RUMOR: NEW STAR WARS SEQUEL

IESB.net is reporting that George Lucas will begin work on a new Star Wars sequal trilogy once the existing 6 films have been released in 3D.  IESB.net reports:

George Lucas is plotting to create new Star Wars movies at the ultra top-secret Skywalker Ranch. This is deja vu of the mid '90s when Uncle George start[ed] tweaking the Holy Trilogy to gear up for the Special Editions. [...] These new film will have nothing to do with the live action television series currently in development. That show already has over 50 scripts ready to go and plenty of pre-production time and money has been spent on artwork and storyboards. Once that show goes into production, Lucasfilm hopes to be able to produce at least 100 episodes since that is the threshold for syndication in the United States [...Fans] can expect the new trilogy after the entire saga is released in 3D which is expected to be complete around 2015 or 2016.


The movie could possibly "occur as far as 100 years or 1,000 years in the Star Wars universe future." IESB further states.  Also, it will not focus on the Skywalker clan opening up the possibility of new characters to be introduced into the Star Wars universe. [Gizmodo]

ALL STAR WARS FILMS TO BE RE-RELEASED IN 3D

George Lucas has decided to re-release all 6 Star Wars movies in 3D according to the Hollywood Reporter.  The article goes on to say

"Part 1, "The Phantom Menace," would be first out of star-dock in the early months of 2012. After that, each of the films would be released in order at the same time each consecutive year, depending on how well the first re-release does.
Each conversion takes at least a year to complete, with Lucas personally overseeing the process to make sure each one is as perfected as possible. Lucas has said that the "Avatar" experience convinced him that "Star Wars" was ready for the state-of-the-art 3D treatment." [Gizmodo]