Star Wars Episode VIII Casting New Strong Female Character”?

Episode VIII

Well, just when it seems things are coming into focus, a report like this comes out and forces you to question what you actually know about the upcoming films. The website Geek Nation is reporting that they have a source who tells them that Lucasfilm, including direct involvement from Episode VIII director Rian Johnson, is currently casting for a strong, young, female character that will be featured heavily in the second film of the trilogy. If this report is true there are potential spoilers below, so back out now while you still can if you want to remain unspoiled on the characters and events of both Episodes VII and VIII.

 

 

POTENTIAL SPOILERS!

 

 

Now, adding another strong female character to the cast is not all that shocking, but the report doesn’t stop there. Geek Nation says that their source is indicating that this new character will be none other than Han Solo’s daughter. So, if this is true, what does it mean? The majority of early speculation assumed that Rey would in fact be a Solo, with some significant rumors hinting towards Rey being a pseudonym with her real name being Kira Solo, daughter of Han and Leia. But recent reports have had many straying away from that idea, so the idea that a Solo child could be introduced elsewhere isn’t entirely out of left field.

 

 

Rey

 

This report does, however, raise many questions. If Solo has a child, is it Leia’s? Where is this daughter during the events of The Force Awakens if they are not to be introduced until the next film? What role will they play in Episode VIII? This also doesn’t necessarily mean that either Kylo Ren or Rey are not Solo children as each has been rumored to be in the past. There could easily be a third child out there.

 

It is also worth noting that the report weakens its language a bit in the summary. At the start it states that the new character is allegedly Han Solo’s daughter, but later in the report says:

 

…it seems like the new, female character will have strong ties to the Solo family, and all signs seem to be pointing towards her being Han’s daughter.

 

That nuance could be important in how solid this rumor is. So, it is possible that Han Solo could have as many as three or as few as zero children in these films. But regardless, reports of a new featured young female character definitely helps kick up the old speculation machine on Episode VIII well before VII has even been released.

 

 

Source: Geek Nation

 

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279 thoughts on “Star Wars Episode VIII Casting New Strong Female Character”?

  • August 22, 2015 at 8:41 pm
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    Rey is Lukes daughter and because of something her father did, she abandoned him and never wanted to see him again. This is why she is shocked to get in possession of his lightsaber and ultimately has to accept her destiny and seek Luke out.

    • August 22, 2015 at 8:44 pm
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      Nuu I want Kylo to be the Skywalker! D:

      • August 23, 2015 at 10:45 am
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        why can’t Kylo be a Skywalker too?

    • August 22, 2015 at 9:03 pm
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      No no no no

      that is all wrong Rey is Lobots child.

      Lobot the REAL Skywalker and he will bring ballance to the force.

    • August 22, 2015 at 9:54 pm
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      Yes I think rey is Luke’s daughter and Hans daughter is in 8. So that would be her cousin. I really hope kylo is Hans son

      • August 23, 2015 at 8:47 pm
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        So Rey and Han’s daughter will be Kick-Ass cousins!

    • August 22, 2015 at 10:02 pm
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      I think she’s a Solo who Luke was training along with a few others. She has already been trained, when Kylo turned something happened and Luke left. I think either under his instruction or her own decision, she takes the Falcon goes into hiding on Jakku and abandoned the force because of the events that happened. The staff is a substitute for the double bladed light saber she was trained with. When she runs into Finn and comes across the light saber, she reaches out to her father, Han Solo who comes to Jakku to get her, and his ship she stole.

      • August 23, 2015 at 2:58 pm
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        No, no, no, Rey is an albino sister to an ironically named brother Finn MacCoolio. He is a pupil of Lughkes, on the rain planet Erin. Unfortunately Lughke has upset a local chief Kyl O’Ren and his crony Domhnall Hookes for failing to get in the second order of pints on their first meeting in the local cantina.

        • August 23, 2015 at 3:31 pm
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          Of course they will eventually join forces and form the Kelta alliance, in order to retrieve and rescue their stolen stories from the monetising malevolence of the Galljoos from the planet Merchandiz and their leaders Joorge Lu Cas and Joo Joo Ab Rams.

    • August 22, 2015 at 10:53 pm
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      Three months before release and nobody knows anything.
      Good.

    • August 23, 2015 at 1:58 am
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      Why does everyone have to be related!? This is madness…. Rey is like daughter, Han has a kid showing up in ep 8, they are cousins, Hux is the grandson of Tarkin, etc.

      The galaxy is a big place, and all this crap about brothers, sisters, sons and daughters is making me worry about the future if this franchise

      • August 23, 2015 at 12:14 pm
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        The galaxy is a big place and if these characters interact it better be for good reason. Han, Leia, Luke; if they are involved in a major way there has to be more to it then them just running into these characters. They can’t just be there. It wouldn’t make sense. The easiest way to put them together would be relation of some type. Otherwise why would any of them interact? Luke could have trained some but what does that have to with Han?

        Why bring the original characters back if their family isn’t heavily involved? Just for nostalgia factor?

      • August 23, 2015 at 9:46 pm
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        Good point.

      • August 24, 2015 at 9:14 pm
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        It’s really not that inconceivable IMO, provided that they don’t overdo it. Just look at real life… families have a tendency to stay in power throughout history. Just look at the U.S. right now… more Bush and Clinton after 25+ years. :/

    • August 23, 2015 at 12:08 pm
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      luke isn’t married and doesn’t have children

  • August 22, 2015 at 8:46 pm
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    I suppose this could indicate that Rey is Luke’s daughter instead? I still strongly believe she’s SOMEONE’S child. She looks too much like a Skywalker for it to just be a coincidence.

    • August 22, 2015 at 9:21 pm
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      I’ve spoken with JJ, and I know for a fact that Rey is SOMEONE’s child!

      • August 22, 2015 at 9:45 pm
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        You sure? Maybe Grandmaster Snorkle thought her into being by manipulating the midichlorians.

      • August 23, 2015 at 1:58 am
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        Given the confirmed fact that SOMEONE will appear in TFA, you really should have put “Spoiler”

  • August 22, 2015 at 8:46 pm
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    Plot twist: there’s a subplot where chewie and poe are in love

    • August 22, 2015 at 10:56 pm
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      It is possible that I am the only one but I do not think that this comment is funny.

    • August 23, 2015 at 3:19 am
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      Na chewie is kylo ren

      • August 23, 2015 at 11:42 am
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        Adam Driver has said that he was “with” Chewie on set… Chewie dies giving birth to the twins…

  • August 22, 2015 at 8:50 pm
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    Wow. Why was my comment removed? Can’t I have an opinion? I didn’t insult anyone.

    • August 22, 2015 at 9:02 pm
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      You didn’t do anything wrong Marc. But believe me your comment would have unleashed another pointless debate about skin color. This is our last week with the anonymous option so I hope things would get normal after that.

      • August 22, 2015 at 9:08 pm
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        I guess i can uderstand that. A lot of the threads DO just become arguments…

        • August 22, 2015 at 9:30 pm
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          “This is our last week with the anonymous option so I hope things would get normal after that.”

          Thank GOD

          • August 23, 2015 at 2:27 am
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            I’m gonna keep talking about issues I find relevant. Anti-white racism included.

          • August 23, 2015 at 7:32 am
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            God has nothing to do with it. Thank the website administers for making this change.

      • August 22, 2015 at 10:08 pm
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        Aw, I thought my “First” comment was funny. xD

      • August 22, 2015 at 10:09 pm
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        That isn’t gonna change much. You will just have multiple people making accounts to troll. Happens on every comment section, unfortunately.

      • August 23, 2015 at 1:31 am
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        That’s the best news I’ve heard all week! I love this site and want it to embody the hope and joy of TGFFA.

        Thanks for all your hard work, guys/gals/droids!

      • August 23, 2015 at 9:53 am
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        Thank the maker for that..

    • August 22, 2015 at 9:21 pm
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      oops… bad click… i didnt mean to “report” lol

  • August 22, 2015 at 8:51 pm
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    What if this news is simply confirmation that DAisy Ridley is ready to start filming for episode 8?

  • August 22, 2015 at 8:51 pm
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    I think they are overdoing it with the female characters in Star Wars! THERE! I SAID IT!

    • August 22, 2015 at 9:05 pm
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      I actually agree with you.

    • August 22, 2015 at 9:28 pm
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      50% of people in the world is female. Do women make up 50% of the main characters in Star Wars? I understand why it’s bugging you just providing the counter point

      I’d prefer that “strong female character” didn’t have to be a talking/selling point, but if I go any further my politics would be showing and that isn’t appropriate for this discussion.

