New Star Wars Trilogy (Benioff & Weiss)

[Fievel]

New Star Wars Films From Game of Thrones Duo

I'd love these guys to do something with the Old Republic era!!

[TheBaxter]

boy, and i thought the marvel cinematic universe was oversaturated...

In the future, everyone will have a Star Wars film for fifteen minutes... and then be replaced by Ron Howard.

[Cpt Kirks 2pay]

Make any SW film they want but everyone should know this... no future SW film will ever make anything near as much as The Force Awakens made. They may not even make as much as The Last Jedi makes.

I hope Disney don't think that these films will be mega massive blockbusters that we've associated SW films to make so far. Will be a lot lower, maybe some even failing to make profit at all.

Anyway, life's too short to be miserable about more of these films, which is the point. We have more Star Wars entertainment to brighten up our lives - be fucking happy!

... Yes, I'm talking to myself.

[Fievel]

...Yes, I'm talking to myself.

I'm nodding along enthusiastically!

[Ribbons]

I'll be very shocked if this trilogy ever comes to fruition. It doesn't matter if this is a different story set in a different corner of the galaxy; Disney is never going to be comfortable with anything remotely Game of Thrones-y. So this is yet another example of Kathleen Kennedy/Lucasfilm hiring a beloved creative voice while expecting them to deliver a product that's nothing like the work that made them famous.

[Cpt Kirks 2pay]

Just because the writers adapted a Game of Thrones source novel doesn't mean that these films will be like Game of Thrones.

George C R Tolkien whatsisface has buggered off now.

These writers are on their own.

[TheBaxter]

I'll be very shocked if this trilogy ever comes to fruition. It doesn't matter if this is a different story set in a different corner of the galaxy; Disney is never going to be comfortable with anything remotely Game of Thrones-y. So this is yet another example of Kathleen Kennedy/Lucasfilm hiring a beloved creative voice while expecting them to deliver a product that's nothing like the work that made them famous.

somehow they managed to make the show even rapey-er (rapier?) than the books. but don't worry, disney's got ron howard stashed away in the broom closet to come in and make these films safe for the world.

[Peven]

Opie learned all the important life lessons from Andy, and now he's using them to save Hollywood.

[Peven]

I'll be very shocked if this trilogy ever comes to fruition. It doesn't matter if this is a different story set in a different corner of the galaxy; Disney is never going to be comfortable with anything remotely Game of Thrones-y. So this is yet another example of Kathleen Kennedy/Lucasfilm hiring a beloved creative voice while expecting them to deliver a product that's nothing like the work that made them famous.

Have you seen Princess Leia in that slutty gold bikini?



seriously, though, have you seen Rogue One???

sure, no tits and ass, but it had an edge, and it killed off all everyone. plus, that last scene with Darth Vader was downright fucking brutal. Why is it such a stretch to think that the GoT bunch can't mine that same tonality and maybe even push it a little further?

[Al Shut]

somehow they managed to make the show even rapey-er (rapier?) than the books.

Maybe their Star Wars will more Star Warsier? Whatever that means.

[Peven]

twice the pews per blaster

[Ribbons]

I'll be very shocked if this trilogy ever comes to fruition. It doesn't matter if this is a different story set in a different corner of the galaxy; Disney is never going to be comfortable with anything remotely Game of Thrones-y. So this is yet another example of Kathleen Kennedy/Lucasfilm hiring a beloved creative voice while expecting them to deliver a product that's nothing like the work that made them famous.

have you seen Rogue One???

sure, no tits and ass, but it had an edge, and it killed off all everyone. plus, that last scene with Darth Vader was downright fucking brutal. Why is it such a stretch to think that the GoT bunch can't mine that same tonality and maybe even push it a little further?

