Re-Writing the Star Wars Prequels....

[SchumacherFan]

James Franco or Robert Pattinson would have been the best choices.

Paul Walker, Colin Hanks, Hayden Christensen and Ryan Phillipee were the ones considered for Anakin before Ep.2.

I think Lucas wanted Leonardo DiCaprio for the part, but Leo did NOT want anything to do with the part. His publicist told everyone that he was not available for the part, he probably knew whatever high offer he made would be met with Lucas piggy bank.

Leonardo also was considered for Spider-Man which he turned down as well. In a recent interview he said he would never take a role lie SW or Spider-Man no matter how bad the film makers wanted him. Ironically , his best friend in hollywood is tobey maguire !

 

[8wid]

Although I do understand how some people found the idea of Qui-Gon being Obi-Wan's master with Yoda being the Jedi who all Jedi begin their training under confusing, he is still a vital character. It was Qui-Gon who had the more correct philosophies of training Jedi and of the force that the other Jedi missed. Obviously if Yoda and Obi-Wan had the same philosophies in the PT that they had in the OT then Anakin's turn may have been prevented. But they didn't, and it was Qui-Gon's beliefs about focusing on the present and not the future that they clearly adopted in the wake of their failures with Anakin. His death was vital for Anakin's turn and it may well be that Palpatine gladly sacrificed Maul in order to get Qui-Gon out of the picture. It was also Qui-Gon who discovered the secret of becoming a Force Ghost.

The problem with the continuity is that Obi-Wan was supposed to be the one who discovered and trained Anakin all his own. Yoda was the only skeptic. I have no idea how Lucas forgot to include something so huge to the character.

The Journal of the Whills bit where Qui-Gonn was supposed to discover how to become a Force ghost never happened at all. There was only the mention of his return from the Netherworld, and you would need to be a fanboy to understand the implied meaning.

Palpatine sacrificing his apprentice's was pointless, if he wanted the kid all he had to do was kidnap him and train him. I personally think that story would have been much more interesting.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

James Franco or Robert Pattinson would have been the best choices.

Paul Walker, Colin Hanks, Hayden Christensen and Ryan Phillipee were the ones considered for Anakin before Ep.2.

I think Lucas wanted Leonardo DiCaprio for the part, but Leo did NOT want anything to do with the part. His publicist told everyone that he was not available for the part, he probably knew whatever high offer he made would be met with Lucas piggy bank.

Leonardo also was considered for Spider-Man which he turned down as well. In a recent interview he said he would never take a role lie SW or Spider-Man no matter how bad the film makers wanted him. Ironically , his best friend in hollywood is tobey maguire !

It's completely understandable. He doesn't want to be a franchise actor. He didn't want to be known as "that spiderman guy" or "that SW guy". Ultimately it would be a great decision for him

 

[DarKJediKnight]

James Franco or Robert Pattinson would have been the best choices.

Paul Walker, Colin Hanks, Hayden Christensen and Ryan Phillipee were the ones considered for Anakin before Ep.2.

I think Lucas wanted Leonardo DiCaprio for the part, but Leo did NOT want anything to do with the part. His publicist told everyone that he was not available for the part, he probably knew whatever high offer he made would be met with Lucas piggy bank.

Leonardo also was considered for Spider-Man which he turned down as well. In a recent interview he said he would never take a role lie SW or Spider-Man no matter how bad the film makers wanted him. Ironically , his best friend in hollywood is tobey maguire !

Why do you keep insisting for Robert Pattinson to play Anakin?

 

[Hannibal Smith]

Yeah Hayden seems at least better the Pattinson but not as good as Franco. James Franco would have been perfect as Anakin and may come off less winy

 

[8wid]

Yeah Hayden seems at least better the Pattinson but not as good as Franco. James Franco would have been perfect as Anakin and may come off less winy

Then he would have two famous roles turning to evil: one as the New Goblin and as Darth Vader, that would seem a bit too similar meza thinks.

 

[ross2287]

The kid who played Pyro in X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand should have been Anakin.

Hands down.

 

[The Caped Knight]

No Jar-Jar 'Nuff said!

 

[kang604]

It's completely understandable. He doesn't want to be a franchise actor. He didn't want to be known as "that spiderman guy" or "that SW guy". Ultimately it would be a great decision for him

Leo has the best career going for him in hollywood.

he only does legit movies with legit directors. every movie that comes out with Leo in it now im almost guaranteed to see, he is the #1 leading man in hollywood imo.

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

Or the guy who voices Anakin on the clone wars series... but thats just a random thought.

 

[Jordacar]

No Jar-Jar 'Nuff said!

Wow! You just blew my mind! Of course, removing Jar Jar Binks solves every single problem in all the prequels! Now every detail of the plot makes perfect sense, all the performances are Oscar-worthy for sure, and each character has a depth and richness thus far never seen in science fiction! Brilliant my friend! Brilliant!

