Kathleen Kennedy on the Main Focus of the Star Wars Saga Films and More

KK & JJThe Costco Connecton magazine has a very extensive article about Star Wars in their October issue. They also managed to interview Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, who talked about LFL’s Story Group, George Lucas, and what’s the focus of the new Sequel Trilogy and Anthology films. Read on for the full details…

 

 

From CostcoConnection:

 

On the Lucasfilm Story Group:

 

“There are people in this company who are like walking encyclopedias,” she explains. “So I immersed myself initially by sitting down with many of them to just talk about what it was we were going to begin to do. And I had George at my beck and call for almost six months. And he did say to me, ‘You know, so much is in my head.’ So I spent as much time as I could just picking his brain and asking him questions and really just trying to understand fundamentally what the values were that George personally brought to Star Wars.”

 

“The first thing I thought about when I stepped into Lucasfilm was there was such a variety of content being created. Whether it was a movie or a game, electronic publishing or theme parks,” she says. “And because everything circles the universe of Star Wars it felt to me like the most important thing was to create some kind of institutional knowledge inside the company that would allow for a very organic exchange of ideas and an understanding of what everybody else was doing and how it might connect.”

 

 

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On the Sequel Trilogy and the Anthology movies:

 

Two types of Star Wars projects are being planned, which Kennedy has labeled “Saga” and “Anthology.”

 

 

“The Saga films focus on the Skywalker family saga,” she explains. “The stories follow a linear narrative that connects to the previous six films. The Force Awakens follows Return of the Jedi and continues that generational story. The Anthology films offer opportunities to explore fresh characters, new storylines and a variety of genres inside the Star Wars universe.”

 

 

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On George Lucas:

 

“What George was trying to explore in his storytelling, [everyone involved, from the Lucasfilm staff to the individual artists is] equally interested in exploring,” she maintains. “And then they bring their own personal point of view to it and their own personal passion. Because if you don’t have that, then the decisions you’re making along the way aren’t authentic. So that’s why it lasted, and I hope that that’s why it will continue to last, because that’s the important piece that we are trying to carry on: the legacy that George created.” C

 

 

 

For the full interview go to CostcoConnection

 

 

 

 

SPOILERS AHEAD

 

 

 

The most interesting info from the interview is the statement that the saga films focus on the Skywalker family. That is what George Lucas was also saying multiple times in the past. It’s hard to imagine that the Skywalker line will end with Luke and Leia. There has to be a new Skywalker in the new trilogy, and it’s a no brainer. There are lots of speculations on who might that be, but we wanted to mention something that Cantina member Yoda 2 shared with us.

 

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First of all Yoda 2 is the Cantina member who knew the name of the desert planet to be Jakku long before the official announcement. Now the same source told him without any further explanations that Rey is Luke’s daughter. Of course this possibility has been discussed before, but hearing this from a credible source gives much more weight. Of course this doesn’t mean that this guy is certainly right again, but it’s a good food for thought.

 

What do you think? Who will be the Skywalker of the Sequel Trilogy? You can vote in the form below:

 

 

 

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161 thoughts on “Kathleen Kennedy on the Main Focus of the Star Wars Saga Films and More

  • October 1, 2015 at 6:15 pm
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    General Hux would be a plot twist. Lukes son turned evil!? Very unexpected… and they promised plot twists and surprises.

    • October 1, 2015 at 6:17 pm
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      I never bought him being Luke’s son especially since he isn’t a force user.l or at least that’s what we know about him right now.

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:57 pm
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      I can see that.

    • October 1, 2015 at 8:34 pm
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      Hux looks more like a Tarkin IMO.
      From the look of the two images above, Rey and Luke do have some similarities especially the mouth.

    • October 1, 2015 at 10:41 pm
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      Besides, there are no indications Hux is a force user. If he was a Skywalker, Supreme Leader Snoke, being so close to him, would have already either got rid if him or trained him to be a dark force user.

  • October 1, 2015 at 6:17 pm
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    There is a reason why we haven’t gotten Rey’s last name or Kylo Ren’s real name. They are either Brother and Sister or they are cousins. The Saga is the Skywalkers story, always has always will be.

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:24 pm
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      I agree. I think the withholding of Finn’s name along with the promotional Jedi-related focus on his character is just a red herring to throw every one off of the obvious scenario with Rey and Ren. I think Finn will be important and an awesome character, but it’s unlikely he will be related to the Skywalkers IMO.

  • October 1, 2015 at 6:18 pm
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    I didn’t read the part under the “spoilers ahead” part, but I just accidentally took a glance of the sentence “Skywalker family saga”. I read the interview and thought the exactly same thing, so there has to be a new Skywalker in the TFA that is a lead character.

    And in one of the interviews they made with Kennedy once again she said something like that “the Star Wars movies are about family” so… Well. This was already obvious. George Lucas made the Star Wars saga “The Story of Darth Vader” (for certain reasons, like Vader being a fan favourite and directors loving to tell backstories of tragic villains) but there is still hope I guess 🙂

    • October 1, 2015 at 6:24 pm
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      this film still feels like shitty fan service…kylo ren is a darth vader rip-off

      • October 1, 2015 at 6:33 pm
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        I don’t think he will be a rip-off, (or at least, I hope so) after hearing these “Knights of Ren” stuff.

        • October 1, 2015 at 9:56 pm
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          Like how the inspiration has evolved from Feudal Japan (the OT) to a more Arthurian legend.

