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[gutshot]

These were all well established actors long before Episode 1.

And so are Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver and Domnhall Gleeson.

Well established ≠ well known

 

[genjiZERO]

I can dig it. A bunch of people I've never heard of, none of them are overly pretty, and mostly European. I just got cautiously excited.

 

[brandonh83]

I didn't mean that there isn't good stuff in the EU. Just that it has always been obvious it would never have an effect on the movie universe.

I thought this was so... duh. Then the uproar happened, and left me in confusion.

 

[Nightshade]

This is like the last supper for nerds.

 

[BFIB]

I just realized how weird its going to be seeing the Disney logo pop up before Lucasfilm.

 

[SargerusBR]

I'm so hyped right now

 

[Tom_Cody]

Sith Villain apprentice?
Adam Driver

Noted genetic abomination, Adam Driver.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Let's be real, unless they're chris hemsworth, chris evans, or beyonce they're basically unknowns to the general public.

That's pretty much what I'm saying - it's not like Jesse Plemons is somehow OUTSIDE that definition because he played a shitheel on Breaking Bad for half a season.

 

[DieH@rd]

I just realized how weird its going to be seeing the Disney logo pop up before Lucasfilm.

Dont worry. Fans will made despecialized version quickly. lol

 

[TheKaeptain]

So who is going to join #TeamUnknownChickisLukesApprentice?

 

[Red Mage]

I thought this was so... duh. Then the uproar happened, and left me in confusion.

You must've never realized that a lot of stuff Lucas never got around to figuring out (names of planets, etc) and so lifted wholesale from the E.U. = P

 

[Blader]

I'm pretty stoked about Serkis and Von Sydow here, but really they all look good -- or at least seem promising.

I haven't been very hyped about this movie despite not having any reason to not look forward to it...but now I'm getting hyped.

 

[Lynq]

...the same way the prequels retroactively made the original trilogy worse

Wait... Wait, I'm still trying to understand...

Episodes I-III made IV, V and VI... Worse? oO

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

So who is going to join #TeamUnknownChickisLukesApprentice?

You have my sword.

 

[Quick]

Any ideas on who Domhnall Gleeson is going to play?

 

[AlteredForms]

I'm not with it at the moment. Then again, that may just be me.

 

[Solo]

All they pretty much have to do for a teaser is the Force theme/Binary Sunset, a green lightsaber in the dark, and a pan up to Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker for the first time in 32 years. Tickets will be sold.

 

[Red Mage]

Wait... Wait, I'm still trying to understand...

Episodes I-III made IV, V and VI... Worse? oO

Maybe they're referring to the SUPER SPECIAL EDITION DVDs with Jar Jar and Young Anakin in them?

 

[Number45]

And so are Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver and Domnhall Gleeson.

Well established ≠ well known

They were both well established and well known, from what I recall. They may all have nothing quite the size of Star Wars before it came along but they had sizeable roles in pretty big films before The Phantom Menace. Liam Neeson in particular (though I may be leaning too much on what I liked for McGregor).

 

[brandonh83]

Any ideas on who Domhnall Gleeson is going to play?

Considering no one knows what the story is even about, let alone the characters aside from the obvious... I doubt anyone has any ideas.

 

[- J - D -]

Has there ever been an Asian person in Star Wars?

 

[vagabondarts]

Luke's son?
Domhnall Gleeson

Lando's Son Adopted by Hans and Leia?
John Boyega

Daughter of Hans and Leia?
Daisy Ridley

Sith Villain apprentice?
Adam Driver

Obi wan Jedi figure?
Oscar Isaac

Emperor Palpatine type Sith Lord?
Andy Serkis

Evil senator behind the scenes?
Max von Sydow

Hype levels intensifying... Great cast

 

[Kagari]

From one statement made Luke Skywalkers wife will be Mara Jadeish, but not named Mara Jade. Basically same personality, red hair, green eyes. Everything else is up in the air.

Makes you wonder why they can't go with Mara Jade unless they want it to be a surprise.

Even Lucas went with the name Courscant since it was that well known because of the EU.

Completely forgot about that.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Oscar Isaac & Adam Driver (with Justin Timberlake) in a scene together from Inside Llewyn Davis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WCRAuIcjsc

Mr. Kennedy shot them into outer space.

This is a pretty solid cast.

Obi wan Jedi figure?
Oscar Isaac

He should be a Solo-ish rogue character.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

After the shitstorm that was the de canonization of the games, this news has me very excited.

That wasn't a shitstorm that was a kitten's fart. Bring on the Serkis.

 

[Sectorseven]

Who is getting the Darth Vader role of ultra cool villain spanning the entire new trilogy?

 

[Kud Dukan]

This is a fantastic cast. Don't screw this up!

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Who is getting the Darth Vader role of ultra cool villain spanning the entire new trilogy?

I think it could be Driver?

Nobody really knows what the story is still.

 

[18-Volt]

What are the chances that girl is the Sith Lord Ahsoka Tano? Or we will see Tano as the baddie in 8th movie?

