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The Future: Star Wars, Indiana Jones & Beyond

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Rick McCallum and Rob Coleman at Skywalker ranch reveal information on,

Star Wars Animated Series.
“The animation is being done right now as we speak," McCallum stated, "[That work] is being done here at the Ranch. A lot of the effects will be done in Singapore.

STAR WARS LIVE ACTION TV SERIES
Plans for the live action series are moving forward with productions based in Sydney, Australia. Unless “"another medium comes along to replace it,” the series will be entirely shot in HD.

STAR WARS MOVIES IN 3D
McCallum was asked how the project was going he was quoted as saying that Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope was already 20% complete in its transformation to 3D.

ANOTHER VERSION OF STAR WARS: EPISODE I IN THE WORKS?
According to Coleman, changes have already been made in Yoda to replace him with a CGI version, to match the look and feel of the character throughout the new trilogy.

THE PROGRESS OF INDIANA JONES 4
George is doing 'Indiana Jones', the script, which he should finish by Sunday"

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Although George Lucas wasn’t able to be at this event, he was playing host to 15 Tuskegee Airmen, as he fine tunes his producing skills on his upcoming documentary titled, “Red Tails”,

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Sounds like Lucasfilm and Co. are still busy as ever even with the end of the last Star Wars feature film. Of course this is absolutely good news, just as long as they don't fuck up the live action series. *crosses fingers*
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ANH 3-d :shock: :D , They really are doing this8) .
ANOTHER VERSION OF STAR WARS: EPISODE I IN THE WORKS?
Why can't they kill the Binks instead of messing with clay face Yoda :x .
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Looking good, Spielberg should be involved, excuse me, I need to listen to the theme song (again) :D .

The only really worrying part is the live action and the risk of "forehead of the week" budget syndrome, still this could be either the best or the worst thing to ever happen to SW.
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Can't wait to see any famous EU locations on-screen. Please have Nar Shaddaa, pleasepleaseplease. :P
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Filming in Austrailia, you say? As I recall from what Virginia Hey said... "In Austrailia, when you're trying to cast a role, you only have like five or six actual experienced actors you call."
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This is nothing new, as AOTC and ROTS were previously filmed there.
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And here I thought Indy 4 was canned.
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Sorry if this is a little off from the thread topic, but would it be in line with the purpose of this forum if a sticky thread were to be made that held a compilation of all the information we have on the upcoming Star Wars TV serial?
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Filming in Austrailia, you say? As I recall from what Virginia Hey said... "In Austrailia, when you're trying to cast a role, you only have like five or six actual experienced actors you call."
How right you are. And those exprerienced actors are usually over seas filming their own movies. (Im Australian by the way)
And most of them are "adopted" aussies, like Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Russell Crow etc.....they were born in Hawaii & Austin, Nigeria
and New Zealand respectively!

So is Star Wars Live Action in trouble??? Quite possibly.....

AOTC & ROTS were filmed here in Australia because it is MUCH cheaper to make a movie down here. The movies didn't suffer (well...it didn't suffer because of Australia) because Lucas brought the entire team over here. However,I don't think this will happen for the TV series, for obvious budget reasons.....
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They said elsewhere they'll film all over the world, using Australia as a base of operations. :P
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Dark_Silence wrote:ANOTHER VERSION OF STAR WARS: EPISODE I IN THE WORKS?
According to Coleman, changes have already been made in Yoda to replace him with a CGI version, to match the look and feel of the character throughout the new trilogy.
Meh. Despite the feeling of many, I have no real problems with the Episode I Yoda muppet. This feels more like an attempt to make a few more bucks with a new DVD and if this does happen, however, then I'll further sympathize with those that saw the OT in theaters and hate the SE/DVD.
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JME2 wrote:This feels more like an attempt to make a few more bucks with a new DVD and if this does happen, however, then I'll further sympathize with those that saw the OT in theaters and hate the SE/DVD.
I'll buy it. I just can't give enough money to GL. :D
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Dark_Silence wrote:STAR WARS LIVE ACTION TV SERIES
Plans for the live action series are moving forward with productions based in Sydney, Australia. Unless “"another medium comes along to replace it,” the series will be entirely shot in HD.
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McCallum was asked how the project was going he was quoted as saying that Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope was already 20% complete in its transformation to 3D.
I have a bad feeling about this.
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Harrison is over 60. Thats too old to be Indy and anyone else in the role would just be...wrong.
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I think Lucas was either writing the first 13 episodes for the animated or the live action series, so I don't suspect any 'Star Trek' flavour eps in the show.
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Darth Servo wrote:
STAR WARS MOVIES IN 3D
McCallum was asked how the project was going he was quoted as saying that Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope was already 20% complete in its transformation to 3D.
I have a bad feeling about this.
I don't. Actually I think there's quite a bit of excitement over the topic in the industry.

