Via Gizmodo.com, HotAir.com.
I don't know. I'm torn. Although it would make any true STAR WARS fan wet their bed, the last attempt, other than the the dark and satisfying Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (I still hate having to put in those prefixes) wasn't entirely, um, done right. Could I have made it better? No. Could Lucas have? Oh hell, yea!
But, I won't get into what was right or wrong with the second trilogy *cough Jar-Jar Binks*cough
I just hope, if it's true, that it's not just a money-grab for more merchandise and it actually adds some value to the SW universe. Of course there will be the battle of the new fans versus the old-school ones. There will be people who think Lucas can do no wrong and anything he releases with the STAR WARS name on it will be box-office gold. Of course this is true. But, will it affect some fans allegiance (if not opening their wallets) or being a SW vehicle, will they go and see it in droves anyway? I tend to lean toward the latter. There's just something about the SW franchise that keeps people coming back for more. Is it nostalgia? Is it just good entertainment? Is it something in which people that saw STAR WARS in its original 1977 theatrical release can now share that experience with their kids? I think so, but I also think people just can't get enough of it.
That's why Lucas can go the STAR TREK route and make like nine or ten of these things and people would still go and see them.
The plot is still of course unrevealed, as is the potential cast, but if Lucas was smart, he would do what he did in 1974-cast nobodies with a couple of established stars. Yeah it was fine seeing Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor, but wouldn't it be more apropo to create a litle more excitement from watching new characters blossom?
I wonder if the plot would be anything like these? Episode VII:The Hidden Circle, Episode VIII: The Republic in Crisis and Episode IX: Victory of the Force
Others have logical doubts...
And hopefuls have their reasons...
We'll see.
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