Nice. Have you seen the stuff about the "Hotel" they're building? It's supposedly going to look like the inside of some sort of Star Wars "Space Cruise Ship". Once that opens I'm so going to have to figure out how to go.Originally Posted by webstar1000
YES. When I was there last April I had a LONG talk with a worker that was doing the testing on the new Falcon ride. He told me the hotel is like a vacation in a vacation. You literally blast off in a pod into space and stay there. It is a two day trip and he said you will feel 100% LIKE YOUR PART OF THE STAR WARS GALAXY. He said it will be so real feeling that you would not know that you are still on earth. It will be the only thing of its kind in the world. He also said the first year (or two) would be prebooked with famous people, rich people, etc and then it might even be longer to get in. He told me $2K per night. I seen some reports that said $3300 +... He said there is only 64 rooms on the "ship".... that is why it will be so hard to get in. I plan to go but it won't be ready until 2021. He said from what he has seen and told... it will be an unreal experience.Nice. Have you seen the stuff about the "Hotel" they're building? It's supposedly going to look like the inside of some sort of Star Wars "Space Cruise Ship". Once that opens I'm so going to have to figure out how to go.
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I’ll be there too. Week of the 23rd. Going to try to get in magic kingdom, Hollywood studios, and the universal parks
yep. WE are 22,23 at Disney (Hollywood and Springs) and 24,25,26 for Universal!I’ll be there too. Week of the 23rd. Going to try to get in magic kingdom, Hollywood studios, and the universal parks
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Sounds great. And that Star Wars section seems really cool.
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We will be 20-21st at the Disney Parks and 22nd at universal. We’ll just miss you.yep. WE are 22,23 at Disney (Hollywood and Springs) and 24,25,26 for Universal!I’ll be there too. Week of the 23rd. Going to try to get in magic kingdom, Hollywood studios, and the universal parks
I agree with this. It's why I have a humongous grudge against Iron Man 3 and the Mandarin subversion fiasco. God that movie still bugs the shit out of me.
I agree about Iron Man 3. Honestly it was just such a huge waste. Though apparently the real Mandarin is the villain of the Shang-Chi movie they're making.I agree with this. It's why I have a humongous grudge against Iron Man 3 and the Mandarin subversion fiasco. God that movie still bugs the shit out of me.
Kevin Feige should change his last name to Disney:
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Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios, knows how to build a cinematic universe. Just this year alone, the Marvel Cinematic Universe had three films cross the billion-dollar threshold at the box office. Meanwhile, last year's attempt to expand Star Wars saw Solo under-perform at the box office and was met with a tepid reception by both fans and critics.
With all that in mind, it makes perfect sense why Star Wars would want to bring Feige on board to develop a new Star Wars film alongside Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy. But with it comes the final nail in the coffin for an era of Star Wars where the most important figure in the franchise was the original creator, George Lucas.
The modern trilogy of Star Wars films, which consists of The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and the upcoming Rise of the Skywalker, is heavily indebted to the original three films in the franchise. The new films have brought back classic characters like Luke, Han, Leia, Chewbacca and more for one last hurrah. The new series has gone out of its way to emulate many of the biggest moments from the earlier movies. The Force Awakens, in particular, has even been criticized for at times feeling more like a retread of the original Star Wars than feeling like a genuinely new adventure.
The Last Jedi made changes to some of the standard Star Wars narratives, but the film (just like the other Star Wars movies from the current era) have at least one foot in the past. The thematic arc of Last Jedi is about letting go of the past while still celebrating it, with the final stand of Luke Skywalker completing his arc while setting up the future removed from him. Both Rogue One and Solo were about exploring the origins of elements from earlier movies and expanding them.
The willingness of Rogue One to embrace a different tone more akin to a war film than a Star Wars movie might have been why it was successful in a way Solo wasn't, but both films still felt tied to the specific world (and ideas) created by Lucas at their very core. Even Rise of the Skywalker, the upcoming conclusion of the current trilogy, will apparently try to tie together all the remaining aspects of the series for a finale for the Skywalker Saga.
Following the upcoming Rise of the Skywalker, the future of the Star Wars universe will drastically change. The narrative will no longer center around the Skywalker family and their impact on the galaxy.
Instead, the franchise will splinter into a number of different directions: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson is set to helm a new series of films that takes place in a completely different part of the galaxy, while Game of Thrones masterminds David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will reportedly take the franchise back to the days of the Old Republic for their take. Meanwhile, Disney+ shows like The Mandalorian will dig deeper into parts of the live-action Star Wars universe than ever before.
All of these projects will push the franchise away from the established settings and characters, allowing for a new burst of creativity to come to the franchise. The news that Feige will be likewise joining the franchise pushes that idea even further. Although it's unknown what his Star Wars film will be this early in development, it's unlikely to be another adventure within the established universe. Some within the Star Wars community will see this as Disney's attempt to remove Kathleen Kennedy from power at Lucasfilm, but it's been reported that she's heavily involved in the new film (as well as the future of Star Wars in general.)
