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

[Raiden]

If it was about their kids it would be making the universe feel too small, but the thing is Luke is now the last of the Jedi rebuilding the order, Leia/Han/Lando are important figures in rebuilding the Republic. If you think about it it's not that far fetched for some of the most important people in the Galaxy to get sucked into some kind of BS.

All they need to do is make the main characters not related to any of the old characters and just have them cross paths. Kind of like how Luke wasn't related to Obi-Wan or Yoda but it made sense how they met.

I still think having a kid stumble upon the Jedi Academy in ruins and bring Luke out of retirement to help him, would be great.

That would be too much of a reharsh of ANH, where Luke brought Obi-Wan out of retirement to help him in Tatooine imo.

 

[Gianakin_]

That also doesn't make sense seeing as Obi-Wan is 57ish in A New Hope but he looks like he's in his late 60s. Idealy the story would take place 30 years after Return of the Jedi and not be some stupid 100 years later plot.

Well, chronologically it's what it is. He had a rough life on Tatooine or whatever. You don't like it? Fine. It is what it is.

Strike 2 with your matter-of-fact and insulting attitude.

 

[LegendAssemble]

Well, chronologically it's what it is. He had a rough life on Tatooine or whatever. You don't like it? Fine. It is what it is.

Strike 2 with your matter-of-fact and insulting attitude.

If your insulted that theres actual reasons beyond opinion why the prequels dont hold up then, I don't know what to tell you.

 

[LegendAssemble]

That would be too much of a reharsh of ANH, where Luke brought Obi-Wan out of retirement to help him in Tatooine imo.

I agree but given that ANH was based on the standard heroes journey and what not I think it could work. Plus it came out like 40 years ago so it won't feel as lazy or as much like treaded ground as it would have if it was a recent release. As long as the kids reasonably different from Luke and he doesn't find him the same way Luke found Obi-Wan and Luke isn't hiding then it would be okay imo.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

You know I don't care what anyone says about Hayden, watching Sith right now and the Temple march is such an amazing scene and Hayden has such an imposing presence. I don't disagree that his acting has flaws, but he had the presence to be Anakin and Vader. My only problem is if Hayden could pull off the mentor role well as a force ghost.

 

[LegendAssemble]

You know I don't care what anyone says about Hayden, watching Sith right now and the Temple march is such an amazing scene and Hayden has such an imposing presence. I don't disagree that his acting has flaws, but he had the presence to be Anakin and Vader. My only problem is if Hayden could pull off the mentor role well as a force ghost.

Hayden wasn't a bad actor imo. Most of his flaws come from:

1. Everyones unique ideas of who Anakin Skywalker would be.
2. The way he was written and his lack of freedom to change small lines.
3. The way he was directed and used more as a prop than a tool
4. His lack of experience
5. The scripts indecisiveness over if Anakin was a good guy or a bad guy and the constant nods to his inevitable fall.

The fact he was written as a bad apple in Episodes II-III and you can see the frustration brewing in his eyes and the overwhelming darkness just made the other Jedi look absolutely stupid in not doing something to help him.

Personally I think they could just cast DiCrapio as Vaders ghost. He expressed interest in playing the part prior to the casting of Hayden and his head/face has a similar structure to sebastian shaw. Not to mention he's about 40, and darth vader died at age 43-46 (can't remember). So he'd be a more accurate vision of what good Anakin should look like vs 20 something Hayden or 60 something Shaw was. He also has a resemblance to child Anakin from Phantom Menace.

Jake Lloyd as Anakin Skywalker 1999

Sebastian shaw as Darth Vader.

Leonardo DiCaprio 2012

 

[Human Torch]

That's the one thing that would keep me from seeing the film.

 

[Marvolo]

I def want to see chewie and the droids.

 

[floreairfoot]

I def want to see chewie and the droids.

I wonder how fast a Wookiee ages?

If the main 3 end up old, he might still be young, or maybe even dead if it's dog years.

 

[Frodo]

I fall into the camp of blending old and new characters and I have a feeling that's what we're gonna get. While the new trilogy may have a new focus and central character, I really doubt that there's gonna be a complete new group of characters. I just don't see Disney taking that kind of gamble with people audiences could care less about, even if there's potential. Like it or not,the public loves SW mainly because of Skywalkers and co. That's not to say you can't build a new audience based on new characters, but if you're trying to revive the star wars saga and grab everyone's attention and interest again I doubt that touting new characters with none of the returning favs is really gonna excite the generations of even causal viewers to the pt and ot to really care.

