Lit SOS: Save Our Skywalker, Luke Skywalker (v3)

Han is going to be background with the new cast taking forefront, picture him as the Obi Wan of the new group.

 

Luke's spoken of reverentially and as a living legend in Weapon of the Jedi's framing scenes. He'll be treated with respect, that's how people will know how important he is.

 

We don't know that he's just going to be "background", MS. And even if he is, why can't Luke And Leia be background too?

 

Let's put it this way, if Han is straight up leading the film then the creative team has no faith in their young blood cast. Any of the original actors could theoretically steal the limelight from the upcoming newbies but if that's so then you lose the audience in caring of the new generation. That does not seem to be the intention of TFA when it's 30 years later.And also Who is to say Luke and Leia are not in the background ?

 

I think he's supposed to be a lead character WITH the young characters.

 

I think it's not a pissing match between older and youths. Background doesn't equal ignored. Lack of time doesn't equal destroyed.

 

Poe's role got reduced to allow for Han in TFA. I do think Han has more screen time and is more like the third lead behind Rey and Finn.

 

No one said it's a pissing match, stop putting words in people's mouths.

And nothing I've read has indicated Han will be a lead character on par with the younger cast. He's only had one scene in the trailers as opposed to their many, and outside of the Smuggler's Run novel has had no tie-in merchandise.

 

An anthology for any of the OT trio is unnecessary. They were already in the OT. But they chose to ignore that and give Han a spin off.. You're definitely never going to see a Leia spinoff even though her life could be even more exciting being part of the early rebellion. But you're not getting that. You're getting Han Solo meeting Chewbacca maybe?

 

Hard to get into without talking spoilers.

 

Han has more of a mysterious background than the other two, Han was working for the Imperials, met and freed Chewie and did odd jobs for Jabba and co before he met farmboy. That's a bit more dynamic than watching Leia become a princess or Luke working on a farm. It's not a surprise that Disney would go after a Han prequel alongside the Fett one.

 

I shouldn't find it surprising that even when this thread has an awesome new Luke book with HUGE IMPLICATIONS for TFA, it devolves into more hand-wringing and pessimism.

 

It's been like that since the last two incarnations, why change now ?

So Weapon of the Jedi is the new Mindor ?

 

I'd say so. It's solidified with Luke's ending in the book, which really does have fantastic implications for TFA (and I doubt Jason Fry would have included the scene if it wasn't going to be followed up on). Even if Luke's not on-screen that much, what he's likely to have accomplished is amazing.

 

I'd wager that Weapon is even better than Mindor, because it's all Luke and doesn't come with Stover's sometimes annoying prose.

Also, it doesn't help that Jessika Pava is basically me.

 

I'm gonna see if it's out by me or at the least at my library. Is Jessika a bit of a fan girl ?

 

I wouldn't even say she's a bit of a fangirl, she is a full-blown fangirl.

Which is great because it shows that 30 years later Luke has legitimate fans.

 

Yes, Han is one of the stated leads in TFA, however that doesn't mean that Luke is swept under the rug. Realistically speaking, the people at LFL and Disney are definitely well aware that Luke Skywalker is the definitive hero of the saga, don't you doubt that.

 

The PT basically switched the sagas focus to Anakin. I don't think there's anything tying Disney to Luke as the definitive hero so long as the new characters are related to Anakin, that's all the magical force blood they need. And I do believe the ST will be focusing on Han Solo's children who in turn are related to Anakin via Leia. All that's required of Luke is to teach one of the new kids. Han is going to be the new patriarch of the next generation of Skywalkers.

 

Yes, because the second trailer that used Luke's lines and centered the ability to use the Force on him (I have it) was mere coincidence.

 

Marketing is just that. We're also seeing Mark Hamill with the main cast at conventions and press stuff, doesn't mean that speaks to his role in the film. I think the extent of his role in the trilogy is to teach Rey. I really don't see them introducing anything that would be too confusing for new viewers which means I doubt he'll have any family and probably not a whole lot of progress between ROTJ and TFA in terms of the galaxy at large.

 

30 years is a long time to sit on one hands.

 

So teaching Rey isn't an important role? An X-Wing pilot in the TFA era basically worshipping him doesn't mean anything?

Okay.

 

This thread now:



You all, with a handful of honourable exceptions, ought to be ashamed of yourselves!

 

Teaching Rey basically puts him in the same limbo as Obi-Wan and Yoda in the OT, which is fine but we have already sen this story before and the same state of the galaxy/Jedi as ANH. I don't really need to see Luke is the recycled Obi Wan storyline.

For stuff he did 30 years ago? I mean, that doesn't mean a whole lot.