Humby

After the battle of Endor, I would imagine that the Empire would have initially survived and attempted to fight on for a few years. During those transitional years, the alliance probably would have commandeered imperial ships/supplies.  But even if it took ten years for the New Republic to gain its footing, that still leaves a good 20+ years for them to build up their own armada (although I dont necessarily mean warships, per se).  So I wouldn't want to see any imperial ships being used by the Republic.

That triangular shape in general has always represented some sort of evil.  It was our first real introduction to war time and the evils that come with it.  I hope they avoid that shape for most of the sequel trilogy, aside from maybe smaller hints here and there.

Michael Arndt is one of the reasons I have faith in this first installment of the new trilogy.  He wrote Little Miss Sunshine and Toy Story 3, both of which were very enjoyable movies.  These two credits alone prove that he understands character development, something which the Prequels had none of.  Also, he is of the generation that cherishes the OT and recognizes the shortcomings of the prequels (regardless of whether or not he personally enjoyed them).  This combination makes him a good choice, IMO.

Since ROTJ wrapped up the series so nicely, he will have a lot of "setting up" to do, which I expect will lead to some of the grandeur of the PT in terms of understanding how the galaxy has changed since then.  That being said, if he can keep the story focused and character driven, then we're already looking at a film that should be better than the PT and almost on par with the OT.

SpilkaBilka said:

Bingowings said:

And they do like to recycle (like the Vader concept becoming the Death Star Droid).

Could you elaborate on this?  Not sure which droid you're talking about.

I believe he is talking about this guy, below (although this is the one that appears on the Jawa Sandcrawler).  But a black version can be seen on the death star.

msycamore said:

Humby said:

Clive Revill was the original emperor in ESB (along with prosthetics and some superimposed monkey features).

Clive Revill provided the voice but it was makeup artist Rick Baker's then wife Elaine Baker who portrayed him with these prosthetics:

Oops!  Looks like I too stand corrected.  That's pretty interesting stuff, I've never seen those pics before.  Cool!

Hoth-Nudist said:

...(clive Revell's removal for douchebag christensen)...

 

I think you mean Sebastian Shaw.  Clive Revill was the original emperor in ESB (along with prosthetics and some superimposed monkey features).  All the same though, replacing Shaw with Christensen was horribly executed and makes no sense.

It really does seem like Flemyng slipped up.  It was good wording from the interviewer.  He asked the question as if it was common knowledge that Vaughn was confirmed.  "Have you chatted to Matthew at all about any Star Wars potential..."  And Flemyng seemed genuine in his giddy responses, until he realized he may have let the cat out of the bag.

I think Vaughn is all but confirmed for Episode VII, which I am more than happy with.  First Class was quite well done (my complaints are with the script, not the direction).  Layer Cake is a great movie and Kick-Ass was enjoyable at the very least.  I think he will be much more of an actor's director than GL was, and I think he will be able to do the old (and new) characters justice.

I really didn't find Jake Lloyd's acting to be half bad.  He was a innocent kid, and it worked.  I was more upset with the fact that I was actually seeing Darth Vader as a 10 year old. 

The fact of the matter is, when the prequels were announced, most Star Wars fans expected (wanted?) to see the story of a good and noble man, Anakin Skywalker, tragically turned evil by an extraordinary dark force in the universe. 

Instead, we were given a child, a teenager, and a young adult, each portrayal more cringeworthy than the last, slowly corrupted by horribly predictable and selfish reasons.

At least with the ST, I have no expectations.

Dear Lord, Adywan.  That is frightening.

However, if Star Wars were ever turned into a Middle-Earth type fantasy, Yoda would be some sort of elf-like creature who looks EXACTLY like this.

The reason I feel there needs to be a passing of the torch is because it is Episode VII.  It's a continuation of the story that already exists.  Unless they decide to clone the Emporer or maybe Anakin generations in the future, the only way they can really connect this to the existing storyline is to include that older generation from the OT.  Otherwise why label it Episode VII?

I absolutely agree that I don't need those characters in a new Star Wars movie.  I would love to see something take place in a completely different time period with completely different characters.  But if you are going to call it Episode VII and expect it to pick up some sort of lose end or unresolved storyline from the  I-VI Star Wars Saga, then the best way to accomplish this, in my opinion, is with a "passing of the torch" series of events.

Fisher may be far from picture perfect at the moment, but she could easily get back into decent shape to appear in the film long enough to satisfy the needs of her character (passing the reins).  If need be, I'm more than happy to see them apply some make-up and or digital effects to help her out.

As for Ford, I think he would certainly agree to appear for a few scenes here and there throughout the series.  I certainly wouldn't expect him to return to the series as a main character however.

Hamill on the other hand, with a bit of exercise fits the bell just fine.  And I think he would be more than enthusiastic about reprising the role.

With the rumors of Hamill and Fisher meeting with George a while back, I think it is likely that the treatments GL handed over to Disney take place some 20+ years after ROTJ and will involve the original characters/cast. 

I expect to see Hamill, Fisher, and Ford return, although most likely they will be handing the torch to a new generation.  They can easily get into shape and be made-up to appear for at least a few cameo scenes.  Hamill would be the most likely to remain in the cast for all three films as a mentor figure.

If this is the case, I worry about the story.  It will be difficult to continue the story that was so neatly wrapped up in ROTJ, especially if there is a 20+ year gap.  If you're a fan of EU, you may disagree with me here, but I really don't want to see any cheesy storylines involving clones of the main characters etc...