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J.J. Abrams To Direct 'Star Wars Episode VII'?
It is with the most trepidations fingers that I type the words of that headline. Since Disney purchased Lucasfilm last October, and almost immediately announced a new 'Star Wars' movie for 2015, the hunt for a director has been in full swing. Rumor after rumor cropped up online, and all were soundly debunked. Names like Ben Affleck, Guillermo del Toro, Brad Bird, and Colin Trevorrow were batted about as was J.J. Abrams. Abrams was quick to "decline involvement" the job and even mentioned during an interview that his fierce loyalty - and three film contract - to 'Star Trek' (which would be going head-to-head with the revamped 'Star Wars' franchise) is what led him to pass on the opportunity. Well now it looks as if all that talk of loyalty may have just be a deflection. A single source is announcing that Abrams has in fact been hired to direct 'Episode VII'. Abrams has been working on 'Star Trek Into Darkness,' which opens on May 18th.
Again, the sheer plethora of rumors surrounding this movie, and more specifically this gig, have me hesitant to voice any feeling on the apparent Abrams selection. As of right this moment, the source appears to have information from "an individual with knowledge of the production", but the source reporting that he'd turned down the role (i.e. Abrams himself) also seemed on the level. Of course things can change, but that's precisely the problem isn't it? That said, assuming for a moment that Abrams is absolutely directing 'Episode VII,' Disney/Lucasfilm has made the right choice in my opinion. Abrams is a fantastic filmmaker with a reverence for sci-fi classics. He has the support of fanboys, and has already demonstrated a knack for rebooting iconic franchises. His particular aesthetic choices may get under some people's skin (i.e. the lens flares), but you've got to give him credit for his adept visual storytelling. I am 100% on board with this, and my only remaining question is whether John Williams or Michael Giacchino will be doing the music for the new 'Star Wars.'
Alright guys, weigh in. What do you think of Abrams possibly landing the job of directing 'Episode VII?' Would that be a good call by Disney?
Source: The Wrap
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Comment by TheBoneMage on January 25, 2013 at 6:00pm -
Roboto the episode 4 title was actually not added until later.
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Comment by Happy Birthday Roboto on January 25, 2013 at 2:15pm -
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Comment by AndrewWILLSONThe ShogunOfAustin on January 25, 2013 at 1:40pm -
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Comment by Chadwick Candle on January 25, 2013 at 12:42pm -
Direct ALL the space movies!
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Comment by Biz on January 25, 2013 at 12:39pm -
I agree with all who are saying we need to stop the spaceships and wait for "official" confirmation. I don't trust a thing JJ Abrams says anymore. Also, I read somewhere else and I agree, I'm pretty sure that if this happens it will cause some sort of geek overload wormhole that could cause a rift in nerd-space time.
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Comment by The Dubya on January 25, 2013 at 12:34pm -
It's funny, really. All the Star Wars fans bitching and moaning about how George Lucas ruined everything about SW and how literally anyone else would be better for the franchise....
...and then Disney goes out and gets George-Lucas-Lite in the form of Mr. Abrams here.
Ohhhhhh what sweet sweet irony...
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Comment by Hayley Fischer the Brony on January 25, 2013 at 11:34am -
My body is finally ready!
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Comment by Rock and Raul on January 25, 2013 at 9:17am -
Michael Giancinno Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment by C on January 25, 2013 at 8:45am -
Maybe wait for confirmation before getting excited/angered (depending on your opinion on Abrams). Remember the "story" last week or so about Snyder making a Star Wars film based on The Seven Samurai (or something along those lines) which turned out to be total bogus?
Personally I don't understand the hype around Abrams. Looking at imdb his directing credits are very short compared to his credits as a producer. It just doesn't seem like what he's done as a director has justified the massive credit he gets as a director. 12 directorial credits in total: Only 3 films (MI:3, Star Trek, Super 8) with Into Darkness and possibly Star Wars VII to come (which I haven't included), and a few TV episodes (mostly Lost, Alias and Felicity).To me what he did with Star Trek (of which I've loved as a kid) was just take a franchise with recognisable characters, places and ships, and just insert them all into a very generic plot featuring just about every trope from all other Trek film (or the odd TV episode) combined (time-travel, alternate timelines, planet destroying super-weapons, baddie with a beef with a central character), yet people lapped it up in spite of that, citing it was a reinvigoration of a tired franchise. Maybe someone can explain that to me? Fair enough there were some very good performances in that film, I thought Chris Pine did a very good job, Bruce Greenwood was an obvious choice as Pike, Karl Urban was a great Bones and Quinto channelled Nimoy very well.
Regarding Star Wars, I'm a big fan also, but I think the best person for the directors chair would be Peter Jackson (regardless if he's said he'd do it or not). He's shown he can adapt source material with a rich lore well, balancing the big battle scene's and CGI with bringing out the best in his actors (Viggo Mortensen and Ian MacKellan were standout's obviously). Something Lucas failed to do most notably in the prequels, even when he had actors of very high calibre (Liam Neeson, Ewan MacGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, even Ian McDiarmid couldn't match the performance he gave in ROTJ as the Emperor). But I'm guessing his commitment to The Hobbit would rule him out.
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Comment by Falcon Empress on January 25, 2013 at 8:43am -
Single source means nothing. Any information that has not been double-checked, at the very least, and by reliable sources, is unfounded and therefore should not even be published. About five different feeds I follow have lost their marbles today over what is ultimately on par with a bunch of hens clucking.
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