[News] More Star Wars spin-off movies [message #35885] |
Wed, 06 February 2013 00:25 |
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As well as the new third Trilogy in the Star Wars Saga, Disney are working
on more stand-alone spin-off movies based around some of the Star Wars
characters ... the rumour is that a Yoda movie is first up.
This is from ComingSoon.net ...
Disney Confirms Stand-Alone Star Wars Films
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Walt Disney Pictures Chairman and CEO Bob Iger has confirmed
rumors that the studio is looking at a series of Star Wars
films that will see release independent of the new trilogy
and that will focus on specific characters from the overall
Star Wars universe.
"There has been speculation about some stand-alone films
that are in development," Iger tells CNBC. "I can confirm to
you today that, in fact, we are working on a few stand-alone
films. Larry Kasdan and Simon Kinberg are both working on
films derived from great 'Star Wars' characters that are not
part of the overall saga. We still plan to make Episodes 7,
8, and 9, roughly over a six-year period of time, starting
in 2015. There are going to be a few other films released in
that time, too."
Iger goes on to say that Kasdan and Kingberg are serving in
a consulting capacity on J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII
with Michael Arndt supplying the screenplay. Both writers
are simultaneously working on new, as of yet unknown, Star
Wars films.
The news arrives on the heels of yesterday's rumor that
claimed the first such film would follow the adventures of
Yoda. While that rumor has not been confirmed, Iger's
comments suggest some truth to the reports.
You can watch a Flash player clip of Iger's announcement,
courtesy of CNBC, at
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=99937
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