Star Wars 3D And TV

Master_of_Tumbleweeds writes "Rick McCallum, co-producer of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, appeared at a press conference in Japan earlier today. He spoke about the future of Star Wars, specifically about the 3D updates of all six films and the upcoming TV series. McCallum said that the 3D films would be released within two to three years, and that the TV shows would take place during the 20 year time period between Episode III and IV. He also mentioned that one of the shows would follow the adventures of a young Luke Skywalker, and reveal how certain characters ended up together. The show starts production next year."

Re:So...

[FidelCatsro]

Wedge is not indestructible, He was just one of the best, if not the best pilot in the galaxy

Trailer

[jrivar59]

A trailer for the upcoming TV series (Young Darth) can be found here. [keltechandjohnnyb.com]

Re:If Lucas would not sue, then we'd make a movie.

[Anonymous Coward]

I would also bet that, among those devoted fans, are some rich folks who have the financial means to write and film a much better prequel than what Lucas botched (except possibly for SW III). If Lucas would just agree to license his characters from the original trilogy so that others could develop an alternative prequel, then I am sure that others would make their "own [damn] movie".

I hate Lucas as much as the next guy but it should be noted that Lucas is very supportive of fan films. In fact, I think he actually acts as a judge for fan film contests sometimes.

Re:certain characters?

[tessaiga]

Isn't the main unknown in that gap between III and IV how Han met Chewie? All the other Ep IV relationships are fairly well accounted for...

It's been covered in Brian Daley's Han Solo books [amazon.com] already. The short [ndo.co.uk] version [jediknights.co.uk] is that Han (who was an Imperial officer at the time) happened to be stationed at the slave camp that Chewie was in. He saved Chewie from being killed by some other Imperials for rebelling against his captors, and in return Chewie swore a life debt to Han.

Re:Dual Lens for 3D?

[adrianmonk]

Wouldn't 3D versions of the movie require that the original footage be shot using dual lenses that are spaced about 3 inches apart?

Not anymore. There is a company [in-three.com] that has figured out how to do it with computers, and George Lucas has said he wants to use their technology [go.com] to re-do all 6 movies.