I feel like Rogue One is as far as they're going to push it, and those characters didn't have as much moral ambiguity as people like to pretend they did. I know this makes sense to Lucasfilm on paper because Benioff and Weiss have proven that they can work within someone else's mythology and their TV show has gotten increasingly bigger and more cinematic in scope. It's just that Game of Thrones is the only thing these two have made, and I can't see any Star Wars Story approaching that. But I could be wrong.

[Fievel]

Game of Thrones has:
-Intense family drama
-Various factions killing each other for control of power
-An endless history of wars between these factions
-Numerous unlikely heroes
-Mysterious magical forces at play in the narrative
-Seemingly crucial characters that die early in the story
-The rise of children to main character heroes and villains
-Humor that works best when it is the most sarcastic
-Character arcs that show more heary/depth to the characters than we are led to initially believe
-A diminutive hero who drops quotable bits of wisdom every time he speaks
-Young children ordered (and subsequently) killed by a ruthless villain

Yeah, these guys will do just fine.

[Cpt Kirks 2pay]

Yeah mate, that's just themes. That don't represent that these are good enough writers alone though and that they can weave great plot, dialogue, action scenes, character development etc. etc. based on their own talents and skill.

Much of the great story that came from the Game Of Thrones TV series was based on what was already given to them from the books NOT written by them, so they already had established quality to work from.

This is Star Wars, where stories have to come fresh from the screenwriters, they got no George Martin holding their hands like he did the talentless Beatles who couldn't even play a guitar properly between the lot of 'em.

You call it that these guys will be fine? Well where is your crystal ball that shows this then? Prove it to me, Mr Soothsayer. Until then you got nothing.

It's better you don't post in this thread. Or in this place. Or at all. Draw a fucking crayon picture whilst you dance in pink ballerina tights. That should be your contribution to art.

[TheBaxter]

Game of Thrones has:
-Intense family drama
-Various factions killing each other for control of power
-An endless history of wars between these factions
-Numerous unlikely heroes
-Mysterious magical forces at play in the narrative
-Seemingly crucial characters that die early in the story
-The rise of children to main character heroes and villains
-Humor that works best when it is the most sarcastic
-Character arcs that show more heary/depth to the characters than we are led to initially believe
-A diminutive hero who drops quotable bits of wisdom every time he speaks
-Young children ordered (and subsequently) killed by a ruthless villain

Yeah, these guys will do just fine.

they also both have characters of mysterious and surprising parentage.
and major characters who don't realize they are related to each other.
just imagine how the Luke/Leia kiss on Hoth would have turned out if the GoT guys had written it.
by the time of ROTJ, they'd be full-on Jaime/Cersei, with a bunch of rotten jedi kids who would've made Kylo Ren look like a choirboy by comparison.

[Cpt Kirks 2pay]

Game of Thrones has:
-Intense family drama
-Various factions killing each other for control of power
-An endless history of wars between these factions
-Numerous unlikely heroes
-Mysterious magical forces at play in the narrative
-Seemingly crucial characters that die early in the story
-The rise of children to main character heroes and villains
-Humor that works best when it is the most sarcastic
-Character arcs that show more heary/depth to the characters than we are led to initially believe
-A diminutive hero who drops quotable bits of wisdom every time he speaks
-Young children ordered (and subsequently) killed by a ruthless villain

Yeah, these guys will do just fine.

they also both have characters of mysterious and surprising parentage.
and major characters who don't realize they are related to each other.
just imagine how the Luke/Leia kiss on Hoth would have turned out if the GoT guys had written it.
by the time of ROTJ, they'd be full-on Jaime/Cersei, with a bunch of rotten jedi kids who would've made Kylo Ren look like a choirboy by comparison.

No... That's how George Tolkien the novel writer would have written it. Those screenplay goons just copied what he wrote. They have no minds of their own.

Like you, evidently.

