The whole "passing the torch to the next generation" would usually imply a death of a original trilogy character, if only to exploit the dramatic effect.
In that regard, I think Han's death would carry the most heft, followed by Luke or Leia.
As much as I would prefer C3P) blasted to atoms I know it ain't happening.
Killing off Chewie, possible, but there's no little wookies taking up the fight, so suspect if anyone is dying is a parental figure.
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I don't think killing off a character would be wise for JJ or this series in the slightest.
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I don't think killing off a character would be wise for JJ or this series in the slightest.
Unfortunately for you, I have already scanned the entire movie from JJ's brain. I can confirm that UNNAMED STORMTROOPER #7246598 is killed off, permanently, and will never appear in the series again.
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I don't think killing off a character would be wise for JJ or this series in the slightest.
It would certainly destroy my enthusiasm for it.
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Obi Wan does die in ANH. I'm pretty sure that if ANH had been filmed after the prequel trilogy people would have screamed for his death...
Similarly, Qui Gon kicks the bucket in Phantom Menace. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the main characters is killed in Force Awakens.
EDIT: Ninja'd by Laurefindel!
It... could. Death, however, could make a great deal of sense. In addition, I could see it as part of a motif.
The recurring concept of the mentor passing on, to leave the student the new master.
EP1: Qui Gon died, newcomer Obiwan became the primary Jedi.(Ep 2-3 happen)
EP4: Obiwan died, newcomer Luke became the primary Jedi.
(Ep 5-6 happen)
EP7: Luke dies, newcomer Rey/Finn become the primary Jedi(?)
That would meet a host of interesting parallels between the various series, and create interesting dynamics.
More than that, death is... rather prevalent in Star Wars, even for rather prominent characters.
Just going from memory...
People alive from the prequel arc at the beginning of the original arc: three (four, if you count Jar Jar) - Obiwan, Anakin, and Palpatine.
People dead from the prequel arc who have prominent screen time/presence (not counting Darth Maul, for example): five - Shmi, Padme, Jango, Qui-Gon, and Mace.
People dying in the original series: Obiwan, Yoda, Boba Fett, Darth Vader, Palpatine, and Piett; as well, those who don't make more than one real appearance from the original trilogy, but stretch back significantly prior include [Greedo, Bail, Owen, Beru, Biggs, and Jabba].
That's... pretty big. And mind, these are either major on-screen presences for a film, or their people who appear over multiple films.
Of identifiable "heroes" in the films, Obiwan and Yoda both passed on, and from the original series not just those two, but Padme as well (Anakin is a bit... iffy). This makes a fair balance between heroic survival and heroic loss.
... now, all that said, I'm not hoping anyone dies. Merely pointing out the fact that it's a pretty solidly established tradition in the SW universe through films (but also through the shows).
Just so long as it's Jar Jar Binks, and it's quick so he can't say anything.
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People dying in the original series:(...) Boba Fett (...)
I refuse to believe that boba fett is dead :)
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Obi Wan does die in ANH. I'm pretty sure that if ANH had been filmed after the prequel trilogy people would have screamed for his death...
Similarly, Qui Gon kicks the bucket in Phantom Menace. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the main characters is killed in Force Awakens.
I don't think anyone is saying main characters don't die in Star Wars - just that these beloved characters have been around for dozens of years and killing one off would have to be extremely justified within the movie and the entire thing will have to be perfectly executed or people would feel really really bad about it. Nobody wants to see Han Solo get killed now after he's been such a part of our childhoods and sometimes even adult life. That's just not what people would look for in the new movie.
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True. That was, of course, rather famously the reason Lucas wrote the whole Han encased in carbonite thing - Ford told them he wanted to be killed off so he didn't have to come back for the next movie. The carbonite thing was Lucas's way of hedging his bets in case he could later convince Ford to reconsider.
All very interesting, if the current rumors are at all true ...
Like I said, if this is at all true, it would be a VERY dramatic (and very consistently Star Wars) moment in the movie.
Harrison Ford probably bites it. After all, he costs. And honestly, I'd prefer him to get a good screen death rather than have the rest of the trilogy as "Han Solo in a nursing home". He really ought to have known enough to stay away, because like Captain Scoundrél in OOTS, there was no other option for him than being the mentor.
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shouldn't have done the crime if he couldn't do the time.
I think the problem wasn't that he did it and got fan hate mail, but his brother died just before the book came out and he was struggling through grief at the same time hundreds of people were demanding his head on a stick. It was pretty rough.
For the curious. I was. Interesting!
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That article casually puts "with the rest of alderaan, death star, death star 2", etc. for all the millions killed as collateral damage. Two death stars full of imperials, though, probably was still less than the planetary population of alderaan, so the rebels are still good guys :P
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That article casually puts "with the rest of alderaan, death star, death star 2", etc. for all the millions killed as collateral damage. Two death stars full of imperials, though, probably was still less than the planetary population of alderaan, so the rebels are still good guys :PThere's a Clerks reference that should go here, but I'm to tired from working this weekend to make it.
You know, any contractor willing to work on that Death Star knew the risks. If they were killed, it was their own fault.
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Or engaging in marketing like that is a lot more fun than the traditional movie press junket.
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Or Kimmel gave him a truckload of omney
To be fair TV talk shows don't work that way in the least, appearances by actors are driven by what they are promoting at the time, Harrison would make very little for an appearance if any at all.
Regardless, I don't think Harrison is hurting for money, although Disney is the parent company of ABC.
