new Star Wars rumor: A Pre-Prequel trilogy?!?!

[Fritzo]

Source from Google News says new movie will be 100 years before Phantom Menace and Yoda will be the hero...

Lucas to make 'Star Wars' prequel

There's great news for Star Wars fans - a seventh blockbuster is being planned for the series, although director George Lucas had previously said the current Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith would be the last.

Lucas now appears to have changed his mind and is reportedly developing a prequel to the 1999 flick, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, reports Internet portal Femalefirst.

"George believes there are even more stories to tell. His latest idea would feature an almost all-new cast, apart from the Jedi master Yoda, who would be the hero of the new movie," an insider said.

According to reports, the film would be set 100 years before the current movies. Lucas will reportedly try to take a backseat throughout the next production.

 

[bentwookie]

looks like tfn is starting to believe this rumor..http://www.theforce.net/topstory/story/Lucas_Talks_PreEpsiode_I_Movie_92964.asp

OK, so we're still skeptical, but apparently the rumors about a pre-Episode I Star Wars film by Lucas himself somewhat have a leg to stand on. On the heels of the second weekend in theaters for the madly successful Revenge of the Sith comes loose talk from the creator himself about the future of Star Wars.

William Ellis chimes in with the first word on the subject:

Well, it surprises me that TFN and other sites didn't report what Lucas said at the 2nd session at C3. He was asked by a fan "Is there any chance of us ever seeing movies in the Knights of the Old Republic Era?"

His response? "Well, we have a TV series and an animated series and depending how those do, this is something we might someday visit ... but it's too far out to really commit to anything."

I posted on your forums and the official forums and it seemed to be ignored but I heard it, and 3 friends heard it and my wife heard the same thing. I know I wasn't imagining things.

Then Mark confirms the action with this follow-up:

Josh - saw your post on this and though I'd throw my 2 cents in...

Lucas, very quickly and very briefly touched on this in his second
presentation at C3. I think everyone got caught up in the TV news, but he did respond to a question about allowing other directors to make more Star Wars movies and commented that this was under consideration and that this era in particular was one that he had in mind. Nothing set in stone, but he did make it sound as if it were more possible than not.

Former TFN Staffer Chris also heard this quote and makes an observation about it as well:

Lisa and I were in the second session too. So was a friend of mine from Texas and she heard the same thing about an "old Old Republic" project being a possibility. But I wouldn't read too much into it: it seemed more like an idle thought that he was just bandying about after the questioner posed it to him.

Interesting. Again, don't celebrate just yet ... but anything is possible, which is more than we could say a week ago. Stay tuned.

 

[BD2003]

I dunno how much faith I put in the Hindustan Times.

 

[bentwookie]

I questioned that source too..but apparently they won a Douggie.(Whose line reference)

 

[chuckywang]

George Lucas is one of the most powerful people in Hollywood. The idea that a distributor can pressure him into doing anything is ludicrous.