Vector finally seems to be making some sense.  The first couple of Vector titles didn't really seem that relevant at the start.

The ROTS Coruscant staging area Clones.

Whatever happened to the Black Panther movie that Wesley Snipes was attached to a few years back?  I clearly remember him being the one to want to do this movie.

Probably not gonna happen since he's going to jail for tax evasion.  But for him to sign on for another Marvel franchise after doing 3 Blade movies (Blade being a Marvel character), it doesn't make a lot of sense.

Also, my choice for Thor would be Brad Pitt via the look he had in Troy.  I just cant see some of those other characters beefing up for the necessary look.  Just like I dont see Liev Schrieber pulling off Sabretooth.  They should of kept the original actor from the first X-Men movie to keep some consistency.

Not sure that Brad Pitt would sign on for a project like this.  I don't think it's his type of project.  I think the Kevin McKidd rumor is pretty cool.  He can definitely act for one, he's got a similar "Norse" look, and he proved that he could do the physical stuff in ROME.

I think Liev Schrieber is actually a very cool choice for Creed/Sabertooth.  He can act, unlike Tyler Mane.  And when you talk to a good number of actors, they usually enjoy taking on the role of a villain.  With Mane's Sabertooth in the first X-Men movie, he was just kind of THERE.  Liev Schreiber can probably make Sabertooth a much more interesting villain.  He's got the acting chops.

As far as McConaughey playing Cap, it just doesnt make sense to me.  Thomas Jane would be a decent choice IMO.

I think McConaughey playing Cap makes more sense.  He's definitely got more star power going for him.  And then you factor in that the Punisher movie with Thomas Jane didn't do that well.  And he didn't get recast for Punisher War Zone.

Now this is the 2nd or 3rd time Rebelscum has mentioned people go out and pay the full price on the Falcon if we want to see other big stuff like this made.  I don't know if that is all speculation on their part or they have actually heard a rep from within say "on this all depends".  I am leaning toward the latter and makes sense really.  

Rebelscum isn't the only site that's mentioned this.  I've seen a good number of mentions about this at Galactic Hunter as well.  And I think there's been A LOT of talk about waiting for items to go on clearance on a number of collecting boards.  People have grown accustomed to the way that Target in particular handles their markdowns, and seem ready to pounce once things go on clearance.  It's almost predatory.

I can certainly appreciate when anyone has a collecting budget that they're trying to stick to. Most people have a finite ammount of cash to spend on the hobby.  But when you systematically wait for EVERYTHING to go on clearance I think it affects things negatively.  It affects the retailer.  They're less willing to take a chance on Star Wars if things only sell on clearance.  And in turn Hasbro can potentially suffer if they don't get the orders.  And that could lead to collectors suffering by not getting the items that they'd really like to see.  I see the potential for a negative, cascading effect that could ultimately impact collectors. 

Yes, but the knees on that figure aren't articulated.  It looks like the fit for the rear jumpseats might be a little snug.

Quote from: David on May  6, 2008, 09:21 PM

I can't really tell...is the cockpit an open room in which Han and Chewie can sit while other figures stand around behind them, like in the movies? Or is it pretty much just seating for two and nothing else?

Nope there's seating for four (like in the movies).

Hopefully the rumored ANH Obi-Wan Kenobi will be able to fit in the Falcon's cockpit.  The VOTC version probably won't fit.

Quote from: jedipurge on March 31, 2008, 07:03 PM

Who is Sidious refering to.  By all the implications he's probably referring to Plageus, but is he?  \

It's clear in the film that Palpatine is referring to Darth Plageuis the Wise.  It was obvious that was Palps' master, and that Palps killed him in his sleep and it was "ironic that (Plageuis) had the power to stop others from dying, but not himself."

I don't think there is any question about this.

You're thinking more about the opera scene than the actual exchange that's being referenced in the first post.  And there are three sets of exchanges about this topic that hold significant bearing on a Force user's ability to maintain their identity in the Force.

The first exchange is obviously Palpatine with Anakin at the opera.  He tells Anakin that Darth Plagueis was so powerful that he was able to keep others from dying.  He goes on to say that he taught his apprentice everything he knew, and then his apprentice killed him in his sleep.  And then says  that it's ironic.  He could save the people around him, but not himself.  So if this is in fact how Sidious killed Plagueis, how would Plagueis have been able to prepare himself to become one with the Force if he had been unaware and asleep?  It's not plausible.

Then there's the exchange in Palpatine's office.  That's where he tells Anakin that to cheat death is a power that only one has achieved.  But if we work together, I'm sure we can uncover the secret.  So where does that leave what Palpatine previously told Anakin?  Apparently Plagueis had not passed on the secrets of Force immortality to Sidious.  But Palpatine uses that bait to seduce Anakin.  And he never identifies who has managed to maintain their identity in the Force.  Should Anakin learn that it was Qui-Gon Jinn, the Jedi who helped free him from slavery, it could be a potential source of conflict for the newly dubbed Vader and turn him away from the Dark Side.

And then there's Yoda's exchange with Obi-Wan.  He tells Obi-Wan that he has training for him, and that he will learn to commune one who has returned from the netherworld of the Force.  Qui-Gon Jinn.

The intended scene where there is a dialogue between Yoda and Qui-Gon would only have further cemented this.  But lo and behold Liam Neeson never even recorded the dialogue and that plot point was left much more understated.