Anyone heard about this? My wife bought a episode 3 magazine, and in it they mention that there is supposed to be 3 more movies because Lucas originally planned on a 9 episode story. This is the first I've heard of it, how about you guys?

Yeah, there are supposed to be episodes 7-9. Lucas has said he wont make them though.

The article makes it sound like they will be made. I scanned a couple of pages if you guys want to read it. May contain spoilers though (?)

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EDIT:Crap, I thought they'd be bigger than that.

What he means is that they will be made, but not by George Lucas

Thats cool. Anybody heard anything new on the Star Wars TV show?

Everything I've ever heard about the history of Star Wars says there are 6 episodes. Originally one huge epic, it was broken into two halfs. Realizing these were still too long, Lucas split them up into two trilogies.

Logically, how could there be another episode? The series about Anakin Skywalker. He died.

if he were to do anything hopefully it would be to fill in plots between each episode where there is plenty of stuff that you never get to see happen

did he write ep 1-3 when he wrote 4-6?

If you guys save the pics I linked, then you can blow them up and read it. It says the next three movies would likely take place after Return of the Jedi.

No Duh...

He basically had the entire plot written. Not the scripts though, I'm sure.

Yeah, seems obvious but from the responses, no one has, duh.

And what would the new episodes cover? The war is over. The story is about Anakin Skywalker, and I guess you could stretch it to include the confilict that destoryed the Republic and resulted in the New Republic. However, the war is over (for the most part) and Anakin is dead. There's nothing else to put in the series.

I have no idea, thats why I asked. Maybe they'll continue the storyline the same as in the games? Rebuilding the Jedi through the academy and fighting Imperial resistance?

George Lucas has stated that there aren't any more movies that will be made for the Star Wars saga. Don't expect him to simply change his mind one day.

The story is about the rise and fall of Anakin Skywalker. When he dies, the show is over.

Whatever, I didn't make this up, thats why I posted the article.

As far as the story being about Anikin, I think thats debatable. The first trilogy focused on Luke with Vader just playing the antagonist. The prequel trilogy focused on Anikin.

Originally Lucas had plans for 9 movies; he made the middle 3 first and said he'd never do any more...and now we have the prequels.

I'm sure eventually the last 3 will be made, if not by Lucas than by someone else.

He left plenty of stuff up in the air about the clones and stormtroopers, the rebellion, etc. I think there's plenty of material for cartoons, books, and so on. Movies aren't really necessary.

Lucas himself even said that the story's about Anakin, even though Luke was on the major spotlight at the first trilogy.

And the post-RotJ trilogy has been rumored for years, stated on many articles, nothing new here. Now Lucas says they won't be made. And that's how it is at the moment. It may be different in few years.

And movies aren't really necessary? Gee, I wonder why those cartoons and games and others exist.

As has been already stated in the thread, it was always supposed to be a nine-part deal. Originally, that is. He probably did decide to only emphasize six-part later. Also, it was never said that there would be nine movies. Just that the original trilogy was the middle of it.

The series is only about Anakin because that is the spin. Parts 4-6 are barely about him.

Whatever Lucas decides to do, I don't want to see the franchise end. I think it would be cool just to see other sci-fi movies set in the Star Wars galaxy, not having anything to do with the Empire or Rebellion.

All this 9-episodes business has always been a misunderstanding of the media.
During the time he made the first movies he said that he's got probably enough material to make 9 or even 12 episodes.
His original story was always a lot bigger than what we got to see. If he had known that he would be able to make more movies we wouldn't even have seen the Death Star in ANH. It's only there, because he wanted to put in the most important parts in one movie.
He ended the saga with the death of the emperor and that's it.

Uhhh, decipher the text yourself, I've got to eat.

Misunderstanding or not, he was clear when he said the first three parts were the middle. Surely he changed his mind as he continued to change everything else. It's certainly folly to believe he had all six of these episodes planned for 20-plus years. By that I mean the actual stories.

