Rumor: Star Wars The Force Awakens to Feature a Post Credit Scene Teasing Rogue One?
Our friends over at Schmoes Know have heard an interesting rumor coming from a “trusted source”. According to this source, Star Wars: The Force Awakens will feature a small clip and teaser for Rogue One, after the end credits. Read on for more details…
Now this is definitely not in the style of Star Wars, but then again flashbacks are not too, and we know there will be flashback scenes in The Force Awakens (we’ve seen a definite proof). I personally think that using post credits scenes makes perfect sense, especially considering the multiple Star Wars productions scheduled for release in the next few yars. Many people don’t even know about the existence of Rogue One and that Episode VIII is already in production. It will be a good way to introduce the new fans to what’s coming up next.
Actually this is not the first time we hear about this. There were some similar talks in the past, so it’s definitely a possibility. As always until any official confirmation comes from Disney or Lucasfilm, treat this with the usual dosage of salt.
From SchmoesKnow:
According to a “trusted source” close to Schmoes Know’s very own Kristian Harloff, the December 18th release of Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens will see the end credits tease a small clip and teaser for Rogue One (A Star Wars story). Detail are scarce at the moment so I would file this more in the “rumor” category than a scoop or exclusive. Harloff trusts his source and has mentioned their record for news like this is pretty reliable. But as of this posting, the jury is still out.
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Hummm… flashbacks, post-credit scene. I’m not liking at all.
Oh, I forgot it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umDr0mPuyQc
I’m not sure I like the idea of flashbacks. They don’t seem Star Wars to me. But then I think about the weird ass vision dreams in the PT, and those were new to Star Wars when they came out and I don’t mind them. Maybe I’m just being a worry wart!
Flashbacks are lazy story telling, I don’t like it either. Maybe they found a way to do it tastefully, well know soon enough!
Why? They can be used effectively and have been on more than one occasion. This is especially true when the reader/viewer is seeing the story through the eyes of a character that is in the dark about the past or specific events in the past. They can also be used effectively when following more than one character that have differing points of view or conflicting accounts of events that happen prior to the story that’s being told. It’s only lazy writing when it’s done by a lazy writer.
There was a “weird ass vision” in ESB.
The only thing weird about that vision was the choppy slow-mo. Plus luke was awake for it. Anakin’s vision dreams are a all red, cloudy, lense flare stuff with Natalie Portman crying in the camera. They were quite different.
Actually Anakin was dreaming in one of the vision scenes, and he was awake in the other scene.
But, anyway, I disagree with you–the ESB vision is weirder, to me. Anakin just has visions of the future (or a possible future that then becomes actual, whatevs). In ROTS, the “future vision” scenes are presented to us in a fairly traditional way; it’s Anakin’s POV, and he sees the events as a person present at the events would see them.
But what’s going on in ESB? We see a third-party outsider’s (the camera’s) POV, except that such a third-party outsider cannot exist because the event takes place solely in Luke’s head… or we think so, anyway. That’s a less traditional way of depicting a vision/dream in a movie, IMO. Not to mention, what exactly is it a vision of? Arguably, it’s a depiction of an embodiment of a mental state, and a subconscious one at that (or, something…) Not “just” a vision of the future. That makes the ESB scene a whole lot weirder, to me anyway. Yeah, the ROTS cinematography is a bit weirder, but the above more than makes up for that, IMO.
Sorry for the long-winded, off-topic post.
No need to appologize my friend. I see where you’re coming from. My main point was just that they’re a quite a bit different from what was seen in the OT, and different isn’t always something to worry about.
I think the post-credit scenes work best when they’re teasing the next chronological event, and that might be due to Marvel getting us accustomed to that. With Rogue One’s story being so detached from TFA, it seems like an odd choice to me, but I’d sure as hell welcome it.
It makes perfect sense, since Marvel has this down to a science with their movies. I’m sure they could present it in a way that it fits.