[Wolfpack]

Game of Thrones has:
-Intense family drama
-Various factions killing each other for control of power
-An endless history of wars between these factions
-Numerous unlikely heroes
-Mysterious magical forces at play in the narrative
-Seemingly crucial characters that die early in the story
-The rise of children to main character heroes and villains
-Humor that works best when it is the most sarcastic
-Character arcs that show more heary/depth to the characters than we are led to initially believe
-A diminutive hero who drops quotable bits of wisdom every time he speaks
-Young children ordered (and subsequently) killed by a ruthless villain

Yeah, these guys will do just fine.

they also both have characters of mysterious and surprising parentage.
and major characters who don't realize they are related to each other.
just imagine how the Luke/Leia kiss on Hoth would have turned out if the GoT guys had written it.
by the time of ROTJ, they'd be full-on Jaime/Cersei, with a bunch of rotten jedi kids who would've made Kylo Ren look like a choirboy by comparison.

No... That's how George Tolkien the novel writer would have written it. Those screenplay goons just copied what he wrote. They have no minds of their own.

Like you, evidently.

Oh, snap! Things are really heating up on the message boards.

[Cpt Kirks 2pay]

Game of Thrones has:
-Intense family drama
-Various factions killing each other for control of power
-An endless history of wars between these factions
-Numerous unlikely heroes
-Mysterious magical forces at play in the narrative
-Seemingly crucial characters that die early in the story
-The rise of children to main character heroes and villains
-Humor that works best when it is the most sarcastic
-Character arcs that show more heary/depth to the characters than we are led to initially believe
-A diminutive hero who drops quotable bits of wisdom every time he speaks
-Young children ordered (and subsequently) killed by a ruthless villain

Yeah, these guys will do just fine.

they also both have characters of mysterious and surprising parentage.
and major characters who don't realize they are related to each other.
just imagine how the Luke/Leia kiss on Hoth would have turned out if the GoT guys had written it.
by the time of ROTJ, they'd be full-on Jaime/Cersei, with a bunch of rotten jedi kids who would've made Kylo Ren look like a choirboy by comparison.

No... That's how George Tolkien the novel writer would have written it. Those screenplay goons just copied what he wrote. They have no minds of their own.

Like you, evidently.

Oh, snap! Things are really heating up on the message boards.

I'm gonna burn it down.

[Peven]

Game of Thrones has:
-Intense family drama
-Various factions killing each other for control of power
-An endless history of wars between these factions
-Numerous unlikely heroes
-Mysterious magical forces at play in the narrative
-Seemingly crucial characters that die early in the story
-The rise of children to main character heroes and villains
-Humor that works best when it is the most sarcastic
-Character arcs that show more heary/depth to the characters than we are led to initially believe
-A diminutive hero who drops quotable bits of wisdom every time he speaks
-Young children ordered (and subsequently) killed by a ruthless villain

Yeah, these guys will do just fine.

they also both have characters of mysterious and surprising parentage.
and major characters who don't realize they are related to each other.
just imagine how the Luke/Leia kiss on Hoth would have turned out if the GoT guys had written it.
by the time of ROTJ, they'd be full-on Jaime/Cersei, with a bunch of rotten jedi kids who would've made Kylo Ren look like a choirboy by comparison.

now THAT is a Star Wars movie I'd like to see. same "universe", different viewpoint. what is the typical body count of these movies, anyway? not just hundreds but thousands, sometimes millions. StarWars movies kill "people" left and right, blasting them into bits, impaling them or chopping their parts off by light saber, or vaporizing them as their planet is blowed up. why pretend this is some kid-friendly environment? this is a universe every bit as nasty and cut throat and crude as ours, so why are these killers are going to be hung up on speaking like choir boys and committing to celibacy?

