"And in the time of greatest despair there shall come a savior and he shall be known as: THE SON OF THE SUN"
("Journal of the Whills," 3:12)
This is the final posting (07/24/00) at The Whill Journal: Special Edition. All further updates through Episodes 2 and 3 will be at www.whilljournal.com

  Fact  Evidence  Rumor  Logic

Fact:

Facts from Homing Beacon Star Wars Newsletter (07/13/00)
-Andy Secombe will reprise his role as the voice of Watto. "Moviegoers will revisit Watto on Tatooine a decade later, to see what has become of the junk-dealer."
-Frank Oz will reprise his role as Yoda, "who promises to become more actively involved in the strife threatening the Republic."
-Pernilla August will reprise her role as Shmi Skywalker
-Silas Carson will reprise his role as Jedi Knight Ki-Adi-Mundi

Fact from StarWars.com (07/13/00)
Actor Jimmy Smits will play Senator Bail Organa

Facts from StarWars.com (07/11/00)
-Christopher Lee has been cast as a "charismatic separatist"

"Mace Windu's fighting abilities are second only to Yoda. If he gets within range, there's no question... you're dead."

"Of course, he's [Anakin] the chosen one. The audience will want to see that manifest itself. There needs to be flashes of brilliance. He's more skilled than Obi-Wan. Anakin always attacks. He's better and he knows it, which means he's brash on occasion."

"The bounty hunters have so much weaponry, comparing them with Jedi is like comparing a tiger with a shark. The styles are just so different. Within three feet, nothing can stop a Jedi. Bounty hunters fight from a long range for as long as possible."

-Quotes from SW2 stunt coordinator Nick Gillard

Facts from StarWars.com (07/07/00)
More actors cast:
-Bonnie Piesse: Beru
-Alethea McGrath: "Jedi Academic"
-Matt Doran: "an unsavory character"
-Susie Porter: "a waitress"

Fact from StarWars.com (06/29/00)
Joel Edgerton has been cast as Owen Lars in SW2

Fact from StarWars.com (06/26/00)
SW2 began filming 

Facts from StarWars.com (06/24/00)
The following actors have been cast in SW2:
-Jay Laga'aia: "a loyal security officer"
-Leeanna Walsman: "a skilled bounty hunter"
-Rose Byrne: "a handmaiden"
-Veronica Segura: "a handmaiden"
-David Bowers: "a high ranking Senate official"
-Matthew Rowan: "an indulgent politician"
-Daniel Logan: "a mysterious young boy"
-Joel Edgerton: role unknown

Fact from StarWars.com (06/10/00)
Characters confirmed to return for SW2:
-Anakin Skywalker
-Boba Fett
-C-3PO
-Jar Jar Binks
-Mace Windu
-Obi-Wan Kenobi
-Padmé
-Palpatine
-R2-D2
-Yoda

Fact from StarWars.com (05/13/00)
Actor Hayden Christensen will play Anakin Skywalker in SW2 and 3

Facts from the Star Wars Insider (issue 49)
-Boba Fett knows Darth Vader
-Actress Gillian Anderson will not play a Jedi Knight in SW2
-Tatooine, Coruscant and Naboo will be in SW2
-Boba Fett has a new look, and his ship and "apartment" have already been designed
-Shooting begins June 29th

Fact from StarWars.com (04/03/00)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles screenwriter Jonathan Hales joins Episode II development to refine the script into its final drafts

Fact from StarWars.com (02/02/00)
Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker) did in fact disappear after his death in ROTJ

Fact from TV Guide.com (01/08/00)
Actor Jonathan Jackson officially denies being offered the role of Anakin as of this date

Fact from Entertainment Tonight (12/15/99)
George Lucas: "I have not even started casting yet. As a matter of fact, the casting director starts work on the first of January. Hopefully, I'll have some form of a script for her to work with. She has ideas and has been collecting resumes. The chances are extremely good that whoever gets cast as Anakin is somebody that nobody has ever heard of before."

Fact  Evidence  Rumor  Logic

Evidence:

"Another galaxy, another time.