      • October 1, 2015 at 7:49 pm
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        haha…these are the only kind of comments you ever post…oh its shitty fan fiction…oh this lightsaber is only in the movie as a shitty forced way to attempt to merge the OT with the ST..lolol…you are going to feel pretty dumb when the movie comes out my friend…Kylo Ren is nothing but an Inquisitor, and nothing like Vader …Phasma will be more like Vader than he will…as far as him looking like Vader…I guess you have missed the Interviews where it was revealed that he is Vader Obsessed?

      • October 1, 2015 at 9:52 pm
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        What you mean trying to appease its target audition? Shame on Disney.

  • October 1, 2015 at 6:27 pm
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    Luke impregnated the Force

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:20 pm
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      This made me laugh…I have a feeling after TFA comes out that Chuck Norris jokes will be supplanted by Luke Skywalker jokes in 2016 and beyond. 🙂

      • October 1, 2015 at 9:47 pm
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        We can only hope so…

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:23 pm
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      You don’t impregnate the Force. The Force impregnates you!

  • October 1, 2015 at 6:40 pm
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    Finn could be a Skywalker very easily.

    That would be a great way to use casting to throw the audience off a big reveal in the films. Just ask Obama if a white person and a black person have a kid what they might look like. This would be an amazing twist and bring and end to the unfortunate racism that led to casting so few actors of color in the past.

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:20 pm
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      oh man, I think this one is a little too far fetched… Boyenga is not mixed race neither he does look mix race. making him Skywalker would be plot twist for plot twist sake. let’s do the thought experiment and imagine this the other way round: major reveal – Mace Windu is Han Solo’s father. sounds a bit ridiculous doesn’t it?

      • October 1, 2015 at 7:52 pm
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        I’m of mixed race and I look like I’m of mixed race. no way Finn is a Skywalker. Unless he is Lukes step son would be the only way.That whole concept is forced and feels forced. Through he eyes of society I’m black and I’m cool with it, whatever. I do not want Finn to be a Skywalker. I wan’t Finn to be his own man, a new character. Leave the Skywalkers to the skywalkers.

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:39 pm
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      not gonna happen. Snoke and Kylo would have sniffed him out way earlier, and I highly doubt Luke’s son would be a stormtrooper in the first place LOLOL. She is on that Desert planet for a reason…. The same reason Luke was on Tatooine….It is obvious (to me anyway) the poster of Finn and the teaser with him holding that lightsaber was done for nothing more that to throw everyone off. If they would have had a poster of Han holding that same lightsaber on a poster for The Empire strikes back and a shot of him with it in the trailer, people would have lost their minds. I think this scene with Finn will be the same, He weilds that saber for self defense purposes only, and only in THAT scene.

      • October 1, 2015 at 8:03 pm
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        now now – Vader didn’t sniff out Leia in Episode IV so why would snoke or kylo be able to sniff out finn? I like the creativity. SW posters have typically not featured random scenes un-important to the plot (Han holding a lightsaber). Fin coule be a powerful Jedi that just hasn’t realized it yet (i.e. – leia in episode IV)

        • October 1, 2015 at 10:38 pm
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          I believe Finn will be a powerful Jedi after his “awakening”, but that doesn’t mean he has to be a Skywalker.

    • October 1, 2015 at 10:36 pm
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      I don’t think Finn is a Skywalker, but there must be something relevant about his family name or otherwise it would have already been revealed by now.

  • October 1, 2015 at 6:44 pm
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    Rey doesn’t have to be Luke’s daughter to continue the Skywalker bloodline. Anakin’s blood runs as much in Leia as it does Luke.

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:19 pm
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      But Leia is Organa or Solo.
      And only Luke has Skywalker last name.
      And Skywalker last name is as much important for the saga as Anakin bloodline.

      • October 1, 2015 at 7:38 pm
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        Leia is confirmed in Moving Target to be using Organa (she is called General Organa). The prologue and epilogue take place very close to TFA, if not during it. While I agree with others that you don’t necessarily need the Skywalker name, I do believe Rey is Luke’s daughter and it is nice to continue the name as well as bloodline.

        The use of Organa doesn’t negate the idea that she is or was married to Han. There are married couples in new canon that don’t use the same last name. Shara Bey from Shattered Empire doesn’t use her husband’s last name.

        • October 1, 2015 at 9:17 pm
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          Bummer. I was hoping Leia would have reverted to the last name Skywalker by TFA. It would be more meaningful than her keeping the name Organa, IMO.

          • October 1, 2015 at 9:26 pm
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            I’m sure she keeps it to honor her adoptive parents who died on Alderaan. She may not be all that excited to honor the father that tortured her on the Death Star, redemption or not.

          • October 1, 2015 at 10:34 pm
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            I am pretty sure she will keep the name Organa as that is the name she’s been known for all her life. Besides, it is the name of the royal house of Alderaan, of which she may be the sole survivor even if it is by adoption only and not biologically. I bet most people in the post-RJ universe may not even know she is Luke’s sister or Vader’s daughter. That information may have been kept a secret.

      • October 1, 2015 at 7:45 pm
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        And Skywalker will still be around, his name is Luke. Rey is a Soloi think.

        • October 1, 2015 at 8:07 pm
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          Luke will maybe die. And with him Skywalker familly name. So Rey must be his daughter and Skywalker for future movies.

      • October 1, 2015 at 8:14 pm
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        A name is a name. No matter what Leia wants to call herself it is still the story of the Skywalkers. If Kylo and Rey and indeed brother and sister or cousins its still a Skywalker story no matter what their name is called.

