So here’s a couple of interesting tidbits I missed while I was on holiday last week. Rumour has it that Ian McDiarmid and Ewan McGregor are both returning for the upcoming Star Wars Episode VII.
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[J.J. Abrams speaking at a press conference in Berlin](http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/BatFreak/news/?a=78572):
> Michael Giacchino is an incredible composer, who I was lucky enough to begin working with on Alias. … He’s truly one of the most influential members of our crew, and I think this score, he really outdid himself. Again, for Star Wars, it’s very early days, but I believe that, going forward, John Williams will be doing that film, because he was there long before I was.
On the one hand this is pretty great news if only because John Williams is a great composer and he’s been scoring Star Wars since Star Wars started. It’s also great because the more things to differentiate J.J. Abrams _Star Wars_ from J.J. Abrams _Star Trek_ the better if you ask me.
On the other hand, Michael Giacchino is my favourite composer working today and I’d really. Like to see his take on it.
So I’m of two minds on the subject. What do you guys think?
(Source:[ComicBookMovie](http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/BatFreak/news/?a=78572))
In case you were wondering if Disney was going to beat the horse until it died and then keep on beating it some more, here’s [Adam Chitwood writing for Collider](http://collider.com/star-wars-movies-every-year-2015-disney/):
> Get ready for a whole lot of Star Wars, folks. Disney took the stage today for its presentation at CinemaCon—a convention for theater owners—in Las Vegas, and the studio made the bold announcement that it is planning on releasing a new Star Wars film into theaters every summer starting with 2015’s Star Wars: Episode VII. The studio will alternate every other year with an “Episode” film and a standalone film, and based on previous rumors there certainly won’t be a lack of characters for them to mine.
It’s strange, Disney has Marvel pumping out 2 movies a year now and I am not really worried about the quality of them. Disney says they’re going tp pump out a new Star Wars film every year and I get all worried.
This is likely because I can’t seem to forget how bad the new trilogy of movies was, or remember that a lot of the rest of new Star Wars stuff (eg: The Clone Wars series) has been pretty good.
No matter how it turns out though, this is officially a thing that is happening. Any thoughts guys?
From StarWars.com:
> Lucasfilm has decided to postpone this fall’s scheduled release of Star Wars Episodes II and III in 3D. Given the recent development that we are moving forward with a new Star Wars trilogy, we will now focus 100 percent of our efforts on Star Wars: Episode VII in order to ensure the best possible experience for our fans. We will post further information about our 3D release plans at a later date.
Yet another win. I’m sure they’ll keep milking existing Star Wars to death but for now they’ve decided to make something new before they do it. Hopefully Episode VII turns out good enough that when they inevitably milk it to death I’ll be ok with it.
[source: [starwars.com](http://starwars.com/news/focusing-on-star-wars-episode-vii-lucasfilm-postpones-episodes-ii-and-iii-3d.html)]
When it was [announced that JJ Abrams had been signed to direct the new Star Wars](https://awesomefriday.ca/2013/01/awesome-daily-26th-jan-2013/) there’s been on big question: does this mean he’s not doing any more Star Trek?
Gina McIntyre at the LA Times:
> According to Paramount Vice Chairman Rob Moore, Abrams — who directed both 2009′s “Star Trek” and the upcoming sequel “Star Trek Into Darkness” — will still be involved in some capacity with a possible third “Trek” movie, at the minimum as a producer, if not also directing the film.
> Moore also pointed out that Abrams will continue to play a role in another of the studio’s most valuable franchises, “Mission: Impossible.”
> “J.J. will continue to develop projects for us including a new ‘Mission: Impossible,’ and he is committed to produce another ‘Star Trek,’” Moore said Friday afternoon.
I’m taking this as good news. I still have mixed feelings on the whole affair, no small part of which is that I’m not really sure that its right to have one guy at the helm of three major franchises (two of which are completely beloved).
That said, power to him. That much high profile work must be a good problem to have.
[source: [LA Times Hero Complex](http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2013/01/25/j-j-abrams-directing-star-wars-what-happens-to-star-trek/#/1)]
_Hello! Welcome to the first Awesome Daily._
_So many little things happen during the day that Matt and I want to share, but often they’re little snippets or redirects and not really suitable for a full-blown article. We’ve started putting them on our Facebook page ([LIIIKE USSSSS](https://www.facebook.com/AwesomeFriday) sorry) but want to make them available to everyone. So, we’re going to try and make a single daily post of all the little bits and bobs we think are cool from the day. It could be the announcement of a new film from our favourite director, a quick iPhone recommendation or just a reaction to something we’ve heard – a quick and easily digestible slice of the day’s cool news. Let us know what you think._
### Ready Steady Bang, Free game for iOS
So, let’s get started with my new favourite thing – Ready Steady Bang on iOS. It’s a free single press quickdraw game that is all about fast reactions. The single, multi and online play
modes, combined with a deliciously simple graphic style, has already
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[[iTunes link](https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/ready-steady-bang/id447588618 “Ready Steady Bang on iTunes”)]
– _Simon_
### JJ Abrams Confirmed to Direct Star Wars Episode VII
It’s official folks. [Press Release from StarWars.com](http://starwars.com/news/star-wars-is-being-kick-started-with-dynamite-jj-abrams-to-direct-star-wars-episode-vii.html “STAR WARS IS BEING KICK-STARTED WITH DYNAMITE J.J. ABRAMS TO DIRECT STAR WARS: EPISODE VII”)
> After a bevvy of emails and phone calls, the formalities have been
> wrapped up, and at long last everyone can exhale and properly share
> the word with an excited Internet. Yes, J.J. Abrams will direct Star
> Wars: Episode VII, the first of a new series of Star Wars films to
> come from Lucasfilm under the leadership of Kathleen Kennedy. Abrams
> will be directing and Academy Award-winning writer Michael Arndt
> will write the screenplay.
>
> “It’s very exciting to have J.J. aboard leading the charge as we set
> off to make a new Star Wars movie,” said Kennedy. “J.J. is the
> perfect director to helm this. Beyond having such great instincts as
> a filmmaker, he has an intuitive understanding of this franchise. He
> understands the essence of the Star Wars experience, and will bring
> that talent to create an unforgettable motion picture.”
>
> George Lucas went on to say “I’ve consistently been impressed with
> J.J. as a filmmaker and storyteller.” He’s an ideal choice to direct
> the new Star Wars film and the legacy couldn’t be in better hands.”
To me this is good news. I’ve found his films good but, uh, safe. What I will say is that while I like what he and his team with Star Trek, the storytelling style is likely much better suited to Star Wars which is more Science Fantasy than Science Fiction. Not that it really matters, you know I’m going to be there on opening day. – _Matt_
### LOL: Everything Wrong With _Avatar_ in 4 Minutes or Less
CinemaSins released the latest in their _Everything Wrong With…_ series.
Some of these are a bit of a stretch if you ask me but it’s still funny.
[[YouTube Link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq00mCqBMY8)]- _Matt_
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