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Does what you consider a “spoiler” change, the closer you get to a movie’s release date?
Sure a spoiler by a technical definition is a detail that wasn’t officially released, which has the potential to ruin a movie’s surprises for you. Which means that anything officially released isn’t a spoiler.
That said, now that fans are going into social media shutdown mode to prevent hearing Rogue One spoilers, and considering that Lucasfilm is posting much more in the way of clips for Rogue One than they did for The Force Awakens, a spoiler isn’t just one thing anymore. It can also be sort of a straw-that-breaks-the-camel’s-back thing, where you learn one thing too many and you say, “Ugh, I wish I hadn’t heard that.”
I’m exploring this idea in the podcast today, and I’d love to hear from you – how do you handle spoiler avoidance in the run-up to a new movie release, and how does your definition of “spoiler” evolve as the release date gets closer? Have your say in the comments!
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A note on the idea of the stand alone films being “throw away stories” (I think that was the phrase you used).
I believe that Alden Ehrenreich was signed to a three film deal. I’m not saying were getting a trilogybof Han Solo movies, but, I can envision a series of stand alone films that all tie together, kinda like the Marvel movies, but maybe on a smaller scale? It’s my guess that we will get something like this after Episode 9.
I could be wrong, this is just fanboy speculation!
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Hi Tim,
Close enough! I think I said “disposable,” but I meant it only in terms of the idea that it would be one-and-done, not something on which they build a mini-franchise. In other words, I wasn’t insulting the stand-alone movies. 🙂
I went looking, and all I could find was a rumor story from the NY Daily News claiming that an insider told them about an alleged three-picture deal. /Film suggested something similar to what you did, that if there really is such a deal, it doesn’t necessarily mean “trilogy,” and they suggested he could show up in the since-been-shelved Boba Fett movie. Heck, maybe he’ll be in a flashback in Episode VIII!
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