J.J. Abrams To Direct New ‘Star Wars’ Movie For Disney

What does everyone think about this? He's a good director and I kinda feel like maybe Star Wars is more action oriented than Star Trek. He did a good job with Star Trek in making it entertaining and appealing to a mainstream audience but I kinda feel like that he left out the 'soul' of Star Trek which is about wonder and discovery and less about conflict. Star Wars is much more about the conflict between good and evil and I'm sure he'll bring a lot of action to the genre.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/j-j-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-movie-for-disney/

Star Trek director J.J. Abrams will be helming the next Star Wars movie. “It’s done deal with J.J.,” a source with knowledge of the situation told Deadline today. Argo director Ben Affleck was also up for the gig, the source says. Despite saying publicly that he didn’t want to direct a new Star Wars, Abrams was courted heavily by producer Kathleen Kennedy to take the job. Expected in 2015, Episode VII will be the first new Star Wars movie since 2005′s Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith. Michael Arndt is writing the script for the first installment of the relaunch of George Lucas’ franchise by Disney. The company bought Lucasfilm in October for $4 billion, with the Star Wars franchise the jewel in the crown. At the time, CEO Bob Iger said three more Star Wars films were in the pipeline. Abrams’ other space-based franchise sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness, comes out May 17. This weekend, the PGA will honor the Lost creator and Revolution producer with its 2013 Norman Lear Award For Television. Abrams is repped by CAA and Oasis Media Group.

I actually feel completely opposite of you on this, Jacien! I really liked the new movie and thought it infused the franchise with a much-needed vitality. As much as the series has been about discovery, it's been even more about solving mysteries, especially with regard to the movies, which Abrams' style is well-matched for.

While Star Wars is more action-oriented, I feel its stories are usually much more simplistic. While I don't doubt that Abrams would do a good job on Star Wars, I'd much rather see him stick to Star Trek.

I really enjoyed the rebooted "Star Trek" and I think "Into Darkness" looks just as awesome.

I can't imagine him doing both so I can't help but think Star Trek just lost and Star Wars just won. It's an unfortunate turn of events but at least we should get a watch-able Star Wars film finally.

I just hope whoever takes over on Trek does as good a job as JJ.

Oh no, don't get me wrong I did enjoy the reboot and liked it a lot but for me there was just something missing from it that's inherently Trek. I'm very grateful to J.J. for breathing new life into the Franchise and this will hopefully set the stage for a new series (fingers crossed). There are other really talented directors that could do future Trek movies justice so I'm not to worried about that part. I just feel like Star Wars is going to be a good fit for J.J. and am really looking forward to it.

A line from Ghost Busters comes to mind:

"Don't cross the streams."

I'm a little indifferent toward Abrams. There's lots to like about him (he amps up the fun, he has a knack for hiring talented actors and/or is great at directing them), but plenty to dislike (can be gimmicky, story telling is lazy, his 'monsters' and effects always come across as blatant - sometimes even lowsy - CGI and rather generic, etc.).

Ultimately, though, this all boils down to the fact that directing a Star Wars movie and directing two Star Trek films is like crossing the streams, particularly given that they'll be almost back to back to back.

It just shouldn't be done, and now we'll all have to worry about the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.

Ben Affleck was apparently choice #2. Man, we all missed out.

Never been a fan of J.J. less after his first Trek. Honestly I dont think he is talented enough to direct any of the franchises, or a regional TV ad for that matter.

As usual, I'll reserve judgement until I've actually what he does with Star Wars. But, that said, I usually find myself liking what he does. I really enjoyed the '09 Trek film (though I wouldn't necessarily consider it "canon") as well as Cloverfield and his Mission: Impossible films. Three of my favourite TV series (Felicity, Alias and Lost) were also by him, so I'm at least mildly curious to see what he comes up with. :)

I will never forgive him for the destruction of Romulus.

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I will never forgive him for the destruction of Romulus.

The worthless dha'rudh

Yes he did, but hey it's his universe he can do what he wants, but he blew up Romulus in OUR universe...so not ok.

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Yes he did, but hey it's his universe he can do what he wants, but he blew up Romulus in OUR universe...so not ok.

Exactly! Whatever non-Trekkie CBS executive said, "sure you can blow up the homeworlds of two of the genres most prominent races," needs to be beaten with a pain stick.

J.J. Needs to take his ass to a genre that doesn't mind destroying its planets with advanced super weapons. :silly:

Taking bets now that he rewrites the script and blows up Coruscant AND Correlia.