Maybe it’s a chemtrail! 
Maybe they were dumping the waste holds when the Tie Fighters attacked?
Or better yet, maybe Han took up farming and was using the Falcon to spray his dirt crops, when out of the sun sprung the dastardly Tie Fighters. Pulling the straps of his soiled overalls up onto his shoulders and wiping the perspiration from his brow, Solo powers the old bucket of bolts into an incredible dog fight, while Chewy roars incoherently.
I’m okay with “The EU” as a whole not being canon since some of it is pretty crap, but it would be great if The Thrawn Trilogy and Rebel Dream and Rebel Stand were transplanted straight into the new canon. The climax of Rebel Dream would be glorious to see in the cinema: a Super Star Destroyer providing close air support from orbit.
It has been confirmed from multiple sources that the voice in the trailer is Andy Serkis. If he plays the antagonist, it should be memorable and awesome.
I don’t know–Han always struck me as more the type to raise livestock–more of a rancher, y’know. I bet he’s got a few herds of some sort of herbivore that he raises for meat and hide.
Anyway, I popped in to the thread expecting to see a lot of excitement and anticipation after the trailer. Instead, there seems to be a conscious, deliberate effort to be unhappy w/ the trailer and the eventual movie. I don’t get it–sure, the prequels were a disaster, but these aren’t the prequels, and we’ve seen some decent Star Wars stuff since then. Plus, George Lucas is no longer in control (though he’s not far enough away from the franchise for my liking). There’s no reason right now not to be at least cautiously optimistic.
Ah well. I’ll just have to be extra excited to make up for y’all.
This might be a bit of “no fun allowed” thought, but does anyone else find it a little sad how much the prequels and now this sequel have to pander to older fans? Returning trio, Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca…such a strait jacket of creativity. If it’s just a touch of the familiar to get people back into the universe then OK, but I’m not too optimistic about this point. Seems kinda desperate.
I’m mostly curious how the Rebels in any sense won after RotJ, or what the political situation is like now. The Death Star is blown up, the Emperor and Vader are dead…and? Aren’t the rebels a rag tag team, while the Empire is a galaxy spanning alliance with a huge army (what happened to all those star destroyers in that last battle?) and hundreds if not thousands of political stooges to secure their rule over all the different planets? I just kinda assume there’d be a whole host of business types who wouldn’t want to see the Empire go away. Was Palpatine a load bearing boss? Is the Galaxy torn apart by internal division? Are there still remnants of the Empire left? And so on.
The EU explores this. I get the sense that, among senior leadership in the Empire, loyalty was driven by fear of Vader and Palpatine (and perhaps their most trusted advisors), and not by any personal or patriotic duty. Once Vader and Palpatine are dead (and, IIRC, the commanding admiral killed when the flagship crashed into the Death Star), I’m not sure if there would be much to hold them together against even the relatively modest Rebel fleet. I bet most of the Star Destroyers surrendered shortly after the Death Star blew up.
Sometimes creativity thrives in a bit of a straight jacket …
And as the prequels showed, sometimes not.
The trick is to throw bones to the core fan base with references that only they will appreciate, be true to that which is canon, and still create something new and exciting able to stand on its own as something fresh to someone who is completely unfamiliar with anything that has come before. That takes some creativity.
And it’s basically what Disney has been doing for the past 7 years with Marvel.
Photo montage video.
Yes, but most of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is composed of lesser known character such as Ironman, Captain America, Thor, with Hulk being the one exception. The general public had never heard of Guardians for example. That gives them a lot of flexibility.
On the other hand, a goodly proportion of the worlds population has at least a passing familiarity with Star Wars and you have legions of fans who are impossible to please. The prequels suffered from this, I thought ROTS was along with ESB the best in the saga thus far. It was very dark. The fight scene in AToC was first rate, But you have huge legions of fanboys ready to pounce and be disappointed by pretty much anything.
And if they try to be too much like the OT, do remember, most kids in their twenties grew up on the prequels and are meh on the OT, so you might end up disappointing them too.
Which is why IMHO, the stand alone films are going to be lot better received than the main saga.
LEGO version of the trailer:
Brian
I see your Lego version, and raise you one George Lucas version!
My theory on the hooded figure?
Boba Fett .
Spot on, I also noticed the makers of many other recent movies abusing of what one can cram into a frame thanks to digital effects. Reminded me of the epic take down of the prequels by Mr. Plinkett:
The sense I’m getting from the trailer is that the war is far from over. There’s still TIE Fighters and Stormtroopers and guys wearing rebel logos.
It definitely needs more Ewoks.
A long time ago in an Extended Universe far, far away…
I’ve never gave much credence to the EU. Most of it seems like published fan-fiction claiming to be “canon” Star Wars. At best, some interesting ideas and a way to fill the void for lack of films in the franchise, but the last thing I want is a book adaptation written by a host of two-bit authors.
Let the films be “canon”, if at all.
I can’t imagine the entire movie dwells there (and we do see some X-wings flying over a lake, so it must be another planet), but it would make sense for Luke to return to his homeworld to live out his semi-retired Jedi days (like Obi-Wan).
Most agreed.
Thinking about it, Obi-Wan decided not to bring up the midichlorian BS with Luke, and described it in a more mystical way. So, hopefully, that information has been completely lost, never to be “rediscovered” or mentioned again.
Quiet, you!