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Star Wars Episode 2 Title Leaked
N8Magic writes "Seems that the title for the new Star Wars flick has been leaked according to a newspaper in Australia. "Episode 2: The Rise of the Empire" is supposedly
the working title for the film.
" LucasFilm has denied the title as well.
"Sweet Jar Jar, I shall avenge your death!"
"Mesa not dead!"
"Very well, then, I shall avenge your mortal wounding!"
"Actually, mesa tinkin mesa gonna pull thru!"
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I suppose you are right =-)
It gets easier to say that everything old is better, and that all we have now is crap. Makes me sound like some sort of crotchety old timer...
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theforce.net is currently dispelling the rumor. Apparently, they actually talked to Lucasfilm.
From their web site:
When "Rise of the Empire" first rumored to be the title of episode 2 back in June of 1997. The whole rumor also said the episode 1 would be called "Balance of the Force" and episode 3 would be called "Fall of the Jedi". Click for more information about this rumor.
Might as well call it Star Wars Episode 2: The Falling of Lucas Empire!
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Let me reiterate my thoughts on Jar Jar...
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This "brainless" creature is, against all odds, aware of The Force. No kidding. The ride through the Plaaaanet Cooore proves it:
Dont worry, the force will guide us. says Qui Gon.
Ah! Itsy bit the Force! replies jar Jar.
Also, Jar Jar says he was banished from his city because he was clumbsy ("Er.. youssa might be sayin' that" he replies to Obi One's question).
This leads me to what I beleive is the true nature of Jar Jar's stupendous luck during the battle droids fight (where he keeps on shooting other droids with the one caught in his foot).
Hold on to yourself, the truth may be ugly...
There isn't only the Good and Evil side of the force
There is also the
Stupid Force!
I know it's shocking, but it's the only true answer to the whole mistery of the force requiring ballance.
Anaking is so strong in the Evil side (and so is Palpatine) that only the Stupid side can counter-effect Palpatine's plan and lead him into the fatal decision of asking Luke to replace Vador. This really stupid move utterly pissed Vador which led to Palpatine's demise.
I bet what will kill Jar jar in episode 2 (I hope) if not episode 3 (as a last resort) will be when Jar jar tells Parpatine:
I know thessa stupid in you!
wouldn't it be a better title if it was "Episode Two: The Rise of the Merchandising Empire"
Chaos, Mayhem, and Destruction: Not
Star Wars II: The Return of Jar Jar
Someone has already reserved the domain name
Yeah, that would really go along the lines of the other, mysterious Star Wars movie titles. I mean, The Empire Strikes Back, I wondered what that movie was going to be about for all of five minutes. And Return of the Jedi. Such mystique. Though, I agree that Balance of the Force would be a good title. But, so is what's being proposed (even if just a rumor). All Star Wars movie titles aim to condense the theme of the movie in no uncertain terms. The old movies did, I don't see why these should do differently just because we're now older and more jaded.
Revenge of the Jedi
Maybe they'll digitally add a dancing paperclip to various scenes, since in retrospect, Jar Jar wasn't quite annoying enough...
Senator Palpatine at his most evil: he clones Jar Jar by the thousands!
His own people, deeply ashamed by the proliferation of this most pathetic example of their species, feel obligated to fix it.
The latter hour of the movie consists entirely of thousands of Jar Jars being launched out of the catapults they used in the Episode I, some with explosives, some against cliff walls, others into spiked pits. Every last Jar Jar gets catapulted to a gory death, rendered in exquisite detail with the latest CGI techniques.
This "leak" is just a clever ploy to make sure that the real plot of Episode II is not over-hyped to the point that it is disappointing as many found Episode I.
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Um... no...
Remember, Lucasfilm is actually disseminating *dis*information about the prequels to keep all the online sources off the trail. I'll be willing to be that this title isn't even close to the one that will be released. (Anyone remember "Balance of the Force" that was absolutely going to be the title for Episode 1.) Anyone remember the Darth Bane/Christopher Walken rumor? Gary Coleman playing Yoda? (OK, so I made that one up... so sue me... oh, wait, if I ended up with Judge Kaplan I'd probably lose... so don't sue me!)
What will be a sure bet is that whatever title is picked will have never been guessed before. Personally, I'm going for "The Prequel Formerly Known as Star Wars Episode II"...
Maybe Episode Three will be 'Return of the Sith'
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I mean, that why
1) I loved Revenge of the Jedi
2) Kenneth Branagh was great as Obi Wan in the last movie
3) It was great to see Harrison Ford playing Han Solo's father in the last movie
4) Charleton Heston's cameo was fun too
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How about Star Wars Episode 2: An Alan Smithee Film?
Slightly disreputable, albeit gregarious
Just remember Return of the Jedi was once named Revenge of the Jedi. Even some trailers were made using that vengeful name.
According to the at theForce.net.
Ita erat quando hic adveni.
This just in, according to the webpage at www.starwars.com, the title for Episode 2 will be:
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George Lucas was available for comment on the leak, saying:
"You are all morons."
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But seriously, who really cares? What difference does it make?
Take it from Juliet, what's in a name? a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Just cut to the chase, George...
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Star Wars Episode 2: The Rise of Jar Jar Binks.
Synopsis: From the producers of "Cyder House Rules" and "Fried Green Tomatoes", this feel good romantic comedy tracks the trials and tribulations of the young Jar Jar in a tender coming of age story. Winona Rider and jar jar spend fall in new york frolicing in the autum leaves and finding the kind of deep, passionate love that most aliens can only dream of.
Nooooooooo!
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In an interview Lucas said "Well I did say 3 would be a major disapointment"....
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The title "Revenge of the Jedi" was leaked early in production, so that pirated merchandise could be easily spotted when the film was released. The official reason for the change was that "...a Jedi would not take revenge". Some authentic pre-release movie posters actually had "Revenge", and are worth a lot of money today.
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is unimportant.
But for the love of God, make this one Rated 'R'!
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just read over on aint-it-cool-news (yeah yeah, i know) - but they are dispelling the rumor and have backed it up by calling Lucas publicity.
-Jae
I dunno. But after 23+ years of living with Star Wars, you'd think Lucas could come up with something a little less obvious and a little more inspiring.
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Me, I thought "Balance of the Force" was a great title but, no, that got nixed
Some of you may remember one of the rumors going around prior the release of Episode VI: a lot of us really thought that VI would be called Revenge of the Jedi. Don't know if this was leaked by Lucas or not, but I don't remember him deneying it. Always remember, GL has his own agenda.
Gonzo
Natalie Portman in parachute pants, hell yeah.
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Is this the MPAA? Is this the RIAA? Is this the DMCA? I thought it was the USA!
I think people forget just how hokey the original three were.
Episode I was just following in the footsteps of the original trilogy. Did anyone else notice when Obi-Wan whacks a robot with his lightsabre, and it falls over? That's classic Star Wars cheese, right up there with "Two figh-ters a-gainst a Star De-stroyer?" ("Worst delivery ever.") and the Hallowe'en masks in the Mos Eisley cantina.
100% pure American processed cheese.
Star Wars is like Shakespeare: everyone loves it, and nobody wants to admit what derivative tripe it is.
It is fun, though. Kind of like Futurama, with a straight face. And the "used universe" set building philosophy is something that modern sci-fi could use a refresher-course in.
I've drifted, but my point was, try not to compare your fresh vision of the new Star Wars films with your nostalgia-fogged vision of the old ones, nothing can live up to that.
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Two things:
Episode 2: Duh, of course. You were expecting Episode 1.01 Rev A?
The Rise of the Empire Duh, again.
You were maybe expecting:
The Empire That Sank Into The Swamp. So, They Built A Second One. That Sank Into The Swamp. So They Built A Third One. That Burned Down, Fell Over, Then Sank Into The Swamp. But The Fourth One Stayed Up. An' That's What Your Gonna Get, Palpatine -- The Strongest Empire In The Universe.
I dunno.. I kinda think it's been done before. Also, it'll be a bitch to get on the marquee.
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After all, Anakin will eventually have to, uhm... do the Queen, so...
*SMACK* Okay, I deserved that...
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The title, "Rise of the Empire" has been around for over a year, according to TheForce.Net. They point out two older articles discussing it: [1] , [2]
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I think this is probably NOT the real title, but it is pretty close.
Look for this film to be dark - Lucas said years ago, when he was announcing that work was to begin on the prequels, that he intends the 1st to be kind of light harted and ending up-beat (TPM was just that, as was A New Hope). The second would be dark and end sort of down, just like Empire Strikes Back was. And then, in the 3rd, the good would win out and have a major victory.
Look for the empire to grow in episode 2, and for Anakin to fall to the dark side. Thus, the title makes sense, even if it isn't the absolute final title.
I'm sure I'm not the only one that doesn't really care what on earth they call it...
After the last travesty against star wars fans, what makes you think the next one will be even less of an over-commercialized fub. It doesn't how matter how much we all want another epic like the original 3, the stuff he's going to be making is _not_ it...
This is not flamebait, but a genuine criticism.
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"Phantom Menace" had at least a semi-cool mysterious ring to it.
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I had thought the name was going to be Episode 2: The Rise of Jar Jar Binks.
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The fake title (not the "Revenge" stuff to fake out merch pirates) was "Blue Harvest". "Horror beyond your wildest dreams" or something like that was the fake tagline for it. No one really bought it, anyway.
1) A working title is not necessary the final title at all. It's just something the movie people use to give some kind of reference to the movie. This way they don't have to keep saying "that lucas film with the spaceships and that slug guy and the fuzzy little bears" all the time. They could call it "Fred" if they wanted. It's just to make their lives a little easier.
2) "Rise of The Empire" is no worse a title than "The Empire Strikes Back" or "Return of the Jedi"
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These rumors aren't new at all. In fact, they surfaced repeatedly a long, long time ago. (reported on The Force.net May 6, 1999 here and August 8, 1999 here...)
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