Updated With Twitter Reactions. Peter Mayhew Back As Chewbacca in Star Wars: Episode 7.

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Although posted like a done deal by THR this is still just a rumor. It’s not been officially confirmed. And the news is not surprising at all, as you remember last week we first reported about Mayhew’s canceled appearance at the Comicpalooza convention due to filming…


Nevertheless it’s always good to hear it from a much reliable source.

From THR:

Rumors have recently surfaced that he may be reprising his role as he canceled an appearance at Texas convention Comicpalooza “due to filming.” Since the convention takes place May 23-26, many fans wondered if that meant the actor would be busy with Episode VII.

Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn revealed on April 2 that the new Star Wars has already begun filming and most of the cast was set. “We have a lot of them [in place],” he said about the main actors, whose names have not been disclosed. “We’re just not completely done yet.”

THR has reported that Adam Driver will be playing an undisclosed villain. Original stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher also are said to be reprising their roles.

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 In March, Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger said the new project will begin filming in May and will be set 30 years after the events in 1983’s Return of the Jedi. “There will be some very familiar faces along with a trio of new young leads,” he said during Disney’s annual shareholder’s meeting in Portland, Ore.

Mayhew, who also played Chewbacca in prequel film Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, has mainly spent his career playing the iconic character, but also appeared in the horror film Terror and did voice work in the British version of Dragon Ball GT: A Hero’s Legacy. He’s repped by Entertainment Legends Management and Cohen & Gardner.Disney and Lucasfilm had no comment.


And some interesting comments on Twitter:

“EXCLUSIVE: #StarWars: VII Adds Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca” Abrams and Disney are practically taking the piss now.
— Ali Arikan (@aliarikan) April 7, 2014

In the #SWEU, Chewbacca was crushed by a moon to give Han angst. Not a great book. Not a great series. pic.twitter.com/lLXChZcF1s
— Dunc (@clubjade) April 7, 2014

I think this probably renders much of the EU into an alternate timeline. http://t.co/spILdfzYjD
— Bryan Young (@swankmotron) April 7, 2014

Disney had the right idea – announce stuff on http://t.co/ZqQtJjchdh & http://t.co/3hsdly0pZt to beat scoopers. But JJ Abrams defeats it.
— Mystery Devin Faraci (@devincf) April 7, 2014

.@AdrianAskarieh I’m told Anthony Daniels is definitely going to reprise his role as C-3PO. Awaiting “no comment” from Disney…
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) April 7, 2014

@devincf Part of me thinks Disney isn’t hiding so much as, they have no clue what’s going & JJ is keeping them completely in the dark…
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) April 7, 2014

24 hrs after the STAR WARS: EPISODE VII press release comes in (probably on May 4th, clever!/not), this reporter is going on a LONG vacation
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) April 7, 2014

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137 thoughts on “Updated With Twitter Reactions. Peter Mayhew Back As Chewbacca in Star Wars: Episode 7.

  • April 7, 2014 at 7:42 pm
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    I have a GOOD feeling about this!

  • April 7, 2014 at 7:43 pm
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    This rumor seems pretty solid in other webs. Great news!

  • April 7, 2014 at 7:56 pm
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    Hollywood Reporter also jumped on the news. I’d say it’s no longer rumor.

  • April 7, 2014 at 8:05 pm
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    This is based on the same rumor from last week, though, right?

    • April 7, 2014 at 8:09 pm
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      Well they said “sources told THR that…”. So I hope they have more than that. 🙂

  • April 7, 2014 at 8:14 pm
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    This can’t be just a rumor! The surrounding circumstances are too obvious!

  • April 7, 2014 at 8:39 pm
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    Ain’t it Cool, Bleeding Cool, CBR, IGN, all reporting Mayhews involvement. I’d say it’s confirmed info now.

    • April 7, 2014 at 9:04 pm
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      No matter how many sites will quote THR story, it’s still remains a rumor before Disney/Lucasfilm confirms it. I have no doubts that Mayhew is back though.

    • April 7, 2014 at 9:25 pm
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      If anyone deserves to be back for a reprised role, it’s Mayhew. He’s been working so hard to get back on his own two feet.

  • April 7, 2014 at 8:40 pm
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    Very reassuring news indeed! This upcoming year will be great for Star Wars fans. So much long-anticipated information to be released!

  • April 7, 2014 at 8:49 pm
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    Well, if Chewbacca is in Episode VII, then the post-ROTJ EU is blown out of the water.

    • April 7, 2014 at 8:54 pm
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      Who cares? We’ve already been told that those plot points will have no part in EpVII, as they were not part of GL’s original vision of the post-ROTJ story. Yes, The EU has some awesome books, but that doesn’t mean they have to be canon. It’s a tired topic and should be left to rest.

    • April 7, 2014 at 9:03 pm
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      Who cares is right! Would you rather have the EU or Chewie back on the big screen?

    • April 7, 2014 at 10:55 pm
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      “Who cares”?

      How about, “real star wars fans”? Who have been following the ongoing series for the 2 decades? Disney ruined Star Wars. I hereby declare the DisneyVerse non-canon.
      Star Wars is Star Wars, it’s one big serie that encompasses both books AND films. I am disgusted that, not only aren’t the movies going to continue the story properly, but the ongoing book series will probably be canceled, as well, with all future books made to conform to this garbage new timeline.

      “Who cares is right! Would you rather have the EU or Chewie back on the big screen?”

      “Who cares” is wrong. We could’ve still had Chewbacca on the big screen, thats what the spin-off movies should have been for.
      Disney is a bunch jerks and they ruined Star Wars. It’s that simple.

    • April 7, 2014 at 11:14 pm
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      Lol.

    • April 7, 2014 at 11:17 pm
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      I would agree with this if the EU was good, but since it has become more and more stupid I hope it is all just forgotten

    • April 8, 2014 at 12:15 am
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    • April 8, 2014 at 12:44 am
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      Anon #1 – Your declaration decreeing the DisneyVerse as non-canon is now effective. Congratulations. You’ve done it.

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:15 am
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      I’m reading the EU books now (just finished Vector Prime) and I don’t see any issue with them changing the story. That’s all they are; stories. They’re not rewriting history. It’s not real.

