just breaking today.... via IMDB.com

i'll give you three guesses... but you'll only need one.....


Disney lands JJ Abrams for the no-brainer decision of the decade.

Was there really ever a doubt on this one?


the script is being penned by Oscar winner Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3, Little Miss Sunshine) with apparent input from George Lucas.

A good and - yes - obvious choice in landing Abrams in the director chair. The guy has proved he can handle big sci-fi (and small as well). Fortunately for him Lucas set the bar so outrageously low with the prequels that Abrams can pretty much film paint dry and still make it more entertaining.

George Lucas as creative consultant? Doesn't that usually mean, "Hey, George. Thanks for the input, here's a lot of money, now shut the fuck up"?

Very nice choices. I think this is the real followup that all Star War fans have been waiting for.

In this movie, the Millennium Falcon crash lands on Tatooine and the passengers can't figure out if they're dead or alive.

Quoted from sniper "Hey, George. Thanks for the input, here's a lot of money, now shut the fuck up"?

If we're lucky...


Phil

At least the new series stands a chance of being decent.
Mr Abrams will use his lens flares to tempt a new generation of Star Wars consumers.

Suppose it's a trade up from what George did with the sequels.
So yay, Star Wars will suck less, but is that so great?

E.D.

I have to say I feel a certain affinity for Lucas' particular brand of suckiness. There's something so deeply hilarious about just how unwatchable the prequels are. It's endearing, in a way.

But of course, my heart overflows at this news. May the Great Panderer never touch Trek again. I pray.

As a die hard Star Wars fan, I could not be happier. Sure JJ has some problems with story telling. But he's not penning the script (thank god). However Abrams was the BEST thing to happen to Star Trek in years. It's exactly what the franchise needed.

If Episode 7 is going to happen, and of course it will, then I want these guys to handle the franchise. F ucking stoked.

The first of three episodes in the trilogy of trilogies!  Can't wait.

Didn't really enjoy Star trek but the film that excites me about Abrams doing this is Regarding Henry - I'm not kidding. That was an unpolished film that never quite hit the heights it should have, but it showed a side to Abrams (he wrote it) that endeared him to me.

Btw, I see we're all calling Abrams Abrams. Is that because no one can bring themself to call the man JJ? It's kind of hard to talk seriously about a man who calls himself JJ.

Sound choice. A lot of pressure on the man now and I hope he can deliver what most think is a decent movie – there will always be haters.

I enjoyed what he did with Star Trek so looking forward to see what he can do with the Star Wars franchise.

It's a safe choice and a good choice. Am I the only one here who didnt hate the prequel trilogy?

~zack~

Quoted from Andrew Btw, I see we're all calling Abrams Abrams. Is that because no one can bring themself to call the man JJ? It's kind of hard to talk seriously about a man who calls himself JJ.

I think it's harder to take a guy called BJ seriously . . . !?

Quoted from Zack Am I the only one here who didnt hate the prequel trilogy?

No, George Lucas loved it as well.

Quoted from Zack It's a safe choice and a good choice. Am I the only one here who didnt hate the prequel trilogy? ~zack~

Most folks that grew up with the first trilogy don't share this sentiment.
I am definitely one of them.

But I imagine youngsters that hadn't been exposed to them, loved the prequels.
George said himself they were to intro a new generation to Star Wars.
They weren't made for the people already spending their cash on the series!

E.D.