Star Wars: Episode VII to be directed by J.J. Abrams **NON SPOILER THREAD** — Page 130

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I highly doubt ROTJ would be much different film in its core. After all it was still Lucas who was creative director behind ESB and ROTJ...I think in its core ROTJ would be the same whether Lucas stayed at home during principal photography or ran around the sets. He may let Kershner freely direct actors in ESB, but he didn't let him do any major changes to what he cooked up in the pre-production. So as you said, there would probably be clashes if Kershner tried to change anything for ROTJ which would probably have negative effect on the film. Those who think Ewoks would not be in the film are just naive.

I think it was essential to show Vader's face at the end - to not have done that would have been a cop out and Sebastian Shaw's scene does bring closure to the story of Anakin. As you say, that was the whole point of ROTJ. And the notion that fans would never look at Vader quite the same again...well, again, that was the point.

I think it's a stretch to say that Kersh was saying the prequels shouldn't have been made, though. After all, he'd directed a film whose subtitle was Episode V - he must have known that Lucas would, at some point, make films beyond the original trilogy.

Easterhay said:

Kersh did say, though, that he would never have shown Vader's/Anakin's face in ROTJ. I think that would have been a mistake.

As I said, I doubt that would be up to him. He might suggest it to change the scene but I doubt Lucas would agree.

Hopefully the cinematographers style is tamed a bit.  I like Mindel's stuff but the lens flares and frenzied fast shaky cam is kind of not my cup of tea.

Less like Amazing Spider-man 2 or Star Trek Into Darkness.  More like the first three star wars made in the seventies and eighties.

I also hope Williams is inspired to write a good score.  Not a bad pastiche of the originals. The same romantic style of music but not bored phoned in stuff.

Hopefully the movie makes more than Crystal Skull or at least close to what that film earned.

and Hopefully a return to greatness unlike that film.

Only Harrison Ford looked too old in 2008 so how old will Han Solo be?

Will they use the actors age in the plot but not make it a bad joke.  I wonder.

First image from the set:



Why does no one know how to use the Star Wars font? You don't use the serifs unless you're connecting letters.

It started in ANH. ;)

Anchorhead said:

I have to say, I'm happy at how forthcoming they've been with information so far.  Particularly at such an early stage.  Cast announced as soon as it was certain, picture from the read-through, and now a picture from the first day. 

No complaints here on their connection to the fans so far.  Abrams knows this is a very big deal.

Agree with you completely there. So far they're doing everything right. JJ's one of the best at film-making secrecy, but he's allowing just the right teases at the right time. It really helps knowing that he has expressed being a SW fanboy of the OT ever since being a kid, so I believe he knows what's good (and what isn't) and what it takes to capture the SW magic again.

TheBoost said:

 I'll say again, I hope they don't just shoehorn in every character from the OT. 

I like Lawson, I like Wedge. I don't need him in an adventure 30 years later.

I understand your concern, but I think if they did it just right, Wedge wouldn't necessarily have felt shoe-horned in the ST (same with Lando, if they include him again). Wedge had some fairly big roles in the OT, so it'd be interesting to see what's happened to him after all these years. He could play a general, just a very minor role who isn't in every ST episode (just like General Rieeken) - you either know it's him or you don't. Of course though it all depends on the story, if a character like his is needed or not. But since he isn't interested in reprising the role, that's that.

Edit: Maybe not, but what if Lawson is simply misleading us just for the sake of throwing us fans off? Actors can do that. Just a thought.

I guess I don't mind some of the universe shrinkage, I always imagined the coincidences are manifestations of the will of the Force.