      • August 22, 2015 at 9:37 pm
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        Not that I have a problem with the casting, but just because 50% of the world is female doesn’t mean that will be represented in every population sample. That’s a bit of a fallacy.

        My issue in all this is that they are using female casting as some sort of marketing statement. It reduces the property which was always above that sort of stuff, despite it not making the franchise more popular.

        They just need to cast women quietly.

        • August 22, 2015 at 9:43 pm
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          A nonbiased population sample should come to a 50/50 split but unless you are actively examining something across the two sexes I suppose it doesn’t really matter but depending on what you are looking at the sex proportion sample can be important.

          You don’t want to commit a sample bias such as that famous poll that incorrectly predicted a Republican victory because they only received answers from phone calls at a time only the wealthy had phones and were more likely to vote Republican

          We can’t really say whether or not this casting was quiet because it is a leak as opposed to marketing

          • August 22, 2015 at 9:49 pm
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            My point is more along the lines of context. In real life if you pull from a random population of childcare workers, odds are you’ll get women. Military, men.

            This is fiction, but if it were real life, majority of the First Order and the resistance would be male.

            Saying 50% of the population is female therefore a story about a space war should be 50% female neglects that demographics aren’t evenly spread in every environment.

            That being said, this is fantasy, so those rules don’t really apply.

            And when it comes to marketing, they are going to have a “Girl Power” marketing campaign. Leak or no, that says it all.

          • August 22, 2015 at 10:22 pm
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            Star Wars is changing things up by being more inclusive towards women. Get used to it.

          • August 22, 2015 at 10:28 pm
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            Did you even read my comment? it’s not about whether or not they should “change things up,” whatever the heck that means. It’s about an invalid argument people often use in regards to population and casting choices.

            I even say explicitly that SW is fantasy, so the rules don’t apply.

            And as for “changing things up.” What? are women birds that need nesting? Just add more of them, no need to roll out the red carpet.

          • August 23, 2015 at 1:25 am
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            I wish Viral Hide can delete some of these sexist anti-women comments too.

          • August 23, 2015 at 1:34 am
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            What part of what I said was “anti-woman”?

            I just said they don’t need special treatment in order to feel”included.”

            You’re just sensationalizing this because you don’t agree with it.

          • August 23, 2015 at 12:40 pm
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            Pretty much any comment critical of women in any way even if tangentially is considered anti-woman by today’s hyper sensitive generation.

            Apparently female equality doesn’t include handling criticism.

          • August 23, 2015 at 12:36 pm
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            We’ve been used to Star Wars sucking since 1999.

          • August 23, 2015 at 9:51 pm
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            Political correctness has no place in Star Wars.
            Hell it has no place any where, it is being used to stifle free speech.

          • August 24, 2015 at 1:10 pm
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            Political correctness is fascism disguised as manners.

          • August 22, 2015 at 11:04 pm
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            Definitely agree with you, except:

            “this is fantasy, so those rules don’t really apply”

            Actually, I’d say that since we’ve not seen anything suggesting that humans in the Star Wars universe are any different biologically from real-world humans (Force/midichlorian stuff aside), we should assume that they DO still apply. You’re spot on in saying that the kinds of protagonist character roles in a work like Star Wars would be more likely to attract men than women.

          • August 23, 2015 at 1:38 am
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            I always liked the never-published-but-conceived idea that the humans in TGFFA were people from our future who got sucked through a wormhole and ended up, well, long ago in a galaxy far, far away.

            Were that the case, then we’d know for a fact that the rules of biology are the same. As it stands now, there’s no reason to assume otherwise, anyway.

            http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Alien_Exodus

          • August 23, 2015 at 3:30 am
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            Yep, I’ve also contemplated something similar. Most people seem to regard “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” as just being a standard “establishing the setting as a fantasy world” tagline, but perhaps it’s actually explicitly implying that SW takes place in our own universe and that SW humans have some kind of connection to us? After all, the concept of the human species on Earth having been “seeded” there from somewhere else in the universe is pretty common in sci-fi.

          • August 23, 2015 at 10:01 pm
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            No don’t link the Star Wars universe with ours.

          • August 22, 2015 at 11:32 pm
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            Depends on which army you’re talking about. The Israeli Army for examply has 50% women, Eritrea has 30%, South Africa has 27%, Australia only 13%.
            In the US military forces there are 14,6% women, though there are vast differences between the forces like the Marine Corps has only 8,6% while there are 19,1% in the Air Force.

            Units where you have to do a lot of physical stuff usually have smaller numbers than say pilots.

            So, taking this into a Galaxy far far away, it’s easy to imagine women making up only 10% of Stormtroopers, while there are 40% pilots and 60% combat medics.

            Hey, that’s something I would actually like to see in a SW movie: combat medics. Even thoug it’s a story about war – not every single character has to be a fighter.

          • August 22, 2015 at 11:42 pm
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            I’m talking global averages. Specifics offer some good world building opportunities, though.

            Thanks for the thoughtful reply.

          • August 23, 2015 at 4:11 am
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            So far, only 1 female is guaranteed to be a military figure,
            otherwise we have a pirate and a dumpster-diver. So far, I’m thinking they’re getting the balance spot-on.

      • August 22, 2015 at 9:37 pm
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        It’s a nice way of saying “not a Padmé”. Like the “practical effects” are a nice way of saying “not the Star Wars prequels” (even though they had practical sets as well.)

      • August 23, 2015 at 12:33 am
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        I thought women outnumbered men in the world.

        • August 23, 2015 at 12:55 am
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          It’s something like 51/49

      • August 23, 2015 at 4:46 am
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        By that logic we need more Indian and Chinese actors since they are the majority of the world population. Or of the female population, how man of them are the ‘strong’ type. I don’t know but it sure ain’t as many as what is being represented so prevalently for the last twenty years going back to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But whatever, let the people paying for it cast whoever they want to cast.

        • August 23, 2015 at 8:09 pm
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          Indians and Chinese are not even close to being the same race/people so therefore they cannot make up a “majority.” That’s like saying dogs and birds make up the majority of animals or that blue and yellow make up the majority of colors. What you’re saying literally makes no sense at all,

          Number two, there are literally dozens of different races that live within both India and China, and it’s kind of insulting that you see all Indians as a race. Rather than the hugely diverse country that it is. Go to Wikipedia please.

          • August 23, 2015 at 10:03 pm
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            WTF! are you smokin.

          • August 24, 2015 at 12:31 am
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            I’m merely pointing out that India has dozens of different races, religions and skin colors within it’s 1 billion plus population.

            I’m half black myself, and I don’t agree with every movie always having the white man as the villain…it is the single most tired cliche trope in the history of all filmmaking. And we all know why it’s done too. Because these big corporations are afraid of the 4.3% of the population who throw fits if any movie or show even dares to have a woman or a non-white man as the villain.

            But think about it! The villain is ALWAYS the best part! These crazy protesters who think they are doing good are actually hurting women and us blacks by not allowing them or us to have half the roles in all the movies (and the best half at that!!) These so called liberals are actually limiting oppurtunities for us!! And treating us like children to boot.

            I love Vader and The Joker and Magneto and all they rest, but for some reason I guess I’ll never see an iconic black villain. Thanks Hollywood!!!

      • August 23, 2015 at 8:22 pm
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        The “50% of the world’s population is women” argument is always a deeply stupid one.

        Star Wars is not about the entire population of the galaxy.

        It is about wars amongst the stars; hence Star Wars.

        Wars are predominately fought by men. Feminists may not like that, but that’s the way it is anyway.

        So if the foundation of the “50% of the world is women” argument essentially seeks to reflect the real world in Star Wars , then those same people making that argument should acknowledge that wars are predominately fought by men in the real world, and that Star Wars ought to reflect that reality.

        But of course, this isn’t about reflecting the real world.

        It’s about whiney feminists stomping their feet until they get what they want.

    • August 22, 2015 at 9:36 pm
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      Not even close.

    • August 22, 2015 at 9:53 pm
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      I think there should be even MORE female characters! THERE! I SAID IT!

    • August 22, 2015 at 11:00 pm
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      I think you haven’t actually seen the movie yet, and therefore can’t know. THERE. I SAID IT!

      • August 23, 2015 at 4:20 pm
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        “I think you haven’t actually seen the movie yet, and therefore can’t know. THERE. I SAID IT!”

        That really makes no sense.

        At least the vast majority of the characters in the PT and OT didn’t need to be the gender they ended up being, so why would this now be an issue for TFA?

        What purpose did Luke being a male serve the story? Or Yoda? Or Boba Fett? Or Obi-Wan?

    • August 23, 2015 at 12:05 am
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      “It!” there I said it.

