Is the guy responsible for Jar Jar going to Comicpalooza?
I guess it wouldn't be safe.
Whispers surrounding the mysterious newest instalment of the Star Wars franchise have hinted that actor Peter Mayhew may be onboard to reprise his role as Chewbacca. Sources have told The Hollywood Reporter that the world's favourite Wookiee will be back for the new movie, the plot and characters of which have remained fairly …
Around the time of Phantom Menace I recall seeing one of those weekly partworks magazines for Star Wars (where the first episode is 99p then jumps up to £4.99, with optional binder at £9.99).
One of them had a timeline for all nine episodes, mentioning that Chewbacca died in ep 7 or 8.
That series was based on novels, comics and games too. Then Mr Lucas shat over that very rich cannon (which he previously steered and authorised) with the prequels.
The origination of Boba Fett in the comics showed him to be an utter badass (eventually). Then the prequels made him into a clone with dead daddy issues.
Well the Phantom Morass was all about a tax dispute. So this latest one can be about a patent lawsuit. And go on-and-on-and-on-and-on...
Darth Jobs: Release your artistic side! For art leads to minimalism - and minimalism leads to the fruity side of the force!
Wait. Episode One had a plot? I can't remember anything much about it except that Jar Jar was annoying, that there was some kinda race that was sorta cool and that bad characters seemed to talk with Russian accents. I completely gave up after that. BTW, I accidentally found out while waiting to get food stamps (an American thing) that it is even WORSE when the sound is turned off. How many things can you say that about?
Peter Mayhew isn't just tall, though, he's a whopping 7'3" which makes him incredibly rare.
Maybe a few tens of thousands of 7 footers on the planet. The ones that can make accurate limb movements get sent to the NBA. The wobbly ones have only got one career - Chewbacca.
No too far off the truth, Peter Mayhew has been unable to walk without the aid of, erm, walking aids for some years now. He might not be too bad if they film him from the waist up, but unfortunatly he isn't in a fit enough state to reprise walking chewie, never mind running.
So that's the secret plan is it? Now I understand. In a series reboot Abrams is going to merge the Trek and Wars universes, and take them into a new parallel universe so that he can use the original characters.
In the pllot of this new film Cmdr Data will destroy the Death Star by reversing the neutron flux of the tachyon beam - thus setting up a resonance in the Death Star's dilithium crystals, causing it to explode. Meanwhile Luke will be busy saving the Star Destroyer Enterprise by battling the hordes of tribbles, with only his lightsabre. Lt Uhuru will be getting jiggy with Han Solo (who shoots first).
Darth Spock has been turned by the Emperor, but is saved from his final doom as the Emperor is unable to close the helmet over his ears - so Spock is forced to go to the space burns unit instead for his injuries. After being returned to the planet Vulcan for counselling he becomes a wookie hair-stylist, thus making the wookies considerably less grumpy as a race, and reducing the number of smuggler-pilots in the galaxy.
This creates an opening for Kirk, who therefore wins the contract to fly for Princess Leia - and lay 'er he does...
[that's enough - Ed]
Star wars is popular, i get that. but why does The Reg report on it?
I like these Star Wars updates, keep em coming. But if you are doing films then why not do updates for all the other cool films coming along too? And why stop at Star Wars films, why not branch into all the other Star Wars media whilst you are at it?
I made sure to inflict Star Wars upon my spawn at an early age (mainly through Lego videogames, they're not all that bothered about the films). Any child who can pick up a long stick and not immediately start making "zumm... wumm" noises, well, that's not childhood at all, in my opinion.
According to the EU, Chewbacca is dead. Since Episode 7 is supposed to take place 30+ years after RotJ, and Chewie died about 21 years after RotJ, the only acceptable appearance would be as a flashback.
Disney has a choice to make. They can basically do one of 3 things, if they want Star Wars to continue to be successful. One, ignore the EU of Star Wars content and only accept George Lucas films as canonical. Two, Ignore the George Lucas Prequels and only accept EU content and the original Trilogy as canonical. Three, try to reconcile the EU and Prequel content in some fashion. The third option would be the boldest, and most difficult to pull off, but I think in the end would bring back many to the fold. Personally I hope they go with the second option, and RetCon out all the George Lucas fallacies we find in the Prequels. But I know that is just a fantasy in my own mind. :-)
If they follow down the path of the Prequels, and completely ignore or blatantly contradict (Kashyyyk in the Ep. 3 anyone?) the EU they will likely lose much of the remaining support from fans over the age of about 25.
Just my $.02
I wonder if Wookie's suffer with Arthritis?...i mean, he's got to be about 400 in human years!
The only way he can realistically make "an appearance" in the next film is if Han had him stuffed and mounted in a corner of the Millenium Falcon....i suppose that would be a "Cameo Role"?
Good luck getting Chewbacca and Harrison Ford in the same room...