History Fanon / Film

** Many fans believe that Anakin didn't believe Palpatine's conspiracy theory about the Jedi trying take over the Rebublic; he only went along with it because Palpatine had something he needed. James Luceno even made this canon in the ExpandedUniverse. However there is nothing in the movie itself to indicate that Anakin ever believed otherwise.
** Because the movies never actually bother to explain ''how'' Shmi Skywalker [[MysticalPregnancy became pregnant with Anakin while apparently a virgin]] (other than through a vague line about him possibly being "conceived by the Living Force") many fans have adopted the explanation that he was somehow conceived through Darth Plagueis' experiments with midi-chlorians. Since Palpatine explicitly says that Plagueis could "create life", it's plausible that he could have created a child with abnormally powerful Force abilities.

* ''TheBigLebowski'': a popular theory among fans is that Donnie is in fact Walter's imaginary friend.

* [[Film/TheBourneSeries The Bourne Legacy]] is [[Film/TheAvengers Hawkeye's]] origin story.

* Given that [[WordOfGod George Lucas himself]] has said that the only things he considers "official" ''Star Wars'' are the films and the ''Clone Wars'' cartoons, it could be argued that the entirety of the ''StarWarsExpandedUniverse'' is nothing but Fanon. [[BrokenBase Some fans would argue with this point of view]].
** Wookieepedia, the ''StarWars'' Wiki, has a fairly complete [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_fanon_elements_in_continuity list]] of fanon elements that found their way into the official continuity, either as an intentional homage or due to the authors mistaking them for canon.

** Another popular theory is that ''CalvinAndHobbes'' is the prequel to Fight Club, with the Narrator being an older Calvin, Marla as Susie, Bob being an older Moe trying to be TheAtoner and [[spoiler:Tyler as a vengeful reincarnation of Hobbes.]]

** And after the scene in the 2009 film with Kirk have strange reactions to everything that Bones injected him with, it has been decided by the fans that Kirk is essentially allergic to a large percentage of medications.

* A common theory regarding the ContinuitySnarl between ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' is that the Xavier who visited Jean Grey was, in fact, a psychic projection.

** A particularly irritating bit of fanon (covered in the blurb of [[http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0146.html this]] ''DarthsAndDroids'' strip) that many people still can't seem to understand is false is the idea that the "Balance of the Force" refers to the BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil and was reached when Anakin killed all but two of the Jedi (Obi-wan and Yoda) leaving the number of Jedi and Sith equal. This is especially weird/frustrating when you consider how many people use the Jedi not thinking this would cause most of them to die out as "evidence" for them being stupid/corrupt and/or the prequel trilogy being an IdiotPlot. WordOfGod has stated that "Balance of the Force" means some Jedi, no Sith, and that the previous Jedi order didn't ''need'' to die. (And this line of thinking doesn't make much sense, either: an equal number of Jedi and Sith [unless that number was zero] wouldn't engender balance in anything and just cause an unending and highly escalated war.) As once was said, a lot of fans miss the idea that the Dark Side isn't Yin. It is Sin.

* Various explanations for the inconsistencies of how time travel works between the three ''{{Terminator}}'' {{movies}} are fanon. The ''Terminator'' movies (and the [[TheSarahConnorChronicles TV show]], for example) never state how it works, just that it does.

* ''TheUsualSuspects'': There are a number of fan theories that identify Keyser Soze as any member of the cast you care to name. In the director's commentary, the filmmakers express puzzlement over this phenomenon, saying they felt the end is pretty clear.

** A surprisingly large number of people sincerely believe that the name of Edward Norton's character is Jack. In fact - and this is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in the film - his true name is [[spoiler: never revealed, although an argument can be made that it is, in fact, Tyler Durden.]]

