J.J Abrams to direct Star Wars episode VII

     This is why I hate night classes I go out for a few hours I'm nowhere near a news source and I miss news like this. It has been announced that J.J Abrams will direct the new Star Wars movie. If you ask me, the fans have won. Disney bought LucasFilm last fall and it was announced then that a new Star Wars movie was coming out in 2015. My regular readers may remember my post about that. When the news first hit that new Star Wars movies were coming out, J.J Abrams' name was thrown around as a possible director. However he originally said he had no plans to direct the trilogy. Today he announced he would direct it.
      J.J Abrams rebooted Star Trek in 2009 and before he did, Star Trek was dead. Abrams made it relevant again. As a life long Star Wars fanboy I know Star Wars isn't anywhere near where it used to be. The prequals took Star Wars off its petistol and matters were made worse every time the original trilogy was released in a new format. Because of all the tweaks George Lucas made to the original trilogy over the years,     The overall quality of the film took a hit in my opinion. But now with J.J Abrams at the helm, I believe Star Wars has a legitimate shot at redemption. The only person who may have been a better choice for Star Wars in my opinion is Joss Whedon. He would be a perfect choice but The Avengers 2 is also slated to be released in 2015. However J.J Abrams was one of my top choices. I was a little let down when I heard he had no plans to direct it. But now I'm even more psyched for this movie than I was before.
     I give George Lucas a lot of hate for the prequals, and for all the tweaks to the original trilogy. But him selling Star Wars to Disney was a great move on his part for 2 reasons. Number one the 4 billion dollar paycheck, and secondly he gave the fans what they want. I want to see what J.J Abrams can do with Star Wars. I can't wait to see what he'll bring to the table. 2015 can't get here fast enough.