        • October 1, 2015 at 10:21 pm
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          She´s General Organa in the movie…and since the movie is also for children, I doubt they will complicate things with mama Organa, papa Solo, daughter Skywalker. It has to have a more simple explanation…for the kids…

  • October 1, 2015 at 6:48 pm
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    This would certainly make the time more interesting between the two trilogies, giving writers plenty of material. What was Luke doing during that time? More importantly, WHO was Luke doing during that time?

  • October 1, 2015 at 7:00 pm
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    Kira and Kylo are definitely cousins

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:16 pm
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      I agree with this theory as well. I think Kylo Ren will represent the Skywalkers through Leia as her wayward son and Rey through Luke as his daughter. It would be cool to see a Luke and Anakin type story woven together in this trilogy. For instance, we could have a fall story and a redemption story together as Rey turns to the Dark Side and Ren is redeemed by the end. I don’t think this will be the case, but I definitely think they both share Skywalker lineage.

      • October 1, 2015 at 8:54 pm
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        Hope her name is Kira and she succumbs to the dark side. Then she’ll be known as Kira Knightly of Ren.

  • October 1, 2015 at 7:02 pm
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    I remember Starwars7news saying there was a character similar to Mara Jade who was supposed to be in the Trilogy, but dies before the new Trilogy

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:15 pm
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      I still believe this will wind up being the ‘aileen Zhan’ character in rebels that SMG is rumored to play.

      • October 1, 2015 at 7:51 pm
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        The Aileen Zhan rumor was fabricated by a person who later admitted it. Too bad that some sites picked the story up and reported it, and there are still many people who believe it. It’s 100% false.

        • October 1, 2015 at 9:04 pm
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          Ah, bummer. I hadn’t heard about it being false. That is a shame since it would have been such a great way to introduce luke’s wife if he has one

  • October 1, 2015 at 7:25 pm
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    I don’t know why everyone is so surprised by the idea she is a Skywalker. I have been saying for over a year that Rey is a Skywalker and not a Solo. Not only that…I think she is the granddaughter of Obi-Wan. It would be to obvious if she was a Solo. The knights of Ren destroyed Luke’s new Jedi Temple on Deveron, slaughtered his Padawan and his wife. He took his daughter to Jakku to be raised by Ben’s brother (MAx Von Sydow), as he went into exile to protect her. Rey is her incognito nick name. Her real name to be Kira Skywalker.
    If she was revealed to be a Solo….nobody in the theater would even be shocked or surprised as everyone and their mother have assumed she was Han’s daughter since her character was revealed.I also feel that he sense’s she is in danger and comes to her rescue around the time FInn is fighting Kylo in the forest while he is wielding Luke’s Saber, and Luke saves his butt from certain death. This rumor he is only shown at the very end of the movie is bantha fodder.

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:27 pm
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      I love your speculation here. What is your explanation for her being the granddaughter of Obi-Wan though out of curiosity?

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:30 pm
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      I really love everything mentioned above except the Obi-wan Granddaughter part.

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:32 pm
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      her being raised on a remote desert planet while being overwatched by older guy who happens to be Kenobi in order to keep her safe from evil, red blade wielding knight.. SO ORIGINAL

      • October 1, 2015 at 8:36 pm
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        Kenobi’s dead.

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:37 pm
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      I don’t think there is much logic behind the idea she has to be a skywalker to be about the Skywalker family. She is gonna be a solo.

  • October 1, 2015 at 7:31 pm
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    all of the above

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:43 pm
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      Countless heroine’s journeys have this template, that’s why the template exists.

  • October 1, 2015 at 7:38 pm
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    Our biggest question leaving the theater in December will be: Who is Mrs. Skywalker? And Disney’s response will be: Find out in 2016 when ‘The Adventures of Mrs. Skywalker’, the first novel of an exciting new trilogy, becomes available in hardcover and for digital download. This almost makes too much sense.

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:42 pm
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      That’s one reason I believe Rey is Luke’s daughter. It gives Abrams more Mystery Box fuel.

    • October 1, 2015 at 7:55 pm
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      They can totally make Rey Luke’s daughter without ever mentioning who her mother is in VII. This is something that can be explored like you said in a future film or via another medium.

      • October 1, 2015 at 8:09 pm
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        I think introducing such an important character such as Luke’s wife/Rey’s mother off screen would be too big of a jump. Remember while there is an expanded Universe out there, the movies are very much a contained story. Thats why I think she Leia/Hans daughter. She is still a Skywalker since Luke and Leia are brother and sister regardless of whatever last name Leia wants to keep.

        • October 1, 2015 at 10:14 pm
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          Luke´s wife turned to evil and became……..Captain Phasma!

        • October 1, 2015 at 10:29 pm
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          We already know there will be flashbacks. I have a feeling we will meet Luke’s wife, and see her untimely death, in those scenes. I’ve been convinced for awhile that Rey is Luke’s daughter, not Leia’s. So we will meet “Mrs. Skywalker” on screen, but the rest of her and Luke’s story could be fleshed out in print. Fingers crossed for it to actually be Mara Jade.

          • October 1, 2015 at 11:27 pm
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            That is something pretty major that will need to be fleshed out in a 2 hour film. Color me skeptical on that.

