Game of Thrones is Taking Over Star Wars
This week, being an otherwise slow week news wise, did provide some interesting information. To begin, Rian Johnson, the director of Star Wars: Episode VII, partook in an podcast interview with Girls in Hoodies (What a strange name. Hipsters nowadays. Sheesh.). During the interview, he obviously couldn't give any details of what would happen in the upcoming Star Wars movies,but then he was asked about the J.J. Abrams X-Wing video, released by Star Wars during the summer, and depicting J.J. Abrams standing in front of a full-scale modified X-Wing. When asked, Johnson spoke positively about the direction Episode VII was headed in the effects department:
“They’re doing so much practical building for this one. It’s awesome. They’re doing it all right, yeah … I think people are coming back around to [practical effects], yeah, it feels like there is sort of that gravity pulling us back towards it … I think that more and more people are hitting kind of a critical mass in terms of the CG-driven action scene lending itself to a very specific type of action scene, where physics go out the window and it becomes so big so quick. I probably sound like a grumpy old man talking about it, but the thing is, I do wonder because I think kids are growing up watching those and that’s the thing that they love now so I don’t know whether it is a generational thing, and it could be.”
No, it's not generational. CG, when applied liberally, looks fake. Even if special effects improve, there will always be a level of simulacra in CG-live action movies. But it is good news to hear that Abrams and crew are working hard to maintain an equilibrium. However, not having a ton of CG will not make a movie good. It still has to have believable characters, a coherent plot, a good director, good actors, et cetera. The CG was only was factor in the blur of bad that was the Star Wars prequel trilogy. However, since J.J. Abrams knows what he's doing, hopefully, it is a step in the right direction. Rian Johnson's words are encouraging.
(Side note: The podcast was hosted by ESPN. ESPN is owned by Disney. Lucasfilm, and therefore Star Wars, is owned by Disney. Just an observation. Yep.)
According to the BBC, Syrio Forel, a master swordsman hired to train Arya Stark in Game of Thrones. He is played by Miltos Yerolemou, who is reported to have joined the cast of Episode VII. It is most likely to be a minor role, though. Since many people joined the cast in a short period of time, including Lupita Nyong'o, the major roles are probably filled. This new casting choice has shed light on a peculiar insight: There have been two Game of Thrones stars cast in Episode VII. This is more actors per franchise in Episode VII than any other franchise, besides Star Wars, of course. This could be a milestone. Could Lucasfilm be trying to get a Game of Thrones feel to the new movie? Could elements of Game of Thrones be creeping into Star Wars? Probably not. However, a smaller, less noticeable detail due to the casting has caught my attention. Miltos Yerolemou played a swordsman in Game of Thrones.What could this mean? It could mean nothing, of course, but it could also mean everything. If you mix in a little speculation with fact, you can get a possible glimpse into the plot of Episode VII. If he played a swordsman, he could wield a lightsaber, right? Not too crazy there. But the detail that he won't have a big role could shed light on something in the plot. If Yerolemou has a lightsaber, that would mean he'd have to be a Jedi (Or Sith, but unlikely because he has such a small role). But if he has such a small role, and he was a Jedi, that would mean he wouldn't be the only one, and if he wasn't the only one...
Wait for it...
New Jedi Order.
Crazy, huh? But it's all just baseless speculation.
Or is it?
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