[TheBaxter]

Game of Thrones has:
-Intense family drama
-Various factions killing each other for control of power
-An endless history of wars between these factions
-Numerous unlikely heroes
-Mysterious magical forces at play in the narrative
-Seemingly crucial characters that die early in the story
-The rise of children to main character heroes and villains
-Humor that works best when it is the most sarcastic
-Character arcs that show more heary/depth to the characters than we are led to initially believe
-A diminutive hero who drops quotable bits of wisdom every time he speaks
-Young children ordered (and subsequently) killed by a ruthless villain

Yeah, these guys will do just fine.

they also both have characters of mysterious and surprising parentage.
and major characters who don't realize they are related to each other.
just imagine how the Luke/Leia kiss on Hoth would have turned out if the GoT guys had written it.
by the time of ROTJ, they'd be full-on Jaime/Cersei, with a bunch of rotten jedi kids who would've made Kylo Ren look like a choirboy by comparison.

No... That's how George Tolkien the novel writer would have written it. Those screenplay goons just copied what he wrote. They have no minds of their own.

Like you, evidently.

Oh, snap! Things are really heating up on the message boards.

he's just upset because after his mate shagged that blonde girl from the bar, she came over to my place, where i showed her a bunch of his posts on here and we both laughed hysterically at him, before she shagged me as well.

[Peven]

http://www.eurweb.com/2012/10/ann-coulter-the-mugged-interview-with-kam-williams/

this was the blond

[Al Shut]

No... That's how George Tolkien the novel writer would have written it. Those screenplay goons just copied what he wrote. They have no minds of their own.

I was under the impression that meanwhile the show had veered enough from the books to be judged on it's own.

[Cpt Kirks 2pay]

No... That's how George Tolkien the novel writer would have written it. Those screenplay goons just copied what he wrote. They have no minds of their own.

I was under the impression that meanwhile the show had veered enough from the books to be judgeg on it's own.

Don't be daft.

[Ribbons]

No... That's how George Tolkien the novel writer would have written it. Those screenplay goons just copied what he wrote. They have no minds of their own.

I was under the impression that meanwhile the show had veered enough from the books to be judgeg on it's own.

Although I'm sure Benioff and Weiss are talented enough writers to create something of their own, the later couple seasons of Game of Thrones are not that. For one thing, the story they're telling now that they've run out of material from the books came in the form of a detailed outline by George RR Martin himself. So it's Martin's story. The only difference is that Benioff and Weiss (and HBO, who probably can't afford to continue paying out the nose) are good with the truncated, CliffsNotes edition. Everything there moves the story forward by blowing stuff up and killing secret people and it all happens really fast [TOO FAST, as some have noted; how's one mofffukka get from the Midlands to Winterfell in one episode, yo?] But whatever double-crosses, gigantic fights, all the characters we loved who may not live, winter is coming and it is here.


George R.R. Martin, on the other hand, takes his outline and thinks about it. He makes some chapters and thinks about it some more. He really fucked up the Sansa chapter, but he was watching a Jets game where they lost but they almost won.

[Peven]

think about it, though, a movie is basically two episodes of a tv show. there isn't time for George Martinesque writing if you want to spin a narrative that fits within that time frame, so a couple guys who are decent at condensing a story into action beats with a little exposition in between sounds like an alright fit to make some sci-fi action adventure movies.

[TheBaxter]

Everything there moves the story forward by blowing stuff up and killing secret people and it all happens really fast [TOO FAST, as some have noted; how's one mofffukka get from the Midlands to Winterfell in one episode, yo?]

in fairness, that's pretty much how travel in the SW universe works too. though at least they have light speed to justify it.

you've never heard of the Millenium Drogon? it's the dragon that made the Castle Black Run in less than 12 parsecs!

[Ribbons]

think about it, though, a movie is basically two episodes of a tv show. there isn't time for George Martinesque writing if you want to spin a narrative that fits within that time frame, so a couple guys who are decent at condensing a story into action beats with a little exposition in between sounds like an alright fit to make some sci-fi action adventure movies.

Well like Baxter said, in Star Wars they can at least travel at the speed of light. In Game of Thrones, they travel at the speed of horse.

[Cpt Kirks 2pay]

Well, once again, ya'll talking crap about these films and no nothing about what you're talking about and as usual need me to come in here to correct your idiot minds.

