OK guys we are back for more potential spoilers and
speculation about J.J. Abrams highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens. As always the following are to be considered rumors, but they come from the same source as all the previous ones.
"General
Back in the conceptual stages, JJ wanted a darker
version of the universe, and Kasdan had deep rooted desires to reuse some of
his original ideas regarding the OT. Lucas' original ideas for the sequels were
"a little bit too Skywalker-family centric." He wanted to keep it a
family saga, which was fine, but the flak from all the prequel baggage would be
huge if "by some cruel act of fate, Christensen appeared as a force
ghost."
Disney did not want the liabilities of the prequels in
the new trilogy, so both sides made a compromise: JJ and Kasdan would get their
wish for a darker trilogy as they convinced Lucas that the Skywalker-Solo
generations could be fallible, and not immune to temptation or ambition. Lucas
insisted on a force majeure to set this up, so they came up with "The
Force Awakens", where the Force as a concept would move away from the
physical-measurable Midichlorian aspect and into a more mystical Kershner-esque
form where it could not be quantified or defined. Even the Jedi would be
stumped as to what was possible with it.
The prequels had a diminishing Force-user aspect and
the originals had an almost extinct Force-user aspect. These films, however,
will have the Force return and its power inflate. It's
manifestations are amplified and more potent.
"Jedi" powers increase, but not necessarily
kinetic lightsaber stuff. Dominating someone's mind, breaking into their will;
that's the sort of stuff that gets powered up. "Think of it done by
Serkis' character," Spoiler Man says. "Done without limitation,
without ethical limits. Thats the sort of force powers that are prevalent in
this film."
The political landscape is murky and tired because of
the unending war. Luke and company fought and won, but all they succeeded in
doing was giving the Empire an enemy that's their equal. We didn't witness the
end of the war in Return of the Jedi, we witnessed the first step in a
transition that has led to a seemingly endless chessgame between military
superpowers. The Republic and the Empire are two snakes eating each others'
tails. The movie is dark because the galaxy is stuck in a bad situation that's
about to grow worse. Because the Force is about to alter its nature
dramatically, those who have been shunned and persecuted so long (Force users)
are about to increase in both stature and abilities.
Of the two, the Empire is the lesser force. Corsucant
is Republic territory, and a vicious struggle to conquer it is referred to in
the script. This struggle was said to have cost "many lives and
assets".
The Empire is not aligned with the Sith. While the
Empire may be bad, the Sith are evil. They have completely
different motivations.
The void of a central power has caused profiteers and
illegals to run rampant across a majority of the galaxy.
There is a scene in which an Imperial fleet is
assembled over "Sullarn", the supposed Scandanavian-esque forsaken
forest planet. Spoiler Man equates it to a Star Wars version of Rheinland near
the end of WWII.
There is a Krayt dragon scene of some kind which
"finally puts a body to a skeleton in play".
Characters
Boyega and Driver's journeys run parallel. One
transitions from bad guys to good guys, and the other vice versa. Driver's
journey apparently "hits close to home" for some other characters.
George pushed for Boyega's casting, but was backed by
JJ and by Disney.
Boyega doesn't die, and "will never die".
Spoiler Man reiterates that he is "the new Luke Skywalker".
Han's main source of empathy and patronage to Boyega's
character is due to his own precisely similar conditions when saving Chewie.
Han mentions Lando to Chewie. While Lando doesn't
physically appear in Spoiler Man's script, Spoiler Man has heard that Billy Dee
has been cast without any fanfare. He thinks it's likely that Lando will
appear, but "can't confirm it 100%".
When Han meets up with Boyega and Kira, he recognizes
the blue lightsaber in their possession as Luke's original (remember, he
actually had a chance to use it in Empire).
Spoiler Man "loves" when people think Adam
Driver is Han Solo's son.
Leia is somewhat Force-aware. She knows things
regarding Kira, how she is, etc etc. It's quixotically very similar to how she
is in EU, but she is a leader now, a public persona. She is respected and
venerable and is "basically on Coruscant" during the film.
Leia refers to a place called "New
Alderaan", but it is never explored further.
Rumors that Han and Leia are at odds with each other,
or "haven't seen each other in years", are false. They are
definitively married and Daisy Ridley's "Kira" is definitively their
daughter.
Daisy Ridley's character is the Leia to John Boyega's
Luke.
Daisy Ridley's character is slightly above Luke's
levels of power in A New Hope. She is a step beyond Boyega and Driver.
The TIE fighters in the trailer arrive with a couple
of Star Destroyers, and they are on Tatooine hunting for something that Kira
happens to find.
R2 is still central and still finds himself in Luke's
old X-Wing at some point.
The ball droid is somewhat peripheral. "Let's
have a cute droid around while Kira does her stuff", Spoiler Man says when
asked to describe its role.
Domhnall Gleeson starts off as an Imperial officer and
transitions into an anti-hero. He is said to have the "tastiest
role", and is ultimately revealed to be Luke's son. This reveal is
"borderline Act III" and the revelation as to who he truly is forms
his core story arc. It's said to complement the "reverse homage"
nature of the script, with the girl saving the stormtrooper (Daisy and Boyega),
Isaac saying "don't get cocky", etc etc.
