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SPECULATION Ezra as Villain of Episode VIII?

Discussion in 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' started by PrincessLeiaCB3, Jan 26, 2016.

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    That would be an epic line to use in the show. Is that from a legends comic?
     
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    It seems like it might be canon since Maul AFTER TPM is canon ...
     
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    Oh you got your answer yes that's it.
     
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    With the last name of Bridger, Ezra has to have something to do with the OT or the ST. Just my thoughts, I wouldn't mind at all seeing a live action Ezra in the ST and beyond.
     
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    While I think Ezra Bridger could fall into the Gray category of the Jedi, should he ever somehow "complete his training," personally I would much prefer to keep him as a discernible good guy, someone who, even if he does somehow manage to turn (or be turned) briefly to the Dark Side in the Rebels storyline, ultimately values his friends and what his parents fought for and sacrificed enough to return and remain true to the goodness of his character and all that matters in the galaxy.

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    Doubt it. Due to the placement of Rebels in the timeline, if he's bridging anything, it's the PT with the OT. Sometimes, a name is just a name - not elaborate symbolism.
     
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    Sounds like plausible speculation to me. It does make sense on a lot of levels. I can't un-see the casting similarities now...

    Ezra Del Toro.jpg

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    It would make the best live-Rebels casting since...

    Ezra sabine.jpg
     
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    But Dave Filoni has said that the animated sector and live-action sector are largely going to be unconnected to each other for the time being. Equally canon, sure, but don't expect to see Ahsoka running around in a movie. It's just not going to happen, let alone in Episode VIII - or Episode IX, for that matter.

    I can't help but be reminded of how many people said that Max Von Sydow would be playing an elderly Kanan Jarrus based on a few similarities in facial structure. And as it turned out... nope, he was just some old guy that you weren't required to watch a television show for the purposes of understanding his backstory.

    Likewise, I can't see Lucasfilm as having the foresight to design a character after an actor who may or may not have agreed to do a movie - or, alternately, that they hired an Oscar-winning actor like Benicio Del Toro merely for his appearance.
     
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    Yeah, I'm certainly not expecting Del Toro's character to be Ezra, just commenting on the plausibility of the speculation.

    I wouldn't let such comments by Dave Filoni discount the plausibility of the speculation too much. Besides, we've already seen evidence of Disney packing characters from both a previous animated series and live action films into Star Wars stories already in production. E.g. Rebels.

    Is someone claiming Ezra was created with an eye to casting Benicio as the character? If so it sounds pretty far-fetched to me. On the other hand it sounds reasonable that an actors appearance could contribute to their being cast in a film - even an award-winning actor.

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    I can believe the actors - not so much the choice of colorful camouflage those rebel guerrilla resistance fighters insist on wearing! I'd go more for sand planet beige or imperial ship grey...
     
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    Lol I meant the live action "characters" for Disney .
     
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    I couldn't help but notice that the character Ezra is being slowly aged in to a man, as he investigates the dark and light side is it possible that that man is actually benicio del toro?

    Benicio is confirmed for 8 and would make more sense with a complete back story. A fallen Jedi succumbed to the dark side?

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    It's been a popular theory/idea for a while now, and it is possible for this to be the case. I like the theory, but it's also too soon to say either way.

    Pros: More crossover, more "neutral" FS characters, built in fan base that could expand if true and timelines match up (between the character and the actor).

    Cons: Ezra is pretty well liked by the younger Rebels audience. Seeing him become a villain in this movie (as I believe del Toro has mentioned he's playing a villain before) might be received negatively. The lack of information about what has happened between Rebels and Ep VIII would also need to be explained (this is a minor concern).

    There's probably more for each side, but that's all I can think of at the moment
     
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    the problem is Luke and Ezra are supposed to be the same age, while there is a 15 year gap between Hamil and Del Toro
     
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    Well, a simple solution to this dilemma would be to have him wear a wig and or makeup, but I don't believe he'll be playing Ezra. He'll be playing The Collector, trying to sell Vader's lightsaber to the Acolytes! :p But more seriously, I don't think they'll bridge Rebels with the ''saga'' movies, each will stand on their own as contained stories without overlapping with one another.
     
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    I almost think he'd be a mocap character but there's a low possibility he's Ezra because they wouldn't have such a major character crossover into the main series like Saw Guerrera
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    Ezra was developed before the story for Episode VIII was conceived so it's safe to assume that he's not connected new characters in Rian Johnson's film.

    There's a better chance that he's somehow connect to Rey since those story elements were created around the same time, but that's still a long shot.

    Ezra is getting so powerful it's difficult to imagine him surviving until A New Hope. Given his connection to the Rebellion it seems like he would have been utilized. So he's either dead or he vanishes mysteriously.
     
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