any standalone features.

Doesn't seem like its happening.

[Rhinox]

uwe boll could have directed 300 and watchmen and it would have grossed 100 million.

Aside from Dawn of the dead he isn't exactly taking small properties and making them commercially successful.

My point is the guy makes shit movies. He even managed to fuck up the watchmen.

Don't get me started on Sucker Punch. The worst movie I've ever spent money on

[Rhinox]

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/...i-zack-snyder/



Doesn't seem like its happening.

thank science

[Andalusian girls]

uwe boll could have directed 300 and watchmen and it would have grossed 100 million.

Aside from Dawn of the dead he isn't exactly taking small properties and making them commercially successful.

My point is the guy makes shit movies. He even managed to fuck up the watchmen.

Don't get me started on Sucker Punch. The worst movie I've ever spent money on

i mostly agree i don't like any of his movies, tho, the Dawn of the Dead remake is decent

but your point was a question

which had an obvious answer

same reason Michael Bay gets work

[TacoTaru]

J.J. Abrams Set to Direct Next 'Star Wars' Film (Exclusive)

J.J. Abrams will direct the next "Star Wars" film for Disney, taking stewardship of one of Hollywood's most iconic and lucrative film franchises, an individual with knowledge of the production told TheWrap.


"Argo" director Ben Affleck was also in contention, another individual with knowledge of the talks told TheWrap.

Ever since Disney bought Lucasfilm last year and announced it would make new "Star Wars" films, fans, members of the media and industry executives have speculated about which director would take the job. Abrams' name always came up, but he told Entertainment Weekly in November that he wasn't going to take the job.

He did say "Star Wars" was the first movie that "blew my mind" in terms of special effects.

Lucasfilm Chief Kathleen Kennedy has been courting Abrams, one of the most successful directors and producers in Hollywood -- and a man beloved by fanboys. He runs one of the industry's top production companies, Bad Robot, and created or co-created television franchises like "Lost," "Fringe" and "Alias." He has also directed film spectacles "Mission: Impossible III," "Star Trek" and "Super 8."

The lure of the Jedi was too strong, and it will no doubt complicate his relationship with Paramount, where Bad Robot is a top supplier. Abrams has been feverishly working on "Star Trek Into Darkness," his second Star Trek film since he rebooted the franchise in 2009. "Into Darkness," still in post-production, opens May 18.

Though he has several producing jobs in front of him, Abrams had been uncommitted as a director. He will have to jump right into "Star Wars," which Disney has slated for a 2015 release. "Little Miss Sunshine" screenwriter Michael Arndt is penning the script.

Reached by TheWrap, Lynne Hale, spokeswoman for Lucasfilm, declined to comment immediately. Neither CAA, which represents Abrams, nor Bad Robot immediately responded to requests for comment.

Oops didn't mean to spoiler, meant to quote.

[Tyche]

Was just about to post this...Star Trek and Star Wars lol

[Kelenae]

Star Wars: Rise of the Lense Flare

[Fievel]

Was just about to post this...Star Trek and Star Wars lol

That's hilarious. I'm all for this, I loved the new Star Trek and Super 8, and with him as director we hopefully won't be seeing any Jar Jar bullshit.

[Tyche]

You have to have some shit like that. The band in Jabba's club in the original were fantastic.

[Rhinox]

Please, please please no time travel

[grantlogan]

As long as Damon Lindelof isn't tapped to write the script, I don't mind this.

[Necronus]

Please, please please no time travel

500 year after the events of the movies .... a young 20 something apprentice historian watches a holo-novel (yes, star trek term, but just imagine the equivalent with star wars holograms) about the events of the movie era we know for a school assigment. Fueled by an unexplainable rage brought on by the segments involving Jar Jar Binks, the young student discovers that he is actually force sensitive and sets out down a dark path of anger and hate eventually causing him to go back in time solely to murder the entire Gungan race 200 years before the arrival of Qui Gon Jinn and Obi Wan Kenobi. Unbeknownst to this new Sith Lord, he sets into motion a series of events that makes the prequel trilogy not suck.

[Fievel]

500 year after the events of the movies .... a young 20 something apprentice historian watches a holo-novel (yes, star trek term, but just imagine the equivalent with star wars holograms) about the events of the movie era we know for a school assigment. Fueled by an unexplainable rage brought on by the segments involving Jar Jar Binks, the young student discovers that he is actually force sensitive and sets out down a dark path of anger and hate eventually causing him to go back in time solely to murder the entire Gungan race 200 years before the arrival of Qui Gon Jinn and Obi Wan Kenobi. Unbeknownst to this new Sith Lord, he sets into motion a series of events that makes the prequel trilogy not suck.

lmao

[Dimmauk]

Why all the nerd rage over JJ doing both?

[Greedouw]

JJ, good call if true

[arus2001]

Why all the nerd rage over JJ doing both?

Basically decades of nerds arguing which franchise is better.

Spoiler: show

I'm inclined to say Star Trek simply because of a higher movie count and 6 series runs going for it, one of those being an animation for TOS. And for the most part, their aliens are more tolerable.

[Null]

Jorge Garcia confirmed for Jabba the Hutt.

[Rhinox]

Star trek > Star Wars

[Indalecia]

In bizarro world