December 2015 release for new 'Star Wars' film

[onehandle]

Source: AFP

Los Angeles (AFP) - The first of a hotly-anticipated new series of "Star Wars" movies will be released on December 18, 2015, the makers of the legendary sci-fi franchise said Thursday.

The announcement lays to rest reports suggesting that the film, announced last year for 2015, might have to be pushed back to the following year.

"We're very excited to share the official 2015 release date for 'Star Wars: Episode VII'," said Alan Horn, chairman of Walt Disney Studios, which bought "Star Wars" creator George Lucas's company Lucasfilm last year.

The new movie "will not only anchor the popular holiday filmgoing season," but the 2015 release date will "also ensure our extraordinary filmmaking team has the time needed to deliver a sensational picture," he added.


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Star Wars VII: Dark Jar Jar

[Orrex]

1. Three potentially fatal mistakes

1. Over-involvement of George Lucas
2. Over-reliance on original core characters
3. Over-reliance on "Star Wars Universe" material, specifically the Zahn novels

Other than that, it should be smooth sailing!

on edit: Just realized that this would be the first non-May debut for a live-action Star Wars film. Hmm...

[onehandle]

3. Non-May. Good point.

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I remember lining up in '77, '80, and '83.

Not so much the first day for the Jar Jar vehicles.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. I remember lining up in '77, *'80*, and *'83*.

Empire came out in 1980 and Return of the Jedi in '83 - my senior year in college, and on the day of my last final before graduation. The movie price at the theater I went to suddenly increased to $4.50 and I clearly remember having only a $5 bill in my pocket, so no popcorn buying (but I didn't care because I was damn sure going to find a way to be there at the finale film of the trilogy).

[onehandle]

17. Oops. You know how I missed that? I saw Queen in '77, '79, and '81.

And for some reason, it comes up frequently in conversation for me.

So I transposed the numbers.

Fixed it in my post.

[Angleae]

5. You forgot J.J. Abrahms and his infamous "lens flare"

If he's going to do to Star Wars what he did to Star Trek, The Phantom Menace will look good by comparison.

[christx30]

6. Abrams has said in interviews

the lens flare thing was a stylistic choice he did for Star Trek. But he didn't do it for Lost or Alias or anything else he did. He's not going to do it for Star Wars.

[Angleae]

7. He also said he was sorry for it in the first Star Trek and then went and did it again in the 2nd.

[christx30]

8. The lens flare

didn't bother me as much as blatantly ripping off scenes from Wrath of Khan. And the whole "we need Khan to bring Kirk back to life" thing was stupid, considering they had 42 other people with Khan's same blood type in the cargo hold.

[reddread]

15. worst trek ever

lets give him the keys to Skywalker Ranch

[christx30]

16. I respectfully

direct your attention to Start Trek V: the Final Frontier.

[wysimdnwyg]

18. Not to mention...

Star Trek III, VI, and Nemesis (X).

[reddread]

30. No mention of the first movie?

Usually gets top billing on worst of's.
The only thing I can appreciate about it besides the really bad taste
of the time demonstrated so garishly is the sound effects provided by "The Beam".
Solace in the decent job done on Next Gen, and the 72 original episodes, all
of which look better than that last piece of dreck.

[awoke_in_2003]

23. And why re-visit Khan in the first place...

they rolled Khan and Search For Spock up (badly) into one movie. I guess the next one will be about bringing back a whale from the past. Why can't hollywood do anything original?

[christx30]

24. That's a good question

to ask God when he shows up in Abram's 4th star trek movie.

[Angleae]

42. In that case he might actually be able to improve on the original.

Don't know how it could get worse.

[randome]

25. They get crazy-eyed when they see $$$ in play.

2005's King Kong was one they did right but that's the exception rather than the rule.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]There is nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it.
Nothing.[/center][/font][hr]

[awoke_in_2003]

22. I rather liked his first Star Trek...

the second one I hated- World War Z was more entertaining.

