Todd from Breaking Bad, Michael Fassbender and Hugo Weaving eyed for Star Wars Episode VII; movie to - Polidicks

[quote]The Star Wars: Episode VII casting speculation game continues – and The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision has a few names to add to the mix: Michael Fassbender, Girls star Adam Driver and Hugo Weaving. With all the actors being tossed around – including a report this week that Breaking Bad's Jesse Plemons was meeting with director J.J. Abrams about a role – Heat Vision thought it was time to check in on Star Wars in general. Sources confirm Plemons is on the list to chat with Abrams for Episode VII (and possibly the entire trilogy), with a meeting set to take place this week. But he is only one of a long string of actors on Abrams' meeting list. The project has changed significantly since Oscar winner Michael Arndt split as writer on Episode VII in the fall, with duties taken up by Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, who co-wrote Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark. According to multiple insiders, the reason for the parting of ways was not due to a timeframe issue, as has been reported, but rather due to a difference in opinion of which characters to emphasize. [b]Arndt is said to have focused on the offspring of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), with the original trilogy heroes taking on supporting roles. Abrams, however, wanted Episode VII to focus on the classic trio of characters, so audiences could have one more chance to enjoy them before a fitting send-off. The new characters, the offspring, will now be in supporting roles, according to these sources, and take center stage in Episode VIII and IX.[/b] Some characters have disappeared from the Arndt script and new ones are being drafted. Star Wars creator George Lucas, who directed the 1977 original and each of the most recent trilogy, was also involved in the debate, according to insiders. But Lucas, who sold his Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, acquiesced to Abrams and producer Kathleen Kennedy, who now runs Lucasfilm. So with Abrams and Kasdan now overhauling the script, that means many of the actors who had met and auditioned have been nixed for various reasons. For example, one actor who met with Abrams in the fall before the overhaul was Mud breakout star Tye Sheridan. But sources say that at this stage, there is no need for such young actors and thus Sheridan will not be involved. In another case, one part that was initially conceived as a 20-year old male is now being rewritten to be a 40-year old. Abrams has continued meeting with actors while the new script is taking shape. According to sources, he met with Fassbender in December. Girls star Driver is being eyed for a role. While most names come with no identifying character, Hugo Weaving does. [b]Weaving, according to two sources, met for a part to play an Imperial commander.[/b] The latest bit to surface this week is that Abrams and Lucasfilm are now searching for a 20-something female actress who is either of mixed race or black. The rumor is that Obi-Wan Kenobi had a daughter or granddaughter. Star Wars: Episode VII hits theaters Dec. 18, 2015.[/quote] [Source: [url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-rumors-who-is-669997]THR[/url]]

The more I hear about this the more I like it. Hugo Weaving as an Imperial Commander would be amazing. I truly wish they'd use the Expanded Universe material, even though it's really unlikely. People have long dreamed of seeing characters like Jacen Solo in a feature film.

michael fassbender in anything yes please

[quote]Arndt is said to have focused on the offspring of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), with the original trilogy heroes taking on supporting roles. Abrams, however, wanted Episode VII to focus on the classic trio of characters, so audiences could have one more chance to enjoy them before a fitting send-off.[/quote] i have a bad feeling about this [editline]12th January 2014[/editline] lmao if luke has a son that's gonna officially throw george's "a jedi can't love" shit right out the window. let's retcon the prequels out of existence pls

[QUOTE=TheHydra;43508407]i have a bad feeling about this [editline]12th January 2014[/editline] lmao if luke has a son that's gonna officially throw george's "a jedi can't love" shit right out the window. let's retcon the prequels out of existence pls[/QUOTE] In all fairness, there's no council now to tell him he can't.

Please let it be about the Yuuzhan Vong War!

[QUOTE=TheHydra;43508407]i have a bad feeling about this [editline]12th January 2014[/editline] lmao if luke has a son that's gonna officially throw george's "a jedi can't love" shit right out the window. let's retcon the prequels out of existence pls[/QUOTE] Actually, I think Luke revoked that rule after he became Jedi Master. It was his way of of rebuilding the jedi ranks.

Hugo Weaving? We're gonna have a bad ass bad guy.

Set aside a massive portion of your budget to include a CGI Alec Guinness/Ben Kenobi's ghost, please. [img]http://s3.amazonaws.com/findagrave/photos/2001/222/guinnessalecbio.jpg[/img] That would be awesome. I fucking love Alec Guinness.

