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Share on Tumblr Rumors are swirling that Star Trek Into Darkness director, J.J. Abrams, may be dropping out of Star Wars: Episode VII due to some disagreements with the studio. Director J.J. Abrams is hotter than hot right now, nearing Joss Whedon status, but he may be leaving his job as director of the next Star Wars film due to filming locations. According to reports, Abrams doesn�t want to be away from his family for such a long period of time, as the studio wants to shoot Star Wars: Episode VII in England. Badass Digest reports that multiple sources confirm that Abrams is quite close to quitting altogether for the highly publicized Star Wars film. After Disney bought Lucasfilm from Star Wars creator, George Lucas, for a cool $4 billion, they decided to move quickly and hired J.J. Abrams for the first Star Wars film produced by its new studio. Digest has also revealed that the script for Star Trek 3 will be written by Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz. The duo wrote the first Thor film for Marvel and they also have writing credits which include X-Men: First Class. We�re glad to hear that some new blood is being brought into the franchise, as some fans felt Star Trek Into Darkness felt a bit too familiar. Despite Abrams concern about filming in England, the studio is reportedly bucking at moving the film�s location to the U.S., which is reportedly a deal breaker for Abrams. Collider reports that these rumors may become more solid if Abrams isn�t present at Germany�s Star Wars celebration, which takes place very soon, between July 26 � 28. |
Disney should make it right by him...
Perhaps Disney has some connection with the england location or just intend on using some of the same locations from Guardians of the Galaxy since its another Disney space movie filming in the UK.
BUMMER!
Or maybe Abrams changed his mind midstream?
Or maybe Abrams decided today he doesn't want to deal with the frenzy over the Royal Baby across the pond?
Since Bird has a relationship with Abrams from the Mission Impossible flick it's possible that they can pull Abrams stepping aside and producing with Bird taking over.
I generally am a fan of Abrams stuff but Star Trek has me doubtful. They took that franchise and went nowhere with it in two movies.
But that means nothing.
If he's does back out from Star Wars Episode VII I'll be upset, but only if they choose someone bad to replace him.
I liked Into Darkness despite a lot of it's faults, but I just could not buy into Cumberbatch as Khan. He was good as a genetic superman perhaps, but he was not Khan. Terrible casting. And not at all Cumberbatch's fault. But if you're going to do Khan, you have to cast it right
It wasn't supposed to be a revival of your childhood memories with everything as you remember it.
It mostly stems from Abrams not wanting to do pre-production and filming in London. He has kids and a family in LA and doesn't want to uproot them but also doesn't want to spend a lot of time away from them. He thought he could win the war with Disney to have the film(s) shoot in LA, but lost.
Also, J.J. is just kind of a fickle guy. He toyed around with Star Trek for almost a full year before actually committing to directing it. It's built into his Star Wars contract that he actually has a very easy out if he wants to. I don't think he'll leave the production outright but I also wouldn't be surprised if he takes a step back and just produces it (not unlike what Christopher Nolan did with Man of Steel).
Abrams leaving would be awful news for Star Wars.
Clover field had its faults but was and exciting movie and more of an event that you had to attend. It was different and I enjoyed it for what it was.
Name who should head up this project then. Certainly not the guy who resurrected a dead franchise and who has made over a decades worth of top notch science fiction.
But like I said, name a couple other options.
Lets start there...