Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn gave a speech at
Variety's Dealmakers Breakfast earlier today, where he dropped some updates on
Star Wars: Episode VII, which still doesn't have a completed screenplay yet,
Indiana Jones 5, which also doesn't have a script, and how he won't interfere
with Marvel's creative vision.
Variety writer
Marc Graser has been tweeting throughout the announcements, which reveal that
J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan won't have their screenplay completed until
sometime in January, making this the most rushed movie ever seen in the
franchise. Alan Horn won't reveal the budget, put places it somewhere at $200
million. And Indiana Jones 5 is still a good 2 years away from happening, as
they don't have a story yet. (We see how well that is going for Star Wars). Oh,
and despite the fact that they've had such a tough time getting Star Wars:
Episode VII up and running, you can still expect a new movie every year
starting in 2015. Check out Marc's full tweet session from his speech here.
The lack of a
completed script for Star Wars: Episode VII shouldn't be terribly surprising,
since J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan took over the writing duties last month.
Still, with shooting scheduled to begin next spring, and no cast members
announced yet, it seems this production is already behind schedule before
principal photography begins.
As for the
spin-offs, we reported in October that these stand-alone movies will be origin
stories, which will focus on Han Solo and Boba Fett. Simon Kinberg and Lawrence
Kasdan are writing the screenplays for these movies, which will debut in 2016
and 2018, between the new prequel trilogy movies.
Disney acquired
the rights to make Indiana Jones 5 earlier this month, although no screenwriter
is attached at this time, and the project doesn't seem to be a high priority at
Disney. Franchise star Harrison Ford revealed in August that he is still
interested in portraying the iconic archaeologist.
Star Wars: Episode VII comes to theaters December 18th,
2015 and stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams,
Anthony Daniels. The film is directed by J.J. Abrams.
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