So because it works for Marvel it should be grafted onto Star Wars too? Star Wars works just fine without borrowing ideas from someone else.
Really? SW never borrowed from any other source? What about westerns, Flash Gordon, Akira Kurosawa, etc?
While I’ll agree that Star Wars is almost completely borrowed at it’s core, I do think that ripping off the idea from Marvel just comes off as a cheap gimmick, lacking any originality. It really doesn’t fit with the Star Wars formula at all.
Yes sorry – Kurosawa films among other pioneering sources had a huge influence on Lucas when he was drawing up the idea of Star Wars; I was thinking more in terms of once it became established and had enough films under it’s belt to have its own identity and established routines. As an established ‘universe’ I don’t feel there is any need to look at things that work with Marvel; it would be too much of a departure from what has become established.
Maybe that’s why they’re going back to Skellig Michael; to shoot the post credits scene. It would explain all the confusion over which episode they’re filming there.
There isn’t really any confusion for people that can read since it’s already been stated that it’s for Ep. 8.
EDIT: Here’s the link to the story on this very site that confirms it’s for Ep. 8.
http://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2015/09/official-star-wars-episode-viii-to-begin-filming-on-skellig-michael-this-monday.html
Well I’m very proud of you!
Ok. Good for you.
How about just an old fashioned trailer?
I like the idea of a post credits teaser trailer just as a fun Easter-egg, but I hope we never see jokey or plot-relevant full scenes after the credits. Dont try to make Star Wars TOO much like marvel
I think they should add a Rogue One trailer in the middle of The Force Awakens, at the 1-hour mark! Followed by a 15-minute intermission, baby!
That’s an original idea!
Intermission..Time To Enjoy. Remember when they came around with Ice Cream…and a torch?
Remember when they needed a torch or you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face? That was a cinema experience, not this semi-lit crap we get nowadays.
The following link is dedicated to all the naysayers who have already written of TFA and the subsequent Star Wars movies:
https://youtu.be/R6_irTqtyw4
Haha! That’s top notch! I’m looking forward to anything new that the franchise has to throw at me, but I’m not getting my hopes up too high simply because I’ve been burned before *cough prequels cough*. I think that anything that doesn’t falter as badly as those films will be worth watching, and I’m pretty confident in everything I’ve seen so far for future SW content (with the exception of BB-8… just not a fan of that design and I know I’m in the minority on that one).
I think part of the ‘everything’s shit’ scenario has more to do with experience and familiarity. When one see’s so many things that share common themes, sights, or sounds, I think the brain becomes bored when nothing new or exciting is added to the mix and things just seem like a cheap ripoff of themselves or other similar products. It’s natural to start to feel that way, and much harder to view things through the eyes of someone experiencing it for the first time.
Nope.
A trailer after the credits I can see but a post credit scene I doubt, we’re not gonna see the main cast eating shwarma like the avengers. Also next time a little heads up before you start dropping spoilers about flashbacks n shit would be nice.
The flashback thing isn’t necessarily a spoiler as it doesn’t say anything about plot, characters, events, locations, or anything else of the sort. Also, it’s still a rumor since it isn’t technically confirmed until we see it or an official source states it, which makes it even more of a non-spoiler.
Oh good grief, I hope not. Star Wars is special. It doesn’t need to follow trends.
A teaser trailer? Fine. A Marvel-style end credits scene? Please, no.
Agreed. I think it would be really really cheap to attach a stinger to the end about event’s taking place between 4 and 5 decades prior. If it doesn’t relate directly to whats coming next as an evolution of what happens within this film it would lessen the emotional impact and gravitas of this movie. If it’s a teaser trailer attached to the end of the movie like the excerpts at the end of novels or something of that sort it would work just fine as being “Star Wars” is enough of a relation to justify it at that point.
How about a teaser/trailer BEFORE TFA? After credits scenes have become a cheap gimmick.
I say no to this. They want TFA to be the only Star Wars on your mind. They don’t want us to say “wow! I can’t wait for TFA to be over so I can watch R1!!!” End of credits is a good spot for it.
