The Rumour: The website Badass Digest reported that illustrious character actor Max von Sydow will play a big part in jump starting The Force Awakens plot. The site claims to know how a key scene in the beginning of The Force Awakens will unfold. Episode VIIs protagonist, Kira, will bring Lukes recently discovered lightsaber to the apparently senile von Sydow. He then gives her a clue about where to find some answers regarding the mysterious object. After Kira leaves, von Sydow rings up an unknown party to let them know the lightsaber has been found. Likelihood: Likely Veteran actor Max von Sydow has starred in a wide array of films, making appearances in everything from The Seventh Seal to Strange Brew. The 85 year old actor brings a cache of credibility to the proceedings in much the same way that Alec Guinness did in Episode IV. We can expect him to play an integral role in the feature. Given von Sydows advanced age, his character could very well fool Kira into writing him off as a senile old man. Of course, an actor of von Sydows stature wouldnt be tapped to play a bit part; him being an undercover spy, or something even more sinister, makes sense.
