Lucas to make 'Star Wars' prequel

[saurabh]

There's great news for "Star Wars" fans - a seventh blockbuster is being planned for the series, although director George Lucas had previously said the current "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" would be the last.

Lucas now appears to have changed his mind and is reportedly developing a prequel to the 1999 flick, "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace", reports Internet portal Femalefirst.

"George believes there are even more stories to tell. His latest idea would feature an almost all-new cast, apart from the Jedi master Yoda, who would be the hero of the new movie," an insider said.

According to reports, the film would be set 100 years before the current movies. Lucas will reportedly try to take a backseat throughout the next production.

 

[Takeereasy]

If there is a god then Lucas will let someone else write the dialouge. I want this to be true soooo bad, but I'll have to see a trailer before I believe it.

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

I'll believe it when I see the trailer.

BTW, what would they call it: Star Wars, Episode Prologue?

 

[shokhead]

I'll believe it when I see the trailer.

BTW, what would they call it: Star Wars, Episode Prologue?

Thats not quite what i heard,it was more like i wonder if he would do that.

 

[JohnA]

BTW, what would they call it: Star Wars, Episode Prologue?

How about i ii iii

 

[Takeereasy]

I propose the following titles: Episode .5: The search for more cash
Episode 1/2: The return of the Box Office
Episode Before: The bilking of the Nerds

 

[gene]

Or they can make a prequel prequel from a long long long time ago and title it:

Star Wars The Big Bang

sounds like a porn movie

Personally I would prefer to see another Space Balls movie myself

 

[Leprkon]

I'll believe it when I see the trailer.
BTW, what would they call it: Star Wars, Episode Prologue?

Well, it would give Lucas an excuse to re-number the whole series and release yet another group of boxed sets.

geek factoid of the day- Keira Knightly (of Pirates of the Carribean and King Arthur fame) was the decoy for Queen Amidallah in Episode 1.

 

[annunaki]

Leprkon, I expect a geek factoid every day day now.

 

[Leprkon]

Leprkon, I expect a geek factoid every day day now.

it scares me that there is a market for such things....

 

[bobman1235]

Personally I would prefer to see another Space Balls movie myself

Rumor has it they're actually making this, and naming it, appropriately, "Space Balls : The Search for More Money" (if you remember in the first one, Yogurt mentions this).

Article Here : http://comingsoon.net/news.php?id=6547

Anyways, as for the Star Wars Prequel, I like the idea, I think a lot can be done with it. I'd go with the Batman prequel and call it "Star Wars Begins" or "Star Wars Beginnings" or something to that effect.

 

[Shadow_Ferret]

When Lucas released Star Wars originally (Episode 4), he said it was part of a 3 part trilogy he had in mind. There was the Mark Hamill trilogy. Then he was going to make the Anaken/Darth Vader trilogy he just finished. And then he was going to make a third trilogy that came AFTER the Mark Hamill trilogy.

Guess he couldn't think of how to work that one, thus the prequel talk.

 

[ducker]

waiting for the official press release until I start actually looking forward to this.

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

I say he switch genres. Dungeons & Dragons could use a good (or even an average) trilogy.

 

[Takeereasy]

I would love to see that. I never played the games but I did read alot of RA salvatore stuff when I was younger. There is a new series out right now called war of the spider queen that would make a fantastic trilogy. Damn it, my nerd is slipping through again.

 

[jmgillespie]

How about for ep. 7-9 Luke has a son then the son turns Jedi then goes to the dark side and kills Luke and becomes the new Emperor.

 

[Khellandros66]

Cough Ehem...

These guys seem to know more then anyone else whats going on.

Here

~Bob

 

[claudermilk]

I say he switch genres. Dungeons & Dragons could use a good (or even an average) trilogy.

Lord of the Rings

 

[avliner]

George Lucas could also name his 7th episode as:

NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN!!
(probabgly paying some royalties to James Bond producers...).

Avliner

 

[Spiffyfast]

Has anyone played the Knights of the Old Republic games on the Xbox, those stories are set a few hundred years before Episode 1 so it might work for a prequel movie