Yeah, the leaks that would be technically hard to execute due to lack of footage are definitely the least credible ones.
TLJ really brought to light how unprepared LucasFilm was in making the sequel trilogy, and IX has the same prep time as VIII. Less, even, given when Abrams was made writer/director. Granted, Abrams may have had a bigger picture in mind from VII that he can mine for IX, but given how fast he churned out the script for VII, maybe not. Not to mention the obstacles from VIII that Johnson put into place.
So: yeah, I'm nervous about Kylo Ren getting a last-minute redemption that is unearned based on the writing from the previous films. Or him getting a whole lotta screen time to earn that redemption. And I'm really nervous about anything and everything connected to Finn. And worried about Poe and Rose as well.
I'm basically planning to do the same as you: wait until I get some kind of confirmation that this is worth watching in theaters. My threshold for "good enough to see in theaters" is pretty low, but there are still plenty of things that could be dealbreakers for me.
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TLJ really brought to light how unprepared LucasFilm was in making the sequel trilogy, and IX has the same prep time as VIII. Less, even, given when Abrams was made writer/director. Granted, Abrams may have had a bigger picture in mind from VII that he can mine for IX, but given how fast he churned out the script for VII, maybe not. Not to mention the obstacles from VIII that Johnson put into place.
So: yeah, I'm nervous about Kylo Ren getting a last-minute redemption that is unearned based on the writing from the previous films. Or him getting a whole lotta screen time to earn that redemption. And I'm really nervous about anything and everything connected to Finn. And worried about Poe and Rose as well.
I'm basically planning to do the same as you: wait until I get some kind of confirmation that this is worth watching in theaters. My threshold for "good enough to see in theaters" is pretty low, but there are still plenty of things that could be dealbreakers for me.