Lit A/V The Force Awakens and the EU [TAGGED spoilers.]

We had our own EU?

 

LOL CHEWIE'S ALIVE?

That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Who the hell wrote that? Never mind, I'll just call that person Hack McWriter.

 

Yeah I can't envision in world in which Chewbacca wasn't crushed by a moon.

 

WHAT DO YOU MEAN HAN'S SONS ARE ALIVE?

 

The Tragedy of Darth Caedus was vastly superior in writing to the Tragedy of Darth Vader and I'm done with Star Wars if it isn't canon.

 

Fate of Atlantis was a fine game.

But no, I don't think that a good game necessarily makes a good movie. I'd rather be surprised by a new story than see a rehash of something I already know by heart.

 

If you got Brian Blessed to say CHEWIE'S ALIVE - it would be cool.

 

First casting?

http://variety.com/interstitial/?re...ar-wars-villain-adam-driver-girls-1201121646/

 

I'm sure people will be upset if this precludes Fassbender or Weaving.

 

Rule 1: You do not try to top or imitate Darth Vader

Rule 2: See rule 1.

 

Hugo Weaving would have been pretty cool.

One of the podcasts (was it Forcecast?) discussed Gary Oldman being involved. I'd love that.

 

Fassbender plz

I was actually hoping he'd be the Han Solo character and not the villain.

 

A Darth-Vader like Character?

The Sith are dead - We shouldn;t have a Vader-like Character

 

Next - there'll be an even better Star Destroyer, TIE, X-Wing, oh and let's not forget a pimped-up Falcon.

They need to remember this all-time great rule: Don't %^$%£ with the classics!

 

Maybe we should clarify what they mean when they compare the character to Vader and exclude the potential that they simply mean in terms of narrative importance rather than any direct comparison, rather than jump the gun and start pulling out our hair over how terrible the film is going to be?

 

The line is practically designed to become a rod for the Ep 7 crew's back, whatever PR guy put it out needs to get their head out their arse.

Oh, you want to do nuance? Marketing isn't about that, it's all about hyperbole! Of course, use hyperbole to send expectations sky-high and it's an own goal several times over.

 

I am looking forward to new movies

trouble is - People will expect a SW movie to have a lightsaber fight in it (just look at TCW) Disney will expect a lightsaber fight - who else can use lightsabers...

 

Know they need? Double-saber duel!

 

Whills!

 

Can't you create another dark side force group that's not Sith?

 

Yes, but they'll still have to use red sabers because red = teh evil!

 

Witches of Dathomir maybe...

 

Well, duh.

 

General Grievous didn't use red sabers...