First of all, there are many people that are NOT going to wait to the end of movie to watch a trailer. Trailers are BEFORE the film. Plus, it’ll only be a teaser, at that, if at all.
I don’t understand your comment. Showing it before the film is not a gimmick but showing it after the movie is a gimmick? Why?
Uh… how can you have an ‘after credits scene’ BEFORE the movie? Trailers go before the movie. How hard is it for you to understand that? More people are going to see the teaser before the film as opposed to sticking around after 6-7 minutes of credits to watch it. Common sense clearly is beyond your reasoning.
Open dictionary, look up the word “trail”.
Nope. I want the house lights to go down,then straight into the fanfare and ALTA. No diluting the excitement with marketing please.
This is most likely a teaser trailer attached to the end of the movie. I don’t see them putting a marvel style scene in this. CTFD people.
Trailers go BEFORE the movie, not after. Plus the teaser/trailer probably will be online around that point, if there is even going to be one…
I believe the shmoes suggested it would be a teaser followed by a short scene from R1. Similar to the X-men scene after spider-man.
Trailers are called trailers for a reason. They originally FOLLOWED the movie.
Fine, but they don’t any more. Plus, as was stated, if there’s a teaser it’ll be online anyway by the time the film comes out, so what’s the point?
the number of people who see this movie in theaters is going to be massive- and many of these people, despite having access to the internet won’t even be aware that there is going to be spin offs. From a marketing point of view it is imperative that some sort of teaser is attached for TFA.
But they DON’T anymore. You are insane to think there is going to be one following the movie. Lol.
then i’m not sure why they are called trailers on the internet then…. they should simply be called previews at this point…. but the word trailer = preview now. So the before thing is a thing of the past in having just that one meaning.
How about a full force awkens trailer first.
Yeah. I still have no idea what the film title refers to! That seems a bit nuts with just over 3 months to go.
Man… It doesn’t feel Star Wars-y at all; there’s absolutely no need for it at all. Peopl WILL know theres a R1 movie coming next year – SW-geek or not; Disney and co will have it covered. Also: I call BS
The first time I saw ANH…it was a midnight rerelease there was a tease after the credits of ESB…so I guess it is Star Wars.
I remember that as well. I can’t remember how many times ANH was re-released, do you?
Info on re releases I found here. Looks like we saw it August of 1979.
http://www.starwars.com/news/the-star-wars-saga-us-release-and-re-release-history
Totally cool with this! Was worried we’d get story elements from the Sequel Trilogy added on, which is a no no for a variety of reasons, mainly that it’s crass and takes you out of the fantasy knowing there’s more story… afer the credits.
Teaser for other Star Wars films is cool, why would you particularly be against this?
I’m against it for personal reasons among others. My wife has mobility issues but doesn’t like to sit in the wheelchair spaces at our cinemas as they’re so close to the screen you need a neck brace after the film. That means I need to get her into a seat further back before the crowds start piling in. I prefer to wait until people have mostly filtered out (while the credits are running) so I can get her down the stairs and into her chair again safely without being jostled or knocked over, but with a post credits scene that’s going to leave us hanging around long after the film is over.
Doh! I did not know there were flashbacks in TFA. I’ve been avoiding spoiler information.
I’m still wondering what alleged proof of this they have, because I sure as hell haven’t read anything about it, other than the Leia rumour which had been long since debunked.
I don’t understand the point. Unless there’s a plot connection with the ST. If not just release it online.
Oh no… Star Wars is becoming MARVEL…
for the better it seems compared to PT
I hope not. That would be out of place in Star Wars.
Star Wars movies never had Post credit scenes.
They can release teaser online.
or just run a teaser after the movie is completely over. Why not do that? same effect, right?
Boy, if there were ever a thing that separates the people who do get it from the ones that don’t, this is it.
