Adam Driver as the Episode VII Villain?
With Episode VII still 1 year, 9 months, and 2 days away (659 days), all anyone has is rumors. Nothing has been confirmed, but there are promising leads. The first one might or might not have an impact on Episode VII. It states that the Sith homeworld, Korriban, has been renamed to Morraban. No idea what that means, but whatever. This comes from The Star Wars Insider, saying that during the last Clone Wars episode, the Sith homeworld's true name will be revealed. I don't know how this change is supposed to be dramatic or something, but I doubt it will affect Episode VII, unless J.J. Abrams decides that for whatever reason, Luke Skywalker has to visit the Sith homeworld, which is unlikely as Abramsprobably wants to look into the future, and not the past, because that is prequel territory. Plus, "Star Wars Insider" sounds like a tabloid of some sort.
Metro reports that Harrison Ford is going to star in Star Wars AND Indiana Jones. Apparently, he signed a contract for two more Indie films and Episode VII. However, if this is true, then why would Ford continue doing both at the same time? It might mean overlapping shooting schedules. Unless Indiana Jones 5 isn't released in the 2015-2016 area. Ford also didn't wan't anything to do with Solo, so if he signed the contract, it could mean something big.
Finally, Variety reports that Adam Driver has signed on the Star Wars cast as the lead villain. It reports that "sources tell Variety", and "no deal is done yet", but they are optimistic. Even if this is true, and Driver has been cast, would he make a good villain? If he's going for a villain role, it shouldn't be imitating or be in the style of Darth Vader. Vader is a character that cannot be duplicated. Driver can be his own kind of villain. Each trilogy defines its villains, with the originals having a strong villain, and the prequels having multiple weak villains. What will the seqeuls do?
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