It seems that trying to get any information out of anyone in the know regarding Star Wars Episode VII is like pulling teeth, in fact pulling teeth may even be easier.
In an interview with ClevverMovies, LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy did her best to stay aloof about the new movies, but still may have given some stuff away. When asked about the technology they will be using to film the new movies, she couldn’t even give a straight answer on that!
It’s not like she was asked about plot details, just if they plan to shoot in IMAX or 3D. She did say that they would look at all that, but come on, just come out and say it! Big Shiny Robot was nice enough to transcribe the conversation for us:
Kennedy: We haven’t really decided yet. We’re still working on the script and still working out the story and really sort of finding our way as of to what the approach will be. But all of the technology is, of course, going to figure into Star Wars.
Interviewer: There’s a lot of talk about spin-offs. What characters are you considering?
Kennedy: We’re definitely writing those scripts and we’re determining what those spin-offs are going to be right now.
Interviewer: Are you interested in having Abrams direct the whole trilogy?
Kennedy: We’ll have to see. That’s the last thing I would put on his plate, he’s got his hands full just getting VII done. If that were a possibility down the road, of course, we would consider that.
Interviewer: Are there any other directors you have in mind for spin-offs?
Kennedy: Oh yes. There’s a lot of wonderful directors.
Interviewer: Can I get a name?
Kennedy: No.
I also find the fact that other directors may be involved interesting. One of the things that made the original trilogy so great is that each film carried it’s own tone, which I think can be contributed to the choice of director just as much as the material itself. Though I do love Abrams, it would be nice to see other directors step in and give each movie a different feel as the material progresses.
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Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….
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