(probably) accidental tracking of (probably) useless information

[rose_griffes]

So have y'all seen the "leaks" for Star Wars IX? Because it's a lot.

If you haven't stumbled across them, they're widespread: real? fake? leaks for IX, along with speculation about what they mean. Such as: LucasFilm is testing audience reactions to different endings! The sequel trilogy is in trouble! (I mean... it is. But that's not new information, nor is it as dire as some make it to be.) They're gonna have flashbacks of young Luke training Leia because they need to reframe Luke as a hero (yet again)!

Rey is Palpatine's grandchild! Matt Smith is playing a character who is taken over by Palpatine's spirit! Rey actually does go dark for a bit and Kylo saves her from the Dark Side! Leia dies and her force ghost joins with Luke's force ghost and they help Rey defeat the Palpatine-connected MacGuffin! Kylo Ren is going to die to save Rey, and she'll bring him back to life with her new resurrection powers! These leaks don't talk about Finn, and that's bothering me as much, if not more, than the weird stuff that the leaks are saying!

Given just how not-good some of these "leaks" sound, maybe I should be grateful that Finn hasn't been mentioned.

Anyway. Abrams and the IX acting crew are--possibly--doing a few reshoots. I forget the term used, but last-minute reshoots are a thing that happens with some regularity in film production, so that's unlikely to be significant. Unless you're a youtuber who wants to get clicks for your theory about how LucasFilm and Star Wars IX are doooooomed.

Comments

[shadowkat]

Oh dear. These leaks are abysmal - they sound horrible. I can't imagine the fandom embracing that story-arc. If they do that, I'm skipping the movie and just waiting until it comes out on rental. Also they will lose half the audience. This makes Last Jedi look rather good in comparison.

[fleurviolette]

It seems like it could all be a red herring or something fake to create some buzz for the film. Usually I assume the 'leaked' info is false until I see it for myself.

Other wise, y i k e s.

[elperian]

All this just has me going - rather not going to see it until it's been THOROUGHLY SPOILED AND I KNOW THE MAJOR PLOT POINTS. It just ain't worth it to me otherwise.