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* IKnewIt:
** Fans were speculating that Driver was going to be playing [[TheHeavy Kylo Ren]] long before it was officially announced. In the same line of thinking, people figured out that Christie was going to play a character named Captain Phasma based on Disney copyrighting the name.
** Many fans speculated that Kylo Ren was a title akin to "Darth Vader", something that was later confirmed in and an ''[[http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/12/this-weeks-cover-star-wars-force-awakens-exclusive-ew Entertainment Weekly]]'' article.
** Quite a few people correctly guessed that Darth Vader was Kylo Ren's grandfather.
** Many predicted that Han would be the SacrificialLion for the film. They were right.
** Everyone called that [[PaperThinDisguise the hooded figure with the artificial hand who lovingly pats R2-D2 in the trailers was Luke]].
** The Stormtrooper with the riot-control baton who calls out Finn, is actually one of his former squad mates, [[http://www.starwars.com/news/meet-fn-2199-a-k-a-tr-8r-the-stormtrooper-behind-the-meme/ FN-2199]]. Fans had been speculating that the two were connected somehow than more than just some random mook recognizing Finn. Their history is told in the ''[=TFA=]'' prequel novel ''Before the Awakening'', written by Greg Rucka. The trooper has been given the nickname [[FanNickname [=TR-8R=]]], based on his one line, which was delivered by long-time Skywalker Sound [[http://www.slashgear.com/star-wars-the-force-awakens-tr-8rs-identity-revealed-07422082/ editor]] David Acord.
** Fans were speculating that Driver was going to be playing [[TheHeavy Kylo Ren]] long before it was officially announced. In the same line of thinking, people figured out that Christie was going to play a character named Captain Phasma based on Disney copyrighting the name.
** Many fans speculated that Kylo Ren was a title akin to "Darth Vader", something that was later confirmed in and an ''[[http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/12/this-weeks-cover-star-wars-force-awakens-exclusive-ew Entertainment Weekly]]'' article.
** Quite a few people correctly guessed that Darth Vader was Kylo Ren's grandfather.
** Many predicted that Han would be the SacrificialLion for the film. They were right.
** Everyone called that [[PaperThinDisguise the hooded figure with the artificial hand who lovingly pats R2-D2 in the trailers was Luke]].
** The Stormtrooper with the riot-control baton who calls out Finn, is actually one of his former squad mates, [[http://www.starwars.com/news/meet-fn-2199-a-k-a-tr-8r-the-stormtrooper-behind-the-meme/ FN-2199]]. Fans had been speculating that the two were connected somehow than more than just some random mook recognizing Finn. Their history is told in the ''[=TFA=]'' prequel novel ''Before the Awakening'', written by Greg Rucka. The trooper has been given the nickname [[FanNickname [=TR-8R=]]], based on his one line, which was delivered by long-time Skywalker Sound [[http://www.slashgear.com/star-wars-the-force-awakens-tr-8rs-identity-revealed-07422082/ editor]] David Acord.
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** Originally Courscant was gonna be the planet that was blown up by Starkiller Base. However, Lucasfilm refused to allow the destruction of one of the most iconic ''Star Wars'' planets, so Hosnian Prime was used as a substitute.
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** Originally Courscant Coruscant was gonna be the planet that was blown up by Starkiller Base. However, Lucasfilm refused to allow the destruction of one of the most iconic ''Star Wars'' planets, so Hosnian Prime was used as a substitute.
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** Finn was named Sam at an early stage of production, where he was conceived as being the youngest member of a group of space pirates led by Maz Kanata rather than a stormtrooper. The opening shot of the film was going to be his tiny ship towing a derelict Star Destroyer, meant to mimic the opening of ''A New Hope'' as closely as possible yet with a touch of humor. However, Sam would have lost control of the Star Destroyer and let it crash on Jakku, where Kira would search it for parts as Rey does in the final film. Instead of a desert world, Jakku would have been an ocean planet where part of the Second Death Star crashed and was left partially submerged. The concept of a water world where the second Death Star's remains were found was retooled to become the moon Kef Bir in ''Film/StarWarsTheRiseOfSkywalker''.
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** Finn was named Sam at an early stage of production, where he was conceived as being the youngest member of a group of space pirates led by Maz Kanata rather than a stormtrooper. The opening shot of the film was going to be his tiny ship towing a derelict Star Destroyer, meant to mimic the opening of ''A New Hope'' as closely as possible yet with a touch of humor. However, Sam would have lost control of the Star Destroyer and let it crash on Jakku, where Kira would search it for parts as Rey does in the final film. Instead of a desert world, Jakku would have been an ocean planet where part of the Second Death Star crashed and was left partially submerged. The concept of a water world where the second Death Star's remains were found was retooled to become the moon Kef Bir in ''Film/StarWarsTheRiseOfSkywalker''.''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''.
** In the first script reading shown in ''The Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey'', the planet of D'Qar where the Resistance base is located is described as having "a copper sea" and "massive, mushroom-shaped trees."
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** Originally Courscant was gonna be the planet that was blown up by Starkiller Base. However, Lucasfilm refused to allow the destruction of one of the most iconic Star Wars planets. So Hosnian Prime was used as a substitute.
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** Originally Courscant was gonna be the planet that was blown up by Starkiller Base. However, Lucasfilm refused to allow the destruction of one of the most iconic Star Wars planets. So ''Star Wars'' planets, so Hosnian Prime was used as a substitute.
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** Creator/FrancisLax, the French voice actor who dubbed Ford in the Original Trilogy (as well as in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'') passed away in 2013. For ''The Force Awakens'', he was replaced by Creator/RichardDarbois, who voiced Ford in most of his other his films. Other replacements for the French dub includes Béatrice Delfe as the voice of Carrie Fisher as Leia (replacing Évelyn Séléna), and Jean-Claude Donda as the voice of Anthony Daniels as C-3PO (replacing Roger Carel, who retired a few years before ''[=TFA=]'' was made).[[note]]Donda has started to replace Carel as the official voice of C-3PO ever since the fourth season of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.[[/note]]
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** Creator/FrancisLax, the French voice actor who dubbed Ford in the Original Trilogy (as well as in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'') passed away in 2013. For ''The Force Awakens'', he was replaced by Creator/RichardDarbois, who voiced Ford in most of his other his films. Other replacements for the French dub includes Béatrice Delfe as the voice of Carrie Fisher as Leia (replacing Évelyn Séléna), and Jean-Claude Donda as the voice of Anthony Daniels as C-3PO (replacing Roger Carel, Creator/RogerCarel, who retired a few years before ''[=TFA=]'' was made).[[note]]Donda has started to replace Carel as the official voice of C-3PO ever since the fourth season of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.[[/note]]
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* TheOtherMarty: During the lightsaber Force vision, Obi-Wan can be heard saying "These are your first steps." Originally this line was recorded by Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor, who voices the character in spin-off media, but it was later redubbed by Creator/EwanMcGregor, who played Obi-Wan in the prequel movies. Kenobi also calls out to Rey by name in the vision, which was a deft edit of Creator/AlecGuinness saying the word "afraid", taken from his dialog in the classic trilogy.
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* TheOtherMarty: During the lightsaber Force vision, Obi-Wan can be heard saying "These are your first steps." Originally this line was recorded by Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor, who voices the character in spin-off media, but it was later redubbed by Creator/EwanMcGregor, who played Obi-Wan in the prequel movies. Kenobi also calls out to Rey by name in the vision, which was a deft edit of Creator/AlecGuinness saying the word "afraid", taken from his dialog in the classic original trilogy.
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** A good amount of ''Star Wars'' animation veterans play minor voiceover roles, including Dave Filoni, Creator/DeeBradleyBaker, Creator/RobinAtkinDownes, Creator/MattLanter, Catherine Taber, Ashley Eckstein and Vanessa Marshall.
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** A good amount of ''Star Wars'' animation veterans play minor voiceover roles, including Dave Filoni, Creator/DaveFiloni, Creator/DeeBradleyBaker, Creator/RobinAtkinDownes, Creator/MattLanter, Catherine Taber, Ashley Eckstein and Vanessa Marshall.