      • August 23, 2015 at 1:45 am
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        LOL. You whiny sexist bigots think you’re mad now…

        • August 23, 2015 at 2:09 am
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          Who’s the ones whining? Lol.

          • August 23, 2015 at 2:54 am
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            Everyone blubbering about how Star Wars is now anti-white male.

            GIVE. ME. A BREAK.

            The world is your oyster, but you whine at a chipped fingernail. Grow up and get some self-respect. You’re embarrassing yourselves.

          • August 23, 2015 at 7:10 am
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            Oyster? Broken finger nail?? How DARE you, you misogynistic, chauvinistic pig!

          • August 23, 2015 at 7:58 am
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            Do you even get how words work? ^_-

          • August 23, 2015 at 1:07 pm
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            The world is the white male’s oyster?

            Well I guess that excuses all of the vindicated bigotry against white males.

            Funny how all the racist comments get deleted except for these.

            Progressive modernity at its finest.

          • August 23, 2015 at 3:56 pm
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            Anon @ 13:07 PM

            What a surprise. Another whiner.

            When I said “the world is the white man’s oyster”, I was referring to the overwhelming amount of leading roles white men continue to receive in Hollywood, not to mention the cast of most films are mostly white men.

            And what’s this nonsense about anti-white bigotry? You mean because a white man failed to land a lead role among TFA’s new big 3? Are you pathetic whiners really that spoiled?

          • August 23, 2015 at 8:58 pm
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            Yes, yes. Anyone who expresses a contrary or unpopular opinion is a whiner. Honesty, I’m not the one who came up with the inherently whiney phrase “equal gender representation.”

            If that’s what you were referring to, then why not write that rather than what you did write?

            Those of us white males who have been homeless and have had to struggle our entire lives find such comments from inexperienced children such as yourself to be moronic in the extreme.

            No. I do not mean because a white man failed to land a lead role among TFA’s new big three. Although Oscar Isaac qualifies.

            Rather, what I am referring to instead, is the comments made by intellectual vacuums such as yourself on this comment section and elsewhere, that “white male” this and “white male” that, always in a pejorative sense.

            The weirdest part of all of this is that the people who are predominately making these “white male” comments are themselves white, and oftentimes male too. That has to be some kind of diagnosed self-loathing psychosis.

          • August 24, 2015 at 4:58 am
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            “Yes, yes. Anyone who expresses a contrary or unpopular opinion is a whiner.”

            No. It’s not because you guys are expressing a contrary opinion. It’s specifically because, despite having thousands of Hollywood flicks filled with white male heroes, you guys still complain about a Star Wars film starring a woman and a black guy.

            “Those of us white males who have been homeless and have had to struggle our entire lives find such comments from inexperienced children such as yourself to be moronic in the extreme.”

            What does homelessness have to do with anything here? I’m talking about film representation and you guys complaining about Star Wars somehow being anti-white male or whatever.

            “Rather, what I am referring to instead, is the comments made by intellectual vacuums such as yourself on this comment section and elsewhere, that “white male” this and “white male” that, always in a pejorative sense.”

            I don’t care what you call me. After all this whining and stomping around, it’s clear that your words don’t mean anything.

            And, for the record, I love white male actors and characters. Examples include Indiana Jones, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Luke Skywalker, Captain America and Tom Cruise. That doesn’t mean I want to see them be the hero 99.9% of the time.

            American is a diverse country, not a nation of mostly white dudes. That was my main point, really = the desire for greater diverse representation

            “The weirdest part of all of this is that the people who are predominately making these “white male” comments are themselves white, and oftentimes male too. That has to be some kind of diagnosed self-loathing psychosis.”

            Or maybe they would like more diversity while a bunch of other white guys are overreacting to a woman and a black guy being the heroes this time.

          • August 24, 2015 at 9:48 am
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            The problem you’re having here, is that once again the hand wringers are boldly responding to a point that no one made.

            http://freebeacon.com/blog/there-is-no-black-stormtrooper-controversy/

            Nobody really cares about the black lead. He looks the part.

            And in regards to the female lead, it’s more about the physics of zero upper body strength than it is about the genitalia being carried. Which is why no one is complaining about Captain Phasma being female; Gwendolyne looks the part.

            Homelessness has to do with your comment about the world being the white male’s oyster, which as I indicated earlier you didn’t think out very well. Too bad some naive child wasn’t around 25 years ago to tell me how privileged I was to be able to dumpster dive at Burger King for an uneaten chicken finger.

            Yes, yes. My words don’t mean anything. So there! Right kid? I guess that explains why you take the time to respond to them.

            The problem with your main point is that again it responds to a point that no one is making. No one has said, “Gee, I want to see white male actors as the hero 99.9% of the time.” You’re making up this point, because you merely want to boldly make the preachy counterpoint without regard to whether or not anyone has said or written anything that warrants it.

            I’m not sure if your last point is an actual sentence.

          • August 25, 2015 at 8:31 am
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            “Nobody really cares about the black lead. He looks the part.”

            Are you blind? Lots of people have complained about Boyega not being right for Star Wars specifically because of his race.

            “And in regards to the female lead, it’s more about the physics of zero upper body strength than it is about the genitalia being carried. Which is why no one is complaining about Captain Phasma being female; Gwendolyne looks the part.”

            That makes no sense. Why complain about Rey when we already had Leia and Padme?

            “Homelessness has to do with your comment about the world being the white male’s oyster, which as I indicated earlier you didn’t think out very well. Too bad some naive child wasn’t around 25 years ago to tell me how privileged I was to be able to dumpster dive at Burger King for an uneaten chicken finger.”

            You know damn well I was referring to white men as a group.

            “Yes, yes. My words don’t mean anything. So there! Right kid? I guess that explains why you take the time to respond to them.”

            I meant as far as your insults having any affect.

            “The problem with your main point is that again it responds to a point that no one is making. No one has said, “Gee, I want to see white male actors as the hero 99.9% of the time.” You’re making up this point, because you merely want to boldly make the preachy counterpoint without regard to whether or not anyone has said or written anything that warrants it.”

            I’m not talking about what people are saying. I’m talking about white men playing the hero the vast majority of the time and a number of fans getting all butthurt that a woman and a black guy get to be the hero this time.

          • August 26, 2015 at 4:48 am
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            lol I’m not blind at all.

            What can be found is people complaining about people making racist comments, but the racist comments themselves are seemingly non existent.

            The actual reality is that children who fancy themselves as social justice warriors are whining about racial complaints that no one is making. They think it makes them important or something.

            It’s like how everyone was talking about how the new Fantastic Four movie looked horrible. Then they were stupidly admonished for hating the film just because Johnny Storm was black, even though no one said any such thing.

            As the article states, “a preemptive denunciation of a controversy that doesn’t exist.” Everyone wants to be a folk hero.

            Why complain about Rey? Because she’s being placed front and center, as opposed to Leia and Padme who had strong supporting roles. It’s the place that Boyega’s character should be filling. A commenter on another board once remarked in response to the Struzan poster, that Rey looked like she was ready to do some damage. But damage what? Someone’s hairstyle? Look at her arms. There’s more meat on a BW3 chicken wing.

            Whether or not you were referring to white men as a group is irrelevant. I am part of that group to which you were referring in your poorly thought out “oyster” comment.

            You keep having to say “I meant this, I meant that.” Have you ever given thought to writing what you meant from the start?

            I know you’re not talking about what people are saying, because no one is saying any of it. No one is saying, “I am so butthurt that a woman and a black guy get to be the hero this time.” Literally no one. You’re taking a bold stance against points, sentiments, and comments that literally do not exist, merely because posting these well rehearsed social justice speeches makes you feel high and mighty.

            It would be like if I were to boldly proclaim, “Ah ha! People didn’t go see Ishtar just because they hate camels!”
            Huh? No one ever said they hate camels, so I’d be taking a bold stand against a purely imaginary problem. Such is the case here.

        • August 23, 2015 at 1:10 pm
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          We’re unlikely to get any more mad.

          We’ll simply abandon the franchise, and leave it to the handful of feminists who might enjoy it. Maybe there’s enough of them to keep it going.

          Cheers.

        • August 23, 2015 at 8:51 pm
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          We won’t be getting any more mad.

          We’ll simply abandon the franchise for fare like Jurassic World and leave it to the feminists who barked loud enough to have it transformed. Maybe there’s enough of them to keep the franchise going.

    • August 23, 2015 at 1:35 am
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      Here is an interesting fact you might consider when hating on that girl power shit: women are beautiful.
      (the ones they cast anyway).

      Most of men will enjoy I think.

