Star Wars series about to take off

Posted on October 16, 2007
Filed Under Directors, News

I know I’ve talked a lot about sci-fi movies the last week and even though I promised not to post anything more about the upcoming Star Trek movie, I didn’t promise to avoid the genre completely… Without further explanation I bring you some juicy Star Wars news:

Hollywood Insider reports that multiple sources have confirmed that George Lucas is coming to Los Angeles next week to meet with writers for his long-gestating live-action Star War series. According to one agent familiar with the project, Lucas’ plan is to recruit several freelancers to spend a week at the Skywalker Ranch in November to come up with story ideas for the series. The agent also said that Lucas has indicated a desire to hire writers from other countries. The scribes would then disperse and write the 13 episodes that would be produced and financed by Lucas.

When Lucas first began recruiting Hollywood writers for the project his original intent was to produce 26 episodes before he went on the lookout for a network partner. The news put fans in the frenzy as speculation swirled that the live-action series would take place between Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars IV: A New Hope, though the agent believes those rumors are unfounded. Plot points for the series, as a result, remain sketchy.

 I’m sure the TV series will be great and it will make a solid impact on all the fans. Hopefully a positive one… But, and I think most of you would agree here, the original magic has kind of faded… And the only way to really make the world go Star Wars crazy, again, would be to make a final Star Wars movie that takes place after episode VI… With Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher. That would rock my world.

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