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** Francis Lax, the French voice actor who dubbed Ford in the Original Trilogy (as well as in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'') passed away in 2013. For ''The Force Awakens'', he was replaced by Creator/RichardDarbois, who voiced Ford in most of his other his films. Other replacements for the French dub includes Béatrice Delfe as the voice of Carrie Fisher as Leia (replacing Évelyn Séléna), and Jean-Claude Donda as the voice of Anthony Daniels as C-3PO (replacing Roger Carel, who retired a few years before ''[=TFA=]'' was made).[[note]]Donda has started to replace Carel as the official voice of C-3PO ever since the fourth season of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.[[/note]]
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** Francis Lax, Creator/FrancisLax, the French voice actor who dubbed Ford in the Original Trilogy (as well as in ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'') passed away in 2013. For ''The Force Awakens'', he was replaced by Creator/RichardDarbois, who voiced Ford in most of his other his films. Other replacements for the French dub includes Béatrice Delfe as the voice of Carrie Fisher as Leia (replacing Évelyn Séléna), and Jean-Claude Donda as the voice of Anthony Daniels as C-3PO (replacing Roger Carel, who retired a few years before ''[=TFA=]'' was made).[[note]]Donda has started to replace Carel as the official voice of C-3PO ever since the fourth season of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.[[/note]]
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*** Creator/SaoirseRonan, Creator/EvanRachelWood, [[Film/PeterPan Rachel Hurd-Wood]], Creator/JessicaHenwick, Creator/EizaGonzalez, Creator/CourtneyEaton and [[Series/VikingsValhalla Frida Gustavsson]] also auditioned for the role of Rey before the casting of Ridley.
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*** Creator/SaoirseRonan, Creator/EvanRachelWood, [[Film/PeterPan Rachel Hurd-Wood]], Creator/JessicaHenwick, Creator/EizaGonzalez, Creator/CourtneyEaton and [[Series/VikingsValhalla Frida Gustavsson]] also auditioned for the role of Rey before the casting of Ridley.
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* StarMakingRole: Will likely be this for the new cast -- particularly Ridley, who has appeared only in a few short films and a handful of supporting roles on British television series before this film. Indeed, she was signed onto the [[http://www.deadline.com/2014/08/uta-signs-star-wars-lead-daisy-ridley/ United Talent Agency]] partway through the filming process. A film she worked on previously, ''Film/TheInbetweeners2'', ''[[DeletedRole cut her out]]'' because their reshoots happened while she was on ''Star Wars''. Boyega is also apparently highly sought-after, with Creator/RobertDowneyJr coaching the young actor on how to deal with the the fame that the role will grant him.
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* StarMakingRole: Will likely be Was this for the new cast -- particularly Ridley, who has appeared only in a few short films and a handful of supporting roles on British television series before this film. Indeed, she was signed onto the [[http://www.deadline.com/2014/08/uta-signs-star-wars-lead-daisy-ridley/ United Talent Agency]] partway through the filming process. A film she worked on previously, ''Film/TheInbetweeners2'', ''[[DeletedRole cut her out]]'' because their reshoots happened while she was on ''Star Wars''. Boyega is also apparently highly sought-after, with Creator/RobertDowneyJr coaching the young actor on how to deal with the the fame that the role will grant him.
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** The droid wanders an endless desert searching for its master to return the secret info to the Resistance base, but instead meets with TheHero who decides to aid its journey.
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** The droid wanders an endless desert searching for its master to return the secret info to the Resistance base, but instead meets with TheHero who decides to aid its journey. There is also a scene paralleling C-3PO rebuking R2-D2's offer to stick together with Rey initially refusing to let BB-8 stay with her.
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Geez.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Gleeson usually plays {{nice guy}}s and wimps, but here, he plays the fanatical, slimy and thoroughly villainous General Hux.
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* PlayingAgainstType: PlayingAgainstType:
** Gleeson usually plays {{nice guy}}s and wimps, but here, he plays the fanatical, slimy and thoroughly villainous General Hux.
** Gleeson usually plays {{nice guy}}s and wimps, but here, he plays the fanatical, slimy and thoroughly villainous General Hux.
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*** Creator/SaoirseRonan, Creator/EvanRachelWood, [[Film/PeterPan Rachel Hurd-Wood]], Creator/JessicaHenwick, Creator/EizaGonzalez and [[Series/VikingsValhalla Frida Gustavsson]] also auditioned for the role of Rey before the casting of Ridley.
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*** Creator/SaoirseRonan, Creator/EvanRachelWood, [[Film/PeterPan Rachel Hurd-Wood]], Creator/JessicaHenwick, Creator/EizaGonzalez Creator/EizaGonzalez, Creator/CourtneyEaton and [[Series/VikingsValhalla Frida Gustavsson]] also auditioned for the role of Rey before the casting of Ridley.
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** One of the movie's working titles was ''Shadow of the Empire'', but this was changed to avoid confusion with the ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire'' multimedia project from the 90's.
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** One of the movie's working titles was ''Shadow of the Empire'', but this was changed to avoid confusion with the ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire'' multimedia project from the 90's.90s.
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** ''Foodles''. We don't get it either.[[note]]This may have come from the name of the Disney subsidiary that handled production in the UK, who is now [[http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/uk-authorities-sue-star-wars-producer-over-harrison-fords-broken-leg/ being sued]] over alleged labor law violations during filming.[[/note]]
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** ''Foodles''. We don't get it either.[[note]]This may have come from the name of the Disney subsidiary that handled production in the UK, who is now was [[http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/02/uk-authorities-sue-star-wars-producer-over-harrison-fords-broken-leg/ being later sued]] over alleged labor law violations during filming.[[/note]]
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** Creator/GaryOldman screen-tested for the role of Lor San Tekka before Creator/MaxVonSydow was cast.
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** Creator/GaryOldman screen-tested read for the role of Lor San Tekka before Creator/MaxVonSydow was cast.
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* AscendedFanon: Long before release, the name Captain Phasma existed way before Disney registered the name trademark, in the 2009 fan fiction ''Tarkin's Fist'', Phasma was a 10 year old daughter of an Imperial Admiral. Her name was eventually adapted by Lucasfilm for the commander of the First Order Stormtroopers and was geared with a [[ChromeChampion chrome Stormtrooper armor]] originally designed for Kylo Ren.
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* AscendedFanon: Long before release, the The name Captain Phasma existed way before Disney registered the name trademark, in trademark. In the 2009 fan fiction ''Tarkin's Fist'', Phasma was a 10 year old daughter of an Imperial Admiral. Her name was eventually adapted by Lucasfilm for the commander of the First Order Stormtroopers and was geared with a [[ChromeChampion chrome Stormtrooper armor]] originally designed for Kylo Ren.
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** Creator/GaryOldman auditioned for the role of Lor San Tekka before Creator/MaxVonSydow was cast.
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** Creator/GaryOldman auditioned screen-tested for the role of Lor San Tekka before Creator/MaxVonSydow was cast.
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*** Creator/MichaelBJordan, [[Series/{{Arrow}} Joseph David-Jones]], [[Film/GoodLuckToYouLeoGrande Daryl McCormack]], Creator/DavidOyelowo, Creator/DayoOkeniyi, [[Series/OuterBanks Chase Stokes]] and Creator/TomHolland screen-tested for Finn as well before the casting of Boyega.
** Creator/JamesMcAvoy, Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor and Creator/JoelEdgerton were considered for the role of Poe Dameron before Creator/OscarIsaac was cast. Edgerton previously portrayed a young Owen Lars in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
*** Creator/MilesTeller, Creator/LiamMcIntyre, Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/AlexPettyfer and Creator/SullivanStapleton also read for the part of Poe Dameron before the casting of Isaac.
** Creator/JamesMcAvoy, Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor and Creator/JoelEdgerton were considered for the role of Poe Dameron before Creator/OscarIsaac was cast. Edgerton previously portrayed a young Owen Lars in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
*** Creator/MilesTeller, Creator/LiamMcIntyre, Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/AlexPettyfer and Creator/SullivanStapleton also read for the part of Poe Dameron before the casting of Isaac.
