[SPOILER] Things to come in Star Wars Episode III

[Mistwell]

Well, we know (with some degree of confidence) the following information about Star Wars Episode III already:

1. Anakin will speak with Darth Vaders voice at the end of the film. Scoop: October 11, 1998 Dalex: "Just got back from a lecture given by James Earl Jones at Penn State. He spoke about the arts and gave a throughly enjoyable speech. During the q & a session, he did happen to mention that his voice will only be heard during the last 5 minutes of episode #3. I guess we can all look forward to that."

2. Bail Organa will be fighting against Anakin. Scoop: Sept. 1997 Annotated Screenplays book, written by George Lucas, page 291:

'The man Leia called Father was obviously not her father. He is part of the group that ends up having to fight Darth Vader in the film that will be out in 2003 [laughs].' [Note: 2003 was pushed to 2005].

3. We will see a lava planet, perhaps for the battle between Anakin and Obi-Wan. This one is a little speculative. Scoop: The Force.net reports a pre-production painting by Joe Johnson was never used for Return of the Jedi showing Darth Vader looking out over a sea of lava. "When we were doing [Jedi] I remember I had done a series of sketches of Vader's home, and there was a sea of lava that his house looked out on," remembered Johnson. "I remember having trouble drawing it because everything was either orange or a shadow; it was very intense. But before we got too far, George said he would save this for somewhere down the line, and I stopped working on it."
Another pre-production painting currently on display at The Magic of Myth shows a different interpretation of Vader's home on the lava world. Now we all know by now that Lucas is mining discarded story elements from his early drafts of Star Wars for the prequel trilogy, so chances are pretty good that we'll see the lava planet in Episode III.

4. We will see a new bad guy in Ep III. Scoop: March 18, 2002, Star Wars Insider, an article mentions how Samuel Jackson, Christopher Lee and Jimmy Smits will all be returning for Episode III. However, it mentions that casting decisions for smaller parts "including a new bad guy" have yet to be made.

5. Almost all the Jedi die in Ep III, including Mace Windu. Scoop: March 27, 2002 Samuel L. Jackson interview with The Calgary Sun newspaper, "All the Jedi die in Episode III during the Clone Wars," Jackson told The Sun. "I told George (Lucas) I didn't mind dying, I just didn't want to go out like some punk.
"George said that was fine and he'd see what he could do about a fitting death scene for Mace."

6. The droids have their memories wiped: Scoop: May 27, 2002 E! Daily News interview with George Lucas, question regarding the mystery surrounding what C-3PO should and shouldn't remember of their adventures in the prequels. Lucas said:
"Well, one, his brains have, his memory system has been erased and so has R2's. So, they don't remember anything from the first trilogy. I'm telling you something from Episode III, but I shouldn't be telling you that, but I think most of the fans already know that."

7. I'm tracking down a rumor that Lucas confirmed Boba Fett's return in Ep III, will let you know if I can confirm it.

 

[MythandLore]

Naboo and Gungans will go -poof- so they aren't in IV V and VI

POOF!

 

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

Naboo and Gungans will go -poof- so they aren't in IV V and VI

POOF!

Well, that's not necessarily the case. The Gungans were pretty provincial, so you really don't need to explain their absence, and the Naboo may have taken the pacifist route in the Civil War, explaining their absence. It's a big galaxy, after all.

Alternatively, the lava planet could BE Naboo. That might explain why Vader takes it as his home.

 

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

Double Post

 

[Black Omega]

This is pure speculation but Boba Fett really -should- return for Ep III. And be the one to kill Mace. If he's not, then there is little point to Mace killing Jango Fett, then cutting away later to Boba Fett with his dad's helmut, unless more was planned for this. Time doesn't even need to be a factor. We know clones can be speed grown, little Boba can go back to the cloners to be grown faster or something. As someone else already said in their sig.

"Hello. My name is Boba Fett. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

 

[MythandLore]

Alternatively, the lava planet could BE Naboo.

Naboo -POOF!-

This is pure speculation but Boba Fett really -should- return for Ep III. And be the one to kill Mace.

"Hello. My name is Boba Fett. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

Windu -POOF!-

 

[orbitalfreak]

Might we see a preview of the Death Star? Maybe just the superlaser from it. That could easily explain Naboo not being in the later films.

 

[Eosin the Red]

A guess---

Tensions will mount between the Senate and the Jedi as they investigate that "horrible slip" by Count Dooku. Senators will complain, after they are tipped off that they are being watched by the Jedi.

Mace Windu will confront the Lord of the Sith.....Ohhpps, I mean poor Chancellor Palpatine after the power of the jedi is infringed on - he will be killed by the Royal Guard during the coupe planned by the Jedi Council but not before he strikes down the most beloved Senator in the Republic -- Padme Amidala.

The Chancellor, though stunned by grief, will be forced to disband the Jedi. He reels from the snake he held to his breast. But he will be strong ---- for the Republic.

Poor, misunderstood Anakin who has been expelled from the order. Makes his life with Padme and enjoys it for a time, until the petty Jedi try to prevent his happiness by taking Padme from him. The greatest loss to him was his unborn child.

Of course only time will tell.......

 

[Fenros]

The prediction I'm making with my friends (yes, money was bet) is that Chancellor Palpatine isn't Darth Sidious, but in fact a clone (or something like that) of Sidious that he can control. One that doesn't emanate a Dark Force presence and can walk amongst the Jedi freely.

But then again I could be putting more thought into this than Lucas has and could seriously lose this bet. Oh well, its only like 5 bucks.

 

[Black Omega]

The clone theory is gaining broad appeal at the moment. It does beg the question. If Palpatine is just a cloned dupe. Why was Yoda staring at him so suspiciously in AotC?