I would ABSOLUTELY HATE a post credits sequence in a Star Wars film. I love them in the MARVEL films, they’ve become an artistic stamp/staple of theirs, and that’s fine, but COME ON!
Who suggested this was a good idea? Who even speculates at other websites that this is a cool possibility?
Have you no SOUL?? Can we leave just the SLIGHTEST bit of artistic integrity in Star Wars, please? It’s enough we have retcons and plagiarism out the ass with this film from the sounds of it at least, no 20th Century Fox fanfare, flashbacks, retcons, a stupid crossguard lightsaber gimmick, Luke Skywalker reduced to a cameo and no Original Trilogy cast interaction, etc, but do we really need a post credits sequence too because other popular and successful movies are doing them, as if Star Wars wasn’t popular enough? I mean how greedy and soulless are these people? How friggin’ out of touch does somebody have to be to think this is a good idea?
Why not just throw some pointless product placement in there as well?
“Where has Luke been hiding out all these years?
…At Burger King, chowing on a Bantha Burger with some Force Fries!”
You know they want to and would if they could….maybe even would whether they could or not. Nothing surprises me anymore.
I’m cool with it.
I would like a post-Credits scene. It can work because it’s not like Marvel where the scene affects the overall movie universe in some way, it’ll just be a sneak into the past.
Good point!
Sounds fine to me… I’m not one of those guys who thinks there is this sacred formula to Star Wars. Sure they could screw up the feel but a flash back and teaser for R1 would doubtfully be the cause of it 😛
It wouldn’t surprise me if they did this, and I’m fine with it as well. It’s a clever way of marketing and it also keeps people in their seats during the credits. I think it’s important to respect and pay homage to all of the people who worked hard to make the movie possible.
I agree. I’ve always thought of post-credits scenes as a win-win-win scenario. It’s a win for the fans who want to see a little bit more, a win for the people who worked on the movie as they get some recognition, and a win for the studios with a bit of free marketing.
It is important that everyone involved gets the respect they deserve, but I seriously doubt that the majority of the people hanging back waiting for the end sequence are paying any attention to the names on the screen.
Boy, if there were ever a thing that separates the people who do get it from the ones that don’t, this is it.
I would ABSOLUTELY HATE a post credits sequence in a Star Wars film. I love them in the MARVEL films, they’ve become an artistic stamp/staple of theirs, and that’s fine, but COME ON!
Who suggested this was a good idea? Who even speculates at other websites that this is a cool possibility?
Have you no SOUL?? Can we leave just the SLIGHTEST bit of artistic integrity in Star Wars, please? It’s enough we have retcons and plagiarism out the ass with this film from the sounds of it at least, no 20th Century Fox fanfare, flashbacks, retcons, a stupid crossguard lightsaber gimmick, Luke Skywalker reduced to a cameo and no Original Trilogy cast interaction, etc, but do we really need a post credits sequence too because other popular and successful movies are doing them, as if Star Wars wasn’t popular enough? I mean how greedy and soulless are these people? How friggin’ out of touch does somebody have to be to think this is a good idea?
Why not just throw some pointless product placement in there as well?
“Where has Luke been hiding out all these years?
…At Burger King, chowing on a Bantha Burger with some Force Fries!”
Let’s just be reasonable. We wont know until the movie is out if it’s going to be good or not. I just can’t help but feel if you’re already going into it like this… the movie could be amazing and you’ll hate it all the same.
The OT isn’t flawless… it’s just a great classic that captured lightning in a bottle. That even the original creator couldn’t recapture. I’m more than willing to see another’s take.
Well…regardless of whether the film itself is “good” or not, giving Luke a cameo, reducing the original trilogy characters down to cameo roles, and never having them interact with each other IS going to piss me off — not like it HAD to be that way, or that they couldn’t have made a good film with them in supporting roles in similar size to the one Yoda had in the prequels, at least. That would still allow plenty of room and devotion to the new characters in the foreground for them to do their thing.
The OT is as flawless as it gets — particularly A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back.