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*** Creator/MichaelBJordan, [[Series/{{Arrow}} Joseph David-Jones]], [[Film/GoodLuckToYouLeoGrande Daryl McCormack]], Creator/DavidOyelowo, Creator/DayoOkeniyi, [[Series/OuterBanks Chase Stokes]] and Creator/TomHolland screen-tested for the role of Finn as well before the casting of Boyega.
** Creator/JamesMcAvoy, Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor and Creator/JoelEdgerton were considered for therole part of Poe Dameron before Creator/OscarIsaac was cast. Edgerton previously portrayed a young Owen Lars in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
*** Creator/MilesTeller, Creator/LiamMcIntyre, Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/AlexPettyfer and Creator/SullivanStapleton also read for thepart role of Poe Dameron before the casting of Isaac.
** Creator/JamesMcAvoy, Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor and Creator/JoelEdgerton were considered for the
*** Creator/MilesTeller, Creator/LiamMcIntyre, Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/AlexPettyfer and Creator/SullivanStapleton also read for the
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*** Creator/EddieRedmayne, Creator/JoelKinnaman and Creator/LeePace auditioned for the role of Kylo Ren as well before the casting of Driver.
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*** Creator/EddieRedmayne, Creator/JoelKinnaman and Creator/LeePace auditioned for the role part of Kylo Ren as well before the casting of Driver. Driver.
** Creator/GaryOldman auditioned for the role of Lor San Tekka before Creator/MaxVonSydow was cast.
** Creator/GaryOldman auditioned for the role of Lor San Tekka before Creator/MaxVonSydow was cast.
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*** Creator/MichaelBJordan, [[Series/{{Arrow}} Joseph David-Jones]], [[Film/GoodLuckToYouLeoGrande Daryl McCormack]], Creator/DavidOyelowo, Creator/DayoOkeniyi and Creator/TomHolland screen-tested for Finn as well before the casting of Boyega.
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*** Creator/MichaelBJordan, [[Series/{{Arrow}} Joseph David-Jones]], [[Film/GoodLuckToYouLeoGrande Daryl McCormack]], Creator/DavidOyelowo, Creator/DayoOkeniyi Creator/DayoOkeniyi, [[Series/OuterBanks Chase Stokes]] and Creator/TomHolland screen-tested for Finn as well before the casting of Boyega.
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** Creator/MatthewVaughn and Creator/BradBird were originally approached to direct the movie before Creator/JJAbrams was hired. Vaughn turned down the offer due to CreativeDifferences over the level of violence in the film and his desires to cast Creator/ChloeGraceMoretz of the female lead, while Bird declined in order to helm ''Film/{{Tomorrowland}}''.
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** Creator/MatthewVaughn and Creator/BradBird were originally approached to direct the movie before Creator/JJAbrams was hired. Vaughn turned down the offer due to CreativeDifferences over the level of violence in the film and his desires desire to cast Creator/ChloeGraceMoretz of as the female lead, while Bird declined in order to helm ''Film/{{Tomorrowland}}''.
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** Creator/JessePlemons, [[Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark Matthew James Thomas]], [[Series/DowntonAbbey Ed Speleers]] and Creator/RayFisher were the final contenders for Finn before the casting of Creator/JohnBoyega.
*** Creator/MichaelBJordan, Creator/DavidOyelowo, Creator/DayoOkeniyi, [[Film/GoodLuckToYouLeoGrande Daryl McCormack]], [[Series/{{Arrow}} Joseph David-Jones]] and Creator/TomHolland read for the part of Finn as well before the casting of Boyega.
*** Creator/MichaelBJordan, Creator/DavidOyelowo, Creator/DayoOkeniyi, [[Film/GoodLuckToYouLeoGrande Daryl McCormack]], [[Series/{{Arrow}} Joseph David-Jones]] and Creator/TomHolland read for the part of Finn as well before the casting of Boyega.
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** Creator/JessePlemons, [[Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark Matthew James Thomas]], [[Series/DowntonAbbey Ed Speleers]] and Creator/RayFisher were the final contenders for the part of Finn before the casting of Creator/JohnBoyega.
*** Creator/MichaelBJordan,Creator/DavidOyelowo, Creator/DayoOkeniyi, [[Series/{{Arrow}} Joseph David-Jones]], [[Film/GoodLuckToYouLeoGrande Daryl McCormack]], [[Series/{{Arrow}} Joseph David-Jones]] Creator/DavidOyelowo, Creator/DayoOkeniyi and Creator/TomHolland read screen-tested for the part of Finn as well before the casting of Boyega.
*** Creator/MichaelBJordan,
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*** Creator/MilesTeller, Creator/LiamMcIntyre, Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/AlexPettyfer and Creator/SullivanStapleton also screen-tested for the part of Poe Dameron before the casting of Isaac.
** Creator/MichaelFassbender, Creator/ChristophWaltz and Creator/HugoWeaving were considered for the role of [[Characters/StarWarsKyloRen Kylo Ren]] before the casting of Creator/AdamDriver.
*** Creator/EddieRedmayne, Creator/JoelKinnaman and Creator/LeePace auditioned for the part of Kylo Ren as well before the casting of Driver.
** Creator/MichaelFassbender, Creator/ChristophWaltz and Creator/HugoWeaving were considered for the role of [[Characters/StarWarsKyloRen Kylo Ren]] before the casting of Creator/AdamDriver.
*** Creator/EddieRedmayne, Creator/JoelKinnaman and Creator/LeePace auditioned for the part of Kylo Ren as well before the casting of Driver.
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*** Creator/MilesTeller, Creator/LiamMcIntyre, Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/AlexPettyfer and Creator/SullivanStapleton also screen-tested read for the part of Poe Dameron before the casting of Isaac.
** Creator/MichaelFassbender, Creator/ChristophWaltz and Creator/HugoWeaving were considered forthe role of [[Characters/StarWarsKyloRen Kylo Ren]] before the casting of Creator/AdamDriver.
*** Creator/EddieRedmayne, Creator/JoelKinnaman and Creator/LeePace auditioned for thepart role of Kylo Ren as well before the casting of Driver.
** Creator/MichaelFassbender, Creator/ChristophWaltz and Creator/HugoWeaving were considered for
*** Creator/EddieRedmayne, Creator/JoelKinnaman and Creator/LeePace auditioned for the
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*** Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/ChristopherNolan, Creator/NeillBlomkamp, Creator/JossWhedon, Creator/DavidFincher, Creator/PeterJackson, Creator/BenAffleck and Creator/RianJohnson were also considered to direct the film before Abrams was hired. Johnson would later go on to helm ''Film/TheLastJedi.''
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*** Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/ChristopherNolan, Creator/JamesCameron, Creator/NeillBlomkamp, Creator/JossWhedon, Creator/DavidFincher, Creator/PeterJackson, Creator/BenAffleck and Creator/RianJohnson were also considered to direct the film before Abrams was hired. Johnson would later go on to helm ''Film/TheLastJedi.''
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** Creator/JenniferLawrence, Creator/ShaileneWoodley, and Creator/ElizabethOlsen were considered for the role of [[Characters/StarWarsRey Rey]] before Creator/DaisyRidley was cast. Olsen declined to audition because she already had a contract with Creator/MarvelStudios for the role of [[Comicbook/ScarletWitch Wanda Maximoff]] in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
** Creator/SaoirseRonan, Creator/EvanRachelWood, Creator/JessicaHenwick, [[Series/AmericanGods Devery Jacobs]], [[Series/LegendsOfTomorrow Maisie Richardson]], and Creator/BillieLourd also auditioned for the part of Rey before the casting of Ridley. Henwick, Richardson, and Lourd would eventually go on to play Jessika Pava, Korr Sella, and Lieutenant Connix respectively in the film.