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:26 pm
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      AnonymousApril 7, 2014 at 11:55 PM
      What do you think this is, LOTR? Who the hell are you to say what it takes to be a “real” Star Wars fan? Star Wars has never been a saga that was transposed directly from literature to film. All of the surprises, the significant plot points, the edge-of-your-seat anticipation has always been portrayed through the films since the beginning. For you to say that this should change simply because fans decided to write some Star Wars books that tell the story of what could have happened after episode VI is absolutly proposterous. In no way does this opinion give you any amount of divinity to declare what is and is not canon. You’re only making yourself sound like an arrogant shit-for-brains.

    • April 8, 2014 at 3:27 pm
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      “”real star wars fans” don’t read those lame fake books.

    • April 8, 2014 at 3:56 pm
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      EU is stupid and I totally agreed with what Dopeyjoe said!

      And yes, to Anon 4.27PM. We don’t read those lame ass books.

  • April 7, 2014 at 9:08 pm
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    For argument’s sake, if this is the only part of the EU that is changed, how many books, games, etc. would be affected? Just curious.

    • April 7, 2014 at 9:14 pm
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      Will you lose your ability to read and operate a video game if they change the EU? I don’t think so.

    • April 7, 2014 at 9:29 pm
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      In all honesty, not *too* many, at most 20 (mainly sub-par) books and pretty much all of those will/would be reconned completely by the new trilogy anyway unless it completely followed pre-existing stuff, which it won’t. And any material after the time 27-43 aby timezone will only need ‘minor’ retcons at best.

    • April 8, 2014 at 3:57 pm
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      We should have a LIKE button because I would click LIKE on Dopeyjoe’s post!

  • April 7, 2014 at 9:33 pm
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    “Abrams and Disney are practically taking the piss now.” They are taking the piss?

    • April 7, 2014 at 10:57 pm
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      English slang. Also “taking the mickey.” Just means they’re having a laugh at your expense.

    • April 8, 2014 at 3:28 pm
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      A drug test to act in a gorilla suit? Good luck to Carrie if they are drug testing.

  • April 7, 2014 at 9:48 pm
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    A photo of Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford all in their costumes, with Chewie, 3PO, and R2, all together on set, would just give me overwhelming joy and an emotional breakdown

    • April 7, 2014 at 9:55 pm
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      agreed!

    • April 7, 2014 at 11:36 pm
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      Imagine they announce it buy posting that pic on twitter or something. That would be fucking amazing!

  • April 7, 2014 at 10:48 pm
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    Well god f*cking damn it. Disney did ruin Star Wars after all.
    Retconing the previous continuity means we won’t get to see the actual Star Wars story continued on screen properly. But not only that, they’ll most likely cancel the book series and we’ll never get to see the rest of the story AT ALL.
    Thanks, Disney. Thanks a lot. Thanks for pandering to movie-only n00bs instead of real SW fans who know their SW history inside-out and have been following the series for 20 years.

    We could’ve had Chewbacca back in a spin-off flashback Han Solo movie, but NooooooOOOOOoooo. You had to f*cking ruin it for everybody. Nice going, jerks.

    There were hints of this last year, but this is the first bit of news that actually confirms it. And then that Pablo c*nt’s tweets stick the knife back in the wound some more.

    • April 7, 2014 at 10:59 pm
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      I totally respect your right to enjoy crappy “Star Wars” books. Chewbacca lives and the EU dies.

    • April 7, 2014 at 10:59 pm
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      Ha ha ha ha, an Expanded Universe nutter rambling on again.

    • April 7, 2014 at 11:17 pm
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      The EU is dead and you will deal.

    • April 8, 2014 at 12:17 am
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      How ironic; a OT fanatic calling somebody a rambler?

    • April 8, 2014 at 12:22 am
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      Disney are not doing anything.. It’s all you. To quote Empire Strikes Back
      “I don’t believe it”
      “That is why you fail”
      Disney aren’t doing anything to your precious books, you’re just overreacting. They’re not going to go to your house and burn your copy. Stop being whiny babies and just treat your precious EU as your own headcannon or whatever, and treat this new star wars trilogy as film cannon, which is what it is. Episode 7 needs to be new and unexpected. What did you honestly expect? Do you think they owe it to you to do what you want? Get your head out of your ass you egotistical moron. Plus, “Disney” have nothing to do with it. They just own Lucasfilm. They’re basically just funding and distributing and marketing what Lucasfilm make. The only person who’s fucked with star wars is George Lucas. Now Kathleen Kennedy owns it who has a brain. This is all good news. To moan about it when literally nothing is happening to your precious EU is hysterical.
      “NooooooOOOOOoooo. You had to f*cking ruin it for everybody. Nice going, jerks.”
      hahaha you delusional psycho, I love it.

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:56 am
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      “Disney are not doing anything.. It’s all you. “

      Right, I forgot I was the one making the films, I had a dream where they gave it to Disney and let Abraham write a fanfic where Chewbacca wasn’t dead.
      Fucktard.

      “Disney aren’t doing anything to your precious books, you’re just overreacting. They’re not going to go to your house and burn your copy.”

      Then why aren’t Del Rey continuing the ongoing story? For the last 3 years all I’ve seen are books that take place in the rebellion or prequel eras. The last one that actually went anywhere was Crucible, which took place in 43ABY and would have offered a perfect set up to start fresh with new stories for the new trilogy.

      “treat this new star wars trilogy as film cannon”

      No, it’s a DisneyVerse fanfic.

      “What did you honestly expect? Do you think they owe it to you to do what you want? Get your head out of your ass you egotistical moron.”

      How about continuing the ongoing story of the series they’ve agreed to put their stamp of approval on? A new Star Wars trilogy that actually continues the actual story, is that too much to f*cking ask for? You know, like sequels are supposed to do?

      “To moan about it when literally nothing is happening to your precious EU is hysterical.”

      WTF are you talking about, you ignorant retard? The Jaina trilogy has been put on hold until Storygroup (aka DisneyVerse fanfic writers) sort out their new garbage continuity. So basically Sword of the Jedi, and any series that the books were hinting at, will never happen.
      Star Wars is now dead.

      To anyone looking for the true episode 7, it came out 20 years ago. It’s called “Heir to the Empire” and is awesome.

    • April 8, 2014 at 2:00 am
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      “I totally respect your right to enjoy crappy “Star Wars” books”

      If you and your fellow movie-only ignorant n00bs would get your head out of your ass for a second, you’d realize that the movies are no better or worse than the vast majority of books that were written for the SW series in the last 20 years.
      The book series added so much depth to the Star Wars universe. It IS Star Wars, the movies have never done much more than scratch the surface.

    • April 8, 2014 at 2:19 am
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      Darth Malgus is that you? Quit playing around you know you’re not supposed to be on the computer.

