Speculation OFFICIAL Episode VII/Spin-Off Casting Rumors and Speculation Thread

If they have support as good as Han Solo & Leia were to Luke in the OT, no reason a female lead can't be as good in the ST.

A female Jedi can be as good with a lightsaber and the Force as a male can.

 

I think a male lead would retain the original Star Wars formula and maintain a cohesive saga. IMO.

A female lead would be perfect for the spin-off/stand alone movie.

 

Little boys can enjoy a female hero, too... how many of us who grew up with Star Wars also watched Wonder Woman? Lynda Carter was many a 70s/80s child's first crush... Erin Gray as Wilma Deering in Buck Rogers, too, as well as Carrie as Leia. A female lead wouldn't mean there's nothing for boys to identify with, either, in more of a "I wanna BE that guy!" way... for everyone that identified with Luke, the lead character of the trilogy, just as many identified with Han, one of the secondary leads.

There's two teen women listed... either or both could easily be primary leads (tho likely one will take center stage, even if they're twins or whatnot--tho if so, I hope the other doesn't go off to become the villain). The 20-something males are also likely leads, but they could easily be the secondary leads and still (hopefully!) be just as cool as Luke or Han to new generations (or old)

 

Sadly, this casting breakdown pretty much confirms they won't be following the EU

 

Exactly, I wouldn't mind a female lead possibly in a spin-off, not a a major film. I just feel that a male should be the main protagonist, much like Luke.

 

They never were going to follow the EU.

 

I don't honestly know why anyone expected they would, Lucas never did.

 

He did in small ways. Coruscant, for example.

 

JJ that you?

 

Oh I do so hope that not all of our arguments/debates here are just:
1. Will the EU be used
2. Should the hero be female

I like variety in my life/forum experience

 

That and it has been said several times officially that these would be ORIGINAL stories. Some folks who are holding onto that EU hope need to understand what "original" means.

 

What the hell, I will give it a shot.

A young man aged between 20 and 25, witty and smart, fit but not classically handsome: Luke's son
Man in late twenties, also fit, but this one is handsome and confident: Han and Leia's son
Late teenage girl, independent, good sense of humour, also… physically fit: Luke's daughter
Second young female, also late teens, tough, smart and physically fit: Han and Leia's daughter
Man in his forties, obviously physically fit, this one is a military type: Military Commander
A man of around thirty or so, this one is an intellectual type: Politician/rival for Leia
Finally, a guy aged around seventy, strong opinions and tough: Old war veteran

 

That, is why you fail.

The main protagonist merely has to be a Skywalker (by blood if not by name). That's all that is necessarily required for the numbered Star Wars films (aside from Episode I, anyway, where it was sort of a free-for-all of protagonists--RedLetterMedia went into that one in his infamous TPM review). But, there's still wiggle-room... the main protagonist might merely be a student of Luke or Leia, not a child of one of 'em. Unlikely, but a possibility.

Lucas DID, in small ways... and "original stories" doesn't mean "100% new EVERYTHING", or else we wouldn't be seeing Luke, Leia, Han, etc in these films (of course, we've yet to see official confirmation that they'll be in 'em, too). It's perfectly reasonable to hope for some EU name-checks of characters, places, events, etc in "original stories" in the ST. They can refer to "the Thrawn incident", kids of the OT heroes can sport names like Jaina or Ben, there could be an Ossus system or New Alderaan, Luke could train Jedi on Yavin IV...

...plenty of EU nods CAN be in the films while they remain "original stories".

 

I don't see all the young leads being either Luke or Han and Leia's children. Some have to be unrelated.

 

GASP! But dont you know that every single young person cast in this movie obviously has to be a child of one of the OT3.

 

Has there been any other movie franchises were the lead character has changed from male to female or vice-verse?

I would have hated an Alien film with a male lead. Once the franchise establishes a certain formula it should retain it.

 

R. Lee Ermey for the 70 year old opinionated hardass!

 

Yeah this casting breakdown doesn't look good for the EU as none of it matches up to the characters at 45ABY or even 50ABY ( except Ben 24 at 50ABY ) , Allana is only 14yo at 50ABY ........ The 70yo man will either be the Villain or a character who is with the big 3 .......

 

I just though of a perfect example of male and female leads with equal presence. Avatar. On the surface it may appear that the male is the main hero but the female alien is actually the strongest character.

 

Yes, it is I

 

How could I have forgotten such crucial information! Episode VII will be one big family road trip movie. Star Wars Episode VII: Skywalker Family Vacation.

 

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/BatFreak/news/?a=81885

According to Joblo, a new Episode will come out every two years and in between will be a spin-off. The two spin-offs will be on Han Solo and Chewbacca, as well as Boba Fett. Thoughts on how they'll go about this in regards to casting Han Solo? The movie would supposedly be an origin story on how Chewie's and Han's relationship started/

 

...so you're saying all 6 Star Wars films should've been about Luke Skywalker, then, correct? Because that's what ALIEN did... Ripley was the protagonist in all of 'em (well, okay... in ALIEN, it was more ensemble... so I guess that's like Episode I with Qui-Gon/Obi-Wan/Padme/Anakin).

 

Indeed. Everybody is related to everybody. New characters who stand on their own without having to rely on their parents to be important to the audience? What nonsense is that!?

 

Who needs non-SkySolo's? BORING!