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SPECULATION after the sequel trilogy

Discussion in 'General Movie Discussion' started by cawatrooper, Aug 4, 2017.

  1. cawatrooper

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    Ok, sorry for the problems with editing earlier, if anyone noticed that. This is gonna be highly speculative, by the way. I'm well aware of how, if literally any of this idea comes to pass, it'll be a miracle. But I think it's an interesting idea to think about.

    Anyway, here goes:

    There has been some talk about what is going to happen after the Sequel Trilogy wraps. Some think a new trilogy will immediately begin. Some think that we'll just get standalone films for a while.

    To understand my idea, we must first look at a brief calendar of recent and upcoming releases:

    December 2015: Episode 7, The Force Awakens

    December 2016: Rogue One (Stand Along Film)

    December 2017: Episode 8, The Last Jedi

    May 2018: Untitled Han Solo Film (Stand Alone Film)

    May 2019: Episode 9, Untitled

    May 2020: Untitled Stand Alone Film


    So, what is going to come in spring of 2021, presuming the annual spring release cycle continues? Well, it's not entirely a theory by any means, but here are my general thoughts that have helped form this idea:

    1) If Snoke is not a figure of previous importance (such as DP), then his current incarnation may be underwhelming to fans expecting more.

    2) The series will likely experience franchise fatigue at some point.

    Now, that being said and presuming those postulates are both valid, imagine that if at the end of Episode 9 Snoke makes some illusion to Luke or Rey or whoever along the lines of:

    "Oh, you think you've won? You think you've stopped him from coming?"

    "Who from coming?"

    "Revan."

    End trilogy.


    Now, I don't want to come across as a Revan fanboy, because I'm really not. I'm not all that crazy about the Old Republic, thought the games are cool. What I think this could do, though, is set up a very interesting storyline for Star Wars over the 2020s.

    Now, we could have:

    2020: Standalone film filling in some aspect of the ST- for instance, an Obi Wan film if Rey is a Kenobi.

    2021: Revan Pt. 1

    2022: Episode X

    2023: No film released this year (or perhaps a light standalone, like a Lando adventure or Clone Wars era standalone)

    2024: Episode XI

    2025: Revan pt. II

    2026: Episode XII

    So, here's my thoughts. Revan will be divided into to parts, I and II. This does two things that help differentiate it from the main films- it prevents it from becoming a trilogy on its own, and it avoids "Episode" in the name. I guess it also makes it sound more like a historical document.

    Pt. 1, I'd imagine as a Canon retelling of elements of the first KOTOR game. Character wakes up from sleep with amnesia, and about halfway through the film learns that he is Revan. Now, that's the twist in the game obviously, but the film would need to take it further- perhaps, for example, at the end of the film we could learn that Revan never did have amnesia, and instead used that excuse to infiltrate the ranks of the Old Republic, turn Bastila dark, and bring the Sith to power, ending on a shot of Sith such as Nihilus, Treya, or Sion assuming control of a large sith fleet.

    Pt. 2 could focus more on how Revan achieved the immortality that allowed him to survive in the Unknown regions past the ST, and could detail the fall of Revan's attempt at a Sith Empire.

    Meanwhile, the new trilogy could focus on Rey, Luke, Finn, etc working together to fight this unknown threat from the Unknown Regions known as Revan. I think it'd be an excellent time to introduce the Chiss into the main films, as well.


    I added a by year, just to be realistic. Like I said, I think Star Wars may suffer franchise fatigue with the general public at some point- a by year before we hit a decade of films probably isn't a bad idea.


    Anyway, I'd love to see any other plans for the series. Like I said, I don't expect any fraction of this to come true, so don't fret if you don't care for my interpretation of Revan or where the series needs to go.

    Thanks!
     
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    Wow, looking forward to future movies.
     
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    I like the Revan idea, but no Episode movies after IX at least, until 2025.

    After IX, they should keep doing spin-offs but instead of Episodes, an Old Republic trilogy to refresh the saga, and then continue with a new Episode trilogy.

    2019 - Episode IX
    2020 - Spin off
    2021 - Old Republic 1
    2022 - Spin off
    2023 - Old Republic 2
    2024 - Spin off
    2025 - Old Republic 3
    2026 - Spin off
    2027 - Episode X

    Too many Episode movies would result in franchise fatigue and no-hype. If they take their time and try new things, then Episode X could be as huge as The Force Awakens.
     
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    I would enjoy seeing some stuff outside of this main storyline. They would have such freedom and a chance to try some different stuff if they did.

    All I care about is that they continue to produce movies.....and I'm fine with a couple of them being ify......never gonna make everything to appease everyone.
     
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    They should do a TV series based on Imperial Trooper life out in the unknown regions doing research for Emperor. In this case, Empire would be the good guys fighting various Aliens and force sensitives while searching for Sith artifacts and the Dark Presence.

    Sort of like BSG. Single Star Destroyer all alone, maybe lost...
     
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    I'd fancy that Star Wars Underworld Netflix show to also be unveiled during this time.

    An Ep 3 - Ep 4 story featuring bounty hunters and crime lords in the Bladerunner-esque streets of Coruscant? Count me in!
     
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    Originally, that's where I kind of thought they might go to (and it's probably more likely than this theory).

    The main reason why I came up with this theory was more to try to tie some weird loose ends we have right now- the possibility that Snoke isn't a previous character, the Revan-sized hole in our hearts, etc. Of course, we still have two films in the ST to go, so it's likely these issues will resolved in other ways and by the time it's all done we'll be pondering over questions we cannot even formulate yet.
     
