Episodes 10, 11, & 12...and beyond!

I actually wouldn't be opposed to a hard reboot at some point way down the line. Just take the same "universe" and spin it around a bit. Make Han a chick or something. Maybe have luke go darkside. Maybe Anakin never turns and its Luke or Liea that do. I don't know...crazy stuff like that. Deathstar doesn't blow up Alderan. It blows up Tatooine. Luke kills darth Maul and serves the emporor, trys to draw leia over. Luke has a son that is raised by Anakin and eventually kills the Emperor, Luke flys off in disgrace and exile. The falcon is even weirder looking. Chewbacca and Artoo actually remember stuff that happened to them in their lifetime. I think a very distinct reboot that is inspired and pays homage to the original and it's themes would be cool...maybe in like twenty years.

 

Half of those Star Trek movies are pretty bad.

 

i agree, to many movies runs the risk of watering it down (as in star trek)

As much as I want as many movies as possible, I kind of like the idea of Three Trilogies 3x3
Then I'd rather have them start a "new generation" movie series & beginning with new numbers for them

 

Funny you say that, because we all know that there are many people that would say the same thing about Star Wars.

 

i hope they stop with the numbered episodes post episode IX and start calling them different names depending on the movie. rather than numbering them all the time give them proper names, like, STAR WARS: Lando's Last Crusade or, STAR WARS: The Jedi Temple of Doom.

 

Immediately? No. With due time, and given a supposed "successful" execution of the sequel trilogy as decided by fans and general movie-goers? Certainly, but still not immediately following.

The one stipulation that I would have would be that it at least have some relevance to the storyline as it is through the sequel trilogy. Much like the PT can be tied directly to the OT, and the forth-coming ST can be tied to some of the content from the OT... any possible trilogy of films specifically styled as X, XI, and XII should follow suit and have some direct relation to the storyline and events of the ST.

Please note that I'm not including spin-offs or even a whole new trilogy that is in-universe but unconnected to the current sets of trilogies in that stipulation.

 

you know what they should do? make the ST into X-XII, then make a prequel trilogy to that, which takes place between RotS and ANH, as VII-IX. clever, right? it's a trap!!

 

Let's see where 7-9 takes us first!

 

That would be awkward. The reason it has been arranged this way is because the BIG 3 are aged. Lucas would have written them out and gone another direction in which case your idea could have worked in theory. BUT the hardcore fans that have awaited the ST for these many years would have been pissed to say the least that our beloved heroes were written out completely without allowing us to see their ultimate fates.

 

i'm just poking fun

 

I concur with this.

Life after 9? Disney has taken hold of things, so I doubt they will let Star Wars die (for which I am reluctantly grateful). I don't want the saturation to cause the property to degenerate...

Also, let's not forget the importance of John Williams. Father time prevents him from completing anything beyond 9 (if he gets there at all). Not having him compose for the big screen will significantly alter the feel/musical continuity of Star Wars for me. Composers like Giacchino and Desplat try and may be able to capture the sound while building their own themes, but movie scoring has degenerated into motif lacking blandness over the last 10-20 yrs. Don't tell me it won't change things for you either......just remove Williams score from any of the movies and insert some bland soundtrack from this past year.

 

I definitely respect those that would be cautious of SW getting watered down. I totally understand. However, at the same time I don't. Disney is handling Marvel and they have virtually endless plans for the MCU. On the same token back when we had SW EU it was somehow okay to have an endless stream of books follow-up the storylines AFTER ROTJ. How is that okay -- very mediocre at best books -- yet somehow another trilogy after Episode IX is viewed as "watering down" the story?

IMO Disney knows damned well that Star Wars is the crowned jewel of genre franchises. Watering down would destroy it which is exactly whay they've invested so much time and energy into casting Episode VII, with the implicit hope of carrying the saga into the future. AND by all accounts of rumors and speculation it seems very likely that we are going to be gaining a vast array of new and different characters -- away from the Solo/Skywalker bloodlines -- that can carry the saga into a multitude of diverse directions that will make the old EU pale in comparison moreso than ever before.