          • October 2, 2015 at 4:28 pm
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            In novels is how it originally happened in the EU, so I don’t see why it’s so hard to believe. Besides, while they can get a stand-in to play a 30-something Luke in flashbacks where they probably won’t ever show his face, they wouldn’t do that for the kind of scenes necessary to show a whole meeting and romance between him and whoever his wife was. I’m sure Episode 8 will have a scene were he tells the story of her mother to Rey. Remember, there is plenty of backstory we never see in the OT that is only mentioned in passing. As long as you see him a little in the flashbacks in TFA, and get a backstory in dialogue from Luke to Rey in Episode 8, that is enough explanation for the films. The rest can be fleshed out on the page.

  • October 1, 2015 at 7:46 pm
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    Hey guys, the saga films being the “Skywalker saga” has been already confirmed by KK before, I think she mention that in the Japanese interview. I don’t know why people doesn’t accept that one of these characters (and mostly sure it’s Rey) is a Skywalker.

    • October 1, 2015 at 10:26 pm
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      Well, Luke and Leia are in the ST, so saying they are about Skywalkers doesn’t mean any of the new characters are necessarily Skywalkers. By saying there is a new generation of Skywalker, however, confirms that one of the young characters is indeed a son/daughter of either Luke or Leia. I mean, we all assumed as much, but this is outright confirmation.

  • October 1, 2015 at 7:52 pm
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    BREAKING NEWS: the episodic Star Wars movies will focus on Skywalkers! Just like the other 6. Shocker.

  • October 1, 2015 at 7:56 pm
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    Where the hell is the trailer.

    • October 1, 2015 at 8:09 pm
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      It’s at Comic Con…(probably.)

      • October 2, 2015 at 12:15 pm
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        Makes sense, thanx!

    • October 1, 2015 at 8:34 pm
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      Oct 16

  • October 1, 2015 at 7:56 pm
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    Um, we already new it was about Skywalker/Solo, and we already knew it was about family.

    • October 1, 2015 at 10:23 pm
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      But this is actual confirmation from the person in charge of it all that there WILL BE a new generation of Skywalker(s) in the ST. It was all just speculation before, but this means Rey and/or Kylo have to be Skywalkers (whether by Luke or Leia).

  • October 1, 2015 at 8:00 pm
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    Remember Karen Gillian cut her red locks off for guardians of the galaxy and said at the time her was being used for a wig in new star wars film. could be for a Mara Jade character

    • October 1, 2015 at 9:26 pm
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      lol

    • October 2, 2015 at 12:45 am
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      Yes..I remember and played by Siquorney Weaver.

  • October 1, 2015 at 8:16 pm
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    Well, this makes total and complete sense. Luke though he lost his wife and daughter during the massacre, Luke exhiles himself so no one else he loves gets hurt
    Kicker? Kylo Ren is his nephew and that could explain why the legacy characters are estranged. Han and Leias son turned to the dark side and killed family. Now Luke must defeat kukoe.

    • October 1, 2015 at 10:12 pm
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      If the child isn´t dead, why did Luke not sense it?

    • October 1, 2015 at 10:19 pm
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      Pretty much what I’ve been thinking for awhile now. It really does explain everything we know so far about the film and the status of the Big 3, as well as puts it all in perspective.

    • October 1, 2015 at 10:23 pm
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      Still, we don’t know how Finn would fit into the picture. Why has Finn’s last name also been kept secret ?

      • October 2, 2015 at 3:31 am
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        because he has no name. FN-2187 is his stormtrooper call sign. If he was raised as a trooper from a young age, thats probably all he knows. He is probably given the nickname “Finn” during the film, after “FN”

  • October 1, 2015 at 8:19 pm
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    Always thought Luke would abstain from the ladies and follow the Jedi way?

    • October 1, 2015 at 10:21 pm
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      The OT never mentioned that the Jedi way required celibacy That was something Lucas added much later in the prequels. In fact, if the force runs in families, it would be totally counter-productive for an order of force users to prevent their members from getting married, thus causing their family line to become extinct in the long run.

      • October 2, 2015 at 3:36 am
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        I would think that if Anakin’s powers passed to Luke, and Luke is the last Jedi, then Obi-Wan and Yoda would be egging him on to procreate 🙂

  • October 1, 2015 at 8:37 pm
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    Kylo is obviously in the family too. It will make for the perfect dramatic struggle. Just like Luke vs His father. Of course we have to kill someone as a motivator first. hhehe. HEHEHEHEH. Muahahahahaha!

    • October 1, 2015 at 10:09 pm
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      Kylo and Rey being siblings or cousins would definitely please the audience, but, once again, it would make the sequel trilogy look increasingly like a rehash of the OT. Maybe that is what fans want though and what JJ will give them.

      • October 1, 2015 at 10:21 pm
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        Themes repeat in Star Wars. Two people with close ties have to be at odds. Obi-Wan vs Anakin, Luke vs Vader and now Brother Vs Sister/Cousin. I’m betting they are bro and sis, raises the stakes. I think they are both Solo children sporting that potent Skywalker blood. Luke with a child? Naaa too messy. I bet old Han had her knocked up before they left Endor. Leia has just as much juice as Luke. That’s why she never misses when she shoots.

        • October 1, 2015 at 10:27 pm
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          All those pent up feelings spanning the OT. Leia couldn’t help herself.

  • October 1, 2015 at 9:03 pm
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    She could be Han and Leia’s daughter, but chose the Skywalker name for herself. Taking her mother’s last name would be in alignment with the female empowerment of the film. Plus she’s probably got daddy issues with Han as her dad.

    • October 1, 2015 at 11:15 pm
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      Leia’s last name was that of her adopted family, so Rey could be Rey Organa if she was Han and Leia’s child. .

  • October 1, 2015 at 9:04 pm
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    Ok. Zzzzzz

    • October 2, 2015 at 3:14 am
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      Thanks.