[reddread]

29. me too

watched it repeatedly without a problem. could have walked out of the theater on that 2nd POS.

[awoke_in_2003]

31. Life was hectic, so I missed it in the theater...

so I rented it from redbox. Hell, I am mad that I spent the extra 50 cents for Blue Ray.

[Dopers_Greed]

38. The 2nd Trek wasn't bad

Just painfully average. I enjoyed it while watching, but cannot recall a single scene or moment from the film.

[jpak]

12. I am not a Committee!

[awoke_in_2003]

21. One more...

Jar Jar Binks

[kentauros]

33. As directed by Jar-Jar Abrams

What could possibly go wro--damn lens flare!

[awoke_in_2003]

34. I keep hearing lens flare referenced...

what is it?

[kentauros]

35. Normally, it's an accidental optical anomaly in photographs.

It tends to over-expose an image, or obliterate your subject. Sometimes, it's a nice effect, such as getting a rainbow flare on a landscape pic with the sun in the frame. In Abrams' case, he'd never heard of it before he then went overboard with the effect in the Star Trek movie, making it such a distraction that it was difficult to enjoy what was left of the story.

Here's an example from wikipedia:

[awoke_in_2003]

36. Gotcha...

I am going to have to watch the first one again to see if I notice.

[MillennialDem]

2. Episode VII: Jar jar's revenge

[Sognefjord]

4. I always thought that they could have left it with the first movie.

[truthisfreedom]

9. Well that's about as accurate an assessment of SW yet.

Thanks!

[Berlin Expat]

10. I read today,

much to some sense of relief, that while Abrams will indeed be directing, the screenplay will be written by Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan.

Yep.....the guy who wrote the screenplay for "The Empire Strikes Back" (along with the late Leigh Brackett, who passed away before Episode V was released, though she was given screenplay credit with Mr. Kasdan).

That might help, I'm hoping. Kasdan's screenplay for "The Empire Strikes Back" is what made the film so good, and what elevated the entire Star Wars franchise into the realm of epic space opera.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/24/5025386/j-j-abrams-and-lawrence-kasdan-taking-over-as-writers-of-star-wars-episode-vii

Also remember that Kasdan wrote the screenplay for "Raiders of the Lost Ark" as well.

[onehandle]

11. Good to hear. Kasdan is one of the greats. nt

[Javaman]

13. if this movie fails, JJ Abrams will be forever known as...

Jar Jar Abrams.

[randome]

20. Unless the Jar Jar orgy subplot makes its way to YouTube.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]There is nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it.
Nothing.[/center][/font][hr]

[TheKentuckian]

19. Star Wars comes out in May, I don't care for the Christmas release.

[Dreamer Tatum]

26. I love Jar Jar. Absolutely love him. nt

[randome]

27. I'm thinking of breaking my vow and putting my first DUer on Ignore.

I won't name any names.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]There is nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it.
Nothing.[/center][/font][hr]

[Dreamer Tatum]

28. Jar Jar wears a vest, bell bottoms, has dreads, and has a cool walk.

You can't tell me he doesn't spark up every now and then.

Dude's cool.

[tridim]

32. Is the pot blue like Tatooine's milk?

Unfortunately we never saw them loading the bong in Jabba's palace.

[mikeysnot]

40. I like Jar Jar too.

Don't care what anyone parrots.

[Dopers_Greed]

37. So far, it sounds like they are doing this film right

-Lucas is not director. Having him help out with creative is fine, but his directing is terrible. The two best SW (Empire and Jedi) happened to be ones NOT directed by him.

-It's being shot on film, and is using practical effects and models (rather than CGI) wherever possible.

-Disney agreed to push the release date back a year. If they were not concerned with making quality, they would have ignored Abrams and stuck to the original 2014 release.

[mikeysnot]

39. When I first heard of this

I thought I saw May 2015, so they already pushed it back.

[oberliner]

41. Hotly anticipated?

Are you sure about that?