Enough is enough.
This past Wednesday, ComingSoon.net had the opportunity to attend Lucasfilm and Fox Home Entertainment's roll-out of the "Star Wars Trilogy" DVD set (Coming Sept. 21st.) One of the surprise guests at the event was Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill. He ended up being one of the highlights of the presentation as he enthusiastically recalled humorous anecdotes about the making of the original films, working with Kevin Smith, seeing TROOPS for the first time, and more.
However, his comments towards the end about Episodes 7, 8, and 9 really got everyone's attention. Mark told those in attendance what Lucas told him the third trilogy would be about. Hamill also went into detail about Lucas' original plans for those films, when they would be made, and more. Plus, Lucasfilm's Jim Ward confirmed that a "Star Wars" TV series is on the way in the near future (though he didn't say when it would be set).
Though our resident Star Wars geek swears 7,8 & 9 aren't happening because Lucas has said as much. I dunno. He's already sucked the life out of the original trilogy. I think he's willing to ride it until someone bludgeons him.
ADDENDUM - After listening to the audio of Hamill's comments it's actually clear that he's referring to Lucas telling him about 7-9 before he settled on doing 1-3. The TV show bit, though, is entirely true and should start sucking in the fall of 2006.
Posted by mikewolf at September 10, 2004 12:26 PMWhatever. Firefly is much better than Star Wars. And there is a Firefly movie coming out next April - it's called "Serenity."
Posted by: Meredith on September 22, 2004 11:42 PM