By: Dominic Jones
Warning: This Story Contains Spoilers from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. If you haven't seen the film yet, stop reading now!
We heard reports this weekend that Ewan McGregor had reprised his role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but it turns out Obi-Wan wasn't the only classic Jedi with lines in the film. JJ Abrams revealed to Entertainment Weekly that, not only did McGregor reprise his role, but Frank Oz also came back to record new Yoda dialogue! Both can be heard when Rey experiences a Force vision after picking up Luke's old lightsaber in Maz Kanata's basement.
First Abrams confirmed what we heard in the sequence, telling EW,
"You do hear a little bit of Yoda. You hear Luke yelling out, ‘Nooo!’ from that moment in Empire. And you hear Obi-Wan at the end say, 'Rey … these are your first steps'"
About working with McGregor, Abrams said,
“Here’s the cool part. We asked Ewan McGregor to come in and do the line. And he was awesome and we were very grateful. He was incredibly sweet and handsome, and all that stuff. Then he rode off on his motorcycle. Literally the coolest voice over actor ever.”
“Here’s the cool part. We asked Ewan McGregor to come in and do the line. And he was awesome and we were very grateful. He was incredibly sweet and handsome, and all that stuff. Then he rode off on his motorcycle. Literally the coolest voice over actor ever.”
About working with Oz, Abrams told EW,
“He was incredibly generous and came in to Bad Robot, where we had a
recording area, and he was doing Yoda, saying a number of lines we gave
to him. This whole experience has been one outrageous
moment after another. Just watching Frank Oz, you look at him and talk
to him and his voice is very deep. I don’t know why I would have thought
he sounded like Miss Piggy! He was very generous to say, ‘Whatever makes the movie better, I’m
happy to help out.”
Abrams also revealed that through some audio editing, they were also able to get Sir Alec Guiness' voice saying "Rey" during that sequence. Abrams described his reaction when producer Bryan Burk first brought the audio to him, saying,
“I said, ‘That’s cool, is that the thing from Ewan McGregor?’ He said ‘No, we took a line from Alec Guinness saying
‘Afraid.’
They cut it, and you hear the performance – he’s saying it the way I would have begged
Alec Guinness to have said it. It is so crazy perfect. So when you hear Obi-Wan talk to Rey it is both Alec Guinness and Ewan
McGregor doing the voice."
Abrams also explained why all these voices can be heard in the sequence, saying,
"The idea of the voices was, we wanted the audience to feel – but not
necessarily be presented right in your face — this idea that familiar,
Force-strong voices were connecting with her. At least as well as they
could."
The more I learn about this sequence, the cooler it gets. I love that they were able to bring back Oz and McGregor to do new dialogue and the fact that they were able to make it so Alec Guinness says "Rey" in the sequence is fantastic. It does a really nice job of tying Rey' story in with what came before.
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37 comments:
...there is another possibility, Rey could have born with midiclorians and she is not daughter or sister of any character known.
How is it possible someone without any relation with the Force such as Finn being able to use a light saber as he did, fight with an experienced Kylo Ren and not die with kylo's first stroke? If Rey never heard about the Force before, how is it possible using such an advanced skill as Force controlling that storm trooper? I don't know... This movie was great, but all these lose ends will need to be really tight in the future movies. I hope Disney don't screw up as it did with Darth Vader dancing as a Buffon in a video I saw. A little bit more of respect. Thank you for this space. May the Force be with you!
And complaining that they named their son Ben? Really? Yeah that's totally unbelievable. Maybe Dave would've been better. LOL
Neither Finn or Rey had any idea who their family was and spoke in ways about their childhood as if they have no or little recollection.
Luke may have thought Rey was killed which is why he fell into depression and went into seclusion. It would take Rey to bring him back.
Snoke may beva Force Wielder from the realm of Morti, son of Mortis, wielder of the dark side --- when adked by Anakin if he is a Sith, the son of Mortis replied, "Yes and no." Mortis is a realm where the daughter of Mortis (light side), son of Mortis (dark side) and the father of Mortis (the balancer of light and dark side) live. Supposedly they killed each other off. I'm not buying it - I think Snoke is the son of Mortis.
"Help us Obi Wan, you are only hope."
Obi Wan hired Han Solo at the Mos Eisley Cantina to fly Luke, C3PO, R2D2 and him off of Tatooine.
Maz suggests to Rey the family she has been looking for is ahead of her. Kylo reads her mind and mentions he sees an island, unknowingly at the time, it was the island which Luke ends up being on. Also, Kylo says "I feel it too" when he's trying to take info from her mind. I believe they realized their relationship as cousins at that moment. This would satisfy Maz's prediction as Rey has now been acquainted with her family as the movie comes to its end.
Perhaps Luke did have a wife. Or maybe just a love affair. He is, after all, Anakin's son. I like to believe Rey's power comes from her father and whoever her mother turns out to be. If true, the series could progress as Rey helps usher in the next Jedi order as Kylo begins assembling the new Sith. Each have their respective mentors in Luke and Snoke, who could lay the foundations for overseeing their training.
Now that the Death Star 3 has been destroyed, I hope we're done seeing the ultimate planet killing machines. I want to see more Jedi/Sith action and less forced urgency in the form of giant death machine. Nevertheless, I'm excited for the direction of this series! I can't wait to watch it unfold.
Also, a connection between Finn and Lando could be fun. It could explain his tenacity, but also the Lando moment he has when he is being selfish and wants to save his own ass. He has a change of heart when he realizes his friend is in danger, as Lando did when the empire "altered the deal". Obviously Lando's transgression was far worse. Finn could be force sensitive to some degree, as you see his saber usage. Maybe he'll be a descendant from the Windu family, or just a whole new character bloodline. Fun to think about either way!
Please make it happen while McGregor is still young enough to play him.
No need for super freeking plot. He is just a trained storm trooper.
And kylo is weak so far. He's not been fully trained or dragged to the dark side.
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