Original Cast to Star in Episode VII?
2014 opened without any announcements about Episode VII, not surprisingly, and there have been no announcements since. However, that is not true for the rumors, which make up 95% of all things Episode VII. The first announcement of January began not necessarily with Episode VII news, but news that could have an impact on it. According to StarWars.com, Lucasfilm and Marvel have teamed up to create new Star Wars comics, giving Dark Horse, Star Wars comic publisher since 1991, the boot. This wasn't the first time Marvel and Lucasfilm made Star Wars comics together. Marvel started making Star Wars comics in 1977, three months before the original Star Wars came out. We all know this is prepping us for the inevitable Star Wars-Avengers crossover in the 2020s. I shudder thinking about it. But, in other news, a Boba Fett spinoff movie is in the works, according to Aceshowbiz. Apparently, Lawrence Kasdan is going to work on the screenplay. That is literally all the information that was available. No source, no release date. Nothing. Moving on.
According to Metro, Yoda is to appear as a Force Ghost in Episode VII. Yoda will have a cameo and spew generic things to Luke, talking about an "unbalance in the Force". Yes, this may seem obvious, but, once again, no source, no nothing. Moving on.
On a much more important note, Disney has announced that the canonity of Star Wars is all the same.
All right, now the Thrawn trilogy is legitimate canon and that green bunny from the 1977 Marvel-Star Wars comics is official! Not so fast. This could also mean that it will be completely abolished. Lawrence Kasdan has said that he would like to "start fresh". This means that nearly 40 years of canon will be dumped, the good and the bad. OR it could mean that some things will be left and some will be dumped. But who would decide that? This issue will become larger once the release date for Episode VII draws nearer. Stay tuned.
On to the main issue. The Hollywood Reporter has stated that the original cast, Mark Hammil, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford are going to be in Episode VII. But they aren't going to have little cameo roles. They will be the stars.
According to the theory, the reason Michael Arndt was dismissed from screenwriting was because he wanted to focus on the younger generations, specifically the children of the OT characters. However, J.J. Abrams wanted the original cast members to go out with a last hurrah before being relegated to cameo, Obi Wan Kenobi style roles in Star Wars Episode VIII. This means the children of the Skywalkers will be in cameo roles in Episode VII. Adding to this is a massive script overhaul that is the reason that the release date was pushed back to December. All of the pieces fit together! It's amazing! However, I just can't imagine Harrison Ford, Mark Hammil and Carrie Fisher running around shooting 'em up. It's not their age, I mean, I'm sure they could do it, but it seems like after 30 years, they would have matured and maybe started training other Jedi or something. Maybe retired. I don't know. Yes, Obi-Wan Kenobi was running around the Death Star in Star Wars, but he wasn't the main character. I'm not saying it can't be done, because it can, but that it might not be in character for them. So, we'll see...
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