# Star Wars Episode VII anticipation thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 23, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936 "2013-08-23T02:11:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/521 "2015-04-19T23:35:20Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > My guess on the plot would be: > > - Luke and Han had twins, one boy and one girl > > - Rey, the girl, did not become a Jedi, but will now have to train > > - The boy, Kylo Ren, has fallen to the Dark Side and worships his grandfather. He strives for power. > > - Rey has to train to become a Jedi to attempt to pull her brother back to the light. Luke will train her, mainly in episode VIII. > > - John Boyega also awakens to the Force. I know nothing about his character, though. I’d back your theory except for the last part. I bet Boyega is the “Han” of the team who provides the know-how and physical skills to complement her Force powers. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/522 "2015-04-20T00:50:51Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Not even the stupidest member o[f the E](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jaxxon)U That’s even far worse than Jar Jar. And that’s saying something. > [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I’d back your theory except for the last part. I bet Boyega is the “Han” of the team who provides the know-how and physical skills to complement her Force powers. I dunno, I’m not sure how much spotlight he’ll have in the film, but I think [Poe Dameron,](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Poe_Dameron) the X-Wing pilot seems more the Han Solo type. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/523 "2015-04-20T13:03:26Z")
BB-8 Patent: > **[US8269447B2 - Magnetic spherical balancing robot drive - Google Patents](https://patents.google.com/patent/US8269447)** > > A drive system is presented for controlling rotation of a sphere. The system facilitates holonomic motion of a drive with respect to a sphere such that a holonomic drive or drives may be maintained at a relative position with respect to a... Brian ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/524 "2015-04-20T13:39:59Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > That’s even far worse than Jar Jar. And that’s saying something. > > . In [EU terms](http://www.cracked.com/article/119_6-star-wars-characters-too-retarded-film/), Jar Jar is actually a thoughtful, well rounded character. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/525 "2015-05-04T11:00:35Z")
May the Fourth be with you! New pictures and video from Vanity Fair: > **[MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU! BTS of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!](http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/71361)** > > Images from Annie Liebowitz's VANITY FAIR shoot & video! Brian ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/526 "2015-05-04T17:25:08Z")
Another pic - Gwendoline Christie as First Order Captain Phasma (chrome Trooper) > **[Gwendoline Christie’s Role Confirmed in Star Wars: The Force Awakens](https://winteriscoming.net/2015/05/04/gwen-christies-role-confirmed-in-star-wars/)** > > We here at WiC are not immune to the call of May the 4th, the official Star Wars holiday, and neither is Disney's marketing department. There's b... (Looks like my original link has been updated to include this, and has more pics than this morning) Brian ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/527 "2015-05-04T17:31:36Z")
Sorry to keep posting, but there a link to a few more photos here: > **[Adam Driver and Lupita Nyong’o’s Character Revealed in Exclusive Star Wars:...](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/star-wars-force-awakens-photos)** > > See all of Annie Leibovitz’s photographs from the set of the year’s most anticipated film. Brian ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/528 "2015-05-05T00:54:20Z")
I’m not sure if Lucasfilm has ever embraced Star Wars Day\* like this before. \*_May The Fourth Be With You_ ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2015, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/529 "2015-05-05T11:23:58Z")
I might be mistaken but I thought I saw somewhere that the empire is still hunting down force users, or that Phasma’s elite storm troopers might be force users themselves. Why decades after the death of Palpatine would the empire still give a rat’s behind about this force stuff? I imagine most people have Solo’s attitude in the fourth movie. ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2015, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/530 "2015-05-05T12:39:20Z")
It’s not the Empire, it’s the First Order, which seems to have occult leanings. Think Raiders-style Nazis. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2015, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/531 "2015-05-05T12:40:55Z")
I would imagine most people would, but just a handful of Jedi can do a lot of damage. Also, you don’t want these pesky Jedi inspiring people to rise above their stations. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2015, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/532 "2015-05-05T12:56:44Z")
Has this fuckin’ movie made it to theaters _yet_? ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2015, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/533 "2015-05-05T13:08:02Z")
No!!! It’s all fanwanks, baby! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/534 "2015-05-05T13:27:29Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Has this fuckin’ movie made it to theaters _yet_? If you have to ask, then it hasn’t. I think you’ll notice when it arrives. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/535 "2015-05-07T22:21:47Z")
[Total speculation, but is Joss Whedon going to direct Episode IX?](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/star-wars-episode-9/joss-whedon-director-episode-9/) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/536 "2015-05-08T01:27:29Z")
Considering his grumbling over his difficulties dealing with the necessary plot elements of _Age of Ultron_, I’m going to say no. He’s going to go off and make original things for the next few years at least. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/537 "2015-05-08T01:52:42Z")
Yeah, saw a recent interview with him where he said he didn’t want to do another Avengers movie because it sucked up all his time, and he couldn’t work on his personal projects. Figure a Star Wars movie is going to be just as big a time sink. On the other hand, it’s Star Wars. That’s got to be reeeally hard to pass up. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/538 "2015-05-08T02:33:06Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > No!!! It’s all fanwanks, baby! And damn high-quality ones, at that. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/539 "2015-05-08T02:36:48Z")
[Gah, it’s Darth Emo.](http://photos.vanityfair.com/2015/05/01/5543ca95801ffcbc36b3417b_vanity-fair-star-wars-01.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-episode-vii-anticipation-thread/666936/540 "2015-05-08T19:25:05Z")
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