Yeah there may be light speed in Star Wars but duh you dumb fucks, Star Wars don't happen on just one planet - IT HAPPENS ALL OVER THE FUCKING GALAXY!!!!

So even WITH light speed it's STILL gonna take a huge amount of time for characters to travel to each other. AS THEY HAVE TO FLY THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF MILES!!!!

It's not about distance to get to a place - it's about TIME to get to a place! Even with light speed it still is gonna take them a helluva long time to reach certain places!

So all this condensed time in these films isn't really there at all if you think about it.

Even for Rey to light speed to find Luke that didn't happen in a day. In all that time since the end of The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi the First Order got their shit together, the galaxy was crumbling more and more and fell under The First Order's power, and they then found and came after the Resistance. You think that shit happened in a day or a week, or a month?

Even Rian Johnson in an interview said a significant amount of time had passed between movies. Though what does that douche know? He even said his favorite ship is "the A-wing, of which the new film will have plenty.” - There wasn't. So take his words with a pinch of salt.

But it was stated that at the end of Empire it took the Falcon 6 months to reach Tatooine!

So THINK about what you are saying before you post, people! Bloody 'ell at least TheButcher's posts weren't scribbled in idiocy.

[Peven]

the supposed timeline in A New Hope alone is way more fucked up than anything in GoT, so this obsession with how long it takes to get places as some sort of knock on GoT compared to SW is ludicrous, i say, ludicrous.

[Fievel]

[TheBaxter]

Well, once again, ya'll talking crap about these films and no nothing about what you're talking about and as usual need me to come in here to correct your idiot minds.

Yeah there may be light speed in Star Wars but duh you dumb fucks, Star Wars don't happen on just one planet - IT HAPPENS ALL OVER THE FUCKING GALAXY!!!!

So even WITH light speed it's STILL gonna take a huge amount of time for characters to travel to each other. AS THEY HAVE TO FLY THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF MILES!!!!

It's not about distance to get to a place - it's about TIME to get to a place! Even with light speed it still is gonna take them a helluva long time to reach certain places!

you left out the part about how, according to Einstein's theory of relativity, people going at light speed age more slowly.

little known fact: when Rey first set out to find Luke, they were the same age.

and the reason Yoda was so much older than the other Jedi is because he never went anywhere.

[Cpt Kirks 2pay]

I miss TheButcher.

[Peven]

and the reason Yoda was so much older than the other Jedi is because he never went anywhere.

really? ever heard of the Dagobah System? have you? NOT the same place as Coruscant, now, is it? and what about in AotC when he leads the clone army into battle aboard a star warchopper on that red Mars-like planet with the bug people?? huh? huh? and what about the whorehouses in Mos Eisley on Tatooine where Yoda was known to speak softly but wield a big stick? that randy little frog got around alright

[Peven]

I miss TheButcher.

here you go, kirks....

https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2317611/how-star-wars-the-last-jedi-brought-back-the-princess-leia-hologram

https://screenrant.com/black-panther-bucky-barnes-cameo-photo/

https://theplaylist.net/solo-star-wars-rebels-rogue-one-20180227/

https://www.empireonline.com/people/stephen-king/stephen-king-bone-church-heads-tv/


feel better now?

[Cpt Kirks 2pay]

Still didn't read the links.

[TheBaxter]

and the reason Yoda was so much older than the other Jedi is because he never went anywhere.

really? ever heard of the Dagobah System? have you? NOT the same place as Coruscant, now, is it? and what about in AotC when he leads the clone army into battle aboard a star warchopper on that red Mars-like planet with the bug people?? huh? huh? and what about the whorehouses in Mos Eisley on Tatooine where Yoda was known to speak softly but wield a big stick? that randy little frog got around alright

those were just Luke Skywalker-style holographic force projections. [spoi1er]Yoda was really on Dagobah the whole time.[/spoi1er]

[so sorry]

[so sorry]

New Star Wars Films From Game of Thrones Duo

I'd love these guys to do something with the Old Republic era!!