  • October 1, 2015 at 9:31 pm
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    I initially was hoping Rey would be Han and Leia’s daughter. But it’s becoming more likely that she is Luke’s.

    • October 1, 2015 at 9:59 pm
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      Leia’s a Skywalker, too. Sexist, much?

      • October 1, 2015 at 10:05 pm
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        Leia is a Skywalker, but Leia’s and Han’s children would be Solo’s and not Skywalker’s. That is the traditional rule as far as family names are concerned (applied e.g. in the past to royal dynasties and noble families).

        • October 2, 2015 at 3:13 am
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          Go to sleep MaxboxOne.

      • October 2, 2015 at 4:28 am
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        What? your comment makes no sense!

  • October 1, 2015 at 9:35 pm
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    Sill think Rey and Kylo are Solo kids taking their fathers surname but still also leia’s children. Not luke’ children sorry

  • October 1, 2015 at 9:46 pm
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    The saga films focus on a Skywalker. I knew it!!!

  • October 1, 2015 at 10:00 pm
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    Well, if TFA follows the Skywalker generational saga, we now have official confirmation that at least someone among the new characters is a Skywalker. Since it is unlikely that Finn is a Skywalker, I’ll have to go with Rey (the most probable candidate), or Kylo Ren, or both Rey and Kylo.

  • October 1, 2015 at 10:04 pm
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    The interesting question is, who is/was the mother?

    • October 1, 2015 at 10:12 pm
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      People may not have a father (like Anakin), but not having a mother would be a first, even for Star Wars !

      • October 2, 2015 at 3:12 am
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        Boba Fett didn’t have a mother. He was a clone of Jango Fett.

    • October 1, 2015 at 10:16 pm
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      While I doubt it, I can’t help but REALLY, REALLY hope it’s Mara Jade. I mean, it’s pretty obvious that whoever she is, she’s dead by TFA, but I’m looking forward to whatever novels they release after the film comes out, when they can finally start showing what Luke, Han, and Leia were up to for the last 30 years, including who’s Rey’s mother.

      • October 2, 2015 at 3:29 am
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        why obvious? Having Luke’s long lost wife show up in 8 or 9 could be awesome

  • October 1, 2015 at 10:06 pm
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    Well the fact that the film supposedly ends with her reuniting with Luke and then trains with him would make a lot more sense than if she were Han’s who’s supposed to be casted right now. Also, Thanks for posting this since I was trying to tell someone on here that the spinoffs are not true prequels but their own thing in the same way that the Clone Wars film was.

    • October 1, 2015 at 10:08 pm
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      Awesome pic montage too! I never put that together till now. I wonder if she loses someone close to her in that scene like her Father and Grandfather?

  • October 1, 2015 at 10:09 pm
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    Would be a dream come true. It´s my wish since the beginning that Rey is a Skywalker, not a Solo. But even now I´m almost certain she´s Han´s daughter.

  • October 1, 2015 at 10:13 pm
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    I’ve been convinced for quite some time that Rey is Luke’s daughter, rather than Han and Leia’s, as is the popular theory. I think Kylo is Han and Leia’s son, though. This article just makes me even more sure that I’m right on both counts, as does pretty much every new sliver of leaked info.

    • October 1, 2015 at 10:15 pm
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      Rey and Kylo being cousins is definitely a possibility. I still think though that hey will be either siblings or unrelated (i.e Kylo won’t be a Skywalker or Solo).

  • October 1, 2015 at 10:26 pm
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    Vader had another child around the time he died, kylo ren, lukes little brother.. Now that would be something..

    • October 2, 2015 at 1:21 am
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      that would be really cool

    • October 2, 2015 at 3:28 am
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      his dick got burned off! and who would have sex with vader? imagine the smell!

  • October 1, 2015 at 10:33 pm
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    Would make more sense if Rey is Luke’s daughter. Remember the rumour a few months back that auditions were being held for Solo’s daughter to appear in Episode VIII (most likely not Leia’s). But Han and Leia must also have had offspring. Whether that’s Kylo Ren or someone else.

  • October 2, 2015 at 12:36 am
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    The people who are stuck on Rey being Han’s daughter are most likely fans just stuck on the old EU. People were already saying “Jaina and Jacen” before we knew anything about the movie, and were just waiting for a reason to assume the movie was centered around Solo twins. It’s possible that Rey is Hans daughter based off what we know, but people act like its a sure thing. Han could very well be close to Rey because…. shes his niece.

    My theory changes week by week with new information but now I feel pretty confident that Rey is Lukes daughter. It’s not just about sharing the same bloodline, The Skywalker NAME is whats important. This saga will always feature a Skywalker. I do believe Kylo Ren is Han’s son though, and I DO believe there are Solo twins in the ST. The rumor of Hans daughter appearing in Episode 8 can indeed be true. Tatiana Maslany(who is rumored to get the role) could play Driver’s twin, and they are the same age.

  • October 2, 2015 at 12:47 am
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    Daisy Ridley is 23 years old. Assuming that Rey is around the same age as her actress, and TFA takes place 30 years after RotJ, that means Han and Leia had to have waited somewhere between five or ten years after the Battle of Endor to conceive her, and they looked pretty ready to get it on at the end of RotJ! Meanwhile it is entirely conceivable that it took Luke a few years to meet and marry a woman.

