Pitch a Star Wars Anthology Movie!

[DariusAPB 6,925]

Star Wars Mass effect would defo sell, and the funny thing about halo-like and Republic commando....

 

Halo 5 IS republic commando.

 

4 man squad, you can order them around, all have individual specialties...

Edited January 14, 2016 by DariusAPB

[IronLichRich 47]

Nice topic!

 

I like the idea of the counter-point film, e.g. an Empire version of Das Boot

I wonder how audiences would react to humanising the rank and file of the Empire though?

Heck I'd love to see it, it could even be set on a Raider Class Corvette!

I would kill for a TIE Fighter movie and it could definitely be done that way. The other pro-Imperial film I would love is if they did a war movie in the style of a propaganda film.

[WokeUpDead 868]

yabba / the godfather - in space.

 

alternatively: the sopranos in space. tony lending money to the rebels, breaking legs (literally) when they can't pay him; "donates" to the empire to look the other way..

 

on the western: great idea! the good, the bad and the ugly in space.

 

another remake: startrek in starwars..! okay, I'll stop here

 

 

okay.. one more: madmax4(5!) in space

[DariusAPB 6,925]

Madmax in space = the second mission in the first dark heresy campaign I ever ran. Desert planet, techno heresy, chaos and imperial cultists on bikes, a prefab base, a lost titan and a custom Imperial raiding buggy thing.

 

 

Good times.

 

Platoon/Apocalypse now in space - totally doable. Did this in SWD20 also. Complete with the Stormtrooper Sgt dying just like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKpQB3bEPbI

 

 

Yes. I acted it out. Don't judge me.

Edited January 14, 2016 by DariusAPB

[ParadigmPainting 70]

 

Platoon/Apocalypse now in space - totally doable. Did this in SWD20 also. Complete with the Stormtrooper Sgt dying just like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKpQB3bEPbI

 

 

Yes. I acted it out. Don't judge me.

 

Now you mention it, an all-out war film is one thing that is rather ironically thus far missing from Star Wars. AotC gives us the start of a major war, RotS the end of it. Space battles and Hoth aside, the OT is pretty much skirmishes throughout. Clone Wars did some epic stuff by just throwing a whole load of Clones, Jedi, droids and tanks at a planet and letting them blow stuff up for 3-4 episodes (the Umbara arc is basically 'Thin Red Line' in space, the Geonosis and Ryloth ones definitely take elements from Band of Brothers, and the droid attack on Kamino is just wall-to-wall epicness), I'd love to see that applied to live action. 

 

The best place to set that, I think, would be between episodes VI and VII; the OT period really doesn't have the scale of forces necessary, the Clone Wars has been pretty fully covered by the series, the Old Republic is better suited to a character-centric trilogy). Give us the opening of Force Awakens, but instead of two landers full of Stormtroopers against a bunch of gun-toting farmers, give us two hundred, an all out invasion of a New Republic planet, two massive armies clashing, everything that moves getting blasted to smithereens...  

[DariusAPB 6,925]

Isn't Rogue One going to be a warfilm though?

[ParadigmPainting 70]

It is, but from the sound of it, focused on a small elite group with a very specific mission. It's almost a heist/war film rather than one or the other. So I imagine it'll definitely have that darker, grittier, more 'real' feel to it and that's something I'm very much looking forward to, but it still leaves live action Star Wars with very little actual warring in the stars going on.

[DariusAPB 6,925]

Eh, I dunno. The problem with futuristic total war is that the scale starts to make less sense.

 

You get two armies with loads and loads of troops, siege weapons and walkers etc fighting over something.... You gotta realize that that something will be rubble, so whoever has naval superiority would be better off just nuking it from orbit. Base Delta Zero.

 

 

In contrast guerrilla warfare still makes sense - from both sides. Hence Storm Commandos are a thing.

 

 

Coincidentally this is also why I VASTLY prefer 40K killteam to the mainline game... Also why I play Raptors...

Edited January 14, 2016 by DariusAPB

[R5D8 420]

I am a huge Firefly fan, that's partly why I suggested that in the first place. But I also think it would be nice to see something in the Star Wars setting that's a lot more contained. The existing films just hop from planet to planet and that's great, but I would like to see a film that really gets into the culture of just one setting, and Tatooine is perfect for this, it's got such an array of stories you could tell there.

Yes, but that's the Star Wars vibe. Any planet can be given any amount of degrees of subtlety and depth, we have so much on this one planet we name Earth. You could do the same thing in a single city. A writer doesn't need different planets to show various factions, but that's just how it's done in Star Wars. To quote my imagined critics of a single setting Star Wars story, "It's not Village Town Wars!"

 

Is that I.M.P.S. you're referring to? Yeah, that is pretty decent, for what it is... Although I seem to recall there's a Predator in it at some point, which is a bit odd.

That is it exactly. "I.M.P.S." Thank you. A good piece of work. Yeah, having Predators in there was a poor choice, they obviously had the talent to put in something else and it's so jarring. But it's only one scene and I don't think it detracts from the overall.

Edited January 14, 2016 by R5D8

[R5D8 420]

It is, but from the sound of it, focused on a small elite group with a very specific mission. It's almost a heist/war film rather than one or the other. So I imagine it'll definitely have that darker, grittier, more 'real' feel to it and that's something I'm very much looking forward to, but it still leaves live action Star Wars with very little actual warring in the stars going on.

God I would love a Star Wars soldier/spy movie in the same vein as 1964's Where Eagles Dare. That would be awesome.

 

The same vein. Not a remake with a Star Wars skin on it.

[Robin Graves 6,054]

 

It is, but from the sound of it, focused on a small elite group with a very specific mission. It's almost a heist/war film rather than one or the other. So I imagine it'll definitely have that darker, grittier, more 'real' feel to it and that's something I'm very much looking forward to, but it still leaves live action Star Wars with very little actual warring in the stars going on.

God I would love a Star Wars soldier/spy movie in the same vein as 1964's Where Eagles Dare. That would be awesome.

 

The same vein. Not a remake with a Star Wars skin on it.

 

 

Can we still have Clint Eastwood in it?

[Trevor Goodchild 378]

It is, but from the sound of it, focused on a small elite group with a very specific mission. It's almost a heist/war film rather than one or the other. So I imagine it'll definitely have that darker, grittier, more 'real' feel to it and that's something I'm very much looking forward to, but it still leaves live action Star Wars with very little actual warring in the stars going on.

God I would love a Star Wars soldier/spy movie in the same vein as 1964's Where Eagles Dare. That would be awesome.

 

The same vein. Not a remake with a Star Wars skin on it.

No way! That was the first movie I though of too when I read that post yesterday!!!

It would be a good twist on the Bothan spy meme!

They could use a force sensitive instead of a truth drug!

[WokeUpDead 868]

 

I am a huge Firefly fan, that's partly why I suggested that in the first place. But I also think it would be nice to see something in the Star Wars setting that's a lot more contained. The existing films just hop from planet to planet and that's great, but I would like to see a film that really gets into the culture of just one setting, and Tatooine is perfect for this, it's got such an array of stories you could tell there.

Yes, but that's the Star Wars vibe. Any planet can be given any amount of degrees of subtlety and depth, we have so much on this one planet we name Earth. You could do the same thing in a single city. A writer doesn't need different planets to show various factions, but that's just how it's done in Star Wars. To quote my imagined critics of a single setting Star Wars story, "It's not Village Town Wars!"

 

Is that I.M.P.S. you're referring to? Yeah, that is pretty decent, for what it is... Although I seem to recall there's a Predator in it at some point, which is a bit odd.

That is it exactly. "I.M.P.S." Thank you. A good piece of work. Yeah, having Predators in there was a poor choice, they obviously had the talent to put in something else and it's so jarring. But it's only one scene and I don't think it detracts from the overall.

 

 

I enjoyed IMPS. and I also liked the small nudge towards predator. "you there..! stop that nonsense.." ;-) 

[WokeUpDead 868]

"Star Rambo, the movie".

 

"I got this blue glowing thingie, ugh.."

"what does it do, john?"

"it glows blue... duh.." "oh, and apparently it cuts stuff. sorry for your arm, mate, I'm sure it'll grow back"

[WokeUpDead 868]

oh.. have another one!

 

Boba: Choose your next words carefully, Sir. They may be your last as king.

 

The King: [to himself: thinking] "Earth and water"?

[He unsheathes and points his sword at the Boba's throat]

 

Boba: Madman! You're a madman!

 

The King: Earth and water? You'll find plenty of both down there.

 

Boba: No man, Persian or Greek, no man threatens -the- Boba!

 

The King: You bring the crowns and heads of conquered kings to my city steps. You insult my queen. 

You threaten my people with slavery and death! Oh, I've chosen my words carefully, Mandalorian. 

Perhaps you should have done the same!

 

Boba: This is blasphemy! This is madness!

 

The King: Madness...?

[shouting]

The King: This is Sparta!

[kicks Boba into the pit]

 

Boba: You asked for it, fool.

[ignites jetpack, draws guns and kills everybody but the hot chick]

 

-the end-

Edited January 15, 2016 by WokeUpDead

[dewbie420 1,632]

All Scum and Villainy. Crime lords, bounty hunters and spice runners. Hutt Cartel versus The Black Sun. No lightsabers, but maybe some Force use.

Edited January 15, 2016 by dewbie420

[Robin Graves 6,054]

"Star Rambo, the movie".

 

"I got this blue glowing thingie, ugh.."

"what does it do, john?"

"it glows blue... duh.." "oh, and apparently it cuts stuff. sorry for your arm, mate, I'm sure it'll grow back"

Let's see what happens when we mix in some other movies with Star Wars:

 

The princess bride

Luke: "My name is Luke Skywalker. You killed my father. Prepare to die!"

Vader: "No Luke, I AM your father."

 

Terminator 2

Leia: "Aren't you a bit large for a storm trooper?"

T-800: "Leia Organa? Come with me if you want to live."

 

Predator and Aliens:

Storm trooper major: "What's got Billy so spooked?"

Billy the storm trooper: "There's something in those trees major..."

Ewoks: "Jub jub!"

* 15 minutes of ewoks killing stormtroopers and tripping up AT-STs*

Storm trooper: "That's it man! Game over man! GAME OVER!"

Storm trooper: "Call a shuttle! We get back to the death star and nuke the whole site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure!"

[treybert 893]

What no mention of 1313? The jedi-less SW game that never was?

 

 

 

Rumors are that it might get revived, as a live action series. It's all about the underworld of Coruscant.

 

Hmmmmmmm maybe that's why they elected (story wise) to move the seat of the republic off of coruscant.... so they could revisit it later. Well duh, that makes perfect sense. Why blow up a planet with rich story telling potential? I don't just mean for a 1313 revive, but for anything in general.

 

All I want is more jedi-less stories.

Edited January 15, 2016 by treybert

[DariusAPB 6,925]

I 100000% agree with more Jedi-less stories the better.

 

It's why I loved Dark Forces and the x-wing series so **** much. It's why among a sea of drivel (at the time) Republic commando shone so bright.

It's why Battlefront (all of them) are actually good. (Ok, the last one can be debated, but at it's core it's good, the issues it has are lack of offline options and too DLC oriented).

[R5D8 420]

 

 

It is, but from the sound of it, focused on a small elite group with a very specific mission. It's almost a heist/war film rather than one or the other. So I imagine it'll definitely have that darker, grittier, more 'real' feel to it and that's something I'm very much looking forward to, but it still leaves live action Star Wars with very little actual warring in the stars going on.

God I would love a Star Wars soldier/spy movie in the same vein as 1964's Where Eagles Dare. That would be awesome.

 

The same vein. Not a remake with a Star Wars skin on it.

 

 

Can we still have Clint Eastwood in it?

 

 

I would love that, but I don't think Eastwood needs the hype.

[WokeUpDead 868]

 

"Star Rambo, the movie".

 

"I got this blue glowing thingie, ugh.."

"what does it do, john?"

"it glows blue... duh.." "oh, and apparently it cuts stuff. sorry for your arm, mate, I'm sure it'll grow back"

Let's see what happens when we mix in some other movies with Star Wars:

 

The princess bride

Luke: "My name is Luke Skywalker. You killed my father. Prepare to die!"

Vader: "No Luke, I AM your father."

 

Terminator 2

Leia: "Aren't you a bit large for a storm trooper?"

T-800: "Leia Organa? Come with me if you want to live."

 

Predator and Aliens:

Storm trooper major: "What's got Billy so spooked?"

Billy the storm trooper: "There's something in those trees major..."

Ewoks: "Jub jub!"

* 15 minutes of ewoks killing stormtroopers and tripping up AT-STs*

Storm trooper: "That's it man! Game over man! GAME OVER!"

Storm trooper: "Call a shuttle! We get back to the death star and nuke the whole site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure!"

 

 

 

thank god I wasn't drinking anything when I arrived at predator and aliens^^

reminds me of this:

www.bluemilkspecial.com/comic/silence-of-the-ewoks/

 

[WokeUpDead 868]

how 'bout the 6th sense,

featuring Bruce Willis

-and Luke Skywalker.

 

" I see dead people.. oh, hello Ben. Paps. Yoda.."

[Robin Graves 6,054]

I'm starting to really warm to a gritty war movie about storm troopers.

 

Something like SW meets Jarhead.

 

Vader walks with me!

[RogueCorona 1,043]

I would love a movie following the crews of two small capital ships from opposing sides through a number of battles. (Maybe one of the Razor class Frigates mentioned in Weapon of a Jedi for the Imperials and a Nebulon-B for the Rebels.) going through a number of engagements where both are present but they don't engage each other directly until the final battle.

[R5D8 420]

I would love a movie following the crews of two small capital ships from opposing sides through a number of battles. (Maybe one of the Razor class Frigates mentioned in Weapon of a Jedi for the Imperials and a Nebulon-B for the Rebels.) going through a number of engagements where both are present but they don't engage each other directly until the final battle.

 

This would be really, really cool. 

 

But you know as soon as this script gets to Hollywood, by the time it comes out, it's Enemy Mine.