** Creator/JessePlemons, [[Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark Matthew James Thomas]], [[Series/DowntonAbbey Ed Speleers]], and Creator/RayFisher were the final contenders for Finn before the casting of Creator/JohnBoyega. Creator/MichaelBJordan [[https://epicstream.com/news/BriConstantino/Michael-B-Jordan-Recalls-Disastrous-Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Audition?utm_content=buffer764e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=epicbuffer&fbclid=IwAR3eFobYkAWa6SzNybdRQXZ9isaIjPAZKSeiB0hfMVqXWnrwCtbQxPxFtzE auditioned for the role]].
** Creator/TomHolland confirmed in his episode of ''WebVideo/HotOnes'' that he auditioned for Finn.
** Creator/JamesMcAvoy, Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor, and Creator/JoelEdgerton were considered for the role of Poe Dameron before Creator/OscarIsaac was cast. Edgerton previously portrayed a young Owen Lars in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
** Creator/LiamMcIntyre, Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/AlexPettyfer, and Creator/SullivanStapleton read for the part of Poe Dameron as well before the casting of Isaac.
** Creator/DevPatel [[https://epicstream.com/news/NobelleBorines/Dev-Patel-Addresses-Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Audition?utm_content=buffer7097a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=epicbuffer&fbclid=IwAR2pkXbolz-eze7xoTmqfTvoC4vTqMJKtgWvAmMIhuCzTMk51Q-ElWmuyok revealed]] that he auditioned for a role, possibly either Finn or Poe Dameron.
** Creator/MichaelFassbender, Creator/ChristophWaltz, and Creator/HugoWeaving were considered for the role of [[Characters/StarWarsKyloRen Kylo Ren]] before the casting of Creator/AdamDriver.
** Creator/EddieRedmayne also auditioned for the part of Kylo Ren before the casting of Driver. However, Redmayne believed he blew it by doing a bunch of weird voices akin to his role in ''Film/JupiterAscending'' when he learned the part was a villain.
** Creator/MatthewVaughn and Creator/BradBird were originally approached to direct the movie before Creator/JJAbrams was hired. Vaughn turned down the offer due to Main/CreativeDifferences over the level of violence in the film and the casting of the female lead, while Bird declined in order to helm ''Film/{{Tomorrowland}}''.
** Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/ChristopherNolan, Creator/JossWhedon, Creator/DavidFincher, Creator/PeterJackson, Creator/BenAffleck, and Creator/RianJohnson were considered to direct the film as well before Abrams was hired. Johnson would later go on to helm ''Film/TheLastJedi.''
** Creator/SaoirseRonan, Creator/EvanRachelWood, Creator/JessicaHenwick, [[Series/AmericanGods Devery Jacobs]], [[Series/LegendsOfTomorrow Maisie Richardson]], and Creator/BillieLourd also auditioned for the part of Rey before the casting of Ridley. Henwick, Richardson, and Lourd would eventually go on to play Jessika Pava, Korr Sella, and Lieutenant Connix respectively in the film.
** Creator/JessePlemons, [[Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark Matthew James Thomas]], [[Series/DowntonAbbey Ed Speleers]], and Creator/RayFisher were the final contenders for Finn before the casting of Creator/JohnBoyega. Creator/MichaelBJordan [[https://epicstream.com/news/BriConstantino/Michael-B-Jordan-Recalls-Disastrous-Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Audition?utm_content=buffer764e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=epicbuffer&fbclid=IwAR3eFobYkAWa6SzNybdRQXZ9isaIjPAZKSeiB0hfMVqXWnrwCtbQxPxFtzE auditioned for the role]].
** Creator/TomHolland confirmed in his episode of ''WebVideo/HotOnes'' that he auditioned for Finn.
** Creator/JamesMcAvoy, Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor, and Creator/JoelEdgerton were considered for the role of Poe Dameron before Creator/OscarIsaac was cast. Edgerton previously portrayed a young Owen Lars in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
** Creator/LiamMcIntyre, Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/AlexPettyfer, and Creator/SullivanStapleton read for the part of Poe Dameron as well before the casting of Isaac.
** Creator/DevPatel [[https://epicstream.com/news/NobelleBorines/Dev-Patel-Addresses-Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Audition?utm_content=buffer7097a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=epicbuffer&fbclid=IwAR2pkXbolz-eze7xoTmqfTvoC4vTqMJKtgWvAmMIhuCzTMk51Q-ElWmuyok revealed]] that he auditioned for a role, possibly either Finn or Poe Dameron.
** Creator/MichaelFassbender, Creator/ChristophWaltz, and Creator/HugoWeaving were considered for the role of [[Characters/StarWarsKyloRen Kylo Ren]] before the casting of Creator/AdamDriver.
** Creator/EddieRedmayne also auditioned for the part of Kylo Ren before the casting of Driver. However, Redmayne believed he blew it by doing a bunch of weird voices akin to his role in ''Film/JupiterAscending'' when he learned the part was a villain.
** Creator/MatthewVaughn and Creator/BradBird were originally approached to direct the movie before Creator/JJAbrams was hired. Vaughn turned down the offer due to Main/CreativeDifferences over the level of violence in the film and the casting of the female lead, while Bird declined in order to helm ''Film/{{Tomorrowland}}''.
** Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/ChristopherNolan, Creator/JossWhedon, Creator/DavidFincher, Creator/PeterJackson, Creator/BenAffleck, and Creator/RianJohnson were considered to direct the film as well before Abrams was hired. Johnson would later go on to helm ''Film/TheLastJedi.''
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** Creator/JenniferLawrence, Creator/ShaileneWoodley, Creator/ShaileneWoodley and Creator/ElizabethOlsen were considered for the role of [[Characters/StarWarsRey Rey]] before Creator/DaisyRidley was cast. Olsen declined to audition because she already had a contract with Creator/MarvelStudios for the role part of [[Comicbook/ScarletWitch Wanda Maximoff]] in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
** *** Creator/SaoirseRonan, Creator/EvanRachelWood, [[Film/PeterPan Rachel Hurd-Wood]], Creator/JessicaHenwick, [[Series/AmericanGods Devery Jacobs]], [[Series/LegendsOfTomorrow Maisie Richardson]], Creator/EizaGonzalez and Creator/BillieLourd [[Series/VikingsValhalla Frida Gustavsson]] also auditioned for the part role of Rey before the casting of Ridley. Henwick, Richardson, and Lourd would eventually go on to play Jessika Pava, Korr Sella, and Lieutenant Connix respectively in the film.
Ridley.
** Creator/JessePlemons, [[Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark Matthew James Thomas]], [[Series/DowntonAbbey EdSpeleers]], Speleers]] and Creator/RayFisher were the final contenders for Finn before the casting of Creator/JohnBoyega. Creator/MichaelBJordan [[https://epicstream.com/news/BriConstantino/Michael-B-Jordan-Recalls-Disastrous-Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Audition?utm_content=buffer764e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=epicbuffer&fbclid=IwAR3eFobYkAWa6SzNybdRQXZ9isaIjPAZKSeiB0hfMVqXWnrwCtbQxPxFtzE auditioned for the role]].
**Creator/JohnBoyega.
*** Creator/MichaelBJordan, Creator/DavidOyelowo, Creator/DayoOkeniyi, [[Film/GoodLuckToYouLeoGrande Daryl McCormack]], [[Series/{{Arrow}} Joseph David-Jones]] and Creator/TomHollandconfirmed in his episode of ''WebVideo/HotOnes'' that he auditioned read for Finn.
the part of Finn as well before the casting of Boyega.
** Creator/JamesMcAvoy,Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor, Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor and Creator/JoelEdgerton were considered for the role of Poe Dameron before Creator/OscarIsaac was cast. Edgerton previously portrayed a young Owen Lars in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
** *** Creator/MilesTeller, Creator/LiamMcIntyre, Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/AlexPettyfer, Creator/AlexPettyfer and Creator/SullivanStapleton read also screen-tested for the part of Poe Dameron as well before the casting of Isaac.
**Creator/DevPatel [[https://epicstream.com/news/NobelleBorines/Dev-Patel-Addresses-Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Audition?utm_content=buffer7097a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=epicbuffer&fbclid=IwAR2pkXbolz-eze7xoTmqfTvoC4vTqMJKtgWvAmMIhuCzTMk51Q-ElWmuyok revealed]] that he auditioned for a role, possibly either Finn or Poe Dameron.