    • April 8, 2014 at 5:21 am
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      I live for posts like this! The thought of EU fans’ popping a vein in their forehead, all because Chewbacca is not dead? That the movies override the comics and books? You can’t put a price tag on that kind of epiphany. Thank you!

      Big Daddy Dave

    • April 8, 2014 at 10:10 am
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      It’s rather hilarious that Anonymous is already slagging off the new film as ‘fanfic’ when that’s exactly what all the EU books are. And the worst kind as well – ie very badly written. I read the Timothy Zahn books (well tried to) and they are lousy. Really badly written, dialog that must have made even Lucas cringe and ludicrous storylines. Just complete rubbish – and those are probably the best of them. I always thought that when those books were marked as ‘authorised’ by lucasfilm it was more a case of Lucas saying “Meh, let them get on with it, I’ll take the licensing cash and I can just ignore it anyway”. Anyone who holds the terrible EU stories up as some sort of paragon guide for the future of star wars is in a very strange place indeed.

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:37 pm
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      lol oh no not another angry fanboy who demands and cries for what he wants.
      “To anyone looking for the true episode 7, it came out 20 years ago. It’s called “Heir to the Empire” and is awesome.”
      Wonderful. Well while the rest of us will happily and eagerly await watching the actual star wars episode 7 that’s coming out, you can go read your fanfiction. There we are. Everybody wins.

    • April 8, 2014 at 4:01 pm
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      God damn those EU fanboys! LOLOL Damn, they are pathetic bunch of dicks. Get a life and go shovel snows or something. Do something useful than read those EU craps!

    • April 8, 2014 at 7:47 pm
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      Anyone who honestly ASSumes that EpVII will suck because Chewbacca will be in it isn’t even arguing about Star Wars anymore. They’re arguing about books. Star Wars is a movie.

    • April 8, 2014 at 8:14 pm
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      I read the books but I am very excited that Mr Mayhew is returning. I saw him at Denver comicon last year and he is a really nice guy. He deserves to reprise his role…Also I hope they bring Warrick Davis in to do something Too

    • April 8, 2014 at 8:29 pm
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      Ive read the books and really enjoyed them, but like I said, Star Wars is a movie. None of the episodes have had plot points based directly out of the EU. I am aware that GL barrowed certain concepts from the EU for the prequels, but the same is happenning for EpVII. Concepts will be barrowed, but it’s not going to follow Heir to the Empire step-for-step. I’m just saying that people who are arguing that EpVII should be the Thrawn trilogy transposed to film isn’t thinking rationally at all whatsoever. They’re diehard fans of a book series, not Star Wars. Star Wars is, has been and always will be a film-based franchise.This is not LOTR.

    • April 9, 2014 at 1:35 pm
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      It’d be cool to see a live action series based on EU stories, but I’d rather the bulk of that material stay far away from the films, because they are truly the core of the franchise; not to be disrupted again.

  • April 7, 2014 at 10:55 pm
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    I’m a little sick of all the prequel bashing. Just because a large amount of people don’t like a film doesn’t mean those people have to ruin that film for the few people who do like them, even if those movies, in this case the prequels, are terrible, which they aren’t anyway. http://whatisinthisblog.blogspot.ca/ This blog perfectly summarizes why i love the Star Wars prequels. Don’t comment on this post unless you read at least 90%, and spread out evenly, of the whole post in that blog.

    I can just hear the predictable “Thanks for sharing” replies lol.

    • April 8, 2014 at 12:30 am
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      aw man I love the prequels too. I loved the stale performances of the prequels, the terrible plot, the awfully written characters where you have to make up your own fake opinions and weave out your own theories to give them any kind of depth. I love the visuals that hide the bad writing. I love the fact it introduced loads of utter tat to the star wars universe, like I love that the midichlorians got rid of the mystic concept behind the force. I love the fact that most of the returning characters from the OT were ruined by being in shlock. The lack of continuity is just brilliant too. It’s heaven snuggling up on a sunday evening to watch the phantom menace. Just bliss. Beautiful piece of filmmaking 😉 lol, in all fairness they are terrible films. If you enjoy it, then good for you, but I really wouldn’t moan about people not liking them. You’re lucky people only make jar jar jokes lol.

    • April 8, 2014 at 12:44 am
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      Supreme Chancellor: Remember back to your early teachings. “All who gain power are afraid to lose it.” Even the Jedi.
      Anakin Skywalker: The Jedi use their power for good.
      Supreme Chancellor: Good is a point of view, Anakin. The Sith and the Jedi are similar in almost every way, including their quest for greater power.
      Anakin Skywalker: The Sith rely on their passion for their strength. They think inward, only about themselves.
      Supreme Chancellor: And the Jedi don’t?
      Anakin Skywalker: The Jedi are selfless… they only care about others.
      Supreme Chancellor: [looking a little frustrated] Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis “the wise”?
      Anakin Skywalker: No.
      Supreme Chancellor: I thought not. It’s not a story the Jedi would tell you. It’s a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith who lived many years ago. He was so powerful and so wise that he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life… He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.
      Anakin Skywalker: He could do that? He could actually save people from death?
      Supreme Chancellor: The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.
      Anakin Skywalker: What happened to him?
      Supreme Chancellor: He became so powerful… the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, and then one night, his apprentice killed him in his sleep. It’s ironic that he could save others from death, but not himself.
      Anakin Skywalker: Is it possible to learn this power?
      Supreme Chancellor: Not from a Jedi.

      You can’t call that bad writing.
      Not only that but I like midi-chlorians. And ALL movies are subject to interpretation, including the Star Wars prequels, so if it seems like they have deep meaning, there’s a good chance there is deep meaning to them, it’s just that all of the prequel haters are just trying to deny it by this sort of paradox that doesn’t make any sense that goes as follows: The prequels are bad films, so they can’t have deep meaning, so they’re bad films, which is just a paradox that RELIES on everyone assuming they sucked. If everyone said they were awesome then everyone would think it entirely possible that they have deep meaning. It’s ridiculous.

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:11 am
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      If there is any deep meaning it’s buried in Lucas’s horrible execution of telling these stories. Watching Revenge of the Sith feels like someone farting in a funeral, things happen that are really sad, and then people are taken out of it when someone says something stupid.

    • April 8, 2014 at 2:02 am
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      Well I think that the tragedy and sadness and the delivery of the story is all very well done.

