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Rumors: Lucasfilm going on radio silence?

SEQUEL TRILOGY RUMORS: Take seriously at your own risk.Going on? Yeah, we haven’t heard much official lately on Episode VII, but Jedi News’ Jedi Master SQL says that Lucasfilm is “going silent for a period.” He suspects this means they may be “clamping down on leaks,” which is exciting only if you want a reason to believe all the random rumors that have come out of the the past few months.

He later sheds some (possible) light on the casting process, saying that they won’t announce anything or cast anyone “until the last minute.”

As we’ve heard before, announcements may start in late October and continue throughout the end of the year. As usual, all we can do is wait and see.

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Saoirse Ronan talks Episode VII audition

s-ronan200Saoirse Ronan tells Empire about her audition for Episode VII:

“Yeah, I did [audition for Star Wars Episode VII]… I don’t know whether I should have said that now! I mean, everyone did. Everyone has auditioned for it. So many people I know have gone in for the part I’ve gone in for, and guys who’ve gone in for a particular part, so I’d imagine J.J. is probably just scanning the earth to find the people that ne needs.”

“But nobody has a clue what it’s about, and nobody’s read the script. So I’ve gone in and read for it, but I have to say, I think it’s the only time I’ve ever thought, ‘You know what? Even if I don’t get it, I had so much fun auditioning, pretending to take out a lightsaber – out of a bag, kind of inspect it and not know what it is. That was… that was great. A lightsaber! Star Wars!”

As Ronan implies, it’s not very likely that the scene she auditioned with holds any clues to the film. Furious Fanboy’s Jeremy Conrad tweets that actors were getting scenes from “from past SW movies and other SciFi films to read,” while Tricia Barr reminds us that even Matt Lanter, who played Anakin on The Clone Wars, wasn’t told who the character he was auditioning for was.

Meanwhile, apparently fan-casting favorite Chloe Moretz hasn’t auditioned. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t relieved…

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Roundup: Episode VII rumor debunkings, Harrison Ford and Episode I memories

SEQUEL TRILOGY RUMORS: Take seriously at your own risk.Rumors. Bryan over at Big Shiny Robot has a non-Star Wars theory for the Kennedy/Lucas/Daniel Day Lewis lunch thing, and he says that the Ben Kingsley‘s name was out there a month ago, along with several other folks (including rumor all-star Benedict Cumberbatch) as what’s likely a bit of a red herring.

Meanwhile, Jedi News’ Jedi Master SQL has been poking around Pinewood again. You know the drill…

Shocking. In France, someone asked Harrison Ford about Episode VII again – the most revealing thing he said was “We’ll see.” You can see video of the interview at TéléStar.

Lest we forget… The Bearded Trio points out what we knew 18 months before Episode I. It’s not that much, and remember that 1997 was two years after the movie was actually announced. Patience, grasshopper.

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Rumor: Sullivan Stapleton reads for Episode VII, Saoirse Ronan admits to audition

Sullivan StapletonToday, Latino Review is reporting that Sullivan Stapleton (Strike Back, the upcoming 300: Rise of an Empire) has read for a part in Episode VII. Their source is also telling them that New Mexico is still in play.

Meanwhile, Saoirse Ronan told Sky News that she has auditioned for Star Wars – but “so has everyone.” Latino Review first reported that she had read for a part two weeks ago.

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Roundup: Disney and Lucasfilm still brainstorming live-action series possibilities

STAR WARS RUMORS: Take seriously at your own risk.Live-action series. There’ s been at least one sign of hope that Disney may let the Star Wars live-action series see the light of day. Now Blue Sky Disney’s Honor Hunter reports that the success of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot may lead to more internal development (see also: Peggy Carter,) and that the Star Wars show may get retooled – not only to bring the ratings to a more ABC-friendly level, but perhaps to shift the time period of the show may shift as well – from the current intertrilogy era to between Return of the Jedi and the new films.

Time will tell – Hunter suspects we won’t even hear anything official until 2014 at the earliest, and I myself wouldn’t be shocked if such a thing doesn’t go into production until we’re looking at a mostly-completed sequel trilogy, for much the same reasons we’re getting Rebels as opposed to a post-ROTJ show. But in any case – no one’s forgetting about a live-action show, and we may see some version of Underworld after all. Of course, it’s all rumor – but it’s something.

Meanwhile, in Britain… Jedi News’ Episode VII spy says that the Pinewood stages currently being used for Cinderella will be handed over to Lucasfilm in November, with principal photography to start on February 24.

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Abrams: Don’t fear a ‘Disneyfication’ of Star Wars

J.J. Abrams on The Tavis Smiley ShowJ.J. Abrams appeared on PBS’s The Tavis Smiley Show, and of course he talks a bit about both Star Trek and Star Wars… and addresses the fears that some fans seem to have that Disney is planning on remaking the franchise in their own image. As transcribed by Comic Book Therapy:

The beauty there is Disney doesn’t want that. They are well aware of this and they are very careful to make sure that…they are sensitive to that. They don’t want that at all, that’s the last thing they want. But that company, which is Marvel, they have…it’s incredible the scale of that company. They are as aware of that as anyone.

You can watch the show on PBS.org, though it seems to be a bit overloaded at the moment.

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Roundup: Bind matter, create lightsabers? Science!

ESB: Bespin duel

SCIENCE! Physicists have discovered “photonic molecules,” which could allow something like a lightsaber to really exist. “When these photons interact with each other, they’re pushing against and deflect each other,” Harvard Professor of Physics Mikhail Lukin says. “The physics of what’s happening in these molecules is similar to what we see in the movies.” Lukin and his colleague, MIT Professor of Physics Vladan Vuletic, have published their findings in the scientific journal Nature.

Episode VII. IMAX CEO tells IMAX investors that they’re “talking to J.J. Abrams” about filming the new Star Wars in IMAX. Alrighty then.

Whedon. Entertainment Weekly asks Joss Whedon if he’d turn down a Boba Fett movie if offered. “I can’t say for sure, because that’s a tasty morsel,” he answered. “But right now my heart doesn’t go that way.” Ugh. Lucasfilm, if you ever do decide to call up Joss Whedon, please don’t waste him on a Boba Fett movie.

Video. This “open letter” to J.J. Abrams is gorgeous and that’s all I’m going to say about that.

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Roundup: No New Mexico for Episode VII; 1313 might still rise from the ashes of LucasArts

Las CrucesReport. The Albuquerque Journal’s ReelNM blog says the the reports of Episode VII filming in Mexico are false. “New Mexico was never on the list for the film,” their source says. The New Mexico rumor started by a local film blog, with Latino Review narrowing the location down to Las Cruces.

Gaming. IGN unleashed a bunch of stuff on 1313, the video game that may or may not have been canceled in the post-Disney shakeup. A source tells TFN to lean heavily on the ‘may not.’

Alumni. “I intend to pursue the role of Chewbacca for Episode VII,” Peter Mayhew says in relation to the Wookiee casting.

Hints This isn’t the first we’ve heard about October being the month that Lucasfilm will finally start announcing things, but, y’know, pencil it in. Meanwhile, Bob Iger is hinting that Disney could create specialized content for “new platforms.” Sound familiar?