[sweetliberty]

" I wouldn't be surprised at all to see a final three be confirmed after Episode III."

I really hope so. I know Lucas said he wouldn't continue, but that could change, or perhaps he could pass the torch to someone else while remaining the final say. It always seemed at the end of "Return of the Jedi" that there was more to be told.

[commish]

I really hope so. I know Lucas said he wouldn't continue, but that could change, or perhaps he could pass the torch to someone else while remaining the final say. It always seemed at the end of "Return of the Jedi" that there was more to be told.

If he does do the final three I hope he follows Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire Trilogy -- to me the three best Star Wars books other than "Truce at Bakura" (Which incidently fillw the gap between Episode 6 and "Heir to the Empire"

The three Zahn books are :"Heir to the Empire". "Dark Force Rising", and "The Last Command"

They follow Grand Admiral Thrawn's attempt to reconstitute the Empire and overthrow the New Republic. Luke , Han, Leia and company are all back, plus the seductive Mara Jade (The Emporer's hand) is introduced.

[colorado tanker]

I think Lucas said he'd be willing to license someone else to do the final three.

Mara Jade would be a fun character to see.

[DoughtyOne]

When I first read of his plans to make nine movies, I thought he had a mesage he was trying to tell. This raised my interest. Now it seems that was kindof a marketing ploy. If your sending a message, you don't stop until it's told.

Bah humbug.

[BradyLS]

I know Lucas said he wouldn't continue, but that could change, or perhaps he could pass the torch to someone else while remaining the final say. It always seemed at the end of "Return of the Jedi" that there was more to be told.

Here's hoping it'll be anything but the path charted by licensed franchisers.