      • August 23, 2015 at 1:40 pm
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        I’m a straight male and I don’t give a damn about that in a Star Wars movie, I want a Star Wars movie to be about the story of that Star Wars movie and transporting me to another universe, I don’t need it to be about pretty faces.

      • August 23, 2015 at 8:23 pm
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        Star Wars is not about portraying and showcasing beautiful women.

        It’s about wars in space.

        Why is this concept so difficult for some to grasp?

    • August 23, 2015 at 2:29 am
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      Let’s just say they put an awful lot of emphasis on the word “STRONG” when they say “strong female character”.

      There. I said such a thing. It’s out there.

    • August 23, 2015 at 12:42 pm
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      Considering that practically all the actresses in The Force Awakens play strong female characters, I fear that we’re going to be overburdened with this archetype.

  • August 22, 2015 at 8:53 pm
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    Hope they are not recasting Rey because Daisy’s performance is off…I’m just being my paranoid self and she will be fine,I’ve yet to see her acting thats all.

    • August 22, 2015 at 8:58 pm
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      Hey, me too. I just wanna see that spell broken. I am totally in for more.

      I would love to see like Anna Kendrick in Star Wars….Idk….Anyone having some more great names?

      • August 22, 2015 at 9:31 pm
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        Anna Kendrick would love to be in Star Wars but I doubt they’re going for such a mainstream actress

        • August 23, 2015 at 6:16 am
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          Anna Kendrick is an annoying b-itch.

      • August 23, 2015 at 3:37 am
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        Laura Ramsey

    • August 22, 2015 at 9:32 pm
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      Accidentally reported your comment. It should be harder to accidentally do this. I’ve seen this happen alot lately.

    • August 22, 2015 at 10:27 pm
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      Perhaps they are recasting Rey because Episode 8 takes place 20 years later! Dun Dun Dun!!!

      • August 23, 2015 at 2:31 am
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        Now that’s an idea. Good thinking.

  • August 22, 2015 at 9:03 pm
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    I think it’s not going to be a Solo, but something related to a Phasma backstory.

    • August 23, 2015 at 2:32 am
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      Phasma’s sister perhaps?

  • August 22, 2015 at 9:04 pm
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    Racism and sexism has been horrible on this site recently. You guys need to start IP address banning people. No need to have people like that hang around.

    • August 22, 2015 at 9:08 pm
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      We’ve banned hundreds. But they are using proxy IPs. Next week we will start using the new comment system, without anonymous option.

      • August 22, 2015 at 10:23 pm
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        Good luck, Captain Hide…

        You’re gonna need it…

      • August 22, 2015 at 11:02 pm
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        Looking forward to a more up to date comments system. Things are getting ridiculous on here. I’ve been on here for a few moths but the closeted racism and sexism is really ramping up from some quarters. Also the Pro Prequels people are actually getting ridiculous, pretending their victims because most SW fans generally were disappointed with the prequels, and using their victim hood to properly go on a rampage against people holding valid viewpoints against the prequels. Not on the same level as racism/sexism, but still getting too much now. Hope we can just ignore posters outright and not have to see their stuff again.

        • August 23, 2015 at 12:31 am
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          So you want to stifle free speech?

          • August 23, 2015 at 2:19 am
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            Rights and responsibilities. Freedom of speech, especially on a forum like this, should not be a get out clause to excuse hate speech.

          • August 23, 2015 at 12:45 pm
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            That of course is incorrect.

            The definition of what constitutes hate speech changes over time like trends in fashion. And someone, is always going to hate one form of speech or another.

            Speech is either free, or it isn’t.

            You can’t have free speech, except for this, that, and the other thing. That’s not how free speech works.

            If you’re unable to cope reading comments with which you disagree, then perhaps you ought to spend your life hiding underneath your bed or something.

          • August 23, 2015 at 4:15 am
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            I hate censorship as much as the next guy, but I hate hatred more.
            There’s been a lot of hate shooting back and forth.
            I think the real problem is that SW7N reports only legitimate news, which means slow news weeks, which means people get bored.
            Boredom leads to race-talk.
            Thus is the pattern I’ve observed.

            There have been sometimes where I replied back, adding fuel to fire, especially over race [i’m pro-integration], christianity and the us of a. In retrospect I’m easily distracted and have steered things off topic. Sorry. :/

        • August 23, 2015 at 2:32 am
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          So you want to force your opinions onto others and attempt to pass off an opinion as a fact when in reality PT haters/bashers are in the minority as various statistics out there prove this (making your opinion nothing but an opinion, though an inaccurate one ((PT haters are just very vocal and loud on the Internet))?

          We are all entitled to our opinions here, even if you don’t like some/ agree with some and even if some are in accurate (despite if I like reading them or not). Deal with it!

          • August 23, 2015 at 3:27 am
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            The prequel bashers are the worst people on here by far, they don’t take anyones opinion, and seem to constantly demand that normal rules of the universe apply to a story which is complete fantasy

          • August 23, 2015 at 4:31 am
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            I know man. It’s funny how they can’t stand knowing that there are people who like the PT. I don’t like knowing that there are PT haters/bashers yet I still have to live with it (so they need to learn to live with knowing that there are fans that like the PT too).

        • August 23, 2015 at 4:23 am
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          Man, you’re a moron.

        • August 23, 2015 at 10:08 pm
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          So you wan’t to gag the PT lovers from having comment.

    • August 23, 2015 at 12:30 am
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      So goes ‘freedom of speech’… lol.

      • August 23, 2015 at 12:46 pm
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        …with thunderous applause…

    • August 23, 2015 at 1:02 am
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      Who gives a shit? It’s a freaking Star Wars website comment section, don’t stress about what people write. It’s all tongue in cheek anyways, you think people actually care about john boyega or anything? It’s hilarious if you just imagine it being tongue in cheek, like family guy.

      • August 23, 2015 at 4:24 am
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        I hate family guy. but I like Tropic Thunder so go figure,

        tongue in cheek is tongue in cheek.
        Comparing a dude to a gorilla is comparing a dude to a gorilla.
        gotta draw a line Somewhere :/

    • August 23, 2015 at 8:26 pm
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      Remember, the vast majority of comments that are accused of being racist, sexist, and/or misogynist in reality just aren’t.

      Rather, these accusations are mostly the product of a hyper-emotive generation who see discriminatory bugaboos in every shadow.

  • August 22, 2015 at 9:07 pm
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    It does say a strong young actress, maybe they are casting a younger Rey. Maybe going back to her past will be important to the plot

  • August 22, 2015 at 9:14 pm
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    Finn is Solo’s son with smuggler wive introduced in the comics. Why introduce her out of the blue? The new comics are canon, so they are laying the foundation for twists in the new films.

    • August 23, 2015 at 5:50 am
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      Finn is too young to have been born before ROTJ.

  • August 22, 2015 at 9:18 pm
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    Kind of pointless to even speculate at this point

  • August 22, 2015 at 9:21 pm
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    I remember reports of a major new female villain for 8.

    • August 22, 2015 at 9:44 pm
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      Yep. That was for the female Sith in the Ep VIII threads.

      • August 23, 2015 at 2:35 am
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        OMG a female sith?! I hope it’s something like Darth Talon.

  • August 22, 2015 at 9:30 pm
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    1- There aren’t going to be anymore flashbacks so no point going for “young Rey” or “young Phasma” and no way Ridley is getting recast.

    2- Rebo you just had to to stick that knife in my gut with that Kira Solo comment didn’t you? haha

  • August 22, 2015 at 9:30 pm
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    You do amazing work here Viral,it can`t be easy keeping order…really exited by this story – please let`s have Jennifer Lawrence cast,she look`s like she could be Han`s daughter.

    • August 22, 2015 at 11:37 pm
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      Nononononono!!! Jennifer lawrence can NOT act for sh*t!! All her portrayals of characters Are either moody or confused or both!! Hell to the NO that she is going anywhere near the SW franchise!!

      • August 23, 2015 at 2:40 am
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        Atleast she’s not Kristen Stewart.

    • August 23, 2015 at 9:49 am
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      She looks good with milk on her face or was it …

  • August 22, 2015 at 9:33 pm
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    Assuming any grain of truth, wires could simply be crossed:

    They (Rian Johnson) are casting another important young woman role, and Han Solo’s daughter is another character in Johnson’s script (Rey).

    I’d remind people about all the casting rumors from various websites before the April 2014 casting announcement that have not seemed to pan out (or were distorted) and the same process could be repeating itself.

    • August 23, 2015 at 12:23 am
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      Hey….what if they introduce a black woman in her 40s, a pre-New Hope daughter with that new wife of Han´s…

      • August 23, 2015 at 2:41 am
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        Yeah! Or how about a blonde who isn’t evil?

