The Star Wars franchise is one of the world’s most popular and highest grossing of all time.
So it’s no coincidence that this past November a feature in Wired magazine written by Adam Rogers claimed that Disney will be releasing films as often as they possibly can.
Here is the direct quote of what Rogers had to say.
“If the people at the Walt Disney Company, which bought Lucasfilm for $4 billion in 2012, have anything to say about it, the past four decades of Star Wars are merely prologue, they are making more. A lot more.”
Now you might say, this is old news.
You’d be right. However, just recently Disney CEO Bob Iger had this to say regarding the topic of life after Episode IX…”There will be more after that.”
For Star Wars fans everywhere, this is major, groundbreaking news.
Now I won’t say it’s overly shocking news but to hear definitive and absolute confirmation that there will be more Star Wars films is a GREAT thing.
As for Disney, why wouldn’t they want to continue this 39 year old masterpiece of a franchise?
After the unbelievable showing of fans pre ordering tickets for The Force Awakens, it’s quite clear that the world can’t get enough of Star Wars.
Episode VII racked up over $100 million in ticket sales before the movie was even released!
So it’s pretty clear why Disney would want to continue this saga.
Now we know there are four films that are in the planning stages right now.
Pending delay, here are the four films expected release dates.
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – release date: December 16, 2016
- Episode VIII – release date: December 15, 2017
- Han Solo Standalone Film – release date: May 25, 2018
- Episode IX – release date: 2019
The greatest part of having Disney actually give the thumbs up for more Star Wars films is this…
Disney already has the next three years planned and all plotted out. With that being said, this gives way to the next five years or 10 years.
Because they now have time to brainstorm and put their intellectual might to work, us fans will undoubtedly influence Disney’s decisions on what to make.
I think atop fan’s wishlists sits everyone’s favorite bounty hunter: Boba Fett.
For the past couple years, it’s been rumored that there will be a Fett standalone film.
In addition to more films, Iger was also asked specifically about a possible Boba Fett film in which he reportedly responded with a “no comment.”
Interesting.
Now I might be reading a bit too much into this but it seems to me that a movie based on the chronicles of Boba Fett are in fact in the works.
It’s almost as if this is top secret material that was stumbled upon and Iger did his best to “damage control” any further hints and prevent this small fire from turning into a blazing inferno.
Now we’re almost sure that there will be a Boba Fett film, but who else?
Who else would we like to see on the big screen in a movie dedicated to this character’s backstory?
How about Obi-Wan Kenobi?
How awesome would that be?
Arguably the most powerful and important Jedi in a film explaining his journeys on Tatooine.
Sounds absolutely awesome to me!
What about a film on Mace Windu’s upbringing?
Or what if we learn that he somehow survived the fall from the Chancellor’s window…
That would be pretty cool.
How about a film on Yoda? Something maybe explaining the first 800 years of his life??
And lastly, how about the Old Republic!!
Disney has so much to gain from using the early days of the Republic and of the Sith Empire.
I think they just need a little “push” or some encouragement to pursue that path.
I’m sure they’ll stay away from the more challenging projects for now since the “perceived” debacle of the Prequels is still fresh.
Maybe it’s not even that though.
Maybe it’s the fact that if they make a movie and put in all these resources and manpower and it fails than maybe they’d look at that as their ceiling.
That would be excruciatingly painful considering each film you’d figure possesses the potential to rake in billions.
$$$
Lastly, on the topic of the Old Republic, I think they need to make a movie about Revan.
Someway, somehow. Throw caution to the wind and put all your faith in a project that amounts to a film of the almighty Revan.
The world deserves and needs to know his story. Plus, because he is such a unique figure, Disney could turn that into another trilogy.
All I know is this: if you’re a Star Wars fan, today was a good day.
We are in this for the long haul is basically what Disney said to us today regarding Star Wars.
Well Disney, us fans are here to stay as well.
Keep ’em coming and we’ll be there.
-Sith Pacify out
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