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
