Seems like every other sci-fi/fantasy movie is a prequel or a reboot any more. That can work, but I'd like to see the story move forward and not know what's going to happen in the end.

Exactly. That's the problem with a reboot--you know Anakin will turn bad. So why put so much effort into him. Focus on new characters where you don't know what's going to happen.

It's worth remembering that, while in production, Star Wars was ridiculed by pretty much the entire movie industry, including most of the cast and crew. It was expected to be amongst the biggest turkeys of all time.

The opening scene, where the Princess's ship is being chased by the enormous Starcruiser, is probably the best example of how a sceptical audience can be just about instantly won over by sheer talent.

The audience just 'bought it' straight away. If Disney gets it right, none of the pessimistic talk will matter. I just hope that when they sit down and discuss how they will approach the next movie, the first thing they ask themselves is why the first 3 films were so well liked and why the next 3 were not, by and large.

How is this possible? In a week its 'The End' for the world.

5>3>1>2>6>1

You've got two minds on 'The Phantom Menace'.

Ah yes. Good correction. 4 should be 3rd.

JJ Abrams reportedly set to direct Star Wars VII...

Ho-lee ****.

Maybe it'll actually be good

With JJ Abrams directing and Michael Arndt writing the script (Little Miss Sunshine, Toy Story 3, Brave, and The Hunger Games), I am getting pretty stoked.

I think JJ Abrams directing is really good news. Not only can he do big sci fi successfully but Super 8 showed that he can recreate the feel and look of certain types of films from a certain period that really give you a nostalgic feeling.

Ya good pick. I felt like his new star trek movies were a little too actiony for the star trek series but would be a perfect fit for star wars. If he can put a little of that super 8 magic into the film its possible to coming close to what made the originals such classic movies. In any case, any random director = George Lucas x 1000

If you're trying to get me to imagine what 1000 George Lucases would do to Star Wars...

George Lucas > Michael Bay

Completely agree with this.

We've got a bad feeling about this.

This is Bob Graham's take on the situation

lol at it being possible to tarnish the legacy of Star Wars more than the 3 prequels already have. They could make an intergalactic Smuggling industry mock reality show on the history channel starring 98 year old harrison Ford and it wouldn't have any further effect. They have an above average director attached that's really all you can ask for at this point if you're in the <1% that is actually interested in future Star Wars movies.

I wouldn't be that surprised if they just remade the first three films after all they're over twenty years old and they're the ones that worked. Even if people go mental over the idea id bet they would still pay to see them.

Not like they'd pay to see quality new material though.

I wonder if Bob Graham thinks having Yoda make a brief appearance in ROTJ was a dumb idea too

just make a star wars movie about the smugglers and seedy underworld and let the galactic war play out in the back ground.

They should use this as source material.

Spin-offs coming, starting with Han Solo and Boba Fett:

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/02/0...vie-boba-fett/

Both have potential, so long as they don't start from early childhood. Character-focused spinoffs seem like a good idea for Star Wars and there's a number they could do. These two are solid choices, then there's post-Episode III Vader and Obi-Wan, if you wanted to stretch there's Darth Maul. The Disney guy confirmed there were "a few" standalone spinoffs, AICN is saying one is being made on Yoda as well.

It's a good solution to expand on past characters for people who'd be interested in one-offs, while freeing up the main series to move on from these characters for good. Best of both worlds, and just more stuff to watch if you're a fan.