Lastly, George always envisioned Star Wars as the Saturday matinee-style serial that kept going with lots of characters, cliff-hangars and loose ends that kept fans coming back. NOW, more than ever before because of Disney's deep pockets, we have the opportunity to see the serial play-out every couple of years.

Yes, I agree that watering down is a dangerous and real concern. However, let us fans have as much as we want and then when we no longer pay to go see it will we determine if its been watered down. I suspect it would take a great many years to get to that point though and by then it will be my great-grand kids concern.

 

A "Trilogy of Trilogies" \m/

 

Yes. George did say that. However George made a deal with the Empire, er, I mean Disney. You know how that goes.

 

They're gonna milk Star Wars until the end of time.

 

YES. It will far outlive us.

 

I think it all depends very much on what the ST story is.

Sure, it's a cash cow that The Mouse could milk for generations to come. No doubt about that. To keep the numbered episodes going for dozens of movies would certainly be something that studio execs must have considered.

But it could very quickly lose steam if there isn't a compelling ongoing story to be told. How long can the Empire last as an adversary? I think we were all at least slightly surprised when we found out that the Empire would still be around in the ST. The Sith? Well, how many times can our intrepid heroes "bring balance to the Force" before that concept is wrung dry?

Now, maybe there are some new ideas in the ST that will lend themselves to future conflicts worthy of additional numbered episodes. But I tend to think they're probably going to want to wrap this particular series up before too terribly long - probably Episode 9, possibly Episode 12.

Echo, I like the idea of a new series of numbered films set in ancient times, or based on the Underworld concept. IMHO changing up the storylines and creating new numbered series separate from the current saga is probably the smartest way to go in the long run.

The last thing we want is for them to get to the point where they're making new Star Wars movies just to make them.

 

I hope there will be Episodes X-XII because I want to see the further adventures of the heroes played by Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver and Domhall Gleeson years after Luke,Han and Leia are long dead. Perhaps Episodes X-XII could be about the New Republic and the New Jedi Order fully rebuilt and there is a new threat to the Newly built Republic and Jedi Order like maybe an invasion from the Unknown Regions or outside the galaxy like NJO or a second or third Galactic Civil War like Legacy of the Force or how about the Jedi and Sith team up to face a new Sith Order perhaps a Lost of the Tribe of the Sith from Fate of the Jedi with their powerful armada of ships. Perhaps X-XII could be set 15-20 years after Episode IX and have Episode X hit theaters in 2023,Episode XI in 2025 and Episode XII hit cinemas on the 50th anniversary of Star Wars 2027. I wouldn't mind Episodes XIII-XV coming out sometime in the 2030's or 2040's with an older Ridley and Boyega playing older versions of their characters passing on the torch to the next generation after them.

 

2027 is going to be a big year for Star Wars since it's the 50th anniversary or golden anniversary of SW. What would be a good way to celebrate SW in 2027? I think the logical thing would be for Disney/LFL to release a fourth trilogy of SW Episodes X-XII around 2027. Have Episode X released in theaters in 2023, Episode XI in theaters in 2025 and Episode XII released in theaters in 2027 the 50th anniversary of SW. What better way then to have a new episode of SW weather Episode X or XII continuing the adventures of the Heroes of the ST perhaps set 15-20 years after Episode IX.

Or another great way to celebrate SW's golden anniversary would be to have a new trilogy a prequel to Episode VII but set somewhere between ROTJ and Episode VII dealing with the adventures of Luke,Han and Leia in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Endor or set 10-20 years after ROTJ but played by new actors. Or maybe a trilogy of films with Luke,Han and Leia's adventures between ANH & TESB or maybe even a Knights of the Old Republic Trilogy or a new trilogy hundreds or thousands of years after ROTJ but with nothing to do with the Skywalker family at all.

 

If things go well, we will most likely see all sorts of things. Disney, being the empire that they are, will mine this beast in every way they can... I don't see any reason why they wouldn't do X - XII and an KOTR arc... along with continuing the spin-offs if they seem to go well