The Star Wars Thread

[Darth_Primus Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Darth_Primus]

Well, we did see the Wookie home world in Revenge of the Sith, so I don't think the audience will be totally clueless about other wookies existing in Star Wars.

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

Well, we did see the Wookie home world in Revenge of the Sith, so I don't think the audience will be totally clueless about other wookies existing in Star Wars.

It isn't that they would be clueless about other Wookiees, it is that they would see no reason to replace Chewbacca, the Wookiee they already know and like from previous movies, given that all the other original characters seem to be around, and it has already been established in the movies that Wookiees live longer than humans. If they haven't been reading the EU novels (as probably most of the prospective audience hasn't) they would have no reason to think Chewie would be dead, killed off-screen, when the rest of the main characters are still hanging around.

I'm kind of doubting that the filmmakers see Chewbacca having been killed in an EU novel as sufficient reason to eliminate a character that most fans will be expecting to see, if the new movies have the old characters in them (which they apparently do). I could be wrong, though. It isn't really like Chewie has ever done that much, but I think people will wonder if he's not there and Han is.

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My thoughts are, yes, the original cast members will be there including Chewbacca. Since the original cast would be there, I hate to think that Peter Mayhew wouldn't be included, even if they have to prop him up some how. However, I think they hand the franchise over to a new generation, meaning a new wookie like Lowbacca. I would love Chewie and Lowbacca to be on screen together.

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My thoughts are, yes, the original cast members will be there including Chewbacca. Since the original cast would be there, I hate to think that Peter Mayhew wouldn't be included, even if they have to prop him up some how. . .

LOL. "Chewie's in the back, take a nap. Here, I'll show you."

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

My thoughts are, yes, the original cast members will be there including Chewbacca. Since the original cast would be there, I hate to think that Peter Mayhew wouldn't be included, even if they have to prop him up some how. However, I think they hand the franchise over to a new generation, meaning a new wookie like Lowbacca. I would love Chewie and Lowbacca to be on screen together.

Oh, sure. I don't see any problem with that idea, just saying that as far as the EU is concerned, I doubt that Chewie's death will be acknowledged in the new films. Though who knows if they will replace Mayhew. I know that David Prowse really wanted to be the one in the Vader suit in Episode III, but they turned him down.

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Yeah, because Hayden Christinsen begged and pleaded with Lucas to be in the suit.

LOL. "Chewie's in the back, take a nap. Here, I'll show you."

Ha hah ha! Better than him being dead and lying on the floor like a bear skin rug. I mean, Leia thought of him as a walking carpet.

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I think mayhews too hobbled now to be in the suit. They could do so,e fan service and have him as a background character out of the suit.

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'Star Wars VII': Daniel Day-Lewis rumors swirl

The Hollywood trade press is abuzz with speculation about the Oscar-winning actor's possibly being approached to star in the seventh installment of the sci-fi saga.

According to Latino-review.com, Daniel Day-Lewis was seen having lunch with George Lucas and with Kathleen Kennedy, the producer of the forthcoming film. Other than the identity of its participants, there is no indication that the meeting was a discussion of "Star Wars VII."

The actor who brought Lincoln to the screen in Steven Spielberg's biopic is the latest in a long list of celebrities who have supposedly been approached to join "Star Wars VII." The Hollywood trade press has also cited Ryan Gosling, Zac Efron, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alex Pettyfer, Michael B. Jordan, Liam McIntyre and David Oyelowo as possible participants in the film, although none of the rumors have been confirmed. The 19-year-old actress Saoirse Ronan, however, did reveal that she had auditioned.

Few details have been revealed regarding the plot of "Star Wars: Episode VII." The film will be set 30 years after "The Return of the Jedi" (1983) and will focus on the destinies of Luke and Leia Skywalker's descendants. Director J.J. Abrams will begin shooting the film, the first in a new trilogy, at the end of this year. The film is slated for release in December 2015.

[JohnnyV Pictionary Master Find all posts View Profile Close JohnnyV]

A weird thing to say, but he's too good an actor for Star Wars.

[Fearless Agent Orange Find all posts View Profile Close Fearless]

A weird thing to say, but he's too good an actor for Star Wars.

Oh, no, I totally agree.

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

A weird thing to say, but he's too good an actor for Star Wars.

Couldn't the same have been said for Alec Guiness? (I believe his Supporting Actor nomination was the only Academy Award acting nomination for any Star Wars film.)

[Fearless Agent Orange Find all posts View Profile Close Fearless]

Couldn't the same have been said for Alec Guiness?

Not if Obi-Wan goes down as his most memorable role.

[JohnnyV Pictionary Master Find all posts View Profile Close JohnnyV]

You've got me there, as I haven't seen any Alec Guinness movies. Except Bridge on the River Kwai and it's been years since I've seen it, don't even remember him in it. I was extremely young when I saw it. Like 7-8 years old.

Would you put him on the same level as Daniel Day-Lewis?

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

I would think so. I mean he won Best Actor for Bridge on the River Kwai. He was also in Doctor Zhivago, and Lawrence of Arabia. He was an acclaimed Shakespearean actor prior to going into movies.

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On the other hand, Natalie Portman got better AFTER her Star Wars films.