Star Wars Discussion Thread v. Rogue One

[Accelerando]

You all must be referring to Kiera Knightly if there are any comparisons to Skeletor. She was also in one of the prequel movies...

[jammindude]

You all must be referring to Kiera Knightly if there are any comparisons to Skeletor. She was also in one of the prequel movies...

I have the EXACT same complaint about KK.   The only vast improvement of PotC 4 over the rest of the series, was the replacement of the leading lady.   

[Podaar]

The Star Wars theme sounds better on a pipe organ

[Mister Gold]

I don't think she's the most beautiful woman ever, but she's pleasant-looking, at the very least.

Yeah, she's not the hottest chick around, but she's certainly not bad either.

[Kotowboy]

Natalie Portman > Keira Knightley.

[Zook]

Both really hot to me.

[Kotowboy]

I can go along with not liking KK - to me she looks like Skeletor with a beak.

[Accelerando]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-episode-vii-casting-699924

According to Hollywood Reporter, there's another role needed to be cast, and supposedly, it'll be the lead. It says they are looking for a mixed-race lead, but they dropped the name of recent Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'O, who is far from being a mixed woman, even though she's gorgeous, and would be an excellent addition to the cast. Maisie Richardson-Sellers name was also dropped in the report.

My bi-racial actress pick would be



Rashida Jones. Mainly because i'm in love with her, and she's super talented

[Kotowboy]

Chino's Episode VII Wish List :

Sam Worthington
Zoë Saldana
Stephen Lang
Sigourney Weaver
Michelle Rodriguez
Joel David Moore.
Dileep Rao.

[Accelerando]

 

On an off topic note, Stephen Lang is my choice to play Deathstroke in a DC movie

[Zook]

Sigourney Weaver in a Star Wars movie? That'd be cool.

[Kotowboy]

On an off topic note, Stephen Lang is my choice to play Deathstroke in a DC movie

I need to see him in other stuff. I loved him in Avatar but need to see whether he's the same in everything.

[Mister Gold]

Chino's Episode VII Wish List :

Sam Worthington
Zoë Saldana
Stephen Lang
Sigourney Weaver
Michelle Rodriguez
Joel David Moore.
Dileep Rao.

You're forgetting this: "Directed by James Cameron"

[Super Dude]

And CGI EVERYWHE- oh wait, we actually will have that.

[Mister Gold]

And CGI EVERYWHE- oh wait, we actually will have that.

Oh I wouldn't be too sure of that. Last I heard, JJ was planning on filming it more akin to how they did the OT. But there definitely will be some amount of CGI present. Of that, I have no doubt.

[TioJorge]

I'm hoping for a mix of both realistic practical sets and some fancy CGI. I want CGI, I just don't want another Star Trek (for as much as I love the movies).

[Fiery Winds]

I do remember reading that they are shooting on 35mm film which makes me happy.

[The King in Crimson]

On an off topic note, Stephen Lang is my choice to play Deathstroke in a DC movie

Manu Bennett is the only Deathstroke.

Chino's Episode VII Wish List :

Sam Worthington
Zoë Saldana
Stephen Lang
Sigourney Weaver
Michelle Rodriguez
Joel David Moore.
Dileep Rao.

I know this was said in jest but Sam Worthington just... is not a good actor. So boring.

Sigourney Weaver would be kinda awesome in a Star Wars movie though.

I'm mostly interested in seeing Adam Driver in this. He's pretty damn good at being out-there fucking crazy on Girls so I hope Darth Shirtless Hipster or whatever character he plays allows him to channel his inner psycho.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Saw that the picture been posted but here's the picture with names:



Pretty damn epic!

[BlobVanDam]

Ugh, why did they have to write "Leia Solo" on there?

[Kotowboy]

I was just thinking that.

[Zook]

Well Blob, when two people fall in love, they often celebrate their love with marriage, and in doing so, the bride will often, but not always take the groom's last name.

[puppyonacid]

How come the chap in the cardboard box didn't get name checked?

[BlobVanDam]

Well Blob, when two people fall in love, they often celebrate their love with marriage, and in doing so, the bride will often, but not always take the groom's last name.

Thanks to Zook for the facts!

And where in the OT did that happen exactly?

[Bolsters]

The events of VII takes place some 30 years after the OT, right? You don't expect things to have happened in their lives during that time?

[BlobVanDam]

The events of VII takes place some 30 years after the OT, right? You don't expect things to have happened in their lives during that time?

Of course I do, but until we actually see Ep VII, there's nothing to base it on. Who says everything ended up cheery and happily-ever-after?

[Bolsters]

Actually I didn't realise that the labelled image wasn't "official" so...my bad. I get where you're coming from now.

[Orbert]

It's probably right, but even so, it's technically a spoiler, although if true it'll probably come out in the first five minutes of the movie.

[BlobVanDam]

It's probably right, but even so, it's technically a spoiler, although if true it'll probably come out in the first five minutes of the movie.

Whether it ends up being true or not, it's presumptuous for whoever made it to label the image that way, and as far as I'm aware based only on the same EU that just got completely wiped (and hopefully thoroughly and intentionally ignored for the new movies).

[Orbert]

Agreed.

[bosk1]

It's probably right, but even so, it's technically a spoiler, although if true it'll probably come out in the first five minutes of the movie.

Whether it ends up being true or not, it's presumptuous for whoever made it to label the image that way, and as far as I'm aware based only on the same EU that just got completely wiped (and hopefully thoroughly and intentionally ignored for the new movies).

Yes.  ...but so what?

[zepp-head]

Can we include that cow Natalie Portman and change the name to "actors whose faces should always been hidden?"  /offtopic

What.

Oh, I forgot.  She was in Star Wars prequels, so since she had some association with the franchise, she can do no wrong in your eyes. 

It's no wonder we disagree so often, not with that level of fallacy anyhow.  Beyond that, I know people on the Internet tend to be picky, but pretending that Natalie Portman is gross looking is probably taking it a bit far.  Also, as someone who is dating someone skinnier than that, I don't see how calling someone "Skeletor" is any better than calling an overweight person a "beached whale" or something else equally demeaning.  If she isn't your cup of tea, I understand, but on the same token if she was actually ugly, you probably wouldn't be prone to make a remark about how her face "should always be hidden".  Or maybe it's just not cool to find her attractive anymore, I don't know.

Edit: To avoid further derailment, I changed my mind.  You convinced me she's hideous.

[JayOctavarium]

This thread is dead to me

[zepp-head]

I thought the Sarlacc slowly digested its prey over 1000 years.  That means he's still alive.

I don't see why that means they would stay alive the whole time. 

Wait... so you intentionally excise what I said next, which clarifies that I was being sarcastic, then offer a serious response?

I apologize, it wasn't very clear.  Sorry for digging this up, a lot has happened since this post obviously.

[Orbert]

That line has always struck me funny.  The idea of being slowly, painfully digested over 1000 years sounds absolutely horrible... until you realize that you're not going to live nearly that long anyway.  It's one of those things that just doesn't withstand scrutiny.

Maybe the Sarlacc's digestive fluids include enzymes that somehow keep the victim alive indefinitely, so it doesn't spoil while it's being digested.  That, I suppose, was the idea (or again, more likely, they just didn't think it through).  That would be pretty sci-fi, though.  A state of suspended animation, but you're conscious and being digested the whole time.  Pretty sick.  Kinda like how spiders paralyze and wrap their prey, which is technically still alive until they start ingesting it.

Anyway, I tried to get all of that across in a quick, smartass reply, and obviously it didn't work.