Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens (2015)

[BigRedMoe]

20 books to be released as part of the official movie storyline canon filling the time between Episodes XI and XII.

Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki

 

[BigRedMoe]

Release date for the first spinoff, "Rogue One", will be December 2016 and Episode VIII will be May 2017.

Star Wars Episode VIII Release Date; Standalone Movie Rogue One | Variety

 

[Tin Man]

Progeny of Han & Leah goes to the dark side?!?!?!?!

 

[BigRedMoe]

Progeny of Han & Leah goes to the dark side?!?!?!?!

In the EU (Expanded Universe), the twin son, Jacen, did.... I won't go any further than that. It's still in question how much the movie will stick to the EU and how much will be completely original. The prospects of going completely rogue from the EU have many hard core SW jimmies rustled.

 

[Tin Man]

Well, the first Star Wars book was not very good (Especially, if one was used to reading Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke...). Hopefully, with the success of the movies, the EU books are well written.

 

[Gooch1034]

Was thinking... Jaina and Jacen should be about 25 in Ep.7. Ben should be about 10 and Anakin should be... 12 or something. Do you think all are going to be included and do they adjust their ages? I think the ages will be adjusted.

Justin Bieber is playing Ben Skywalker?

 

[BigRedMoe]

Well, the first Star Wars book was not very good (Especially, if one was used to reading Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke...). Hopefully, with the success of the movies, the EU books are well written.

What was the first one?

The Timothy Zahn books are great. I've heard the New Jedi Order series and many others are also very good.

 

[BigRedMoe]

Justin Bieber is playing Ben Skywalker?

That's a picture from a graphic novel.
IF Ben Skywalker is a central character in Ep. VII my guess is that they will have advanced his age and it will be played by Dohmnall Gleeson. Or he will only be a peripheral character and only around the age of 7 or 8.

 

[Tin Man]

What was the first one?

The Timothy Zahn books are great. I've heard the New Jedi Order series and many others are also very good.

In the '70s, with the advent of the first movie, a paperback of the storyline was released. I've heard that there were three, one for each episode IV - VI. I only read the first one and found it lacking.

 

[BigRedMoe]

In the '70s, with the advent of the first movie, a paperback of the storyline was released. I've heard that there were three, one for each episode IV - VI. I only read the first one and found it lacking.

Oh gotcha. Yeah, I've never bothered with any based solely on the movie story lines.

 

[Gooch1034]

That's a picture from a graphic novel.
IF Ben Skywalker is a central character in Ep. VII my guess is that they will have advanced his age and it will be played by Dohmnall Gleeson. Or he will only be a peripheral character and only around the age of 7 or 8.

I have never read any of the books so outside of the movies, it's all new to me.

 

[Tin Man]

Oh gotcha. Yeah, I've never bothered with any based solely on the movie story lines.

Well, for me, it was a free (discarded) SciFi paperback, and I was a poor SciFi fan college student in the '70s. When you're working full time and taking classes, reading disappointing fiction is a bummer of a waste of time. It took Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back movie to instill any interest in me. I saw that 3 times on it's opening day - 1st showing with friends, afternoon showing with a date who worked nights, night showing with another date ;-) Of course, by then, I'd graduated and had a job, two, actually.

 

[BigRedMoe]

I have never read any of the books so outside of the movies, it's all new to me.

Hopefully it will be great regardless of being familiar with the EU story lines or not.

 

[Gooch1034]

Hopefully it will be great regardless of being familiar with the EU story lines or not.

My fingers are crossed. Like many, I didn't care for the prequels but mainly for dropping the ball of the biggest opportunity in movie history and really taking advantage of telling the story/showing how big of a bad ass Darth Vader is now. It could have been so great. I dont hate the prequels though.

 

[BigRedMoe]

My fingers are crossed. Like many, I didn't care for the prequels but mainly for dropping the ball of the biggest opportunity in movie history and really taking advantage of telling the story/showing how big of a bad ass Darth Vader is now. It could have been so great. I dont hate the prequels though.

I liked the prequels. But I agree, they could have filled in the 19 year gap some between Ep.s III & IV. It would have been mostly the Empire squashing people, the few remaining Jedi hiding out, and the Rebels organizing.

 

[BigRedMoe]

Release date for the first spinoff, "Rogue One", will be December 2016 and Episode VIII will be May 2017.

Star Wars Episode VIII Release Date; Standalone Movie Rogue One | Variety

So.... Rogue One main character will be Wedge Antilles? No? Other ideas?

 

[BigRedMoe]

Positive rumors floating about that the execs like what they've seen of Ep VII and that Abrams is the front runner to direct Ep IX. Good indications for the quality of Ep VII? Hope so.

Star Wars Rumor: J.J. Abrams the Front-runner to Direct Episode 9

 

[3 & 6 years to go...]

I confess to sacrilege. I plan to watch the next Star Wars movie when it comes out on DVD.

Wow. I can't even fathom that.

 

[Tin Man]

Wait... Abrams for VII & IX... Who is slated to direct episode VIII?

 

[3 & 6 years to go...]

Has anybody heard, or seen, any information regarding when the first full trailer for VII is coming out? With Avengers? Hopefully?