**Creator/MichaelFassbender, Creator/ChristophWaltz, Creator/ChristophWaltz and Creator/HugoWeaving were considered for the role of [[Characters/StarWarsKyloRen Kylo Ren]] before the casting of Creator/AdamDriver.
** Creator/EddieRedmayne also *** Creator/EddieRedmayne, Creator/JoelKinnaman and Creator/LeePace auditioned for the part of Kylo Ren as well before the casting of Driver. However, Redmayne believed he blew it by doing a bunch of weird voices akin to his role in ''Film/JupiterAscending'' when he learned the part was a villain.
Driver.
** Creator/MatthewVaughn and Creator/BradBird were originally approached to direct the movie before Creator/JJAbrams was hired. Vaughn turned down the offer due toMain/CreativeDifferences CreativeDifferences over the level of violence in the film and the casting his desires to cast Creator/ChloeGraceMoretz of the female lead, while Bird declined in order to helm ''Film/{{Tomorrowland}}''.
** *** Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/ChristopherNolan, Creator/NeillBlomkamp, Creator/JossWhedon, Creator/DavidFincher, Creator/PeterJackson, Creator/BenAffleck, Creator/BenAffleck and Creator/RianJohnson were also considered to direct the film as well before Abrams was hired. Johnson would later go on to helm ''Film/TheLastJedi.''
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* DisownedAdaptation: Marica Lucas, who worked as editor on the Original Trilogy has made her dislike for this film (and by extension the rest of the Sequel Trilogy) [[https://www.gamesradar.com/star-wars-editor-marcia-lucas-criticizes-the-sequels-you-dont-get-the-magic-of-star-wars/ well-known]]. With Marica's two biggest complaints were how strong Rey is [[InstantExpert in spite of her lack of experience]] and the film killing off [[MentorOccupationalHazard Han Solo.]]
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* DisownedAdaptation: Marica Marcia Lucas, who worked as editor on the Original Trilogy has made her dislike for this film (and by extension the rest of the Sequel Trilogy) [[https://www.gamesradar.com/star-wars-editor-marcia-lucas-criticizes-the-sequels-you-dont-get-the-magic-of-star-wars/ well-known]]. With Marica's Marcia's two biggest complaints were how strong Rey is [[InstantExpert in spite of her lack of experience]] and the film killing off [[MentorOccupationalHazard Han Solo.]]
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* DisownedAdaptation: Marica Lucas, who worked as editor of on the Original Trilogy has made her dislike for this film (and by extension the rest of the Sequel Trilogy) [[https://www.gamesradar.com/star-wars-editor-marcia-lucas-criticizes-the-sequels-you-dont-get-the-magic-of-star-wars/ well-known]]. With Marica's two biggest complaints were how strong Rey is [[InstantExpert in spite of her lack of experience]] and the film killing off [[MentorOccupationalHazard Han Solo.]]
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The Linked Article doesn't mention anything about George Lucas liking the film just him being taken aback by how big the franchise has become since he started it. I won't add him to Disowned Adaptation yet, but I think the "white slavers" comment could make him elidgble.
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* ApprovalOfGod: Creator/GeorgeLucas was opposed to anyone else making ''Star Wars'' after he did, out of fear of creating a FranchiseZombie, and he was personally divided on whether or not he wanted to make another trilogy. When Disney acquired Lucasfilm, they got Lucas' story treatments for ''VII'', ''VIII'' and ''IX'', but the writing teams working on the new films chose not to use them (although later interviews seemed to imply they were still used in some capacity, as Kasdan mentioned that Rey was a character created by Lucas. How much of his initial treatments were used is still unknown). However, when attending the red carpet premiere, he said he [[http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/15/star-wars-the-force-awakens-premiere-carrie-fisher-turns-red-carpet-blue-and-george-lucas-gets-standing-ovation liked]] the film, and even received a standing ovation from the audience despite his lack of participation in the film.
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** Creator/AdrianEdmondson has made a career out of playing {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s and hitting [[Creator/RikMayall]] [[GroinAttack in the dick]] for comedic purposes. Here, he appears as Hux's strait-laced, gruff aide Commander Peavey.
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* YouSoundFamiliar: In the French dub, Creator/JeanPierreMichael voiced General Hux. He previously voiced Obi-Wan Kenobi in Season 5 and Season 6 or ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' (and before that he was the voice of Kyle Katarn in ''VideoGame/JediKnightDarkForcesII'', but that one is considered ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'' and not part of the canon).
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** Creator/TomHolland confirmed in his episode of Series/HotOnes that he auditioned for Finn.
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** Creator/JenniferLawrence, Creator/ShaileneWoodley, and Creator/ElizabethOlsen were considered for[[WhatCouldHaveBeen/StarWars the role of [[Characters/StarWarsRey Rey]] before Creator/DaisyRidley was cast. Olsen declined to audition because she already had a contract with Creator/MarvelStudios for the role of [[Comicbook/ScarletWitch Wanda Maximoff]] in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
** Creator/SaoirseRonan, Creator/EvanRachelWood, Creator/JessicaHenwick, [[Series/AmericanGods Devery Jacobs]], [[Series/LegendsOfTomorrow Maisie Richardson]], and Creator/BillieLourd also auditioned for the part of Rey before the casting of Ridley. Henwick, Richardson, and Lourd would eventually go on to play Jessika Pava, Korr Sella, and Lieutenant Connix respectively in the film.
** Creator/JessePlemons, [[Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark Matthew James Thomas]], [[Series/DowntonAbbey Ed Speleers]], and Creator/RayFisher were the final contenders for Finn before the casting of Creator/JohnBoyega. Creator/MichaelBJordan [[https://epicstream.com/news/BriConstantino/Michael-B-Jordan-Recalls-Disastrous-Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Audition?utm_content=buffer764e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=epicbuffer&fbclid=IwAR3eFobYkAWa6SzNybdRQXZ9isaIjPAZKSeiB0hfMVqXWnrwCtbQxPxFtzE auditioned for the role]].
** Creator/TomHolland confirmed in his episode of Series/HotOnes that he auditioned for Finn.
** Creator/JamesMcAvoy, Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor, and Creator/JoelEdgerton were considered for the role of Poe Dameron before Creator/OscarIsaac was cast. Edgerton previously portrayed a young Owen Lars in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
** Creator/LiamMcIntyre, Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/AlexPettyfer, and Creator/SullivanStapleton read for the part of Poe Dameron as well before the casting of Isaac.
** Creator/DevPatel [[https://epicstream.com/news/NobelleBorines/Dev-Patel-Addresses-Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Audition?utm_content=buffer7097a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=epicbuffer&fbclid=IwAR2pkXbolz-eze7xoTmqfTvoC4vTqMJKtgWvAmMIhuCzTMk51Q-ElWmuyok revealed]] that he auditioned for a role, possibly either Finn or Poe Dameron.
** Creator/MichaelFassbender, Creator/ChristophWaltz, and Creator/HugoWeaving were considered for the role of [[Characters/StarWarsKyloRen Kylo Ren]] before the casting of Creator/AdamDriver.
** Creator/EddieRedmayne also auditioned for the part of Kylo Ren before the casting of Driver. However, Redmayne believed he blew it by doing a bunch of weird voices akin to his role in ''Film/JupiterAscending'' when he learned the part was a villain.
** Creator/MatthewVaughn and Creator/BradBird were originally approached to direct the movie before Creator/JJAbrams was hired. Vaughn turned down the offer due to Main/CreativeDifferences over the level of violence in the film and the casting of the female lead, while Bird declined in order to helm ''Film/{{Tomorrowland}}''.
** Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/ChristopherNolan, Creator/JossWhedon, Creator/DavidFincher, Creator/PeterJackson, Creator/BenAffleck, and Creator/RianJohnson were considered to direct the film as well before Abrams was hired. Johnson would later go on to helm ''Film/TheLastJedi.''
