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ST Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron) in Episode VII

Discussion in 'Sequel Trilogy' started by Lurknomore, Apr 30, 2014.

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  1. Dewback

    Dewback Force Ghost star 4

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    It's a pejorative slur against Travellers (they used to be called Tinkers, or Irish Gypsies). Apparently there was a rumor that some characters were going to be scavengers in the new film.

    Edit: Apparently Gleeson said it himself
     
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  2. Darth_Zidious

    Darth_Zidious Force Ghost star 5

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    That website is a satire site like the Onion. That's how the term got introduced to this forum.
     
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  3. Satipo

    Satipo Force Ghost star 7

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    I'm pretty sure Gleeson was taking the piss.
     
  4. Momotaros

    Momotaros Jedi Master star 4

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  5. Dewback

    Dewback Force Ghost star 4

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    Hopefully a friend or someone from his family can track down a photo of him in that costume.
     
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  6. Trebor Sabreon

    Trebor Sabreon Former Manager star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    If he said any of that, then sure. Absolutely.

    But I got the feeling in reading it that Dom didn't utter a single word included in that article (and that's what I felt even before I knew that one of the words in the article was a pejorative term).

    It's just satire cooked up by the writer.
     
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  7. Trebor Sabreon

    Trebor Sabreon Former Manager star 5 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    I really like Isaac's work and something tells me that, whatever role he plays, he's going to be terrific.
     
  8. DarthWilliams

    DarthWilliams Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Honestly just coming into this thread to show Oscar some love. 5 pages vs. 25+ for Daisy, Gleeson, etc., etc.

    WE LOVE YOU OSCAR
     
  9. Dewback

    Dewback Force Ghost star 4

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    At least us Oscar Isaac fans probably won't be disappointed with his character since we're not overspeculating. All the people in those other forums are going to be really disappointed when Daisy never responds to their obsessive love letters or Gleeson turns out to be a character that is totally unrelated to either Luke or Obi-Wan.
     
  10. DarthWilliams

    DarthWilliams Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Truth. In the meantime, I'll just listen to this on repeat:
     
  11. Adi_Gallia_9

    Adi_Gallia_9 Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Beautiful! I really need to watch Inside Llewyn Davis.
     
  12. Bib Fartuna

    Bib Fartuna Jedi Knight star 4

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    Oscar Isaac is obviously a clone, in the Tim Zahnian sense... just look at that last name with the double 'a'...
     
  13. gezvader28

    gezvader28 Chosen One star 6

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    he was just interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Front Row , he spoke about how he got the role .
     
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  14. Adi_Gallia_9

    Adi_Gallia_9 Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Come on, you gotta give us more detail than that! ;)
     
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  15. gezvader28

    gezvader28 Chosen One star 6

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    he said that his agent told him JJ had invited him to a meeting in Paris to talk about the role and that he and his family are big SW fans , they even collect the toys , he dressed up as a Gonk droid once , they start shooting at the end of the month , obviously he didn't give anything away about the plot
     
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  16. Adi_Gallia_9

    Adi_Gallia_9 Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Thanks, gezvader! Did he say when he was cast? If I remember correctly, he was one of the ones cast more recently.
     
  17. gezvader28

    gezvader28 Chosen One star 6

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    don't think so . he did say that at first he wondered if it was really for SW , so he tried not getting his hopes up .
     
  18. Dewback

    Dewback Force Ghost star 4

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    Why Paris? Was JJ there for something? Was Oscar? Was it so secret they had to go to a completely different country to avoid being seen? Is the Illuminati involved somehow?
     
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  19. Six

    Six Jedi Knight star 4

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    I think its obvious who he is playing now... he'll be playing the a Gonk Droid who helps the jedi on their quest.
     
  20. Darth Chiznuk

    Darth Chiznuk Superninja of Future Films star 8 Staff Member Manager

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    That's interesting that they met in Paris because there was that picture of JJ taken in a toy store in Paris. It was said that both he and Kasdan were there so that definitely could have been when they met with Isaac. The photo was posted on April 4th I believe.
     
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  21. Adi_Gallia_9

    Adi_Gallia_9 Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    I was just rereading the Hollywood Reporter article about the casting, and they had this to say about Oscar Isaac:

    "Talks with Inside Llewyn Davis' Isaac began in March, according to sources, but then hit a snag in early April when it looked as if the summer and fall shooting schedule might run up against theater commitments. "


    I had forgotten about that article. So them meeting in Paris sometime in April sounds about right. His deal was probably finalized mid-month or so.
     
  22. Baron_Papanerd

    Baron_Papanerd Jedi Master star 4

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    Great idea! I could see this.

    The consensus says that Oscar will be the military type, and I agree. I was thinking about how in the Clone Wars, each Jedi Knight was teamed up with a specific Clone Commander(Anakin/Rex Obi-Wan/Cody). Maybe this trend will continue in the ST, and Boyega's Jedi character will team up with Oscar Isaac's non-Force user Military Commander. It would be cool if the Jedi had their own starfighters just like in the Prequels; and Boyega's and Isaac's character could both be the main focus of any Space Battles. That could explain Isaac and Boyega sitting together in the Cast Photo.
     
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  23. Vastor

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  24. Adi_Gallia_9

    Adi_Gallia_9 Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Haha, that's great! Good to see he has a sense of humor about the whole thing.
     
  25. Six

    Six Jedi Knight star 4

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    He's got a terrible poker face. Its pretty obvious that he's going to kiss a wookie in the film.
     
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