Yahoo Movies Star Wars: Episode VII: Are The Leaks Deliberate? (SPOILER ALERT!)
‘Star Wars’ fans will be excited-slash-intrigued by the latest rumours about ‘Episode VII’, namely that the big bad in the new movie will be the Sith Inquisitor and that he will be obsessed with Darth Vader.
Adam Driver is rumoured to be playing the main villain in the film, though other online commentators have previously suggested that Max Von Sydow is the Inquisitor.
New pictures of alleged leaked concept art (via IndieRevolver.com) shows the so-called Inquisitor, who the site describes as, “tall and thin and terrifyingly creepy, with glowing red eyes to match his red lightsaber. He’s got some robotic upgrades, like Vader – but no mask. The cybernetic bits weave in and out of him. He’s got a human upper lip, a steel jaw… and the robotic hand that JJ Abrams posted an image of.”
They also suggest the film will contain flashbacks to Princess Leia’s childhood and Vader’s interactions with the Sith while he was alive.
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They add, “This inquisitor has a fascination [with] Vader through the movie’s timeline.” The site posts a picture of the Inquisitor looking at Vader’s broken helmet.
This is just the latest in a long line of supposed storyline and visual leaks from the set of the notoriously secret sequel.
What we don’t get is this – why isn’t Abrams and Disney shutting them down? When pictures of the set shot by an extra were published on TMZ.com, the director promised people would be fired. Not only that, but the guilty party would be stopped from working in the film industry ever again.
Not the case with all the recent leaks. Why? We have some possible theories…
Planting false information
It’s always “someone close to production” or simply arrives anonymously. Let’s face it, any website which received seemingly bona fide material from a lucasfilm.com email account would publish it in an instant. Which makes them perfect grounds for the studio to disseminate cool-looking but actually fake information in a bid to throw everyone off the scent, using gullible nerds to do their dirty work.
Misdirection
It’s what the conspiracy theorists say about UFOs and the government. By letting people who think they have been probed have their say, the people are distracted from what the feds are really doing. In other words, let the geeks talk, that’s not something Disney can stop. But by letting the rumour mill become so epic and confusing, Abrams and co. can get on in peace.
Going viral
It’s a clever viral marketing campaign for a much-anticipated movie. JJ Abrams is a Hollywood behemoth and master of utilizing clever techniques to raise awareness about his films (see: ‘Cloverfield’ and ‘Super 8’). But even he must be aware of the pressure he’s under to deliver a hit that’s satisfying to fans as well as appealing to newbies. By releasing tidbits, maybe he and his crew are building momentum. Or maybe the studio marketing teams have said he’s gotta (unlikely). Whoops, who left that Stormtrooper helmet on the table? I hope that intern we hired today doesn’t take a photo!
Whatever the reason, all this speculation does help to fan the flames of excitement for ‘Episode VII’. And the idea of Vader’s myth permeating the universe years after his death is certainly a cool one.
But be aware that if you do want to remain spoiler-free before the movie’s release in December 2015, you better stop reading the internet. Forever.
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