Warning: the following may be MASSIVE spoilers for the upcoming "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." But if you're curious about the storyline (and some major plot details) from J.J. Abrams' long-awaited sequel to the "Star Wars" saga, there's some potentially juicy details starting in the next paragraph.
Last chance to turn back now. Alright, let's go.
According to Making Star Wars, some absolutely major stuff has just leaked about "The Force Awakens." They're claiming that Daisy Ridley's character, originally described as "Rey," is actually Han Solo's daughter. And that the movie will feature a brand new, third Death Star.
But not for the reasons you're thinking. According to the story spoilers, the film's villains are building a Jedi-hunting weapon that's so powerful it could potentially end all Jedi forever. And this weapon is tied to the planet it's being built on, meaning the only way to destroy the weapon is to destroy the planet. And so Leia must face the ultimate choice in "Episode VII"- either she destroys an entire planet full of innocent people (much like the incident that traumatized her in "A New Hope"), or she lets this superweapon potentially destroy the entire galaxy.
As well, further spoilers reveal the backstories behind other characters. Apparently, the character played by Domnhall Gleeson is also the son of a major character (although the spoilers don't say who), who's hunting down evil characters in both the Rebel Alliance and the Republic. As well, they're claiming that Gwendoline Christie's character is pure evil- scarred, nasty, a murderer, and trying to hunt down John Boyega's Finn and kill him.
There's plenty more spoilers in that second report detailing the film's story, and how the three main characters of Finn, Rey and Poe get together, how they meet up with the original trilogy characters and where the story goes from there.
And on a later "Star Wars" note, actor Nicolas Cage is apparently a huge fan of Hayden Christiansen's much-derided acting in the much-derided "Star Wars" prequels.
"I was very impressed with Hayden's sort of edgy, dangerous, dark and still soulful performance. I thought it was superb, so I really connected with him. Plus he has a look in his eyes that I respond to... he's got the sad thing going on that I've always been accused of having in my eyes."
Who knows what Cage might think of "Episode VII." Hopefully he likes it just as much.
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