By: Dominic Jones
The blog
Market Saw is reporting a number of new rumors from their source, who (supposedly) told them of the sequel trilogy back in 2009. There are several rumors regarding the cast and story, as well as something for all the Indiana Jones fans.
Let's start with the cast. According to Market Saw's source,
Interesting to see Benedict Cumberbatch and Gary Oldman as a part of the cast. We had written of Cumberbatch's involvement due to his involvement Blood Mountain, but you never know. He could still have a small role in Episode VII to facilitate his involvement in both films. Oldman we know has been approached about being in the film, so it's not much of a stretch to be in Episode VII. The most surprising name, however, is Warwick Davis! Davis, who has previously appeared in Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace as Wicket and Wald respectively, is not one who has not been rumored for Episode VII before. However, given his love of the series, fan engagement, and prior experience in Star Wars, it's not inconceivable to see him in a small role. As for the others, they're all returning members from the Original Trilogy, who have been long rumored.
Moving on to the Indiana Jones update,
"Regarding Harrison Ford, two more Indiana Jones features are in the negotiation stages
as per Ford's contract clause on Star Wars, which is the primary reason
he didn't 'publicly' or 'privately' commit, or so I'm told."
We had heard previously that Harrison would only do Star Wars if there would be more Indiana Jones films in the works. However, this is first we had heard of TWO Indiana Jones films. Would fans be interested in seeing Ford in two more Indy films? The most recent installment, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, was not the best received by movie goers. However, Disney does now own the rights to future Indiana Jones films, so it could be possible.
As for the story of Episode VII,
Ultimately it's about twins, and which will take a path towards darkness and which will follow in their fathers footsteps, or at least that is what it used to be, that may come later as I think changes are being undertaken to bring the original cast into the forefront of the story leading to ramifications that lead up to the next generation of Skywalkers."
This is interesting. There has been
much made about Michael Arndt leaving the project and what ramifications that might have on the story. This seems to line up fairly well with previous rumors about the old cast being the leads in Episode VII, while the future films will be about the next generation. Also, interesting is that, according to the rumor, the films will follow twins. Fans of the expanded universe know that in the EU, Jacen and Jaina Solo (son and daughter of Han and Leia) were two of the main focal points for the younger generation. While I strongly doubt these twins will Jacen and Jaina, in name or character, it would be very interesting if they choose to use that idea.
And finally what about the state of the production,
"Many Star Wars pre-production issues, an 'inadequate' central story
which nobody would stamp off on, a problematic initial release date and
an 'indecisive' director (J.J. Abrams) with the hardest gig in the industry. It's not going to be a cakewalk, but it will be a product shipping with the majority of its original parts."
This is where the rumors fall apart for me. If the film has "majority of its original parts" and yet "changes are being undertaken to bring the original cast into the forefront of the story". Those two statements don't really line up for me. Also, I doubt Abrams would have been a apart of the project (after initially turning it down) if there really was an 'inadequate' central story. So, at the very least, this portion of the rumor falls apart.
As always, this is just a rumor until confirmed or denied by Lucasfilm and/or Disney.
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