    • April 8, 2014 at 2:21 am
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      “I’m a little sick of all the prequel bashing”

      Although I have to agree that the prequels are a far cry from the original movies, I still like them despite their flaws. Also, I recommend reading the book “Darth Plagueis”, it fixes a lot of the plot holes that the prequels had. James Luceno is the best Star Wars writer because he knows his history so well. His books are filled to references to things that happened in all eras of the series. Every time I read one of his books, I can’t help but nod my head in approval every couple pages. Truly a delight for hardcore SW fans.

      Unfortunately, the new DisneyVerse fanfic is going to ruin everything, but what can you do.

    • April 8, 2014 at 2:51 am
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      Books can never fix plot holes in a movie, if you need outside material to make since of a movie, then the story is told horribly.

      Also, the sequel trilogy won’t be a fanfic, they will be based on story treatments written by…. George Lucas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEB7jpKS0mU

      So why am I excited about this even though I don’t like the prequels? Because the bare bones plot synopses of the movies are bad, the execution is whats horrible. And his story given to people like JJ Abrams, Lawrence Kasden, and Michael Arndt makes me cautiously hopeful.

    • April 8, 2014 at 2:56 am
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      *aren’t bad.

    • April 8, 2014 at 4:05 am
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      FINALLY!!!! Someone who ENJOYS The prequals! Oh I think I might cry. Dude/dudette I agree with you wholeheartedly! I thought the prequals were great! Yes I know most people disagree but EVERYONE has different opinions. So if some people like the Pt that’s fine if some people don’t like the PT that is fine. Not everyone has to feel the same way about all the SW movies. I just think that I am literally the ONLY person who doesn’t mind/likes Jar Jar Binks PLEASE DON’T HATE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m just that type of girl who like annoying things!!!!

      God Bless and No Rude Replies PLEASE

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:44 pm
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      I suggest watching Plinketts prequel reviews. They are a few hours long because there’s so much to talk about, but they are really great. There’s lots of nitpicking for comedy, but there’s some extremely good analysis that points out why they are indeed terrible films. I don’t say this spitefully, I mean they are badly written and directed films. Fact. Whether you enjoy them or not is something different. Heck I enjoy them to some degree. Hecl I enjoy one direction music too, but duh I know it absolutely sucks.. So yeah the Plinketts reviews really do highlight how bad they were. I suggest watching them, all three of them. It will take a few hours but really it’s well worth it.

    • April 8, 2014 at 8:08 pm
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      I think they should have kept in the deleted scene in phantom menace. For those that don’t know Jar Jar Dies. It would have made his character far more likeable to just have died right when they got to Theed

  • April 8, 2014 at 12:34 am
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    Supreme Chancellor: Remember back to your early teachings. “All who gain power are afraid to lose it.” Even the Jedi.
    Anakin Skywalker: The Jedi use their power for good.
    Supreme Chancellor: Good is a point of view, Anakin. The Sith and the Jedi are similar in almost every way, including their quest for greater power.
    Anakin Skywalker: The Sith rely on their passion for their strength. They think inward, only about themselves.
    Supreme Chancellor: And the Jedi don’t?
    Anakin Skywalker: The Jedi are selfless… they only care about others.
    Supreme Chancellor: [looking a little frustrated] Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis “the wise”?
    Anakin Skywalker: No.
    Supreme Chancellor: I thought not. It’s not a story the Jedi would tell you. It’s a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith who lived many years ago. He was so powerful and so wise that he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life… He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.
    Anakin Skywalker: He could do that? He could actually save people from death?
    Supreme Chancellor: The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.
    Anakin Skywalker: What happened to him?
    Supreme Chancellor: He became so powerful… the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, and then one night, his apprentice killed him in his sleep. It’s ironic that he could save others from death, but not himself.
    Anakin Skywalker: Is it possible to learn this power?
    Supreme Chancellor: Not from a Jedi.

    You can’t call that bad writing.

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:05 am
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      That’s one small (and good) part of a two hour movie filled with bad dialogue.

      Anakin: You are so beautiful.
      Padme: That’s because I’m so in love.
      Anakin: No, It’s because I’m so in love with you.
      Padme: So love has blinded you?

      Obi-Wan: Only a Sith deals in absolutes. (Itself an absolute statement)

      Obi-Wan: It’s over Anakin, I have the high ground. (So What?)

      Medical Droid: There’s nothing wrong with her medically, but she’s still dying, she’s losing the will to live. (If she’s dying then obviously that means something’s medically wrong with her, plus stress can only kill you over a long period of time)

      And of course…..

      Darth Vader: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      You can’t call that good writing.

      (I also pretty much second what Anonymous said above).

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:13 am
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      What about
      Anakin Skywalker: I sense Count Dooku.
      Obi-Wan Kenobi: I sense a trap.
      Anakin Skywalker: Next move?
      Obi-Wan Kenobi: [smiling] Spring the trap.
      What about
      Anakin: You’re a Jedi Knight, aren’t you?
      Qui-Gon Jinn: What makes you think that?
      Anakin: I saw your laser sword. Only Jedi carry that kind of weapon.
      Qui-Gon Jinn: Perhaps I killed a Jedi and took it from him.
      Anakin: I don’t think so. No one can kill a Jedi.
      Qui-Gon Jinn: I wish that were so.
      What about
      [R2-D2 tries repeatedly to control an elevator that Anakin and Obi-Wan are in while avoiding battle droids at the same time]
      Anakin Skywalker: What was that all about?
      Obi-Wan: Well, R2 has been…
      Anakin Skywalker: No loose wire jokes.
      Obi-Wan: Did I say anything?
      Anakin Skywalker: He’s trying.
      Obi-Wan: I didn’t say anything.
      What about
      Obi-Wan Kenobi: You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness!
      Darth Vader: I hate you!!
      Obi-Wan: You were my brother, Anakin! I loved you.
      What about
      I will do what I must, a line said by two people in the prequels, each time awesome (or I’m sure at least one of them was, I can’t remember the first time it was said),
      What about
      Qui-Gon Jinn: You must have Jedi reflexes if you race pods.
      [Jar-Jar tries to grab a piece of fruit with his tongue, but Qui-Gon catches it]
      Qui-Gon Jinn: Don’t do that again.
      All great dialogue

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:26 am
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      If this is just going to become a game where we trump each other with dialogue, I don’t want any part of it. The fact that these movies have some moments of good dialogue doesn’t change the fact that they also contain horrible, criminally bad dialogue. The script is the cheapest part of film to make and there’s no deadline for it, so there’s no excuse for these films to have some of the most horrendous, cringe worthy and stiff dialogue I’ve ever seen in film. If you like these movies, fine. But you’re just going to have to deal with the fact that people don’t like these movies.

