I honestly am only slightly aware of the Star Wars resurgence. What's the plan? They going to go crazy and do a bunch of these?

It's because they can only make three "Episodes" (well, four if they split up the last one as I've suggested they might), and they want SW to keep on rolling.  So they want to establish an expanded cinematic universe now.  I guess it makes sense to do these "original trilogy" movies now since we know more about it than the new era, but honestly, after Episode VII I expect a majority of SW films will take place in the "present," keeping the story going with the "Episodes" as the "Avengers" type of must-see movie and the others and stand-alone flicks like "Iron Man" or "Thor."  After Boba Fett (ill-advised, I think), I hope we get a Finn and Poe movie or a Rey movie or a "those guys from The Raid who were in one scene" movie.  Avoid looking backwards, is what I'm saying.

I could imagine a Boba Fett movie in the style of, say, Lone Wolf And Cub or The Professional, have him be a more static character protecting and killing a client, navigating his way through the murkier parts of the Star Wars universe.  Have a finale where he fights those other bounty hunters from Empire Strikes Back, that kind of thing.  Instead of Cloud City, maybe an underwater city, they could flood it or something.  That could be neat.

And yeah, they might continue doing Episodes, but I think they need 3-Ep plans before they start, it just makes sense.  We read the Episodes as trilogies.  So I'm sure we could get a fourth one, but I imagine that, too, will start with a new cast in a new era.  But I'd like to see more of Finn and Rey outside of their episodes, I want this new world to continue some more, you know?

Yeah, if they don't get him now, I think any other actor that portrays Luke will look idiotic when they have "Luke" sitting right in front of them.