TCTTS said:
I'll say it again... we're not going to see a frame of TLJ footage until Thursday, April 13. First morning of Celebration. Kathleen Kennedy has basically confirmed as much, and any other reports are either straight up guessing, or inaccurate.
It's a long way till Christmas again... I'm fine holding off the hype. Ignorance is bliss, I can't get too hyped for something I haven't even seen a small sample of.Brian Earl Spilner said:
Yeah, good point. But I had sort of figured the saga movies would get a longer marketing schedule. Start the hype earlier. (Not that they need to.)
Maybe not though.
I can.jr15aggie said:It's a long way till Christmas again... I'm fine holding off the hype. Ignorance is bliss, I can't get too hyped for something I haven't even seen a small sample of.Brian Earl Spilner said:
Yeah, good point. But I had sort of figured the saga movies would get a longer marketing schedule. Start the hype earlier. (Not that they need to.)
Maybe not though.
jr15aggie said:
It's a long way till Christmas again... I'm fine holding off the hype. Ignorance is bliss, I can't get too hyped for something I haven't even seen a small sample of.
CJS4715 said:
So, what do we think about the rumor (wild ass theory) that Del Toro is Ezra who may or may not be a paternal figure to a main character?
Lol, that would be fun to read.hunter2012 said:CJS4715 said:
So, what do we think about the rumor (wild ass theory) that Del Toro is Ezra who may or may not be a paternal figure to a main character?
It would be an awesome way to connect Rebels to the movies.
Also it'll be great to hear TCTTS complain about there being no context or backstory for Ezra not making him relatable but then claim he can't watch cartoons when it is revealed that there is in fact context and backstory for Ezra.
redline248 said:
IAlso, Ezra is not even a good character.
I have already said it in this thread, I would pay a lot of money for an Obi-Wan "netflix" type series between III and IVAn Ag in CO said:
I'm guessing this may have been posted since it's about a week old, but I'll risk the wrath of Brian Earl Spoiler.
Disney has some interesting things planned with respect to the previously made movies. Obviously want to make a lot of money and both the original trilogy and prequel trilogy will be rereleased. Not sure if it will be in connection with 8 or 9, though, but I heard the releases would be 'comprehensive' and will make collectors very happy.
There is also some discussion about stories mentioned/hinted at in the prequels and how to flesh those out. Disney can't do a reboot of the prequels given terms in place with Lucas et al, but the thought is that some events hinted at in those three movies could get some kind of screen treatment. Likely not a full Stars Wars movie treatment, but the idea of a limited run series (like Sherlock from what was said, but not more than an hour show with 42 minutes of content) is being kicked around. Current thinking is to stay away from any major characters (no Maul, Dooku, Grievous, etc.) and try something within the stories, with unique characters who don't have a lineage to the actual Star Wars movies. Not focused on tax policy. One suggested story was a deeper dive involving Coruscant.
Disney investor stuff from regular pre-earnings call, for what its worth. I think the rerelease stuff is more solid than the prequel stuff, but they are exploring the best ways to extract money from people.
TCTTS said:
Ha, you're missing the point of my (imaginary) complaint. IF that were to happen - and I'd be absolutely shocked if that's what they did - it'd be super lame to have to have seen an entire cartoon series to truly understand who he is. Introducing him through a previous, live-action movie - or introducing him in a live-action show that we all knew was leading to a movie - would both be fair game. And sure, there would be context and backstory for Ezra in the cartoon, but that's just not the same.
Now, if the character were to be fully fleshed out in the movie itself, despite having been in a previous series, I'm all for it. But if there's all these winks to the cartoon and the only way you can understand his motivation is if you've seen the entire Rebels series, I don't see how anyone can argue that's a sound strategy.
Besides, Saw Gerrera was easily one of the weakest links of Rogue One, and I'm not saying that was due to a needed understanding of his character from The Clone Wars, but there was just something off in that approach, and I doubt Lucasfilm makes the same mistake again.