Knights of the Old Republic scripts in development

[Peven]

New Star Wars Films From Game of Thrones Duo

I'd love these guys to do something with the Old Republic era!!

Knights of the Old Republic scripts in development

the Force and soft porn finally paired...…..the possibilities are mind boggling

[Wolfpack]

What really sold them was all that stuff about the Force binding and penetrating us.

[Fievel]

What's really interesting about this (to me) is that the KOTR is NOT the GoT guys' trilogy.
So with that heartbreaking thought in mind, I hope the GoT guys go back to the beginning of when The Force users/manipulators begin to rise. Leading to the Jedi & Sith in a cinematic, canonical way.

[Peven]

What's really interesting about this (to me) is that the KOTR is NOT the GoT guys' trilogy.
So with that heartbreaking thought in mind, I hope the GoT guys go back to the beginning of when The Force users/manipulators begin to rise. Leading to the Jedi & Sith in a cinematic, canonical way.

huh?? was GoT "their trilogy"? nope. they had an active reading public to contend with while they were translating the books to screen. this is not the case here. did you not read the press release? KOTR most definitely IS the GoT guys' trilogy. outside a few hardcore SW fans and gamers no one knows or gives two shits about KOTR among the moviegoing public. it is THEIRS and if you think they are going to be constrained by a couple video games or pulp knock off books after adapting novels from a best selling author to fit what they want then I think you fail to understand what they are about. compared to the total hack job that Lucas did with the prequels I feel comfortable that these guys will create a very engaging, watchable story, though not one that is very deep or meaningful. speaking of which, fans really have no business getting all proprietary with this shit. SW is one of the most whored out, bastardized properties ever. pretending that there is any fidelity to speak of with the "canon" requires an almost childlike naivety. starting with ESB the franchise became more of a toy/game/product commercial, ala Transformers, than a cinematic endeavor. they have made much more $$$ from retail licensing than the movies have.

the one true cinematic entry of the franchise that wasn't geared toward selling toys, Rogue One, was easily the best imo and yet among the least popular. that should be evidence enough for the GoT team to realize that being smart or mature with the material is NOT the way to go and they need to keep things as simplistic and cartoonish as possible to please the masses of SW fans and get the box office that is expected. the success and popularity of the last two SW movies confirms that. they aren't doing this for artistic purposes, they are doing it because SW is one of the biggest $$ properties out there and they want to cash in, and why not.

[Al Shut]

did you not read the press release? KOTR most definitely IS the GoT guys' trilogy.

He's probably referring to the part of so sorry's link where Buzzfeed claims that it's not.

[Peven]

did you not read the press release? KOTR most definitely IS the GoT guys' trilogy.

He's probably referring to the part of so sorry's link where Buzzfeed claims that it's not.

buzzfeed is not exactly the Washington Post, are they? but, considering what transpired with "Solo" I guess the Got team could lose the gig at some point. still, from everything that is being reported it certainly appears that they are going to be the ones to at least start work on the first installment and unless they really start fucking things up in a big way I think Disney won't want to change course mid-stream to maintain a narrative cohesion for the following two installments. I am betting that there are a few execs there who probably think switching horses mid-production with "Solo" probably cost them more than it gained them, seeing as the movie's shortcomings had to do with a lack of cohesion in tone, which failed to pull the viewers in emotionally.

[Fievel]

.....a bunch of bullshit, having very little to do with Fievel's quote....some self adulation....accuses me of not reading...........annnnnd there it is, his regular love for Rogue One comment, again having nothing to do with my quote.

First of all dipshit, there is NO press release. Star Wars/Lucasfilm/Disney has said nothing about this. At this point it's just rumors.

And yes, I did read the article. You obviously did not.

