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  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
    Posts: 8,188
    That’s the crazy thing, all the stuff with Luke being a recluse and found by the female protagonist (tentatively named Kira) was originally the story for Episode VII. But then JJ came on board, didn’t know how to handle all the Luke stuff, so he pushed that all back for the very ending and let VIII deal with all of it.

    Essentially, TLJ would have been beginning of the sequel trilogy, rather than the middle chapter.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    edited November 13 Posts: 4,637
    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-wars-rey-movie-simon-kinberg-1236059786/

    As much as I like Rey, I just don't get Lucasfilm anymore. As I've said before, at least EON waits for the right time to announce things. Kathleen Kennedy lacks direction with these films. She's no Cubby Broccoli, that's for sure! I want to defend IFP and EON, on much of this type of marketing. They’ll always be rumors, sure, but both will announce things when they’re ready to. It’s a shame that Daisy Ridley won’t probably be able to do a Bond movie, now, though. She’d be a good Moneypenny.
  • itsrawitsraw
    Posts: 16
    A classic case of throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks. The smart thing to do would be to let it rest for a few years, but because Disney spent so much money obtaining the rights to the IP, they have to keep making stuff to make their investment back!

    By the way, Mark Hamill is still a working actor, everyone loves Luke Skywalker, why not do more projects with him?
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 4,637
    itsraw wrote: »
    A classic case of throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks. The smart thing to do would be to let it rest for a few years, but because Disney spent so much money obtaining the rights to the IP, they have to keep making stuff to make their investment back!

    By the way, Mark Hamill is still a working actor, everyone loves Luke Skywalker, why not do more projects with him?

    Yes, let’s bring Luke back please!
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    Posts: 1,102
    If they wanted to do that, they could take advantage of the New Jedi Order novels from Legends.
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    However, according to Kathleen Kennedy, they've got no source material to base themselves off.
    https://www.superherohype.com/movies/472176-kathleen-kennedy-claims-star-wars-films-have-no-source-material/amp
    I understand that was long ago and she might've meant there's no source material linked to Lucas (even if that isn't exactly true), but it kind of feels like they're ignoring Legends to the point of treating it like it never existed, even when they brought back some lore and characters into canon.
  • itsrawitsraw
    Posts: 16
    TheSkyfallen06 wrote: »
    If they wanted to do that, they could take advantage of the New Jedi Order novels from Legends.
    5196b8f70c61efdbace8b162b09e6569.jpg
    However, according to Kathleen Kennedy, they've got no source material to base themselves off.
    https://www.superherohype.com/movies/472176-kathleen-kennedy-claims-star-wars-films-have-no-source-material/amp
    I understand that was long ago and she might've meant there's no source material linked to Lucas (even if that isn't exactly true), but it kind of feels like they're ignoring Legends to the point of treating it like it never existed, even when they brought back some lore and characters into canon.

    Yeah I don't see why not at this point, considering they've already poached Thrawn.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    edited November 16 Posts: 4,637
    TheSkyfallen06 wrote: »
    If they wanted to do that, they could take advantage of the New Jedi Order novels from Legends.
    5196b8f70c61efdbace8b162b09e6569.jpg
    However, according to Kathleen Kennedy, they've got no source material to base themselves off.
    https://www.superherohype.com/movies/472176-kathleen-kennedy-claims-star-wars-films-have-no-source-material/amp
    I understand that was long ago and she might've meant there's no source material linked to Lucas (even if that isn't exactly true), but it kind of feels like they're ignoring Legends to the point of treating it like it never existed, even when they brought back some lore and characters into canon.

    Lucas did give Disney story treatments for 7, 8 & 9, to up the sale price. I understand that they intentionally didn't use them, and Lucas felt betrayed. Kennedy I think some days wants to make Star Wars her own as much as possible honestly. Rey getting so many possible appearances is proof of that. Ironically, her possible story arc is what Lucas planned for Luke long ago, before deciding to end on ROTJ.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/disney-star-wars-ice-age-6-release-2026-1236063414/

    At least we're getting The Madalorian and Grogu in 2026 though. It's actually somewhat amazing that we only know 3 members of the cast: Pedro Pascal, Grogu and Sigourney Weaver.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Grogu is a puppet, not sure he counts as a cast member! :)

    I would say that Lucas did write the prequels, it's possible his treatments weren't gold.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    edited November 16 Posts: 4,637
    mtm wrote: »
    Grogu is a puppet, not sure he counts as a cast member! :)

    I would say that Lucas did write the prequels, it's possible his treatments weren't gold.

    That's true. He also never put in writing that Disney HAD to use his treatments. So, it honestly went both ways somewhat fairly. Daisy Ridley could be playing Rey for the rest of her life, if they don't kill her off until she's an older woman.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
    Posts: 8,188
    At some point they’ll have to bite the bullet and recast with younger actors. I used to think NOBODY could ever step into the roles of Kirk and Spock, and it’s already been recast TWICE and still going.

    You can’t keep deepfaking/AI this forever.
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    Posts: 1,102
    MakeshiftPython wrote: »
    At some point they’ll have to bite the bullet and recast with younger actors. I used to think NOBODY could ever step into the roles of Kirk and Spock, and it’s already been recast TWICE and still going.

    You can’t keep deepfaking/AI this forever.

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    Sebastian Stan has been in fans' sights to play young Luke for some time now. He only has one condition:
    https://www.cbr.com/sebastian-stan-open-for-luke-skywalker/
    'Beyond the popular fan cast, there have also been rumors that Stan might be considered to take on the role of a young Luke for real. Stan shot these down in March 2021, saying that he would only believe the reports were true if  "Mark Hamill calls me personally to tell me that he feels inclined to share this role with me."'

    Some other actors on their watch have been Anthony Ingruber and Jamie Costa for Han Solo:
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    And i know it's probably a little too soon to talk about Vader (May the force be with you, JEJ), but there's this guy named Ryan Golden who does an amazing impression of him:


  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    mtm wrote: »
    Grogu is a puppet, not sure he counts as a cast member! :)

    I would say that Lucas did write the prequels, it's possible his treatments weren't gold.

    I think Lucas has good story ideas, where things tend to fall about for him is in the dialogue. I would be curious what was in those treatments just to see if it may have been an improvement over the final 3 films.
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