      • August 23, 2015 at 9:08 am
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        I really hope not. The dead-beat-dad cliche has been done to death and I would not want to see Han Solo go down this road.

  • August 22, 2015 at 9:36 pm
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    Pretty confident Daisy Ridley will return in Episode VIII and most likely Episode IX. To have her character killed off, just to be replaced by another ‘strong young female type’ sounds rather pointless. If Han Solo is to meet his end, then I find it hard to believe they’ll kill Rey of as well.

    Still believe Rey is Solo’s daughter and she’ll take over ownership of the Falcon.

    • August 22, 2015 at 9:39 pm
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      Or they are casting someone new independent of Rey like what the article said?

      • August 22, 2015 at 9:57 pm
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        Yeah maybe, who really knows at this time.

  • August 22, 2015 at 9:42 pm
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    I really don’t give a damn about strong female leads. I just want the story to be good.

  • August 22, 2015 at 9:44 pm
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    Why does it sound like they’re over compensating for something?

    • August 22, 2015 at 10:26 pm
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      Lack of female representation in Star Wars problem is being addressed by including more female characters.

      • August 22, 2015 at 10:44 pm
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        To quote Shia labouf.

        Just do it. Talking about it is just a marketing strategy.

      • August 23, 2015 at 12:58 am
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        Problem? LOL If a story doesn’t have as many female characters as male it’s now a “problem”? Does it work both ways? “Lack of make representation in this series is a problem that must be solved!”

        • August 23, 2015 at 1:45 am
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          As long as crap like this is happening: http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/21/living/bullied-girl-star-wars-feat/index.html

          Then, yes, it is a problem.

          No little girls should be told that “Star Wars is for boys.” And if more female leads allow girls to embrace the mythos I’ve loved my entire life, then more power to them. Girl power, that is.

          I’d rather be on this little girl’s side than the side of people who thing SW is a boys-only club. And so should anyone with an ounce of compassion.

          • August 23, 2015 at 2:30 am
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            Girls were the ones bullying her.

            “The girls in school were telling her she shouldn’t like “Star Wars” because it’s for boys. “

          • August 23, 2015 at 2:47 am
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            Appearently the problem is that girls need other girls to like something before they are allowed to like it themselves. Gender herd mentality. Good luck with that one.

          • August 23, 2015 at 6:52 am
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            Oh my god. Get over it. It’s amazing crap like this gets national attention…they’re all just kids. Reminds me of when Cartman threw a rock at Token in South Park and it was all over the news as a “hate crime”. Little girls think Star Wars is for boys because it’s mostly boys that like it and always will be. They just need to be shown that girls like Star Wars too….some do, and some don’t. They’re probably unfamiliar with the franchise. Heck, I knew a girl when I was a kid who said she was a tiger and would run around claiming she was a tiger all the time. I thought it was stupid, and never called her a tiger, but she can totally pretend to be one all she wants.

          • August 23, 2015 at 8:30 pm
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            Most people will likely get over it as they abandon the franchise.

          • August 23, 2015 at 8:29 pm
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            No little girls were ever told that “Star Wars is just for boys.”

            What Bizarro World are you living in?

            That’s a counterpoint to a point that no one ever made.

        • August 23, 2015 at 12:49 pm
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          It’s a problem for hand wringers who aren’t concerned with story as much as the pure idiocy commonly referred to as equal representation.

          Acting offended makes them feel important or something.

  • August 22, 2015 at 9:46 pm
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    Maybe Han is on the hunt for his missing daughter in “Force Awakens”? Perhaps that father/daughter angle is what hooked Ford into returning to the Star Wars universe again.

  • August 22, 2015 at 9:48 pm
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    “I don’t think I have a lot of choices [as to what type of Star Wars character to be]. Originally. But I’m gonna say that’s gonna change. As you can see. [Kennedy looks to Daisy Ridley.]” -Kathleen Kennedy, Celebration 2015

    “Really strong women. Not only in Episode VII but the conversations we’re having moving forward. There are going to be a lot of wonderful new characters. I have two girls, too. So… I’m under a lot of pressure.” -Kennedy, Celebration 2015

    “We’re putting women in strong roles. We’re just changing things up a bit so that the characters inside the Star Wars universe reflect the audience. And that’s what I think in general most movies should do, and why not Star Wars.” -Kennedy, BBC interview, April 20, 2015

    “I’m sure many of you who have seen the Star Wars saga know that there have not been many female characters and that is something that we are working very hard to change in the new movies.” -Kennedy, Japan, April 30, 2015

    Kennedy on (any) future for Maz Kanata and Captain Phasma beyond Episode VII:
    http://www.starwarsblog.jp/flix-star-wars-maz-kanata-captain-phasma-episode8-and-9/

    • August 22, 2015 at 10:57 pm
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      I’m very happy for this! There will be a few idiots hiding behind tradition to excuse their prejudices but this is a story taking place in another galaxy a long time ago, ANYTHING is possible and I hardly think female characters should be second class. Bring them on, I can’t wait to see it. And if anything can try and influence opinion of ignorant men then why not the biggest, coolest film franchise of them all. Leave them no place to hide with their prejudices!

      • August 23, 2015 at 12:27 am
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        You are a glittering jewel of colossal ignorance.

        • August 23, 2015 at 12:29 am
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          Put the mirror down before speaking.

        • August 23, 2015 at 2:21 am
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          I won’t go in to the analogy of what you must be then. Don’t want to bring the thread down.

      • August 23, 2015 at 2:51 am
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        Who says girls are second class? Feminists do, and only feminists. That’s because feminists are hostile towards women. In fact, feminists hate women.

        And whats with the bullshit about women not being given bad ass roles? We’ve had tons of bad ass women in movies.

        • August 23, 2015 at 12:52 pm
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          What’s with the bullshit is that it will never be enough, and they will never be satisfied, until they’ve transformed Star Wars into something that never would have been successful in the first place.

    • August 22, 2015 at 11:09 pm
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      Yet again, no strong LGBT character of Asian descent. It’d be nice if Kennedy weren’t so apparently racist/homophobic. 🙁
      The LGBT community watches Star Wars too Kathleen!!!

      • August 23, 2015 at 12:26 am
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        Give me a damn break, already. The LBGT community only makes up 3% to 4% of America according to the CDC.

      • August 23, 2015 at 7:00 am
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        The lettuce, bacon, gay, and tomato community makes up 1% of the population, but I don’t want to see dudes making out with other dudes in Star Wars, and outie-butthole jedi.

        Remember when people could just watch a movie and connect to the characters through their situations and stories as presented to them, and didn’t lack empathy to the point where they could only enjoy a character if it looked and acted just like them? Is that honestly what people do now and what makes a good movie to them? The diversity ratio? How many characters are a certain color or sex? THIS is what makes a good movie now? There must be a character in the movie like EVERYONE EVERYWHERE or else it’s “bad”? This is what we demand above all else, let alone is even a selling point?

        The world has gone to hell, and so have people.

      • August 23, 2015 at 10:13 pm
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        Next we will have a trans gender even tho they make up a tiny minority, they seem to be hogging the news.

    • August 22, 2015 at 11:39 pm
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      I agree more strong female characters are needed but all the new stories seem to have female leads. TFA, Rogue One, Aftermath, Shattered Empire. I’m sure established fans will hang on but you could be losing the younger male demographic if they start viewing Star Wars as Hungar Games lite.

      • August 23, 2015 at 12:30 am
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        There are still plenty of new male characters for the fellas, especially Rogue One. 8/9 characters so far are male.

      • August 23, 2015 at 2:57 am
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        I’m okay with strong female leads as long as they are genuine and not forcing it.
        If they fake it they only end up looking constipated.

        Sigorney Weaver, Gwendoline Christie and Jessica Biel are some of the few women who are able to do convincing strong roles.

      • August 23, 2015 at 8:31 pm
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        No. No more strong female characters are needed at all.

    • August 23, 2015 at 12:50 pm
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      Kathleen Kennedy did wonders for Indiana Jones, didn’t she…

  • August 22, 2015 at 10:28 pm
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    I’m excited to see that, more and more, Star Wars is reflecting America and the world’s diversity!

    • August 23, 2015 at 12:53 pm
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      Too bad.

      I was always more interested in Star Wars as opposed to the U.S. Census.

  • August 22, 2015 at 10:44 pm
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    It’s not Han Solo’s daughter.
    They are looking for a strong female lead to play Lando’s daughter in Ep.8.

  • August 22, 2015 at 10:51 pm
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    About how long has that nice pic above of Rey been around?

