UPDATE: Snyder has said (via THR), “he is super flattered because he is a huge fan, Zack is not involved in any way with the new Star Wars. He is currently in post on his two films, Man of Steel and 300: Battle of Artemisia.” So perhaps Snyder is out of this one, but I’m 100% confident this news is based on something. Whether the director is wrong but the idea is spot-on or not everybody is ready to acknowledge such a project, something’s up…
Apparently Disney and Lucasfilm’s plans for extending the Star Wars universe are more expansive than orginally thought…
Word comes from Vulture that the start of a new trilogy of canon Star Wars films is not the only thing they’re developing, as a sort of parallel side film is also in the works- and Zach Snyder is behind it.
Said to essentially be a new remake of Seven Samurai featuring Jedi in the place of traditional Japanese warriors, the film will fit likely fit somewhere between Episodes VII and VIII.
There are a lot of reasons this makes sense, not least of which being that Seven Samurai is well known as one of Lucas’ favorite films. In fact, Lucas’ devotion to Kurosawa is so deep that much of A New Hope riffs very heavily on The Hidden Fortress, and was originally sketched out as something very near a remake of it.
In any event, Snyder’s would join films like The Magnificent Seven and even A Bug’s Life that remake Seven Samurai in one form or another. It’s a simple, classic story of a town hiring the help of seven wayward warriors to help the defend against a gang and their routine shakedown of the residents.
Frankly, I’m interested in Zach Snyder and other directors playing in the Star Wars universe, and I’m VERY interested in the the studio opening up the franchise for side-films. In fact, the idea of great filmmakers having the opportunity to tell their own Star Wars tale without being chained to the central narrative suddenly makes Lucas’ universe that much more vital and creatively sustainable in my eyes.
There is a big conversation to have here- your thoughts on this HUGE news?
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Interesting for sure but once again, why not give Genndy Tartakovsky a shot? Or,more specifically, this project? It sounds tailor made for him!
Too bad it’s not an original story. not that Zach Snyder is known for his writing abilities.
Dude, let it GO!
Just kidding. If anything, these side films indicate your boy is more likely to get a crack someday.
I’m not a Snyder fan, but this seems like something he could pull off.
I can’t, Tim. I just can’t! I’d just like to see the guy that made Star Wars cool again get his due. Although this sounds like something Snyder could do well too. Gerry Butler as a Jedi seems quite likely now too.
Renn Brown, The news about Zach Snyder’s Star Wars Seven Samurai aka…The Magnificient Seven Jedi is…Super…Man! It is just like Bill Murray Prophesized one…Saturday Night Live…Star Wars, Nothing But Star Wars!
YES! I’d love to see this AND that Boba Fett movie that Joe Johnston said he wanted to do around the time CAPTAIN AMERICA came out! Cool stuff!
How are the Jedi going to be disgraced? In the original, they’re all masterless ronin. In the Western, they’re all criminals and fading gunslingers. Outlaws from the growing Empire (setting it between III and IV)? It loses something if the Jedi are just some Jedi at the height of their prestige. But, whatever, LIGHTSABERS, hu-YUK!
If I remember correctly their were some Jedi in the extended universe that existed between the Light and Dark sides. Their was even one “good” Jedi who used Force Lightning. The idea of Force masters that are neither Jedi nor Sith could make for a great new take on the Midichlorian set.
Maybe Peter Jackson could direct a three film arc chronicling Jar Jar’s rise to his senate position…..I imagine such a tale could easily be easily be told in under twelve hours…..
Damn, I over easily’d.
Just as long as there are lightsaber battles that SPEED UP and then SLOW DOWN and then SPEED UP again to an accompanying thrash metal soundtrack.
As long as they don’t let Snyder write the damn thing, there shouldn’t be any problems.
I know light sabers cauterize wounds, but this needs to be ‘R’ rated.
BATTLE BEYOND THE STAR WARS?
Sure, why not!
I’m with Chris. GT needs to get a chance to step up. What he did with those shorts was filled with way more imagination and storytelling than the films. He made Yoda and Mace some badass Jedis and they ripped it up.
I’m confused? Does this mean not a single person at Disney has watched that shitfest “Sucker Punch”?
Why is Snyder still the GO TO guy on these projects?
Sucker Wars.
Star Punch.
Dawn of the Star Wars.
Wars of Steel.
Watch Wars.
Dawn of the Watchmen of Steel Wars.
I quit.
Ditto, that. But with Russell Crowe as Cowboy.
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