Today, only a few hours ago, I got hit up by Text, FB post, and email all within a few minutes of each other with the news. Star Wars is going to be released on 18 December 2015.
Ok here comes the pessimist in me. First of all before I bring a dark cloud over the subject, I am happy to have a date to look forward to, I am equally happy of any new SW content. However, there are a few external things that make up Star Wars for me and many others.
Each Star Wars movie (all six) have opened in May. Star Wars on 25 May (1977), The Empire Strikes Back 21 May (1980), and back on 25 May (1983) for the Return of the Jedi. The next three: The Phantom Menace, The Attack of the Clones, and The Revenge of the Sith released on May 19th, 16th, and the 19th again, respectively. Also there is May the 4th a recognized holiday in Geekdom - May the 4th as in May the 4th (Force) be with you. So May is the month all Star Wars movies should be released in. I am not saying just because something always was, should continue to be, but I am a believer on what is not broken does not need to be fixed. So already huge hit in my disappointed meter on a December release date. Right now the date seems to be a compromise between Lucasfilm, JJ Abrams, and Disney. Rumor is that Kathleen Kennedy from Lucasfilm (George Lucas' replacement at the helm of all things SW) wanted more time. As producer that would be her key concern. Time and money. The faster they try to push the next movie out the higher the cost. She likely was pushing for a later date than Disney had been advertising. Disney on their part wanted to push it out in Summer 2015. Right now that is a very crowded calendar for big budget movies including Disneys' other super franchise - the Marvel Avengers. Christmas time is still jammed up with a new Bond film, the third installment of the Hobbit series and the next Hunger Games film.
The 20th Centrury Fox opening. You know the one. I get it Disney is the new owner, and well, they are simply not going to let another studio throw up their logo. There is no commercial, financial, or legal reason to do so. But it is a shame that the 20th Century fanfare will not be the opening salvo in the new SW trilogy. I can concede this one since it just makes sense. However i have heard one SW podcaster suggest that maybe Disney and 20th Century Fox could work out some distribution agreement based on the two previous trilogies. There will be a time when Disney wants to repackage and release a monster all inclusive nine movie set including all three trilogies, so to help make that deal and to keep the peace there "could" be a partnership and if so then we could see the fanfare we all know and love.
Currently I am still not satisfied with the casting. What should be a given is still not confirmed. I want to see Billy Dee Williams (Lando), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and Anthony Daniels (C3PO) on the casting tab over on IMDB. There is no reason that these three cannot be written into any story that is being worked over, even for a quick cameo. Star Wars is not just the big three, it has to be the so called tier two characters as well.
Ok so what else can I bitch about? Right? This is like someone wining the lotto and complaining that it was only a two million dollar jackpot. Well Lynda Carter is on Two and A Half Men right now, and well she is still HOT so I am done for now
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