 

[Syf]

Who is getting the Darth Vader role of ultra cool villain spanning the entire new trilogy?

Driver I'm guessing. I think he has loads of villain potential.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Are people really trying to say Neeson wasn't a well known actor before episode 1?

 

[TCRS]

Has there ever been an Asian person in Star Wars?

Lt. Telsij

 

[Blader]

Who is getting the Darth Vader role of ultra cool villain spanning the entire new trilogy?

Driver, allegedly.

 

[WhereAreMahDragonz]

So who is going to join #TeamUnknownChickisLukesApprentice?

You have my sword.

And my bow.

 

[sphagnum]

Has there ever been an Asian person in Star Wars?

I think there was an Asian Rebel pilot in Episode VI and I feel like one of the crewmembers on Bail Organa's ship in Episode III might have been Asian.

 

[XenodudeX]

Who is playing who though?

 

[inm8num2]

von Sydow gives me a Jorus C'baoth vibe. Yes, yes I know the EU was scrapped and would never have made it into the new movies anyway. Just a simple nostalgia-fueled observation.

 

[Oersted]

And so are Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver and Domnhall Gleeson.

Well established ≠ well known

Oh, come on.

 

[LiK]

WHERE THE FUCK IS LANDO?

Dancing with the Stars

 

[Solo]

So who is going to join #TeamUnknownChickisLukesApprentice?

#Team28

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Neeson was fucking Schindler.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

So if they released this info today what do they have in store for Star Wars day? maybe a teaser?

please?

 

[Tunesmith]

All they pretty much have to do for a teaser is the Force theme/Binary Sunset, a green lightsaber in the dark, and a pan up to Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker for the first time in 32 years. Tickets will be sold.

Obligatory chills moment: http://youtu.be/1gpXMGit4P8

 

[bengraven]

1) Serkis just ensured the CGI characters will be fucking awesome and blow away every other non-Gollum CGI ever
2) Hm, the girl sitting between Solo and Leia. I wonder if that's on purpose...
3) MAX VON FUCKING SYNDOW! God yes, PLEASE BE SITH...

 

[Solo]

Obligatory chills moment: http://youtu.be/1gpXMGit4P8

Hell, even better, just recreate this with Old Luke staring off into the sunset. I'd buy a ticket.

 

[Cth]

Why? The Thrawn Trilogy is pretty much the best Star Wars trilogy out there, and was much more faithful to the OT than the PT ever was. It played a major role in reviving interest in Star Wars, I'd argue. Plus it has Mara Jade, one of the most well-written female protagonists in sci-fi.

Meh.

Mara Jade was one of the worst characters, IMO. Too much of a Mary Sue for me, and owes a lot of Shira Brie. Not to mention the whole fan service aspect of the character.

Thrawn was an interesting character, aside from both Thrawn and Jade going against what was previously established as the Emperor being biased against aliens and females.

I hated the Ysalamir because like the Yuuzhan Vong it felt like the author had no way to handle Luke, so he dropped in Anti-Force stuff..

It read too much like Tom Clancy Star Wars to me, but that's another thread altogether

 

[Sectorseven]

All they pretty much have to do for a teaser is the Force theme/Binary Sunset, a green lightsaber in the dark, and a pan up to Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker for the first time in 32 years. Tickets will be sold.

Even easier: Vader breathing with a title card.

I don't care if he's in it or not (but I bet he will be...somehow).

 

[TheKaeptain]

You have my sword.

And my bow.

Nice.

#Team28

Is this a reunion?

So if they released this info today what do they have in store for Star Wars day? maybe a teaser?

please?

Story news, logo teaser, and more casting probably.

 

[MrCunningham]

Not really unusual for Star Wars, there's always been a heavy non-American (mostly British) element. For example, in TPM, we had:

Liam Neeson - Irish
Ewan McGregor - Scottish
Natalie Portman - American/Israeli
Jake Lloyd - American
Ian McDiarmid - Scottish
Ahmed Best - American
Pernilla August - Swedish
Ray Park - Scottish
Anthony Daniels - English
Kenny Baker - English
Samuel L. Jackson - American
Frank Oz - American (born in England)

Indeed, a lot of the original trilogy and the prequels were filmed in UK sound stages, so a lot of the cast outside of some of the main stars are from the UK/ England.

I'm sure she'll be incredibly well-developed and three dimsenional with wants and needs outside of that of a love interest!

You know, Princess Leia was pretty well fleshed out in that respect in the original trilogy and was never pegged into a generic love interest/ helpless maiden role. Even in a New Hope where she was mostly portrayed as damsel in distress, she was still anything but helpless. Then she made the transition in the two sequels to leader of the rebellion, where she really started to kick ass as a character. Especially in Jedi where she saved Solo quite a few times.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Hell, even better, just recreate this with Old Luke staring off into the sunset. I'd buy a ticket.

That's because it's one of the best moments in the series (the best).