    • August 23, 2015 at 12:08 am
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      I think it was 1st shown at Celebration but I’ve been wrong before lol..

  • August 22, 2015 at 10:51 pm
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    I have had a feeling for a while that Rey is Luke’s daughter. It would mirror quite nicely with Luke in the OT, and since she is the main lead character I would expect that character to be Luke’s child rather than Leia and Han (an inexperienced Force user and a regular guy).

    COMPLETE SPECULATION NOW: Finding out who the mother is will be interesting if that’s the case. Kylo being Han and Leia’s son seems more likely. If it’s suggested that Rey purposefully left all her family to live alone because of something Luke did, maybe it’s to do with the Jedi Academy idea.

    Maybe rather than form a Jedi academy he actually vowed NEVER to form an academy or train anyone in the force. Perhaps he felt it would be better not to have powerful force users around as power always corrupts and he would rather have peace. Maybe the rest of his family and daughter felt this was the wrong move and disowned him for not sharing his knowledge of the Force. Maybe his negligence to guide new force users is what caused Kylo (possibly Vader’s grandson via Leia and Han) to go it alone, and inevitably Kylo was lured by the ease and power of the darkside.

    Luke might come out of hiding to finally right his wrongs and set up an academy and train his daughter and possibly others going forward to fight the new evil in the galaxy and try to turn Kylo back to the good side.

    If the new trilogy pans out anything like that I will be so exited to see how deeply emotional the story could become… I hope it’s along these lines.

    • August 23, 2015 at 1:52 am
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      The one flaw with your theory is that is kinda takes away from the Return of the Jedi. Hard for Jedi to return, if Luke decides to never train.

      Not to mention Yoda: “Pass on what you have learned.”

      Wouldn’t be surprised, though, if he refused to train any of his relatives. The strength of the force in that family may make it too risky in his mind.

      But aside from that, I like the way you’re going. I kind of wonder if Luke isn’t just trying to stay away from the monolithic, state-funded type of organization that the Jedi were in the PT. You know, like he’s moving it more toward the way HE was taught, as opposed to the rigid, somewhat cold group the Jedi were when they fell.

      I love how little we all know, even now, so close to release.

      • August 23, 2015 at 2:25 am
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        Agree with you. I’d love Luke to take it that way. I hated the Jedi order of the prequels. Not just cos I’m an affirmed prequels basher (well TPM was good besides DM an QG dying, Jar Jar, and confusion over who Padme/Queen Amidala was and who was the one making decisions – it seemed to be the decoy half the time!)…. but yeah the Jedi Order as a rigidly operated organisation kind of distilled what I believed Jedi to be. Well that and the fact they could run at fast forward speed, hahahahaha! Also why did the Jedi just blindly take up the role of warriors in the Clone Wars, actually leading squadrons, when they would have more appropriately acted as peace keepers and negotiators or something..

        A more humble Jedi Order is what I’d love to see.

  • August 22, 2015 at 10:57 pm
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    Ok but could we stop with the “strong” part already?
    Just create well-rounded female characters. Women are humans too, you know? Some are strong, some are weak, some are cowards, or brave, gentle, resentful, romantic, good fighters, or some are even dependent on their man.
    Give us a little variation there.

    Like, how about Han Solo’s daughter being a socially awkward computer nerd who can neither fly a ship nor hold a blaster, but who can crash the First Order’s superweapon with a computer virus?

    • August 23, 2015 at 12:26 am
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      “Ok but could we stop with the “strong” part already?”

      No.

      Despite all the previous major characters being strong, they also had weaknesses, including Luke, Leia, Lando and Han. That’s what’s implied.

      So, yes, they will be well-rounded.

  • August 22, 2015 at 11:03 pm
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    I have no issue with women being in Star Wars (or any other franchise), nor do I have an issue with diverse casting. In fact, I’m all for it. It’s a perfectly normal and natural thing to occur, and THAT is why I have an issue with Disney’s current marketing. They’re like, “LOOK AT US!! LOOK AT US!! WE HAVE FEMALE CHARACTERS AND A DIVERSE CAST!! WE’RE SO DIFFERENT AND PROGRESSIVE OMGS GUIS!!!”

    They’re flaunting the fact that there are strong female characters and a diverse cast to the point where it’s NOT normal … they’re treating it like it’s an unusual thing to happen, which, while arguably (and unfortunately) true, seems counterproductive. If you want strong female characters and diverse casting to be seen as a normal, logical thing, then don’t present it in such a way that makes it seem UNusual!

    AGAIN, I’m completely for female characters and a diverse cast, and I hate the racism that goes on on this forum. I just don’t think that Disney’s marketing strategy is well-thought out. You don’t need to tell us that there’s a strong female lead. You just need to let us figure it out for ourselves and say, “Oh, that’s awesome!” But turning that into a marketing strategy is kind of low, if you ask me.

    • August 22, 2015 at 11:05 pm
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      But but if they didn’t tell us, how would that get headlines?

    • August 23, 2015 at 12:23 am
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      @ Trenzy

      What you have to understand is Disney is expanding Star Wars’ fanbase. More female and minority fans and a much larger international fanbase.

      So sit back and relax. Sooner or later, people won’t think twice about this.

    • August 23, 2015 at 7:05 am
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      “STRONG”….EVERY female character has to be described as “STRONG”. It has to be one of the first two words — that and “independent”.

    • August 23, 2015 at 8:00 am
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      Get over it, this is how it’s done. You market when you do big things.

  • August 22, 2015 at 11:33 pm
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    Rian johnson is gonna make the best star wars movie

  • August 22, 2015 at 11:46 pm
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    In episode8 we will have two good female , Rey , Maz.
    one bad, Phasma.
    So odds of new female will be female Knights of Ren.

  • August 22, 2015 at 11:52 pm
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    it might be Luke Skywalker’s padawan

  • August 22, 2015 at 11:54 pm
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    it might be Luke Skywalker’s padawan ,maybe?
    or Rey

  • August 23, 2015 at 12:04 am
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    After running through the gauntlet of racist comments from three or four users and their sockpuppet usernames on this article, I feel that Viral Hide’s decision in eliminating the anonymous posing option is becoming increasingly justified.

  • August 23, 2015 at 12:14 am
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    Rey kenobi, perhaps something will be a film perhaps Obi-Wan to explain his birth also could be your niece as Obi-Wan has a brother Owen Kenobi.

  • August 23, 2015 at 12:19 am
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    when I read the “other female character” i had for a moment the bad feeling that she would be rey’s love interest. Side effects of reading lords of the sith.

  • August 23, 2015 at 12:50 am
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    Its the 21st century people. What about a trans character ? gay characters also. Its time we moved forward and gave other people in our society a chance. Bring them into the light. If we really are as open minded as we lead ourselves to believe.

    • August 23, 2015 at 1:06 am
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      Really? this is Star Wars not some wacko Bravo tv show

      • August 23, 2015 at 8:33 pm
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        Regardless. It’s coming in Episode X-XII

    • August 23, 2015 at 3:07 am
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      Gimme a break..

  • August 23, 2015 at 1:07 am
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    Some of them have to be big 3 offspring, we will care more if they are, can’t see them missing that!

  • August 23, 2015 at 1:40 am
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    I wonder how they can add a new main character this late in the game.

    • August 23, 2015 at 12:31 pm
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      Well, um, it worked with Lando and Yoda, who came from nowhere in ESB.

      Alternatively, there may be references in this one (like with the Emperor being name-dropped in ANH) that plant the seeds for further movies.

  • August 23, 2015 at 2:08 am
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    Has it come to this? That people feel so insignificant and inferior that they won’t be content if their race, sexual orientation, and gender isn’t properly represented in s STAR WARS movie? Will it help bolster their self-esteem?

    • August 23, 2015 at 12:57 pm
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      No. It won’t.

      But they will be able to gloat over having their way, while the primary audience for Star Wars abandons the franchise to watch films like Jurassic World.

  • August 23, 2015 at 2:19 am
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    From a world-building, plot-line, and story-twist point of view, having multigender characters, trans characters, and LGB characters could be fascinating.

    What’s to say that there isn’t a planet with humanoid or human species who have evolved to have both male and female reproductive parts in each individual? Or if on another planet or society, people can choose their genders at a certain point in their life? Or again, if there’s a society where sex and reproduction are separated, and the men and women only mingle for reproductive purposes? Actually, that’s pretty much Dathomir in TCW.

    The character and story implications for any of these ideas would be really interesting and could offer opportunities for intriguing story lines. like that of Dathomir’s dark sisters.