 

[Doc Ock]

I def want to see chewie and the droids.

I think Chewie would be pretty easy, I bet Peter Mayhew would love to come back.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

I def want to see chewie and the droids.

C-3PO and R2-D2 are a must. Would love to see Chewie as well.

 

[steintym]

I'm sure the droids will be in it one way or another.

 

[Darthphere]

So it seems like the original cast is pretty upbeat about returning?

 

[Marvolo]

I wonder how fast a Wookiee ages?

If the main 3 end up old, he might still be young, or maybe even dead if it's dog years.

Average lifespan of a wookie is 600 standard years, according to wookiepeedia.

Ive never forgiven Vector Prime for killing him so if they could just entirely forget that book id be grateful.

 

[Bruce Malone]

I wonder if they'd get a new guy to play chewie though? The old actor wants to come back but i believe he walks with a cane now.

 

[LegendAssemble]

I wonder if they'd get a new guy to play chewie though? The old actor wants to come back but i believe he walks with a cane now.

A part of his Episode III contract was for him to return for VII (yes it said for Star Wars VII), but if he walks with a cain now who knows?

 

[Marvolo]

I wonder if they'd get a new guy to play chewie though? The old actor wants to come back but i believe he walks with a cane now.

He played chewie in ROTS i think. Although that was seven years ago.

 

[Soapy]

My opinion is that they should bring them back where it makes sense, but they absolutely shouldn't be the focus. I highly doubt Disney wants a bunch of old as hell actors being the face of this giant series they're trying to sell to kids, and I don't want to see that either honestly.

Ideally, what I would want is for Mark Hammil to return in a mentor role similar to Obi-Wan in the Original Trilogy. Fisher and Ford, I think should have less screentime even than that. Of course "mascot" characters like R2 and 3PO have to return in some capacity, and I'm more than fine with that. I just want this new trilogy to actually be NEW and not dwell too much in the past.

 

[Marvolo]

Anthony daniels as c3po or if they cant get him to be in the suit i want him doing the voice. I dont think they would recast but just in case i want it known that i will not be happy.

 

[DaveMoral]

I'm not really fond of this idea. I have read some of the EU books (such as Thrawn's trilogy, Dark Horse Comic's Dark Empire, some Young Jedi Knights books, etc), but I didn't read the later books and imo those were quite confusing as heck. I also don't like what I heard about some of the later developments, such as the corruption of both Jacen & Anakin Solo and their subsequent deaths. And you're going to expect the audience to accept all of these stories and watch Ep. 7 that has all those EU events set up before it?

There's no reason Episode VII has to make reference to all the events as part of the storyline. I'd rather have that, however, than have the entire EU unraveled for tacked on films that have no real connection to the previous 6 thematically.

Besides, prior to the release of Episode I there were plenty of EU stories that took place before it and leading into it that developed the backstory but were not at all necessary for the viewer to have read. And stories that took place millenia before hand.

Also, Anakin Solo was never corrupted. He literally died as a blazing light of the Force. I don't like the fall of Jacen Solo either, but I like even less the prospect of wiping out huge swathes of the EU and setting a precedent to do that whenever it suits them. That's something Lucas would do, but we all know Lucas's judgement has been shoddy since he started making the PT and questionable decisions he's made with TCW. In the fandom it's almost universally loved that he's stepping away from Star Wars.

Furthermore, the idea that VII-IX shouldn't involved more Skywalkers is just bonkers. If these movies are going to have the "episode" designation they shouldn't have as central protagonists anyone but Skywalkers and their close associates. The Saga is about Skywalkers and their role in massive galactic events both political and metaphysical. If you don't want more Skywalkers you don't want a Saga film... you want a film that's simply set in the Star Wars universe. A spin-off.

 

[Bruce Malone]

He played chewie in ROTS i think. Although that was seven years ago.

He walks with this now, pretty clever i suppose.

Also he has lost some height due to his hunchedness.

 

[Marvolo]

That cane is awesome.

 

[TheVileOne]

Well, doesn't Anthony Daniels still voice the character in Clone Wars?

Also bring back Ben Burt for sound design.

 

[LegendAssemble]

He looks just like the face on the chewbacca costume too in the second pic hahaha