Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 YEah there is a rumor that there will be a big announcement on 10/30. Some people are claiming a tearer trailer..others casting info. They also pushed shooting back a few months.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/11/05/more-star-wars-episode-vii-plot-and-character-details-open-casting-call-for-young-leads-upcoming So, this clears up nothing while bringing up hundreds of additional questions. So are the Skywalker/Solo children going to be discarded or are they just not the focus of the new trilogy? Are these new characters Jedi? How much will Han, Leia, and Luke factor in to the next trilogy? They aren't exactly spring chickens and having them around would be nice, but I don't know if I want to see Mark Hamil's old ass come episode IX trying to swing a lightsaber. I swear they are just teasing me with these vague ass leaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 "He isn't exactly a spring chicken and having him around would be nice, but I don't know if I want to see Alec Guinness' old ass come episode VI trying to swing a lightsaber" - Supremebve's 1970's counterpart Mark Hamil is exactly as old as Alec Guinness was when he made Star Wars. Neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 "He isn't exactly a spring chicken and having him around would be nice, but I don't know if I want to see Alec Guinness' old ass come episode VI trying to swing a lightsaber" - Supremebve's 1970's counterpart Mark Hamil is exactly as old as Alec Guinness was when he made Star Wars. Neat! He is exactly how old Alec Guinness was then, but basically had to do the physical equivalent of swinging his cane. If they kill him off in Episode VII fine, but are they going to kill off all three of them? Harrison Ford is already over 70, and Carrie Fisher isn't getting any saner. I'm finally starting to think this is going to disappoint, but I'm still hopeful that they'll get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimoDANK Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Yeah I'm getting a little worried. JJ Abrams seems like such an arrogant jerk he's going to make this movie what he wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Wait...How is JJ an arrogant jerk? I thought he was the one who said that 2015 was unrealistic and that the release date should be pushed back, only for Disney to push back and say it's 2015 or bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimoDANK Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 I get that feeling whenever I hear him talk. A guy like Lindelof quit twitter because he couldn't take the negative stuff. JJ seems like a guy who could care less about that stuff and just counts his money. I'm not hating on that attitude in general, I just don't want that guy deciding the future of Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Trying to expect thoughtful and intellectual discourse on Twitter alone is a mistake. Most Twitter and social media are the dregs of social media right alongside YouTube comments. A veritable filter for mental illness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Wait a minute, open casting call in London in 2 weeks? I have no acting experience whatsoever, but I did promise my 12 year old self that if they ever made episode 7 I should do everything in my power to at least get a cameo... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Well, we're five pages in, and I feel like it's time to say: I've got a bad feeling about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 trust in the force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Merry Christmas, Nerds! STAR WARS: EPISODE VII Coming to Theaters December 18, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LethalStriker Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Well at least they gave Abrams 6-7 extra months to get the movie done. But I find it funny that someones dislike for Abrams is because he doesn't want to post on twitter. When in fact that should be a good thing he doesn't want to waste time on such a dumb part of social media. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimoDANK Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Reading is a skill. I could give 2 shits if he's on twitter. I just don't get the feeling he gives a fuck what people think about say the ending to Lost or the ending to Fringe. I'd rather the guy making Star Wars Ep7 not be totally tone deaf to fan opinion. All this being said I thought he did a great job with Star Trek. Haven't seen the 2nd one yet. I'm not a Star Trek guy though so I have no idea if he pleased the hardcore fans with those movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Abrams had nothing to do with either of those endings, so I'm not sure why he'd be losing sleep over fan reaction to them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I don't have much of an opinion on the nu-Trek movies but Super 8 was pretty awesome and MI3 was a hell of a lot better than I expected it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimoDANK Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Abrams had nothing to do with either of those endings, so I'm not sure why he'd be losing sleep over fan reaction to them.Maybe the fact that his name is attached to them? If that's me I am deeply invested in making sure those shows don't end badly.Getting away from the JJ talk here. Will and should Mara Jade be in this movie? I kind kind of doubt she's included but there has been talk of Ben Skywalker. I think she's a great character with a very interesting backstory. I'd put her in. I'd also make an animated Thrawn movie between ep7 & 8 to flesh out her origin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Came to the sudden realization yesterday about something that will truly be noticably weird about Episodes 7-9... http://youtu.be/QpojedQlqfU Not having this open the films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVA Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Abrams had nothing to do with either of those endings, so I'm not sure why he'd be losing sleep over fan reaction to them.Maybe the fact that his name is attached to them? If that's me I am deeply invested in making sure those shows don't end badly.I understand how you might think that, but that's really not how the production game works.Do you think Steven Spielberg has ever wasted a second of his time fretting over the reviews for TERRA NOVA? Or FALLING SKIES? Or any of the other shit shows he's produced over the years?These guys put their names on a ton of shows. But if they're not deeply involved in the day-to-day running of the show, they could really care less beyond whether they stay on the air and keep the checks coming in. They don't see the quality of the show as a reflection on themselves at all.Abrams had almost nothing to do with LOST after the pilot. If anything, he probably got too much credit for the show, considering how quickly he bolted and left it in the hands of Lindelof. I think he has one co-writing credit in season 3, and that's it.He was actually more involved with FRINGE in the earlygoing, but even then he checked out before the last few seasons. Direct all hate to J.H. Wyman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzalez Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Came to the sudden realization yesterday about something that will truly be noticably weird about Episodes 7-9... http://youtu.be/QpojedQlqfU Not having this open the films. Maybe it's because the first time I saw Star Wars I saw it on The Disney Channel, but I've never associated Star Wars with FOX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Abrams is a cock though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Wait a minute, open casting call in London in 2 weeks? I have no acting experience whatsoever, but I did promise my 12 year old self that if they ever made episode 7 I should do everything in my power to at least get a cameo... George Lazenby had no acting experience before On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and he lied to the filmmakers in order to get an auditio. And they gave him the lead to play James Bond. You should give it a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Came to the sudden realization yesterday about something that will truly be noticably weird about Episodes 7-9... http://youtu.be/QpojedQlqfU Not having this open the films. Maybe it's because the first time I saw Star Wars I saw it on The Disney Channel, but I've never associated Star Wars with FOX. But they still opened with the Fox Fanfare, no? At the premeire for Episode 1, that got a huge pop all by itself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzalez Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Eh, it's just something I don't think about when I watch Star Wars. Now if the new Robocop starts off with the Orion logo I would start marking out like a mofo. http://youtu.be/wm9sUIJo-rE Ah, nothing says low budget Sci-Fi like Orion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigertooth Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Abrams had almost nothing to do with LOST after the pilot.Yes, but my understanding is that it was during the pilot that the came up with the plan (so to speak) of "Let's just film a bunch of wacky, weird stuff, and we'll figure out why it's happening later."So I think it's fair to give Abrams some of the blame for the problems with Lost. Am I going to blame him for the fact that they were still throwing goofy new never-explained shit at the screen midway through the last season? Not exactly. But that's the model he came up with, so he doesn't get off completely innocent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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