MOXOMUMD
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"Like a grand miraculous battle station...."They're putting Judy Dench in charge of a fully armed and operation battle station?
"Like a grand miraculous battle station...."They're putting Judy Dench in charge of a fully armed and operation battle station?
They're putting Judy Dench in charge of a fully armed and operation battle station?
Hey, if she can run MI6 she can run a death star!!
This has zero to do with the parks and should not be in WDW news & rumors
I recently read this on a discussion thread on the Aint it Cool News website.
"There have been rumors for months of some turmoil behind the scenes of STAR WARS: EPISODE VII...A lot of us have been skeptical that J.J. Abrams was going to meet a Summer 2015 release date, as production has continued to be delayed and is now scheduled to begin next Spring. That is obviously a short window for a film that is going to require a ton of post-production visual effects work. Reportedly though producer Kathleen Kennedy went to Disney CEO, Bob Iger and asked for a release date delay to 2016. He denied her request because they have a big plan with a lot of money involved and moving EPISODE VII's release date would screw it all up."
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I am curious to hear what the masses think about this.
I read this and was afraid that Kasdan was NOT going to do the screenplay. Based on the original article, he IS going to write it along with Abrams.
WHEW!!! That was a close one!
Well between the football teams, cheerleaders and Brazillian tour groups they'll easily outdo the cantina scene.The entirety of Ep. VII will be filmed at the ASM food court
This has zero to do with the parks and should not be in WDW news & rumors
The articles content has nothing to do with theme park tie ins and I get the feeling he just wanted to post the article (which is full of unverified and exaggerated info btw) the question he asks about it concerning the parks is quite a bit of a stretch and the answer is no. The Star Wars stuff for the parks have been going on their own timetable and wether the movie gets delayed or not has no bearing on those projects.
Iger wants to go out with a bang. Pushing back Star Wars: Episode VII risks it being released after he has left his current role and somebody else will get the credit for what is almost a sure thing.
I disagree. He's talking about possible theme park tie-ins and it has everything to do with the parks!
Secret spy cream?Her run at MI6 didn't actually go so well. See Skyfall. Plus somehow she got older when James Bond got younger. What's that all about?
This is exactly it.
Like any business, Disney has long term projections. They can bank on EP VII bringing in $1 billion regardless of how good or bad it is and it is undoubtedly part of the projections for their profits and losses for 2015.
Besides, if Iger leaves before that $$$ comes in, then he has a $5 billion expenditure as part of his tenure that hasn't performed. I would bet he also wants a bit of control over the final product as well.
As a fan, this is horrible news. Ep VII HAS to be a hit. If it duds, it brings the whole foundation down with it. They need to spend as much time as it takes to get it right.
Too much depends on this movie being a success. The ramifications ripple through every facet of the company (and for years and years to come). Rushing it shouldn't be an option.
It's also scary because it means the Arndt script (that Abrams and Kasdan are currently rewriting) must be absolute and complete garbage.
Jedi News is standing by the release date of 11.11.15.
At the rate that Disney builds attractions if they broke ground today it wouldn't be open in 2015.
I'm not a fanboy, but I thought all Star Wars movies were released in May?
I totally agree that they can't screw up Episode 7. Ep 7 is a guaranteed hit (or as close as you can get in Hollywood), but the success of all the SW movies after that really hinges on the quality of Ep7. This is exactly what happened with the prequels. As much as people might have hated Ep1 it is still the highest grossing Star Wars movie, but the box office for Ep2 dropped off significantly.
As for the Arndt script, I don't know we can assume it was garbage. Good article here presents a different view on the writer switch:
http://www.jedinews.co.uk/news/news.aspx?newsID=14101
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