There’s been a lot of consternation among some fans as to George Lucas’ lack of involvement in the new movies, particularly The Force Awakens. Sure, he wrote the initial treatments for Episodes VII-IX, but in January he very pointedly said the following: The ones that I sold to Disney, they came up to the decision…
Episode VII was initially announced for summer (presumably May) 2015, but word on the street was that, as pre-production progressed and Lawrence Kasdan and J.J. Abrams rewrote Michael Arndt’s draft script, Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy approached Disney CEO Bob Iger for a May 2016 release date instead. Iger compromised and gave them a December 2015…
Now that the “Tom Cruise is replacing Harrison Ford” rumour has died down, the latest version is that, according to the New York Post, Oscar Isaac will have his role expanded in Episode VII while Ford recuperates from his injury. Isaac’s role in the film is unknown, though early speculation was that he is playing…
Before we begin, let me just say that the following reveals very little plot detail—certainly much less than what you’ll see in the Episode VII trailer. However, it gives (unverified) details on some of the environments we’ll see and one (maybe insignificant) plot point. A poster at the IMDb message boards, which is not often…
Back in October, I wrote about the rumour that Michael Arndt was replaced with Lawrence Kasdan and J.J. Abrams as screenwriters on Episode VII due to a shift in character focus. Back then, the rumour was that the emphasis was being moved away from the Solos and back towards Luke Skywalker. Today The Hollywood Reporter…
Deadline has posted a few relevant quotes from J.J. Abrams on the removal of Michael Arndt from scripting duties on Episode VII: “It became clear that given the time frame and given the process and the way the thing was going that working with Larry in this way was going to get us where we…
This is interesting… and kind of worrying. The Hollywood Reporter has posted a story claiming that Kathleen Kennedy is pushing for a 2016 release date for Episode VII while Disney CEO Bob Iger is adamant that the film must make its scheduled summer 2015 release date “at all costs”. That’s sort of in line with…
The question that everyone’s still asking is why was Michael Arndt replaced as scriptwriter on Episode VII? The answer seems to be simpler than “His screenplay was a mess”—indeed, by all accounts it was a great Star Wars screenplay that delivered what most people would want. In short, the issue was that Arndt’s screenplay emphasised…
The big rumour this morning is that Harrison Ford has signed a multi-picture deal with Disney that goes beyond Episode VII. Ford wouldn’t sign the deal unless he was given a breakdown of Solo’s arc over the course of the trilogy, presumably based on Michael Arndt’s 50 page treatment. Apparently the arc satisfied him enough…
Michael Arndt is out and Lawrence Kasdan and J.J. Abrams are in. News has officially hit that scripting duties on Star Wars: Episode VII have switched from Arndt to Kasdan and Abrams. For some reason, fans are having a major freakout. Everyone needs to take a deep breath. For starters, let’s not forget that Kasdan…
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