Instead, it could allow Feige to become the connective tissue for the franchise in much the same way he became it for Marvel, helping tie everything together while working with Kennedy's vision for the future of the franchise. But this means it will inevitably somewhat push away from the stories that feel more indelibly connected to George Lucas.
In its original inception, Star Wars may be Lucas riffing on the sci-fi serials he grew up with, but it's still very much a world he created. As the franchise moves further and further away from his original stories, it will likely lose a bit of that touch. It's difficult not to think of recent revelations that Lucas was displeased when Disney decided to take Star Wars in a new direction, further away from his original ideas. Even if the new trilogy was an extended follow-up/love letter to the first three films, they still deviated heavily from the story that Lucas initially wanted to tell. It was no longer strictly George Lucas' story, but rather the overall mythology of Star Wars that moved forward.
When Lucas agreed to sell his plots for the movies to Disney, it came with the caveat from Disney that they weren't obligated to stick with his plans for the future of the series. According to Disney CEO Bob Iger's memoir The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, Lucas was "disappointed" with the new direction as a result. Elements from his ideas were still absorbed into the eventual direction of the films, but the new movies were very different from what Lucas had initially intended to be the conclusion of the series.
That's part of the trade-off for the survival of Star Wars. If Lucas had told his intended final films, it would have likely been the ending of Star Wars. But by keeping the franchise alive and in new hands, new stories can (and will) grow from his original work. This is probably something Disney is keen to exploit for profit, but a new and successful Star Wars film works out for everyone.
However, it also does mean that the spark behind the franchise won't be present. Actor Simon Pegg has spoken before about how the new films lack the inherent imagination of the Lucas stories, and that may be an element the new films will have to confront and adapt to.
Future filmmakers won't be working from the blue-print of Lucas anymore, not even to the extent the new trilogy has. The new films and shows by Johnson, Benioff & Weiss and Feige will inevitably create something new for the universe, and given their collective past experience it's likely to be an exciting development for a franchise that at times feels too enamored with the past. But it also means admitting that the franchise is moving past the man who created it and that, as a result, it will continue to change.
Directed and co-written by J.J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker stars Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Keri Russell, Matt Smith, Anthony Daniels, Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams and Carrie Fisher, with Naomi Ackie and Richard E. Grant. The film arrives on Dec. 20.
I love and support this. Heard it somewhere a week ago... was totally on board!
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Sounds interesting. I wonder how they will center the new films regarding the mythology which I think was a big part of the attraction for the, Lucas' series. Looking forward to seeing what they got!!!!
Very interesting to what directions these next films follow after Rise of The Skywalker. I am excited to see happens.
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Redundant much???? LOL J/K
I shit on Star Wars a lot these days because it's been terrible for years. But nothing would make me happier than a good Star Wars movie. It's prefer great, but take good at this point.
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Damm.. tickets went on sale two months in advance and I went to get some and they are sold out for the first few days!!!!
HAS ANYONE noticed that there is a break in the releases of the Mandalorian? I wonder if the delay (when Rise opens) is because there is some tie in? I hope sooooooooooooooo
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I got tickets for the Thursday night previews.
Got my ticket for 12:01am session for release day. This will be the first new movie I’ve seen without having seen any of the trail first too. Very excite.
You have not seen a single trailer that has been released yet? WOW that is cool if so.... I wish I could do that. lol
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Not for this one, no. I decided I’d go in blind for this last one.You have not seen a single trailer that has been released yet? WOW that is cool if so.... I wish I could do that. lol
Smart. Your gonna trip. Great idea and wish I had. Won’t say anymore though... enjoy. I am going to a theater two towns over... sold out all around me and they were for the first day and most of second!Not for this one, no. I decided I’d go in blind for this last one.You have not seen a single trailer that has been released yet? WOW that is cool if so.... I wish I could do that. lol
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I'm a little worried about the inclusion of Palpatine. To me, it smacks of "we made a huge mistake killing off Snoke in TLJ, so we're making up for it by shoehorning/reintroducing a well known Super Baddie to fill the void. Oh and there's that nostalgia factor too. We haven't given you enough of that with Luke, Han, Leia, R2, C3PO etc.,".
Dude. He JUST said he hasn’t seen a single trailer and this is your post right after? WTF
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Um, so what? This isn't a trailer spoiler-free thread. If he doesn't want to be spoiled on a trailer, he can simply not enter this thread. Simple.
It screams of them knowing they've bungled up the entire trilogy and Palpatine's return is a lazy way of retconning and trying to bring back jaded fans.
The worst part of the trailer was Threepio saying he wanted to take one last look at his friends... Whom he's shared the screen with maybe for a handful of scenes and said maybe a dozen words to. Its so cloying and phony in the trailer like they trying to convince us the new cast is anywhere close to the legendary original cast that they're equal to Threepio. What a joke.
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