MarketSaw is reporting, from a super secret source, that George Lucas is considering another Star Wars trilogy, this time in 3D. The source says it all depends on how James Cameron's 'Avatar' does at the box office. According to the rumor (and I can't say that enough), George Lucas would produce, and not direct; Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola are said to in consideration to direct.

It's no big news that Lucas has repeatedly said he would not make another Star Wars trilogy, but you can imagine him being very excited about the direction of 3D cinema. As long as Lucas is not the only writer (please get someone like Joss Whedon to write the dialogue), and as long as the films are not simply a vehicle for new effects technology, I see this as nothing but good news. (Two big ifs, by the way.)

The most important aspect of this new trilogy is going to be setting. When will the movies take place? After ROTJ? The Old Republic? I have a feeling that if this really does happen (and that seems rather doubtful), it won't be at all connected to the Skywalker saga. Lucas has always said that Star Wars is about the rise and fall and redemption of Darth Vader, adding a new trilogy without Anakin seems out of place in the mythos.

Also, expect EU fanboys to lose their minds because the whole timeline is about to destroyed (again).