I'm looking forward to how this will turn out and all, but fuck Todd.

Expect to have lots of child killing and atleast 3 Mr. Andersons in every scene.

[QUOTE=TheHydra;43508407]lmao if luke has a son that's gonna officially throw george's "a jedi can't love" shit right out the window. let's retcon the prequels out of existence pls[/QUOTE] It's fair to assume that when Luke establishes the New Jedi Order, he can reinvent the Jedi code as he sees fit since he's the grand master. In EU Luke has a son with Mara Jade.

[QUOTE=LunchboxOfDoom;43508651]Set aside a massive portion of your budget to include a CGI Alec Guinness/Ben Kenobi's ghost, please. [img]http://s3.amazonaws.com/findagrave/photos/2001/222/guinnessalecbio.jpg[/img] That would be awesome. I fucking love Alec Guinness.[/QUOTE] I somehow doubt Alec Guiness' estate would give permission for his likeness, considering how much he hated getting typecast into being Obi Wan.

[QUOTE=Jamsponge;43508750]I somehow doubt Alec Guiness' estate would give permission for his likeness, considering how much he hated getting typecast into being Obi Wan.[/QUOTE] I don't think they'll complain if the film is promising enough and looks like it will succeed. That means more money for them. Guinness may have hated Star Wars, but he never complained about earning millions off of his role. Everyone likes making money.

Oh boy, I bet Hugo Weaving will play the exact same role he played in The Matrix and Captain America again

Harrison Ford as Han Solo please.

[QUOTE=TheHydra;43508407]i have a bad feeling about this [editline]12th January 2014[/editline] lmao if luke has a son that's gonna officially throw george's "a jedi can't love" shit right out the window. let's retcon the prequels out of existence pls[/QUOTE] I hate the bring up the extended universe because it's fucking terrible, but Luke does have children in that. And to be honest who gives a shit about anything that was made up in the prequels, the more of Lucas' terrible ideas that get binned the better.

I'll have a hard time seeing Jesse Plemons as anything other than "Ricky Hitler."

Todd was cute when he wasn't being a neo-Nazi child-killer.

Wait so Matt Damon will be in these movies?

[QUOTE=TheHydra;43508407]i have a bad feeling about this [editline]12th January 2014[/editline] lmao if luke has a son that's gonna officially throw george's "a jedi can't love" shit right out the window. let's retcon the prequels out of existence pls[/QUOTE] While my knowledge of the Star Wars EU is iffy at best, wasn't the idea that Luke was the prophecy fulfilled? The perfect balance between dark and light? He was tempted by the dark side but threw it off when fighting Vader and proved himself the master, even though Yoda said it couldn't be done?

[QUOTE=Hat-Wearing Man;43510399]Wait so Matt Damon will be in these movies?[/QUOTE] Meth Damon.

Honestly I'm worried about this whole "almost every character is an offspring of a previous character."

December 15th 2015 holy shit that is a scary thought

Hugo Weaving would be amazing in Starwars. Imagine how many different characters he could potentially play.

[QUOTE=TheHydra;43508407]i have a bad feeling about this [editline]12th January 2014[/editline] lmao if luke has a son that's gonna officially throw george's "a jedi can't love" shit right out the window. let's retcon the prequels out of existence pls[/QUOTE] He already has a wife.

[QUOTE=Whiplash~;43508376]The more I hear about this the more I like it. Hugo Weaving as an Imperial Commander would be amazing. I truly wish they'd use the Expanded Universe material, even though it's really unlikely. People have long dreamed of seeing characters like Jacen Solo in a feature film.[/QUOTE] jacen solo? pfft how about a real man [IMG]http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/29227-star-wars-jedi-knight-dark-forces-ii-windows-screenshot-kyle.gif[/IMG]

i really don't think going with those characters is a good idea

[quote]focused on the offspring of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher)[/quote] all three of them? incest [i]and[/i] bigamy? dammit star wars it was bad enough with Luke and Leia in the original trilogy [sp]hue[/sp]

[QUOTE=Crazy;43509390]Harrison Ford as Han Solo please.[/QUOTE] Pretty sure they already confirmed they were bringing back the big three from the original trilogy. Not too sure about actually focusing on them though, hope they don't go overboard with it.