J.J. Abrams to direct next "STAR WARS" flick

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WHOZIT

Thursday, January 24, 2013 11:10 PM

http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/j-j-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-mov
ie-for-disney

He'd better hit a home run with this flick, I thought the "STAR TREK" reboot was just so-so.

BYTEMITE

Thursday, January 24, 2013 11:50 PM

Ha, tvtropes already picked up that scoop. Wikieditors are fast.

So long as he keeps Star Wars light-hearted with character focus, should be okay. Snarky world-wise smugglers/mentor figures paired up with wide-eyed idealists, sprinkle with mysticism and glow sticks, and you got yourself a flick. Plus Abrams is a friend of Whedon, so I don't see problems here.

Something tells me the Star Trek fans and Star Wars fans are about to collide in a serious way. Start saying that his work on one franchise is detracting from the other. Well, no love lost between those crowds.

ECGORDON

Friday, January 25, 2013 12:24 AM

If he does the same sort of job on SW that he did on Trek, then I guess that's one more movie I won't bother watching. :)

Then again, he couldn't do much worse than what Lucas did with the last three.

STORYMARK

Friday, January 25, 2013 4:07 AM

Sounds good to me. I think its a great Fit!

Excuse me while I soak in all these sweet, sweet conservative tears.

"We will never have the elite, smart people on our side." -- Rick "Frothy" Santorum

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

THESOMNAMBULIST

Friday, January 25, 2013 8:35 AM

This really is more about the writing than the directing, but I think JJ is probably the best director for the job.

And what was wrong with his Star Trek ? I'm not a trek fan so maybe I'm immune to the subtleties but really given the usual rubbish that Star Trek films are, his was oscar worthy!

°...Well here I am.°

M52NICKERSON

Friday, January 25, 2013 1:38 PM

Great, he helped ruined Star Trek and now can do the same for Star Wars. At least it was not Bay.

I do not fear God, I fear the ignorance of man.

THESOMNAMBULIST

Friday, January 25, 2013 2:06 PM

Hey M52NICKERSON.

I just wanted to ask because I'm genuinely confused. Was his Star Trek really that bad to Trek fans? Because I honestly thought it was way better than any of the previous star trek films. (apart from Wrath of Khan)

So to an uninitiated Star trek viewer can you or someone else please point out why it was so bad? And why you think he ruined it?

I'm not trying to be confrontation by the way, I'm just curious.

°...Well here I am.°

STORYMARK

Friday, January 25, 2013 4:24 PM

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Originally posted by m52nickerson:
Great, he helped ruined Star Trek

If by "ruined" you mean "made the most popular film in the entire series - which a relative few oldschool fans hate" then, sure.

Ill admit the script for Star Trek was weak, but that had a lot to do with the strike at the time. I thought he nailed the characterizations, myself.

And really - my biggest problem with it was that it felt too much like.... a Star Wars film. So, his moving on to Star Wars proper seems like a hell of a good fit to me.

Excuse me while I soak in all these sweet, sweet conservative tears.

"We will never have the elite, smart people on our side." -- Rick "Frothy" Santorum

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

ZEEK

Friday, January 25, 2013 4:26 PM

Well I have been boycotting him for the disaster that was Lost. Even though he really wasn't at the reigns. He still tacked his name to it and didn't step in to fix it. I may have to go against my own values for Star Wars though.

As long as he doesn't make a movie full of loose ends and plot holes he's probably not a terrible choice. They need to cut him off at some point though. Alias really got convoluted and ridiculous when they kept giving him more seasons. Give him one movie or maybe one trilogy and then find someone new.

In the end I'm more concerned with the continuity with the expanded universe. If they disregard the books I'll be pretty disappointed.

STORYMARK

Friday, January 25, 2013 5:56 PM

Alias (and to an extent Lost) were both hobbled by idiotic network mandates.

Of course, I think its beyond hyperbolic to call either a disaster anyway (though I get the animosity towards Lost - I just dont share it).

Excuse me while I soak in all these sweet, sweet conservative tears.

"We will never have the elite, smart people on our side." -- Rick "Frothy" Santorum

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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