Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens confirmed for 2015 as Disney buys Lucasfilm

[Guest The Beltster]

Oh. Thats a lame running joke. Like the Michael Bay likes explosions thing?

[dsrchris]

Pretty much exactly like the Michael Bay loves explosions thing.

[Guest John Hancock]

Only less deserved, because J.J. Abrams just fits lens flares in films, whilst Michael Bay attempts to fit films between explosions.

[Guest The Beltster]

I'm not adverse to a good explosion I'll be honest. And I mean that in a far less gay way than it sounds.

 

BOOM!

[Guest]

And it looks like we have some names to faces.

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/12/11/star-wars-the-force-awakens-character-names/

 

The numbers have a meaning apparently, so we're probably getting 100 of these cards.

 

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And what would happen if Nicolas Cage had a role?

 

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[Guest]

Here are some killer posters and images that have been leaked/released.

 

 

 

 

[Guest]

DOUBLE FUCKING POST BECAUSE WHO CARES!!

 

[dsrchris]

Okay, so in two trailers they've almost wiped the bad taste of the prequels away.

 

I'm actually gonna start to allow myself to get hyped for this. :D

[Kam]

Ben has a new article up:

 

Are you afraid yet? You should be…welcome to the dark side of Disney

[DC]

DOUBLE FUCKING POST BECAUSE WHO CARES!!

 

The opening shot of the downed X-Wing and Star Destroyer (which looks they have been there for a long time) was epic.

 

Just hearing the opening part of the score puts a smile on my face and the little nods to the past (plus how can you not grin when you hear the infamous TIE Fighter screech?)...

[DC]

Word around the campfire is that the new Star Wars Battlefront game will have a DLC package directly linked to Episode VII; specifically the battle that leads to the downed X-Wing and Star Destroyer seen at the beginning of the recent trailer.

[King]

This film could cancel Christmas :lol

[Guest The Beltster]

That trailer makes me consider watching the other Star Wars films for the first time just because it looks cool. But then I think eh, Star Wars, can I sit through those movies after never watching them? Probably not.

[King]

Give them a go mate, you have to now

[DC]

That trailer makes me consider watching the other Star Wars films for the first time just because it looks cool. But then I think eh, Star Wars, can I sit through those movies after never watching them? Probably not.

You've got 7-8mths to watch the first six movies, so that's not even one per month. Plus, you have the benefit of watching the prequels first, so seeing the saga in chronological order as well as getting the worst ones out of the way first.

[Guest The Beltster]

Its not a time thing, its a can I be assed to sit though whats probably 12-14 hours of something that I dont really have an interest in and that I already pretty much know the jist of the story so the big reveal is already spoiled. The new trailer looks great though so I'm wondering if I can watch the new film without having to have seen the others and still enjoy it seeing as I have a pretty good idea of whats already happened.

[dsrchris]

I reckon so, there'll be plenty of stuff in there to keep the Star Wars nerds happy, but I imagine you'll be perfectly fine to watch Episode 7 without watching the others. I can't see them alienating new viewers by making it too heavy on the back referencing.

[DC]

Its not a time thing, its a can I be assed to sit though whats probably 12-14 hours of something that I dont really have an interest in and that I already pretty much know the jist of the story so the big reveal is already spoiled. The new trailer looks great though so I'm wondering if I can watch the new film without having to have seen the others and still enjoy it seeing as I have a pretty good idea of whats already happened.

You could just read the "Plot" section on each of the Wikipedia entries for the individual films and be up to speed on exactly what's happened, etc.

 

As you've said; the basic gist of the stories is so well known and ingrained in popular culture, you can walk into this one with all you probably need to know.

[headshrinker]

Some Rogue One information: http://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-rogue-one-plot-details-death-star-1201475420/

 

And teaser trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivv51UmwTrw

[DC]

James Earl Jones is coming back to voice Darth Vader for the upcoming Star Wars Rebels.