J.J. Abrams Signs Up To Direct Star Wars VII

[StashAugustine]

My only worry is that Star Trek was a complete reboot, and I'm naively hoping for an adaptation of the Thrawn trilogy rather than something that'll muck up canon. The new Trek was reasonably close to the original, and most of the departures were cribbed from Star Wars, so there we go.

 

[VoidWanderer]

Considering the fact that Capt. Kirk was the Captain I hated the most in the Star Trek TV shows (I didn't bother watching Enterprise btw), I actually liked the Kirk in his movie, and the change from bed-hopping 'douch-hero' to a guy out for revenge on the ship that killed his father, I acutally liked 'Star Trek'.

I'm not concerned for Star Wars... I mean look at the mess George made. Things can only go up from here... Unless they get M Night 'the twister' Shyamalan...

 

[DanDeFool]

Meh. Can't be any worse than Lucas.

 

[floppylobster]

Am I the only person on this site who likes Abrams movies?

I really enjoyed the star trek reboot, sat down my my good friend with a beer and watched it. Was a damn fine movie.

And Zachary Quinto was in it.

What, do you have a crush on him? That's no reason to like a bland action movie masquerading as sci-fi.

 

[Gatx]

My only worry is that Star Trek was a complete reboot, and I'm naively hoping for an adaptation of the Thrawn trilogy rather than something that'll muck up canon. The new Trek was reasonably close to the original, and most of the departures were cribbed from Star Wars, so there we go.

I think it's best you just forget about any adaptation of any existing EU story. Which is fine for me, I mean the EU is crazy anyway (especialy when you realize that it's basically professional fanfiction), and it'd be weird to see whoever they get to play Luke, Leia, and Han instead of Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford (cause you know, they're all pretty old now and the Thrawn trilogy is only supposed to be like 5 years after RotJ).

 

[snave]

While I would have preferred Zack Snyder I think Abrams is a safe bet for this project. The guy knows how to do big set piece action shots while not assuming special effects can replace plot and story.

As long as he can let go of his "Mystery box" storytelling technique I don't see this as a bad thing.

This perfectly sums up my concerns. If he turns Star Wars into a mystery thriller, things could get weird. Then again, being the first in a new trilogy, this could actually surprise us all and work too.

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

you know what? I like it. I liked Star Trek's reboot.
You know what else? the lens flare jokes were funny a few posts in, sad after that... like a monkey learning to read from cracked.com.

 

[sammysoso]

Wow, looking around at these responses it appears I'm one of a very few here that likes Abrams.

I thought he was pretty well thought of in the nerd community?

Anyways, I think this is a good choice. Can't wait for 2015!

 

[sammysoso]

My only worry is that Star Trek was a complete reboot, and I'm naively hoping for an adaptation of the Thrawn trilogy rather than something that'll muck up canon. The new Trek was reasonably close to the original, and most of the departures were cribbed from Star Wars, so there we go.

Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure they're dumping most of the Star Wars canon outside of the films.

Probably a good idea, so as not to restrict the new filmmakers' creative process. The EU has gotten pretty unwieldy.

 

[Olas]

cigar falls out of mouth
So now one guy is going to be directing both the Star Trek AND Star Wars movies? Dear Lord. That's too much power for any one nerd. This effectively makes him Gene Roddenberry and George Lucas rolled into one.

Though I guess I'd rather it be him than most people. Not sure what all the Abrams hate around here is for.

 

[Evil Smurf]

Ok, now I really want to know what made him changed his mind? Seriosuly what made him to decide to go back against his words and sign up to it?

Rhymes with "honey."

Honey, it's a condiment. Spread it thickly on toast and you have breakfast. I think the guy needs to proove that he can do the series justice.

 

[SonOfMethuselah]

Well, if anything, this particular thread is a prime example of how quickly a joke gets old on the internet. Honestly, Abrams is called director, and within ten minutes, 75% of the replies have something to do with lens flare? There were lots of other gripes to grab onto with his work, people. Something about dense, nearly unintelligible story-lines would have worked just fine. Or something about a keyboard solo...

OT: I'm a casual Star Wars fan at best, and an even more passive observer of Star Trek. I've seen all the movies in the first canon, and all the 'Original Series' films in the latter, as well as a large chunk of Abrams work, so I can see where the good and the bad in his direction could lie. But I also rather liked the 2009 Star Trek, so I'd be interested to see where he goes with this.

However, given that he is directing the Star Trek reboots, I'm not entirely sure just how accurate this info is. In Hollywood, 'word on the street' is wrong just as often as it's right. I'll wait and see what happens before I pass any judgement.

Although I will say that I agree with an earlier sentiment stating that Joss Whedon should have directed. I think that would have been really cool.

 

[thiosk]

I was going to disparage people joking about the lens flare,

But,

Lens share is totally the force.

 

[RedDeadFred]

Am I the only person on this site who likes Abrams movies?

No. I enjoyed the Star Trek reboot. Although Lost does have a special place in my heart reserved for pure hatred and Super 8 was really lame.

Still, after what Lucas gave us with the prequels, I'm pretty confident that Abrams can do better.

Also, I had no idea just how much people hate Abrams around here until this thread.

 

[AlexWinter]

WE GET IT!!! ABRAMS USED A LENS FLARE EFFECT IN STAR TREK.

Jesus, do you guys genuinely not have anything constructive to say or are you just too cowardly to voice an opinion that wasn't handed to you?

OT: I liked the Star Trek film. I hardly watched the original Star Trek series though, so my opinion is invalid. Oh well. I'm sure Abrams will produce something decent.

 

[Decamper]

Shit, an Affleck directed Star Wars could have been neat.

 

[Skeleon]

Huh. You know, I enjoyed the Star Trek reboot, but its tone is very different. Much more action, bright colours etc.. Kind of like what Lucas tried to do with Attack of the Clones, I think. Pew pew. I'm not too sure about this. Abrams will probably create an entertaining flick, but I somewhat doubt he will return Star Wars to the original trilogy style, unfortunately. I think he'll keep the tone of the prequels, except make them not suck. For bright action movies, they'll probably be fast and enjoyable. But what if that's not that you're looking for in Star Wars?

 

[uchytjes]

Wow, I thought that the Star Trek reboot was actually pretty good. When I saw this I knew there would be some butthurt but my word people, at least give him a chance!