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[Bobby Roberts]

Whether or not you think it is a good idea for JJ to listen to Lucas, it's funny how much some folks thought this would not be the case.

No it's not. Again, Abrams/Kennedy/Lucas have all said at some point that there was no contact. It's not "Funny" to take that at face value, really. That's not a foolish conceit, I don't think.

What's "funny" is it sort of implies that the only reason all three parties would agree to HIDE that fact (if that's in fact what's going on) is due to the idea they all, on some level, recognize that publicly acknowledging Lucas has anything to do with this beyond his selling the property is a bad idea.

It's not much of a story. Lucas' kid tells us shit we already know, says he's talked to Abrams.

(shrug) it's not like he's writing shit. Or directing shit. Or producing shit. Abrams probably talks to a fuckin TON of people about this that we don't know about.

People are acting like the mere prospect of talking to Lucas is some Wormtongue/Theoden shit.

 

[Count Dookkake]

If not funny, at the very least amusing.

Artists say all sorts of things.

We shouldn't believe it all.

Remember when Lucas said there would be no more Star Wars?

 

[Bobby Roberts]

If not funny, at the very least amusing.

It's a low threshold for "amusing" that relies on popping a chub over being right on the internet

(I'm not unfamiliar with this, myself)

 

[BattleMonkey]

Or you know, things change. JJ doing his own thing, decides to have a few discussions with Lucas, internet goes stupid. Conclusions jumped too.

They could be talking about a million things and to what extent, no one on here is going to know.

 

[Count Dookkake]

(I'm not unfamiliar with this, myself)

I expect that the road to 2015 will be a master class.

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

source.

This sounds good to me. Lucas can give input, but JJ calls the shots. It may work like a filter, keeping the good Lucas ideas while throwing out all the shit.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I expect that the road to 2015 will be a master class.

"I see your Schwartz is as big as mine"

 

[BattleMonkey]

Lucas is just teaching JJ the art of the merchandising kung fu

 

[jett]

Lucas is just teaching JJ the art of the merchandising kung fu

Rusty R2D2 and C3PO suffering from digital Alzheimer's confirmed.

 

[charsace]

Saoirse Ronan :



http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=38960

Who else would audition for the part she read for? Victoria Justice? Britt Robertson? Amber Heard? Dakota Fanning?

 

[Doublesith]

No, he's got the title of "Creative Consultant" and that's it. Until Jett here gave an interview, Lucas/Abrams/Kennedy had all said in one way or another that there'd been no contact with Lucas once the sale was done.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

That's a nice picture!

Doesn't change that they'd all at one point said they hadn't talked to each other.

Now it appears they have!

Look at that shit!

edit: Seriously, look at it. That's a beardless Lucas!

 

[BattleMonkey]

"You made 20 billion selling action figures?!"

 

[Mix]

My friend Lauren is doing concept/character design for the main bad guy

 

[JaseC]

Who else would audition for the part she read for? Victoria Justice? Britt Robertson? Amber Heard? Dakota Fanning?

Rachel Hurd-Wood and Ksenia Solo are two other names I've seen thrown about, not that I recognised either of them.

 

[charsace]

Rachel Hurd-Wood and Ksenia Solo are two other names I've seen thrown about, not that I recognised either of them.

Solo I know of. She does teen focused shows. Though she currently stars in the more adult urban paranormal show lost girl. Star wars would be a huge step up from guest starring in teen shows and doing canadian tv.

 

[rakhir]

My friend Lauren is doing concept/character design for the main bad guy

Tell her to keep his Grand Admiral uniform classy and the skin dark blue.

(any juicy details? )

 

[Demoncarnotaur]

My friend is doing concept/character design for the main bad guy

Thats pretty awesome, but I would remove your friends name just in case someone does digging, etc.

 

[Mariolee]

My friend Lauren is doing concept/character design for the main bad guy

Now we'll know who to blame.

Curse you Lauren!

 

[JaseC]

Solo I know of. She does teen focused shows. Though she currently stars in the more adult urban paranormal show lost girl. Star wars would be a huge step up from guest starring in teen shows and doing canadian tv.

Ronan and presumably the better-known among the "everybody" she mentioned expressing interest puts those hoping for their big break at a significant disadvantage. Come to think of it, Episode VII would be Ronan's own big break of sorts considering the last film of hers to garner significant attention upon release was 2007's Atonement, though Hanna had a relatively decent haul, too (~$65m on a budget of, considering Wright said he found it difficult to "shoot an action film on a drama budget" or something to such effect, $20~30m.).

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

Thats pretty awesome, but I would remove your friends name just in case someone does digging, etc.

