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They have Gollum?!
Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Announced
The Star Wars Team are thrilled to announce the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII.
Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.
Star Wars: Episode VII will be directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams is returning as the composer. The movie opens worldwide on December 18, 2015.
They have Gollum?!
I do not like the idea of running the old crew out for this. Leave them alone and make new tracks.
I don't know of a reason why two actors would be on the set alone with each other to begin with. If there is nothing being shot then there is no film-related reason to be there. If something is being filmed then I expect a crew to be there as well.Don't know how true this is but supposedly (and I emphasize "supposedly"), Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher are never on set together and alone without others due to an apparent grudge that goes all the way back to the original Star Wars filming. Again I'm not sure how true that is, but I recently read about that (as well as saw that Dish Nation) so thought I'd share that. Maybe one of you guys can help me figure out how much truth there is to it.
I don't know of a reason why two actors would be on the set alone with each other to begin with. If there is nothing being shot then there is no film-related reason to be there. If something is being filmed then I expect a crew to be there as well.
Eh, sounds like any workplace.I may have worded that bad. I mean as in, they can't be in the same place together without people in there with them. You have actors/actresses who get along and could just hang out with each other all by themselves. Basically I'm saying that supposedly according to these sources, they don't get along.
Also worth adding that they really do appear to be cutting most ties with the novels, and won't be making use of the storylines and characters from the expanded universe.
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2014/04...the-star-wars-expanded-universe-is-non-canon/
Imagine how pissed off fans of Expanded Universe works are now.![]()
You would think that they would prefer new, original stories, rather than retreads of existing materials. Look at the first two Harry Potter films - they pretty much retell the books blow-for-blow, and in doing so, offer nothing new.Imagine how pissed off fans of Expanded Universe works are now.![]()
And progressively began to blow and blow harder right to the end.Look at the first two Harry Potter films - they pretty much retell the books blow-for-blow, and in doing so, offer nothing new.
And progressively began to blow and blow harder right to the end.
Maybe I burned out on them after the third, but reviews steadily dropped until the final film, which was the highest rated.I disagree,
He was making a comparison to another franchise that began to break away from strict prewritten canon. However, my issues with the films are not related to their strict canonization. I felt the same about the books.and don't know what any of that has to do with Star Wars.
The problem they would face by considering the Expanded Universe as canon is that it would be very easy to contradict that canon in a film. Retcons are never good unless they are absolutely necessary (which makes the decision to hire Abrams baffling). For example, in the aftermath of DIE ANOTHER DAY, the producers of the James Bond films had no choice but to reboot the entire franchise.
The beauty of the new STAR WARS trilogy is that the writers literally have an entire universe as their canvas. They can fit just about any story into it somewhere, but they shouldn't have to read and digest hundreds of Exapanded Universe media simply to find a position for it in the canon. Especially considering that the casual cinemagoer is not familiar with that material.
The key is to do what Marvel did with THE AVENGERS, and hire someone who knows the material inside out. Joss Whedon might have started out writing for "Roseanne", but before "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", he did a whole lot of work on the X-Men titles (he even did substantial rewrites of the first film). The problem Disney have is in finding someone who both knows the STAR WARS universe intimately, and is capable of telling interesting stories.
Wait but why do you say the guy needs to know the universe intimately but at the same time they're free to create their own?
With the way EU's treated now, there's nothing to tie them down. Disney did a good job stomping this fire out before it even really began because as soon as EP. VII was announced everyone assumed it was gonna be classic EU stuff. Now they don't have to use a Jacen and Jaina, or Thrawn, or anything.
I think all the creative heads need to have is a healthy love for Star Wars and know how to tell a good story in film. That's it. Having a good knack for adventure would really help and I was excited when I heard Michael Arndt was doing the first drafts of the script because Toy Story 3 was a way better adventure than, say, Episode 2. But he's not there anymore, although I do trust Kasdan and Abrams.
They just have to be sure to forget about the gimmicks, we don't need to see a bunch of recycled iconography (like the infinite lightsabers in the prequels) just to remind us it's Star Wars. We need that sense of wonder and adventure back. They need to be able to focus on real characters that are varied and that you want to root for and love to see interact and grow with each other.
Imagine how pissed off fans of Expanded Universe works are now.![]()
I never really got into the books or even most of the video games, but I'm a little disappointed that there's little chance that Galen Marek (main protagonist of The Force Unleashed) will appear in the Rebels TV series now. I can understand how the hardcore fans are annoyed about them de-canonising the KOTOR series since they're set thousands of years before episode I, just about everything in that series would have no effect on the upcoming films.
No, I mean he needs to know the universe well, and is free to create within that universe.Wait but why do you say the guy needs to know the universe intimately but at the same time they're free to create their own?
Let's not call it that. Now I have visions of a Sith going back in time and blowing up Tatoine.this is a reboot
Let's not call it that. Now I have visions of a Sith going back in time and blowing up Tatoine.