Why leonardo dicaprio turned down playing anakin skywalker in. Alex jones hates on the last jedi, calls carrie fisher an. Dec 30, 2015 why leonardo dicaprio turned down playing anakin skywalker in star wars he wasnt ready to wield the lightsaber. But this started the star wars generation star wars. Oct 04, 2016 alex jones explains prequels in 2 and a half minutes to redlettermedia. The prequels get a lot of hate, but im fairly confident that any star wars fan in the 2030 age demographic can attribute it to the prequels. During the making of the prequels, did george lucas know how. The chicago altrock group sprung their ninth album on fans as a free download back in july.
Rogue one has been called a lot of thingsa star wars story, an anthology film, a standalone adventuremany of which are synonyms for prequel. So, when lucasfilm president kathleen kennedy tapped super fan j. On its surface, george lucass story is a rollicking and humorous space fantasy that owes debts to more influences than one can count on two hands, but filmgoers became entranced by its basic struggle of good vs. Lucas began writing the star wars prequel trilogy on november 1, 1994. The franchise remained theatrically dormant in the subsequent years. Dec 16, 2015 unfortunately, the french did not seize the opportunity to alter the name to reflect that, in fact, no wars are being fought on stars nor are stars fighting other stars. The music of the star wars franchise is composed and produced in conjunction with the. Indiana jones and the last crusade1989, we got a glimpse of young indiana. The best version of the star wars prequels is still the. Fred and alex are both standup comedians living in paris who perform in english. Harrison ford says hes returning to indiana jones in about 2 months. Yet the most admired of all things star wars were the movie.
The prequels had left a bit of a sour taste in the mouths of many star wars fans. During the second american civil war in 2017, barb wire. Episode 53 tom chansky of the sith list talks podcasting and the star wars saga. The same can be said about some themes only composed for the prequels. Star wars and the history of transmedia storytelling oapen. Star wars actor mark hamill, 68, is done after appearing in six films alongside harrison ford and carrie fisher. After the current trilogy, is the next step a prequels reboot. Star wars fan gets bionic r2d2 arm, meets luke skywalker via skype cnn has video. It isnt for me to say how you should feel about them.
Everything we know about hbos new games of thrones. Like most children of the 1980s, i grew up surrounded by star wars. Abrams vision for a star wars sequel is one step closer to theaters today, as the director reveals the script for star wars episode. This fan edit focuses more on anakin skywalker and his fall to the dark side, reducing the politics, the cheesy scenes and lines, silly and childish moments and the romance to show a more believable story of the. They must have known they had a good record to give it away for free. Star wars fans are massively downvoting antiprequel trilogy. That took me further out of the star trek universe, so i am glad if they are making an effort to use view. Alex is a much better storyteller than george lucas, says sargon, who asserts that it took a conspiracy theorist to make the politics of the prequels sound. Oct 22, 2017 this feature is not available right now. We all like to forget the fact that the original trilogy, with its hyperactive muppet yoda, cutesy ewoks and bumbling c3po. A new hope, originally released as star wars, is a 1977 american epic space opera film written and directed by george lucas. Lukes english podcast learn british english with luke. Oct 20, 2017 but i actually like the star wars prequels. One of the major defenses of the prequels was that lucas was returning star wars to children not the children who grew up with the films in the 1980s, but the next generation and if this was true, eventually those 1990s kids would grow up with a strong appreciation of episodes iiii.
For eight months, the mysterious darth vader has enforced the emperors commands. Oct 27, 2017 explore pnxrwmezms board watch insidious. May 20, 2018 the star wars prequels get a lot of grief, justifiably for the most part, for taking a crowbar to the story in many places in order to force references to the original trilogy that dont need to. After the crew of the enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from. The prequels enhance the original trilogy and in some ways the force awakens in more ways than one.
Alex jones explains the star wars prequels video 2017. However, similar devices are also used in indiana jones to represent the. Shards of the past star wars theory fanfilm anakin skywalker is dead. Episode vi return of the jedi completed the most successful cinematic trilogy of its generation, perhaps of all time, this splendid thirtiethanniversary tribute completes new york times bestselling author j. New star wars documentary attempts to defend the prequels. Horror luminary james wan, who directed the first two movies, passes the torch to his creative partner here, and the result is a surprisingly satisfactory prequel, full of jump. The seventh installment in the main star wars film series, it stars harrison ford, mark hamill, carrie fisher, adam driver, daisy ridley, john boyega, oscar isaac, lupita nyongo, andy serkis, domhnall gleeson. Actor mark hamill saw her story on twitter and helped her get a r2d2 bionic arm.
The phantom menace on bluray, dvd, and digital download on september 22, 2019. The screenplay by chris weitz and tony gilroy is from a story by john knoll and gary whitta. George lucas filmed the entirety of star wars prequels by accident. The clone wars puts the prequels into perspective 25 mins ago savagelycheerful on a. Rinzlers trio of fascinating behindthescenes books celebrating george lucass classic films. You wont live to see the final star wars movie wired.