    The Old Republic was the Republic of legend, greater then distance or time. No need to note where it was or whence it came, only to know that...it was the Republic.

    Once, under the wise rule of the Senate and the protection of the Jedi Knights, the Republic throve and grew. But as often happens when wealth and power pass beyond the admirable and attain the awesome, then appear those evil ones who have greed to match.

    So it was with the republic at its height. Like the greatest of trees, able to withstand any external attack, the republic rotted from within though the danger was not visible from outside.

Aided and abetted by restless, power-hungry individuals within the government, and the massive organs of commerce, the ambitious Senator Palpatine caused himself to be elected president of the Republic. [this suggests Palpatine engineered the invasion of Naboo, lending further to the assumption that he and Darth Sidious are the same person] He promised to reunite the disaffected among the people and to restore the remembered glory of the republic.

    Once secure in office, he declared himself Emperor, shutting himself away from the populace. Soon he was controlled by the very assistants and boot-lickers he had appointed to high office, and the cries of the people for justice did not reach his ears.

    Having exterminated through treachery and deception the Jedi Knights, guardians of justice in the galaxy, [this suggests that the Jedi are not exterminated directly by The Clone Wars but by more political means] the Imperial governors and bureaucrats prepared to institute a reign of terror among the disheartened worlds of the galaxy. Many used the Imperial forces and the name of the increasingly isolated Emperor to further their own personal ambitions.

    But a small number of systems rebelled at these new outrages. Declaring themselves opposed to the New Order they began the great battle to restore the Old Republic.

    From the beginning they were vastly outnumbered by the systems held in thrall by the Emperor. in those first dark days it seemed certain the bright flame of resistance would be extinguished before it could cast the light of new truth across a galaxy of oppressed and beaten peoples..."  -SW: ANH

"Both robots [Artoo and Threepio] knew that no machine could match the fluidity with which those shapes [Stormtroopers] moved and instantly assumed fighting postures. The new arrivals were humans in armor, not mechanicals." [this suggests that humans are much more efficient at fighting than droids, i.e. Battle Droids]  -SW: ANH

"Be as subtle as possible; there is no need to attract attention, even on this miserable outpost world [Tatooine]" [this statement seems to give an insight into Vader's feelings toward his past]  -Darth Vader, SW: ANH

"Luke, I'm not going to wait for the Empire to conscript me into service. [this statement suggests that the armies of the Empire have been conscripted and not cloned into existence] In spite of what you hear over the official information channels, the rebellion is growing, spreading. And I want to be on the right side -the side I believe in."
    "You should have heard some of the stories I've heard, Luke, learned of some of the outrages I've learned about. The Empire may have been great and beautiful once, but the people in charge now-' He shook his head sharply. 'It's rotten, Luke, rotten."  -Biggs to Luke, SW: ANH

"I've heard that they're starting to imperialize commerce in all the outlying systems." [an interesting insight into the relationship between the Empire and the Trade Federation]  -Biggs to Luke, SW: ANH

"I think the construction of this station [the Death Star] has more to do with Governor Tarkin's bid for personal power and recognition than with any justifiable military strategy." [this statement gives an interesting insight into high ranking Imperial thought and Tarkin's status as second to the Emperor in ANH]  -Imperial Officer, SW: ANH

    "As the Emperor wills it," Vader added, not without sarcasm, "so shall it be."
    If any of the powerful men seated around the [Death Star conference] table found this disrespectful tone objectionable, a glance at Tagge was sufficient to dissuade them from mentioning it." [this statement suggests that Vader was not necessarily respectful of the Emperor in his private thoughts] -SW: ANH

    "'Who is she?" he [Luke] demanded, staring enraptured at the hologram. "She's beautiful."
    "I really don't know who she is," Threepio confessed honestly. "I think she might have been a passenger on our last voyage." [this statement suggests one of two possibilities: Threepio is capable of lying to protect certain interests, or as has been suspected he has had his memory erased on occasion from the events of TPM to ANH]  -SW: ANH

"I've certainly never heard of an Obi-Wan Kenobi." [see above hypothesis] -C-3PO, SW: ANH

