Ian McDarmid, a.k.a. Emperor Palpatine of “Star Wars”, and the man in charge of “Force Awakens”, director J.J. Abrams, also will be featured.
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In fact, if The Force Awakens was coming out at the end of January and the marketing department continued on their current frequency, we would have seen the entire film by the time it hit cinemas.
While the film has been cloaked in an unparalleled level of secrecy, Ford guaranteed that fans can expect the same Solo they fell in love with from the original “Star Wars” trilogy. I’m anxious that, because everyone feels exactly the way I do, most of us will leave the theater disappointed.
Asked about the project and who he thought should be cast, Ford told Reuters: “I don’t think it’s about being like me, it’s about us being like Han Solo”.
It stars newcomers Daisy Ripley, Adam Driver, John Bodega as well as old Star Wars hands Harrison Ford, Mark Ham ill and Carrie Fisher.
She explained: “I once wrote a sketch for Robert De Niro as Thomas Jefferson, as they had similar qualities!”
In a very interesting chat with Slashfilm, Kennedy spoke a bit about the Star Wars Story game plan, explaining how the series of spinoffs will expand the existing universe by allowing the exploration of more specific genres.
But not so for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
He continued: “But what I’m grateful for is that the plot points, the drive, the crucial surprises that make going to the movies an event, are still things the audience gets to experience”. “We have a lot of great communication with them, we have a lot of knowledge about what’s going on and what the other products are doing”.
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Composer John Williams, who won an Academy Award for the first “Star Wars” film, was back – along with the iconic refrain he wrote 38 years ago. After all, there are few properties that can support multiple game releases, across mobile and console, simultaneously, the way Star Wars can. Only two spin-offs have been confirmed so far; Gareth Edwards will direct Rogue One, and Phil Lord and Chris Miller will call the shots on a Han Solo prequel film.
