(From syracusenewtimes.com)
The latest round of speculation surrounding the seventh installment of the “Star Wars” frachise says a beloved character from the initial triology will not be left standing a the end of “Star Wars Episode Seven: The Force Awakens.”
In my weekly Fim News blog today on the Syracuse New Times site, I quote writer Joseph Baxter of Cinema Blend with his extensive spoiler spilling his who and why for the sure-to-be-huge one, which opens on Dec. 18.
You can read the piece by clicking the link below.
http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/star-wars-fans-speculation-that-someone-dies-in-7/
Also on the New Times blog, I wrote about Adam Sandler’s upcoming movie “The Cobbler,” in which my favorite loud guy plays a shoe repairman with sole. That comedy comes out sooner, on March 13.
Do you get uptight when a movie or TV show kills off a longstanding character? What characters gone by do you miss? What do you expect from Adam Sandler in “The Cobbler” as he walks a mile in other people’s shoes?
Mark Bialczak 
The Cobbler sounds funny! Yes, I don’t like when a long-time character gets killed, though I can’t think of any examples at the moment….Okay, I hate when at the series finale of a TV series, a character dies, such as Dan on Roseanne, or Joe on Medium.
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I did not like it when they killed off Joe, either, Rachel. It did not tie anything up or make it sweet for the kids or any such thing for me.
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Exactly! And I’ve watched the series 3 or 4 times on DVD since then, and I always skip that finale.
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Oh, God, I hope that’s true. Because that would be real drama. And real drama makes for a satisfying experience. Knock off a few, in fact. Just not the robots.
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The robots are resilient most likely, Mark.
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I guess I don’t get upset if the character has run it’s course….. but…. I have only seen THE original Star Wars and how long ago was that? The Star Wars series is one of the series being debated …. should it be added to the series to catch Colleen up on in movie land???? Or not? It ranks up there pretty high but no decision has been made. Would you like to weigh in on this MBM?
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I also am out in left field on this, MBC.
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Ah……well now I am left floundering! 😉
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Oh my. I better prepare my young Jedi warriors for this:).
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Get them set for some upset, Kay. I’m glad I warned you.
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I got really upset on NCIS when Tony (the character) started caring about a member of their team who was played by Sasha Alexander. They used a plot device of a sniper who shot her! I was so shocked or stunned, I didn’t cry but turned the television off. Now, I love her in “Rizzoli and Isles” but this came a year or more after she was killed off. I feel that the writers use poor Tony, since he fell for another person, the one from a foreign country, and she left the show, so they had her leave Tony behind.
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That is upset, turning the TV right off. Good for you, Robin. Stand up for belief!
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I watched when my kids were young, but no reason to watch now.
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Got you there, Dora. 🙂
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Well, if Han died a martyr, that would be a good way to go out. You can’t live forever. I always have hopes for Sandler, and then he ventures into juvenile territory, which doesn’t look good on a man nearing 50. They did a good job with this trailer, though. Sucks you in. He seems like an adult here. Interesting concept.
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Yes, he seems as mature as me. Now that’s an open statement for you, Kerbey. Sandler, not Solo, by the way. 🙂
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Solo is much much your senior!
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i’m a fan of the original three, so don’t have much emotional stock in what happens moving forward, but i know a lot of people will be upset by this one. i was surprised and upset when, on boardwalk empire, they killed off a character, jimmy, who was just coming into his own. as for the adam movie, i have very low expectations )
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It is tough when they kill of emotional favorites. They did that to me a few times on ‘The Sopranos,’ but that was my fault for making ties, I guess, Beth. I hope the Adam movie surpasses your expectations and meets mine. 🙂
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I kind of gave up on Star Wars after the first couple, so not sure I care about killing off one of those characters. But in general I hate this recent trend for killing off main characters on TV shows. Still wish “Jenny” was on NCIS. If an actor really wants to leave, I prefer a send-off like they gave Sandra Oh on Grey’s Anatomy to the more-favored blowing somebody up scenario…
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A send-off is good because they can change their minds and bring them back, Leigh, I agree. But far less dramatic, of course. 🙂
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San Solo dying, hum. Not sure about that one, but Ford has a point. I can’t wait to see the Cobbler. I like Adam’s funny serious stuff…he’s my favorite, as well. And Dustin Hoffman in the movie being amazing? Yes, please.
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Yes, please, for me on The Cobbler, too, Aud. Though the words Peach and Cherry keep coming to my mind as well as Shoe. 🙂
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Aha! I watch Dr. Who… 😉 he just keeps regenerating 🙂
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Oh, you Dr. Who fans! Thanks, Niki, for spreading Dr. Who over to this side, too. 🙂
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I miss Darth Vader – just kidding! I know I have missed characters that have been killed off over the years but for the life of me, I can’t think of one.
