Purportedly the first upcoming stand alone Star Wars film will be about Yoda...

[rche]

Too bad everybody ended up being related. I have always wanted to see a film version of 'splinter of the mind's eye'

[rche]

Lol, don't bring me down. I've wanted a series of pre-rebellion Han Solo movies since I read Han Solo at Stars' End as a kid.

One of my first custom toys was a Bollux robot. Would enjoy seeing some pre SW Han, tho I would hope they would use a real suit rather than cgi fr the wookie.

[4NDR01D]

Seems a Yoda movie would only only appeal to die-hard Star Wars fans and maybe kids

I can't imagine it being much of a money maker for the studio

Because the world's lacking in die hard Star wars fans and kids?

[rche]

I wanna see some "Yoda the Animated Adventures" showcasing the big little green man as he faces his life of solitude on Dagobah with flashbacks to his action days as he meditates and mellows. Sort of a little house on the swamp/Kung Fu kind of thing.

[MegoCapnMike]

If they do a Yoda film then they should do a short about Willrow Hood, aka the Ice Cream Guy.

For the love of God, please tell me that is a real figure! Love it.

[rche]

that is a real figure.

I'm the ice cream man, stop me when I'm passing by.

[Bruce Banner]

Alas, the legendary make-up artist and original sculptor of Yoda, Stuart Freeborn, has passed away.
Just as the news of a possible Yoda movie emerges, the man who crafted him becomes one with the Force. RIP.

[rche]

^^ RIP Stuart. Kudos on a long and successful life.

[huedell]

Too bad everybody ended up being related. I have always wanted to see a film version of 'splinter of the mind's eye'

Firstly, I never thought the SPLINTER story contradicted much of anything compared to what the typical hardcore Star Wars fan thinks about such "relative contradictions" in SPLINTER.

Secondly, even if there WERE such canon contradictions in SPLINTER, they're so easily changeable that any contradictions could be changed, and then "problem solved". Heaven knows that SW EP. 7 is going to be some HUGE mish-mash of EU ideas that'd make a hypothetical SPLINTER film adaptation look like a Tatooine desert picnic as far reimagining source material.

Thirdly, SPLINTER has one of the WORST reps of any SW EU story ever, so that doesn't bode well for much of anything feature filmwise.

Fourth... you and I have something in common. I love SPLINTER and would rather see that adapted than any other SW EU story.... so here's to hoping. Dang, I'd settle for SPLINTER action figures.

[torgospizza]

Dang, I'd settle for SPLINTER action figures.

I'd be in line right behind you. I was thrilled when Chris Sprouse adapted it, too. I'd been waiting for that since I was 12.

[rche]

..... Dang, I'd settle for SPLINTER action figures.

I haven't picked up a modern SW figure in years. Sideshow outpriced me, and Hasbro outpaced me. But I would be ALL over some Splinter of the Mind love.

[spacecaps]

When I first heard this it was like I could hear a million fans screaming out NOOOOOO!!!! in unison and I thought "I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."

A movie just about Yoda just sounds unappealing. The character just all that interesting since he's so set on his morals and his principals. But a movie where Yoda is the only character from the original cast to be included in the new film sounds intriguing. The whole concept of the character in the first place came from the idea of "what if this great Jedi master that Luke has to go train with is just the opposite of what everyone's perception of what a warrior should be" Once that reveal that this goofy little puppet is the great Yoda came in the middle of Empire, they were stuck with a muppet that really just worked as a wise old sage. In the prequels they were set on making him "active" and turned him in to a bit of a feral gremlin. He's also 900 years old so he probably shouldn't have been backflipping around and yielding a lightsaber at 840 so it was kind of silly for him to be in any combat situations anyway.

However, given his stated age in the films, the timeline of the new stories could be anywhere in between his birth (and if Disney really wants to sink the franchise that's exactly where they'll start) and death which mean Disney may not take it in the direction of any of the existing characters. This wouldn't be new territory for Star Wars either since that's exactly what they did for the two Ewok films which in retrospect ended up being the best two prequels of the series. (They take place a few years before Jedi) Think about how better off the Alien franchise would have been if they focused on the marines and dropped Ripley after the second one. So maybe they'll forget about Luke, Vader, Han and the rest for now. Their stories are kind of told anyway unless we want to catch up with Luke and Leia 40 years after Jedi. I know the ideal sounds good in theory but look what happened to Indian Jones. Disney bout the franchise so they could introduce a whole new set of characters within the Star Wars universe. If could be the franchises equivalent to "Next Generation" and the exact opposite of trying to shoehorn every single character from 4-6 into episodes 1-3.

[Operation:Mego]

I imagine it might be set during the days when he first joined the Jedi Order. That would be cool.

These standalone SW films have great potential. It would be awesome if Joe Johnston's Boba Fett movie got the go ahead.

Yes, I would love that. Out of all of the characters, Boba is the one that deserves his own spin-off. I hope Johnston's still interested in directing.

[ctc]

>even if there WERE such canon contradictions in SPLINTER, they're so easily changeable that any contradictions could be changed, and then "problem solved"

Having read it for the first time a few months ago I'd agree. There aren't any real contradictions; just a few awkward scenes (knowing what we do now) that could easily be changed. 'Course, I'd still prefer something new, with new characters and all.... I'd DEFINITELY watch one with the ice cream guy. Or maybe....?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdEUwHF7d7I

Don C.

[MIB41]

Unfortunately I fear this film will answer the question: 'Yoda, are there anymore like you?'