I think the integrated approach Marvel’s taken to the big film cycle it has underway is fascinating, and this video of Jon Favreau talking about working with the studio’s very interesting:

It seems to me like one of the biggest challenges the directors involved must face is how to preserve continuity and a sense of coherence in the universe they’re sharing, even as they’re telling different stories and facing that universe from different perspectives. Without someone like Leland Chee and the Star Wars Holocron (seriously, if you haven’t read this, it’s one of my favorite pieces about continuity and world-building) discrepancies and retcons are probably inevitable. That said, I think the opportunity to do that exploring and have those perspectives is artistically and commercially fantastic. If there were going to be more Star Wars movies, I’d love to see a Rogue Squadron series, if only because it would be nice to see the alternate take on the universe.

In the face of a truly overwhelming alien invasion, why the hell wouldn’t humanity try to surrender or negotiate?

Obviously, survival is an imperative. But if it’s militarily clear that fighting back is impossible, wouldn’t we at least try, sometimes? In a lot of ways, I’d really like to see a human resistance network movie, rather than a repulse-the-invaders movies if our assumption is that contact always leads to conflict, rather than exploration and dialogue.

This is really evil. Apparently, George Lucas may be making Star Wars prequels AND making Jack Donaghy’s diabolical vision a reality by manipulating footage of dead people and putting them in new movies. And I don’t think anyone can threaten Lucas with access to a rich-people country he doesn’t already have access to in order to get him to stop. What happened to Lucas to make him this way, people?