"'You handle a landspeeder pretty well for a machine,' he [Luke] noted admiringly.
    "Thank you, sir... I was not lying to your uncle when I claimed that versatility was my middle name. In fact, on occasion I have been called upon to perform unexpected functions in circumstances which would have appalled my designers." [this statements hints that we may see Threepio in roles much more interesting than that of an interpreter] -C-3PO to Luke, SW: ANH

"Owen Lars didn't agree with your father's ideas, opinions or his philosophy of life. He believed that your father should have stayed here on Tatooine and not gotten involved in... Well, he thought he should have remained here and minded his farming." [this is a very important statement; it suggests that Owen Lars knew Anakin Skywalker, and more importantly, knew him while he was a farmer on Tatooine, something which must occur in Episodes 2 or 3] -Obi-Wan to Luke, SW: ANH

    "You see, Luke, that's where your father and Uncle Owen disagreed. Lars is not a man to let idealism interfere with business, whereas your father didn't think the question even worth discussing. His decision on such matters came like his piloting -instinctively." [this statement suggests that Anakin and Owen disagreed over a matter of ideals -further supported by Obi-Wan's reference to 'following me on some damned fool idealistic crusade'] -Obi-Wan to Luke, SW: ANH

"This [lightsaber] was the formal weapon of a Jedi knight" [this statements suggests that Jedi used weapons other than lightsabers] -Obi-Wan, SW: ANH

"Vader used the training I gave him and the force within him for evil, to help the later corrupt Emperors. [this statement is very curious, suggesting that there was more than one Emperor, fueling the argument over whether Darth Sidious and Palpatine are the same person] With the Jedi Knights disbanded, disorganized, or dead, there were few to oppose Vader."  -Obi-Wan, SW: ANH

"Now that their [the Rebellion's] main source of munitions, Alderaan, has been eliminated..." [this statement suggests that Leia's claim that 'Alderaan has no weapons of any kind' may be a distortion of the facts]  -Vader, SW: ANH

"The Jedi are extinct," declared Tarkin positively. "Their fire was quenched decades ago." [this statement confirms that the Jedi were hunted down and destroyed within the period of the prequels]  -Tarkin, SW:ANH

"He [Obi-Wan] is the last of the Jedi -and the greatest. The danger he presents to us must not be underestimated -yet only I can deal with him." [even in Vader's arrogance, he acknowledges that his aged and past-his-prime former master is still a singularly dangerous enemy, and the greatest Jedi who ever lived]  -Vader, SW: ANH

"Both men [Stormtroopers aboard the Millennium Falcon] remained comatose despite all efforts to revive them. [here is another Jedi Force-power] -SW:ANH

"Your power has matured since I taught you, but I too have grown much since our parting." [this supports the theory that Obi-Wan continued to practice and develop esoteric Force-skills the years he spent on Tatooine]  -Obi-Wan to Vader, SW:ANH

"I met your father once when I was just a boy, Luke. He was a great pilot." [Anakin was famous for his piloting skills, but also unusually this scene suggests that Blue Leader was not surprised that Anakin had a son]  -Blue Leader to Luke, SW: ANH

"A human bounty hunter, [Boba] Fett was known for his extremely ruthless methods. [it is acknowledged that Fett is a human male] He was dressed in a weapon-covered, armored spacesuit, the kind worn by a group of evil warriors defeated by the Jedi Knights during the Clone Wars." [this is one of the more important bits of evidence from the novels. this statement tells us unequivocally that the Jedi fight and ultimately defeat evil warriors who wear the same armor as Boba Fett during the Clone Wars]  -SW: TESB

"With obvious distain, Vader turned to Fett. [this is an odd statement, considering the general consensus from the film was that Vader and Fett had mutual respect for each other] "Bounty hunter," Vader addressed the man in the black-marked silver helmet, "if you are waiting for your reward, you will wait until I have Skywalker."  -Vader, SW: TESB

"Jabba smiled grimly. "Your mind powers will not work on me, boy. I am not affected by your human thought pattern." Then, as an after thought: "I was killing your kind when being a Jedi meant something." [perhaps Jabba assisted in Palpatine's Jedi purge]  -Jabba to Luke, SW: ROTJ

