Jimmy Smits Open to Reprise Role for "Star Wars: Episode VII"

[Mat001]

Jedi are not affected by physical stress. And he didn't do nuthin but hang out in his timeshare and scare sand people....I wish I could get that job.

Not physical, mental stress.

Technically Leia could have been mistaken, but her dad would have to a real coward to let everyone think he was dead until the Rebellion was over!

And he definitely wasn't that.

No way she could be mistaken. Leia wouldn't want to risk being followed to Yavin 4 from either Tatooine or Toparawa. She had no choice when leaving the Alderaan system, which is why she tells Han that they were let go.

If this were the TV series, it would make sense since that probably would've taken place between III and IV. Although the status of that is uncertain in the Disney merger (Although presumabely we'll still get at least one "Detours" season).

The series was still talked about when the merger took place.

Funny thing about Smits, he wasn't the original Bail Organa even. British actor Adrian Dunbar was actually filmed for Episode I but his scenes were deleted (and I don't think they're on either the DVD or blu ray although I could be mistaken). So when the character was cast for the last two they went to Smits.

It's not on the DVD. That character wound up being Bail Antilles.

I thought it would've been cool had they had Smits be a sort of Lando character, a romantic rival to Anakin for Padme's affections. Would've made the love story more interesting (Although they kind of did this with a different senator in the CW cartoon).Also Leia's dialogue in ANH suggests that he had a more military role in the Clone Wars and Rebellion. But we got a stuffy senator instead, who Obi-Wan doesn't even directly 'serve' under at all, unless you count the second part of SITH when the wars are already over.

More like Obi-wan served the Senate, like the other Jedi.

Funny thing is, if you go back to Lucas's background notes for the character, she had Leia have brothers whose fate was unknown although they presumabely would've perished in Aldeeran's destruction. This was kind of thrown out when ROTJ revealed Luke was her brother, and as far as I know there have been no 'foster' siblings (Although Winter from the novels comes close). Still, I suppose they could do something like that and have Smits be the biological offspring or clone of Smits. Kind of happened with the Fetts and the clones...

The siblings were abandoned by the second draft of ANH. Biggs and Windy became Luke's friends in the third draft. Same with Deak.

[dupersuper]

Jedi are not affected by physical stress.

They're not?

[Castel]

Not affected by physical stress ?

Lol, well, try to think calmly and rationally about it for a couple of minutes Flyattractor and i'm sure you will realize how silly this is.

[Ken Ashcroft]

Only Jedi can do that.





No reason for Portman to be in it, since Padme's dead and cannot be a Force user. Lucasfilm and now Disney has her likeness rights. So we can see a holo of Padme as an easter egg. Hayden might do it if it's important to have a Force ghost of Anakin. Same with Ewan.

I hope Hayden and Ewan do get to play some part, however brief. Its like to treason to say that the prequels weren't that bad but I kind of grew up watching them and I really liked the on-screen chemistry that Anakin and Obi-Wan had, especially in the last film. I hope that both actors are keeping an open mind about possibly appearing in the new films.

[Phil Clark]

It's not like treason. Some fans go overboard hating on the prequels, but they were entertaining (IMO). I am not so crazy about Jar Jar, but every movie needs some comic relief. And some of the acting was not so good, but that was Lucas fault for not pulling more out of his actors, and it was the actor fault for not doing more with the roles despite the directing.

But as my mantra on these thread keeps repeating... it was more Star Wars after so many years with no new Star Wars. So I let go the small problems and over all enjoyed it.

But then, I don't over analyze movies. I basically just judge a few things.

Was I entertained?
Were the effects good?
Did I ever look at my watch (a sure sign that the movie is too long is when I look to check the time)?

I don't go into overkill playing armchair director.

[blackphoenix]

I wish they'd leave all the characters from the previous six films out of it except for cameos. It would be my preference that they do something like the Star Wars Legacy comic where Luke, Leia, et al, have been dead for centuries and descendants of the Skywalkers/Solos are the stars. And PLEASE, no Darth Vader! His story is over. No clone, either.

EDIT: I didn't hate the prequels as much as everyone else seems to, either. Jar Jar was horrible, however.

[Jared]

Perhaps there's oom for Smits on the planned live-action show, at some point. By Ep VII he's just little Bail Bits floating through space.

Though maybe Leia could see him in a dream sequence, or be looking at holorecording he left her.