Kaeos
03-17-2008, 03:54 PM
Mod's note: If you haven't read these books, there are SPOILERS within!
Okay, before I launch into this, a housekeeping item. George Lucas is a complete idiot who IS slowly destroying the beloved franchise he created with sub par prequels and shoddy animated.......mid.....quels. Which BTW if you missed last week's Chaotic Radio program, have been cobbled together and will be released as a full length feature film this summer. *shaking head.
Fortunately there have been a troop of faithful authors out there painting a broader story based on the Star Wars saga, and the story has grown far beyond what Lucas probably could have imagined.
So to hell with George. I thought it would be fun to cast a series of films based on the most current series: Legacy of the Force. If your not entirely familiar with what's been going on for the past 36 years of history since Return of The Jedi took place, here's a quick run down.
1) Luke has managed to rebuild the Jedi Order complete with academy and council of Masters. He redeemed Mara Jade from the dark side, married her, and they have a teenage son, Ben.
2) Han and Leia had 3 children, Jacen and Jaina are twin brother and sister who are now in their mid 30's, and Anakin who was killed as a teenager, "ten years ago" from where we are picking up.
3) Chewbacca was killed off about 15 years earlier while rescuing Anakin.
4) Jacen has gone the way of Vader, fallen to the dark side and is conquering the galaxy all in the name of love.
Admittedly, I am not good at these things, these fantasy casts, but I am curious to see who could be cast in these pivotal roles. The priginal actors are actually the correct age now to play themselves, so that's convenient. But we need to cast every other key player.
Here is my attempt:
Jacen Solo - Jude Law
Jaina Solo - Kate Blanchett
Ben Skywalker - Zac Efron
Boba Fett (yes, I said Boba Fett, he's not dead) Clint Eastwood
Anyone else that your familiar with - go for it, ther's a ton of lesser knowns like Kyp Duron etc.
Okay, before I launch into this, a housekeeping item. George Lucas is a complete idiot who IS slowly destroying the beloved franchise he created with sub par prequels and shoddy animated.......mid.....quels. Which BTW if you missed last week's Chaotic Radio program, have been cobbled together and will be released as a full length feature film this summer. *shaking head.
Fortunately there have been a troop of faithful authors out there painting a broader story based on the Star Wars saga, and the story has grown far beyond what Lucas probably could have imagined.
So to hell with George. I thought it would be fun to cast a series of films based on the most current series: Legacy of the Force. If your not entirely familiar with what's been going on for the past 36 years of history since Return of The Jedi took place, here's a quick run down.
1) Luke has managed to rebuild the Jedi Order complete with academy and council of Masters. He redeemed Mara Jade from the dark side, married her, and they have a teenage son, Ben.
2) Han and Leia had 3 children, Jacen and Jaina are twin brother and sister who are now in their mid 30's, and Anakin who was killed as a teenager, "ten years ago" from where we are picking up.
3) Chewbacca was killed off about 15 years earlier while rescuing Anakin.
4) Jacen has gone the way of Vader, fallen to the dark side and is conquering the galaxy all in the name of love.
Admittedly, I am not good at these things, these fantasy casts, but I am curious to see who could be cast in these pivotal roles. The priginal actors are actually the correct age now to play themselves, so that's convenient. But we need to cast every other key player.
Here is my attempt:
Jacen Solo - Jude Law
Jaina Solo - Kate Blanchett
Ben Skywalker - Zac Efron
Boba Fett (yes, I said Boba Fett, he's not dead) Clint Eastwood
Anyone else that your familiar with - go for it, ther's a ton of lesser knowns like Kyp Duron etc.