"The Force Awakens" (with SPOILERS)

So there is only going to be a 17-month gap between VIII (TLJ) and IX, with the Han Solo movie dropping in May 2018.

Disney's gonna pump that golden goose for all the eggs it can squeeze out.

 

I've got no problem with this as long as they're quality flicks. That'll eventually drop off, I'm sure.

But I've really enjoyed the first two produced under new management.

 

Yeah, they have definitely done their focus-group homework and done away with most of the crap people didn't like in the prequels.

It'll be interesting to see what happens when one of the films really lays an egg.

 

Ron Howard rides to the rescue of the Han Solo movie:

Ron Howard will take over as director of the Han Solo “Star Wars” film

Opie Cunningham, using the Force.

 

Ron Howard is a first ballot member of the Directors Hall of Fame IMHO. I will watch.

 

He blows.

 

Yeah, I know. If I think an artist is overrated and has a middle of the road sensibility, I will always say he blows.

 

Since the movie is reportedly 3/4 through principal shooting, Howard will probably have a month or so to do any additional filming or reshoots he thinks necessary, then move into editing and post production.

It doesn't sound like they'll be allowing him very extensive changes to the storyline, unless they're going to push back the release date.

It certainly could give Howard a foot in the door when Disney/Lucasfilm is figuring out where they want to go with the main franchise after Episode IX.

 

Good get after the other dudes dropped out. Still wonder what caused that.

I'll see it for sure. But this is shaky ground. Dangerous to mess with perhaps the most iconic character of all time.

 

The press release about the previous creative team leaving cited "creative differences," so I suppose we can infer they wanted to do something in the movie that Disney/Lucasfilm and Kasdan didn't like.

 

I certainly trust Kasdan.