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A third trilogy would be tough to do unless it takes places many years after the end of the rebellion and focuses on brand new characters. As has been said before, there are planty of ways for the frachise to go that invovle new characters and story lines.

Sod Lucas doing 7 - 9.

He should just let filmmakers come up with their own films in the universe without an episode number, films unrelated (or only partially related) to the characters and events from Lucas' six episode series.

i think that if he makes another one it should be inbetween the films perhaps, for instance making a film out of Shadows of the Empire

They could possibly make another trilogy inbetween the PT and the OT.

Who would be up for a trilogy about the Great Sith War? The founding of the Old Republic? Those sound good to me.

As far as the future, I really don't want to see fights versus the Imperial Remnant or the Vong. I do want to see what possibilities could be opened by the outbound flight project. Spread the good of the Republic to the entire universe?

Not to imply that quality movies in the Star Wars Universe can't be made but I don't think they should. Let it live on in other medias.

I'm still not understanding why people are second-guessing Lucas on his own creation... I mean, the man said Star Wars is the saga of Anakin Skywalker, therefore Star Wars is the saga of Anakin Skywalker..

*shrug*

Lucas is a filthy liar though. He claimed that the OT would never see the light of day on DVD before RotS. As for his masterful vision, that's a load of bollocks too, he clearly made the story up as he went along but he's far too stubbon to admit it.

I always though 7-9 was supposed to be about Luke, Han, and Leia, and their lives as they are after the fall of the Emperor? If that's the case, then I'd say, "PLEASE DON'T MAKE THEM!" I mean, seriously.

I don't know. I'm trying really hard, though, to hold out hope for the TV show.

You know, if the entire saga is about Anakin it really isn't that great. In the PT Anakin was never a likable character. He was that annoying little kid, then he was an arrogant teen, and then he was Darth Vader. In the OT he really doesn't get that much focus and he's pure evil the whole time. Pretty boring. Finally, he goes and has a deathbed conversion. Whoopdedoo. We don't get to see him be all good again. As I've stated before, I don't care what Lucas thinks. I'm going to enjoy Star Wars the way I see it.

I also think that the Zahn-Thrawn trilogy would be pretty good, though I'm not sure how it would play out as movies.

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Agreed. See ANH, Moff Tarkin to Vader: "You, my friend, are all that's left of that religion."

Either no one other than Vader knows that Palpatine is a Sith Master, or Lucas didn't think to write that in at that time until RotJ.

Nerdish response: But Palpatine never was a Jedi, whereas Vader used to be.

Yeah, I have to agree with SMOCK here. If the original trilogy was supposed to focus on Anakin, then George Lucas did a pretty bad job of it. The entire OT story seems to be focused around the main group of heroes, with a relatively small focus on Vader.

Randall Curtis, I mean George Lucas doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. The only man I can think of that doesn't know what his own movies are about. EP1-3 does a poor job of centering the story on Anakin. I mean, at least making him likable was a poor job. Sure he has a badass factor, especially in combat...but he's just so annoying. I see Star Wars as being more about Luke. Especially with the EU, which focuses a lot on Luke (where they did a great job making him a pussy).

I don't care what the movies say. The EU writing is just so much better. Jango Fett is no elite bounty hunter! He's an average, AT BEST, Mandalorian warrior. Stormtroopers fall like flies in the OT, there's no way hardneded Mandalorian clones fall like that. And for some reason the clonetroopers, which are stormtroopers just in different costumes, are infinitely more badass.

George Lucas needs to hurry up and have a heart attack, die and then one of his kids can go and rewrite EP1-3 to not suck.

Welll.. you know.. you gotta respect George, sure he can't write dialogue for **** or direct his actors properly, and he does bull**** a lot... but aside from that he can direct memorable action scenes, he's been a huge influence on the film industry, and he is a remarkable business man.