The Force Awakens Discussion -There Be Spoilers Here

I may be completely wrong here, because I don't follow these things too closely, but my impression was that Rogue One is the story of the theft of the Death Star plans and takes place before ANH?

 

*googles*

. . . oh dear.

Perhaps I have been overly paranoid in my need to be spoiler-free for future Star Wars films. Either that or my brain has been inhabiting an alternate timeline for quite a while now. Someone revoke my SW geek privileges NOW. [face_egged_like_you_wouldn't_believe]

 

Rogue One takes place before A New Hope. EpVIII is after TFA b

 

3.5, then?

 

For the present, yeah.

 

Okay, so if I read or hear that the TFA actors are in "Episode VIII", that should be okay, but if the media says they are in the "next Star Wars film", that would be when a journalist could be in error?

 

Yes?

 

Yeah. I hate it when people use 'the next SW film'. It's rather confusing and bad journalism since we are now getting proper 'episodes' mixed with anthology films. Though, I think filming for Rogue One is complete (or close to it) so you should be able to get a full cast list from IMDB.

And, yeah, Rogue One takes place in the months leading up to ANH, so it's kinda more like a direct prequel So I'm calling it Episode 3.9 since we are also getting a Han Solo anthology movie (please no) in between ROTS and ANH at approximately the half way point (so that will be more like 3.5) AND there are rumours of Ewan McGregor returning for an Obi-Wan anthology post-Sith (oh, please let it happen. Take all my money now).

 

I don't want a Han Solo movie, but Obi-Wan post-RotS? YES GIMME!

 

I'm normally one of those people who are enthusiastic about anything Star Wars, but someone else than Harrison Ford playing Han is where I draw the line.

 

But how else do you cast a young Han Solo nowadays?

 

I agree. It's one thing to recast Obi-Wan as a young guy since, in the OT, we only saw him older, BUT WE HAVE ALREADY HAD A YOUNG HAN SOLO! Plus Han Solo is SOOO linked to being played by Harrison Ford.

I do not like it.

 

Okay, this is officially the craziest fan theory about TFA that I've seen yet:

Supreme Leader Snoke is... Kylo Ren?!

 

If they cast a young Han Solo well, I think it can be done. With X-Men: First Class, I didn't think anyone would be able to play those characters just as well as Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen, but they found the perfect people and not only does it work, it works really well. Yes, Han is more iconic than Professor X and Magneto, at least with regards to movies, but it give me hope they can do it well.

I really just want the book Kenobi by JJM to be one of the Obi-wan Anthology movies.

 

I just want Ewan McGregor back. He was my favourite part of the PT and he seems more than willing to work with Disney. They did have him back for TFA (he did a few lines during Rey's vision).

I think they may be trying to experiment with this whole Han Solo thing. If they can re-cast Han Solo, they could recast Luke and Leia and do movies in between ROTJ and TFA and I don't really want that.

 

I completely agree on that, I thought that Michael Fassbender in particular was a perfect choice, but as Bri said the difference is that we've already seen young Han in the OT, so that complicates things. Don't get me wrong, I'll go and see the movie if and when it's made, but this is one of the few parameters that could give me misgivings about a SW film before I'm even sure it exists. I'd much rather they bring in a really, really good author to write a few novels about Han instead.

 

Yes. Plus. Prof X and Magneto both existed on paper (long) before Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen portrayed them. And they were both in their early 60s when the first X-Men came out (much like Sir Alec in ANH).

However, with this new Han Solo movie, they are re-casting Han Solo to be approximately 20. Harrison Ford was only 34 when they made ANH (and he could have passed for a younger man). Then you have the fact that he basically made Han Solo (I'm not against recasting, but there is something iconic about Harrison Ford as Han Solo, especially now that we have Solo's death as done by Ford).

But, like Chyn, I'll go and see it (though perhaps not opening night). But my expectations are set low and I'm wary. And yeah, I would have much more preferred a Han Solo cartoon or book-set and let the big movie guys make a film with new characters (because, come on, you are going into the movie knowing Han will get out of whatever situation).

 

My potential concern about a Han Solo anthology film is where or not I will care about the character at all. What would be more interesting to me, even through the lens of a younger Solo, is the greater GFFA. Imperials, Bounty Hunters, and bar scenes...Oh my!

 

True. I am going to be looking forward to seeing the GFFA as ruled by the Empire at its might and prime, from the POV of an average citizen (more or less).

And some great Wookiee action!

 

When is the DVD coming out? We're thinking of going (again) to see TFA in the cinema tonight, because it looks as if this is the last week, but it's so bloody cold that staying near the fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate is seriously tempting too.

 

It's only been out a little over a month. Is it really leaving the theatre this soon? Avatar was in theatres six months.

 

The DVD/Blu-Ray comes out April 5th (I have it preordered )

And, yeah, this is the last week for TFA in my town. We have a smaller theatre so for a movie to stay over a month is a big deal.

 

Huh. Ours usually keeps the big ones two months, sometimes three.

 

Is there definitely going to be an actual DVD? We didn't get a Blu-Ray player yet.

 

I can't imagine there won't be. Just the DVDs have definitely gotten harder to find (my mother had a heck of a time finding the Martian on just DVD), but they haven't gotten replaced.

But I pre-ordered the Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital copy pack (simply because it wasn't much more than just the Blu-Ray alone, then my family gets the DVD) so there should be just the DVDs.



EDIT: Also, don't take my April 5th date as in blood. I was looking around for just a DVD pre-order. I oddly couldn't find one (though it is rather early yet) but everywhere is saying that there has been no release date for the Blu-Ray/DVD. I could have sworn that I saw an official source say April 5th, and that was the date given for my pre-order, now I can't find it.