* It is generally accepted among fans of the 2009 film ''Film/StarTrek'' that Kirk was sent to Tarsus IV after the "car incident", even though it's an alternate time line, and so was present for the massacre as the Kirk of the "main" ''Franchise/StarTrek'' timeline was. It's not unusual for this to be a profound influence on his character in fic. The notion has also crept in that nu!Kirk studied under [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Hoshi Sato]], who was said to be on Tarsus IV at the time of the massacre.

** If the closed loop theory is held, there's wide speculation that anger at Caesar led to him being erased from ape history later on, leading to the scrolls Zira and Cornelius read having Aldo as the first to say "no".

** The theory that ''Film/KillBill'' is [[ShowWithinAShow an action movie that Mia Wallace starred in during her time as an actress]]--possibly even a reworked version of her failed ''Fox Force Five'' TV pilot]]--has recently caught on with Tarantino fans.

* Michael Myers, the antagonist of ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' [[spoiler: never dies in either of the two original timelines, presumably surviving the end of both ''Film/HalloweenTheCurseOfMichaelMyers'' and ''Film/HalloweenResurrection'', the last in each respective timeline. And with the start of [[Film/{{Halloween 2007}} a remake]], it is clear neither timeline is going to be "ended" by the film makers. So, Chris .R. Notarile created a fan film (with professional voice actor TomKane in it) depicting the death of Michael Myers at age 60, from the rage inside him (as Dr. Loomis predicted in ''Film/Halloween5TheRevengeOfMichaelMyers''). It could fit into either timeline.]]

** The ExpandedUniverse is full of them. First we have the [[BrotherSisterIncest theory that Luke lost his virginity to Leia right after the Battle of Yavin]]. Then there's the [[FamilyRelationshipSwitcheroo theory that Anakin is really Ben's father]]. Sticking to Mara, another theory is about Palpatine's relationship with Mara. Slash fans vary from EveryoneIsBi to attitudes toward homosexuality are as restrictive in the GFFA as they are in Christianity, despite the fact that Jaina thought nothing of Goran and Medrit. And despite Lucas saying the Jedi have sex, the mischaracterization of them as celibate continues to this day[[hottip:*:The celibacy thing, as explained in FanonDiscontinuity, is ignored due to Lucas saying they could have sex, but couldn't ''form attachments''. Think about that for a few seconds.]] Moving away from sex, most fans believe that Luke was under the DarkSide's influence in the Dark Nest Trilogy.

* It's a popular theory among Quentin Tarantino fans that at least some of the events of ''PulpFiction'' occur on the same day as the bank heist in ''Film/ReservoirDogs''; in particular, the fact that no cops are around to stop Jules and Vincent while they're driving a car covered in blood in the middle of a busy street during broad daylight is because they're occupied with the heist and its disastrous aftermath.

** The ExpandedUniverse is full of them. First we have the [[BrotherSisterIncest theory that Luke lost his virginity to Leia right after the Battle of Yavin]]. Then there's the [[FamiliyRelationshipSwitcheroo theory that Anakin is really Ben's father]]. Sticking to Mara, another theory is about Palpatine's relationship with Mara. Slash fans vary from EveryoneIsBi to attitudes toward homosexuality are as restrictive in the GFFA as they are in Christianity, despite the fact that Jaina thought nothing of Goran and Medrit. And despite Lucas saying the Jedi have sex, the mischaracterization of them as celibate continues to this day[[hottip:*:The celibacy thing, as explained in FanonDiscontinuity, is ignored due to Lucas saying they could have sex, but couldn't ''form attachments''. Think about that for a few seconds.]] Moving away from sex, most fans believe that Luke was under the DarkSide's influence in the Dark Nest Trilogy.

* [[TheBourneSeries The Bourne Legacy]] is [[Film/TheAvengers Hawkeye's]] origin story.

** It is almost certain that the upcoming sequel trilogy will completely override all Expanded Universe material following ''ReturnOfTheJedi'', although whether fans will care is a different story. However, it will be a dark day for Wookieepedia, which will need to mark a vast portion of the its articles as being non-canon.