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:40 am
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      Although it’s been a while since I’ve seen the movies, I would bet that if I saw them again I wouldn’t see “some moments of good dialogue”, I would see “quite a bit of good dialogue, as well as some great dialogue”. And I’m not saying this with rudeness, but in the most polite way possible, but if you don’t want to try to top eachother with dialogue, like you said, then let’s just forget about it. I wouldn’t have such a problem with people not liking these movies if they weren’t so viciously rude about it, as if they were absolutely determined to ruin these movies for the few people that do like them.

    • April 8, 2014 at 2:54 am
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      Well, then you should watch them again. Trust me, the dialogue is really that bad.

    • April 8, 2014 at 6:30 am
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      I’m not trying to be mean either, but you’ve also made assumptions about people who don’t like them.

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:07 pm
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      But see, that’s the thing. Why do you want me to watch them and have them supposedly ruined for me so badly? Can’t people just let others enjoy what movies they want to without trying to ruin it for them?

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      By wanting to ruin them for me so badly, I’m referring to you saying “you REALLY should watch them again”, as in so I stop liking them. I just don’t think that’s necessary. It’s not kind to try to ruin things for people that they like.

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      My personal favourite lines of the prequels
      “You go slowly in on the left-NO ANAKIN NO!”
      “Are you an angel?”
      “I don’t like sand.”
      “A sith.. LORD?!?”

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      @Anonymous (who posted “my personal favorite lines of the prequels are…” right above my previous post): If you want to seem some examples of excellent dialogue, fantastic visuals, great special effects and great characters in the prequels, read the first post in my blog, but just skim through the parts about LEGO: http://whatisinthisblog.blogspot.ca/

      There is actually nothing in that blog about the prequels that you can deny is a great example of those movies being awesome.

    • April 8, 2014 at 5:35 pm
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      You listed some terrible dialogue. Sorry but you have no idea what you’re talking about if you can’t see anything wrong with the examples I posted. and in your blog post you posted some awful dialogue and claimed it was good.. claiming something as “excellent” doesn’t make it excellent. For example one of the most clear problems of the prequels was the characters. The performances by the actors, the dialogue, the lack of depth, yet you say “I like the characters in the prequels.” They are badly written characters. Fact. Who cares if you like it? It’s just your subjective opinion that you actually like it for whatever reason.. Then you psted a load of random screencaps and yet again, subjectively claimed they were “amazing” with no evidence supporting why they were amazing.. And the final nail in the coffin was when you said the choreography of the fight scenes were better than the originals… Ooooh dear…

    • April 8, 2014 at 5:58 pm
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      @LUVRUVALLTHINGSAWSUM
      No, I’m telling you to make up your own mind. I’m talking from experience. I use to like them too, and then I saw them again and realized how fake most of the dialogue sounds. If you still like it that’s fine, but it’s best to base your opinions properly.

  • April 8, 2014 at 12:41 am
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    It’s amazing how much people don’t listen and only hear what they want. The EU is dead. Dead as a doornail. Lucas has said as much, Lucasfilm and Disney have said as much. It’s an alternate timeline, it does not exist in the film world and the new movies will be completely different. No Thrawn, no Mara Jade. GET OVER IT ALREADY.

    • April 8, 2014 at 12:57 am
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      They just cant accept reality. So pathetic, EU is DEAD.

    • April 8, 2014 at 2:03 am
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      There’s no EU and never was. Until this year there was only one, correct SW continuity, but unfortunately, now we have a new Disney fanfic continuity and the actual SW timeline will never be continued.

  • April 8, 2014 at 1:12 am
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    The fact that it was Star Wars, is the only thing preventing me from overly bashing the prequels. For a new generation, leaving a forgotten generation behind. I was 13 when SW
    jumped from hyper space on to the big screen in 1977, when TPM came out in 1999 and at 35 years of age and as you can imagine, i was overwhelmingly excited. But alas, it was as if a 1000 star systems had slipped through my fingers and felt extremely let down with many things, way too kidded, no where near as dark as i imagined it would be. I know Lucas had a story to tell, Really!! I think if the story had evolved from when Anakin was Luke’s age in A new Hope, it would have been more promising, if it had of been directed by Peter Jackson, would have been darker too.
    For me, the prequels were somewhat of a let down, terrible in fact, they just didn’t give you that sense of realism in an imaginary world and with characters like Jar Jar blinks Oh Please George! what were you thinking, coming up with such things!
    There were aspects of the prequels i did enjoy, the deceptions of politics for example. I believe the prequels were more loved by those whom were my age back in 1977.
    perhaps i just grew up! hardly! With JJ Abrams behind the next installments, i am feeling a new renewal within the force, i am hopeful that he can restore a galactic ethoria, to a lost generation of fans.

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:24 am
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      Though I personally think JJ Abrams seems like a great guy and probably a great director with his success with the 2 Star Trek movies (I wasn’t paying a fair amount of attention to each movie to make a good judgement), and I wish him the best of success with Star Wars 7, I don’t personally believe episode 7 should actually be made. The story was of Anakin’s turn from good to evil, and then his redemption. And I think it was told very well. Creating a new threat after that just seems almost, a little bit pointless.

      I don’t know, I could love Star Wars 7, but regardless I think the prequels will always be unfortunately underrated. I think part of me likes that, though, that it’s underrated. It makes me feel unique. But at the same time, I feel like the prequels, and George Lucas, despite what he did to the Original Trilogy, deserve a lot more credit.

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:33 am
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      I was a kid when the prequels came out, and me and my friends my age pretty much hate them.

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:47 am
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      So, that kind of just supports the argument that the prequels don’t rely on nostalgia, they rely on good writing, great story, amazing visuals, great characters, fantastic music, and excellent special effects. Read the link I gave in my very first post in this thread.

    • April 8, 2014 at 2:42 am
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      How does me being a kid and growing up to not like them have anything to do with what you’re saying?

      And the prequels don’t rely on nostalgia? Have you seen Attack of the Clones… recently? Hey look it’s Boba Fett! Hey look it’s the Death Star!

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:00 pm
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      Well, I kind of just think it shows that people who saw the prequels growing up didn’t necessarily like them, and that the people who do like them like them for other reasons.