    Now this raises the question of who Rey’s mother is! Luke’s wife (or the mother of his child at least) would HAVE to be a major character however and there haven’t really been any actresses cast in TFA who look like they would fit the role. But if I recall correctly, they are looking to cast an additional “strong female” character in Episode 8. Mrs. Skywalker perhaps?

    • October 2, 2015 at 12:54 am
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      The actresses that are in talks for that role you speak of are all in their late 20s and rumored to play the daughter of Han, so I doubt it. I think it would fit the rumor that we might indeed get Solo twins, but we don’t meet them both in TFA.

      As far as Luke’s wife.. I’m starting to believe that the flashback scene(possibly the one in the trailer) is Luke coming home to his temple being burnt down, and him presuming his wife and daughter dead. So we wouldn’t actually meet her.

      • October 2, 2015 at 3:29 am
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        I agree with you on the flashback sequence.

  • October 2, 2015 at 1:22 am
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    Jedi are supposed to be celibate, no matter how much you hate the prequels they ARE canon. So rey being luke’s daughter sounds like bogus to me, just make her a Solo.

    • October 2, 2015 at 2:37 am
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      Remember there no longer is a Jedi order or their ideals. Luke is all that is left.

      • October 2, 2015 at 4:13 am
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        Yeah, the Jedi temple life was over after Order 66. Luke might follow the Jedi code loosely.

    • October 2, 2015 at 5:59 am
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      Even if she is a solo, she’ll still be a skywalker (assuming Han and Leia are the parents)

  • October 2, 2015 at 1:28 am
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    Luke’s son is clearly BB-8.

  • October 2, 2015 at 1:48 am
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    The idea of Rey being Luke’s daughter kind of bums me out a bit. It almost feel like we’re being ripped off, in regards to plot development. I haven’t read any of the EU, but from what I’ve heard they give a fairly extensive overview of what happens after RotJ, which gives the audience a chance to connect with all the new characters. By making these new movies, I feel like we can no longer leave what happens next up to the imagination, and it’s disappointing that Rey’s mother would just be “some woman” that we know nothing about. The thing about Han and Leia is that we already know so much about them and their story. To have the wife of a character we’ve followed for so long to be someone we never got the chance to meet, especially since this is a series that has such an incredible amount of heart and companionship behind it, is disappointing.

    Oh, well. I suppose I’ll just have to hope for the best. I did like the idea of Rey and Kylo being twins, so perhaps that’s still a possibility.

    • October 2, 2015 at 3:10 am
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      Twins born almost a decade apart. Yes Mark and Carrie were 5 years apart in reality, but why would they cast TFA knowing they were twins to be so far apart in age.

      • October 2, 2015 at 3:23 am
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        I’m guessing you’re talking about Adam Driver’s age in real life? Your are right that he is several years older than her, but then again, half the teenage roles on television and in movies are played by people in their late twenties or early thirties, so it’s not like actors never play characters fairly younger than themselves. Honestly, this is more of just a pipe dream for me. I have no proof that Rey and Kylo are twins; it’s just something I’d like to see, nothing more.

        • October 2, 2015 at 4:12 am
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          yeah and Driver shaved for the role to appear younger so it would work.

  • October 2, 2015 at 3:11 am
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    “…that’s the important piece that we are trying to carry on: the legacy that George created.”

    Having Kathleen Kennedy heading up Star Wars brings warm feelings to my heart.

  • October 2, 2015 at 3:11 am
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    Please be HOAX I mean Hux. Som much cool as a male can carry on the name, not a female. But knowing Lucas wanting to cash in on the female thing, it might be Rey. I still hope Hux is an undercover Skywalker, I’ll be disappointed if he’s just a silly First Order General.

    • October 2, 2015 at 4:11 am
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      Same. I really would have liked if the children of the OT played background characters to new original characters, and mentor them in the ST. Like Hux being the big reveal as Lukes son who was undercover and Hans daughter showing up in Episode 8.

      Hux can finish Rey’s training if Luke dies in Episode 8 (which I predict) and Solo’s daughter could be Finns love interest.

      But I will like the movie either way lol

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        No I think the spin offs are for unrelated characters and the main films need to have the connective thread of being about the skywalkers. I mean the force did create them so they are important.

  • October 2, 2015 at 3:33 am
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    I would love for Luke to have children! He’d be an amazing father 🙂

    The question then would be – who is the mother? What about Billie Lourd’s character? We still don’t know who she is
    playing – maybe she plays Luke’s wife? Hey, she looks like a young
    Carrie Fisher, and we all know that Luke was attracted to a young Carrie
    Fisher 🙂

    Billie was rumored to be involved in a flashback scene, and
    was initially believed to be portraying a young Leia, although she has officially denied this.
    What if she is
    actually playing Luke’s wife?

    • October 2, 2015 at 3:41 am
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      I know she denied playing Leia’s daughter, but I don’t think she said anything about playing a younger version of Leia, so I think that’s a good guess at what her part is. However, I like what you said about how Luke would fall for a girl that looks like his sister. I can definitely see that as a possibility 😉

      • October 2, 2015 at 3:51 am
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        Good point – I looked up the quote and Billie Lourd said two interesting things:

        1. “The daughter of Carrie Fisher, Lourd told Entertainment Tonight that the gossip of her playing a young Leia in a flashback scene for The Force Awakens is untrue. “That’s a lie. That’s a rumor,” said Lourd. “I wish I played a young princess”

        (So, unless JJ is making her say that, just like Benedict Cumberbatch was not playing Khan in Star Trek, it would seem she is not playing Leia)

        2. “While Lourd denied the Leia rumor, the 22-year-old actress was quiet about exactly whom she is portraying
        in the J.J. Abrams-directed film. “I can’t talk to you about the
        character, or the lack of character,” Lourd said. “I didn’t even say that. That was too much.”

