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  1. So the anthology movies are supposedly on hold. 

    http://collider.com/star-wars-spinoffs-on-hold/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=collidersocial&utm_medium=social#images

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    Exclusive: Future ‘A Star Wars Story’ Spinoffs on Hold at Lucasfilm

    BY STEVE 'FROSTY' WEINTRAUB      JUNE 20, 2018

     
     
     

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    It may be a while before we see any more movies like Solo: A Star Wars Story out of Lucasfilm. Sources with knowledge of the situation tell Collider that Lucasfilm has decided to put plans for more A Star Wars Story spinoff movies on hold, instead opting to focus their attention on Star Wars: Episode IX and what the next trilogy of Star Wars films will be after that film. Sources tell us that the previously rumored Obi-Wan movie was in active development, but those who were working on the film are no longer involved. It was recently reported that Logan filmmaker James Mangold was in early talks to write and direct the Boba Fett film, but that was before Solo’s release.

    This news comes in the wake of the disappointing launch of Solo, which was only Lucasfilm’s second A Star Wars Story spinoff, but which received mixed-positive reviews and fell short of box office expectations. The film scored $84.4 million on opening weekend and has grossed $192.8 million domestically (and $339.5 million worldwide) in four weeks, which is nothing to scoff at but is far, far lower than the performance of other Star Wars movies at this benchmark. For comparison’s sake, Rogue One opened to $155 million and had grossed $424 million domestic by Week 4. To put it simply, while Solo did fine by blockbuster standards, it wasn’t the “event” that Lucasfilm expected out of a brand new Star Wars movie.

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    Image via Lucasfilm

    Of course the May release date could have had something to do with Solo’s disappointing performance. As opposed to Rogue Oneor the episodic films by J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson, Solo went head-to-head with a slew of summer blockbusters in May, opening mere weeks after box office juggernauts Avengers: Infinity War and Deadpool 2. One wonders how the film would have fared had Lucasfilm pushed Solo’s release to December instead.

    Regardless, we’re hearing that plans to revisit this A Star Wars Story format have been put on hold for the moment. Initially announced as “anthology” movies, the spinoffs got off to a rocky start and haven’t exactly been smooth sailing. Josh Trank (Chronicle) was developing a Boba Fett movie around the same time Gareth Edwards (Godzilla) was prepping Rogue One, but Trank was subsequently removedfrom the project and Lucasfilm lost a film off its planned slate. Then story issues led to extensive reshoots on Rogue One that reworked the third act, with Tony Gilroy(The Bourne Legacy) overseeing the new scenes. And then of course Solo saw directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller fired during production, with Ron Howardcoming in to replace them and reshoot a number of scenes.

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    Image via Lucasfilm

    In addition to Episode IX, Lucasfilm has officially announced development on a new Star Wars trilogyfocused on new characters from The Last Jediwriter/director Rian Johnson, as well as a new series of films written by Game of Thronesshowrunners David Benioffand D.B. Weiss. These projects continue to be in development and are not part of the paused spinoffs we’re hearing about. But Lucasfilm’s main focus at the moment is planning the next trilogy after the Abrams-directed Star Wars 9, which is expected to conclude the story of Rey (Daisy Ridley) that began with The Force Awakens.

    As with everything in Hollywood, it’s always possible that some filmmaker could come in and pitch an idea for a Star Wars Story spinoff that makes Lucasfilm rethink its approach, or opt to greenlight that idea as a one-off, but as of right now we’re hearing the studio’s focus has moved away from these spinoffs for the time-being and is squarely intent on getting Episode IX to the finish line and figuring out what the next trilogy of films will be.

     

  2. 8 minutes ago, kevwun said:

    Wonder how he's going to claim victory from this one?  No wall and no new immigration policy are gonna make it a challenge.

    He'll find a way that involves pointing out this was because of Obama or the Democrats, all the while ignoring it was his administration's directive that led to this. And the rubes will eat it up. The upside is at least it shows he can be shamed into doing something he'd rather not do. But he broke it so he now has to pay for it. The separations are real and catastrophic. This was yet another not well thought out or funded policy change. There is no way in hell DHS kept good records of who these children came with and how to get them back to their parents. 

  3. 5 minutes ago, HtownHorn said:

    Shocking no one the Dems would likely filibuster any bill the Republicans bring to the Senate floor. Schumer is a fucking piece of shit. 

    "Legislation is not the way to go here when it's so easy for the president to sign it.

    Appears the Dems are holding kids hostage, too.

     

    Here's a link to that BS righty site, The Hill.

    http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/393069-schumer-rejects-gop-proposal-to-address-border-crisis?amp&__twitter_impression=true

    Well he's not wrong. Trump could quickly reverse course but we all know he won't. Schumer is a grand-standing piece of shit who's just as opportunistic as Trump. So yes, Dems suck too if they don't try to get something hammered out when the arm is extended by the other side. 

  4. Yeah it's a real shame George P Bush won't have that rat-faced, coattail rider at his fundraiser. I'll again state my hope that at a minimum if someone goes down for the Russia shit, it's Junior. 

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