Those theories may have been misguided as Buzzfeed explained that Kalogridis’ script is separate from Benioff and Weiss’ trilogy.

the next film in the franchise will be released in December 2022. That film, by Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, will be the first of a new trilogy

buzzfeed is not exactly the Washington Post

But yet they published a "press release".......and proved that the GoT guys are doing KOTR.......

[Peven]

did I just trigger you by insulting Star Wars?? how old are you again? it's fucking Star Wars, man. grow the fuck up.


https://www.wired.com/story/cantina-talk-85/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/star-wars-game-of-thrones-writers-game-of-thrones-creators-to-helm-upcoming-star-wars-movie/

http://time.com/5589232/game-of-thrones-creators-star-wars/

you can get somebody to read the big words for you.

[Fievel]

did I just trigger you by insulting Star Wars?? how old are you again? it's fucking Star Wars, man. grow the fuck up.


https://www.wired.com/story/cantina-talk-85/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/star-wars-game-of-thrones-writers-game-of-thrones-creators-to-helm-upcoming-star-wars-movie/

http://time.com/5589232/game-of-thrones-creators-star-wars/

you can get somebody to read the big words for you.

Nope. I'm just triggered by you being an asshole.

Not one of those articles mentioned KOTR. Not one of those articles mentioned Laeta Kalogridis. Nothing outside of the Buzzfeed source has been said in regards to a KOTR film.

Based on the article so sorry posted, I simply went off what was said in the article - that KOTR and the GoT Guys' Trilogy are two separate projects. I then posted a follow-up line with some wishful thinking on the GoT Guy's Trilogy. That's all.

And then you come barging in like the drunk uncle that heard the kids talking about Run DMC, thought they mentioned the DMZ, and then proceeds to go off on a 30-minute rant against the North Koreans that suddenly pivots to Notre Dame football, ruining yet another holiday dinner. Every word of your initial response was completely misguided, and therefore wrong. I tried to explain it to you in my response. And now you're posting links to old articles that have nothing to do with what was being discussed - Laeta Kalogridis writing the KOTR film, which is a completely separate project from the trilogy being produced by the GoT Guys.

Get help.

huh?? was GoT "their trilogy"? nope. they had an active reading public to contend with while they were translating the books to screen. this is not the case here. did you not read the press release? KOTR most definitely IS the GoT guys' trilogy. outside a few hardcore SW fans and gamers no one knows or gives two shits about KOTR among the moviegoing public. it is THEIRS and if you think they are going to be constrained by a couple video games or pulp knock off books after adapting novels from a best selling author to fit what they want then I think you fail to understand what they are about. compared to the total hack job that Lucas did with the prequels I feel comfortable that these guys will create a very engaging, watchable story, though not one that is very deep or meaningful. speaking of which, fans really have no business getting all proprietary with this shit. SW is one of the most whored out, bastardized properties ever. pretending that there is any fidelity to speak of with the "canon" requires an almost childlike naivety. starting with ESB the franchise became more of a toy/game/product commercial, ala Transformers, than a cinematic endeavor. they have made much more $$$ from retail licensing than the movies have.

the one true cinematic entry of the franchise that wasn't geared toward selling toys, Rogue One, was easily the best imo and yet among the least popular. that should be evidence enough for the GoT team to realize that being smart or mature with the material is NOT the way to go and they need to keep things as simplistic and cartoonish as possible to please the masses of SW fans and get the box office that is expected. the success and popularity of the last two SW movies confirms that. they aren't doing this for artistic purposes, they are doing it because SW is one of the biggest $$ properties out there and they want to cash in, and why not.

[Ribbons]

And then you come barging in like the drunk uncle that heard the kids talking about Run DMC, thought they mentioned the DMZ, and then proceeds to go off on a 30-minute rant against the North Koreans that suddenly pivots to Notre Dame football, ruining yet another holiday dinner.

Did someone say Drunk Uncle?

[Peven]

ironically, i can't remember the last time I had more than one drink in an evening, alcohol depresses mental faculties. too fattening, on top of that. i'm more of a rocky mountain high kinda guy