Rumor: There MIGHT be a Star Wars sequel trilogy.

i09 reports.

Granted the topic of whether or not a sequel trilogy will happen has been kicking around since 1977, so I think we can all agree that George can't make up his mind. . But I do like the idea of setting it far in the future and having it not be about the Skywalkers. That way the EU will avoid the brunt of ensuing canonpocalypse.

Him setting it that far in the future works for me. Lucas hopefully realized that he couldn't make direct sequels after Return of the Jedi without completely destroying the novel series that have been written up about post-Endor stuff for the last 20 odd years. I'm also sure that he's set against just translating some of the more prominent events (Thrawn, Kyle Katarn, Yuuzhan Vong, Evil Jacen, etc) that happened in the EU novels into movies as well.

As for it not focusing on the Skywalker clan, that makes sense to me. Going along the logic of how Lucas portrayed the Jedi Order in the prequels Luke went and restarted the Jedi Order then lived a life like Yoda/Obi-wan without a Mara Jade to make babies with. Leah and Han either didn't have kids or the kids were never trained in the Force so it was never an issue.

Just put Luke in the Obi-Wan role of wise and experienced elder mentor to whoever the new young protagonist is. 'Cuz Luke's the only Skywalker we really need!

I think the sequels should have a scene where Han and Luke discuss how all of the minor characters they met along the way in Eps 4-6 led remarkably dull, uneventful lives and/or died right after they meeting the main characters.

This isnt happening. All that site did was take the idea of using the money from a 3D project and using it to make the new movies. Which is something some of us here projected was how Lucas worked back in the 90s when he used the special edition ticket sales to make the prequel.

They havent talked to anyone, and of course mention that Lucasfilm says there is no truth to is with the addition of "What would you expect them to say"

Dont hold your breaths. Lucas during the prequels said that doing a set of 3 is like a 10 year commitment and he really didnt feel like still be working on them at 75 years old.

I'm surprised that the internet isn't more savvy to this sort of will he won't he with another sequel series.

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Originally Posted by Talia_Rayvyn Him setting it that far in the future works for me. Lucas hopefully realized that he couldn't make direct sequels after Return of the Jedi without completely destroying the novel series that have been written up about post-Endor stuff for the last 20 odd years.

Considering that this hasn't stopped Lucas from "destroying" elements of the EU with The Clone Wars series, I kind of doubt that the EU really matters to him.

So would they call it The Knights of the New Republic?

Hmm. Movies not focusing on the Skywalkers?

Jar-Jar Jedi: Meesa one wit da Force!

The Real Jawas of Tatooine (Follow five squabling matriarchs of rival Jawa families as their husbands work the junk retail business)

TROOPERS (Reality TV fare where a camera crew follows a squad of stormtroopers trying to enforce the laws on backwater planets. First episodes focus on Tatooine and Florida. Epic D.U.I. landspeeder chase. Narration by Trooper captain John Bunnel (retired).)

Sex and the (Cloud) City: five middle-aged Hutts travel to the Cloud City, in search of Men, Margaritas and moderately priced designer clothes!

The Naboo Shore: Six of Amidala's wealthy, over-sexed, over-tanned, over-inebriated under-educated cousins spend thier days partying and drinking. No explanation is given why one of them is a Gamorrean Guard.
Snooki:

Jedi Nights - what happens on corusant stays on corusant, but we follow them around with a cameradroid and broadcast it too you! There's no deathsticks here, only death!

True Trooper - we take 12 contestants from across the galaxy, give them a blaster and armour, and throw them on a star destroyer headed for Tatooine all while watching them learn to be a clone. Who is the True Trooper? (promo includes blaster cam footage of flaming jawas and a burning moisture farm.) now syndicated!

Mos Eisley - With the coming of the Clone War, many eyes in imprisoned Planets turned hopefully, or desperately, toward the freedom of the Republic. Alderaan became the great embarkation point. But, not everybody could get to Alderaan directly, and so a tortuous, roundabout refugee trail sprang up - Corusant to Hoth... across the Medi Terra to O Ran... then by frieghter, or fighter, or escape pod across the galatic rim, to Mos Eisley on Tatooine. Here, the fortunate ones through money, or influence, or luck, might obtain visas and scurry to Alderaan; and from Alderaan, to the Republic. But the others wait in Mos Eisley... and wait... and wait... and wait.

Why do sequels? Why not do Old Republic?

Not Rumor: It will epically suck, like every other Lucas project of the modern era.

=P

never happening, at least not with Lucas calling the shots. the man's already coming close to 70, he's not gonna... oh, someone else already said this. well then...i give you this cute kitten picture.

If only the writers of Empire would be allowed to write the Thrawn trilogy, or the Blasck Fleet Crisis... all would be right with the world.

an entire trilogy of Star Wars movies that look like the trailers to The Old Republic?