** [[http://makingstarwars.net/2015/01/george-lucas-initially-planned-finishing-star-wars-force-awakens-selling-lucasfilm/ Lucas' original plan]] was to get ''Episode VII'' released with him having a more active role in its creation, and then sell the company so somebody else could finish the new trilogy. This didn't happen due to Creator/{{Disney}} coming by at the right time to make the deal, preventing any legal trouble.
** According to a ''Vanity Fair'' cover story, Lucas' original ideas for the Sequel Trilogy had teenage/young adult main characters. Disney ultimately went with actors who were in their twenties and thirties instead.
-->[Abrams] said Lucas’ treatment had centered on very young characters — teenagers, Lucasfilm told me — which might have struck Disney executives as veering too close for comfort to ''The Phantom Menace'' and its 9-year-old Anakin Skywalker and 13-year-old Queen Amidala. "We've made some departures" from Lucas's ideas, Kennedy conceded, but only in "exactly the way you would in any development process."
** One of the movie's working titles was ''Shadow of the Empire'', but this was changed to avoid confusion with the ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire'' multimedia project from the 90's.
** The movie was originally slated for a May release date, like all of the ''Star Wars'' movies that preceded it, but it was pushed back to December 2015. Ultimately, this proved to be a wiser decision, considering that ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' was slated to be Disney's tentpole film for the summer of 2015, and that releasing both movies around the same time would have limited the amount of profit either would have received.
** Rey was originally named Kira, and was conceived as a Luke {{Expy}} who sought and followed him as an apprentice after her home was destroyed in a sort of PassingTheTorch way. She later evolved into a scavenger as in the final film, though still accompanied by an elderly father figure who was a former Republic pilot. Interestingly, echoing Luke's ownpage]].surname change, the name "Kira" stuck for virtually all the production time and only got changed to Rey when they had already started filming.
** Finn was named Sam at an early stage of production, where he was conceived as being the youngest member of a group of space pirates led by Maz Kanata rather than a stormtrooper. The opening shot of the film was going to be his tiny ship towing a derelict Star Destroyer, meant to mimic the opening of ''A New Hope'' as closely as possible yet with a touch of humor. However, Sam would have lost control of the Star Destroyer and let it crash on Jakku, where Kira would search it for parts as Rey does in the final film. Instead of a desert world, Jakku would have been an ocean planet where part of the Second Death Star crashed and was left partially submerged. The concept of a water world where the second Death Star's remains were found was retooled to become the moon Kef Bir in ''Film/StarWarsTheRiseOfSkywalker''.
** After Sam became Finn, his backstory would have been rather different. Originally, what would have convinced Finn to leave the First Order would be witnessing a number of Resistance fighters being executed and thrown out of an airlock. After escaping with Poe and crash landing, he would be healed by a tribe of locals and be "reborn" into a hero. Most importantly, in this version he was a personal friend of the character that became Kylo Ren, who would be left heatbroken by Finn's defection.
** The character who occupied the role of Poe was originally supposed to die early in the film, possibly in the TIE Fighter crash (he was even nicknamed "John Doe" in the first drafts), which made Creator/OscarIsaac hesitant to accept the role because [[ChronicallyKilledActor he had played a character who suffered a similar fate]] in ''Film/TheBourneLegacy''. However, Creator/JJAbrams decided to spare Poe after finding a way to temporarily write him out of the story without killing him.
** While the idea of Han's and Leia's son turning to the Dark Side supposedly traces back to Lucas himself, Kylo Ren went through several iterations in his character design. He was initially going to be a former Jedi named Skyler who served Sith Lord Darth Talon, but later both characters were fused into a dark Jedi called the Jedi Killer, who was more akin to Darth Vader and would power up by directly absorbing the energy of a star. In this version, he was friends with Finn before his betrayal, which would have left him devastated enough for him to seek the counsel of his dead grandfather. At one point, he was even going to show up a straight up Vader impersonator, wearing a exact copy of his suit in order to mess with Luke.
** Several different ideas for the movie's MacGuffin were put forth initially, with ideas such as the heroes trying to find the remains of Darth Vader, or even searching the underwater wreckage of the second Death Star in order to find info about sacred Jedi sites or hidden Jedi masters (in whose case we would have even seen the ''Millennium Falcon'' going underwater). In the end, it was decided that the search for Luke himself would be the main thread tying everything together. Luke himself had a significantly larger role in the earlier drafts, but his presence was drastically reduced in order to avoid having him [[SpotlightStealingSquad overshadow]] Rey and Finn.
** Following the last measure, the original script that Michael Ardnt worked on originally put the new cast up front while the old cast was DemotedToExtra. Abrams overrode that decision and decided to expand on the roles of the older cast, so that the original team could have (at least) one last adventure — all while still giving time to introduce the new cast, with the extent to expand upon their roles in ''Episode VIII'' and ''Episode IX''.
** Back when Luke was going to be one of the main characters, there were plans for Creator/HaydenChristensen to cameo as the Force ghost of Anakin Skywalker. One piece of concept art suggests his appearance could have constantly shifted between that of Anakin and Darth Vader, playing on the duality of the Force. Though this rather seriously contradicts previous lore which held that darksiders cannot become Force ghosts, that is, truly become one with the Force, precisely because of the dark side (hence Obi-Wan becoming "more powerful" in death than Vader could ever imagine); the entire point of Vader taking the form of a Jedi again in the "Force afterlife" was due to him rejecting and being "saved" from the dark side.
** At one point, Snoke's character was going to be female, a "beautiful, statuesque woman" inspired by Greek sculpture. Even although they settled for a male villain, the beautiful part remained for a long time in production, as Abrams and the creatives didn't want him to be old and decrepit like Sidious. They ultimately decided to play it straight on the idea it would show better his corruption by the Dark Side.
** Conversely, Captain Phasma was originally going to be a man, and it's rumored that the creative team wanted him to be played by Creator/BenedictCumberbatch (whom Abrams had worked with on ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'', and who actually came to visit the sets of the film). However, after the movie received some complaints about the lack of women in the cast, presumably after Snoke had been made male, the creators rewrote Phasma as female and cast Creator/GwendolineChristie in the role.
** Denis Lawson was written in to reappear as Wedge Antilles in the film, but he turned the offer down because he didn't want to do a cameo, preferring to continue his television career instead. Reportedly Wedge's role was originally the one Creator/MaxVonSydow's character ultimately received, meaning Wedge would have ultimately gone through SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome had it happened. Lawson would ultimately reprise his role as Wedge in ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''.
** [[TakeThatScrappy The skeleton of Jar Jar Binks]] was considered to be included somewhere as an EasterEgg, but J. J. Abrams ultimately decided against it.
** The movie was originally going to open with Luke's severed hand floating through space, still holding the lightsaber from his duel with Darth Vader in ''The Empire Strikes Back''. The hand would then burn up in the atmosphere of the planet Jakku, and the surviving lightsaber would land in the desert, only to be plucked up by an unseen alien.
** R2-D2 was originally going to appear much earlier in the film alongside C-3PO, but the writers thought it would be better to present his arrival as a bit of delayed gratification by not having him reactivate until the final act.
** Instead of Han and Chewbacca, space pirates would have seized the ''Millennium Falcon'' and forced Rey to literally walk the plank into space.
** Starkiller Base was conceived later in development, and would have been located on Dantooine, with the First Order converting the old Rebel base there. Starkiller would have also been called the "Doom Star", and its cannon would have fired out of a volcano.
** The Resistance was originally going to have a massive warship named ''Warhammer'', which would use its heavily armored prow to breach planetary shields and then deploy smaller ships to exploit the hole.
** Finn and Rey were originally supposed to have a BelligerentSexualTension rather than the more ambiguous relationship they had in the final version.
** Rey was originally going to be accompanied to Ahch-To by BB-8 instead of R2-D2, but the droids were swapped at the request of Creator/RianJohnson, so that R2 could use [[Film/ANewHope Leia's transmission to Obi-Wan]] to help convince Luke to train Rey in ''Film/TheLastJedi''.
