Star Wars is arguably the most popular film franchise of all time.
And since 2015 it seems to be more of a franchise than ever, with the core movies coming back
and plenty of spinoffs in the near future.
I sort of missed Star Wars as a kid, but I’ve seen the films since and I really enjoy some
of them, I’m not a huge fan of some of them, I’m indifferent to a few, and the recent
core films I’m actually loving.
Which I guess is a controversial opinion to have nowadays, but whatever.
Think what you want!
Anyway, with so much happening in this world, today I thought it could be fun to talk about
all the upcoming Star Wars movies, ones with official release dates and ones without.
Also spoilers for all the Star Wars movies, but mainly Last Jedi.
Alright, let’s get into it.
So first up in just about one and half months from now we’re getting the….long awaited?
Han Solo movie.
Ok, I’ve talked about this movie a bunch, so for a change (at least at the start here),
I’m gonna try to be positive.
On the plus side, I actually think the trailer looks really cool.
You can mask most terrible movies with cool shots and music and editing, yes, but hey
I’m trying to be optimistic, so I do like this teaser.
The cast for the most part is pretty stellar, especially with Donald Glover as Lando.
And despite the rumors we’ve heard, I thought Alden Ehrenreich was the best part of Hail
Caesar, so I find it hard to believe he needed an acting coach on set.
Sure he doesn’t really look or sound like Han Solo from what we’ve seen, but if the
performance is good enough and likable and the movie around him is fun, I think I’ll
be able to look past that.
Ron Howard’s also a good director.
The main thing that concerns me is that we didn't get a trailer till like 4 months before
the movie, which you know isn’t always the worst sign but it did give me PTSD to Fant4stic.
And also I suspect this will always have the Ant-Man problem where no matter how good it
is, I and a lot of people will always wonder how great this would’ve been with the original
directors.
That being said I am at the very least very curious to see this and see if it turns out
to be a trainwreck or a super fun time.
For the sake of the franchise as a whole though Disney’d better hope people like this, cuz
they really don’t need another Last Jedi fan division on their hands.
Then in December 2019 we’re getting the hopefully epic conclusion to the new trilogy,
Star Wars Episode IX.
Initially I didn't think there was a lot to talk about with this movie cuz we have very
few details, but once I sat down and thought about it, yeah there’s a bunch of stuff.
First off, the title.
Ehhhh no idea, probably something something the resistance something or something something
the first order something.
And no I don’t think it’s going to be “from his nap.”
Then, will Luke return.
I’m gonna say probably, as a force ghost.
Mainly because Mark Hamill seems very much up for it.
Sidenote Mark Hamill has some of the most delightful social media accounts out there.
So yeah, I’d say expect force ghost Luke, which I’ll be more than happy to see.
Kylo Ren is pretty full evil at this point, so I doubt we’ll be getting more conflicted
half naked force calls between him and Rey and more just a battle of good and evil.
Although maybe he’ll be turned at the very last moment, Vader style.
As far as if the reveals that were disappointing to a lot of people in Episode 8 will be changed,
I wouldn’t be surprised.
J.J.
Abrams is coming back for this so if he had a particular idea in mind for all those mystery
boxes he set up in Episode 7, then I’m sure he can write a way around that.
Obi Wan might end up being Rey’s dad after all, and Snoke could end up actually being
someone important.
He could come back too, Andy Serkis has even said that.
That would make a lot of those big moments in Episode 8 feel kinda cheap, but if handled
well it could work.
Personally I actually quite liked the reveal that Rey’s parents were nobody's, so I’d
prefer if that stayed.
But if they brought back Snoke in some capacity, sure, I wouldn’t really mind.
Also speaking of bringing people back, is Phasma coming back.
Look I’d find it kinda hilarious if they brought her back every movie somehow and every
movie she’s just completely wasted, like they’ve done it twice now, if they just
turned it into a joke it could be kinda funny.
