Star Wars Rebels Characters to Appear in Episode VII / Boba Fett in Rebels

During a convention sponsored by MovieCriclet.com in Burnley, Lanchashire for Star Wars Day, actor John Morton was in attendance and offered up some interesting information.  Morton, who played Dak Ralter in “The Empire Strikes Back”, spoke to the website and said the characters, story lines and direction of Star Wars Rebels but will directly shape at least some of the events and characters in Episode VII.

“Rebels is the key. Rebels will provide the link to bring in the continuity from Clone Wars, the Original Trilogy and the Prequels to enable LucasFilm and Disney to tee-up ‘Episode VII’. If you want my informed opinion, it will enable ‘Episode VII’ to leapfrog over the whole trilogy.” “The key that is going to make this work is Rebels. Rebels will set up and point the direction for ‘Episode VII’.” Morton said. He then added that “The characters they are creating in Rebels will be around in ‘Episode VII’.”

It should also be noted that Simon Kinberg, who is helping to oversee work on the sequel trilogy and spinoffs, is also working with the Rebels writing staff.

If that wasn't enough... Ain't It Cool News is also reporting that John Morton is also in Star Wars Rebels voicing BOBA FETT. 

Now, one could already say that the continuity in Rebels will tie into Episode VII simply because Rebels is "official canon", so it isn't all that suprising that there will be themes and ties in the upcoming films that would spring from seeds planted in Rebels. "From a certain point of view".

First Look At the Star Wars Episode VII Chewbacca Costume (Maybe)

I wasn't going to post this until someone confirmed it, and now they have. According to the official Star Wars UK website, this is indeed our first look at the Episode VII Chewbacca. Posted on the official Star Wars Instagram page, Disney CEO Bob Iger posed for a selfie with everyone's favorite co-pilot. 

UPDATE : Now it seems this being the actual Chewbacca costume from Episode VII is being considered "Speculation."

Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars Rebels

During the VIP event for the Disney store's product reveal, it was confirmed that the negotiator himself,  Obi-Wan Kenobi will appear in the new Star Wars Rebels animated series. Seen here is a blow up from a poster showing upcoming action figures. This one reads "Rebels Obi-Wan Kenobi. It is possible that we may see him debut in his Rebels form during the trailer being released tomorrow.

Daisy Ridley : Royal Action Hero

It took one black and white photograph and the announcement the galaxy has been waiting for to introduce the world to Daisy Ridley. Daisy and the rest of the cast for the next Star Wars movie were revealed, and subsequently broke the internet. People began hitting Google and IMDB to find out all they could concerning the newly announced cast members, and what they found wasn’t a lot when it came to Daisy Ridley. Only a handful of British television appearances and a few roles in smaller movies. 

Although nothing has been confirmed  as to who any of the new cast members are playing in Episode VII, it is widely believed that Ridley is playing the daughter of Han Solo and Princess Leia. Besides the much analyzed  seating arrangement in the announcement photo from the table read, Ridley’s father, Chris gave a little more on his daughter’s first step towards a larger world.

This from Mirror.uk.co :

Her father, Chris thinks his daughter is the perfect choice to play a character who is half-royalty, half-action hero.

“She is an extraordinary lady, though not an easy one,” he said at the family home in Maida Vale, West London, yesterday.

“But if anyone can handle it, she can. They train from morning till night learning all the things they do.  They have a huge stage down at Pinewood with thousands of people involved and budget of God knows what. She’s managing very well but she’s very tired. They take out an option on you, they sign you and narrow it down. There are various stages,” he revealed. “Then it goes the other way and there is a result. But I’ve been sworn to secrecy.”

He said film-makers Disney, who have taken over the Star Wars franchise from its original creator George Lucas, are “terribly protective and everything is shrouded in dust sheets. They don’t want to let anything out”.

And with any new job your daughter would get, a father wants to know if she is getting along with her “co-workers”

“She came home and said she’d had coffee with Harrison Ford and he said, ‘Don’t call me Mr. Ford! Call me Harrison’,” said Chris.  “He’s a very sweet guy, though he looks terribly grumpy. She said he looks much better than he does in films and he’s a much nicer guy.”

Welcome to the family Daisy Ridley. You now have the most passionate fans in the galaxy.

McDonald's Swings Through Gender Stereotypes with New Spiderman Happy Meal Toys

 In the wake of the Star Wars Episode VII cast being announced yesterday with the addition on only one new female cast member, I found this fitting. McDonald’s has announced that for the first time, fangirls around the world will not have to ask for a “boy’s” toy when they order a Happy Meal. In their announcement for “The Amazing Spiderman 2” tie-in, both the Boy’s and girl’s toys will feature our favorite arachnid superhero.

As a father of a fangirl who has had to ask for “Boy’s Toy’s” every time she wanted a Star Wars toy, this is pretty big even if they don’t realize it. Toy stores everywhere split their toys and label the aisles by gender, giving no thought to the girl who wants a lightsaber or the little boy who likes My Little Ponies. It’s a small observation to you or me, but to a child, it’s as though someone is telling them that what they are into shouldn’t be for them. Check out the Spiderman toys below and then take your little Spiderman or Spiderwoman to get a Happy Meal.

Good on you McDonalds

source : bleedingcool.com