The Force Awakens Should the Sequel Trilogy bring back the Old Characters?

[Bim]

I'd be open to the original cast coming back but honestly, to distance itself and avoid more scrutiny, just set this thousands of years later. It just opens for more opportunity. This universe is so vast I think it would be kind of a waste to just continue. And this is called Episode 7 more for the sake of brand recognition. It doesn't mean anything in terms of it continuing after Jedi. This can go either way. The thousands of years works because we haven't really seen it before and it would justify a new threat happening.

I'm a fan of this myself. Set it up way in the future, and the old characters and movie events can be refferenced. I personally dont care for Mara Jade, so i hope they ignore that in EU... there, i said it lol.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I'm just not comfortable with a recast. That would just contradict the wanting of the series to continue post ROTJ with returning characters. If we love these characters and the people who played them why would you even recast? That would add even more scrutiny. We can avoid all of that trouble if we just had all new characters and stories. Lucas told his story with the Skywalkers and they're done. Disney now owns the property and they can do their own thing. That's opportunity they shouldn't pass up.

 

[Doctor Jones]

I'm a fan of this myself. Set it up way in the future, and the old characters and movie events can be refferenced. I personally dont care for Mara Jade, so i hope they ignore that in EU... there, i said it lol.

I have never really cared what happened in the EU post ROTJ anyway and this one of the reasons why I don't really want to see the original cast anymore. Its gonna be an original story, but how much more are we still gonna say about them?

 

[Iceman]

I'm just kind of sick of the limited scope of tying everything ever to the same very small group of characters.

Fair enough. That bloodline thing is something I like a lot. I want a fair few links between the orginal trilogy and the new trilogy so that it feels like a Star Wars sequel rather than just a separate great sci-fi fantasy film.

 

[Doc Ock]

I don't mind a recast. If you can successfully recast James Bond, Batman, Superman, the cast of Star Trek, Bilbo Baggins, Sherlock Holmes, the Incredible Hulk, Jack Ryan and God knows how many other characters, I don't see why you can't recast here. Yeah, Star Wars is sacred, you're raping my childhood, blah, blah, blah. People need to get over it and realize that if the movie is good, that's really all that matters.

See, maybe I'm in the minority that gets this but Star Wars isn't like those franchises. Its Star Wars! Recasting is a ridiculous idea, the novels, comics, and video games use the likeness of the actors who portrayed the characters. Star Wars being recast is a mind-boggling silly idea IMO. I'd rather have a CGI movie using the likeness of the actors than a recast.

I'm just not comfortable with a recast. That would just contradict the wanting of the series to continue post ROTJ with returning characters. If we love these characters and the people who played them why would you even recast? That would add even more scrutiny. We can avoid all of that trouble if we just had all new characters and stories. Lucas told his story with the Skywalkers and they're done. Disney now owns the property and they can do their own thing. That's opportunity they shouldn't pass up.

I was kinda hoping this next Trilogy would continue the story of the Skywalkers and make a "complete saga" so to speak, then afterwards Disney can do all kinds of cool stuff with universe. But thats just me.

 

[LegendAssemble]

I don't mind a recast. If you can successfully recast James Bond, Batman, Superman, the cast of Star Trek, Bilbo Baggins, Sherlock Holmes, the Incredible Hulk, Jack Ryan and God knows how many other characters, I don't see why you can't recast here. Yeah, Star Wars is sacred, you're raping my childhood, blah, blah, blah. People need to get over it and realize that if the movie is good, that's really all that matters.

Recasts don't rape your childhood, doing things to characters that makes no sense is. If the movie is like 10 years after Jedi, yeah recast everybody they're way too old, but if it's like 30 years then keep Hamil and Fischer. I also wouldn't mind seeing Ewan return as Kenobi since he was one of the better actors in the prequels.

 

[LegendAssemble]

I have never really cared what happened in the EU post ROTJ anyway and this one of the reasons why I don't really want to see the original cast anymore. Its gonna be an original story, but how much more are we still gonna say about them?

A lot of stupid stupid stuff. The Thrawn Trilogy was pretty good, but there was the concept Palpatine didn't die and he lived on in clone bodies (Crap), a new Sith Lord who was a Jedi from the Clone Wars Era (Crap), and Luke temporarily turns to the Dark Side to "Destroy it from within" (Crap). He also gets married and his wife is murdered by Han and Leias child who becomes a Sith Lord. Luke becomes space Chuck Norris.

The problem with the EU is that theres tons of good stories like the Thrawn Trilogy, Shadows of the Empire (that one is not Post RotJ though), but theres also tons of stories that are not very good. Personally I say they should just ignore them and write stories that are good movies rather than trying to please fans. After all if they make an exciting film with a compelling story, won't fans be pleased irregardless of the justice done to novels and comics?

 

[Daybreak_st]

See, maybe I'm in the minority that gets this but Star Wars isn't like those franchises. Its Star Wars! Recasting is a ridiculous idea, the novels, comics, and video games use the likeness of the actors who portrayed the characters. Star Wars being recast is a mind-boggling silly idea IMO. I'd rather have a CGI movie using the likeness of the actors than a recast.