But it could also be awesome if they actually made her a cool character, though given what
we’ve seen it may be a little too late for that now.
Or maybe just leave her dead.
And finally, the big and kinda tragic aspect of this movie, Leia.
From my understanding, each of these new movies was supposed to be have an old trilogy character
as a big focus, 7 would be Han, 8 would be Luke, and 9 would be Leia.
Of course Carrie Fisher passed away, so now that can’t happen, and Disney has said that
they’re not recreating her with CGI, thank god.
So I’m not sure how they’ll handle this from a story perspective, cuz Leia is still
there in the Star Wars world.
I think they’re gonna say she went on a mission somewhere else in space or she’s
off commanding some fleet somewhere, since that’s the only way I can really see handling
this character with respect and still giving her something to do in the world, albeit off
screen.
Look honestly, with the episode as a whole, I wouldn’t have gotten J.J.
Abrams on for this cuz while I enjoy his work and I really liked Force Awakens, I think
he was a perfect choice for re-starting a franchise with a soft reboot cuz he really
does well making homages and similar stories.
That’s not meant to be an insult really, he just does.
So I don’t know if I would’ve picked him to cap this off.
I really liked how different Last Jedi got but clearly a lot of people didn't, so personally
I think Lucasfilm should’ve tried to find someone in between the safeness of J.J. and
the out there-ness of Johnson, to make a creative finale that also still satisfied most people.
Who that would be, I’m not sure, though to be fair to Lucasfilm, I’m pretty sure
it wasn’t Colin Trevorrow.
BHL: Alright, so then there’s the Obi-Wan fil-
Cinema Geek: *cough cough* BHL: ….ok, so then there’s the Obi-Wan
fil Cinema Geek: *cough *cough*
BHL: Alright what is going on.
Who are you?
Cinema Geek: Why it’s me, the disembodied voice of Youtuber, Cinema Geek
BHL: ….right.
What do you want.
Cinema Geek: Well clearly you don’t know enough about Star Wars to talk about the Obi-Wan
movie BHL: I….thought I was doing pretty well
Cinema Geek: Well don’t worry, I’m here to help.
I’ll take this one for you, don’t even sweat it.
I’ll let you take back on afterwards.
You can pay me later.
BHL: Wha-, no I’m not gonna pay- Cinema Geek: Alright, let’s get into it!
So, the Obi Wan spin-off.
This is likely gonna come out at some point in 2020 since the film is set to begin production
in 2019.
There's no official word on whether Ewan McGregor would return to play the character again but
honestly, he really should.
He gave the best performance from anyone in the prequels even though he had to work with
some really terrible dialogue.
He's also said on numerous occasions that he'd like to come back so it's not a Daniel
Craig-Bond situation where he hates the role and is just doing it for the money.
Liam Neeson also said that he'd be up to reprise his role as a force-ghost Qui Gon Gin which
would be pretty great as well.
As for a director, it's rumoured that Stephen Daldry is in early talks and he's directed
a bunch of drama movies I haven't seen.
So that's an interesting pick for a Star Wars movie.
Since this film would have to take place after Revenge of the Sith, we could see a more broken
down version of Obi Wan, since the person he's spent years training turned against him
and became this evil dictator over the entire galaxy.
Kind of like Luke in The Last Jedi.It would be a great opportunity to have a more personal
and gritty Star Wars movie like what Logan was for the X-Men franchise.
Will Disney and Lucasfilm will take that approach?
Yeah, nah...they probably won't do that at all but here's hoping.
Alright, now imma let you finish.
Cheers!
BHL: Ok….well that was the Obi Wan movie.
Moving on, at some point we’re gonna get a Rian Johnson standalone Star Wars trilogy
somewhat unrelated to the main series.
Honestly this sound pretty promising to me.
I mean we don’t know a lot yet but the only real thing that has me hesitant here is….why
make it a trilogy already?