    Of course, human LGBT characters should be in SW in general. There’s no reason why not since they are a part of our society and SW reflects our society to a great degree (as all SF ultimately reflects its audience’s societies). And there’s no reason why numerous non-human/oid aliens shouldn’t be LGBT either.

    Heck Rebels has an intra-species romance as a core character element (Kanan and Hera), and that’s a little close to home for many people who retain old ideas in our own world about how the races shouldn’t mingle.

    One thing SF does well is explore the way we are and what we are becoming in a neutral context. SW already does, and I hope it continues to.

    • August 23, 2015 at 9:22 am
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      The lettuce, bacon, gay, and tomato community makes up 1% of the population, but I don’t want to see dudes making out with other dudes in Star Wars, and outie-butthole jedi.

      Remember when people could just watch a movie and connect to the characters through their situations and stories as presented to them, and didn’t lack empathy to the point where they could only enjoy a character if it looked and acted just like them? Is that honestly what people do now and what makes a good movie to them? The diversity ratio? How many characters are a certain color or sex? THIS is what makes a good movie now? There must be a character in the movie like EVERYONE EVERYWHERE or else it’s “bad”? This is what we demand above all else, let alone is even a selling point?

      The world has gone to hell, and so have people……

      • August 23, 2015 at 10:47 am
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        Thank you! Someone needed say it..

        • August 23, 2015 at 12:58 pm
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          Someone did need to say it.

          But someone else wants to make sure that no one can say it.

      • August 23, 2015 at 4:11 pm
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        “How many characters are a certain color or sex? THIS is what makes a good movie now? There must be a character in the movie like EVERYONE EVERYWHERE or else it’s “bad”? This is what we demand above all else, let alone is even a selling point?”

        Representation in film has nothing to do with a film’s quality. It’s about being inclusive. We’re not all white men.

        • August 23, 2015 at 8:35 pm
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          Really? We’re not all white men? Why, I’ve never heard anyone make that massively stupid argument before? How original!

          Better start marching and chanting at relases of films like Steel Magnolias or Fried Green Tomatoes over the lack of equal representation of men.

          Oh yeah, and the new Ghostbusters film and the reboot for League of Extraordinary Gentlemen will be all women too. Better start gnashing your teeth over underrepresented males for those films too.

  • August 23, 2015 at 2:27 am
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    I swear i am not a misogynist or anything like that.
    But wth.
    The Force Awakens-Female protagonist
    Rogue One-Female protagonist

    If the story’s good ok, but i like a strong male protagonist who gets the girl in the process. Like all the classic stories.

    • August 23, 2015 at 2:51 am
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      There are countless stories like this. The ladies need their day at last. The story is what matters most, whether male or female protagonist.

    • August 23, 2015 at 2:58 am
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      “If the story’s good ok, but i like a strong male protagonist who gets the girl in the process. Like all the classic stories.”

      Those classic stories are awfully sexist and limiting. Fortunately, the galaxy doesn’t revolve around men.

      • August 23, 2015 at 3:49 am
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        That’s right, only stories this person approves of is worth telling.

        Real talk: people can tell and like whatever stories they want.

      • August 23, 2015 at 5:06 am
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        “Star Wars is sexist! Han Solo is a pig who doesn’t respect women! He no like female advice!”

        Knew this day was coming…

      • August 23, 2015 at 1:00 pm
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        They were also enjoyably entertaining due to a merciful lack of progressive preaching woven into the screenplays.

    • August 23, 2015 at 3:32 am
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      That story has been told countless times. It’s lame, we needed less Mad Men, and more Mad Max.

      • August 23, 2015 at 5:12 am
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        Dykes on bikes

    • August 23, 2015 at 12:58 pm
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      Most who gravitate towards these kinds of genres do.

      It’s why Jurassic Park blew Avengers 2 out of the water.

  • August 23, 2015 at 2:44 am
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    And for everyone saying it should be a 50/50 sit let’s think logically for a minute. I’m an active duty Navy Sailor and as far as military the split is about 80% male and 20% female. Now when you look at combat units it becomes about 97% male so in star WARS the cast can accurately reflect what a WAR would actually look like. Now there are characters in Star Wars that aren’t in the military and join later, more of a rebellion, which has more women in it, but my point is that during wars, men vastly outnumber the women.

    • August 23, 2015 at 3:01 am
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      Star Wars isn’t just about war.

      Besides, Leia, Padme, etc. prove that women have just as every right for representation in Star Wars as the men. Blasters, lightsabers, etc. are the great equalizers.

      I’m all for 50/50 across the board.

      Among other things, it’ll eventually shut up all those sexists because it’ll become the norm.

      • August 23, 2015 at 1:02 pm
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        You do realize of course, that the word “wars” appears in the title of the franchise, right?

        • August 23, 2015 at 4:07 pm
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          So what? Men aren’t the only ones fighting in those wars.

          • August 23, 2015 at 8:39 pm
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            No, they’re not.

            But what do you suppose the percentages are?

          • August 24, 2015 at 5:29 am
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            Using those percentages is just an excuse to limit female representation. If one or several women can fight in Star Wars, then half the characters in combat can be women.

          • August 24, 2015 at 10:24 am
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            What are you talking about?

            The “50% of the world’s population is female” percentage is being used to excuse putting females into roles that they would be unlikely to have in the real world.

            But when it’s mentioned that in the real world the percentages of women who actually fight wars is extremely small, then the same camp suddenly doesn’t want Star Wars to reflect the real world because it’s a fantasy galaxy that doesn’t have to play by the rules.

            So which is it?

            Should Star Wars be representative of the real world, or not? Why or why not?

    • August 23, 2015 at 3:07 am
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      Since when is Star Wars about logic? Also if you are keen on seeing many tough men in the movies, you might be just gay.

  • August 23, 2015 at 2:59 am
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    Actually Rey’s last name is Crumb. You know what that means.

  • August 23, 2015 at 4:29 am
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    If they’re casting a lady; it better be an old lady.
    Some of the greatest characters on film are old ladies. Meryl Streep, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Sigourney Weaver, Maggie Smith, not too mention SW’s own Mon Mothma.
    Let’s not leave them out of the fun.

    In case you’re wondering, I am not joking.
    JJ, if you’re reading this, the film needs more old women.

    • August 23, 2015 at 4:07 pm
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      I agree. More old women. I loved the old women in Mad Max: Fury Road. 🙂

  • August 23, 2015 at 4:33 am
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    Anna kendrick as mara jade, and the rock as darth bane

  • August 23, 2015 at 4:55 am
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    Kylo Ren’s daughter!

  • August 23, 2015 at 4:57 am
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    Lando’s daughter!

  • August 23, 2015 at 5:02 am
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    Why is it every female character ever must always be listed as “strong” first?

    You never see that with men.

    Also, funny how both Han and Luke seem to have just daughters, no sons — guess they should have done it doggystyle more.

    • August 23, 2015 at 1:03 pm
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      They’re also often referred to as “hard as nails” and/or “tough as nails.”

  • August 23, 2015 at 5:04 am
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    Anyone can use the force. It’s like learning a martial art. Jedi are just the ones that devote themselves to doing it.

    – George Lucas, 1982

    • August 23, 2015 at 8:01 am
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      But what about midichlorians? Finn can’t just magically have them.

      • August 23, 2015 at 11:00 am
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        This is the problem with the Midichlorians. The whole idea of them undermines the point of “May the force be with you”. The force should be accessible to anyone, and not just the genetically elite. But, perhaps, if we want to apply Prequel science to it…someone’s Midichlorians (God I hate that word) could multiply or become stronger through some means of the writing staff. Maybe microscopic life-forms aren’t the only path to the force. Perhaps the Jedi didn’t really know as much about the force as they thought they did. The force aught to be too mysterious to be explained away by science.

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          I rather liked the explanation (fan theory, mostly, but I think some EU stuff hinted at it, too) that the midichlorians didn’t cause Force potential but were attracted by it.

          Besides, the midichlorians make zero sense considering Lucas’s own explanation that they exist in cells like mitochondria. (“Midi-chlorians are a loose depiction of mitochondria, which are necessary components for cells to divide.”)

          Why does it make no sense?

          Well, because organelles like mitochondria cannot be inherited from one’s father. Only nuclear DNA comes from the paternal line. Mitochondria are inherited solely from one’s mother. Thus, Luke and Leia could not have inherited their Force potential from Anakin, if midichlorians work the way the Lucas suggests.

          And, yes, I know SW is science-fantasy, but I prefer stories to make at least some sense, particularly when the creators insist on employing technobabble.

          • August 23, 2015 at 4:07 pm
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            Yeah, exactly. That sounds like a decent way to fix a bit of the midichlorian damage (the idea that they’re attracted to force users) Either way, I’m so glad that other writers are going to have a chance to (hopefully) right the Star Wars ship!