Still its not Carrie or the younger stars doing the talk show circuit its a LOT of Mr. Ford.
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"Chewie, Get off my plane!"
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On Goggle, do a search for "A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away" right now.
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The Force Awakens will be the second Star Wars film to have a PG 13 rating.
Some bits behind the technology the cross hilt lightsaber and Starkiller Base.
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New TV spot with some new stuff Getting better and they still saying nothing about the plot.
Should we guess the plot?
Just asking. :-)
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We also see the female pilot Jessika Pava.
Played by Jessica Henwick who was in GAME OF THRONES last year. Unusual for a STAR WARS actor to be playing a character with the same name.
Should we guess the plot?
FANFARE
TITLE CRAWL
SPACESHIP FLYING INTO SHOT
STUFF GOING DOWN ON A PLANET (PROBABLY A DESERT ONE)
ACTION STUFF
WOAH LIGHTSABRE/FORCE REVEAL
ESCAPE FROM PLANET
STUFF IN SPACE
CUTAWAYS TO VILLAINOUS PLOTTING
"I've got a bad feeling about this."
EXPOSITION
PLAN ON HOW TO DEAL WITH BAD GUYS
SPACE BATTLE/GROUND BATTLE/BOTH
THREEPIO/ARTOO COMEDY PRATFALLS
BIG EXPLOSION/DEATH OF SECONDARY VILLAIN WHILST PRIMARY VILLAIN SURVIVES FOR SEQUELS
EVERYONE HIGH-FIVES/GIVES MEDALS TO/IMPREGNATES HEROES APART FROM CHEWBACCA, WHO IS IGNORED BECAUSE OF SPACE RACISM.
END CREDITS.
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We also see the female pilot Jessika Pava.Played by Jessica Henwick who was in GAME OF THRONES last year. Unusual for a STAR WARS actor to be playing a character with the same name.
Should we guess the plot?FANFARE
TITLE CRAWL
SPACESHIP FLYING INTO SHOT
STUFF GOING DOWN ON A PLANET (PROBABLY A DESERT ONE)
ACTION STUFF
WOAH LIGHTSABRE/FORCE REVEAL
ESCAPE FROM PLANET
STUFF IN SPACE
CUTAWAYS TO VILLAINOUS PLOTTING
"I've got a bad feeling about this."
EXPOSITION
PLAN ON HOW TO DEAL WITH BAD GUYS
SPACE BATTLE/GROUND BATTLE/BOTH
THREEPIO/ARTOO COMEDY PRATFALLS
BIG EXPLOSION/DEATH OF SECONDARY VILLAIN WHILST PRIMARY VILLAIN SURVIVES FOR SEQUELS
EVERYONE HIGH-FIVES/GIVES MEDALS TO/IMPREGNATES HEROES APART FROM CHEWBACCA, WHO IS IGNORED BECAUSE OF SPACE RACISM.
END CREDITS.
Will the fanfare play now that Disney owns the franchise?
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Will the fanfare play now that Disney owns the franchise?We also see the female pilot Jessika Pava.Played by Jessica Henwick who was in GAME OF THRONES last year. Unusual for a STAR WARS actor to be playing a character with the same name.
Should we guess the plot?FANFARE
TITLE CRAWL
SPACESHIP FLYING INTO SHOT
STUFF GOING DOWN ON A PLANET (PROBABLY A DESERT ONE)
ACTION STUFF
WOAH LIGHTSABRE/FORCE REVEAL
ESCAPE FROM PLANET
STUFF IN SPACE
CUTAWAYS TO VILLAINOUS PLOTTING
"I've got a bad feeling about this."
EXPOSITION
PLAN ON HOW TO DEAL WITH BAD GUYS
SPACE BATTLE/GROUND BATTLE/BOTH
THREEPIO/ARTOO COMEDY PRATFALLS
BIG EXPLOSION/DEATH OF SECONDARY VILLAIN WHILST PRIMARY VILLAIN SURVIVES FOR SEQUELS
EVERYONE HIGH-FIVES/GIVES MEDALS TO/IMPREGNATES HEROES APART FROM CHEWBACCA, WHO IS IGNORED BECAUSE OF SPACE RACISM.
END CREDITS.
Doesn't 20th Century Fox still own the distribution rights?
Regardless of of what I think of not-so-true-blue Rupe, not having those strient chords at the start seems wrong somehow.
Cheers
Mark
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Will the fanfare play now that Disney owns the franchise?
I was thinking more of the actual STAR WARS fanfare/theme rather than the Fox one, which I'm pretty certain won't appear.
Doesn't 20th Century Fox still own the distribution rights?
No. They only own the distribution rights to STAR WARS (aka Ep 4) in perpetuity. Eps 5 and 6 revert to Lucasfilm and hence Disney in a couple of years.
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Regardless of of what I think of not-so-true-blue Rupe, not having those strient chords at the start seems wrong somehow.
Cheers
Mark
Indeed
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Just so long as it's Jar Jar Binks, and it's quick so he can't say anything.
Jar Jar Binks IS (thankfully) dead.
With the Imperial Senate dissolved by the Emperor, the Gungan was on Alderaan when it was destroyed, you see him in the scene with Viceroy Bail Prestor Organa before the planet's end in the remake of A New Hope.
Think of it as an apology to The Universe and All Creation.
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HUZZAH!!!
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YEAAAAAAAH!
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That's... that's really funny.
