Ryan Gosling, Zac Efron and Leonardo DiCaprio in talks for Star Wars Episode 7...

[Asclepion]

It doesn't matter who's in it. It matters who's writing it. If I see Damon Lindeloff or Akiva Goldman on the story credit, I'm out.

Then again, it can't ever have the same magic as it did in 1977 because then it was an unknown property, now it's just a cash cow. So the 'how do we maximize profit' is always going to be the main concern over anything else... esp. with Disney's current managerial mindset.

In a perfect world, I'd say create a reverse kickstarter and get Disney and friends to throw in cash on a completely fan-created film series. Then there would be love of the material and the lack of cynicism and the excitement this thing needs.

But leave it to corporate?

It'll just be the same.

This. Everyone who looked at Star Wars thought it would be a failure. A relatively unknown director fighting the studio system to make his film about magic space knights? Uh... sure.

I don't know if something like Star Wars can be replicated today. We're much more saturated with media and aren't dazzled by special effects like we used to be. It may be a profitable film, but I very much doubt it will be the enthralling event that the Original Trilogy was when it first came out.

 

[Buizel91]

I can't imagine what role Leonardo Di Caprio could play, though.

With Disney in charge, I can't see this turning out well. Pirates of the Caribbean turned out brilliant, but they just threw a budget at Gore Verbinski as some kind of experiment. Once they got into the idea that the brand could make loads of money everything went to hell, I can see Star Wars being the same, they have a huge investment to protect and the result's going to be focus tested to within an inch of it's life.

One word for you my friend...Avengers.

Remember Disney own Marvel, and last time i checked the films that tie in with Avengers are some of the best films to of hit us in the last 5 years.

And its not as if we are getting POTC regularly, the first 3 were in quick succession, but the 4th came out a while after the 3rd, and the 5th is slated for 2015, there is quite a while between films, so they hardly seem like a cash grab, they are just keeping the character alive, like Disney do with all of their property in some way or another

 

[Magic Muffin Man]

Ryan Gosling IS Boba Fett!

I mean, can't you imagine it? Boba, silently flying around Corusant at night, listening to moody Italo Disco, replying to questions in short, terse answers, and then horrifyingly beating in the faces of rebel scum. I imagine it to win at least 5 oscars that year.

 

[shootthebandit]

Excellent news: john williams has returned to do the score for episode VII

 

[Buizel91]

Excellent news: john williams has returned to do the score for episode VII

Yup, very good news =D the more i hear about these films the more i think it may actually work!

 

[Buizel91]

Ryan Gosling IS Boba Fett!

I mean, can't you imagine it? Boba, silently flying around Corusant at night, listening to moody Italo Disco, replying to questions in short, terse answers, and then horrifyingly beating in the faces of rebel scum. I imagine it to win at least 5 oscars that year.

Dude...let it go Bobba is dead

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Ryan Gosling IS Boba Fett!

I mean, can't you imagine it? Boba, silently flying around Corusant at night, listening to moody Italo Disco, replying to questions in short, terse answers, and then horrifyingly beating in the faces of rebel scum. I imagine it to win at least 5 oscars that year.

Whilst I definitely agree that would be awesome, 90% of the praise I hear for Ryan Gosling is girls squeeing over his face the bastard. Not to say he's not good actor, but I imagine that's a big part of why he gets work and they won't shove him in a helmet. Perhaps some other, new, incredibly badass bounty hunter that doesn't wear a helmet?

 

[StriderShinryu]

While I don't really care for Star Wars all that much in general, I think Gosling would be a great addition to the cast and could easily see him as either Luke's child or Han's. Adding Gosling would also give the movie some instant credibility to me not even for his potential performance but also for the fact that he seems very picky about the sort of work he chooses to do. If he said yes it would almost have to be because he saw something worthwhile in the direction they're going.

 

[rosac]

as a straight guy: Ryan Gosling? Yes, yes please. I've only seen Efron in High school musical 2 so I won't judge, I know he's done other movies and different roles rather than relying on the "OMG he's a hot disney star" fangirls.