I stay for the credits of most films, but I ALWAYS stay for the Star Wars credits, not because I expect some post credits scene, but because I love the MUSIC, and at this point, after hearing Luke only gets a cameo and there’s no Original Trilogy cast interaction, the thing I’m most excited for is the John Williams soundtrack, because he I at least know never disappoints, and has made even the most terrible of films bearable because of his perfect work and irreplaceable talent.
John Williams may save the film for me. No matter what you think of the prequels, his scores were still excellent and memorable all the way, like they always are.
As for the whole George Lucas absence thing and how that may be a bit of a problem in TFA, I look at it like this:
The prequels were made entirely with Lucas by himself just doing his own thing — yes, he did reach out to others for help initially, but they were too intimidated and chose not to help him, nevertheless, the prequels are entirely all George’s doing. They weren’t anywhere near as good as the original trilogy, but there were at least original contributions in them — GOOD or BAD.
Naboo ain’t Hoth. Yeah, Tatooine is there…..but that’s about it. Coruscant doesn’t look like Yavin 4, Mustafar doesn’t look like Endor, etc….. Anakin isn’t a copy of Luke….there’s no super weapon….
Double edged lightsaber at least looked cool…..the crossguard is just lame and sucks and violates the basic principle of a lightsaber. And I don’t care if someone did it in a comic first, it still sucks and is lame.
Bringing back Luke’s lost blue lightsaber and hand is a terrible idea that cheapens everything, and is more fan-fic-y and stupid than bringing Darth Maul back.
The sequel trilogy is completely devoid of George at all, and at the moment basically just seems like a rehash of a bunch of stuff: the A New Hope-esque plotline, a super weapon, a snow/ice planet, a desert planet, retconning the crap out of the original trilogy, especially the “BEST” Star Wars film, Empire Strikes Back, etc.
Now consider the original films: they were Lucas’ idea, brought to life with the collaboration and help of other people. Star Wars would not have been possible without George Lucas, and it would not have been possible without the collaboration of those that helped make A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return Of The Jedi.
It seems to me as though the pendulum has swung too far in opposite directions at both times for the prequels and the sequels: prequels had all George and no one else, now the sequels have all everyone else and no George. To get the perfect Star Wars film, you need both Lucas and the other collaborators.
So I suspect that while the prequels were too much of what Star Wars should not be in one way, the sequels will be too much of what Star Wars should not be in the other way, if that makes sense.
Hope I’m wrong though, but that’s my overall feeling on excluding George entirely. I mean, I guess at this point perhaps collaboration with George is almost “impossible” due to the level of success and status he has achieved, so maybe it’s for the best in a way if he is left out at the time because people would be too afraid to contribute out of respect or whatever because George is the creator, he needs someone who came up with him while he was doing the original trilogy to collaborate with, Larry Kasdan was a good choice, which is also another reason why it’s a shame that Irvin Kershner and Richard Marquand are dead, because they, naturally, would have been ideal to help out with the prequels, at least. Basically someone who was there with George at the zeitgeist of it all would have been an ideal collaborator for future Star Wars films, IMO. I don’t believe excluding George entirely (even if that is something he somewhat did himself) was the answer, however, all things considered, it may unfortunately just be the most favorable idea given the present situation at the moment and the hands we’ve been dealt.
My God man… you can type! I read all of it… and you make some valid points. However you’re also basing some of this on weaker rumors. I truly doubt Luke’s hand has anything to do with the plot. His Saber obviously does… but the hand? No way. If it does I’m in full agreement with you. TERRIBLE idea.
As for the main three interacting… I think it’s a good sign they didn’t crowbar them in together. Maybe they meet up in the next film? Far to much is still left up in the air. To many people have been trying to find every scrap that they can and we still don’t have a concrete plotline. We’ve got the 1st and a good part of the 2nd act… but the third? That’s still weak at best.
I’m cautiously optimistic.