Yeah, If I was said friend, I wouldn't be at all impressed with that.

 

[DjRoomba]

In other star wars news its just been unofficially confirmed that Disney is building the Millenium falcon and the Ewok village in Disneyland. Someone should make a thread about that

 

[Bobby Roberts]

In other star wars news its just been unofficially confirmed that Disney is building the Millenium falcon and the Ewok village in Disneyland. Someone should make a thread about that

Why? What's to discuss there other than "cool." or "lame they're milking it."

You don't even have a link to the "unofficial confirmation."

 

[PushTheButtonMax]

Don't use a staged pr picture for evidence.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

...hey, THEIR MOUTHS AREN'T MOVING.

Maybe they didn't talk after all!

 

[CitizenVectron]

If the scene is as described, it appears to fit my predictions.

Considering your predictions have basically been "there will be a Star Wars movie that involves all the regular Star Wars stuff," I wouldn't be too proud. You keep saying you've predicted all these things, or things fit your predictions, but somehow you're always very vague. You also fail to mention that everyone else is predicting the same things.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Whatever you say.

Especially the bit about everyone saying what I'm saying. That's rich. Just look at the thread to see the resistance to my take.

Feel free to compete.

EDIT: You do realize that the majority of my predictions are from when everyone "knew" there would be no more SW?

 

[Tugatrix]

'Star Wars: Episode VII' News and Teaser Coming Sooner Than Later?

 

[Anticitizen One]

lol busted

 

[Anticitizen One]

That's a nice picture!

Doesn't change that they'd all at one point said they hadn't talked to each other.

Now it appears they have!

Look at that shit!

edit: Seriously, look at it. That's a beardless Lucas!

Do you not understand that people in Hollywood lie?

 

[Count Dookkake]

.

 

[Rastafarian42]

Michael B. Jordan confirmed Star Wars audition

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Michael B. Jordan confirmed Star Wars audition

NICE. I LIKE IT.

Gonna be hard for that to work though if he ends up being Johnny Storm in FF though, isn't it?

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Looking forward to the teaser.

And that a magician need not reveal his tricks?

I mean, is this everyone's first time on the internet?

Most important of all.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

My friend XXXXXX is doing concept/character design for the main bad guy

I'm listening....

 

[Xplatformer]

Michael B. Jordan confirmed Star Wars audition

So damn awesome. Dude was good on Friday Night Lights.

NICE. I LIKE IT.

Gonna be hard for that to work though if he ends up being Johnny Storm in FF though, isn't it?

Pretty sure Fox would lose an actor if he was offered even a small BillyDesque role in SWE7.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

"OK so let's just get one giant Jersey Mike's sub and split it. Italian, the works but no tomatoes--Kathleen are you getting all this?"

 

[Prompto]

Michael B. Jordan confirmed Star Wars audition

Hope he gets it. Great actor.

 

[Rastafarian42]

So damn awesome. Dude was good on Friday Night Lights.

Hope he gets it. Great actor.

Yeah really hope he gets it really like that Disney is going all out talent wise for these audtions so far.

 

[Rastafarian42]

NICE. I LIKE IT.

Gonna be hard for that to work though if he ends up being Johnny Storm in FF though, isn't it?

He might be able to do if Star Wars finsihes casting by the end of the year. FF still needs a re-write.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Oh my.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Oh my.

Eh, I got nothing from that.

Weird how the article mentions 2:00 minutes in and the video is 2:02 and ends around that time.

That, or I am not getting the joke. :\

 

[Bobby Roberts]

So, if that bears out, that calls into question the giant load of casting news from way back when I was first being cryptic about something coming, which included Cumberbatch, McDiarmid, Ben Kingsley, etc..

 

[Talon]

Cumberbatch needs to be a Sith Lord.

Darth Cumberbatch

 

[Liamario]

Oh my.

He'd deny it if he wasn't. Perhaps we'll hear some proper announcements at NYCC. But yeah, delighted he's in it. He'll make a great bad guy.

 

[Log4Girlz]

What's wrong with your FAAAAAAACE

 

[antonz]

Cumberbatch needs to be a Sith Lord.

Darth Cumberbatch

Have him be Luke's apprentice that gets corrupted to the Dark Side by Palpatine's ghost and become the villain of the saga

 

[Discotheque]

cumberbatch is awesome. but damn...talk about typecasting. he's our go to british villain for the decade.

dude's taken the mantle from mark strong.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

cumberbatch is awesome. but damn...talk about typecasting. he's our go to british villain for the decade.

dude's taken the mantle from mark strong.

This is my feeling as well if it turns out to be true.

 

[Dmax3901]

Oh my.

Dat compliment.

Dat humble.