Star Wars Episode VII Cast Announced

[Nem]

shikamaru317 said:

"... or you make movies that aren't sucessful"

Nem, you seem to think the previous Star Trek movies were total flops or something. Star Trek 4, which is my favorite Star Trek movie btw, made $133 million on a $21 million dollar budget, that's a success by any measure, especially once adjusted for inflation into modern dollars (when adjusted for inflation it made more than Abram's "Into Darkness" domestically).

No, but you have to realise that the times have changed and the later movies, the next-generation ones did progressively worse.

We are in an era where people dont have patience for exposition anymore. They want entertainment this instant. To be able to deliver that and a compelling sci-fi movie isnt easy.

The original star wars movies did deliver on alot of fronts, but when looking at the prequals, what were peoples reactions to jar jar binks? They dont want silly and light hearted, they want realistic and action. I'm not saying you are wrong, i understand what you and padib want. I just think it will be difficult to pull off in the current market. That is why i keep saying that your best hope is a new TV series.