Finn and Poe are gay-All but confirmed by Abrams himself

[falc39]

This is hilarious and racist as hell. They casted this broad.

So according to you they casted an American girl of Vietnamese descent to appeal to Chinese people?

Lolll, racist card? Just saying what I am reading.

http://movieweb.com/star-wars-8-scri...ns-characters/

Jeffrey Sneider wouldn't reveal the identity of the Asian actress who supposedly won this role, only hinting that she is from a smaller talent agency and she isn't very well known. It's possible that the casting of this actress could be an attempt to broaden its appeal in Asian markets like China, now the second biggest box office market in the world behind the U.S., but her casting hasn't been confirmed at this time. The blockbuster has only earned $96 million in China since opening on January 9 in the country, which is considered quite lackluster by most standards, so it's possible that LucasFilm could be trying to boost interest for Chinese audiences by casting an Asian actress.

http://screenrant.com/+star-wars-8-f...ript-rewrites/

As far as the casting goes, the specification of an Asian actress is an interesting one in regards to Star Wars‘ global appeal. With $1.8 billion accumulated worldwide, nobody’s denying the brand has widespread popularity, but one of the main reasons why Star Wars 7 is not going to top Avatar‘s worldwide box office record is due to a relatively lackluster performance in various Asian countries, including China. Casting an Asian actress could make Episode VIII more of a “must-see” in those territories, which have become a viable marketplace for Hollywood productions. Regardless of the reasoning, by now Lucasfilm has earned the benefit of the doubt when it comes to selecting talent for their films.

Why is that funny? It's smart.

Also most predicted Star Wars to bomb in China. The Chinese did not grow up with Star Wars so it doesn't have the same draw power it does in other countries that have had Star Wars for 30 years. They only released star wars in china the past few years, and the originals got mediocre reviews and the prequels as you can imagine did not do well. So China didn't have the Star Wars hype factor. To them it was just like any other American sci fi film.


Movies with a scene in China or featuring a chinese actor do well in China. It's smart for Disney to try to break in to the Chinese market to maximize star wars profits.

[embersyc]

If Han Solo can have a Wookie life mate then whatever...

[Shade8780]

funny how abrams does dumb action with star trek and then goes to star wars for all this progressive bs

you're doing it wrong

[LJJ]

Lolll, racist card? Just saying what I am reading.

Taking gutter gossip articles as the gospel is not something to be proud of buddy. It just shows how dumb you are for believing that.