Star Wars: The Force Awakens

[ZOK]

Why didn't they just call it The Force Wakes?

[TehStu]

The Force Collects? Potential game app tie in, there.

[Glasgowchivas]

Some potential spoilers about Luke's role (that sounds more likely than previous rumours)

What's the source on this?

[Don Wiskerando]

A fan's fevered brain.

[Alex W.]

Why would you use the word "fuck" that many times just to star it out?

[Delargey]

Mark Hamil has become a wicked actor with age (at least voice acting,anyway) so I'm really excited to see him again. The rest of the returning cast, less so.

[Space Renegade Ulala]

Mark Hamill's an old ham and mostly known these days for playing bad guys. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out where things are likely to go in this flick.

Things they should make:

i) While I generally applaud Disney's 'fuck the EU' edict, I will make an exception for the one where Han Solo punches a giant weasel in the face. I wanna see that story in IMAX 3D.

ii) A post-Episode IV series about Manny Bothans, superspy. He flies around the galaxy in a tricked out hot-rod with gadgets and shit, chumpin' Imperials, pleasing the ladies, and kickin' space ass for Princess and Country, or something.

[jonamok]

ii) A post-Episode IV series about Manny Bothans, superspy. He flies around the galaxy in a tricked out hot-rod with gadgets and shit, chumpin' Imperials, pleasing the ladies, and kickin' space ass for Princess and Country, or something.

Apparently it's spelled Manny Both-Hanz.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Manuel_Both-Hanz

[Jug McKenzie]

 

Spoiler

 

[SeanR]

!

[Jumble Jumble]

Didn't we already know he had eyes and a beard?

[Mr Cochese]

Nerds are fucking weird, man.

[NecroMorrius]

[Tangent]

Possible first look at Luke (partial image that nerds have been assembling from teased glimpses):

It's like Warner has reimagined Catchphrase with a new darker take on Mr Chips.

[SeanR]

[Steven]

The Force Awakens...on a park bench.

[Avuncular]

[TehStu]

Apparently it's spelled Manny Both-Hanz.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Manuel_Both-Hanz

I suddenly thought I'd misheard that line for the last 30 years, until I noticed that bit at the end of the link, the second time I read the page. Minor existential crisis over.

[Space Renegade Ulala]

Stu, is it true that the EU sperges took that line and decided that literally meant the Bothans entire culture was based around being spies and shadow-ops and shit? I mean, that's what I heard that but it just sounds so ludicrous it couldn't possibly be real.

INT.BRITISH HIGH COMMAND.DAY

"Chaps, the Kaiser has made a crucial mistake and the time to strike back at the Hun has come. It has been revealed construction of the German's new DEATH TANK is not yet complete and what's more, the Kaiser himself is personally over seeing completion of its construction. Many Belgians died to bring us this information..."

*ALL BELGIANS EVERYWHERE ARE KNOWN FROM HERE ON FOR BEING THE BESTEST AWESOMEST SPIES IN THE WORLD.*

[Glasgowchivas]

I can't remember if that's true or not; the most high profile Bothan in the EU that I remember was Bosk Feyla, who was a conniving politician. Based on the description of him in the books he looked liked Teen Wolf's Dad when he went hairy and told Marty the truth.

[Mr Cochese]

The Bothams were a race of rebels who went to Sith Africa.

[Jumble Jumble]

Teen Wolf's dad has a name, ffs. Middle-Aged Wolf.

[Fury4k]

Not all Bothans were untrustworthy or spies. There was a sexy female x-wing pilot one that Gavin Darklighter married.

[Tangent]

There was a sexy female x-wing pilot one that Gavin Darklighter married.

FAP FAP FAP

[b00dles]

Her profile looks like a cycloptic Mandalorian helmet....

[jonamok]

Not all Bothans were untrustworthy or spies. There was a sexy female x-wing pilot one.

Furry.HD indeed.

[TehStu]

Stu, is it true that the EU sperges took that line and decided that literally meant the Bothans entire culture was based around being spies and shadow-ops and shit? I mean, that's what I heard that but it just sounds so ludicrous it couldn't possibly be real.

Not sure, actually. Loads of stuff in the films are hinted at without elaboration, so they let authors of early EU stuff have at it. It's obviously reined in now, and Disney have someone in charge of continuity, but that's not going to make early EU stuff not sound daft

[Jumble Jumble]

You mean it's not film-established canon that Bothans are basically humans with lions' faces?

[Hanzo the Razor]

I thought that the dude sitting next to Jar Jar when they first get to Coruscant in TPM and go with the Queen was supposed to be a Bothan?

[Jumble Jumble]

Dunno, if Jar Jar was onscreen then I would have been forcing brillo pads into my eye sockets I'm afraid.