Squee Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Disney and Lucasfilm are excited to announce that principal photography on Star Wars: Episode VII, directed by J.J. Abrams, will commence May 2014, and will be based at London's historic Pinewood Studios. [...] It has also been confirmed that Star Wars: Episode VII is set about 30 years after the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, and will star a trio of new young leads along with some very familiar faces. No further details on casting or plot are available at this time. We all kinda knew that last part... but hey... now we know that we know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 This way they've all aged in approximation with their actors*. The wookie suit demonstrates the age of their race by being a little moth eaten. Also, luke shouldn't have aged, given the power of the force running through him, so a CG touch up will be in order. Perhaps also they could give Harrison Ford some meds to wake him up a little, lest we find the swashbuckling space trader moving at a deflated pace, as the kids wizz around him finding romance and hijacking the old man's ship in pursuit of adventure or to run away from some problem that they've encountered that they're too frightened to reveal to the uncool parents. * - i wonder if they'll do this with harry potter in a few years (after she sells the franchise to the disney-universal-fox-viacomcast-netflicks corporation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 This is what I feared when Disney bought the franchise... [youtubehd]K9H2fDA1p0Q[/youtubehd] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Yeah well. Shameless and could piss off the fan base, but on the other hand that cultural saturation was happening 30+ years ago when the first batch of films came out, so it shouldn't really shock anyone. After all it's a 'family' market into which a 'family' company is selling a 'family' movie so of course they are going to market it using their 'family' entertainment vehicles. I kind of feel sorry for Billy Dee for having been roped into this particular sideshow, but he's a good sport it seems and certainly would have been paid well for his time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Chewbacca died 25 ABY, I'm not sure if they will bring him back if they keep some sort of vague canon history 8-( But are they doing this for the exposure, hoping that they are going to be cast as a minor character in the next movies? R2-D2 is the first confirmed character, but that surprises nobody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 It can't possibly turn out worse than the prequels, so I'm all for this shit. Star Wars as we knew it is ruined anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Chewbacca died 25 ABY, I'm not sure if they will bring him back if they keep some sort of vague canon history 8-( But are they doing this for the exposure, hoping that they are going to be cast as a minor character in the next movies? R2-D2 is the first confirmed character, but that surprises nobody. Where in the Star Wars timeline did Chewbacca die? Since Episode 7 takes place 30 years after Jedi, I'm assuming between then? The rumour of "familiar faces" coming back make me think only Ford or Hamill would be worthwhile candidates to reprise their roles (although honestly Hamill looks pretty bad these days, despite being a cool guy and a great voice actor). I'd almost just mention them, and not ever show them - it would be like when they tried with the Next Generation Star Trek movies they tried bringing Kirk and Bones back in, and it was just a bit sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 It wasn't sad, they rule. Also what's with the ageist comments!! They are distinguished elders. And about Hamill, he was never good looking and a least he can't speak normally these days. Ford seems slightly out of it in interviews i've seen with him in the past couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Chewbacca died 25 ABY, I'm not sure if they will bring him back if they keep some sort of vague canon history 8-( But are they doing this for the exposure, hoping that they are going to be cast as a minor character in the next movies? R2-D2 is the first confirmed character, but that surprises nobody. Where in the Star Wars timeline did Chewbacca die? Since Episode 7 takes place 30 years after Jedi, I'm assuming between then? The rumour of "familiar faces" coming back make me think only Ford or Hamill would be worthwhile candidates to reprise their roles (although honestly Hamill looks pretty bad these days, despite being a cool guy and a great voice actor). I'd almost just mention them, and not ever show them - it would be like when they tried with the Next Generation Star Trek movies they tried bringing Kirk and Bones back in, and it was just a bit sad. It was in one of the books, but if they retcon the whole EU, then Chewie might still be alive.Btw Bones wasn't in ST Generations, it was Kirk, Chekov and Scotty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 /shakes rubin farr's hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Chewbacca died 25 ABY, I'm not sure if they will bring him back if they keep some sort of vague canon history 8-( But are they doing this for the exposure, hoping that they are going to be cast as a minor character in the next movies? R2-D2 is the first confirmed character, but that surprises nobody. Where in the Star Wars timeline did Chewbacca die? Since Episode 7 takes place 30 years after Jedi, I'm assuming between then? The rumour of "familiar faces" coming back make me think only Ford or Hamill would be worthwhile candidates to reprise their roles (although honestly Hamill looks pretty bad these days, despite being a cool guy and a great voice actor). I'd almost just mention them, and not ever show them - it would be like when they tried with the Next Generation Star Trek movies they tried bringing Kirk and Bones back in, and it was just a bit sad. It was in one of the books, but if they retcon the whole EU, then Chewie might still be alive.Btw Bones wasn't in ST Generations, it was Kirk, Chekov and Scotty. I *saw* Bones being led by somebody (Data)? In Next Generation - perhaps it wasn't the movie, but the TV series (so long ago these days) - yes, he was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2udr7REMHPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 i honestly am only excited for the red letter media reviews of this future drek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atop Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 okay I am calling it! it shall be named Star Wars episode VII: Rise of the Force or Light of the Force, something with the Force in it. or Star Wars episode VII: Clone of the Binks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Well.... Jar-Jar binks isn't dead, he actually might be in the new movies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 It might as well have Donald Duck in it FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 #DDFFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 /@#DDIIFFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadameChaos Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Well.... Jar-Jar binks isn't dead, he actually might be in the new movies! Wait, did they say that? I would have thought based on how old he was (an adult Gungan) in the prequels, by the time this 3rd trilogy comes around (set 30 years after the second trilogy), he would have been too old an died of old age. How old are Gungans supposed to live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 If he he hadn't died yet they should have hired boba fett to go round and finish him off. Hey, i gotta message from my boss, special delivery mee so harpy, mee so liking presents BANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 the idea that an entire planet would democratically elect jar jar binks as their representative after padme stepped down boggles the mind. he literally says "dellow felagates" when speaking to the senate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delet... Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 BANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 George Lucas, king of comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atop Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 King of the Turkeys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebraska Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 they should do a prequel to caravan of courage http://youtu.be/HenB3gt6SAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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