ST CASTING RUMORS

Actually I'd say it IS very realistic if you use Prequels and Avengers 2 as comparison.

The movie doesn't come out in 2017 man, it is NEXT year!!!

In fact, most of these high profile movies you have news at least 2 years before the release (Not just Avengers)!

 

Feb. 2nd:

"Hey, it's Groundhog Day! We're bound to learn something!...
Hey, it's Groundhog Day! We're bound to learn something!...
Hey, it's Groundhog Day! We're bound to learn--
Awwww $#!1"

 

You are really arguing that they failed you? Avengers 2 already had a built-in primary cast. The first Avengers was announced in 2008, rewrites happened in 2010 and production began in 2011 and was released over a year later. That cast was also already known from their previous stand alone films. Those are horrible comparisons.

You really need to let up off of the victim mentality. Nobody wronged you. Nobody failed you. Nothing was promised and nothing was owed.

 

For a huge movie like Star Wars, no news for under 2 years is just very rare. Most of them let you know something over 2 years!

There is so much more that a studio can let fans know, other than the MAIN actors casts.

For instance, a minor character played by a well known actor. That's also pretty cool to know. I am sure at this point, they ought to have a bunch of minor characters cast for sure.

Or sneak peak of 1/4 of a pre-production art design...

It's NOT about letting fans know EVERYTHING, EVERY SPOILER but a few unspoiling details that give fans something to think/talk about!

 

Sure, why not?

CASTING RUMOURS: GROUNDHOG DAY I think is an oddly apt description of all the waitin' in general. So might as well hype up the date.

 

None of anything that you just posted changes the fact that nothing was owed to you nor was anything promised to you. Nobody failed you. The only thing that failed you is your expectations. Perhaps it's my age (39) but somewhere along the way I learned that self-made expectations does not often equal reality.

 

Plus you have that pesky KK outright saying there wouldn't be any news until 2014. Curse that woman and her forthrightness!

 

No, there WILL be hard information (casting, etc) announced within the next few months unless the production timeline gets pushed back yet again. However, I doubt there will be another delay, otherwise they jeopardize the December 2015 release date. This isn't some tiny independent production, the major studios use a tried and true formula for releasing information which amounts to a marketing campaign. They also like to control the flow of information by confirming certain things, instead of having the media talking to agents of actors and other personnel which could result in bad word of mouth.

It is possible for them to begin production without a peep of info released to the general public (the major stuff would leak out anyway), but that would be absolutely unheard of. I actually wouldn't have minded that if they had kept the whole production and Disney deal a secret to begin with. Imagine if Ep7 had already been filmed a year ago and was coming out this May and we just now heard about it? That would have been awesome. However, since the cat's out of the bag, they'll have to follow the normal procedure for this type of film, and that means confirming and releasing certain things for the media and masses.

 

I remember a few months back when folks were talking about how the new year was so far away. Time is flying folks. We will have news officially and otherwise very soon.

 

Besides hearing about the big 3 being cast, I couldn't care less about "news". I'd actually love it if VII just dropped into theaters without me learning anything whatsoever about it before hand.

I'm going spoiler free as soon as any real plot news drops. Regardless, I don't feel any fan is entitled to an endless stream of news and handholding.

 

Of course we are not entitled to it. However, because of us spoiler junkies, there is a market for that info and there are people that leak that info.

My body is ready.

 

Found this on Yahoo's front page. Yeah, I know, it's Yahoo.

"ZOMG. ZOMG. ZOMG! That's pretty much what we've been saying since Lucasfilm/Disney announced that a continuation of "Star Wars" is in fact happening. Our lightsabers have been out, and we'll wave them frantically until writer-director J.J. Abrams ushers this epic space beast — with definite appearances from classic characters Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) — into theaters."

 

Yahoo is so irresponsible at times. Because of their size, people assume those articles are based on confirmed info.

 

Wait, wait: they actually put phrases like "ZOMG. ZOMG. ZOMG" in their articles? And people actually pay heed to them?

 

I am not saying they owe me, God, that's you trying to force your own words into my mouth.

All I am saying is that usually HUGE movies would have news already, and Episode 7 here being a rare exception!

Because these 'HUGE' movies usually have news early, I was disappointed SW EP7 did NOT.

That was my point all along, and you just couldn't understand it.

 

Brother, when you contend that they failed you by not giving you any news, that is you indicating that you were supposed to get some news... Even though were were told the news would not come until 2014.

 

There is a huge difference between the words 'Disappointed' and 'Owed' man


You are still missing the MAIN point that it is considered late by regular ' HUGE movie' standards!


At this rate, it's not just ME that their lack of news is affecting. All the other media outlets, and interested companies (Who might be interested to tie in a product that has to do with SW) are surely also scratching their heads as well, that why hasn't any SW news came out yet?

 

1. You said that they failed.
2. There is no official standard to be followed. Things are released as the studios see fit.
3. There has not been news because they said that there would not be news until 2014. Now they officially have 360 some-odd days left before they actually fail you.

 

Also, to be fair... there may not have been casting announcements made yet, but we have gotten a decent amount of official announcements already, most of it in 2013... as can be seen in the official information thread.

 

For a while there we were getting a basketfull of new casting rumors nearly every day, but then about a month ago they just stopped dead. This either means A.) Those outlets who churn the rumor mill (often as a way to drive traffic to their sites) are as exhausted by this waiting game as we are and ran out of steam, B.) They officially ran out of living actors to tie to Ep. VII (My personal theory), or C.) Abrams and Co. have made their choices and it's the calm before the information storm.

 

Yeah I'd say C is correct. At this point, the chances of someone being announced for the lead that we've not heard about whatsoever seems very very unlikely.

And since we haven't heard a whole lot of names (less females than males), it's probably going to be someone we've at least heard about.

That's part of why I'm leaning toward Rachel Hurd-Wood being cast. The guys are more wide open but Alex Pettyer or Jack O'Connell are probably most likely. But what do I know?

Plus, if there were too many rumors, the open casting would seem to be a waste.

 

She's cute, but was she actually part of the open auditions O R is this someone's fantasy casting?

I for one am really pulling for Rachel Hurd-wood. The fact that Disney/LFL was taking fan feedback is interesting, however I don't know how that feeback went, although she was received wholly positively by this forum.

I am hoping against Alex Pettyfer because from what i've read everyone thinks him a jerk and I think him a forgettable actor.

Jack O'connell seems like a good choice in that he seems to come with some recommendation AND, even better, he is unknown and has little "baggage."

 

I don't know any of their works, but from the looks (yeah, I know that's shallow) Rachel and Jack look great for their roles. I saw some of Rachel's clips from youtube and she looks like a talented actress. Jack has the rough and tumble kind of look and is a little less polished than some of the other rumored guys which, to me, makes him a better choice. Hopefully we'll find out by the end of the month.