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Originally Posted by vektor
They need:
1.ignore the originals, treat this as an entirely new series in an already established universe
2.completely recast except for Hamill as Luke playing an Obi-Won type role, except minimize the references to the first 6, make him his own new character that doesn't reflect on the past
3.get a good director, a good team of writers and make George Lucas have no say whatsoever. Someone like Peter Jackson or Christopher Nolan that actually care about storytelling could make an entirely new series of movies, movies that we deserved as fans. The potential is there if they can rethink the Star Wars universe instead of trying to carry on pre-existing lore too much. Obviously have similar locale, technologies, musical themes and whatnot but make it fresh like the new Star Trek was. Except it needs to be someone better than Abrams, sure he was good, but this is Star Wars it needs someone who has pulled something at the level of Lord of the Rings or the Batman series or it will be forgettable just like the Star Trek movie was to non-fans.
There is a new hope, the money to be made here with directors that understand storytelling.... drooling just thinking about it.
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Nolan? Not to thread-jack or anything, but I find his name being mentioned with someone that cares about story telling, baffling. Good acting and effects, sure, but he is one lazy story teller.