Fans who have been watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens marketing campaign unfold have assumed that the new “big three” characters Daisy Ridley (Rey) John Boyega (Finn) and Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron) will continue the saga forward where Carrie Fisher (General Leia), Harrison (Han Solo), and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) leave off. The secrecy has stirred rampant online speculation, particularly about the fate of Skywalker, who is absent from trailers and posters promoting the new film.
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Firstly, JJ Abrams – at the United States press conference for the movie – has confirmed that you won’t need to stay in your seat once the credits roll.
‘You cast someone as attractive as Lupita and you have her a motion-capture character, ‘ he said.
Kaling, poking fun at the secrecy surrounding the film asked the president of Luscasfilm, “I know you can’t tell me what is in the movie, but can you tell me what is not in the movie?”
There has been a lot of interest surrounding Christie’s foreboding Captain Phasma. So they decided they didn’t want to use those stories, they decided they were going to do their own thing so I decided, ‘fine….
“Jar Jar is definitely not in the movie”, responded Kennedy, who said that Episode VIII will begin shooting in January. “At least in the Internet age, I’ve not seen this kind of excitement and demand for a movie”. “I’ll go my way and I let them go their way'”. “It is decidely individual”. On Jan. 5, park guests will be able to book separate Star Wars dessert tasting tours, Weissman said.
Disney announced today that in an unprecedented collaboration with Google, Star Wars fans will have an opportunity to share in immersive experiences – Awaken the Force Within and Google Cardboard Virtual Reality – in celebration of Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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They’ll Be No Ewoks Either OK, so the people asking questions weren’t exactly super focused on hard-hitting questions, but this one got a good laugh and a clear answer: no Ewoks in The Force Awakens, but there are plenty of them in Return of the Jedi.
