<snip>"Taking some time off". Yes. In one of the Disney conferences, Disney executives indicated that planning a Star Wars movie every year was a big mistake. Thus you would see a slow down in the rate of Star Wars movies produced. Said having a new movie every lessened the value of the series.<snip>
Right now, I’m thinking Godzilla King of the Monsters is going to be the movie of the year (sales and popularity).
Quote from: Norm38 on 04/16/2019 01:26 pmMy prediction for this is it's going to become a big Force Ghost reunion. Luke's quote was "I'll always be with you. No one's every really gone".That means that everyone we've ever seen as a force ghost (Obi-wan, Yoda, Anakin) is back. Seemingly Palpatine. That means Qui-Gon too, and if they want to throw a curve ball, Darth Plagueis the Wise (Ep 2) who according to Palpatine was the first to figure out how to use the Force to cheat death.Other Jedi? There was a line from Yoda at the end of Ep 3 that indicated that a Jedi/Sith had to learn the technique before dying to become a Force Ghost. That means no Mace Windu.So are we going to have Rey / Kylo Ren and then that light/dark battle echoed in Jedi/Sith ghosts? Will the ghosts fight?Finally, there was talk that the stronger one side becomes, the stronger the other side must become to balance the Force. So the only way to not have Sith is to not have Jedi, to have Force users just be normal flawed people, neither saint nor demon. Do the dead have to die again? Purge the Force?A lot of ways this could go.Your description seems impossible as the new Disney Star Wars Parks would fail if this is done. Imagine a Disney park where creepy Force ghosts run around and tell you what to do all the time. Beam. Me. Up. Yuck. Actually (for fun) I tried to write a page summary of what Ep IX could be while attempting to hope for the best. So as Anakin becomes Darth Vader, there has to be a great amount of hatred toward Obi-Wan. I can imagine that Anakin wanted to clone Padme. But also perhaps enslave the family of Obi-Wan to retaliate. So my theory is that Rey is a clone of a Kenobi family member. Theory is that the empire wanted Jedi clones for their next TK units. They may have been rumored in conversations between stormtroopers. So Rey is a new TK unit. She saw herself multiple times in the dark sit put in VIII. So confirming this will have to be in IX. if there is a end battle, think time travel weapons will be unleashed. This epic battle in IX creates the damaged star ships seen in Episode VII. Believe that Rey was sent back in time from IX to VII. Perhaps the reason she doesn’t remember anything is that this cartwheel samurai jump seen in the trailer actually is a scene.where she bumps her head in a tie fighter. But hoping the final explosion scene is of an Emperor Luke Skywalker placing a Death Star bean right on top of the castle on Mustafar. Perhaps after a cloned/resurrected Padme (Luke’s mom) is saved. See some hope for interesting paths. But as always with Disney, I’ve got a bad feeling about this.
My prediction for this is it's going to become a big Force Ghost reunion. Luke's quote was "I'll always be with you. No one's every really gone".That means that everyone we've ever seen as a force ghost (Obi-wan, Yoda, Anakin) is back. Seemingly Palpatine. That means Qui-Gon too, and if they want to throw a curve ball, Darth Plagueis the Wise (Ep 2) who according to Palpatine was the first to figure out how to use the Force to cheat death.Other Jedi? There was a line from Yoda at the end of Ep 3 that indicated that a Jedi/Sith had to learn the technique before dying to become a Force Ghost. That means no Mace Windu.So are we going to have Rey / Kylo Ren and then that light/dark battle echoed in Jedi/Sith ghosts? Will the ghosts fight?Finally, there was talk that the stronger one side becomes, the stronger the other side must become to balance the Force. So the only way to not have Sith is to not have Jedi, to have Force users just be normal flawed people, neither saint nor demon. Do the dead have to die again? Purge the Force?A lot of ways this could go.
Some of the gripes shared reminds me of advice my mother-in-law gave me when watching one of those silly Vern movies back in the 90s. She said, "son you are missing out, turn off your brain and just enjoy. You will laugh and get the point of the experience." Sometimes we forget the fiction part of science fiction and are holding it to some scientific or engineering test. I personally can't wait to see the movie.
Game of Thrones or Star Wars?
D23 trailer:
Quote from: Star One on 08/26/2019 01:28 pmD23 trailer:So that's quite a reveal at the end. I'd sort of been expecting that very possibility, because there's been a lot of fan speculation about that.But why show that in a trailer?
Quote from: sanman on 08/26/2019 07:06 pmQuote from: Star One on 08/26/2019 01:28 pmD23 trailer:So that's quite a reveal at the end. I'd sort of been expecting that very possibility, because there's been a lot of fan speculation about that.But why show that in a trailer?I suspect if she embraces the dark side, they would NOT have shown it. My guess is it's one of the following:1. A dream/nightmare.2. An elaborate and unlikely ruse it infiltrate the Sith or First Order or whatever.3. A temporary temptation she overcomes at the last minute a la Darth Vader (but living happily ever after.)4. A step in the way to "reunite" the light and dark side of the force.Or maybe she really does join the dark side. But given the modern formula in the movie industry of misleading trailers, I doubt it.