Like I know that’s sort of the Star Wars thing and you wanna set up a story you can
tell in it's completion over three parts, but I just hope they’re not jinxing themselves
here.
Like maybe make the first one with a few subtle potential setups in there and then if people
like, then make the rest.
Besides that, sign me up.
This apparently won’t be affected by The Last Jedi backlash, so that’s great cuz
I really enjoyed the Last Jedi.
Cue the entire comments section now being essays about why the Last Jedi was the best
or worst movie ever.
But I also love this idea of branching out in different directions in the Star Wars world
away from the main story.
For the record I haven’t seen any of the TV shows or read any tie-in novels so maybe
they do that a lot there, but in the movies at least I’m always thinking, this universe
is so huge with so so much to explore and as a filmmaker to be creative with, so let’s
explore it outside of this main story.
Different planets, different interesting characters, all of that.
You can go to different time periods, though I just wanna say I really don’t wanna see
this go to present day and the Star Wars world collides with our world.
That would actually be the worst, even though there’s already probably a novel about that.
But yeah, I also think Rian Johnson is well suited for this or at the very least will
get a better reception with this, cuz from what I’ve gathered a lot of hardcore fans
didn't like the Last Jedi cuz it was so different from what the series normally is and did very
weird and new things with beloved characters.
So with this, Johnson wouldn’t have to worry about any of that, get as weird as you want
in this awesome huge world.
So yeah, I’m totally on board.
And really I have very similar thoughts about the other stand alone movie series we’re
getting from the Game of Thrones guys.
New stuff in this world, hell yes.
A chance to get more creative with this type of movie I’m excited for.
These guys specialize in both making stuff epic and also telling stories with a lot of
characters and balancing it well, so really I think they could’ve been brought on for
a main episode.
But this, sure, absolutely.
I doubt this will be r-rated or really like Game of Thrones in terms of violence and content,
but just with lightsabers, though that could be cool to see.
But I’m hyped to see what they come up with.
This isn’t a movie, but I just wanna mention here that Jon Favreau is working on a live-action
Star Wars show for the new Disney streaming service, sounds great.
Jon Favreau is mostly more hit than miss, and I’m excited for this service in general
to come out.
So now for a few hypothetical movies that’ll probably happen at some point.
We’re likely gonna get more spinoff movies, or Star Wars Stories, the most likely one
being a Boba Fett movie.
I would enjoy seeing something that redeems an awesome looking yet ultimately hilarious
character.
Seeing him be more of a badass (again, on film) would be a lot of fun.
Maybe he gets out of the Sarlacc pit somehow?
Honestly I thought the Han Solo movie was gonna be like Han vs Boba Fett or Han vs a
bunch of bounty hunters, which it might still end up being.
But like a bounty hunter team up heist movie sounds like it could be fun.
And then finally, we’re almost certainly gonna be getting a Star Wars episodes 10,
11, and 12.
The new new trilogy.
It’s sorta pointless to speculate what this’ll be about before the current trilogy’s even
wrapped up, buuuut what the hell.
So personally I hope they’re gonna take a decent break between this trilogy and the
next, so we can really get amped up for another Star Wars series of episodes again.
Die hard fans don't worry, there’ll still be loads of Star Wars stuff in the meantime.
But for these main films, let’s let the excitement recharge.
These movies will probably have Rey Finn and Poe in them, as older potentially mentor characters.
Not like Han and Luke old but just like adults still helping out in the main adventure.
Even though Daisy Ridley’s said she’s not coming back after episode 9, we’ll see.
Could it feature a new younger cast like that kid from the end of Last Jedi, yeah maybe.
I’m not sure how they’re gonna make it feel fresh though, like it has to be light
vs dark but you can’t have another giant Empire building a super weapon and chasing
the resistance right?
If they get some talented filmmakers on board which I’m sure they will, I think they’ll
be able to find some creative alternative.
So those were my thoughts on the upcoming Star Wars films.
What do you think of these?
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