Just like The Force, the Internet has both dark and light sides. How you see the possible spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens that just leaked is mostly a matter of perspective.
If you read on, you’ll be exposed to an embarrassing wealth of spoiler-y plot and character details about J.J. Abrams’ upcoming film. But be aware: Whether true or not, the sheer volume of close-up detail and conflicting information will change you.
If you want to go in unspoiled, read the following rumors at your own risk.
As for the supposed insider who leaked the information? Who knows their motivation? Even the Sith think they’re doing “the right thing.”
On November 30, someone calling themselves Spoiler Man got onto internet site 4chan message boards and claimed to be a Lucasfilm employee. This individual answered general questions about The Force Awakens in extreme detail. So much detail that a repost of the salient information on Reddit runs to four pages (though the third page of info may not actually be from the same source – welcome to the internet).
Again, there’s no proof that this person is a Lucasfilm insider, but the wealth of information — including plot, character, and production details — is overwhelming, detailed and exciting to read. As raptorman76 (the summary poster on Reddit) says, “this information is plausible if not likely — and indicative of a good film.”
Some basic film spoilers (which have been detailed elsewhere) are as follows:
- The film is dystopian and darker than Empire. Some 30-40 years have passed since Return of the Jedi, and the Empire and New Republic have been locked in a war of attrition. Everyone is languishing and sick of the war. The script, which is described as “too good for JJ Abrams”, begins in space, above a desert planet — presumably Tatooine.
- The opening crawl details the ongoing turmoil in the galaxy. How the fall of the Emperor left a void of power, and how the heroes of Endor went into seclusion or kept fighting.
- The current state of the war is described as being similar to the European theater of 1944, with the Empire being Germany and the Republic being the Allies. The Republic has finally taken the upper hand.
- John Boyega and Daisy Ridley are the male and female leads.
- Boyega is a force-sensitive Stormtrooper under command of Gwendoline Christie’s character. He defects from the Empire over the course of the movie, ending up stranded on a desert planet (presumed to be Tatooine) during the first act. Having defied orders, Boyega is hunted as a deserter.
For the full effect, including a ton of “leaked” concept art, you’ll have to click through to the original Reddit page, which has links to all four pages of details.
Personally, I’d rather walk into the theater unspoiled, but my anticipation is high. It’s hard not to click through to each page and hungrily devour the information — however accurate — as a way to feed my need for Star Wars experience.
Whether you do or not is totally your call; I’m wondering how this person can get away with this without some serious repercussions.
We’ve reached out to Disney for comment and will update if we hear back.
Source: Reddit
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13 responses to “Spoiler alert: Possible Star Wars: The Force Awakens details leak”
Movies are more magical when you watch them unadulterated/unspoiled
Not these spoilers, it’s too damn much fun! I wanna know what Abrams and Disney have been fighting about!
I made a point to not read the article. I’ll take a look at it next year ;)
Apple websites, this IS called Cult of Mac btw, are more magical when they don’t fill their pages with pop culture, non-apple crap.
Is Apple not part of pop-culture? I do agree there needs to be much more Apple news and not filler infotainment shit.
I don’t think we overwhelm the Apple stuff with culture stuff, do you?
I suppose it can be difficult getting scoops and such from Apple since they are so secretive.
Sorry this isn’t directly related to Apple, but we’re all huge fans, as are many folks who love Apple. We’ve been adding some fun pop culture to our content the last few months, and hope you like it for what it is. We think it fits; sorry you don’t.
I’m typing this on my beloved MacBook Air. Is that not good enough? I ask you!
Wow, there are some terrible (and some good) spoilers out there!
“The premise of the film is that the Force has become stronger and more potent. There is a great tremor in the Force early in the film; those familiar with the Force feel as if its fundamental nature has somehow changed, while previously oblivious Force-sensitive individuals suddenly realize that they have a gift. This creates a great dichotomy of where to go, because neither Luke nor the antagonists are ready for this new liberation of awareness.”
TERRIBLE! This destroys the specialness of being Force sensitive and undermines the whole gist of Star Wars, which has always been a quasi-fascist power fantasy of being a member of the Jedi or Sith master race. People LOVE this shit. If they wanted to be part of the common herd, they’d be a Trekkie.
“Luke went into seclusion following an event post-Endor that has caused him to become hesitant when using his power to its full extent. He’s not really hiding, but rather hoping to keep attention off of his activities.
People think Luke is a bit of a kook given his 20 year absence, but he is said to have a purpose and plan behind his decisions. He’s a bit of an urban legend by the time the film starts.
Luke has come to the conclusion that the Jedi are not meant to be an open, quasi-police force like they were in the prequels. He has a close connection to the living Force, and he believes balance must be maintained through a lack of interference in the mundane conflicts of the galaxy. Luke’s contention is that the Jedi, while still needing to promote peace, order, and harmony, cannot actively become servants for any government – including the Republic. Past events and the demise of the old order are said to have taught him that.”
Huh. Okay, that’s actually GOOD.
“Adam Driver’s character is the leader of Red Squadron. He is a hot shot fighter axe with dreams of grandeur, and has an ominous fascination with power and the Sith. He collects items relating to their order and has a close relationship with a past character who may or may not have fallen to the Dark Side.”
Is that an implication that Driver is Luke’s secret son? That’s also GOOD which explains Driver’s looks. Luke got it on with a Gungun.
*“I am your father” esque twists are trying to be saved/concocted for Episode VIII.*
Yup. Driver is Luke Jr. Ooh waitaminute, who says Anakin didn’t have another kid after Luke and Leia??? Oh dammit, you heard it here FIRST!
I think Oscar Isaac’s character got mistaken for Adam Driver. In the trailer, Isaac is clearly seen as a veteran X-wing pilot so it’s pretty safe to say he’s probably the leader of Red (or Rogue) squadron and possibly has an unhealthy fascination with the dark side.
I still think Driver was the Sith we saw with the cross-blade saber, and I would be quite surprised if Luke had a son. You never know, but unless the Jedi code somehow changed it doesn’t seem likely.
It’s TIE (Twin Ion Engine) Fighter, not Tie Fighter, btw.
A better title would’ve been ‘Star Wars: Excessive Force.’ Oh well.