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      I still don’t get it. The argument is usually that people hate the prequels because they saw the originals growing up and the prequels didn’t live up to their expectations. Me and my friends my age were the target audience at the time and we don’t like them now. I’m not saying we’re right, but that should count for something.

    • April 8, 2014 at 7:24 pm
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      “I think part of me likes that, though, that it’s underrated. It makes me feel unique.” haha sorry but that made me laugh

  • April 8, 2014 at 1:38 am
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    Im curious as to how he will look. In ROTJ chewbacca was over 200 years old. Its now 35 years later in the star wars timeline which means he should be around 250 now. Wonder if he will have a little grey hair now??

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      Nah, wookies don’t age that fast. Then again, maybe in the new DisneyVerse fanfic, they do. There’s no telling how much more they’ll ruin with this ew Episode 7″ fanfic.

  • April 8, 2014 at 1:49 am
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    To the IDIOT who said Disney has ruined Star Wars and hereby declares disneys star wars as non-canon, Ummm George lucas wrote VERY IN DEPTH STORY TREATMENTS FOR THESE 3 NEW MOVIES!!! If it comes from the man himself its official canon my friend. Lucas is the the god of star wars. Anything that doesnt come from him is CRAP, which includes all that horrid EU crap!!! Real Star Wars fan?? Im as hard core of a star wars fan as you will find. I hate the EU stuff with the exception of knights of the old republic. Ive been following the movies for 35 years, so what youre saying is if we dont like that EU crap we are not fans. I bet you are a prequel hater too. You sir are an idiot!

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      Amen

    • April 8, 2014 at 2:08 am
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      “Im as hard core of a star wars fan as you will find.”

      You’re an ignorant movie-only n00b. How about you stop whining on the internet, go back to bed, hug your Jar Jar pillow or go fap to Hayden Christensen’s ghost at the end of ROJ or something.

      Meanwhile, us real fans will be mourning the death of the true SW continuity, and the book series that added so much depth to the SW universe when movie where only scratching the surface.

      F*ck the DisneyVerse, I’ll torrent ep7 instead of paying for it.

    • April 8, 2014 at 6:10 am
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      LMAO at the butthurt.

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:56 pm
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      haha “n00b” ..? Oh please…

  • April 8, 2014 at 1:58 am
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    Luvruvallthings comment about the prequels was point on. While I do think a new film kinda does destroy what happened in the original trilogy I think JJ will make it work. Hes a very throwback kinda filmaker. Reminds me of richard donner, zemekis, and spielberg most of all. JJ is retro, thats why they got him. Dont worry folks, this is gonna work

  • April 8, 2014 at 2:44 am
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    Did Luke know about his grandmother Shmi? She was buried at or around the Lars homestead, right? I wonder if Luke met Cleigg Lars? Or was he already dead during ep3? Did Obi-Wan instruct Owen and Beru to keep Luke in the dark about everything? Did he even know his father’s name before Obi-Wan uttered it when explaining his relationship with him? Did Luke and Obi-Wan have much contact before their ep4 adventure? It seems like they already knew each other. Did Obi-Wan and Chewie already know each other very, very well before the cantina? What do y’all think?

  • April 8, 2014 at 2:54 am
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    Damd Disney and JJ is so fucking retarded !! Said it so many times, by the time those morons start talking nobody will give a shit as it is all out alredy.Anyways great news !

  • April 8, 2014 at 3:48 am
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    The only whining I am seeing is the jackass that is upset that disney and JJ have ruined that EU crap. Anakin Solo? Ben Skywalker? Cloned emperors and Luke Skywalkers? My left nut could write better stories than that!!! That guy is still ignoring the fact that GEORGE LUCAS wrote the story treatments. Disney may be involved but the stories come from the man himself. Lucas didnt direct nor write the screenplays for empire or Jedi. Kirshner directed Empire and marquand did Jedi and Larry Kasdan wrote both of them!!! Should they not count?? Go play in the sandox kid, leave this to the big boys

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      Technically Lucas also co-wrote Jedi with Kasden, other than that I think the guy is a troll.

    • April 8, 2014 at 5:21 am
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      I can just see it now. A group of die hard Eu fanatics stood on street corners in the pouring rain holding up placards that say “God hates George Lucas” and “Pray for the dead EU”. They carry on like the Westboro Baptist Church.

  • April 8, 2014 at 5:33 am
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    Its not the death of EU that geonosians me, its the fact that star wars is no longer unique compared to other franchises that saddens me. There’s no longer ONE major timeline in the universe… (all alternate timelines are usually classified ‘infinitives’.) I suppose we should now see the entire post rotj eu as an infinities series…
    Chewie? Chewie! A Jedi Master? I am out of it for 30 years and everyone’s having delusions of granduer!

    Welcome back chewie!!! 🙂

  • April 8, 2014 at 5:44 am
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    I can’t call ANYONE that is mad that Chewie is back, alive and well for Episode VII a real Star Wars fan. Just turn in your card right now.

    And why would anyone think Chewbacca was dead? Because some fanfic told them so? If it didn’t happen in one of the episodic movies then it’s fanfic.

    Big Daddy Dave

  • April 8, 2014 at 5:57 am
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    Lucas has said that the saga is closed and that it is the story of Anakin Skywalker, his fall and redemption. He also said that if he were to a sequel trilogy that it would be a sequel to “this thing”. Now there is a concept I think a lot of commentators here and abroad are missing: This sequel trilogy is not a sequel to expand the established saga. It’s the start of a new saga; a sequel saga for a whole new generation and the rest of us willing to let go and finally move forward.

    • April 8, 2014 at 7:01 am
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      That has got to one of the most intelligent posts I have read on this site. I do remember reading that is exactly what GL said about the sequel trilogy.

    • April 8, 2014 at 8:00 am
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      But Lucas changes his mind more than most of us change our underwear.

      He said SW was a 12-part saga, then 9-parts, then 6-parts. Then he said he didn’t have a story for the ST, then he said he did. Then he said that the ST would ‘never’ be made……and now it is.

      His fickleness is infamous. Anything is possible at this stage. But, with Disney at the helm you can be sure of one thing – they will milk the cow for all it’s worth. And if that means a never-ending line-up of SW movies, then that is exactly what we will get. The ST is just the beginning.

