10 Dumbest Predictions About Star Wars: The Force Awakens

4. Rey And Kylo Ren Are Related

Kylo Ren is an evil fella who flies around in Star Destroyer-alike ships, wields a shaky-looking lightsaber and vows to finish the work of Darth Vader. Rey is a scavenger on a desert planet who claims to be €˜no one€™ in the trailer. It seems unlikely that the two characters are brother and sister. That being said, if WhatCulture was around at the time of the original Star Wars trilogy, I€™d probably be sat here writing that €˜Darth Vader lives on the Death Star and has the voice of James Earl Jones. Luke Skywalker looks like Mark Hamill and lives in the desert. There€™s NO WAY THEY€™RE RELATED.€™ Then, of course, I€™d have got egg on my face... That just adds credence to my beliefs, though €“ J.J. Abrams€™ The Force Awakens will play plenty of tributes to the original trilogy, but it€™s probably not going to recycle its plot points, is it? Another big €˜we€™re related!€™ revelation would feel like a rehash, and Abrams is probably wary of such copycat techniques following the backlash garnered by Star Trek Into Darkness€™ Wrath Of Khan homages.Again, I think the fan theories are wrong on this one.
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