Gleeson's mother is revealed in the third act of the
film.
Luke "does not go Matrix" and the X-Wings in
the teaser are not en route to stop him.
A foreboding sense of power comes to accompany every
powerful Jedi, including Luke. Mention of his name causes odd stares as people
think about "that naive little farm kid who evolved into an AWOL Jedi
Master and has the power to shatter capital ships." He's not considered
"bad", he is not understood. Why become a master and dissappear for
20 years? Why not help, be the hero of the day? Why go into superhermit mode?
Pip Anderson's character is an alien that utilises the
actor's parkour skills, a la Ray Park's Darth Maul.
Gwendoline Christie's Inquisitor is Force-sensitive.
Lupita Nyong'o's character is "ambiguous."
Max Von Sydow's character is not a veteran of the
Clone Wars. He has existed in the prequel area and is recognizable to the
purists, but again, the casual fans won't care much about his identity.
He reiterates that he "never said Serkis trained
Palpatine". The first batch of information contended that
Serkis attempted to use or train Palpatine for some
obscure purpose.
Serkis' character has a critical role to play in
Luke's original lightsaber getting from Bespin to Tatooine's orbit. We don't
learn the specifics until Act III, but moving it from point A to point B
"obviously required a middle man, voluntary or manipulated".
When someone mentions Sifo-Dyas, someone says "he
died in the Clone Wars (canon)". Another poster replies "yeah, and
Vader killed Luke's father". Spoiler Man's response quotes these two posts
and says, "focus on this argument; that's a hint".
Out of John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac,
Domhnall Gleeson, Adam Driver, and Lupita Nyong'o, only Oscar Isaac lacks
Force-sensitivity.
Other
Stuff
There are plenty of nostalgic elements. Spoiler Man
says that the most satisfying moment he can reveal is Luke's appearance. It
parallels, both visually and contextually, Luke's first meeting with Obi-Wan.
However, Luke's appearance is apparently better, and with more baggage attached.
The showing of the crossguard lightsaber in the
trailer was done to emulate the success of Maul's double-edged lightsaber
reveal. Although it serves no purpose in the fight that it's involved in, it
was ultimately approved my Lucas. The shoddy construction and Driver's limited
knowledge factors in to the design and the crossguard is apparently "not
utilitarian."
Practical effects are 60-80% of the process, but they
have CGI "decorators", "skittles", textures and trails and
lighting additions. CGI is everywhere, yes, but its just a tool/decoration.
Most significant things are models and physical effects. "You'll like it
and approve it", he says, adding that "Casuals will be floored by
it".
Spoiler Man's contention is that post production is
only about 20% done. When someone calls him out, claiming that "if post is
only 20% done, how can you know about the CGI?" he has a pretty elaborate
response. "Even before final color correction on Baseline, raw footage
with even the most basic of effects has layers and layers of CGI on it. You
want the classical Terminator hand prop instead of the CGI terminator hand, I
get it. Thats why I'm saying that 7 will please you. Almost all of the space
sequences are made by classical methods complemented in post by their CGI counterparts.
Most dialogue or effect-light scenes are dotted with dozens and dozens of
props. A British industry vitalized once by George Lucas and Ridley Scott was
reborn when Star Wars used classical props to such an extent: they WILL make a
big deal about it."
While some ships have redesigns, most maintain the
classic look. Despite evolution, things appear similar, X-Wings in particular.
His favorite design concepts are "the new walkers on
Endplanet/Sullarn".
Michael Arndt's script facets are not in the film, nor
will he be credited in any way.
He contends that the dialogue is good, adding that
"Kasdan can't fail in dialogues. Abrams can, but Kasdan can't".
Spoiler Man has seen no linearly edited footage, but
has seen some raw footage of Tatooine and space scenes (shot with IMAX 9802's)
that "looks splendid".
Spoiler Man contends that the films are shot with IMAX
9802s (2 of them). Panavision Panaflex Millennium XLs are also used, especially
in Britain. Arri Alexa WAS used for a couple of studio and inner Falcon shots.
Coloring will be done on baselight, editing on a couple of advanced platforms
like Inferno that we apparently don't know about. He (Spoiler Man) may be
considered both pre and post, since they utilized LF departments as auxilliary
this time (Bad Robot apparently didn't have enough people).
Despite agreeing to post an image of himself at
Lucasfilm or something along those lines, he says he will only post a
"cool picture" when he feels "secure enough to do so". He
contends that any "proof" he posts can just as easily be discredited
or claimed as false. "You are reading these spoilers of your
volition," he says. "Nobody is force feeding you this
stuff."
He claims that he doesn't mutate "other
shit" and he doesn't change "little stuff". He goes "out on
a limb, and types as it is." When his two big spoilers are confirmed,
everyone will return to his information.
He still contends that, come February, he'll be
"[our] favorite friend", and posted this image:http://i.4cdn.org/tv/1417733097735.jpg alongside a post reiterating that he did not leak
yesterday's "script scans". He doesn't provide any commentary on the
picture (and no claims that he actually took it)."
Source - Reddit
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