SPECULATION Son Of Skywalker

Listen I'm all for diversity, and I have absolutely no problem with Luke having a mixed race son/ daughter. But honestly...John Boyega? I've seen this same idea posted both here and on other boards and it drives me mad. John Boyega is 100% black. Not 50%. 100%! There is absolutely no scenario where a blond hair/ blue eye Mark Hamill fathers John Boyega. That is past laughable.

I do think however that Maisie Richardson Sellers could possibly pull off being Luke's daughter. She's the person who most intrigues me for that spot.

 

Where did you find the information that Luke will have a black female love interest in “Heir to the Jedi”, I have not seen that mentioned anywhere...

And if Boyega is a ripe choice for a love child, so would Lupita Nyong'o I would think... would it?

 

We actually considered writing a Blog article for this very theory. However, the novel takes place right after the battle of Yavin which makes the timeframe really dicy for Luke to have been the father of a kid who is in his early twenties -- between Yavin and Episode VII is about 36 or so years. So it doesn't seem likely.

However, I kind of like the idea that Boyega is a second generation stormtrooper, perhaps a son of Zare Leonis??? Maybe not, but I think this might hold more potential.

 

Lupita?? She is from Africa!!! She doesn't have so much as .0001 European ancestry. Listen...Lupita is absolutely stunningly beautiful, but frankly she's barely believable as Lando's daughter. To say nothing of Luke.



For Luke's offspring it's likely:

Maisie Richardson Sellers - the fact that she is in the cast but still hasn't been officially announced is strange ,and leads me to believe that JJ Abrams and his mystery box have something major in store for her....and us.

Domhnall Gleeson - looks the most like Luke, with blondish hair and blue eyes. He would be perfect casting if (and that's a BiG if) Mara Jade was the mother. Again, the EU is dead but that doesn't mean they won't borrow from it....from time to time...


Oscar Isaac - if you want to know what the offspring of Luke Skywalker and a black woman might look like look no further than Issac. He's also the perfect age (mid 30's) to line up to the "Heir to The Jedi" novel timeline. It's a stretch given that Isaac isn't at all black, but he could at least pull off the mixed race thing if you squint just enough.

 

I think we're maybe obsessing a bit too deeply about how much alike parents and children are supposed to look. I've seen people who very closely resemble one parent and not so much the other, and I've seen other folks who look like more of a blend between the two. And sometimes you see a kid who is a total throwback to a grandparent

On top of that, movies are rarely cast with all that much attention paid to how much the kids resemble the parents.

Personally, I don't get the feeling that John Boyega is going to play Luke's son. If he does, and if they create an interesting relationship between the two, I'll be fine with it.

 

I also don't get the feeling Boyega is Luke's son. He's clearly the star or one of the new big three but I think the cast might be four and not three. I'm thinking Gleeson is the mystery son and a larger role than people realize.

 

IF anyone is Luke's kid it would have to be Gleeson. In reguard to Mara Jade, I know the EU is "dead" but isn't she dead by this point in the EU time-line?
They could rework her character and make her Luke's son's love-interest (Gwendoline Christie for example).

 

I really like this idea. I also hope its true, but I have to remind myself not to get too attached to the idea because I try NOT to have preconceptions before watching a movie.

 

Right. Darn all this speculation lol

 

LOL I see your point!

 

I can't help it! Speculating is so much fun lol. The only down side is my mind running while I'm trying to go to bed

 

If Boyega is Luke's son, then how would he have ended up a stormtrooper?

 

very true Viral.
'credible' is the key word when trying to guess this stuff.

the big twist from the OT came in the second movie (no internet and i was very young.. so i honestly did not see it coming) when...don't click it if you don't wanna know lol..

Spoiler

Vader told Luke that he was his father!!!!!

in my opinion if JJ wants to surprise us with a moment like this.. he will probably need to walk the tight rope with whats 'credible'.

in a galaxy where Anakin had no father at all, where no sod recognised R2 from film to film even though he was pretty much in every important scene and Jar Jar was given powers within the galactic senate.. i'm happy to play along and believe whatever they give us for the new films lol.

 

Who knows.
Luke may be gay after finding out he kissed his sister

 

Really Dwight?