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Something about harrison ford confirmation to VII

http://latino-review.com/2013/02/15/exc ... isode-vii/

Here's where the fun begins...


At first I poo-pooed this, because it's not from an official source, but it's also on this FB page:

http://www.facebook.com/StarWarsTheCompleteSagaOnBluray

Holy goosebumps...

The question is, are we getting Han Solo from AHH/ESB or the watered down Han Solo from ROTJ?

I hope Ford strikes a balance and maintains a sense of the rough-around-the-edges scoundrel we all love.

And please, PLEASE no call backs to dialogue from the OT. I can just imagine Han being called an "old fossil."

Parker Publicity (the company that handles Sansweet's PR) retweeted this story today as well. Gotta be legit, right?

Not 100% legit until it appears at starwars.com, but of course the last big news was everywhere before the official site finally posted it.

If true, Carrie and Mark can't be far behind!

That page isn't official either.

Ah, ok. Well, then I remain unconvinced.

That's for certain. What Latino Review didn't specify, but alluded to, is that this might be a multi-film deal.

Is Han going to be in all three sequels? Just Episode VII?

They better get Billy Dee back as well!

This whole thing is still surreal. Ford coming back as Solo in a sequel trilogy. Crazy...wait till Hamill and Fisher unofficially come on board.

Those are the correct quotes Mr Treadwell ... your comment about Luke makes sense in context.

Still it would be comedy Han meeting Jar Jar.

http://collider.com/star-wars-episode-7 ... ison-ford/

i know they need to get a move on to get them into production but i bet they try and keep the casting and title announcements for "events" like celebration, may 4th, comic-con etc where they can bring the reunited cast out? the jj announcement seemed rushed as it was leaked, the ford thing was leaked but not officially announced a few days later like jj so maybe not 100% yet its usually when someone gets an early peek at the press release

Here's an interview with Mark Hamill

Mark: "They're talking to us," he reveals. "George [Lucas] wanted to know whether we'd be interested. He did say that if we didn't want to do it, they wouldn't cast another actor in our parts - they would write us out. ... I can tell you right away that we haven't signed any contracts. We're in the stage where they want us to go in and meet with Michael Arndt, who is the writer, and Kathleen Kennedy, who is going to run Lucasfilm. Both have had meetings set that were postponed -- on their end, not mine. They're more busy than I am."

this quote was pretty great, too:



Don't forget Kenny Baker and Peter Mayhew (the EU can go fuck itself)!

It most certainly is.

So many previous Star Wars actors are throwing their hat into the ring, from McGregor, Jackson, Bulloch, Smits and now, The Emperor himself
Strange that Hayden's been quiet. I've got my money on him showing up as a Jedi apparition.

Hell yes!

Hell no!

I bet that is exactly what will happen.

It would be great to see that.

More rumors--Han+Leia's kid/grandkid, Hamill, Ford, Fisher "have contracts" , Lucas nixes Yoda spinoff, and May 29, 2015 release date:
March 1st Rumors

http://www.palmbeachillustrated.com/ind ... TaPcKVpd7W

QA with Carrie Fisher where she basically confirms she's back in Episode VII.

No way Tony Daniels says no - he lives for this shit - and Billy Dee has practically begged to have a role.

I don't think there's going to be any contractual impediments to signing the original cast. The more interesting thing for me is seeing where JJ and co go for the new crop of protagonists. Star Wars works better when faces are unfamiliar or barely familiar.

We are likely months away from any news of significance.

Surely TPTB understand this concept, right?

"Disney is going to continue the Star Wars saga, producing movies set to hit theaters starting in 2015. Can you confirm whether you’ll reprise the role of Princess Leia?"

"Yes."

I think she's just being a smartass. Again.

Ayup.



CNN

Billy Dee Williams Has Been Asked To Return...

"Film Buff asked Williams outright if he would be reprising the role of Lando Calrissian for J.J. Abrams' new Star Wars flick while attending the Monster Mania Convention. The actor's response was short and sweet, but he says he has been asked to play the charming former smuggler again, and is still thinking about it."

He might be needed for Undercover Brother 2!

IMO, Lando is the best choice for Supreme Chancellor. He's the "respectable one," after all.

