SPECULATION Crazy Idea: Cancel IX

This is a crazy idea for a lot of reasons.
Number one being, money.

Hey here's 2+ billion dollars. Just don't take it. Seriously. Don't take it.

Don't kid yourself. You're taking that money.

 

IX will not be cancelled, because VIII would be the 'middle trilogy' film without an ending. There are two realistic choices.

1. Recast Leia with an actress of a similar look and age - just for IX if Leia is required. (Who knows, Leia might be killed in VIII anyway?)
2. A fully CGI Episode IX? Everything and everyone is CGI. No continuity problems and Billie Lourd could voice Leia's role as a tribute, if Leia is even part of IX.

 

I agree with @SKB ,Leia may be recast by someone else. This has worked many times with other film series, such as Michael Gambon replacing Richard Harris and Paul Walker replaced by his brother. As mentioned they could use CGI as they did in Rogue One, but people may not like this as the character may look too fake.

Yet of course Carrie Fisher is linked with this character for 39 years. So they may not have her appear on screen for episode 9, but mention her dying and have a funeral after the climax of the film.

 

Why stop at 9? Why not cancel 8 too? I assume 8 is in post-production at this point, but they couldn't have spent more than.....what, $100-150 million? They'd save about 50-100 millions by just letting it go now. It's not like these movies have an audience or any real chance of making a profit.
Also, let me say this: I hope all the members of my family will stop enjoying their lives if I die right now. They're nothing without me anyway. Yes I know it sounds very inconsiderate, but this is how I feel and I have the right to express my opinion.

 

Cgi evolves tenfold every year practically with new developments so by 2018/2019 it would have come much further than tarkin...I remember reading an article a number of years ago about future advancements in Vfx that said that they will one day not only be able to creat photorealistic interpretations of dead people but they will be able to create their voices for full movies using vocal libraries and I think Carrie Fisher's will be easier since LFL has her vocal patterns from 5 different movies.

 

James Earl Jones already recorded a vocal library for Lucasfilm I believe.
Many voice actors for video games create voice libraries for developers so they can add the required grunts groans and other oddities you may not think of as "dialogue" when penning a script.

 

Carrie and her mother have been in show business for more decades than we can remember.

The show goes on. And I'm sure Carrie Fisher would have something more witty and colorful to say than any of us. I think we can tribute her by taking everything with a twinge of irony and a smile on our face, no matter what they do.

 

I get you. But you are putting forth as fact that they don't actually care for the story, which I don't believe to be the case. I understand that your being against the idea of a sequel trilogy from the start doesn't exactly set you up in with a positive mindset about such things, but there are other points of view on this; namely that not only is the story being cared for, but it's also being enjoyed by many.

Besides, we don't have a clue what the story actually is. It's impossible to make any sort of judgement about whether any changes made to it are positive or negative right now.

 

well, even then you are operating under the strange assumption Carrie would want them to stop. Which, if you've read about her life is more than likely the furthest thing from reality. If anything her only wish would for them to give Leia a General's death. Allow her to die like the hero Leia is.

 

It's a strong debate. It's a fair question to ask.
A negative reaction is not an indicator of a bad question or one that needs withdrawn.

 

Agree completely. I may disagree with it, but I'm glad it was posted.

 

Yeah, I think that overall, Fischer's family should have some say in how Leia is handled in the future. But consider this- isn't it rather pessimistic to think that continuing the series is nothing more than a "cash cow"? Believe it or not, the ST isn't being made specifically for SegNerd. Many of us enjoy these films, and I think it's safe to assume that Carrie herself was glad to be back in them. Just because you personally do not like them does not mean that they're not of value to the lore, nor that they aren't part of Fischer's legacy that she'd be proud of.

 

I agree, by 2018 the technology would be greatly improved. I also read that Hollywood makes a photo library of all actors so what we saw in Rogue One was possible.

 

yeah it's more recent then we think because of the mocap advancements. However, I still dont think that would make leia a central figure like some are thinking but they would pull a tarkin with a bit more screentime. I do hope they take risks, even working with weta if they have to. but cancelling ix out right? meh, me no think so.

 

While I am not a huge fan of TFA just like you, I really see no reason why they should cancel episode 9. I dare say that this would be insulting to Carrie Fisher's memory instead of a way of honoring it. Sure, TFA was not great and to our liking but what's to say that the saga wont get any better? While I love the PT, I have to remind you that after having seen Jar Jar with all his poop and fart glory, many fans felt the same way you are feeling right now and they wondered if it was worth it for Lucas to make more movies after that. Then AOTC came out and it had almost no Jar Jar, Bounty Hunters, a huge scale Jedi battle, the awesomeness of seeing Yoda fight for the very first time and sand! No forget that last one.

I too was greatly disappointed by TFA but I don't loose hope that many things will get better. Take Kylo Ren and Rey for instance, while one was just a crybaby Vader wannabe and the other was a full scale Mary Sue, I have high hopes that these characters are going to be improved upon and Kylo may be turned into a force to be recond with and Rey's character be more balanced and less overpowered. One of the things that has hurt the prequels is how many fans troll and bash just for the sake of it so I ask you to try and not fall in this camp and lets give the next two movies a chance and not hate them without even having seen them.

This may come as a surprise and even be considered blasphemy by many SW fans but when I was a little kid, after having my mind blown away by ANH, I was a bit disappointed by TESB and didn't like it as much. Sure I still loved the movie but to me it was weak compared the ANH. That however didn't ruin the hype of wanting to see ROTJ and I was pleased that it was everything I wanted from a SW movie. So why want the saga to get cancelled just because one movie didn't live up to our standards?