  • April 8, 2014 at 8:06 am
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    Since this is science fiction (or rather space opera fantasy), there will always be ways to deal with the EU. I can already envision a major retcon centering on some kind of “reality-altering” event, perhaps involving time travel. Somehow, history will be altered in-universe as well — Back to the Future-style: The timeline described in the books and comics will be deleted and overwritten by a new timeline, to line up with the Sequel Trilogy. Or they may even go for some kind of “split universe”, so that both timelines will somehow be valid.

    • April 8, 2014 at 9:20 am
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      Time-travel in SW could be a big mistake. It would certainly kill my interest in the saga (and I’ve been a fan all my life).

    • April 8, 2014 at 11:28 am
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      Agree! No time travel nonsense please!

    • April 8, 2014 at 9:04 pm
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      Time travel could actually be a pretty fair way to wipe out (or alter) the EU in to “one cohesive canon”. Everyone wins. I know JJ likes to use it. Was wondering if he would somehow incorporate it into Star Wars.

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      It would also be an obvious way to invite Ster Trek comparisons. No thanks.

  • April 8, 2014 at 11:52 am
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    I like the Sequels just because the movies will destroy the EU. 🙂

  • April 8, 2014 at 12:44 pm
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    It’s crazy how a little post about an actor possibly returning to reprise an iconic role can generate so many negative comments and stir up so many arguments. I have to admit, when I first heard that the EU will not be adhered to in the new SW continuity, I was disappointed – mainly for selfish reasons as I have spent so much time reading many EU novels. But after the initial shock, I realized that, in the grand scheme of things, it really doesn’t matter. I am an EU fan (yes some of the books are poorly written-but some are great). I am a prequel fan. Yes there were many issues with these films, but they retain a special place in my heart as I recall the memories of being in the sixth grade and going with my dad to see a brand new episode in the saga that he introduced me to a couple years before (which I absolutely adored – especially after seeing A New Hope:Special Edition on the big screen at 8 yrs old). Star Wars had me at Hello. So, naturally at 11 yrs old, I was thrilled by the spectacle that was The Phantom Menace. I loved seeing Yoda and the Clones in AOTC, and the epic conclusion in ROTS (especially the Obi-Wan/Anakin duel). As a senior in high school, my friends and I went to the midnight premier and had a blast. We loved every minute of it. At 26, I look back on these films and I can see the flaws and the plot holes and yes, the cringeworthy dialogue, but I can’t deny the impact it had on me as a youth. I am a Clone Wars fan. The series got off to a slow start, and there were many “filler episodes” with little purpose to the overall story and there were some annoying characters thrown in there, but I enjoyed every minute watching it. Why? Because I love Star Wars. Do I watch/read/play every work ever produced that has anything to do with the franchise? No. But I am glad they exist, because they are a tribute to the epic monstrosity of a franchise that is Star Wars. I can’t wait to take my own son to see the new film. He will be almost 7 at the time of its release, about the same age I was when I fell in love. As I was watching the season finally of The Walking Dead the other night, I was thinking about how different the show was from the graphic novels. And yes, I realize that the Walking Dead, despite being a cult hit is nowhere near the caliber of Star Wars. But I was thinking, nobody gives Robert Kirkman any flack that he “changed” his own story for a tv adaptation. But we crucify George and others for not adhering to a story they didn’t write. So give George a break. Give Disney a break. Give Abrams a break. And just sit back and enjoy.

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:10 pm
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      It’s great to see a fan who loves these films just as much as i do. I will admit I am an OT fan from the beginning. I saw all of the PT movies in the cinema and to tell you the truth I was let down by all of them. Then one day it occurred to me that all the inane dialogue and cringe worthy acting was all what was George Lucas wanted us to see. Ok he could have used better actors but would they have faired any better than any other actor? I think It all boils down to the fact that the wooden acting we saw from Hayden Christenson et all was because that’s how GL envisioned these characters to be. That’s my take on the whole thing. Thinking the way I do does not make the PT films any better, if I had my way they would be brilliant, but it does take some tarnish off of are 3 pretty bad movies

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:25 pm
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      I’m easy-going about all the six movies, and whatever comes in the future. If the new films are good-quality SW flicks, it’s a bonus, but if they don’t entertain me, I still have the earlier six episodes to enjoy – and select comics, novels and The Clone Wars (my favourite of ALL SW media), so it’s a win-win scenario.

    • April 8, 2014 at 5:39 pm
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      @Fettman
      I don’t think it’s so much that he wanted wooden performances and bad dialogue then that he doesn’t know how to write good dialogue and he doesn’t understand the process of acting, watch the Empire of Dreams documentary about the making of the original trilogy and even Harrison Ford says as much. Though I may be misinterpreting what you are saying.

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    I think people are kind of in a state of denial about the whole thing. I mean we follow the news and everything, but I don’t think it’s really going to hurt home until we see the first image/footage

    • April 8, 2014 at 1:24 pm
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      There will be certain things that will occur with Episode VII. Some of the OT fans will love it. Some of the OT fans will hate it. Some of the PT fans will love it. Some of the PT fans will hate it. Some of the EU fans will love it. Some of the EU fans will hate it. And then you have the people who don’t really give a fuck. You can only please some of the people some, of the time, not all of the people all of time.

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      So true Fettman. I noticed this later in life that everyone is not going to like something and if they do it m ay be for different reasons. I have long followed Star Wars lore I was at one time the guy anyone would go to for Star Wars questions. But for me for then anything I just hope it is a good movie that brings new fans and keeps the spirit of Star Wars. I have a good feeling about this 🙂

  • April 8, 2014 at 5:00 pm
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    First of all, to keep on topic for a moment, I can’t think of any SW actor who has taken the entire saga to heart more than Peter Mayhew, and I for one am very glad to see that he will get another chance to reprise his role. (At least I HOPE this rumor pans out to be true.)

    As for the rending of garments and gnashing of teeth over the fact that the ST won’t simply be the EU novels translated to film, that just makes no sense to me whatsoever. Star Wars is and always has been a film experience. Yes, there have always been books inspired by the films, going all the way back to Splinter of the Mind’s Eye in 1978. And the films didn’t always line up with what happened in the books, comics, etc… and we were always fine with that back in the day.

    As for continuity, George Lucas himself didn’t even really ever bother overly much with continuity. He lucked out with the whole thing of turning Vader into Luke’s father, and made that mostly work with what had been established in the original movie. But even the whole thing of Leia being Luke’s sister ended up making for some incredibly creepy moments when you look back at ANH and ESB. IMHO, that never really fit that well.