 

[bullets]

Yeah Hayden seems at least better the Pattinson but not as good as Franco. James Franco would have been perfect as Anakin and may come off less winy

We almost got Johnathan Brandis , he would of been great and he did audition. Instead he went on to commit suicide I thought he would of had a good career in adulthood but it neve rpanned out and to me he could have pulled off this role.

Also instead of Anakin being han solo he should of been an arrogant jerk obsessed with powe rbut not whiny . Too cocky for his own good , which he was but not as childish.

 

[FaT_tONle]

What's going on with Colin Hanks these days? Can this guy just not act with all do respect? I can't even remember the last thing I have seen him in, nor do I remember seeing him in anything for that matter.

PS: I think they should remake the franchise from episode one... fifty years from now or so. Eventually it's going to happen, probably sooner than that. The only question is whether we get more Star Wars movies as a prelude or sequels in the meantime.

 

[Kurosawa]

The problem with the continuity is that Obi-Wan was supposed to be the one who discovered and trained Anakin all his own. Yoda was the only skeptic. I have no idea how Lucas forgot to include something so huge to the character.

The Journal of the Whills bit where Qui-Gonn was supposed to discover how to become a Force ghost never happened at all. There was only the mention of his return from the Netherworld, and you would need to be a fanboy to understand the implied meaning.

Palpatine sacrificing his apprentice's was pointless, if he wanted the kid all he had to do was kidnap him and train him. I personally think that story would have been much more interesting.

Maul died mostly to demonstrate why Obi-Wan was such a great Jedi right out of the gate. I think it was also pretty clear that all Jedi are initially trained by Yoda and that is what Obi-Wan meant even though it was a soft retcon. I don't see how understanding that Qui-Gon had discovered the secret of Force Ghosts was that difficult either, although I wish the scene was in there. But if it had been people would have complained it took away from seeing Force Ghosts in the OT or some similar drivel.

The kid who played Pyro in X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand should have been Anakin.

Hands down.

I didn't think so from X2, but I did once I saw him in the Hills Have Eyes remake.

Or the guy who voices Anakin on the clone wars series... but thats just a random thought.

He's really good too and has a good look.

Robert Pattinson would be a massive, massive downgrade even from Hayden.

What's going on with Colin Hanks these days? Can this guy just not act with all do respect? I can't even remember the last thing I have seen him in, nor do I remember seeing him in anything for that matter.

PS: I think they should remake the franchise from episode one... fifty years from now or so. Eventually it's going to happen, probably sooner than that. The only question is whether we get more Star Wars movies as a prelude or sequels in the meantime.

Although I'm one of the few Prequel defenders around, I could see remaking those three because having your main character fail to be an effective character is just a damning flaw, although I'd hate to see Ewan's performance gone. The originals cannot be remade. No other actor can be Luke, imo.

 

[Sloth7d]

We almost got Johnathan Brandis , he would of been great and he did audition. Instead he went on to commit suicide I thought he would of had a good career in adulthood but it neve rpanned out and to me he could have pulled off this role.

Also instead of Anakin being han solo he should of been an arrogant jerk obsessed with powe rbut not whiny . Too cocky for his own good , which he was but not as childish.

Not based off the way Obiwan described him in the OT. "A good man who gradually becomes tempted by power." Personally, I would have liked to have seen a TDK set up where Anakin is faced with an uncontrollable foe in the Sith whom he gradually needs to break the rules and take his resources to crazier levels to defeat; only instead of realizing the dangers that breaking his code and tapping into too much power can cause as Bruce did, he takes a different perspective. He percieves that by holding onto this power and keeping a firm control over the public he can better prevent such evil from ever sprouting about again; though of course not acknowledging that act as a possible evil in itself.

Yeah, I would've prefered that to ,"Zomg Padme's gonna die! Waah! So I'm gonna kill you guys so this obviously evil guy can keep his pinky swear promise in showing me how to revive the dead! Which I will continue to believe he can teach me even after he demonstrates himself a back stabber to even his own allies! Waah! I hate you! Now I'm wanna take over the galaxy and rule with Padme! From my point of view the Jedis are teh evil!" Yeah, screw that crap.

 

[FaT_tONle]

Although I'm one of the few Prequel defenders around, I could see remaking those three because having your main character fail to be an effective character is just a damning flaw, although I'd hate to see Ewan's performance gone. The originals cannot be remade. No other actor can be Luke, imo.

If they remake the first three... they are remaking the originals. Sorry to break it to ya. Good news is you and I will be dead by then. Well you definitely since I am assuming you are of the older bunch.

 

[Kurosawa]

If they remake the first three... they are remaking the originals. Sorry to break it to ya. Good news is you and I will be dead by then. Well you definitely since I am assuming you are of the older bunch.