"It was a Jedi rule-of-thumb, but it took the soldiers in the second skiff by surprise; when outnumbered, attack. [here is evidence of some Jedi battle-tactics] This drives the force of the enemy in toward himself. Luke jumped directly into the center of the skiff and immediately began decimating them in their midst with lightning sweeps of his lightsaber."  -SW: ROTJ

"A feeling of fullness, of power, of dark and demon mastery -of secret lusts, unrestrained passion, wild submission -all these things were in Vader's heart as he neared his Emperor. These things and more." [here is some insight into why Vader serves his Emperor]  -SW: ROTJ

    "Vader felt complete at the Emperor's side. Though the emptiness at his core never left him, it became a glorious emptiness in the glare of the Emperor's cold light, an exalted void that could encompass the universe. And someday would encompass the universe... when the Emperor was dead.

    For that was Vader's final dream. When he'd learned all he could of the dark power from this evil genius, to take that power from him, seize it and keep its cold light at his own core -kill the Emperor and devour his darkness, and rule the universe. Rule with his son at the side." [here is Vader's plan, and his ambition]  -SW: ROTJ

"Patience, my friend," the Supreme Ruler cautioned. "You always had difficulty showing patience." [Anakin/Vader's primary problem with training is his lack of patience]  -The Emperor to Vader, SW: ROTJ

"Obi-Wan would have told you long ago, had I let him... now a great weakness you carry. [interesting. It was Yoda's decision to keep the information concerning Luke's father from him]  -Yoda to Luke, SW: ROTJ

"I was going to tell you when you had completed your training," the vision of Ben answered. "But you found it necessary to rush off unprepared." [this gives insight into Obi-Wan's and Yoda's ultimate plan]  -Obi-Wan to Luke, SW" ROTJ

  Fact  Evidence  Rumor  Logic

Rumor:

Rumor from various sources (07/14/00)
A recently released photograph on StarWars.com is said to be Anakin Skywalker in a brown and black form-fitting Jedi combat uniform

Rumor from AICN (07/13/00)
Actor Christopher Walken will portray Darth Bane in SW2

Rumor from Prequel Watch (07/08/00)
One of the sets for SW2 is a Cantina, either the same one from Mos Eisly or a very similar one somewhere else

Rumor from Il Resto del Carlino Italian newspaper (07/08/00)
Liam Neeson will not reprise his role of Qui-Gon Jinn in SW2

Rumor from various sources (circa 07/07/00)
Actor Daniel Logan is set to play the young Boba Fett

Rumor from TheForce.net (07/03/00)
The word "Mandalorian" never appears in the SW2 script

Rumor from Premiere television show (07/02/00)
Owen Lars is Anakin's foster/step brother

Rumors from various sources (circa 06/29/00)
-New Zealander Temuera Morrison will play the father of child actor Tupoutahi Winitana's Boba Fett
-Leeanna Walsman's "skilled bounty hunter" character is actually Aurra Sing

Rumor from AICN (06/12/00)
Veteran actor Christopher Lee will be in SW2. He will portray an "evil Jedi Knight"

Rumor from the Waikato Times (06/10/00)
Either Tupoutahi Winitana or  Tihoi Taylor, both young actors, will play a younger version of older actor Temuera Morrison in SW2

Rumors from The Big Breakfast (06/06/00)
-Mace Windu, played by actor Samuel L. Jackson, will be in a major lightsaber sequence in SW2
-Ray Park will be in SW2, but not as Darth Maul

Rumor from The Danish Star Wars Association (06/06/00)
Hugh Quarshie will not reprise his role as Captain Panaka in SW2

Rumor from Dublin's Evening Herald (06/05/00)
Gabriel Byrne will play a Jedi Knight

Rumors from Coming Attractions website (06/05/00)
-There is a "love triangle" between Anakin, Bail Organa and Amidala
-Palpatine is Anakin's father
-Beru Lars will be played by a yet-to-be cast 16 year old 