        (Perhaps “lack of character” means her character has pretty much nothing to do. Maybe to show up onscreen in a flashback and die?)

  • October 2, 2015 at 4:28 am
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    If it’s tru, he’s back to play Vander/Anakin, that’d make sense, I mean, an Anakin deprived of reaching his potential sure to his suits limits, may mean a body cloned, would allow a “force” ghost Anakin to infuse it? If Luke wavers, it could be his Father bringing him back avis a jux-de-position. At this point, Luke is well over powered and would prove a formidable opponent, even to Anakin, but would force Anakin, to step his game up and become the “Chosen” one he’s supposed to be, and ultimately find out Plagius, who is rumoured to be ‘Snoke’ (?) hehe – Could we see balance come to the force in the sense that there’s no Sith or Jedi, but a melding of the two into a harmonious bunch.. In my view, Ep 6 left of w/out seeing the fulfilment of balance.. there was only Luke

  • October 2, 2015 at 4:46 am
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    Wow, the art of talking and saying nothing. She’s nailed it.

    • October 2, 2015 at 11:51 am
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      True! Having said that, I saw The Martian at the cinema today, and while it was a good film, I thought that I would have enjoyed it more had I not seen several minutes worth of trailer footage.

      That finally made up my mind for me – I’m not going to watch anymore Star Wars trailers – I’ve seen too much already!

  • October 2, 2015 at 6:02 am
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    In a way I’d actually be considerably disappointed if Rey and/or Kylo were the offspring of either of the Skywalker Twins, and I fully expect that they WON’T BE. Reason: KK and JJ know that it’s the EXACT thing that long-time fans of the saga and of the EU would hope for and expect. In other words, it’s simply too predictable, and thus, flies directly in the face of keeping the story fresh and original. This is not a direction that I believe that either JJ, KK, Disney nor LFL would be interested in going because they, more than likely, want to the story to come off as being refreshing and surprising and want the audience to be caught off-guard and to re-think EVERYTHING they thought that they knew.

    Instead my theory is either one of these two scenarios:

    1. Luke never had a child BUT he has a nephew- Leia’s son, Poe (not necessarily Han’s son). Poe is naturally gifted with the Force but Leia didn’t press for him to develop his abilities aside from being an exceptional pilot (like his uncle and grandfather before him) and/or Poe himself chose not to be trained for his own personal reasons, and instead chose to lend his talents to the Resistance’s fighter-pilot forces. Rey just so happens to be Force-sensitive as well (and perhaps even, Finn), and it’s not until the 3rd act of the movie that these realities begin to actively become significant to their lives. Episode 8 would be the continuation of their training and their use of the Force thereby creating major plot points that affect the rest of the saga.

    OR, 2. Neither Leia nor Luke have children but instead Rey is a descendent of Kenobi, and may or may not know it. During the course of the film, the discovery of her heritage is made by one of the Skywalker twins (more than likely, Leia), and thus it becomes even more imperative that Luke get involved with her life to aid her in carrying on tradition. In this way, the story firmly remains about the Skywalker legacy due to the fact that Obi-wan trained Anakin (and, to a lesser extent, Luke) and now Luke is training a member of the Kenobi family. Basically a full circle of family-related matters.

    I know that a LOT of you will scoff at the concept that Poe would be in the Skywalker lineage because the so-called spoilers haven’t made any obvious suggestion of the notion. The key word here is “obvious”. There’s an inherent incentive for the powers-that-be to keep fans guessing and not knowing certain things in a concrete way, and we know that “misdirection” is a tactic they’re not above or beyond using to keep the complete plot secret. Rey is most certainly a key lead in the film and the overall story going forward but that doesn’t automatically mean the she is the only basis of the plot of the saga forward. Poe could very well be this movie’s “I am your father” principle.

    • October 2, 2015 at 6:16 am
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      It is interesting how no one’s really mentioned Poe yet. This is a pretty cool theory.

      • October 2, 2015 at 6:26 am
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        Yeah it IS interesting that Poe’s involvement hasn’t been as seemingly emphasized as Rey, Finn and Kylo’s. We know that he is an extremely gifted fighter pilot and that his role is integral to the success of the Resistance forces, as well as to Finn’s survival and possibly Rey and the crew of the Falcon. It could simply mean that he’s this trilogy’s hot-shot pilot (ala, Han of the OT) or his role is even more significant than that entirely. He’s clearly several years older than Rey, Finn and Kylo and would be much more in line with being of the age that would make sense to being an offspring of someone of the OT3.

    • October 2, 2015 at 6:49 am
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      Poe is the offspring of an A wing pilot and ground trooper as per the canon comic Shattered Empire

      • October 2, 2015 at 7:05 am
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        Oh well there goes that theory. Thanks for the heads up. I’m leaning on theory 2 then. I’m still of the mind that they are not gonna have Rey being Luke or Leia’s kid because it’s just too predictable and too much of a rehash of circumstance. The Force has been presented to be a matter of bloodlines, so if anything, I could see her being related to someone else- someone familiar that was strong in the Force.

    • October 2, 2015 at 7:05 am
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      Having them be Leias twins doesnt mean the story will go in the same direction. Character backgrounds dont propel you forward necessarily in the way you imply.

    • October 2, 2015 at 9:17 am
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      I’m also curious as to why, according to reports, the actress had to be coached on using a “posh British accent.” Neither Luke, Leia, or Han have British accents, so I’m wondering how that factors in.

