Comments on: The Force Is Not Strong With Paramount Over J.J. Abrams Directing ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ https://staging2.theplaylist.net/paramount-j-j-abrams-star-wars-20170921/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: John https://staging2.theplaylist.net/paramount-j-j-abrams-star-wars-20170921/#comment-155769 Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:44:00 +0000 http://theplaylist.net/?p=373916#comment-155769 JJ Abrams is a waste of space all around. He is just a gun for hire with no originality or vision.

What is this article talking about??

]]> By: LA2000 https://staging2.theplaylist.net/paramount-j-j-abrams-star-wars-20170921/#comment-155767 Fri, 22 Sep 2017 05:41:00 +0000 http://theplaylist.net/?p=373916#comment-155767 That Paramount deal was a total waste. Abrams does not develop and direct original properties. He is the cinema version of a house flipper: he takes on a dusty, run down property with good bones, replaces the dated features, slaps on a glossy coat of paint, cashes the check, and moves on to the next property.

Unless Paramount (or any studio for that matter) has a property that needs that sort of treatment, putting Abrams under contract is a waste of money. And after scaling the heights of the “Star Wars” franchise, almost any other series would be a let down. He’s painted himself into a corner which is probably a big part of the reason he took the second “Star Wars” gig. It certainly wasn’t the payday because Disney is cheeeeeap with everybody.

]]> By: cirkusfolk https://staging2.theplaylist.net/paramount-j-j-abrams-star-wars-20170921/#comment-155761 Thu, 21 Sep 2017 18:13:00 +0000 http://theplaylist.net/?p=373916#comment-155761 So this was a deal not based on any specific amount of work? That’s strange.

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