The Force Unleashed: The Next Star Wars Movie?

[Andy Chalk]

The Force Unleashed: The Next Star Wars Movie?

Star Wars [http://www.lucasarts.com/games/theforceunleashed/index2.html] movie?

Haden Blackman, project lead on The Force Unleashed videogame, thinks it's a great idea. "Oh, that would be incredible," he told the Aayla Secura [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/09/will-force-unle.html], a creation in the comic books who became part of the theatrical films."

In fact, the latest Star Wars movie, Star Wars: The Clone Wars [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1185834/], began life as an animated series for television before Lucas decided to put it on the big screen, and despite earning less than stellar reviews the report claims, "Lucas doesn't seem to care a bit about the opinion of any detractors when it comes to his historic entertainment enterprise and its directions."

Considered across the entire breadth of the "multimedia project," The Force Unleashed offers significant levels of detail that would facilitate a move into theaters. Along with the game, there is a Force Unleashed graphic novel, written by Blackman and published by hardcover novel [http://www.darkhorse.com/] written by Sean Williams. Blackman added that if a movie translation was to happen, it would be a testament to the "sophisticated ideas" of the development team, which gave equal weight to both storytelling and gameplay in The Force Unleashed. "It's an incredible time to be telling powerful stories in this fairly young medium," he said.

Ironically, the likelihood of a successful Force Unleashed movie depends largely on how willing Lucas is to stay hands-off and let other people handle the job. The best Star Wars projects to come out since Return of the Jedi [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086190/] have been those Lucas wasn't directly involved with; "You can type this shit, George, but you sure as hell can't say it," is a lesson that never seemed to sink in. I haven't played The Force Unleashed, so I can't really say whether it'd make a good movie or not. I will say this, however: It can't possibly be any worse than the last three pieces of crap Lucas and the gang shoveled out the door.


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[The_root_of_all_evil]

"Lucas doesn't seem to care."

This editing is easy.

I will say this, however: It can't possibly be any worse than the last three pieces of crap Lucas and the gang shoveled out the door.

Four surely, or did you like Phantom Menace?

Spoiler: Will remove if deemed a meme

 

[Jhereg42]

It would make a great movie, and I read somewhere that the character design was somewhat close to the actual appearance of the Voice Actors, so it would be simple to cast.

 

[Corven]

in fact, the latest Star Wars movie, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, began life as an animated series for television.

that's what I said when I saw the trailer, why would anyone waste money on this movie when most people saw it on cartoon network for free already.

 

[Vlane]

Please no Star Wars: The Force Unleashed movie. Star Wars 3 was bad but a movie about a boy who is an idiot and believes that Darth Vader is his friend? Please no

 

[Amnestic]

I'd rather see an Exar Kun/Ulic Qel-Droma era film, back in the days of KotOR but before the games are set.

 

[Aurora219]

I want it made into a movie. But only because I have a sadistic side and want to chuckle all the way home when all the fanboys are queuing around the block the night before the premiere in cinemas.

The game has a good story.. Kinda. The last mission does anyway. And erm, as it stands the film would be about an hour long.

Good idea in theory, but the actual thing would most likely be flawed unless you fleshed it all out with a lot more storyline and perhaps a bit of emotion.

I quote Tim Buckley:
"I was also amused to see the "romantic" tangent in the story. I am now thoroughly convinced that love in the Star Wars Universe works something like this.

"Hi. I see you are a woman, and breathing."
"Yes, I see you are a man, and also breathing."
"We are in love now."
"Yes."

Because frankly, that's what they're showing us over, and over, and over."

 

[Jobz]

Oh please, please, please say it isn't going happen. I already ignore the existence of those dreadful prequels. I think it should have been left to peacefully die after the first three, those were amazing.

I did enjoy The Force Unleashed though, it was decent game, and that's what it should stay as.

 

[SargentToughie]

Don't do it... the Skywalker saga is just about as milked as it can get at this point...

as Khell said about a month ago:

"George Lucas... do something new"

 

[broadband]

in fact, the latest Star Wars movie, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, began life as an animated series for television.

that's what I said when I saw the trailer, why would anyone waste money on this movie when most people saw it on cartoon network for free already.

the die-hard star wars fans that dont allow this milked franchise to die

 

[COR 2000]

This would be interesting, But why the Hell does everyone say that the last three movies were crap?

It can't possibly be any worse than the last three pieces of crap Lucas and the gang shoveled out the door.

This line is what makes me lose respect for humanity. If anyone can answer why they were so bad, feel free to quote.

 

[huntedannoyed]

I don't know if it would make a good movie or not. It's probably best left as episode 3.5, similar to Shadows of the Empire. Also, since they incorporate many familiar faces from the series, a movie would be difficult to pull off. It is a pretty fun game though.

 

[Andy Chalk]

This line is what makes me lose respect for humanity. If anyone can answer why they were so bad, feel free to quote.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s

Yes.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

This would be interesting, But why the Hell does everyone say that the last three movies were crap?

It can't possibly be any worse than the last three pieces of crap Lucas and the gang shoveled out the door.

This line is what makes me lose respect for humanity. If anyone can answer why they were so bad, feel free to quote.

