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Star Wars: In Production [Rumors/SPOILERS for All Films Past, Present, & Future]
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Just because he gets his ass whupped by Kylo and Rey is the one who ends up with Luke in the end while Finn stays behind at the Resistance base doesn't mean he can't have force powers.
Kaneda Shotaro
Member
The lightsaber was sent to reach Rey's planet by Luke through using the force, I get that and it shows how powerful Luke really is but there's something else no one talks about ever: the Falcon, just sitting there on Jakku. Why was it left there? The Falcon hangar door is completely open when Finn and Rey literally run into it because it's just there for them to escape (and neither has ever encountered it before). What's the meaning behind that? Was is left there for Rey to find one day? Han never really explains it to them and the audience quickly forgets how they got on it so are they setting it up for another movie where it's explained that it was left there for Rey as well as the saber "finding" her (in a manner of speaking)?
Moff
Member
apparently it's in the hands of a gang. the falcon Lego comes with some of them.
Kaneda Shotaro
Member
They don't fight anybody to get the ship, it's empty with the door wide open. They fight a gang on the ship the Falcon lands in helping Han and Chewie. They literally run into it. Just seems strange it would be sitting there with its doors open and no one inside on Jakku of all places. Like Rey was meant to get it.
Grover Cleveland
Member
He may or may not have powers later in the series.
There's room for more than one force user amongst the main cast.
Hell, Poe may be Force Sensitive too for all we know
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Couple shots in this new commercial that help illustrate the where's & whens decently.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I think Kasdan & Abrams were cognizant of the parallels they were drawing, and ended up purposefully blending them.
Finn's got a bit of Han's backstory (and he ends up bonding with the old man pretty quickly) but he's also, on a character level, way more like Luke was in the OT than Han.
Rey's obviously got Luke's backstory (and is likely directly tied to him storywise) but her characterization seems to be a lot more like Leia's than anything.
Finn's got a bit of Han's backstory (and he ends up bonding with the old man pretty quickly) but he's also, on a character level, way more like Luke was in the OT than Han.
Rey's obviously got Luke's backstory (and is likely directly tied to him storywise) but her characterization seems to be a lot more like Leia's than anything.
I don't believe we have gotten any indication of Han being a former Imperial? I haven't read all the new books though. Han's backstory I expect is going to remain a mystery till we get the Han Solo film in 2018.
CreepingFear
Member
In the old EU, Chewie stuck around Han because he owed him a life debt from saving him from slavery by the imperials. I know the old EU is dead, so I'm wondering where Chewie fits in 8 and 9. Peter Mayhew is not doing great health wise and with Han being dead in the Sequel Trilogy, should he play a role if any in the future movies? Maybe, this is Chewie's last hurrah in blowing the fuck out of Starkiller base and dropping Rey off to Luke.
Okay well, before Disney fucked the EU Han ended up joining the Imperial Military Academy when he was younger but was kicked out when he stopped an officer from beating down a wookiee (Chewbacca).
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I'm betting Han being a former imperial will get re-introduced. It's one of those things that people just sorta seem to "know" even if they've never read an EU novel. It's not super-out-of-bounds, either. It's essentially the exact same path Luke was going to take to get off Tattooine.
Why does Disney always seem to get blamed for this? I see this all the time. Disney isn't to blame for the EU being axed. That was clearly a Lucasfilm call the second Episode VII went into pre-production. The EU was dead the second George Lucas hired Michael Arndt to write Episode VII.
Yeah, it does feels like its always been one of those things always out there, even long before the AC Crispin Han books.
Although with Kennedy saying we aren't getting a teen Han, the Han film may not be about that. I REALLY hope it isn't a Batman Begins/Casino Royale style Han Solo origin story. I want Indiana Jones sort of random adventure with Han & Chewie. I don't want to learn how Han got his vest.
I can already picture a trailer scene of Han introducing himself to Chewbacca for the first time and it makes me cringe. I really don't want that movie, I want a Han Solo & Chewie one-off adventure movie. Basically what the Brian Daley books did.
Because the official closure of the EU didn't happen until 2014.
Re: the Han movie... I'm totally against it because it won't be Harrison Ford.
Annouced in 2014 but it was clearly dead the moment we learned about Episode VII existing. There is no way a single person thought when Lucas decided to start the machine back up again and hired Ardnt that they were going to follow the continuity of the novels.
Not to mention Disney is very hands off when it comes to Lucasfilm, they aren't going to be making calls about the EU.
But yeah, the casting of Han is going to be pretty vital. Big big shoes to fill.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Well, I have faith in the Han Solo film because Kasdan is on board. I'm just worried about the casting. I haven't seen anyone that can match Ford's charisma, but maybe I haven't looked hard enough. I'm sure they'll go with an unknown.
The Omega Man
Member
So did amazon spoil Finn's background or was this already public knowledge?
Im positive its fake.
The Omega Man
Member
Oh cool, I was like WTF
Bobby Roberts
Banned
It's pretty good. So far as the Star Wars comics go, people generally really like it, although you get some debate as to whether it's the best.
(I think Lando and Kanan's comics are better than Shattered Empire, myself)
A lot of people are reading Shattered Empire strictly for any sort of insight into post-Jedi setup for Force Awakens, and it's not particularly good at that. But as a straight up adventure story of people in the Rebellion making their way through post-Endor life, it's good. Greg Rucka doesn't typically make bad comics. This is no exception.
(I think Lando and Kanan's comics are better than Shattered Empire, myself)
A lot of people are reading Shattered Empire strictly for any sort of insight into post-Jedi setup for Force Awakens, and it's not particularly good at that. But as a straight up adventure story of people in the Rebellion making their way through post-Endor life, it's good. Greg Rucka doesn't typically make bad comics. This is no exception.
phazedplasma
Member
Its just ok imo.