** The screenplay had Maz Kanata going with the heroes to the Resistance base, and Creator/LupitaNyongo even filmed some scenes with Creator/CarrieFisher. They were all cut after the creative team decided that Maz really didn't add anything to the final act. However, a shot of Maz giving Anakin's lightsaber to Leia [[MissingTrailerScene did show up in the second trailer]].
** The original run time (actual run time, not the assembly cut) of the movie was two hours and 40 minutes long before being cut down to two hours and 16 minutes, with some of the cut scenes remaining in the film until only a month before release. It remains to be seen how many of these deleted scenes will show up on the DVD or Blu-ray release of the film. One of these scenes, a snowspeeder chase on Starkiller Base, wound up being adapted into an episode of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsForcesOfDestiny''.
** A rather noticeable case was with the character of Constable Zuvio, an enforcer on Niima Outpost. Not only was he fully designed and characterized (apparently, he was to have a significant role in getting Rey off Jakku), but he received a few toys and a page in the film's official visual dictionary, generating interest in the character. All of this was for naught, however, as he was completely demoted shortly after his promotional material was released. In the film proper, he only survives as a background extra visible for a few blurry frames in the background as Rey is running through the market.
** According to a leaked call-sheet for ''The Force Awakens'', when Rey finds the Skywalker lightsaber in Maz's castle Finn was originally present too and they both experienced visions. This suggests that Finn was intended to be explicitly Force-sensitive, whereas in the finished movie he's presented as a BadassNormal and only implicitly suggested to be Force-sensitive in ''The Rise of Skywalker''.
** Kylo Ren was originally going to look like Captain Phasma. When that idea was abandoned, the costume was given to Phasma.
** Originally Courscant was gonna be the planet that was blown up by Starkiller Base. However, Lucasfilm refused to allow the destruction of one of the most iconic Star Wars planets. So Hosnian Prime was used as a substitute.
** Creator/JenniferLawrence, Creator/ShaileneWoodley, and Creator/ElizabethOlsen were considered for
** Creator/SaoirseRonan, Creator/EvanRachelWood, Creator/JessicaHenwick, [[Series/AmericanGods Devery Jacobs]], [[Series/LegendsOfTomorrow Maisie Richardson]], and Creator/BillieLourd also auditioned for the part of Rey before the casting of Ridley. Henwick, Richardson, and Lourd would eventually go on to play Jessika Pava, Korr Sella, and Lieutenant Connix respectively in the film.
** Creator/JessePlemons, [[Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark Matthew James Thomas]], [[Series/DowntonAbbey Ed Speleers]], and Creator/RayFisher were the final contenders for Finn before the casting of Creator/JohnBoyega. Creator/MichaelBJordan [[https://epicstream.com/news/BriConstantino/Michael-B-Jordan-Recalls-Disastrous-Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Audition?utm_content=buffer764e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=epicbuffer&fbclid=IwAR3eFobYkAWa6SzNybdRQXZ9isaIjPAZKSeiB0hfMVqXWnrwCtbQxPxFtzE auditioned for the role]].
** Creator/TomHolland confirmed in his episode of Series/HotOnes that he auditioned for Finn.
** Creator/JamesMcAvoy, Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor, and Creator/JoelEdgerton were considered for the role of Poe Dameron before Creator/OscarIsaac was cast. Edgerton previously portrayed a young Owen Lars in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''.
** Creator/LiamMcIntyre, Creator/JackOConnell, Creator/AlexPettyfer, and Creator/SullivanStapleton read for the part of Poe Dameron as well before the casting of Isaac.
** Creator/DevPatel [[https://epicstream.com/news/NobelleBorines/Dev-Patel-Addresses-Star-Wars-The-Force-Awakens-Audition?utm_content=buffer7097a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=epicbuffer&fbclid=IwAR2pkXbolz-eze7xoTmqfTvoC4vTqMJKtgWvAmMIhuCzTMk51Q-ElWmuyok revealed]] that he auditioned for a role, possibly either Finn or Poe Dameron.
** Creator/MichaelFassbender, Creator/ChristophWaltz, and Creator/HugoWeaving were considered for the role of [[Characters/StarWarsKyloRen Kylo Ren]] before the casting of Creator/AdamDriver.
** Creator/EddieRedmayne also auditioned for the part of Kylo Ren before the casting of Driver. However, Redmayne believed he blew it by doing a bunch of weird voices akin to his role in ''Film/JupiterAscending'' when he learned the part was a villain.
** Creator/MatthewVaughn and Creator/BradBird were originally approached to direct the movie before Creator/JJAbrams was hired. Vaughn turned down the offer due to Main/CreativeDifferences over the level of violence in the film and the casting of the female lead, while Bird declined in order to helm ''Film/{{Tomorrowland}}''.
** Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/ChristopherNolan, Creator/JossWhedon, Creator/DavidFincher, Creator/PeterJackson, Creator/BenAffleck, and Creator/RianJohnson were considered to direct the film as well before Abrams was hired. Johnson would later go on to helm ''Film/TheLastJedi.''
** [[http://makingstarwars.net/2015/01/george-lucas-initially-planned-finishing-star-wars-force-awakens-selling-lucasfilm/ Lucas' original plan]] was to get ''Episode VII'' released with him having a more active role in its creation, and then sell the company so somebody else could finish the new trilogy. This didn't happen due to Creator/{{Disney}} coming by at the right time to make the deal, preventing any legal trouble.
** According to a ''Vanity Fair'' cover story, Lucas' original ideas for the Sequel Trilogy had teenage/young adult main characters. Disney ultimately went with actors who were in their twenties and thirties instead.
-->[Abrams] said Lucas’ treatment had centered on very young characters — teenagers, Lucasfilm told me — which might have struck Disney executives as veering too close for comfort to ''The Phantom Menace'' and its 9-year-old Anakin Skywalker and 13-year-old Queen Amidala. "We've made some departures" from Lucas's ideas, Kennedy conceded, but only in "exactly the way you would in any development process."
** One of the movie's working titles was ''Shadow of the Empire'', but this was changed to avoid confusion with the ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheEmpire'' multimedia project from the 90's.
** The movie was originally slated for a May release date, like all of the ''Star Wars'' movies that preceded it, but it was pushed back to December 2015. Ultimately, this proved to be a wiser decision, considering that ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' was slated to be Disney's tentpole film for the summer of 2015, and that releasing both movies around the same time would have limited the amount of profit either would have received.
** Rey was originally named Kira, and was conceived as a Luke {{Expy}} who sought and followed him as an apprentice after her home was destroyed in a sort of PassingTheTorch way. She later evolved into a scavenger as in the final film, though still accompanied by an elderly father figure who was a former Republic pilot. Interestingly, echoing Luke's own
** Finn was named Sam at an early stage of production, where he was conceived as being the youngest member of a group of space pirates led by Maz Kanata rather than a stormtrooper. The opening shot of the film was going to be his tiny ship towing a derelict Star Destroyer, meant to mimic the opening of ''A New Hope'' as closely as possible yet with a touch of humor. However, Sam would have lost control of the Star Destroyer and let it crash on Jakku, where Kira would search it for parts as Rey does in the final film. Instead of a desert world, Jakku would have been an ocean planet where part of the Second Death Star crashed and was left partially submerged. The concept of a water world where the second Death Star's remains were found was retooled to become the moon Kef Bir in ''Film/StarWarsTheRiseOfSkywalker''.
** After Sam became Finn, his backstory would have been rather different. Originally, what would have convinced Finn to leave the First Order would be witnessing a number of Resistance fighters being executed and thrown out of an airlock. After escaping with Poe and crash landing, he would be healed by a tribe of locals and be "reborn" into a hero. Most importantly, in this version he was a personal friend of the character that became Kylo Ren, who would be left heatbroken by Finn's defection.
** The character who occupied the role of Poe was originally supposed to die early in the film, possibly in the TIE Fighter crash (he was even nicknamed "John Doe" in the first drafts), which made Creator/OscarIsaac hesitant to accept the role because [[ChronicallyKilledActor he had played a character who suffered a similar fate]] in ''Film/TheBourneLegacy''. However, Creator/JJAbrams decided to spare Poe after finding a way to temporarily write him out of the story without killing him.