      • October 2, 2015 at 9:21 am
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        Yeah. Obi-wan spoke in a slightly uppity, aristocratic fashion, particularly in the PT and the The Clone Wars. It could be a natural- not forced- way that he and his family speak. Still though, this doesn’t seem to mesh well with how you would think a person living or being raised in the rugged conditions of Jakku would speak.

  • October 2, 2015 at 6:39 am
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    I still think Rey is Han and Leia’s child. Remember back to the second teaser. Luke says something like “The force is strong in my family. My father has it. I have it. My sister has it. You have that power too.” Assuming Luke is talking to his child, why would he bring up Leia? Wouldn’t he just say, “my father has it, I have it, and you have it too.”? The latter seems more natural if you are talking about the inheritance of the force to go from father, speaker, to speaker’s child. The Aunt would just be a side note.

    On the other hand, if the speaker (Luke) is talking to his niece [or nephew], then it does seem natural to say, “I inherited it, my sister inherited it (aka your mother), and you got it too.” Then it seems natural for him to mention Leia to explain the inheritance of force powers from Anakin down to Rey.

    I could be wrong, but those are just the ways I would explain inheritance if I were talking to my child versus my niece or nephew.

    • October 2, 2015 at 7:13 am
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      I agree with you on this however it could just be the way that he approached explaining the nature of “Force-heritage” to her in lieu of how she’s able to have it via her actual parent(s). Perhaps, Kenobi. Perhaps someone else.

    • October 2, 2015 at 4:06 pm
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      I think the dialogue from ROTJ was too good to alter, so they left it. This also preserves the mystery, given that Luke could actually be talking to anyone, not necessarily a family member.

    • October 5, 2015 at 6:41 pm
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      That dialog was from Return of the Jedi. It is a line from the Ewok village on Endor.

      • October 5, 2015 at 8:52 pm
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        Yes, but it’s been edited and rearranged. And in the editing process, it seems unnatural to make the dialogue be between father and child. Of course, JJ and Co. could have intentionally made it wordy to avoid revealing the father and child relationship.

  • October 2, 2015 at 7:11 am
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    I’m not entirely sold on Kylo being a Skywalker, I suppose it could be a sort of conflict thing where you have Rey the Useless Skywalker and Kylo the Evil Skywalker, but that just sounds phoned in and generic. I would hope they’d have come up with something more creative. Kylo Skywalker vs Rey Skywalker sounds like what they’re doing, but I would have gone a little less clichee if it was up to me…

    • October 5, 2015 at 6:39 pm
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      I think Kylo is a Solo. It would make sense with the other rumors I’ve heard surrounding the possible death of Han in VII.

  • October 2, 2015 at 10:30 am
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    Shes luke’s. It’s a done deal. She going to train with him, and EP8 will be about her using the force. This is fine with me. Rey is a likeable character, and we get to see more of Luke. Also, finally a father can teach his child the force. Anakin should have taught Luke, but went evil. Now Luke can give Rey the proper training he never got. His rushed encounters with Yoda were valuable, but not ideal.

    • October 2, 2015 at 10:43 am
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      Not to be contrary for contrary’s sake but Anakin wouldn’t have taught Luke anything because Luke wouldn’t have existed due to the Jedi Code. Let’s say that Anakin never went full Sith but still impregnated Padme. Well…the odds are that the Order would’ve expelled him. In that situation, Anakin might’ve still taken his son under his wing but the Order wouldn’t have seen it as a favorable circumstance at all and it would’ve cause some extra (and, intense) tension between them because both father and son would be viewed as an inherent threat. This type of friction wouldn’t be desired by either side of the issue. As can be seen by the PT, there’s clearly “politics” in EVERYTHING.

      Rey being Luke’s kid is a possibility but it’s certainly not a lock at this point in time.

      • October 2, 2015 at 4:04 pm
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        I don’t know… if Anakin had brought down the Emperor, I tend to think the Jedi Council might have overlooked his wife and child… although Anakin may well have sailed off into the sunset with Padme.

      • October 5, 2015 at 6:37 pm
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        The old Jedi “code” is kinda out the window at this point.

        I realize that what I’m about to point out is all “Legends” but one reason why the order did away with the “attachments” thing was to rebuild the order. Too many force sensitives were annihilated by the purge, so much so that an alternate method of rebuilding the order had to be undertaken. Marriage by Jedi to other Jedi or non force sensitives replenished force sensitives within the order.

        There is certainly no reason to believe that this couldn’t be the case in the new Canon.

  • October 2, 2015 at 1:37 pm
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    Look at where she’s sitting in this photo…

    • October 2, 2015 at 4:02 pm
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      Well, Daisy Ridley did say during an interview (in Japan, I think) that her character was “solitary”, then she had a bit of nudge and a wink with Kathleen Kennedy, which may suggest Rey is actually a Solo. Although that may well have been deliberate misdirection.

    • October 5, 2015 at 6:46 pm
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      Boyega and Driver are also sitting next to each other… Does that mean they are siblings?

      I think you’re reading too much into how they are seated. Merely coincidence.

  • October 2, 2015 at 3:55 pm
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    Rey and General Hux, both Skywalkers. That would be dope!

  • October 5, 2015 at 6:29 pm
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    I think you’re right. It’s Rey. It actually seems logical… I’m just curious who her mother would be? Would be cool if it was Mara Jade 🙂

  • October 5, 2015 at 10:13 pm
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    🙂

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