ST Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux) in Episode VII

All I know is I loved him in Harry Potter.

 

I think that might just work. It could actually work out very well if done right. It'd add story some mystery going into the ST. Maybe it could be a recent event. It would be interesting watching Ben deal with that loss right at the start. Of course they can also say she pulled a Padme.. (The whole childbirth scenario), but that'd be unoriginal.


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Its a narrative cheat. But it can be meaningful if you make her presence felt. Like for example, she could be the reason why Luke gave up his journey as a Jedi Knight for example.

 

Or the reason that Skywalker's son isn't fully trained, or having problems with being a Jedi. It could just give the younger Skywalker a bit of haunted element to his character, something which I think Gleeson could really pull off well.

 

I just read an article on Schmoes Knows Best that breaks down each actor and who they might be playing. This article speculates that Gleeson is playing Luke's son and quotes EW as stating that he is a good guy that turns into a bad guy. I looked for this quote at EW and couldn't find it. Anyone else see it? If this isn't speculation by them and is some sort of inside info, this could be very interesting and point to the possibility of the father having to save and redeem the son as opposed to the other way around. Interesting....

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Some people cannot even entertain the possibility that Luke won't have any children. Luke has a son that turns to evil-very repetitive and unoriginal. Maybe they just plain abandoned that idea altogether.

The idea of Luke having met someone, had a romantic relationship, and losing the person is possible-what WHAT a VOID there would be in not showing that. The most beloved hero in SW lost the love of his life and now she's gone. People will feel cheated.

And if Luke just had a "fling"? Well.....you may as well put that on Obi-Wan to keep Luke pure.

I am almost 99% convinced that Domhal will be related to Obi-Wan and that was a last minute casting decision based on the new concept to replace the grand daughter theory.

 

I hope he is related to Luke and that he and Mara were together. Considering I know I read somewhere that she might show up in Rebels.

 

I can certainly see a scenario where Luke doesn't have a son and Gleeson is playing someone unrelated. It is certainly a possibility, though I hope that is not the case. I want him to have a son and the son be the central character along with Boyega and Daisy. One thing I hope is not true would be Obi-Wan being his father. To me that would be totally unnecessary and shoehorned in.

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I'm pretty sure that the Obi-Wan rumor is a massive red-herring... It's either intentional disinformation to throw people off the track, or just a rumor whipped up by idle speculation. (Unless you buy into some of the really off the wall rumors about Obi-Wan's life between Return of the Sith and A New Hope)

At least I hope it is. If you want to talk about someone that was a rather hard-line adherent to the Jedi Code, that'd be Obi-Wan, not Luke.

Luke is a wizened figure in a lot of ways by Return of the Jedi (lets just say ESB left major scars) but he never really seems capable of rejecting attachments. If anything the films really seem to support Luke as believing that family is important. The idea that Luke is some sort of 'pure' Jedi is ludicrous anyway if you look at his actions in Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

As for Luke having lost his wife already... considering so many people these days are in one parent or split households anyway, it may just make a lonely son of Skywalker all the more appealing to the audience. If the Galaxy had fragmented after the Empire's fall, if it's clear from the start that peace hasn't completely reigned since Endor, having a Jedi die in the intermediate time frame would actually be kind of expected.

 

Wow-people really ARE fixated on Luke having a son!

 

not anymore than those fixated that he doesn't

 

Yeah,some are setting themselves up for a disappointment.

 

Obi-Wan was 'that dude' during the CW and did have feelings for a certain woman that died at the hands of Maul... Obi 'my hair never gets messed up'-Wan was a smooth dude.. you never know..

...but in all reality it has to be Luke's son. I hope the name 'Ben Skywalker' is in the film, more so for the EU shout out. Although I'd be perfectly ok with him being related to Ben Kenobi or his kid; or perhaps *insert athletic 20 something Caucasian woman* as Niece.

Obi-Wan is my favorite Jedi and -just like Ep3 novel describes him as, if I remember correctly off da dome
'the Ultimate Jedi, the Epitome of what it is to be Jedi, every Padewan was taught to emulate Obi-Wan'...blah blah yeah we now he's dope move on..

Of all the Jedi throughout the EU*cough* Legends, Old/Galactic Republic or even earlier, he always seemed to be the perfect Jedi Knight. I cant see Kenobi's character having a kid.

on another note, is' Kenobi' axed?=EU?

 

What excatly am I going to be disappointed about?

 

lol... Now, can we get back to discussing the topic at hand instead of the endless debate on if Luke would have kids or not?

Honestly I haven't seen Gleeson in much besides Harry Potter, so I'm not that familiar with his abilities, but one of the articles mentioned him playing a lot of 'dutiful son' sort of roles. Of all of the cast, I'm pretty sure he's the least likely to be the one to go to the Dark Side. I can't recall him ever playing villain of any sort.

 

He has a pretty good acting range--here he is in Dredd as a guy who's forced to control a surveillance network. He looks like he's about to **** his pants the entire movie.

 

Yes, thank you. There is no doubt. Gleeson is a Kenobi.

 

He could be anybody. Heck he could be a Fett for all we know.

 

this might sound shallow, but whatever role he plays-- can he at least keep his ginger hair? i really like his shade of red

 

Son of Skywalker.....

 

If 'Mara Jade' is in the mystery box, I'm going to find George Lucas's famous hammer* and nail that sucker shut....



*the Hammer George wanted to use to destroy every copy of the Holiday Special with.

 

I am most interested in Gleeson's character. Isaac leaves me cold, but Gleeson pikes my interest. He fits the mold of a rogue, edgy Jedi who does his own thing.

I kind of like him as someone who has his own black market business-maybe on Tatooine-kinda a Han type but who secretly has Jedi powers. Then we find out more about his background later and realize he IS a Kenobi.

I stand by my assumption that he is TOO old to be a Skywalker and that would create an annoying gap if we didn't get to see Luke's relationship with the mother.