7 Suggestions For the New Trilogy

6:00 AM PST 11/6/2012 by Todd McCarthy

Sorry, Jar Jar, THR's chief film critic (and his 15-year-old son) want serious, realistic "Star Wars" movies.

When Disney announced Oct. 30 that its $4 billion deal to acquire Lucasfilm would lead to new Star Wars films, I had a little chat with my ultimate source on these matters, my 15-year-old son, Nick. A lifelong series geek, Nick expressed strong and immediate opinions on what the future of Star Wars should and should not be, and together we worked out the following unsolicited advice for Disney and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, which they will ignore at their peril: