RichC2

He wasn't the issue with the PT, everybody was terrible in those movies. And I think you can pin that primarily on Lucas.

Shannon Nutt

Ewan McGregor was good...but that's about it.

RichC2

Ewan McGregor has an accent that covers up any flaws in acting because it's inherently anti-monotone.

... or something

Mike86

I really can't see Disney bringing back Hayden as Anakin. It wouldn't make sense unless he was a Force ghost or was seen in a flashback. Even then though I can't see why they'd actually have either of those scenarios play out when they seem to be putting distance between what they're doing and the Prequel Trilogy and especially given how critical people have been of that character.

EctoCooler

I'd honestly rather see Jar Jar again still up to his clumsy hijinks than Christensen as Anakin again, and I like him overall as an actor.

Shannon Nutt

Wouldn't a Hayden appearance in ROGUE ONE make much more sense? I'd actually have no problem with him there...just keep him out of the main trilogy.

Solid Snake

why have him at all?

Main trilogy or not... he's related to the worst SW films. Shit. He wasn't even good in them, not totally his fault but still...

windom

He could play Vader when he goes into his meditation chamber and takes his mask off.

Shannon Nutt

Exactly...someone has to play Vader, and David Prowse is too old and too ill to get back in the suit.

hanshotfirst1138

As long as the suit is on, how would anyone know? It could be a stuntman, a mime, and all kinds of different people during different scenes.


To be be fair, Laurence Olivier couldn't have given a good performance in the PT ;-).

joe_b

Latino Review is reporting that "Beyond the Lights" star Gugu Mbatha-Raw is also on the shortlist for one of two new female parts in Episode VIII. Sci-Fi fans may remember her role as the younger sister of Martha Jones on Doctor Who.

Supermallet

There's more to physical acting than just walking around. Vader looked awkward to me in ROTS, he didn't have the same physical presence as the character does in the OT.

TGM

ironically she'll be playing a character with the exact same name.

Ranger

Nightsister Gugu!

collven

They showed him in full costume for, what, 10 seconds? He had just gotten new artificial legs and had never stood on them before. For that matter, it was the first time he ever had the suit on.

Then there's the matter of age and experience. People cower when they see Vader. After 20 years or so of that, of course you are going to carry yourself differently.

There's just no way to compare the tiny glimpse of Vader we got at the end of ROTS to the one from the OT.

Rob V

joe_b

Collider is reporting Gugu has already been cast. Apparently, Johnson was impressed by her work in "Beyond the Lights".

Remember, there are rumors of two new female parts. Maslany just signed up for a movie about the Boston marathon bombing and Olivia Cooke has been cast in "Ready Player One", so they're both probably out of the running. That leaves Gina Rodriguez from the actresses we've heard were shortlisted.

EDIT: Fans are suspecting Rodriguez got the role, as she apparently started following Johnson, Boyega and Nyong'o on Twitter recently. If that's the case, the rumor that we'll be seeing

joe_b

Several returning cast members have been confirmed during the TFA press tour:

Kennedy also mentioned that exterior shots for Episode VIII would be filmed on the outskirts of Mexico.

Oh, and this:

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Who gets that flustered if they have nothing to hide?

Timber

?

joe_b

New casting info:

http://makingstarwars.net/2015/12/a-...sting-process/

dex14

Would be cool if

Decker

Bump for speculation now that we've seen VII.

I'm psyched that Rian Johnson will be doing this one. I assume it'll have a darker tone to mimic Empire's feel, and he's shown he can go dark very well.

Josh-da-man

I suspect that

(Since this is speculation, I don't know if it needs spoilered, but I'll follow the lead.)

Solid Snake

It's not. It's actually not worth spoilering either.

Rogue One takes place after Rebels. You'd expect some aspect of that format to influence some nature of Rogue One cuz of the the timeline. But I'd be surprised if it does considering how isolated it really is. It'll probably be like the MCU and how it handles the different formats. The show won't matter to the films. Cuz it just makes sense that way. Not everybody has time to dedicate to a show. It also ostracizes your fanbase if it is made as a necessary component to the narrative. At best you'll hear of an event from the show that is mentioned in the film but.... it's not important. Just information for something.


Question: What is the exact placement that Rebels has? it's Between the trilogies but how far in terms of a time period.

dex14