Star Wars VII

[Southwest Seagull]

http://starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode-7-cast-announced.html

Cast announced for the new films, putting pay to all the weird rumours such as Zac Efron.

Mainly a young cast, similar to what Abrahams did with the Star Trek franchise.

 

[BrianWade4]

Great photo of first cast meeting

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

Gutted. No Jar Jar Binks. How will this franchise survive?

 

[Mental Lental]

Lol what does Peter Mayhew do at a cast read through? Just make wookie noises?

RRAAAWR!

 

[Worthingite]

I'm concerned that it's just going to be crap. You know it will be. They should have just left alone after the first 3.

 

[Bladders]

Max Von Sydow is in. Ming the merciless to be the new bad guy then

 

[Zukey Seagull]

I have never seen any of the Star Wars films

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I see that GOLLUM is in it too.

 

[JJ McClure]

If Abrams does as good a job as he did with the Star Trek reboot then this should be great.

 

[DNB_Seagull]

I hope it doesn't change too much I don't trust Disney.

 

[Giraffe]

If you were introducing someone to Star Wars for the first time which order do you get then to watch them in?

The original order hey were made in, I.e. 4-6, followed by 1-3.

Or the chronological order 1-6?

I'm nervous of starting at 1, because frankly it's no where near as good as 4-6.

 

[Mental Lental]

If you were introducing someone to Star Wars for the first time which order do you get then to watch them in?

The original order hey were made in, I.e. 4-6, followed by 1-3.

Or the chronological order 1-6?

I'm nervous of starting at 1, because frankly it's no where near as good as 4-6.

4-6. The whole series pivots around the end of Empire Strikes Back revelation , and it wouldn't be quite so shocking if you already knew that which Luke himself doesn't because you'd seen the prequels.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

I'm concerned that it's just going to be crap. You know it will be. They should have just left alone after the first 3.

If it's crap then it's crap. No big loss. But if it's awesome then what a gain it would be!

 

[Nibble]

I know a couple of the stunt trainers on this and a guy who's building some of the space craft. Stunt guys say it's going to be epic on that front at least and the fact that someone is actually BUILDING ships for it means much less CGI this time round. I reckon it could be a good new trilogy.

 

[Bold Seagull]

I have never seen any of the Star Wars films

Thanks for that. Anything else you haven't seen that you feel you need to get off your chest?

 

[Nibble]

As long as they get a good plot in there it has a chance of being decent. For me, Han Solo was such a huge character in the original trilogy and that was sorely missed, among other things, in the later trilogy. If they get him right on this it will lift it. I'd personally like to see him as a broken down wreck, lurking in grimy bars, similar to the main character in True Grit in need of redemption.

 

[supaseagull]

I hope it doesn't change too much I don't trust Disney.

They haven't done too badly with the new Marvel films.

 

[Giraffe]

4-6. The whole series pivots around the end of Empire Strikes Back revelation , and it wouldn't be quite so shocking if you already knew that which Luke himself doesn't because you'd seen the prequels.

That's definitely my thinking as well!

 

[strings]

If you were introducing someone to Star Wars for the first time which order do you get then to watch them in?

The original order hey were made in, I.e. 4-6, followed by 1-3.

Or the chronological order 1-6?

I'm nervous of starting at 1, because frankly it's no where near as good as 4-6.

I would agree with 4-6 too. They sort of set the scene - even though they come afterwards.

 

[saltdeanseagull1]

Great photo of first cast meeting

I recognise Harrison Ford, I assume it is Carrie Fisher second on left and Mark Hamil 2nd from his right??

Just seen under the photo it tells you who every one is