6Foot2 Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 BB-8 is a practical effect!.. On the subject of Star Wars droids here is an R2-D2 themed jet:
psydii Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 I guess it's just me, but that trailer was a let down after the first one. It just didn't feel tight. Actually it felt like the 'George Lucas special edition' of the teaser but without the irony.
Arreks Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) is it me or does the sith person look like he has Revan's mask? I definitely thought that, but in the timeline of things it wouldn't make sense.. Revan died like 3000 years or something (don't quote me on that) before this movie takes place - no way could his mask survive that long. Edited April 17, 2015 by Arreks
6Foot2 Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Link: Yoda? Is It Thou? Figure In 14th-Century Manuscript Looks Familiar : The Two-Way : NPR http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2015/04/16/yoda-1300_custom-36b4ede34ac569a75eba56009c3ac96fbf650d94-s800-c85.jpg A figure bearing a slight resemblance to Yoda has been discovered in a in medieval religious manuscript.
6Foot2 Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Chewbacca hasn't aged the same way that Han Solo has [according to some observers] Chewbacca and Han in 'The Force Awakens' trailer clip: http://i.snag.gy/uqU1N.jpg How Chewbacca might look if he had aged the same as Han [according to some] http://i.snag.gy/lG939.jpg 3
sonofsanta Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 We had that discussion in the office, one of my techs said that Wookies are long lived. The internet reckons ~400 years, so understandable that Chewie still looks good. That, or it's Just for Men. In other news: Everything We Know About The First Star Wars Spin-Off Film, Rogue One How will Rogue One fit into the rest of the galaxy far, far away? According to Edwards the film is set after Return of the Sith and before A New Hope. Edwards confirmed that the lead character Felicity Jones (whose casting was only recently revealed) will be playing a Rebel soldier. According to Disney Insider, the Jedi are basically extinct at this point, so Rogue One will be a pretty Jedi free film. The cast of characters will not have superpowers, but will still find a way to bring hope to the galaxy. This is truly the very early stages of the Rebellion. But the biggest takeaway from the Rogue One panel is how this movie will be a pretty large departure from the episodic films. Kiri Hart confirmed this early on when she revealed that all the “Anthology Films” (which is how Lucasfilm is labeling the spin off movies) will “vary in scale and vary in genre.” And Rogue One sounds like it’s going to be heavily influenced by past military movies. EW reported that the major movie influences are Saving Private Ryan and Black Hawk Down and Zero Darzk Thirty. Edwards insisted, “It’s called Star WARS.” Plus the the DP of Zero Dark Thirty is shooting Rogue One
ICTDirect_Dave Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 We had that discussion in the office, one of my techs said that Wookies are long lived. The internet reckons ~400 years, so understandable that Chewie still looks good. That, or it's Just for Men. In other news: Everything We Know About The First Star Wars Spin-Off Film, Rogue One [ATTACH=CONFIG]30195[/ATTACH] Could be really rather good. However, if they erase Kyle Katarn from this storyline much as they've done with the post-ROTJ expanded universe I'll not be happy.
Arreks Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Could be really rather good. However, if they erase Kyle Katarn from this storyline much as they've done with the post-ROTJ expanded universe I'll not be happy. I did wonder if Kyle Katarn would be making an appearance in any of these films but honestly I don't think he will, unless.. Kylo Ren is Kyle Katarn?! Actually, no.. that's probably not true.
sonofsanta Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Could be really rather good. However, if they erase Kyle Katarn from this storyline much as they've done with the post-ROTJ expanded universe I'll not be happy. Disney out and out said that anything Expanded Universe is now no longer canon, so Kyle Katarn has been relegated to fan-fic level
tmcd35 Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Disney out and out said that anything Expanded Universe is now no longer canon, so Kyle Katarn has been relegated to fan-fic level At the moment that's a very good thing! Current cannon is actually practically consumable within a sensible time frame (ie, there's not a lot of it). I've just read The Phantom Menace, then re-watched the film. Currently reading Attack of the Clones. With the few official books and the two cartoon TV series along the way, I can easily consume and be fully up to date with current mythology before I go see the new film in December I haven't geeked out on sci-fi properly like this since Voyager was cancelled.
ICTDirect_Dave Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Disney out and out said that anything Expanded Universe is now no longer canon, so Kyle Katarn has been relegated to fan-fic level I know they'd done that with everything post ROTJ, but I did hope they would pick up on some bits of the EU that take place between the films. Shame, they could basically adapt Dark Forces into a film and be done with it I'll be delighted however if they choose to do one of these one-off films set in the KOTR era old republic. There's plenty of chance for creative freedom and excellent storytelling from that era.
sonofsanta Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 I know they'd done that with everything post ROTJ, but I did hope they would pick up on some bits of the EU that take place between the films. Shame, they could basically adapt Dark Forces into a film and be done with it I'll be delighted however if they choose to do one of these one-off films set in the KOTR era old republic. There's plenty of chance for creative freedom and excellent storytelling from that era. There is a lot of good stuff in the EU -- Leia & Han's twins! -- but it was all too detailed and full, I reckon. There was no way they could honour all that stuff and still have space to tell the story they want to tell (or any story except a bodged together mish-mash of 30 years of tie-ins) so I can understand why they did it.
ICTDirect_Dave Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 I totally agree. There is far too much depth to be able to cover even a small percentage in the new movies. Hell you'd need five series of 20+ episodes of TV show to cover the Vong invasion! My two exceptions however would be Kyle - Rebel operative steals death star plans and discovers he has latent force potential. That's a movie right there! And secondly Thrawn - The best Imperial character in the EU IMHO, and easy enough to slipstream him into the new movies without having him steal the show.
sonofsanta Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 New set photos by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair, including a first look at bad guy Kylo Ren with his mask off: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/star-wars-force-awakens-photos 2
6Foot2 Posted September 24, 2015 Posted September 24, 2015 Link: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Immersive 360° Experience http://i.snag.gy/7ldFI.jpg
Grey-gear Posted September 24, 2015 Posted September 24, 2015 I got scared because I could see no arms But does look amazing being able to look around on a moving speeder bike
StevieM Posted September 24, 2015 Posted September 24, 2015 I wanna see!!! Is it available anywhere other than Facebook? (Or any other site where you need an account to access it.)
6Foot2 Posted September 24, 2015 Posted September 24, 2015 I wanna see!!! Is it available anywhere other than Facebook? (Or any other site where you need an account to access it.) The Facebook page says '...exclusively for Facebook.' http://i.snag.gy/jV3Tz.jpg I didn't have to login to see it: Try later at home? 1
StevieM Posted September 24, 2015 Posted September 24, 2015 The Facebook page says '...exclusively for Facebook.' POODOO! I didn't have to login to see it: Try later at home? I'll give it go, but usually clicking on any Facebook link just takes you straight to the login screen.
6Foot2 Posted September 24, 2015 Posted September 24, 2015 I wanna see!!!.. A non-360° version has been posted to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX57YSsUHq0 An interactive 360° version has also been posted [rather unsuccessfully] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XrOimHu52E
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