Oh wait, most recently they killed off Gideon, and by a serial killer (how ironic) on Criminal Minds… WTH 😀
Diana xo
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I know I would have missed Zeek if it wouldn’t have been the series finale of “Parenthood.” But having the patriarch die and then showing how the family went on in snippets like that was a sweet way to end one of my very favorite TV shows. I cried. True confession, Diana.
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Yes that threw me Mark! The snippets did help… like closure. I cried too.
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nooooooo….. This strengthens my resolve to not see anything new in the Star Wars collection. The original first three are all I need. You, too, should see them if you haven’t already. How to improve on the classics? You just can’t. (See also, Footloose, Ghostbusters, et al.)
Will wait and see on the Sandler. He’s not my fave, though Wedding Singer was fun. And his song about the red-hooded sweatshirt cracks me up. Saw him perform once when my brother was in college–we went to a show somewhere on campus–and he didn’t overly impress me. Shouldn’t say as he could be the nicest guy in the world, but he seemed a bit into himself. Go figure.
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I am going to see them, Liz. I swear. I want to, badly. My dear wife Karen says the first one was great. My intentions are good.
Regarding Adam Sandler, if I were him, I might be a bit into myself, too. A little.
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I would not cry if it were Chewbacca. He always annoyed me with his eardrum scraping gibberish….
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Like a furry critter?
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LOL!
Chewy doesn’t have that excuse, though. He’s supposed to be anthropomorphic, meaning he should at least speak somewhat intelligibly. Even Jar Jar had a slight grasp on the English language…
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I bow to your judgment, Bill. It’s a tough nut to crack. 🙂
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Usually the killing off of a main character makes for great television(cinema) but then the show (series) suffers in the future from the character not appearing. Of course, being that this could be the last Star Wars episode, it really wouldn’t matter very much. Either way, I’m sure my husband and son will be very excited to see it.
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I’m sure there will be two more after this, Marissa. Pretty sure.
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Oh gosh. Does George Lucas have it in him? Or do you think he has someone to pick up the legacy? Anyway, you’re probably right. They usually do come in 3s.
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The Hollywood writers are saying this is the first of a new trilogy. I took that as a small hint. 🙂
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Yes, small hint…
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I’m with Benson, Mark. I’ve lost interest in Star Wars a LONG time ago. Sorry, cous. (((HUGS))) cous
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No apologies needed. There is enough enthuisiasm out there to make up for all of us, Amy Rose.
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I lost interest in Star Wars after the third film. I think it has something to do with the computer generated characters.
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I have some catching up to do on the series, Benson.
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Nope. Not going to read it. Already too much information. I am still reeling from learning that Darth Vader was Luke’s father in some fan-zine, and that was 122 years ago!
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Yeah, I’m in the camp that thinks they ought to stop revealing so much in movie trailers, too, Ross, Too much information out there in general. Says the guy who spread the link to the rumor story in his Movie News Blog on the Internet that is full of movie trailers.
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Greedo’s brood comes back for revenge, kills Han Solo.
OR… Some random punk, gone completely loopy, shows up out of nowhere and tells Luke that he waited for him at Toshi Station — that he thought Luke was coming to pick up some power converters, but he never showed. He waited and waited… he lost his job, his girlfriend left him, he ended up turning tricks in Jabba’s caravan and spiraled downward into madness. Then when he heard that Luke had joined the Rebellion and was a big shot for blowing up the Death Star, he went off the deep end and began his 30 year quest for vengeance.
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One of your guesses may be similar to the dude on Cinema Blend of which I speak over on the other blog, my friend. And, by the way, this uncovered voice of yours is very cool in the comments, I’d like to add.
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I would have assumed that Han & Leia got hitched, had kids, Leia put on a few pounds, Han, ever the scoundrel, kept chasing skirts and breaking hearts, refusing to wear the label “scruffy looking” for anyone, while Chewie ran interference, assuring Leia that he was only helping that Twi’lek slave girl out of a bad situation, and nothing else. Leia, depressed at the effects of age and gravity and her cheating husband, develops an eating disorder as art imitates life, and Han Solo somehow finds himself in bed with Ally McBeal. Speaking of eating disorders….
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I think you were actually hired on as a writer for ‘7,’ weren’t you, Helena? 🙂
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Can’t you just see Han waking up with a strange rash on his junk and musing “I’ve got a bad feeling about this…”
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🙂
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