It think it is safe to say that the film will be one of three things A) absolutely amazing, living up to the hype, B) It will totally suck, and people will hate JJ forever, or C) it will fall somewhere in between.
I love the passion that you have for Star Wars, and I share it too, and I’d give three months off the end of my life just to be able to see it NOW! (only half-joking…), but just remember that most of what you’re getting mad about about is speculation and rumour.
Take Mark Hamill’s advice:
“I wish people would just relax,” he said. “We’re not trying to play games with people. We just want to maximize their experience at the movies where it should be seen and not have it leaked over the Internet. Believe me, it will be here before you know it. Forget about it, that’s my advice. Look forward to all the summer movies. I’m telling you, it’s
just a movie. These people that build it up in their minds like it’s going to be the second coming of, I don’t know what — they’re bound to
be disappointed.”
Hamill went on to confirm that he and other
original cast members won’t be the focus of the new trilogy. “I would have been completely OK with it not including us, but I do think having
the original cast members there gives it a sense of continuity and scope,” said Hamill. “But mind you, it’s really about the new generation, it’s not about us.”
That doesn’t sound like Luke only has a cameo. And remember, A New Hope was about the “new generation”, but Obi-Wan still got to duel with Vader, mess with some stormtroopers and cut off some poor alien’s arm…
What exactly is being retconned in TESB?
How exactly is a tease of another Star Wars movie after the credits ruining your life so badly?? If it teased episode 8 I think it would feel a bit off but still wouldn’t mind seeing it. For someone SOO worried about “Star Wars” being ruined by something so small (Eventhough all it does is give you more Star Wars) you’re a damn hypocrit by putting huge spoilers in your own post. Get with the times, or get over it. Your post is ridiculous. All ya have to do is leave the theater when the credits roll. Problem solved and move on. And next time, when you wanna whine about something so small….don’t just blatantly put huge spoilers in your little whiney rant.
When the times “suck”, I won’t be getting with them. Thank God STAR WARS didn’t “get with the times” back in 1977, otherwise the Bee Gees, CHIC, and Kool & The Gang would have done the soundtrack instead of John Williams.
Thank God there’s some people who have the good sense NOT to “get with the times”, and instead give us something as timeless as the original trilogy, which, no matter what Disney prostitutes the “franchise” into, will always remain the cultural icon and great films that it is.
As for “spoilers”….no one knows for sure what happens yet, those are just the hopefully untrue rumors, but nevertheless, I hope people KNOW I’m mad if that is what JJ & CO decide to do in the film.
There will be no greater middle finger to fans than giving the original trilogy cast — especially Luke — just cameos, and never having them even talk with each other. Again, how out of touch can someone be to have actually thought that was a good idea? Sequel to Return Of The Jedi, and you put Luke in it for two seconds, and don’t even have Han, Luke, and Leia friggin’ TALK to each other? But you put flashbacks in, a post credits scene, and retcon the best Star Wars movie, Empire Strikes Back, by doing something as fan fic-y as bringing back Luke’s lost lightsaber/hand, yet it’s a no-no to have the original trilogy members do something as natural as SHOW UP and COMMUNICATE with each other?
What’s next? Is it too much to expect to see stars in outer space in the movie now, too? Is that “pandering to the original films” too much as well?
Newsflash: the entire idea of doing an Episode 7, a sequel to Return Of The Jedi, a new Star Wars film, IS about nostalgia. And that’s all it’s about. A new Star Wars film DIDN’T need to be made, but will be because people like Star Wars and it makes a lot of money. So don’t kid yourself that expecting to see Luke, Han, and Leia, at least in the movie for about 20 minutes each and sharing a scene together is “pandering to nostalgia”, when the ENTIRE idea behind the film owes its very existence to “nostalgia pandering”.
There IS NO JUSTIFICATION for bringing the original trilogy cast back, and then giving them 2 seconds of screen time where they don’t even talk to each other, and do out of character crap like hide away and let their friends and family die — something the original trilogy told us repeatedly they NEVER do.
