RUMOR: Is This How STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Will Begin?
There have been several new rumors about the plot of The Force Awakens doing the rounds recently. One in particular we decided not to report on, but this one is slightly less spoilery... if true that is! There are still SPOILERS of course, so be warned...
MakingStarWars.net has been the source for the rumors regarding J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens that have been deemed most likely to be on the level, but obviously we have no way of knowing for certain if the following is accurate or not. It definitely gels with some of the previous (supposed) SPOILERS that have been posted over the last few months though -- the severed hand still grasping the lightsaber, Finn's defection from the Empire etc. Some of those details have been altered slightly, and some are brand new, but the site is confident that this is how the movie will open.
They posted another major spoiler last week which we didn't report on, but since these are just details on the very beginning it didn't seem too much like outright ruining the film. Have a read and let us know what you think in the usual place.
"The film does open with a lightsaber in space. It falls to the ground in a savannah environment during the day. It is quickly discovered by a farmer named Naka. Naka accidentally ignites the weapon and starts a fire with it. At first he runs, but then turns around and obtains the weapon ... Naka then takes the weapon to his elder called The Vicar. The Vicar is most likely played by Max von Sydow ... the Vicar appears to contact the Rebels and this brings Poe Dameron to the planet.
Later that night, Poe Dameron arrives and retrieves the lightsaber from The Vicar. The only problem? They’ve brought the Empire there as well (not sure if the Empire followed Poe or intercepted the initially transmission he received). Poe sees Stormtroopers are coming and he places the laser sword safely in a little droid: BB-8. The droid flees and the heroic Poe Dameron prepares to fight! Concurrently, a young Stormtrooper named Finn enters a situation that will drastically change his life forever. When his best friend dies in battle and he allows a few innocent villagers to escape, Kylo Ren orders him arrested and the village burned to the ground.
Because Finn just isn’t naturally evil enough, he finds himself in the brig of a Star Destroyer with a Rebel pilot. Finn never learned to fly. Finn has the knowledge how to get out of the brig and Poe is their best chance to fly out of there. They hatch a plan to steal a TIE Fighter and make a run for it."
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in theaters December 18, 2015. Star Wars: The film is directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan & Abrams, and features a cast including actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie, Crystal Clarke, Pip Andersen, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow. They will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker.