Why Do Fans Want to See the Original Cast in the New "Star Wars" Movie?

[GrifterWC]

Maybe he'll get shot by a Rodian Bounty Hunter.

Just because Jabba's dead doesn't mean there are no more Hutt's out there. His bounty could still be intact and they can use that storyline to give Han his send off.
(I'd assume this would be in a flashback unless this picks up right after ROTJ).

[Phil Clark]

Unless they plan on de-aging the actors for 7, I would expect that this will start up with the opening crawl explaining that in the years since the victory at Yavin, the Rebellion has continued to strike at the empire, and that Luke got married and had children, and Han and Lea had children, and that they are being trained in the ways of the force, along with other force wielders.

[Melanieshaman]

I think if they do appear, they won't be the main characters anymore but veterans passing the torch to new characters that will carry much of the action.

this is exactly what i said on another forum....

[Alex]

I hope solo is yelling about how he didn't kill the princess, than he jumps off a really high sewage pipe in the deathstar.

[cliffhanger]

I don't mind a brand new cast. BUT they have to do a better job than the last. ALOT better. Christensen was god-awful and the rest of the cast seemed dead on arrival. aside from the emperor,Mace and yoda.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

I'm not sure about this. I mean, I'd like to see them again in their roles, but they simply don't look the part anymore. Not sure. I'll just have to wait and see.

[uniqueweasel]

The nostalgic side of me obviously would love to see them again, but like has been said above, I just don't think it would work now.

[SephirothDZX]

I'm okay with bringing back the original cast. Hell, I'm okay with them carrying another trilogy if necessary. Assuming 7, 8, and 9 continue the same feel as 4, 5, and 6 (which is a big question mark, obviously), then I don't see why Hamill and company can't continue on as the characters. The lightsaber fight scenes in the original trilogy weren't exactly complicated looking or require tons of physical exertion (at least in comparison to the stupidly complicated fight scenes the prequels had), and the rest of the action was blaster shootouts or sitting in the cockpit of spaceship. Certain things (Hoth) being exceptions, nothing the original cast did in the OT really required people being in their physical primes. And even then, alot can be masked by a stunt double these days.

Obviously I'm looking at the super-optimistic possibility, but I just thought I'd throw that out there for discussions sake.

[Pro]

Maybe he'll get shot by a Rodian Bounty Hunter.

Maybe fat Leia will sit on his face.

[Zionite1]

Nothing wrong with them returning or not returning.If they do return they cant be main characters.Supporting charcters at most-personally Id prefer cameos

[Phil Clark]

Nothing wrong with them returning or not returning.If they do return they cant be main characters.Supporting charcters at most-personally Id prefer cameos

I wouldn't say "Can't", because they CAN do whatever they like. The best thing they can do is just cobble together a good story, and make a movie they themselves would like to see. If they do that instead of trying to make us all happy, the movie will be so much better for it.

[SephirothDZX]

I wouldn't say "Can't", because they CAN do whatever they like. The best thing they can do is just cobble together a good story, and make a movie they themselves would like to see. If they do that instead of trying to make us all happy, the movie will be so much better for it.

Amen

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[Siddon]

While I have true level of disdain for the hype of Star Wars I will say this, James Earl Jones, Christopher Lee, Frank Oz, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, and Ian McDiarmid are by far the best parts of the series.

[Alan Smithee]

Well, this is probably the continuation of a saga I care nothing about, but I wouldn't be averse to a remake ala Star Trek, where the actors not only did the original characters justice, but folding the performances of those original actors into their own.

Oddly enough, the dude who played Spock was the least evocative of the original character despite the physical resembalance.

[aNamored]

I wouldn't say "Can't", because they CAN do whatever they like. The best thing they can do is just cobble together a good story, and make a movie they themselves would like to see. If they do that instead of trying to make us all happy, the movie will be so much better for it.

I hope that is what they do: just make films you're happy with.