I’m with you, man.
I agree 100%. I don’t think it will happen for this very reason.
But surely if the credits have rolled all the way through to the end, they can do what they like after that?
I was under the impression that they would be showing a teaser before the film anyway. If they want to show it after the movie in order to keep people in their seats, whats the problem?
This would be totally different than Marvel post-credit scenes. Those tie in directly to the movies, whereas this would simply be a teaser for a future, unrelated Star Wars film. Other movies have done the same thing in the past by attaching a teaser for a future film at the end.
I like the idea of showing a teaser trailer after the movie much better than a post-credit sting. That’s really more of a Marvel thing.
It would make sense for Episode VIII, not Rogue One.
Star Wars always has things that are completely unexpected, so I’m not really goung with any expectations. But I do want to have epic music and lighstaber battles, and kind of a darker storyline.
No! Keep it traditional. Trailers at the start and no end scene/sequence or anything else.
Tacky.
The thing that I always liked about SW is that the stories are relatively self-contained, even with the Han Solo Cliffhanger, SW films always had a strong beginning and ending.
Having a post-credit sequence disregards this. MCU is basically one continuous movie unending [which, for me, kind of stopped being cool after 5 minutes].
Why do the same sharing drag job on SW? All it does is lessen the impact of the individual film. This connects closely with the issue of advanced sequencing of films. It worked for LOTR because it was published 200 years ago. Star Wars, always in motion it is. SW films should be made, released, and sequalized one at a time AS PER AUDIENCE DEMAND.
Think on this. Would we have the [spoiler] “I’m your father” moment if Lucas had already begun filming before ANH was released? NO. We’d have Splinter of the Mind’s friggin’ Eye. The only reason SW is cemented in the history of earth is because Lucas was SURPRISED the original film was a sequel-worthy hit.
It sounds like I’m being a pedant but if you think about it this shit is CRUCIAL.
How does teasing Rogue One (a movie that takes place around 40 years before TFA) at the end of the movie (where trailers originally appeared, hence the name) diminish the self-contained nature of the originals (though ESB was far from self-contained, as it resolves nothing for the protagonists)?
My real point is that they shouldn’t overpromise on something that isn’t made yet, because that constricts the options for that which has yet to be made. Furthermore, these things shouldn’t be made so quickly in advance.
When Star Wars came out, everyone was in shock that it was so popular – which means they weren’t already in the process of filming – which meant they had this whole, unscheduled 2 year period in which to REALLY nail down what they wanted to do. And they were free to take their time on it.
Contrast this with, say, Avengers 2 or F4ntastic, which apparently just about killed the directors what with the rock-solid, legally bound deadline by which the HAD to finish – not to mention advertising stuff that couldn’t fit into the finished film, which, were they given another year, they could have ironed out or cut BEFORE trailer-time.
My real point is; It scares me how fast they’re going. Putting a cut-scene of R1 or EpVIII is doing no one any favors – all it does is further constrict the Director’s options / schedule.
If something fails, there’s no time to course-correct, at all.
If someone comes up with a galaxy-shattering twist idea, too bad. Not in the 3-year-old plan.
I’m only mildly exaggerating here. They’re awful close to digging themself into a pit. :/
I hope I’m wrong.
I actually prefer the major plot points to be planned well in advance, rather than changing on the fly. Sure, Vader being Luke’s father ended up being an awesome twist (though it ret-conned Old Ben into a liar), but making Luke and Leia brother and sister left the first two movies with a creepy, incestuous vibe. Sometimes those twists can be made to work. Sometimes they just feel forced.
I’d be a little worried about a post-credit scene if it were for Episode VIII, but since it’s for Rogue One – a movie with no real connection to TFA and already deep into production – I’m not overly concerned that they’re creatively constricting themselves with future episodes.
If a movie has to correct something, and that movie is good, I don’t think we can be that upset, at all.