Ok...but I don't have a lot of time. Quickly :

When you spend the entire movie waiting for the lightsabre battle and all you talk about afterwards is the lightsabre battle, then you've just watched lightsabre porn.
Darth Vader? That really cool, dark, evil dude? Was once a snot nosed brat. WE DON'T FREAKING CARE!
Boba Fett? The same.
Super Mario Kart is not the best way to own a spaceship.
We tire of 'hidden' racial stereotypes.
He is one of the few people who actually made James Earl Jones look stupid.
And Samuel L Jackson.
"Roger, Roger". Yep, death droids can be stupid too.
Not only did he craft a story from product placements and stereotypes, but he did it badly enough to damage the sequels, so he had to 'repair' them and not let people see the originals. There's no fucking DRM on Movies you tight bastard.

....calm...calm....

The prequels good points can be summed up as twin lightsabres and Ewan Mcgregor.

Oh and CGI this, Lucas *punch*

 

[Amnestic]

And Samuel L Jackson.

I thought it made Sammy L. J. look pretty cool, on the whole. Didn't make him look stupid anyway.

"Roger, Roger". Yep, death droids can be stupid too.

I always wondered why droids were such shit shots. You'd think with targetting computers and robotically stabilised arms then their aim would be perfect.

 

[COR 2000]

1.)When you spend the entire movie waiting for the lightsabre battle and all you talk about afterwards is the lightsabre battle, then you've just watched lightsabre porn.
2.)Darth Vader? That really cool, dark, evil dude? Was once a snot nosed brat. WE DON'T FREAKING CARE!
3.)Boba Fett? The same.
4.)Super Mario Kart is not the best way to own a spaceship.
5.)We tire of 'hidden' racial stereotypes.
6.)He is one of the few people who actually made James Earl Jones look stupid.
7.)And Samuel L Jackson.
8.)"Roger, Roger". Yep, death droids can be stupid too.
9.)Not only did he craft a story from product placements and stereotypes, but he did it badly enough to damage the sequels, so he had to 'repair' them and not let people see the originals. There's no fucking DRM on Movies you tight bastard

1.)That makes no sense whatsoever.
2.)It was for character development, and to show what Vader was before he turned all evil.
3.)Just shown as a younger age and that he was a clone.
4.)Where does that come from?
5.)Okay, I'm clueless about this one.
6+7.)How?
and 8.)The droids were mass-produced. They weren't the toughest, but they were cheap and that's all the Trade Federation wanted.
Also, ever hear of the Ultra Battle Droid?
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:B3_ultra_battle_droid_TotG.jpg

 

[Susan Arendt]

If anyone can answer why they were so bad, feel free to quote.

Alrighty, skipping over the aforementioned points -- that Hayden Christensen's performance turns one of the greatest villains in cinema history into a whiny, emo, loser -- let's deal with the following:

Jar Jar Binks -- 'nuff said on that one, I think.
The Padme/Anakin love story--We are never, ever given a single reason to believe that Padme would've gone on a single date with Anakin, let alone fallen for him in such an epic way. Also, Portman and Christensen have less than no chemistry between them, which makes the love story completely unbelievable.
General Grievous--How, exactly, does a robot develop a cough? (Apologies if that was explained in the cartoon, but I never saw it.)
Midichlorians--again, 'nuff said on that one, I think.

It boils down to this: the performances are sub par, a great deal of the writing is positively laughable, and we're given few characters to love.

 

[Amnestic]

General Grievous--How, exactly, does a robot develop a cough? (Apologies if that was explained in the cartoon, but I never saw it.)

That was explained in the cartoon. Grievous had a droid body, but retained a number of his original parts including his lungs. In the cartoon, Mace Windu uses force crush on Grievous' chest and damages his lungs, hence the cough in Episode 3.

I too thought the Padme/Anakin thing was a bit forced. It seemed to be tacked on simply to explain the birth of Luke and Leia for episodes 4-6. That, in my opinion, is not good writing.

 

[Susan Arendt]

General Grievous--How, exactly, does a robot develop a cough? (Apologies if that was explained in the cartoon, but I never saw it.)

That was explained in the cartoon. Grievous had a droid body, but retained a number of his original parts including his lungs. In the cartoon, Mace Windu uses force crush on Grievous' chest and damages his lungs, hence the cough in Episode 3.

Ah, fair enough. Complaint withdrawn.

 

[TheBadass]

Jar Jar Binks -- 'nuff said on that one, I think.

Okay, I'm not defending that dude, The Phantom Edit shows just how much better the movie would have been without the squeaky bastard.

The Padme/Anakin love story--We are never, ever given a single reason to believe that Padme would've gone on a single date with Anakin, let alone fallen for him in such an epic way. Also, Portman and Christensen have less than no chemistry between them, which makes the love story completely unbelievable.

This still bothered me less than when it was revealed that Luke was Leia's brother. The former was cringe-worthy, but the latter had me staring at the screen thinking "...no, no way. I'm out."

Midichlorians--again, 'nuff said on that one, I think.

I'm not a huge Star Wars fan so I can't be sure of this, but someone said midichlorians were more like indicators of the Force than the Force itself. I could be wrong, but eh.

It boils down to this: the performances are sub par, a great deal of the writing is positively laughable, and we're given few characters to love.

Everything you just said could be labelled at the sequels, especially since the last was so subjective. You didn't like many of the characters, but I sure did (probably because I watched the prequels as a kid, just like most of the people who complain about them watched the sequels).

I honestly believe that the whole gap in quality issue is more than the result of nostalgia than the prequels being that much worse, and that if the films had come out the other way (prequels first) we'd be hearing constant complaints about how Lucas "ruined Yoda" by not letting him die in battle, or how the Empire being defeated by Ewoks "raped my childhood by making something that represented such great evil get defeated by teddybears."