Nope, since, y'know, that's not going to happen and stuff.

Please don't tell me they have cast that hack to play in it?
If thy did I will take my brick army to Disney and wreak havoc.

I know this has nothing to do with anything but may I ask who your photo is of?

Funniest guy on the planet at the moment, Michael Sheen deserves an honorable oscar for that performance

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I think Star Wars needs stylisation. Despite creating two prolific franchises, George Lucas cannot be called an auteur - unless you count the terrible framing in the prequels (in the originals, the characters were in physical locations where the camera can get stuck in. In the prequels, the characters were in front of backdrops and thus the camera had to stand back or else it would bump into the green cloth)

Whilst I've said my (incredibly over-long, as usual) piece on why I think these sequels are more unnecessary and damaging to the overall story than a chapter in Lord of the Rings where we see Saruman wondering which white robe he will wear today - I'd rather we had lens flares and sharp lighting than no distinctive visual style whatsoever. At least it will make the films slightly less mediocre (which, as I've said, is the only thing Star Wars can hope to be now).

Speaking of - I wonder if Abrams will actually use real things occasionally, rather than just plonking the actors in the middle of a giant green room and letting computers do all the work.

George Lucas isn't an auteur, but that has more to do with his lack of total control over his films. He didn't even write or direct Empire or Jedi. I suppose his approach with the prequels was arguably auteur. I'm fine with style, I just mean that something more congruent to the original trilogy would be my preference, instead of something styled similarly to Star Trek and Super 8. J.J. kind of shoots everything like a television show, with lots of shaky camera, handheld, not-so-steady steadycam, and the like. It looks a little amateurish or cheap at times, and definitely messy, as opposed to the somewhat more composed, refined look of the original trilogy.

I do admire that J.J. Abrams uses lots of real locations instead of relying on sets and greenscreen all the time. He did take this too far in Star Trek, however, using a Budweiser plant as the engineering section of the Enterprise. Terrible decision, imo.

Oh, we'll all watch it. Even if the trailer looks awful and the film looks awful. Because we are sheep gnawing on the grass of despair.

(Apparently the film is coming out 2015. So I guess the 3D re-releases are no longer happening. This is a shame, as I was actually looking forward to seeing the original trilogy in the cinema - albeit in 2.5D. It was the only time I actually wanted people to see The Phantom Menace just so that it could make enough money to ensure Lucas re-releases the rest. Still, I suppose actually taking the effort to make something new - even if it does turn out to be horrid - is better than dragging something kicking and screaming that's already been exploited enough)