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    Yeah, I think they will have some questions unresolved, but I think they will answer them in other forms, such as books, comics or TV series. But it would be awesome if we get a Snoke movie or a Knights of Ren spin off!
     
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    Agreed, I like to see a Revan movie as well, saw enough of the fan made ones,.
     
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    I think they'll take a break from doing Episode movies once the ST is done and turn attention toward more anthology flicks. They will do more animated series', comics, books and whatnot but won't touch a Sequel Sequel Trilogy for awhile in order to build anticipation for it. They'll keep us satisfied with Star Wars with anthologies and probably do the Sequel Sequel Trilogy in 10 or so years.
     
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    The original name for the first Star Wars was initially called: The Adventures of Luke Starkiller, as taken from the Journal of the Whills, Saga I: The Star Wars.

    I wonder if after the sequel trilogy, Lucasfilm might end up paying tribute to that and call Episodes 1-9 'Saga 1' before then going on to call Episodes 10-18 'Saga 2' ect.
     
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    You have some great theories Cawatrooper and I would love to see Revan too but I want to chip in some thoughts of my own as well! What if we are the ones who are mistaken by thinking that the whole Snoke plot will be resolved by episode 9? Imagine the surprise the fans would have if everything were resolved concerning Phasma, Hux, Kylo and the Knights of Ren but Snoke somehow manages to get away without our heroes taking him down.

    One of the reasons I can find to back up this theory would be the recent comments that have surfaced about Disney wanting to make Snoke more evil than Palpatine. How would they do that if not expanding his story? We already know that Snoke won't have much screen time in TLJ so having only episode 9 to wrap up the fates of Kylo, the FO and everything else related not to mention giving us more character growth on Rey, Finn, Poe and any new main character that joines along the way, how then could we see Snoke turn into this awesome horrid new menace that can topple the guy who destroyed the Jedi Order, murdered millions and enslaved millions more? How can Snoke be seen as someone worst than Sheev who used even those closest to him as simple tools that were to be disposed of the moment he no longer needed them?

    Sheev was truly vile and seeing how he didn't lose any sleep after losing guys like Darth Maul, Count Dooku and General Grievous and how he could care less to tell Anakin to murder every single member of the very group who served him loyaly makes me think that they would truly have to put some effort into Snoke to make us see him as this all powerful ancient menace. Palps was so nasty as he played with the emotions of those who trusted him and put their lives on the line for him and he didn't think twice to have even Vader replaced when he saw that he could get someone better so how then will Snoke top all of that up?

    Blowing up a few more planets or getting rid of a few main characters is not going to do it nor is it having him betray Kylo Ren so what better way to turn Snoke into the baddest of the bad than having him survive this saga to come back to do even more horrible things in the next one. Imagine the surprise that even the FO would have if after all their effort, Snoke proved that he only used them as tools to further his goal of bringing the true threat (his real army) into the galaxy in the next trilogy.
     
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    One thing I hope any potential Sequel sequel trilogy doesn't do is give us another Galactic Civil War. Something that could be really cool is with the First order gone the remnants of the Republic are trying to rebuild and this causes the crime lords to unite and try to spread their influence causing the main characters to lead an offensive against them. This way you still have the galactic scale but without simply having Rebel and Empire surrogates and instead can have some really cool crime syndicate characters and not more stormtroopers/imperials.
     
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    If they wanted to "kind of take a break but not totally," one option would be to finish the 3D project. I know not everyone likes 3D, but I do, and personally I find it disappointing that the entire 3D PT is known to be finished, but 1 has never been released on disc and 2 and 3 have never been released at all.

    Maybe they could also do some 4K re-releases?
     
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    I like the idea of only having 12 episodes, just like the 1930s-40s serials that inspired it. However this is Disney. They will milk it for all It's worth. Not saying that is necessarily a bad thing.
     
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    I would like to see a movie or even a trilogy focused on ancient Mandalore where we see crusaders versus the jedi. SW Rebels has already shed some light on the subject. I think it would be fun!
     
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    Almost Everything about the Old Republic and its key set of characters is what I would love to see. Ive been more of a fan of this era for a long time and having been a player on SWTOR opened my mind even more. Why?

    No matter how big the SW galaxy may feel to some, no matter what Era...this one in particular stands out as having a lot of potential in terms of storytelling and introducing new characters we wish to see to become part of canon that is in the now. I say post RotJ is one other era I like to see explored in depth but moreso with the Old Republic era.

    I am working on something of my own just for fun bc i enjoy writing and SW is a universe i know best. I grew up with the original trilogy. :) like almost everyone else. Its great to see and know that TOR era is getting more praise as the years go by. I think we're close for Revan and Bastila being canonized. I feel it.

    I enjoy SWTOR. If anyone still plays it...im on the Red Eclipse server. The Republic guild im in is Silent Guardians. Im looking for a more active guild on imp side .

    Hit me up.

    Jaster Kryse is my pub trooper but i have many alts. Mainly 11 toons altogther.
     
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    I do think they'll go back and make a trilogy about things that happen prior to the events of TPM. But I don't think they're going to do something with Revan - But they are going to do something.

    Episode X to XII will have to wait at least 10 years until Daisy & co grows older. During this "waiting period" I expect to see more anthology films.
     
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