** While the idea of Han's and Leia's son turning to the Dark Side supposedly traces back to Lucas himself, Kylo Ren went through several iterations in his character design. He was initially going to be a former Jedi named Skyler who served Sith Lord Darth Talon, but later both characters were fused into a dark Jedi called the Jedi Killer, who was more akin to Darth Vader and would power up by directly absorbing the energy of a star. In this version, he was friends with Finn before his betrayal, which would have left him devastated enough for him to seek the counsel of his dead grandfather. At one point, he was even going to show up a straight up Vader impersonator, wearing a exact copy of his suit in order to mess with Luke.
** Several different ideas for the movie's MacGuffin were put forth initially, with ideas such as the heroes trying to find the remains of Darth Vader, or even searching the underwater wreckage of the second Death Star in order to find info about sacred Jedi sites or hidden Jedi masters (in whose case we would have even seen the ''Millennium Falcon'' going underwater). In the end, it was decided that the search for Luke himself would be the main thread tying everything together. Luke himself had a significantly larger role in the earlier drafts, but his presence was drastically reduced in order to avoid having him [[SpotlightStealingSquad overshadow]] Rey and Finn.
** Following the last measure, the original script that Michael Ardnt worked on originally put the new cast up front while the old cast was DemotedToExtra. Abrams overrode that decision and decided to expand on the roles of the older cast, so that the original team could have (at least) one last adventure — all while still giving time to introduce the new cast, with the extent to expand upon their roles in ''Episode VIII'' and ''Episode IX''.
** Back when Luke was going to be one of the main characters, there were plans for Creator/HaydenChristensen to cameo as the Force ghost of Anakin Skywalker. One piece of concept art suggests his appearance could have constantly shifted between that of Anakin and Darth Vader, playing on the duality of the Force. Though this rather seriously contradicts previous lore which held that darksiders cannot become Force ghosts, that is, truly become one with the Force, precisely because of the dark side (hence Obi-Wan becoming "more powerful" in death than Vader could ever imagine); the entire point of Vader taking the form of a Jedi again in the "Force afterlife" was due to him rejecting and being "saved" from the dark side.
** At one point, Snoke's character was going to be female, a "beautiful, statuesque woman" inspired by Greek sculpture. Even although they settled for a male villain, the beautiful part remained for a long time in production, as Abrams and the creatives didn't want him to be old and decrepit like Sidious. They ultimately decided to play it straight on the idea it would show better his corruption by the Dark Side.
** Conversely, Captain Phasma was originally going to be a man, and it's rumored that the creative team wanted him to be played by Creator/BenedictCumberbatch (whom Abrams had worked with on ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'', and who actually came to visit the sets of the film). However, after the movie received some complaints about the lack of women in the cast, presumably after Snoke had been made male, the creators rewrote Phasma as female and cast Creator/GwendolineChristie in the role.
** Denis Lawson was written in to reappear as Wedge Antilles in the film, but he turned the offer down because he didn't want to do a cameo, preferring to continue his television career instead. Reportedly Wedge's role was originally the one Creator/MaxVonSydow's character ultimately received, meaning Wedge would have ultimately gone through SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome had it happened. Lawson would ultimately reprise his role as Wedge in ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker''.
** [[TakeThatScrappy The skeleton of Jar Jar Binks]] was considered to be included somewhere as an EasterEgg, but J. J. Abrams ultimately decided against it.
** The movie was originally going to open with Luke's severed hand floating through space, still holding the lightsaber from his duel with Darth Vader in ''The Empire Strikes Back''. The hand would then burn up in the atmosphere of the planet Jakku, and the surviving lightsaber would land in the desert, only to be plucked up by an unseen alien.
** R2-D2 was originally going to appear much earlier in the film alongside C-3PO, but the writers thought it would be better to present his arrival as a bit of delayed gratification by not having him reactivate until the final act.
** Instead of Han and Chewbacca, space pirates would have seized the ''Millennium Falcon'' and forced Rey to literally walk the plank into space.
** Starkiller Base was conceived later in development, and would have been located on Dantooine, with the First Order converting the old Rebel base there. Starkiller would have also been called the "Doom Star", and its cannon would have fired out of a volcano.
** The Resistance was originally going to have a massive warship named ''Warhammer'', which would use its heavily armored prow to breach planetary shields and then deploy smaller ships to exploit the hole.
** Finn and Rey were originally supposed to have a BelligerentSexualTension rather than the more ambiguous relationship they had in the final version.
** Rey was originally going to be accompanied to Ahch-To by BB-8 instead of R2-D2, but the droids were swapped at the request of Creator/RianJohnson, so that R2 could use [[Film/ANewHope Leia's transmission to Obi-Wan]] to help convince Luke to train Rey in ''Film/TheLastJedi''.
** The screenplay had Maz Kanata going with the heroes to the Resistance base, and Creator/LupitaNyongo even filmed some scenes with Creator/CarrieFisher. They were all cut after the creative team decided that Maz really didn't add anything to the final act. However, a shot of Maz giving Anakin's lightsaber to Leia [[MissingTrailerScene did show up in the second trailer]].
** The original run time (actual run time, not the assembly cut) of the movie was two hours and 40 minutes long before being cut down to two hours and 16 minutes, with some of the cut scenes remaining in the film until only a month before release. It remains to be seen how many of these deleted scenes will show up on the DVD or Blu-ray release of the film. One of these scenes, a snowspeeder chase on Starkiller Base, wound up being adapted into an episode of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsForcesOfDestiny''.
** A rather noticeable case was with the character of Constable Zuvio, an enforcer on Niima Outpost. Not only was he fully designed and characterized (apparently, he was to have a significant role in getting Rey off Jakku), but he received a few toys and a page in the film's official visual dictionary, generating interest in the character. All of this was for naught, however, as he was completely demoted shortly after his promotional material was released. In the film proper, he only survives as a background extra visible for a few blurry frames in the background as Rey is running through the market.
** According to a leaked call-sheet for ''The Force Awakens'', when Rey finds the Skywalker lightsaber in Maz's castle Finn was originally present too and they both experienced visions. This suggests that Finn was intended to be explicitly Force-sensitive, whereas in the finished movie he's presented as a BadassNormal and only implicitly suggested to be Force-sensitive in ''The Rise of Skywalker''.
** Kylo Ren was originally going to look like Captain Phasma. When that idea was abandoned, the costume was given to Phasma.
** Originally Courscant was gonna be the planet that was blown up by Starkiller Base. However, Lucasfilm refused to allow the destruction of one of the most iconic Star Wars planets. So Hosnian Prime was used as a substitute.
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* OnSetInjury: The remote-operated door for the Millennium Falcon was accidentally shut early, causing it to break Creator/HarrisonFord's leg. To work around him needing to sit while healing, the bar scene on Takodana was pushed up in the schedule, resulting in the plans for an animatronic Maz Kanata being shelved for a CG depiction. (An animatronic Maz would eventually appear two films later).
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** Returning from the previous ''Star Wars'' films are Creator/AnthonyDaniels as C-3PO, Kenny Baker as R2-D2, Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa, Erik Bauersfield as Admiral Ackbar, Creator/PeterMayhew as Chewbacca, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Creator/AlecGuinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi (via archive audio) and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.
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** Returning from the previous ''Star Wars'' films are Creator/AnthonyDaniels as C-3PO, Kenny Baker as R2-D2, Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa, Erik Bauersfield as Admiral Ackbar, Creator/PeterMayhew as Chewbacca, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Creator/AlecGuinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi (via archive audio) Solo and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.
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** Returning from the previous ''Star Wars'' films are Creator/AnthonyDaniels as C-3PO, Kenny Baker as R2-D2, Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa, Erik Bauersfield as Admiral Ackbar, Creator/PeterMayhew as Chewbacca, Harrison Ford as Han Solo Solo, Creator/AlecGuinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi (via archive audio) and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.
