driver fighting both ridley and boyega? all three had lightsabers?

The person who posted about the scene on TheForce.net boards back in September mentioned Boyega had a blue saber and was dueling with Driver. This was also the first description I'd read of the "cross light" handle on the red saber, so it sounds legit. They also claimed that Ridley is on the ground during the duel, having been severely injured by Driver. The concept art of the scene shows Rey (presumably) holding a blue saber, so maybe she and Finn use the same one at different points.

Though a third Death Star would feel stale, I like the idea of an internal power struggle within the Republic -- i.e. certain parties building a super weapon in secret and Leia only discovering its existence when the need to use it arises. Those opposing ideologies might make for interesting drama if Leia refuses to go along with the plan. I really hope they bring her relation to Vader out in the open. I don't know how that could be uncovered (maybe a private conversation is overheard), but it would make for some good drama if Leia's colleagues cause her to be shunned by the very Republic she spent her life trying to rebuild by revealing her birth father was one of the galaxy's greatest monsters. It's too interesting an angle not to explore, imo.

So does Luke just rub one out from time to time? I'd think all that back pressure would turn him to the Dark Side after a few weeks

I wonder if a Jedi has ever used the Force to make an "invisible hand" to jerk it? Great. Now I can't get the image out of my head of Yoda jerking it with the Force for 20 years on Dagobah.

Han is killed by Kylo Ren outside the "evil castle" while attempting to confront him. The report says they know for certain this was shot at Pinewood -- though that doesn't mean much, as Abrams could have shot it simply to throw people off. Still, it makes sense given Ford's indifference to the character over the years. An earlier report from an unproven source implied Kylo is actually Han's son and Rey's brother -- which might explain why Han would try to reason with him. So Ren could just be a bad seed obsessed with becoming more powerful than granddaddy Vader.

http://makingstarwars.net/2015/02/st...r-death-great/

The parallels to A New Hope keep revealing themselves with each new report:

- Rey keeps a vital item (the lightsaber with the crystal) hidden inside a droid.
- The new crew hook up with Han to get off Tatooine.
- They do a raid on a heavily guarded compound to rescue someone.
- An elder gets struck down by a Sith(ish) while the young'uns look on.
- They escaping on the Falcon before hooking up with the Rebellion for a final battle.

Despite the rewrites, it sounds like George's "poetry" structure with these trilogies is alive and well.

Kylo Ren is the cross-hilt lightsaber guy, right? I'm still not familiar with all the new names, but I think that's right.

I hope Han says his thing about ancient weapons being no match for a good blaster, and then Kylo instantly cuts him down. Kinda like the inverse of the gun/sword "duel" from Raiders of the Lost Ark.

This is what happens when Han doesn't shoot first.

MSW is now saying Gleeson's character is "probably not" Luke's son and that he personally fires the Empire's super weapon in the movie. Certainly not the actions of a good guy. They also mention that Rey doesn't appear to be a Skywalker or a Solo because she has never seen or heard of the Falcon when she and Finn first happen upon it. Considering Daisy Ridley looks like an attractive brunette in the Portman/Knightley mold, I'll be surprised (or at least a little disappointed) if she's not playing Han and Leia's kid.