OK, there might not be enough salt in any of our cupboards for this post, but we figured we’d just toss it out there anyway. A Twitter account listed as @RealMaxVonSydow recently sent out the tweet embedded below.
I can’t wait for the world to see Darth Merkiin ! #StarWars #StarWarsEpisodeVII
— Max von Sydow (@RealMaxVonSydow) June 18, 2014 Immediately the warning sirens went off indicating that the name “Merkiin” sounds awfully similar to “Merlin”. According to IMDb, von Sydow was originally cast to play Merlin in the 1981 film Excalibur.
Again, chances are there isn’t a shred of truth to this tweet and the Darth Merkiin name it references for Episode VII. Could you honestly see a tweet like ths being legit with all the secrecy surrounding Episode VII’s plot and character details? And who knows if this really is von Sydow’s official Twitter account (it isn’t verified). So do with it what you will and remember – severe amounts of salt can lead to hypertension…