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I wonder who Max will play. Holocron "ghost"?

 Paradigm wrote:
Andy Serkis is the only name in that list I recognise (With the exception of the old guys, of course). Is it just me being out of touch, or have they really just gone an started making a film with complete unknowns?

I mean, do they really expect this to ride on the title and old actors alone?

MAX VON SYDOW! He's got to be a Sith Lord or something.

That's a fair point. As I say, I'm just surprised, as most blockbuster films these days have at least someone easily recognised putting their name to it.

I'm not expecting ep VII to be a 'truly great film', but it will certainly be a blockbuster affair.

Yeah, but out of the original cast only Ford is any good so it could be seen as a bad thing to have all of them back

Max Von Sydow!

I loved him in Needful Things! Perfect Devil!

Anyone saying Mark Hamil isn't good has clearly not paid attention to his prolific voice acting career The reason you never saw Mark Hamil again is cause he got fethed up;

On January 11, 1977, one day before he was set to shoot one of the needed scenes in Star Wars, Hamill was in a car accident in which he fractured his nose and left cheekbone, requiring seven hours of surgery. As a result, a double was used for the landspeeder pickup shots. ~ Wikipedia

And the movie world basically forgot about him.

 Hulksmash wrote:
Yeah, but out of the original cast only Ford is any good

Are you saing you never saw Corvette Summer or Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back?

Actually Hamill's voice work is quite good.

 Easy E wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:
Andy Serkis is the only name in that list I recognise (With the exception of the old guys, of course). Is it just me being out of touch, or have they really just gone an started making a film with complete unknowns?

I mean, do they really expect this to ride on the title and old actors alone?

MAX VON SYDOW! He's got to be a Sith Lord or something.

I just looked him up after my dad told be he was quite famous, and then struggled for 5 minutes to actually name something he was in. The only thing on his list of credits I've seen is Skyrim.

Still, he does seem to be a big name.

Cocknocker!

 Paradigm wrote:

 Easy E wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:
Andy Serkis is the only name in that list I recognise (With the exception of the old guys, of course). Is it just me being out of touch, or have they really just gone an started making a film with complete unknowns?

I mean, do they really expect this to ride on the title and old actors alone?

MAX VON SYDOW! He's got to be a Sith Lord or something.

I just looked him up after my dad told be he was quite famous, and then struggled for 5 minutes to actually name something he was in. The only thing on his list of credits I've seen is Skyrim.

Still, he does seem to be a big name.

Exorcist. Thats all you need right there.

 Ahtman wrote:

 Hulksmash wrote:
Yeah, but out of the original cast only Ford is any good

Are you saing you never saw Corvette Summer or Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back?

Actually Hamill's voice work is quite good.

And don't forget James Earl Jones

 Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:

 Ahtman wrote:

 Hulksmash wrote:
Yeah, but out of the original cast only Ford is any good

Are you saing you never saw Corvette Summer or Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back?

Actually Hamill's voice work is quite good.

And don't forget James Earl Jones

Hell yeah! He's still:

Nice to see John Boyega catch a break to follow up his debut in Attack the Block.

Also... Gollum and Ming the Merciless in a Star Wars film? Huzzah!

 Flashman wrote:
Nice to see John Boyega catch a break to follow up his debut in Attack the Block.

Also... Gollum and Ming the Merciless in a Star Wars film? Huzzah!

Oh yeah! I forgot about Ming!

Holy gak, he was young then!

One supposes that at least part of the reason they want to sign up less well known actors/actresses for the parts is the number of films they'll want them to do.

 reds8n wrote:
One supposes that at least part of the reason they want to sign up less well known actors/actresses for the parts is the number of films they'll want them to do.

Like the Harry Potter movie kids!

 Paradigm wrote:


My point is just that you'd have thought they'd have got some bigger names involved with the huge clout behind the IP.

See my previous point about the Screen Actors/Directors Guild, there is (likely) a reason for why they aren't going with bigger names (hint: they're not using unionized actors).

Yeah, there are only 1 or 2 of them that are out of nowhere which is reasonable. The two that are probably the Solo male kids have both got solid portfolios. Though the girl likely playing the Solo daughter is a complete unknown.

Who says there is a Solo daughter? Who says there are Solo kids (plural)? Who says there are even Solo kids at all??

Personally, I'm glad to see some more non-caucasian actors getting some screentime in the series.

chaos0xomega wrote:

Who says there is a Solo daughter? Who says there are Solo kids (plural)? Who says there are even Solo kids at all??

Exactly! They might be Chewie's kids!

 kronk wrote:

 reds8n wrote:
One supposes that at least part of the reason they want to sign up less well known actors/actresses for the parts is the number of films they'll want them to do.

Like the Harry Potter movie kids!

Partially.

But, IIRC, Downey Jr. is reckoned to have pocketed $50M from The Avengers, but his co stars earned considerably less. And his earnings were linked to the films takings.

Less well known actors won't be able to negotiate such rich rewards --- with regards to the older cast members.. well...... Ford I'm sure never has to do anything ever again and i reckon Fisher and Hamill are comfortable enough anyway, but I doubt they're getting a mega deal ... Ford aside perhaps not exactly had a lot of acting work really have they ?


Thought there might be some more women in it, but early days yet one supposes.

They're either Solo kids or Skywalker kids. Either way they are someone from the original trilogies kids. And let's not forget that Star Wars has always been about the Skywalker family. I don't seem them changing that part of it.

Oh, I'm sure they're somebodies kids, I'm just point out that the EU IS DEAD!!! :'-C

I would make no assumptions other than:

1. Han, Da Princess and Skywalker will appear in some fashion.

2. Andy Serkis and Max "I look badass in red" Sydow will steal all their scenes.

Everything else is up in the air. Maybe Cumberbatch Khan will appear...

Just because the EU isn't going to be followed doesn't mean they won't use some of the basic story arcs or ideas. Characters may still exist, but the specific details could change completely.

... Wonder if Serkis is going to be doing more motion capture stuff ..?

One would have thought he might be a bit sick of it, especially coming off of the ( rather great looking) Planet of the Apes sequel.

.. Still could make a great Rancor something.

..... let's just hope he's not the giant space worm... that's a special feature I'll never watch.

Maybe we'll have a Gollum like alien.

 Grey Templar wrote:
Maybe we'll have a Gollum like alien.

All Wrong.

Jar Jar's son, Mason Jar.

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

Abso Bar Binks only appears in the story Tantive IV, published in Star Wars Manga: Black issue of Tokyopop's Star Wars Manga. Originally published in Japan, those stories were considered to be of "fuzzy" continuity by Lucasfilm.[1] Since then, they have been republished in English in the United Kingdom under Infinities label, which established the material in them as non-canonical.

Thankfully of course we can ignore this and start up a campaign insisting that this character is in the new films.

It's lucky Anthony Daniels has never put on weight.

 kronk wrote:
Cocknocker!

"Don't feth with a Jedi Master son!"


And yeah, Hamill's great. His voice work has always been great.

Yeah anyone that can be Luke one minute and the joker the next get's my vote.