It shows how psychotic we are, but as Steve said above, the OT had a bit haphazardness with Luke-Leia. And we just saw X-Men: DOFP completely retcon a bunch of in-universe stuff in a relatively innovative way (somewhat done before by JJ Abrams w/ Trek) and only nitpicky fans have a problem with it because a huge majority of audiences really enjoyed that film.
Exactly, it’s like the people saying Blade Runner 2 will ruin Blade Runner. I still enjoy Raiders just as much as I did before Crystal Skulls, the only “ruining” taking place is inside the heads of people wound so tight that they’re always going to freak out when things aren’t exactly as they would like.
What a curious reaction. The same group complaining that they haven’t seen enough TFA footage is now complaining about the opportunity to see Rogue One footage a year in advance. Why? Because it’ll appear at the end of the movie instead of before (or on the Internet)?
It will ruin everything. Not just the film, and not just the credits, but everything.
Nobody’s complaining about getting a chance to see Rogue One footage. What people are complaining about is the delivery method. A trailer shown before (or after) the film but separate from it is one thing; a post-credits scene added to the movie itself breaks with all tradition established in the other six films and just feels un-star Wars.
Is a post-credits scene really necessary? I mean, this is the first Star Wars move in a decade, can’t we just let it settle in for a few minutes at least?
A Rogue One teaser would be awesome no doubt but at the end of the movie it makes no narrative sense – the story took place 30+ years earlier and we already know the outcome. It likely does nothing to further the plot of the sequel trilogy (Episode VIII in particular). I’m perfectly fine with waiting till early next year for a Rogue One teaser.
This is probably an unpopular opinion but this idea of post-credits stings really doesn’t seem like Star Wars at all. It’s really more of a thing for superhero franchises which release movie after movie, year after year. SW has always been known for it’s event status, with excitement building after long periods of dormancy at the prospect of seeing a brand new SW film in theatres. I’m very excited for what Disney has got planned, but at the same time, I can’t help but feel the event nature of these movies is going to really be diminished in the years ahead.
I think people (regular, not sick SW geeks like us) will get confused at the end? “Is this Rogue One the Ep8?” “But why no Ep8 on it?” “Already next year? So Ep9 is on 2017?”
Yeah, that’s a good point. All the more reason to market it a little bit later on then!
“…release movie after movie, year after year.”
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John, Disney, Disney, John. Well, now that you two have met…
I knew that’d start out as a rumour. G** you turn you back for five minutes and everything goes belly up.
Simultaneously dreading and beside myself with excitement!
Don’t like it. But, I won’t stay until the end of the credits anyway, so I don’t care.
I’m not sure I can actually consider anyone who doesn’t stay until the end of the credits of a Star Wars film to BE an actual Star Wars fan! How does one walk out on the beautiful end credit scores of John Williams? How does one not watch to see who is responsible for the various amazing things we’ve just witnessed? You know, my first reaction to this news of post-credit scenes in Star Wars films was negative because, of course, it’s never been done that way before. But if it gets more people to actually stick around through the credits, then I think I’m all for it! May the Force Be With You!
Well, of course you’re free to consider me anything you want, just like I’m free to exit the movie theater at any time I want.
True enough! Hey, cut out before the climactic scene and you can miss the crowds completely!
cool. going the marvel route with post credits scenes.
Here come the people screaming this will somehow destroy the sanctity of a Star Wars film. I’m not a fan of it either if it’s not in close context of the story we’ve just watched, but it’s not a big deal either way.
Why would you put a post-credit tease for a movie that is a year away that has nothing to do with the movie just watched? It’s silly. No marketing works like that. You post-credit tease a movie that has direct and continuing narrative ties to the movie you just watched.
If they wanted to actually tease “Rogue One” when TFA comes out, they’d do it before the movie starts, when EVERYONE is watching, not after, when half the theater has emptied out.
This is simple logic. The fact so many of you don’t see it explains a lot… like how you still don’t understand midi-chlorians.
I am more excited for this movie than I am for VII