    And then he totally threw continuity to the wind when he made the PT. Yoda? Suddenly not Obi Wan’s mentor. Anakin? Didn’t really follow Obi Wan on “some damned fool idealistic crusade”. Obi Wan? Didn’t discover Anakin, and actually didn’t even believe that he should be trained… not so much “amazed” at how strongly the Force was with Anakin as “appalled”. Owen? Never even really knew Anakin, and certainly never quarreled with him over his ideals. Leia? Never knew her mother.

    And on and on and on.

    So, why is it suddenly this massive crisis in some people’s minds because the new SW films aren’t going to follow the works of dozens of sci fi writers? The EU and the films themselves were never nearly as unified as LFL’s publishing arm always seemed to want to pretend that they were anyway. Plus, again… the films have never gone out of their way to maintain continuity in the first place.

    As long as Episode 7 is a good Star Wars movie, isn’t that the important thing?

    • April 8, 2014 at 8:22 pm
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      Spoken like a true prodigy!

    • June 1, 2014 at 12:20 am
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      Spoken like a true movie-only n00b.

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    This rumor is not quite true. I have a friend on the set and ILM is capturing a digital copy of Peter Mayhew. He is going to be 100% replaced by a CGI copy of himself inside of the Chewie costume due to his age and lack of mobility. I still think this is better than casting someone new. The computer will be able to move more like the real Peter Mayhew.

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      UPDATE: GOOD NEWS!!!!! i know we are all wanting less CGI in the new movies. Peter is in fact not going to be CGI. ILM bought a 3D printer and is going to make an exact copy of Peter. Clone Wars anyone!?

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      AnonymousApril 8, 2014 at 7:03 PM
      I’m calling BS

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      I can see perhaps doing more action-oriented shots this way IF they can make the CGI version move like Peter always did.

      But so many of Chewie’s scenes in the OT involved medium shots and close-ups that I think they could have Peter in the suit for stuff like that, and then handle his mobility problems with a CG double.

      As long as they don’t use the CGI double as an excuse to make Chewie go jumping all over the walls like they did with Yoda and Palpatine, I think it could work nicely. I sure couldn’t argue with using CGI as a legitimate problem-solving tool like this rather than just as a way of turning the movie into a big cartoon as so often happened in the PT.

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    I’m very upset that they won’t let him be in the new movie, I may just skip it! I think all this new Technology is making a mess of things. Call me a purest if you must.

  • April 8, 2014 at 7:23 pm
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    I can only laugh at those who still think that Anthony Daniels, Hamill, Ford and Fisher aren’t coming back. All signs point to it.

    Oh and Fuck the extended universe. Star Wars is just Episodes I-VI and the new episodes

  • April 8, 2014 at 7:49 pm
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    Chewie coming back hahaha yes. Now we just have to wait and see if Lando is back and we will be all set

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    The only thing I want them to lay off of is 3D. Please, dont turn these movies into a gimmick or novelty. However, at $22 a ticket it should be enough to make it the top grossing movie of all time. Im kinda worried about harrison ford coming back. Has anyone seen paranoia or anchorman 2?? He seems like hes had a stroke or something. Something is definintly wrong with him

    • April 8, 2014 at 11:57 pm
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      If you don’t enjoy 3D, go see the 2D version. Simple.

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      The problem with 3D is, it even screws up the 2D version, because the visuals all end up mugging for the 3D camera. So you end up watching a flat version of a film that still looks like a gimmicky 3D film.

      “Oh, look yet another spear flying RIGHT AT US. How unexpected.”

  • April 8, 2014 at 10:04 pm
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    I know we are all wondering what the plot of episode VII is going to be. The clues are right under our noses. All you have to do is look at episode I and IV for the answers. George lucas likes to repeat himself and star wars history repeats itself. All I will say is the original trilogy was about lukes quest to redeem his father. It was about the redemption of anakin skywalker. Might the new films be about the redemption of luke skywalker??? it sounds crazy, but we all know luke has a little bit of a dark side to him. I promise you the new film will be very similar to a new hope and the phantom menace

  • April 9, 2014 at 10:32 am
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    I think Disney will kill off a great deal of the EU, but they would be fools to trash everything that has been done in the past. It all boils down to money. Disney now owns the rights to everything Star Wars. For them to disreguard all of that would be wasteful for them because if they discredit all of it then they can’t make money on it. So I think one of two things are happing here.

    1. Missdirection, J.J; Disney, and GL want us all in a fuss about this so we will not notice other things that are going on. Watch over here while we screw with something over their. GL is also working on this and knows how to mislead fans. J.J. is just as canny as well. Or need I remind you all of Blue Harvest? Doesn’t anyone else find it funny that everyone says filming will start in May, but some one let is slip that filling starting a week or two ago already?
    2. Peter isn’t playing Chewbacca, but a wookie in the wookie council, hell he’s playing Lobacca or all we know, or just getting some screen time as a nod for his past role. GL did it for Dainels. To also back this up Peter uses walking aids like a cane.

    Oh and a 3…..Could be a dreaded Flash Back showing Chewbacca’s demise.

    Finnaly I would like to point something out that alot of people that try to seperate cannon into GL cannon (the movies) and what ever else is used for diferent types of media. GL put order 66 out on Chewbacca, to move stagnate sales in books that was just rehashing the heros never die habit that happend. So in this case the death of our lovable wookie is GL cannon.

    We must remember GL after A New Hope hit theaters in 77. GL aproved novels and EU material on everyone exepct for Obi-Wan. Because he wanted to later do I II III and that dealt with Obi-Wan.

    and Lastly…..What the Heck are you all Star Trek Fans, show each other some respect. OT fans, EU fan, Prequal Fan, get over your selfs we are ALL STAR WARS Fans. Quit the name calling already.

    • April 10, 2014 at 2:06 pm
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      i agree that there is no need to insult people. however calling a bad movie bad, or a weak idea weak may upset some people without intent. your reasoning is somewhat backwards. the books comic books and video games exist as accessories to the movies not vice-versa. if the movies are a hit than the accessories will sell. but pandering to fan-fiction readers is not the way to sell to the broad audience that Disney naturally hopes to draw with these movies. if you enjoy those book great. i think they are derivative junk but hay im sure you probably wouldn’t like the books i like either. but if you think Disney needs Timothy Zane to sell these movies, your delusional. if you stop anyone on the street they know star wars but if you ask them about the Thrawn trilogy they are gonna be like “what the f*ck are you talking about”. im sure as long as someone is willing to buy EU books Disney well sell them to them. but they would be foolish to let that dictate what happens in the movies.

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