Rumor from Coming Attractions (06/01/00)
Actor Jimmy Smits is in SW2 and SW3

Rumors from AICN (05/28/00)
-SW2 will have a major space battle at it's climax featuring Anakin as a heroic pilot
-There will be a new Sith Apprentice who will be the last before Anakin
-Boba Fett and Aura Sing will be bounty hunters in the employ of Jabba the Hutt with Jedi as their prey
-Anakin and Amidala will get married at the end of SW2

Rumor from JediNet.com (05/28/00)
Darren Hayes, the lead singer of the band Savage Garden, has landed a part in SW2

Rumor from TheForce.net (05/25/00)
ATT's (Trade Federation hovertanks) will appear in SW2

Rumor from T'Bone Fender's (05/24/00)
Slave I has been built and will be in SW2

Rumor from TheForce.net website (05/18/00)
There will be fighting scenes featuring a style comprising two short lightsabers wielded simultaneously

Rumor from ET and Access Hollywood (05/18/00)
Hayden Christensen will begin bojutsu training (Japanese long staff), which many think is a hint that Anakin will employ a double-saber like Darth Maul

Rumors from the Coming Attractions by Corona website (05/03/00 to 05/18/00)
-Actor Cylk Cozart has been approached to play a Dark Jedi in SW2
-Chewbacca (played again by Peter Mayhew) may appear in SW2 or SW3

Rumors from various sources (05/04/00)
-The actor to play Anakin Skywalker has been narrowed to: Hayden Christensen, Ryan Phillipe or Colin Hanks
-Supposedly the role of Bail Organa is down to either Christian Bale, Sean Patrick Flannery or Ryan Phillipe
  It is suspected the official announcement will be made on May 19

Rumor from AICN (04/25/00)
The title for SW2 is "The Seventh Tower"

Rumor from AICN (04/18/00)
Makiya Yamaguchi, one of Japan's top "Shorinji Kempo" fighters, will be the actor to play the new Sith Apprentice or possibly an assassin. He will have solid black eyes with a dark grey band running across them from ear to ear, and dark grey skin. His clothing is rumored to have strange "sigils" upon it, and has camouflage-like properties. He supposedly utters the line, "Failure is not allowed" before killing a certain character, using his own voice albeit digitally processed. It is claimed that Yamaguchi has signed to be in SW2 and 3. 

Rumor from AICN (04/13/00)
Harry Knowles at AICN reports that actor Christopher Walken has been cast in SW2

Rumor from CinescapeOnline (02/28/00)
David Tom is yet another potential Anakin

Rumor from Dark Horizons (02/28/00)
Chris Masterson is a contender for the part of Anakin

Rumor from AICN website (02/06/00)
Sources at AICN insist that Jeff Garner will be cast as Anakin Skywalker

Rumor from AICN website (01/13/00)
Actors Charlie Hunnam and Jeff Garner are being considered for the role of Anakin

Rumor from Dark Horizons website (01/11/00)
Once again actress Gillian Anderson's name has surfaced as a Jedi Council member (see entry circa 07/13/99)

Fact  Evidence  Rumor  Logic
Sidious/Palpatine

Logic:

It is logical to assume that The Clone Wars occur during, and are an integral part of SW2.

It is a safe assumption that Anakin returns to Tatooine to free his mother, and possibly all the slaves. He may lead an army to do this, or he may do it single-handedly.

It is a logical assumption that Anakin returns to Tatooine and becomes a farmer. He also becomes acquainted with Owen Lars. It is logical to assume from Obi-Wan's previous statements that he comes to Tatooine to convince Anakin to abandon his farming and follow Obi-Wan on an idealistic crusade, which Owen disagrees with. There are two logical possibilities for this "idealistic crusade": The Clone Wars, and fighting against the Empire during the Jedi purge. It is logical to assume that this crusade is The Clone Wars, since Anakin/Vader assists in the Jedi purge.

It is logical to assume that the main enemy that the Jedi/Republic fights during the Clone Wars are the Mandalorians, the armor of whom Boba Fett wears in the Classic Trilogy. This does not confirm whether Boba Fett is Mandalorian, but it is a fact he will play a "prominent role in Episode 2". It is also a sound assumption that the Mandalorian warriors are cloned into existence, hence the name "Clone Wars".

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