Without phantom menace, i would not be a huge star wars fan. That means you get the three original films a new hope 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983in their brilliantlooking and. Personally i wish there was a cut just like this, but kept that same star wars feel, original score and something of a crawl at the beginning but this, even with the huge creative decisions made, is probably my new definitive version of the prequels. Episode vii the force awakens is a 2015 american space opera film produced, cowritten and directed by j.
It is the first installment in the star wars sequel trilogy, following the story of return of the jedi 1983, and is the seventh episode of the ninepart skywalker saga. Jun 04, 2017 star wars fans like the prequel trilogy. The ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. I dont think i ever liked a wilco album as much as star wars. But on whole, star wars fans like the phantom menace, attack of the clones, and revenge of the sith. The force awakens will be seen as a new chance for the series to shake off its status as a nostalgia object and reclaim its place as a producer of beloved, crowdpleasing movies. They also talk about how fandom has changed over the years, brian now working on things he used to love as a kid and his memoir forever nerdy. Alex jones explains star wars episode 1 2 3 prequels. Mark hamill, carrie fisher, harrison ford, james earl jones, peter mayhew. A star wars story or simply rogue one is a 2016 american space opera film directed by gareth edwards. Feb 01, 2016 reboot the star wars prequels already. Jun 30, 2016 perhaps the most annoying part of the star wars prequels is the relationship between padme and anakin.
A new film club episode in which luke does a spoilerfree ramble about star wars ix, including various speculations and theories. French, current director of archives at the lucas museum of narrative art. And the darth vader outfit was the holy grail of halloween costumes. The first film in that series, episode i, is actually listed in the top twenty box office successes of all time. The trilogy was released from 1999 to 2005 and is a prequel to the original star wars trilogy 197783.
Jan 02, 2018 in a video published by the infowars host des. He and chris talk about chriss collector star wars glasses, their thoughts on the star wars prequels and how brian introduces his kid to things he likes. Carl benjamin, aka sargon of akkad, is surprised and amused to find that alex joness interpretation of the star wars prequels makes them sound more interesting than they actually are. Contrary to popular criticism, the prequels of the beloved saga, star wars, particularly the phantom menace, are brilliant pieces of art. I talk about characters, history, ships, technology, aliens, planets, be. Alex jones explains the star wars prequels video 2017 imdb. Star wars celebration is right around the corner and whether youre attending in person or taking it all in via the live stream its bound to be one of the most exciting weeks ever for star wars fandom. Its the original star wars trilogy, what more needs to be said. See more ideas about star wars, war and star wars art. The aim of this blog is to educate, enlighten and, hopefully, entertain star wars fans of all ages across the world. Alex jones explains prequels in 2 and a half minutes to.
Alex jones explains the star wars prequels youtube. The new language of the digital film article in journal of popular film and television 421. I use the term relationship lightly, as it feels more like a teenage girls star wars fanfiction than an actual adult relationship. As bad as they were, would that be allowed, or are they still untouchable.
Times, covering science fiction, superheroes and fantasy. That also means i was still a child when episode 1 came out. Jan 16, 20 watching the star wars prequels on mute. Alex jones explains star wars episode 1 2 3 prequels youtube. Battle of coruscant done for the essential guide to warfare by del rey books lucasfilm one of the coolest things about star wars is the huge widescreen combat, especially in the original trilogy. During a battle in the starship hangar, quigon tells anakin to wait in the cockpit of a. Star wars the original, also known as the new hope number 6 in the whole series of movies prequels included. The main forward momentum of disneys star wars is the sequel trilogy the force awakens, the last jedi, and the untitled episode ix and if the prequels are going to be canonized in fans eyes then its here where the groundwork needs to be laid.
Kathleen kennedy, who oversees the star wars franchise for lucasfilm, has. The entirety of star wars takes place everywhere but stars, unless you count the death stars, which appear in two out of seven films, currently. Beyond its status as the first star wars movie in more than a decade, beyond its promised revival of characters unseen in new filmed adventures for over three decades, this decembers star wars. The star wars trilogy had the rare distinction of becoming a cultural phenomenon, a defining event for its generation. In this episode you can hear me chatting to fred eyangoh and alex quillien and discussing various topics including growing up in different countries, recognising different accents in english, religious backgrounds, movie reboots, arnold shwartzenegger going nyarrrgh and more. I met him several times, as one of his many employees, and thats the most accurate description i am able to give. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Prequels are an inherently bad idea, and they are generally executed in a manner that makes them even worse, retreading imagery from the movies ostensibly after them as selfimportant foreshadowing, and glibly trading in self. Rather than only recycle elements that made episodes iv, v and vi so memorable, lucas also sought to explore new themes and concepts that would further expand the star wars universe in episodes i, ii and iii. Star wars aficionados version of the bothan spies have informed us that some new jungle exterior sequences, involving a massive airground bombardment, have been filmed at the studio inside and out, including one key part of an action sequence involving star felicity jones fresh from weeks in and out of the gym in preparation for the action. Why i love the star wars prequels and you should too.