If they make him the owner of a combat series of droids...i'm going to laf.

It's hard for me to see Lando as anything but an expanded cameo. I agree that he could be either a politician or a Republic General.

Not to get too off topic here but I've always read the Star Wars films (the prequels in particular) as extremely subversive.

The fact that Lucas wrote against type for Anakin, inserted the idea of midichlorians, (which I always thought went back to his background in anthropology and view regarding religion that all the religions are true.

Religions just happen to see a different part of the elephant) and worked in themes such as the easily corrupted nature of institutions, the fallibility of our mentors and parents, fate/destiny vs. choice (see "Jedi's" finale when, after being told that he must kill Vader, Luke decides against the wisdom of Obi-Wan and Yoda and instead casts his lightsaber aside).

Heck, even the notion of beginning a sprawling, galactic space opera with a silly trade dispute all seems to be working against what we think Star Wars (or a summer blockbuster for that matter) should be.

Granted, most of this is stuff is glossed over (or loathed) by audiences but the older I get, the more of this stuff I find when sitting down to watch the movies and I love that. This is what I fear we're going to lose when Abrams steps behind the camera.

I agree. The importance I will give to the sequel trilogy will greatly depend on the amount of George's involvement with it.

Harrison on appearing on Episode VII.

"I'm looking forward to it. It's not in the bag yet, but I think it's happening."

http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=69016&sitesection=wgn&VID=24619099

If that's the case, the baggage that goes with the Skywalker bloodline is the logical story path to take. And forget the kids for the moment, what has Vader's legacy done Luke and Leia?

No matter how committed they are to the good side, how could Darth Vader not affect every decision they make? No EU bullshit here.

The effects of the prequels would haunt them every day of their lives.

http://www.latinospost.com/articles/154 ... s-talk.htm

Ford already annoyed by press re: SW7.




Impressive Struzan-inspired SW7 fan poster.

Not sure that he was annoyed, so much as just being his usual reticent and coy self. Good for him.

Fisher confirms her part in VII and mentions personal trainer.

“I like being bought by Disney, because they never wanted to buy me before,” she said during a talk at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo. “I’m glad they are doing a new movie because they are sending a trainer to my house so I can get in really good shape. So I’m really eating a lot of sugar in advance, as you can see. By the time I really get down to it I will have eaten everything.”

Again, she's being a smart ass. How can people not get her sense of humor? That quote is dripping with sarcasm and wit. Not that I think she won't be in it, but the quote doesn't "confirm" jack shit.

Amazing how many media sites out there can't grasp what "confirmed" actually means.

I read the same thing with it....but god, I love her wit. She's so great on interviews.

Indeed. Carrie could announce to the world that she has a yeast infection, and people would follow it up with "Fisher confirms involvement in Star Wars Sequel..."

Ian McCaig and Doug Chiang are back as concept artists at LFL, although the release doesn't metion Ep VII specifically.

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http://starwars.com/news/concept-artists-for-past-and-future-star-wars-films-coming-to-celebration-europe.html

From SW.com, prequel concept artists Doug Chiang and Iain McCaig will be at Celebration VII and be doing concept work for Ep. 7.


I don't know if this was announced previously, but my optimism for Ep. 7 just went up a couple notches, knowing these guys are on board for the sequels. Always admired their work.


Link

^As Doublesith pointed out, they do not specifically state that they are working on Episode 7, although the headline does say "...past and future Star Wars films..."

http://screenrant.com/carrie-fisher-mar ... episode-7/

The past repeats itself.

That story is such a crock of shit.

http://www.digitalspy.ca/movies/news/a5 ... -role.html

Would love for Chloe Grace Moretz to be part of the sequel trilogy.

Honestly, Carrie Fisher looks so awful that they'd be better off rendering a CG Leia for Episode 7. Her face is stuck in permanent duckface from all her surgery.

Fisher is the one I am most concerned about. Ford looks OK and Hamill will be OK after a month long run in the sand hills.

I met Carrie Fisher in person last year and got to shoot the shit with her for about 20 minutes. I thought she looked fine. She looks nothing like her former self, but she doesn't look as bad as people insist.