New ‘Star Wars’ Movies- A Blend of Multiple Genres

Via Screenrant.com:

In our discussion on how the Hollywood marketplace would be able to sustain the sheer amount of Marvel/DC superhero films coming out in the next handful of years, one aspect we detailed is that the various projects would be able to be viable propositions due to “comic book movies” being chameleon-like in their ability to showcase multiple genres.

Marvel Studios, for example, has illustrated this concept this year with Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy both blending different types of stories to supplement the super-powered action (political thriller and space opera, respectively).

As it turns out, Marvel won’t be the only studio using this filmmaking strategy. Their Disney brethren Lucasfilm is also interested in seeing how the galaxy far, far away can be used to span multiple genres, as the Mouse House looks to bring the franchise back into the spotlight next December with Star Wars: Episode VII.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Lucasfilm’s VP of Development Kiri Hart addressed the directions the studio may go as they look to release a new Star Wars film annually:

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