Yeah, I'm 41.

 

[SchumacherFan]

What's going on with Colin Hanks these days? Can this guy just not act with all do respect? I can't even remember the last thing I have seen him in, nor do I remember seeing him in anything for that matter.

PS: I think they should remake the franchise from episode one... fifty years from now or so. Eventually it's going to happen, probably sooner than that. The only question is whether we get more Star Wars movies as a prelude or sequels in the meantime.

Colin Hanks was in King Kong in 2006 as Jack Black's trusted side kick assistant!

He would have sucked as Anakin.

I think the majority would want James Franco as Anakin.

 

[DarKJediKnight]

Not based off the way Obiwan described him in the OT. "A good man who gradually becomes tempted by power." Personally, I would have liked to have seen a TDK set up where Anakin is faced with an uncontrollable foe in the Sith whom he gradually needs to break the rules and take his resources to crazier levels to defeat; only instead of realizing the dangers that breaking his code and tapping into too much power can cause as Bruce did, he takes a different perspective. He percieves that by holding onto this power and keeping a firm control over the public he can better prevent such evil from ever sprouting about again; though of course not acknowledging that act as a possible evil in itself.

Yeah, I would've prefered that to ,"Zomg Padme's gonna die! Waah! So I'm gonna kill you guys so this obviously evil guy can keep his pinky swear promise in showing me how to revive the dead! Which I will continue to believe he can teach me even after he demonstrates himself a back stabber to even his own allies! Waah! I hate you! Now I'm wanna take over the galaxy and rule with Padme! From my point of view the Jedis are teh evil!" Yeah, screw that crap.

No.

A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights. He betrayed and murdered your father. Now the Jedi are all but extinct. Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force.

 

[The Navigator]

No.

A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights. He betrayed and murdered your father. Now the Jedi are all but extinct. Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force.

Uh, yes:

Your father... was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and *became* Darth Vader. When that happened, the good man who was your father was destroyed. So what I told you was true... from a certain point of view.

 

[Bim]

If they remake the first three... they are remaking the originals. Sorry to break it to ya. Good news is you and I will be dead by then. Well you definitely since I am assuming you are of the older bunch.

Even if i'm dead by then, i'll probably be turning in my grave

I might get slammed for this, but i honestly dont have any issues with the actors from the PT. I do wish Hayden would have been cast since episode 1 and be given more to work with and explore with the character.

 

[FaT_tONle]

I'd prefer a more mature take as well, easily PG-13. It should have been less kid friendly than the OT IMO, although with Lucas at the helm that was a pipe dream. Padme was how old again in Episode I? I agree it should have only been a 3-4 year age difference. The plot was fine. Just way too much camp. Not exactly shedding any new light on the matter, but they need to fix that the next time around.

 

[bullets]

What's going on with Colin Hanks these days? Can this guy just not act with all do respect? I can't even remember the last thing I have seen him in, nor do I remember seeing him in anything for that matter.

PS: I think they should remake the franchise from episode one... fifty years from now or so. Eventually it's going to happen, probably sooner than that. The only question is whether we get more Star Wars movies as a prelude or sequels in the meantime.

Colin hanks? I can't remember him in anything.

The real question is , if Lucas said a new trilogy (pre or seq) was coming out , would people be exited or worried?

 

[DarKJediKnight]

Uh, yes:

Your father... was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. He ceased to be Anakin Skywalker and *became* Darth Vader. When that happened, the good man who was your father was destroyed. So what I told you was true... from a certain point of view.

Oh. Sorry. I missed that. But we can really explain that in PT's context. Obi-Wan could mean that Anakin was good in a way that a young kid (which Anakin was the first time Obi-Wan met him) is not-corrupted good, or Anakin is a loving and caring son to his mother. But to be fair to your point I really wish that the PT should've shown more of that good side.

I'd prefer a more mature take as well, easily PG-13. It should have been less kid friendly than the OT IMO, although with Lucas at the helm that was a pipe dream. Padme was how old again in Episode I? I agree it should have only been a 3-4 year age difference. The plot was fine. Just way too much camp. Not exactly shedding any new light on the matter, but they need to fix that the next time around.

Yeah, like I said, retain the story, but told in a more mature way, with excellent script and great direction. Lucas failed in all of that. They could actually do that by using the "point of view" reasoning... the original PT was told by a bad storyteller, then the remake could be told by an engaging storyteller.

Padme was I think 14 years old? That means she's 5 years older than him. What a beautiful cougar.

 

[Sloth7d]

Oh. Sorry. I missed that. But we can really explain that in PT's context. Obi-Wan could mean that Anakin was good in a way that a young kid (which Anakin was the first time Obi-Wan met him) is not-corrupted good, or Anakin is a loving and caring son to his mother. But to be fair to your point I really wish that the PT should've shown more of that good side.

Good man?