Star wars battlefront, the upcoming video game by ea and dice, is all about the classic battles from the original trilogy as well, with no sign of levels set on geonosis or naboo although dlc. See more ideas about movies, streaming movies and movies online. George was filming the whole time refers to a series of fake quotes in which actors from the star wars prequels reveal that director george lucas filmed certain scenes by accident by keeping the cameras rolling outside of the takes. With pamela anderson, amir aboulela, adriana alexander, david andriole. Subscribe to see new videos every weekday covering star wars canon and legends lore. I actually like the star wars prequels nerds on earth. You look me in the eye and tell me this doesnt look like a teenagers fanfiction.
Its hard to say this, as someone who grew up pretending to be han solo battling darth vader and his stormtroopers to rescue princess leia. I dont want to be greedy advertisement once a jerk, always a jerk. Once again, the authors unprecedented access to the formidable. Make sure you check out ep 163 with ben mendelsohn talking indepth about his role in rogue one as director krennicfan favorite host 2017 star wars podcast awards. Star wars episode ix the rise of skywalker rotten tomatoes. Excuse me, master luke, but what is this strange world weve come to. Larkwood recommends escapist adventure fantasy books 26 mins ago. Before you take up your torches and pitchforks hear me out. But i can tell you as a fan that doesnt like the prequels, but rather as a fan that loves the. Episode vii the force awakens is a 2015 american epic space opera film directed, coproduced, and cowritten by j.
That means i only ever saw star wars at home and not in the theater. Written and conceived by scott weller, this is the website to the popular uk star wars fan magazine star wars aficionado. Vader had many functions in the empire and in the gala. With chris pine, zachary quinto, zoe saldana, benedict cumberbatch. When i saw the holograms, i was reminded more of star wars than i was of star trek. The star wars prequels could have had an effect on solo. Star wars is struggling to win over the next generation of kids. The second act is always the best act, he says, because everything goes wrong.
Disneys ceo bob iger has reportedly seen the film already and called it a great next chapter in the iconic skywalker family saga read more. See more ideas about mace windu, star wars and star wars art. Official anniversary collectors the official anniversary collectors editiona long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. The force awakens at the very least wasnt the disappointment that the prequels were. Star wars toys, books and magazines littered my room. It was produced by lucasfilm and distributed by walt disney studios motion pictures. Updated daily wdw news, notes and rumors for all of walt disney world, dvc, hollywood studios, epcot, animal kingdom, disneyland and all disney parks resorts. It is the first installment of the star wars anthology series. How one star wars fan rewrote the prequels and did it better than lucas kevin p. I dont really like the way boba fett was used in the prequels, but. As the disneydriven lucasfilm works to build out the galaxy far, far away with.
Abrams to cowrite the script and direct the seventh film in. The third installment of the insidious franchise heralds the directorial debut of screenwriter leigh whannell, the man responsible for penning all of the terrorinducing films in the series thus far. Aug 27, 2016 star wars prequel trilogy is one one the most hated series of films on the internet, but there are two sides to every story. Ewan mcgregor discusses obiwan kenobi return in future.
New star wars rumor suggests that theres a good chance the force awakens helmer j. Comedian steele saunders brings top shelf star wars chat with plenty of laughs. Truth be told, george lucas had much more on his mind than delivering simple fan. This 2005 threedisc edition of george lucass star wars trilogy is basically the same set as the 2004 edition minus the bonus fourth disc. Nyt panics after instagram influencers with millions of followers start going down the rabbit hole the times on wednesday also ran a propaganda piece titled, get ready for a vaccine information war, that whines about conspiracy theories and misinformation. Because of this i have chosen to believe that when picard says money doesnt exist in the 24th century he was saying it, to borrow from star wars, from a certain point of view. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear mission, the purpose of which was to explore strange new. Dec 11, 2017 in fact, the entire third act of clones, from the arena fight to the first clone war battle to anakin and padmes secret wedding, is the greatest contribution the prequels make to the star wars. In star wars revenge of the sith, anakin skywalker loses to obiwan kenobi and turns into darth vader. The battles of yavin and hoth are mentioned in the same breath as helms deep and wolf when people talk about huge epic struggles. As an 11 year old, i thought phantom menace was the greatest thing ever.
Star wars attack of the phantom sith is a fan edit which combines all the three prequels into a single less than three hours film. Bit of a shame the prequels and digital remastering means you dont see the original film, like jabba the hutt has been redone, and they put in a prequel actor as anekin skywalker at the end which i guess makes some sense, but sometimes it would be nice to see films untampered. Check out this trailer for a new documentary that sets out to examine. Dec 15, 2016 and the reality is, star wars is, at heart, a childrens franchise.
The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original series, debuted on september 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. Basically, to have fun and enjoy all six of george lucass classic movies, the three sequel adventures linked to the skywalker family 2015 to 2019 and the. Its not cool to hate the star wars prequels anymore. To believe the conventional wisdom, the prequel trilogy of the star wars saga 1999s episode i. The star wars prequel trilogy is a series of epic spaceopera films written and directed by george lucas. Mccallum stated that his experience with the young indiana jones. The empire strikes back as the richest and most challenging movie in the cycle, the inevitable truth is that the star wars prequels are just.
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