It shoe horns in every major character stifling the characters we actually care about (poe's parents).
The art is decent except when those major characters have to be drawn as you can tell they are obviously referenced and traced. They look jarring when compared to the main characters.
I was expecting a lot more since I'm a huge fan of Rucka but he only manages to limp a long a story with a bunch of mandated beats.
layzie1989
Member
The things most interesting to me after reading all of the spoilers are
1. Why did Kylo turn evil?
2. Does Rey not know who her family is? Was she a baby when Luke's temple was attacked?
3. Who is Rey's mother? If she's Luke's daughter will we see the story of Luke and the mother? We got very little of Padme in the OT, so I don't know whether we will or whether we need it. This mother just seems like one of the biggest unknowns moving forward.
Having read all of the spoilers out there it's good to know i know very little about a lot of the characters.
1. Why did Kylo turn evil?
2. Does Rey not know who her family is? Was she a baby when Luke's temple was attacked?
3. Who is Rey's mother? If she's Luke's daughter will we see the story of Luke and the mother? We got very little of Padme in the OT, so I don't know whether we will or whether we need it. This mother just seems like one of the biggest unknowns moving forward.
Having read all of the spoilers out there it's good to know i know very little about a lot of the characters.
Grover Cleveland
Member
Kaneda Shotaro
Member
Rey kills Kylo in 8, Finn vs. Rey at the conclusion of 9. Friend vs friend, I'm betting this is how it goes.
Other than the fact Adam Driver is signed on for all 3 films
maybe there is no mother like how with shmi skywalker there was no father
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I don't think they're gonna make that mistake again.
Kaneda Shotaro
Member
Other than the fact Adam Driver is signed on for all 3 films
Then Rey is definitely going to turn him good to fight the greater evil but he's still going to die for killing Han.
This is basically what happened in the later novels once the Solo kids and even Luke's kid got older. The writers always found a way to muck things up by keeping the big three around.
Secret Fawful
Member
So...
Rey just had a chat with Maz about her parentage maybe? Thing is, it seems to be raining in this shot, or dust is blowing around, either of which would be great for this dramatic moment, but I'm not sure lines up with the First Order showing up and Kylo hunting Rey down in the forest, unless that's way later. Dunno.
Rey just had a chat with Maz about her parentage maybe? Thing is, it seems to be raining in this shot, or dust is blowing around, either of which would be great for this dramatic moment, but I'm not sure lines up with the First Order showing up and Kylo hunting Rey down in the forest, unless that's way later. Dunno.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
What if Luke is watching over Rey not because she's his, but because she's somehow related to old Ben?
Weren't there a lot of early rumors about Obi-Wan having a family on Tatooine during his hermit dats and his granddaughter playing into the story of TFA?
Kaneda Shotaro
Member
Would tie into his solo movie.
He doesn't have a solo movie planned, that is all fan pipe dreams at this point.
We have
2015 - The Force Awakens
2016 - Rogue One
2017 - Episode VIII
2018 - Han Solo
2019 - Episode IX
2020 - Boba Fett (not officially Fett but all indications and rumors point to it being a Fett film)
Nothing beyond 2020 yet.
Now you know how people who read the books felt. They killed waaaaaaay too many major characters off to the point of frustration.The Han Solo movie is going to hurt so much knowing that he dies
CD'S BAR
Member
The only stuff that sounds straight from JW imo are the first two teasers. The full trailer and tv spots sound like they're orchestrated by other people. I'd be very surprised if anything from the latter is in the final movie. Just can't see/hear it (the arrangements, that is. obviously it's familiar themes.)
kaiju
Member
That role should go to Anthony Ingruber. Dead on looks and sounds like a young Harrison Ford, and has previously been casted as such in The Age of Adaline. Fans are already petitioning to get the guy casted as the next Han. He's got my vote.
Anthony Ingruber - Harrison Ford Impression
Guy on reddit is saying this is the lego figure for Maz. http://imgur.com/a/KJvwu
Looks consistent with the recent poster. Yeah, it's her.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
There were definitely rumors about there being a Kenobi relative in the early days, before the shot list came out.
A lot of people were speculating Lupita's character would end up related to Ben somehow. Obviously, that wasn't the case. But Kenobi's name did pop up semi-frequently back then.
Would be interesting if the big swerve wasn't that Rey was Luke's kid, but that Luke had essentially adopted her because she was related to Ben. But that might end up being kind of clunky and/or an expositional nightmare for Episode 8.
Then again, I don't know that there's an explanation for her parentage even if she's Luke that won't be potentially clunky, period.
Spiritreaver
Member
Please tell me the Kylo and Phasma minifigs look like this now. I watched a few Youtube reviews of the shuttle and tank kits and they were really bad. They didn't even have faces.
Kylo Ren minifig has a mask on his face even with the hood off. But yes Phasma has a black head underneath.
LEGO has done this before with minifigures when the identity under the mask is unknown. Some of the earlier Stormtrooper minifigures before they started using Jango Clone heads for all stormtroopers. There are more examples.
So far there is no material that proves we see Phasma with the helmet off in TFA. So either LEGO knows this which is why we get the black head, or more likely Disney did not want anything revealed about what is under the mask (as of the release of these toys on Force Friday) and so LEGO's only choice is to use a blank head.
LEGO has done this before with minifigures when the identity under the mask is unknown. Some of the earlier Stormtrooper minifigures before they started using Jango Clone heads for all stormtroopers. There are more examples.
So far there is no material that proves we see Phasma with the helmet off in TFA. So either LEGO knows this which is why we get the black head, or more likely Disney did not want anything revealed about what is under the mask (as of the release of these toys on Force Friday) and so LEGO's only choice is to use a blank head.
The episode VIII release date still stands out. Why not december every year?