His father's son

This one is the oldest rumor there is "“ in Star Wars: The Force Awakens Luke Skywalker will turn to the dark side. And this rumor can be traced back to the time when Luke discontinued his training in order to help his friends "“ with Yoda warning him that this easy path will lead him out of the light.

Of course, during the original trilogy, Luke has been tempted on various occasions, resisting each time "“ the final tryout led to the death of the Emperor. However, those words of Yoda do seem to have an ominous meaning.

Furthermore, back in 2005, Mark Hamill himself said that he would be interested to explore this new dimension of the character "“ what will happen if Luke took Vader's place. This didn't happen in the original trilogy, so maybe it will happen now. And this kind of a twist is what was missed in the prequels.

Such a move will certainly anger a part of the gigantic fan base. However, this dark twist which mirrors the fate of Anakin would certainly open up a myriad of possibilities.

And speaking of mirroring "“ you certainly noticed that the trailers pay lots and lots of homage to the first Star Wars flicks. Maybe Luke Skywalker will indeed become evil in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Maybe this is the reason we didn't even catch a glimpse of him during the trailers (and no, we don't really believe that the one petting R2-D2 is him).