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Category Archives: Star Wars
Gondor in Space
John Noble, known to fantasy geeks as Denethor of Peter Jackson’s Rings trilogy, wants to be in Star Wars. IGN has the scoop. He certainly would fit in nicely in my mind. One thing the prequels got right was casting. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Star Wars Tip of the Day: Start with myth not story
How can Star Wars learn to be Star Wars again? Here is my daily tip for whoever is listening at Abrams and company on how to recapture what the prequels lost. Tip: Start with myth not story I already see it: they have to bring … Continue reading
Three Ways a Standalone Yoda Film Could Work (and Three Things to Avoid)
So Aint It Cool News has a wild rumor about the content of a new Star Wars movie. It feels like old times! We know that Disney/Lucasfilm is planning a sequel trilogy, but they’ve also said that they want to produce standalone … Continue reading
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“If George R. R. Martin wrote it, who would die?” (Star Wars Edition)
It used to be that Joss Whedon was the go-to-guy when you wanted to complain about authors mercilessly killing off characters, but once (spoiler alert!) Ned Stark’s death became a part of popular culture canon, George R. R. Martin took … Continue reading
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Tips for Planning your Plot: Frustrate the Reader
One of the things I’ve noticed while moonlighting as a…ahem…reasonably priced and quite helpful…freelance editor/writing adviser is that a lot of people understand what creates drama (characters facing and attempting to overcome obstacles), but few writers understand that the reader … Continue reading
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Rule 4 for Fixing Star Wars: The Williams Dilemma
In this series of articles, I’ve been looking at ways the creators of the new Star Wars trilogy can solve the problems that arose during the prequel trilogy and return Star Wars to its former glory. This time, I’m interested in dealing with the … Continue reading
Rule 3 for Fixing Star Wars: Release the Title
Does anyone call it Star Wars: Episode One — The Phantom Menace? Or Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones? Does anyone ever really refer to Attack of the Clones on its own? I can’t bring myself to ever refer to the … Continue reading
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And the directing job goes to…
All eyes in Hollywood (and well–dare I say it?–across the globe) are on Lucasfilm/Disney, eagerly awaiting an announcement on who has been hired to direct Star Wars: Episode 7. Harry at AICN says it’s Matthew Vaughn of Kick-Ass, Stardust and X-Men: First Class fame. My … Continue reading
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How the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Can Avoid the Failures of the Prequel Trilogy: Rule 2–Forget the Audience
For an entire generation, Star Wars is not the story of Luke, Leia and Han. It’s the story of Anakin, Obi-Wan and Padme. ”The old movies” just don’t measure up. Who needs Stormtroopers, Hoth and the Death Star when you have Clones, … Continue reading
How the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Can Avoid the Failures of the Prequel Trilogy: Rule 1–The Droids We’re Looking For
Jedi Knights must wield lightsabers. Spacecraft must scream past the screen. A scroll of yellow text must set the stage. But more than any of that—more than even centering the new films on the exploits of the Skywalker family—for Star … Continue reading
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