Earlier this month, we reported that Lawrence Kasdan (Return of the Jedi) and Simon Kinberg (This Means War) were attached to write screenplays for Star Wars Episode VIII and IX, respectively (Toy Story 3 scribe Michard Arndt is writing Episode VII). However, it turns out that this news may have jumped the blaster on what Kasdan and Kinberg are working on for Lucasfilm.
Hit the jump for how Kasdan and Kinberg could be involved in Star Wars spin-offs. Star Wars: Episode VII is due out in 2015.
According to THR, Kasdan and Kinberg are not necessarily writing Episode VIII and IX. Per THR, “Their scripts could turn into official ‘Episodes’ in the main Skywalker storyline, or they could form the basis for spinoffs focusing on side characters.” What has Bossk been up to? That’s what I want to know. I think that’s what everyone wants to know.
First, it looks like that the sequel trilogy is confirmed to be about the Skywalkers. That’s not a huge surprise, but everything is on the table with these sequels. More importantly, it shows that Disney wants to branch out Marvel-style in their Star Wars movies. Disney CEO Robert Iger has said that he wants a new Star Wars movie “every two to three” years, but why stop there? We assumed that the “new Star Wars movi”e would simply be the next episode since a three-year-gap was the norm between episodes in the original trilogy and the prequel trilogy.
However, I’m still a bit confused on how their scripts could either be main episodes or spin-offs. Either a story is about the Skywalkers or it isn’t. If the majority of the plot has nothing to do with a Skywalker, then how is it considered a main episode? Kasdan and Kinberg may have a broad idea of the sequel trilogy’s plot, but it’s also possible that they’re looking at Arndt’s script for new characters and plot threads that could lead into the next episodes or spinoffs.
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I just hope they don’t over-expose the franchise. There is too much of good thing, and Just because one tactic worked with superheroes doesn’t mean it will work with Star Wars.
Please, Disney, don’t make Star Wars the movie-equivalent of Call of Duty
I just hope they don\’t over-expose the franchise. There is too much of good thing, and Just because one tactic worked with superheroes doesn\’t mean it will work with Star Wars.
Please, Disney, don\’t make Star Wars the movie-equivalent of Call of Duty
I just hope they don\\\’t over-expose the franchise. There is too much of good thing, and Just because one tactic worked with superheroes doesn\\\’t mean it will work with Star Wars.
Please, Disney, don\\\’t make Star Wars the movie-equivalent of Call of Duty
Too late, they already HAVE “overexposed” the franchise; six films, two spin-off television movies, three spin-off animated series, more books/comics/video games/toys than you could buy in a lifetime, and AT LEAST three more films – if not more – and probably another series in future (with all the merchandise that comes with both)… and you say you hope it doesn’t get overexposed??? To quote, “I’ve got a bad feeling about this”…’nuff said.
I think its fairly obvious how they would go about spin offs.
They would not be numerically tied films. It would be Star Wars: Insert subtitle. Hell they could just do what the original Star Wars did before the 81′ rerelease:
Star Wars
Scroll
A New Hope wasn’t even added until later.
If this is true, hopefully Kasdan will write the script for episode VIII and Kinberg the spin-off thing.
To me, this is what makes most sense. Since Kasdan was involved with the original films I highly doubt they would bring him on board just to focus on some spin-off. If anyone should continue the story of the Skywalkers it’s Kasdan.
I’m still wondering if Arndt really will be sole writer on ep. 7 or if someone will be Co-writing it with him.
I think we’re starting to use the word “confirmed” rather loosely.
I wouldn’t mind a Knights of the Old Republic spinoff. Darth Revan & Darth Malek were pretty awesome.