I just don't get this logic on any level whatsoever. Star Trek is compared to Star Wars constantly and is its closest equivalent with regards to the general public and cultural impact. And it was successfully recast. It's not that big of a deal if done right.

 

[Lord]

The new trilogy's supposed to tak place 20-40 years after the originals, why is there even the need to recast?

 

[DaveMoral]

Dark Empire is one of the high points of the EU and was met with huge critical praise. It basically re-invigorated Star Wars along with the Thrawn trilogy. Hell, GL liked it and said that is probably similar to what he'd have done next. People that call it crap generally do so in hindsight after the PT's Force Messiah revelation about Anakin.

 

[Daybreak_st]

Lord, they haven't specified a time frame yet have they?

No they haven't. Nor has a story been decided. It's all speculation right now.

 

[DaveMoral]

There are interviews in which Lucas and Hamill talked about this stuff 30 years ago. Hamill has said the GL asked him if he's come back for a role as Luke in an Obi-Wan type role 30 years later.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

There are interviews in which Lucas and Hamill talked about this stuff 30 years ago. Hamill has said the GL asked him if he's come back for a role as Luke in an Obi-Wan type role 30 years later.

Where are these interviews? Sounds interesting.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

No, it was on the set of A New Hope, back when the original plan was a trilogy of trilogies (that initially went out the window with RotJ) Lucas had made some passing comments that if he gets to make all his films, he'd make Star Wars either VII or IX by 2011 and he'd like Hamill to appear in it. They were off the cuff mentions, and he scrapped the idea of a sequel trilogy after Jedi, but he seems to have largely actually stuck to his word.

Seemingly, Mark may be back.

 

[Skrilla31]

As long as the sequel trilogy doesn't reference ANYTHING that happened in the prequels, I'm fine. I think it's best if we all just banded together as a collective and pretend that everything Star Wars related after 1995 didn't happen.

You hear that Disney? There was. no. prequel trilogy. period. Give the world it's long anticipated sequel to Return Of The Jedi and let the rest take care of itself.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

No, it was on the set of A New Hope, back when the original plan was a trilogy of trilogies (that initially went out the window with RotJ) Lucas had made some passing comments that if he gets to make all his films, he'd make Star Wars either VII or IX by 2011 and he'd like Hamill to appear in it. They were off the cuff mentions, and he scrapped the idea of a sequel trilogy after Jedi, but he seems to have largely actually stuck to his word.

Seemingly, Mark may be back.

Oh, I see.

 

[Lord]

As long as the sequel trilogy doesn't reference ANYTHING that happened in the prequels, I'm fine. I think it's best if we all just banded together as a collective and pretend that everything Star Wars related after 1995 didn't happen.

You hear that Disney? There was. no. prequel trilogy. period. Give the world it's long anticipated sequel to Return Of The Jedi and let the rest take care of itself.

So, you don't want these to have existed?

Don't confuse things, the execution may have been bad but there are a lot of good ideas and elements in the prequels.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Acting like the prequel trilogy never existed sounds nearly as bad as Disney going back and rebooting the prequels.

 

[Octoberist]

what prequels?

 

[Doc Ock]

I just don't get this logic on any level whatsoever.

See? I knew you wouldn't understand!

Don't confuse things, the execution may have been bad but there are a lot of good ideas and elements in the prequels.

Yeah, the prequels are full of great characters and moments.

 

[Octoberist]

So, you don't want these to have existed?

Don't confuse things, the execution may have been bad but there are a lot of good ideas and elements in the prequels.

The use of the first photo shouldn't be used in tour argument because according to Lucasfilm, that animated series never existed.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

The use of the first photo shouldn't be used in tour argument because according to Lucasfilm, that animated series never existed.

I was talking to someone on here a few days ago about this. I didn't think that series was canon, but others said that it is.

Any proof that it's not? I need some answers here!

 

[Lord]

The use of the first photo shouldn't be used in tour argument because according to Lucasfilm, that animated series never existed.

Yes it is, it's T-Canon, along with the other tv shows its level of canon is only 2nd to the movies. Not to mention that the tv show has the introduction of Ventress, in the comics and the new clone wars tv show all other characters already know her because they met her here.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Yes it is, it's T-Canon, along with the other tv shows its level of canon is only 2nd to the movies. Not to mention that the tv show has the introduction of Ventress, in the comics and the new clone wars tv show all other characters already know her because they met her here.

Ohh yeah, you're who I was talking to this about. Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[Llama_Shepherd]

As long as the sequel trilogy doesn't reference ANYTHING that happened in the prequels, I'm fine. I think it's best if we all just banded together as a collective and pretend that everything Star Wars related after 1995 didn't happen.

You hear that Disney? There was. no. prequel trilogy. period. Give the world it's long anticipated sequel to Return Of The Jedi and let the rest take care of itself.