Oh, in case you're wondering: the 3D process only worked theatrically and only then with specifically designed projectors (IIRC). It is impossible to produce on the current standard of home video and theatre hardware.
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It was said to have an interesting effect on the film as every single artifact was being projected outward, so they spotted details in the picture they hadn't seen before. I'm looking forward to this, if I ever get to see it
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Darth Servo wrote:Harrison is over 60. Thats too old to be Indy and anyone else in the role would just be...wrong.
When he interviewed Harrison Ford, Conan Obrien had the fantastic premise for Indy 4. "Indiana Jones and the Comfy Bed", where people just bring the treasure to Indy, who tells them where to put it. I'm sold on it
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Harrison is over 60. Thats too old to be Indy and anyone else in the role would just be...wrong.
If they have Tom Hanks playing the lead in The Da Vinci code, I think they could probably pull off Ford one more time. :wink:
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I've been hearing for about a year and a half about Indy four, and saw and read a little about it in Disney land. Apparently, they started on the script, but all three have to agree on it.
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They can always just have Indy play his true age. In the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles he was still tring to do stuff in his really late years when he was telling his stories. This could be his adventure when he decides to finally takie it easy since he's getting a bit long in the tooth.
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That would actually be a good and interesting twist. I know the "Jones" movies have been constant action, but Ford is getting old. And I would enjoy seeing a film that actually touches on the subgect with perhaps someone younger standing in for the "brash adventurer" You could even have jokes along the lines of:

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Noble Ire wrote:
Harrison is over 60. Thats too old to be Indy and anyone else in the role would just be...wrong.
If they have Tom Hanks playing the lead in The Da Vinci code, I think they could probably pull off Ford one more time. :wink:
The DaVinci Code doesn't have too many big stunts in it the way a typical Indiana Jones film does.
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Darth Servo wrote:
Noble Ire wrote:
Harrison is over 60. Thats too old to be Indy and anyone else in the role would just be...wrong.
If they have Tom Hanks playing the lead in The Da Vinci code, I think they could probably pull off Ford one more time. :wink:
The DaVinci Code doesn't have too many big stunts in it the way a typical Indiana Jones film does.
It has a fair number still. Not as much as Angels and Demons though I suppose. That book was a veritable Indian Jones movie.
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Noble Ire wrote:
Darth Servo wrote:
Noble Ire wrote:If they have Tom Hanks playing the lead in The Da Vinci code, I think they could probably pull off Ford one more time. :wink:
The DaVinci Code doesn't have too many big stunts in it the way a typical Indiana Jones film does.
It has a fair number still.
Stunts involving the main character?

Langdon does a back flip in the big climax and some other stuff when they escape from the armored truck. What else?
Not as much as Angels and Demons though I suppose. That book was a veritable Indian Jones movie.
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Darth Servo wrote:
Noble Ire wrote:
Darth Servo wrote:The DaVinci Code doesn't have too many big stunts in it the way a typical Indiana Jones film does.
It has a fair number still.
Stunts involving the main character?

Langdon does a back flip in the big climax and some other stuff when they escape from the armored truck. What else?
Not as much as Angels and Demons though I suppose. That book was a veritable Indian Jones movie.
True.
Actually, your right, it's not really all that much, I was just mentally confusing it with the other book. Conceeded.
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