Everything prior to the Legacy series is fairly shite, though there are a few good reads between that series and 'Jedi'.
[Reply]

Episode VIII confirmed to begin exactly where Episode VII left off, a first for a Star Wars film.

No time gap.

Carrie Fisher stated that they're taking a break before Episode IX begins filming, which intimates (but does not confirm) that she'll be returning.
[Reply]

Interesting considering the usual MO of the crawl.
[Reply]

Surely the first shot won't be with Luke and Rey, but with the First Order licking their wounds. Possibly Kylo and Hux meeting with Snoke...
[Reply]

FWIW, one of the guys on Collider Jedi Council recently tweeted or replied to a tweet about this very idea saying he didn't think it was likely that Rax is Snoke.

Chuck Wendig 'liked' the tweet. Obviously, that doesn't confirm anything, far from, but it's interesting and led the CJC guy to firmly believe Rax is NOT Snoke.

Guess we'll find out soon enough.
[Reply]

Then it's pretty silly how they built him up in the two books and especially the Epilogue of Life Debt, IMO.
[Reply]

I can't comment as I haven't read a single Star Wars book in my entire life. I have no idea who the character is or what they're doing with him or anything.
[Reply]

Last year's Star Wars: The Force Awakens was full of twists and turns, but one of the most surprising moments in the entire film also happened to be one of the saddest. Han Solo (Harrison Ford) died by the hand of his son, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), and in that moment a part of our childhood dies every time we watch it. The death of such an iconic character will undoubtedly echo through future films, and Carrie Fisher recently revealed that it would most certainly factor into the events of Star Wars: Episode VIII.

According to a new report from Telegraph, it seems that Star Wars: Episode VIII will treat the demise of Han Solo with an appropriate level of weight. Carrie Fisher took the stage at the Future Filmmakers panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe and explained that General Leia will have to contend with the task of Han's funeral in the coming Star Wars adventure. Although his body fell deep into a crevice on Starkiller Base during the events of The Force Awakens, it looks like the members of the Resistance will still find a way to honor a fallen comrade. As Episode VIII takes place almost immediately after the events of The Force Awakens, we can very easily anticipate that the emotional wounds will still be pretty fresh.

One great thing about showing Han Solo's funeral is the fact that it will allow Rian Johnson to address a major problem with The Force Awakens. Many people who saw the last Star Wars movie found it odd that Chewbacca and General Leia made essentially no contact with one another following Han's death, despite the fact that they're arguably the two closest loved ones he had. If the next movie gives the characters a chance to properly mourn Harrison Ford's anti-hero, then we can likely expect Leia and Chewbacca to console one another in a way that feels more true to character.

As Star Wars fans we have become incredibly used to funerals over the course of the last seven movies. From Qui-Gon Jinn, to Shmi Skywalker, to Darth Vader at the end of Return of the Jedi, death is treated with an appropriate level of weight in the Star Wars mythos. That being said, the funeral of Han Solo could turn out to be the saddest moment in the history of the franchise. Arguably no other character has managed to capture the imagination of Star Wars fans quite like the loveable smuggler, and even the knowledge that we will soon get a Han Solo prequel movie doesn't change the fact that his death in The Force Awakens hurt.

http://www.cinemablend.com/news/1535...solo-aftermath
[Reply]

Rian Johnson says it starts with Luke and Rey at Skelling Michael
[Reply]

Pan down from sky to planet surface?

Something don't jibe.
[Reply]

How about a pan from planet to ship? Oooh.
[Reply]

The dreaded "Epi II, let's be different(!)"-pan.

Blech.
[Reply]

I don't think I've ever heard Abrams praised for his original story telling. I'm not trying to single you out, sorry, but a friend and I were just discussing this today. He is pretty shit at story telling, rather shit at ending a story. His strongest work, Super 8, was royally fucked by the stupid monster flick ending. Great coming of age film that turned to shit. His handling of Star trek has been an absolute joke, and this comes from somebody who never adored ST. Somehow he took what was supposed to be a thought provoking franchise and turned it into Fast and Furious Space Wars (before they even hired TG for the third one). Remember his whole, "don't worry Khan isn't in the sequel and I'm not totally out of ideas/pretty much a hack"? That has clearly carried over to the SW trilogy where he lobbed a soft remake of the original at us.

My main concern is how he has set up the rest of the trilogy to quite possible bore viewers by essentially following the same story path of the hero (because he is being lazy or possibly inept). We see Rey struggle but get on the right path in TFA. In 8 we will see her train alone with a hermit jedi legend; meanwhile her friends are off running missions for the rebels and somehow (probably from betrayal) are captured. Rey will go to rescue them despite not having finished her training. She will help them escape but at a huge cost. Ren will injure her, Luke will step in to save her at the cost of his own life. It will be disclosed that Rey and Ren are related. Luke becomes a ghost (already rumored he isn't in the 9th), and the end credits roll on a "stunned" audience.

I am so super stoked for when they announce that they are remaking the prequels, because at least then his rehashing used ideas will work out.

/rant. Sorry, had a shit day handling my elderly mother.

Again, this wasn't directed specifically at you BR, I just came to realize how close Abrams is to Zach Snyder level of directing. Their mantra is "if it's shiny, it's great!" I wouldn't be surprised to find out both were huge fans of Image comics when that started.
[Reply]

[Reply]

Hahaha
[Reply]