It’s a good day when ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Star Trek’ are trending on Twitter! And that’s what happened on January 24th when the announcement that J.J. Abrams may helm ‘Star Wars VII’ broke. It seems as though everyone had an opinion (good or bad) regarding the news.
With Abrams successfully rebooting the ‘Star Trek’ universe, it would seem he would be the perfect choice to take on ‘Star Wars.’ Of course, the news comes with questions, doubtfulness and even some amusement.
It seems as though everyone had an opinion about Abrams’ new gig and where else but Twitter would you be able to find them? We’ve gathered some of the best reactions which you can read below:
Hey, everybody.What did I miss?
— Damon Lindelof (@DamonLindelof) January 24, 2013
The Flare is strong with this one.
— Elijah Wood (@woodelijah) January 24, 2013
J.J. Abrams enters the pitch room. “Lightsabers. Lens flare.” Pauses, then exits. End scene.
— Sean McKeever (@TheSeanMcKeever) January 25, 2013
If it’s REAL, JJ Abrams would NEVER do SDCC again. Every panel would just be “Which SW character could beat which ST character in a fight?”
— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) January 24, 2013
no one on the planet has more nerd credit in the bank that jj abrams, now watch how thankless a job directing a star wars is.
— BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (@BRIANMBENDIS) January 25, 2013
J.J. Abrams to direct new ‘Star Wars’ movie. Rumor is, the villain is Khan
— Justin Stangel (@Justin_Stangel) January 25, 2013
Great news about JJ directing new Star Wars flick. This just needs Lindelof writing to be PERFECT news.
— Mark Millar (@mrmarkmillar) January 24, 2013
Don’t be too proud of these JJ Abrams jokes you’ve constructed. The ability to destroy a man is insignificant next to the power of the Force
— JonathanHickman (@JHickman) January 24, 2013
JJ Abrams directing #StarWars is acceptable, IF it’s an alternate timeline where Jar-Jar is incinerated 30 seconds into Phantom Menace.
— Team Coco (@TeamCoco) January 24, 2013
Hey, JJ Abrams. You know…you know…
— Zachary Levi (@ZacharyLevi) January 24, 2013
Hey @bad_robot, if you need help casting for the new #StarWars, @nathanfillion knows his way around a spaceship.bonniegrrl.tumblr.com/post/414165486…
— Bonnie Burton (@bonniegrrl) January 25, 2013
the moral of the story is Ben Affleck never wins. no oscar or star wars. just Jennifer Garner, tear
— Jim Gisriel (@JimmFORCE) January 24, 2013
Right now, about a thousand snarky individuals are Photoshopping lens flares into Star Wars film stills.
— Shaun Clayton (@doctorfailure) January 24, 2013
Wait, can you really direct STAR TREK ~and~ STAR WARS? Doesn’t that open up some kind of nerd wormhole?
— Josh Dickey (@Variety_JLD) January 24, 2013
I’m pretty sure JJ Abrams doing Star Trek and Star Wars violates both the Prime Directive and the Jedi Code.
— Evan Mintz (@evan7257) January 24, 2013
Image Credit: http://twitpic.com/bxybpeRumour has it JJ Abrams will direct the new Star Wars movie. If he screws this one up, going to have to call him “Jar Jar” Abrams
— Verified Darth (@SithSarcasm) January 24, 2013
