>Leia is made leader of the Republic after her predecessor's death
>Han is a retired veteran of the Republic fleet
>Luke hasn't been seen in nearly 30 years
>the lead character is Han and Leia's daughter
>the other lead is the child of Lando, and either a male or female depending on who is cast
>the other lead is a Stormtrooper, also either a male or female depending on who is cast
>dialogue for these two characters is very rough in the second draft
>Luke has no known offspring
>The Empire still exists in the form of a number of loyal galaxies and are in a state of cold war with the Republic
>The Empire is simply referred to as the "Empire," and the Republic is referred to formally only once, as the "Galactic Republic;" no "New" anywhere
>There are no Jedi whatsoever, and people still speak as if they are extinct, with Luke being "the last of his kind"
>The main antagonists are an older student of the Emperor, and his apprentice
>The apprentice takes control of the power dynamic between the two pretty quickly...
>The Republic are excavating ruins on a neutral world for a weapon; the world factors into tense negotiations the Empire have had with the Republic, and is referred to as the "Sith Homeworld"
>Loredump: In the script, the Sith are a couple thousand years old, founded by an ancestor of Palpatine called Ruin; the apprentice in this film also goes by that name
>the ruins within the Sith Homeworld are a control station; the planet itself is the weapon
>Luke saves the day at the end, but in a bad way; he has changed

When Han Solo, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Chewbacca finally find the missing Luke Skywalker (remember these plot spoilers?) he’s been captured by the Inquisitors. (Which actors play them, we don’t know yet. Driver? Gwendoline Christie?) Once he escapes, he tells his friends their story which leads to a…FLASHBACK. Yes, the rumors are reportedly true. The first flashback in Star Wars film history.

More spoilers. Huge spoilers.

In that flashback, Carrie Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd (remember she was rumored to be cast?) would play/provide the voice of a young Princess Leia, showing a time where the Inquisitors were being controlled by Darth Vader. Yes, according to Latino Review, Darth Vader does appear in Star Wars Episode VII.

The flashback scene plays on the idea that Leia's memory was manipulated by an old jedi character (Von Sydow I presume) when she was a little girl to prevent her from spilling the beans on Padme surviving and being in hiding. Only after they get to the Luke he's able to bring these memories back, but for a great price.

The Inquisitors part is true and they're amazing. You must understand that they aren't show-offs, they're pretty scary and menacing, always in shadow, pulling the strings. I didn't read the script in whole, but the performances I seen (I didn't recognize any of the actors) were abso-f***ing-lutely chilling.

Also, they are already in the existing movies, Episodes 1-3 and 6. Look closely. They are the pale white guys wearing elaborate purple clothing, they appear in almost all the scenes where the Palpatine is present.

-A downed AT-AT is used as a character's hideout, possibly in Tatooine and possibly Daisy Ridley characcter (that Popsicle speeder).


-Hoth maybe? There were reports of filming in Iceland.



Rumoured to be the concept art for Max Von Sydow's character. He will be a wise old guy who had lived long enough to witness the Clone Wars, Fall of the Republic and the Galactic Civil War.
Or maybe could it be Andy Serkis's character aka the narrator from the teaser trailer?

Reminds me of Yavin 4




Hmm

I'm still leaning more towards Luke being the villain theory, from that concept art I think the jaw and lips of the masked guy holding Vader's helmet kinda resembles Luke's. But yeah good point there kinda weird why he wanna be obsessed with it since he's the one who defeated/ cremated his father.
That rumor about he artifact collector is cool too, but if that leaked image of Revan with the medievel lighsaber is true and he's not a gravedigger, I got a feeling that they'll never explain why it looks like Revan up to the fans to speculate haha

Also all that rumour about Oscar Issac being a Han Solo-esque smuggler who won the Millennium Falcon from Han through gambling, kinda look to be false from the trailer. He's the rebel piloting the X-Wing right?

Yeah interesting theory, it will be like the opposite of Han, from rogue smuggler to Rebel captain vs Oscar Issac's from Xwing pilot to rogue.

Wow that tidbit about Adam Driver really surprised me! I haven't heard about it. I was already 100% that he's gonna be the bad guy and never did it crossed my mind he's in any way related to Skywalker/Solo haha.
Maybe Kira could be his sister maybe? She just reminds me too much of Padme and a bit of Leia too on that speeder and outfit.

hmm maybe i should take a break from all these rumor/spoilers stuff too, I think I've been digging too much spoilers this past few months