  • August 23, 2015 at 5:15 am
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    great…. its enough to have guessing game headaches with the things in part 7, now this …… lol Dec 18 HURRY UP AND GET HERE !!!

  • August 23, 2015 at 5:27 am
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    Women…OK! Men…OK! Robots…OK!! Alien Creatures…OK!!! 8 to 12 year old children…F%*K NO!!!!

  • August 23, 2015 at 5:33 am
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    I was hoping that this would be a Mara Jade facsimile but they said she’d be young instead. :/

  • August 23, 2015 at 5:39 am
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    Some complain about the “small world” aspect of the SW saga. I actually enjoy the connections. Family is important and it’s neat to see the new generation get a chance to fall in love with the next generation of SW characters. It doesn’t bother me one way or another. If all of the new characters are related to previous characters or if none of them are I’m good. You can broaden the galaxy and still have an epic sized film while keeping the characters close to home.

    • August 23, 2015 at 12:48 pm
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      Word. One could go so far as to say that the main SW story is the story of the Skywalker family. The anthologies are everything else.

      We’ll find out in a few months. 😉

  • August 23, 2015 at 5:49 am
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    Idk I don’t have a problem with lead females. However I do agree it seems like They’re pushing the female characters just to prove a point. Star Wars: Mocking Jay part 2 could be overdoing it. But as long as the story works it’s all good. I think it would be cool if Rey turns to the dark side and then has to battle against her female cousin or something who turns her back. It would be the ultimate chick cat-fight.

    • August 23, 2015 at 8:43 pm
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      The point is that my 10 year old nephew is now more interested in Dr. Who and not at all in Star Wars.

  • August 23, 2015 at 6:00 am
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    Female leads are fine by me. Especially if they’re as hot as daisy. You think daisy will put on the metal clad bikini? Anyway, I don’t think they can do any worse than the PT. JJ and Kennedy are going to save SW. Or it will go out in a blaze of glory.

  • August 23, 2015 at 6:01 am
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    Meh

  • August 23, 2015 at 6:44 am
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    What if it turned out that the Skywalker children were unable to have children of their own since Anakin was created through the Force? Like the midichlorians sterilized them or something? Just a thought.

  • August 23, 2015 at 7:29 am
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    ……she’s holding a thermal detonator!

    haha

    cool gloves btw, wondering if they are foreshadowing a dismembered later down the road?

  • August 23, 2015 at 8:00 am
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    I have major spoilers guys. I’m going to post an article in a few minutes that will blow your mind!! The script has been leaked! I know who Finn is, Rey, everyone!

  • August 23, 2015 at 8:03 am
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    Leave the racist comments up, but not the one that points out that a certain “stuck in the past” ideology is having trouble dealing with modernity, no those cant stand.

    I certainly love that Disney is moving us towards big things. And I’m glad they are shoving it in the faces of those who object.

    A fantasy universe based on thousands of alien races, shouldn’t be home to the kind of people who would foster hate towards anything different than themselves.

    • August 23, 2015 at 1:05 pm
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      What you’re referring to as modernity is in reality a reversion to pre-Age of Enlightenment medievalism.

      Your refusal to allow comments that you disagree with demonstrates this.

  • August 23, 2015 at 8:13 am
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    Rumors are Luke will not be seen until the end of Ep. 7. Isn’t it possible that they are casting for his daughter and that is why we do not get this character until Ep. 8? Maybe once he is fully involved in the trilogy we learn more about his family and therefore his daughter?

  • August 23, 2015 at 8:47 am
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    The young girl that was in Interstellar was a really good actress.

  • August 23, 2015 at 10:35 am
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    There’s a good chance this “strong” character could be another solo or skywalker. Kathleen and a few others stressed the word “family”in interviews. She mentioned how Daisy fit the part well because she would always talk about her family (Her sisters). So there could be more siblings. There is a good chance Billy (Carrie Fisher’s daughter) may also be a sibling of Rey. I can’t wait to watch the film!

  • August 23, 2015 at 11:53 am
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    well if more females fits the story then fine.
    besides then we might get a Lara Croft like character and more skin is not that bad.
    Now I bet the new female character is evil. Some time ago it was told that there would be a female sith in ep.8
    Maybe tilda swinton. She would be so great. the Reily can show the skin.

    • August 23, 2015 at 4:04 pm
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      “well if more females fits the story then fine.”

      What does that even mean? How is Luke’s gender important to the story? Or Leia’s gender? Or Vader’s? Or Lando’s? At the end of the day, these are just characters. It’s about who they are on the inside.

      Lucasfilm doesn’t need to come up with some ridiculous reason to justify a woman’s existence in Star Wars. They can have as many or as few women as they want, no questions asked.

      • August 23, 2015 at 6:53 pm
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        Not true.

      • August 23, 2015 at 8:46 pm
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        It isn’t at all important.

        It’s only important to hand wringers who want to feel important, and think that whining about equal representation will accomplish that.

  • August 23, 2015 at 1:09 pm
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    “Now if we could just avoid any more female advice, we oughta be able to get out of here.”

    ~Han Solo, Episode IV

    It’s amusing that a line of dialogue from an actual Star Wars film, could place a commenter in danger of getting banned off a Star Wars website.

  • August 23, 2015 at 2:27 pm
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    My expectation is that Rey and the new powerful lady are both Solo’s children. The new one has been training with Luke. Hence a “pure good” background. Rey has been stranded together with guys from the Star Destroyer on Jakku for some years and started to appreciate bad guys can also be allies given a different environment. Hence she can accept Finn.

  • August 23, 2015 at 3:04 pm
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    Guys, you don’t understand! It’s a new gender. It’s called “strong female”.

  • August 23, 2015 at 3:10 pm
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    The need to discuss “strong female characters”, to make such a fuzz about having them seems to be US-American. When in most countries epecially in Europe it is just a given to have those too. Its a testament for the strong basis of reactionary zealots you have in the US, that there is a need to even discuss this in 2015. It is kinda absurd that people who are that far behind in their heads really claim the world leadership. It is people like George Lucas who let us believe the U.S.A. might not only be populated by retards.

    • August 23, 2015 at 6:02 pm
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      (Your inadequacy is showing)

    • August 23, 2015 at 8:47 pm
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      I’m not sure that your paragraph is constituted of actual sentences.

  • August 23, 2015 at 3:39 pm
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    Whoa 4-chan esque news. Thanks as always.

  • August 23, 2015 at 3:44 pm
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    Rebo how is this even news? Show a little restraint when jumping on the fake news hype train. Its great to speculate I guess as always.

  • August 23, 2015 at 3:53 pm
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    Woah, you publish some toy figure picture as a big news, and now you publish brand new REY shot without even mention it. What the frakk?? xD

    From where has that picture came from??

  • August 23, 2015 at 4:26 pm
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    I heard that Han can knock up a woman even faster than he can do the Kessle run.

  • August 23, 2015 at 4:29 pm
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    Guys, you don’t understand! It’s a new gender. It’s called “strong female”

  • August 23, 2015 at 4:40 pm
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    If we start feminizing star wars too much it becomes hunger games or some other crap. I’m all for strong female characters, but not to start taking over star wars. You’ll alienate the main demographic, the male audience, just to placate the female demographic.

    • August 23, 2015 at 8:49 pm
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      That’s really the primary point here.

      The only way that a “gender inclusive” Star Wars can appeal to the majority of its primary audience is if they’re forced to watch it at gun point.

  • August 23, 2015 at 5:57 pm
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    this site is a joke

  • August 23, 2015 at 8:59 pm
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    The thing about censorship, is that it’s traditionally practiced by those who seek to silence their opposition, because they’re fully aware that they posses inferior arguments that are incapable of withstanding debate.

  • August 24, 2015 at 1:34 am
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    Let’s not assume that this character is Leia’s daughter.

    If Han does die in TFA, they might need a new character to fill the Han archetype.

    Who better than a daughter that takes after daddy?

    (I wonder if they cast the part of Lumpy yet?)

  • August 24, 2015 at 8:50 am
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    Insurgent, the Hunger Games…. Episode 7. In the words of Episode 3 Vader…NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • August 24, 2015 at 11:14 am
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    Hans daughter will be a bit older as she is the child he has with Sana (from the Comics). There is a reason why the introduced this character.

  • August 24, 2015 at 3:48 pm
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    “it is possible that Han Solo could have as many as three or as few as zero children in these films.”
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    SPOILERS!!! – In related ‘news’, sources say Luke may have as many as twenty children or as few as zero!

  • August 26, 2015 at 4:47 am
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    Double post

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