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Star Wars: Episode VII
Trailer and Poster coming in 2015.
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IGN News : Star Wars 7 The Search for Directors Begins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQe7sbN-Ijw
I was curious if the new Trilogy would be completely separate from Episodes 5-7 with regards to characters. So, I'm glad to hear that the main characters are going to anchor the new films. I want to see the old cast come back. Old being the operative word. So, will I be seeing this in the theater? I may just have to lift my ban on going to theaters just for this.
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Disney Buys Lucasfilm - Star Wars Episode VII - Totally Rad Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6eqTE4ALQs
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Harrison Ford 'Open' To Returning For Star Wars: Episode VII (http://www.slashfilm.com/harrison-ford-open-to-returning-for-star-wars-episode-vii/)
This is very good news for me as I think this is an absolute must. You get Ford on board, and the rest will follow. Mark Hamil and Carrie Fisher would certainly follow his lead. This movie isn't coming out for another 2 years, plus change. This thread will get very big and there is plenty to talk about starting with casting. If they announce the cast soon, then we have a good idea of where the story will go. Kinda. If it's a cast of unknowns, than it's safe to say that the new Trilogy will have nothing to do with what came before.
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I need to further expand on why I think that the original cast is a must for Episode VII. They need the new movie to be a transitional one to hand over the torch to whoever the new cast will be that will carry the franchise beyond this new Trilogy. It has to be done because if they just start it fresh with a bunch of faces we don't know, there will be such a huge backlash from the generation that made and kept the franchise alive. I guess you could say that Episode VII would be more about 'fan service' than anything else and you certainly don't want to p i s s off those that made this a valuable commodity for Disney to buy. With Episode VIII you can start to veer off with the new cast and having them make their own mark.
My 2 Cents.
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Ah hell, ya know they'll kick it off as a cartoon series on ABC
Bhwaaaaaaaaa-haaaaaaaaaa-haaaaaaaa
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Ah hell, ya know they'll kick it off as a cartoon series on ABC
Bhwaaaaaaaaa-haaaaaaaaaa-haaaaaaaa
I'm choking you with my Jedi mind. (http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/Chiprocks1/Smilies/0%20All%20Smilies/darth.gif)
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What.... Too soon?
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Don't want the old cast in at all. MAYBE we see an old (ie current) Luke in a hologram or something but he better start working out NOW cause old Luke should look like a wizened old warrior and not a suburban dad... I'm not saying there's anything WRONG with looking like a suburban dad, but this is a dude who was supposed to go around the universe spreading the word of Yoda and ****, he's been walking around a lot.
Personally, the way I'm picturing the movie is starting on Endor like a generation after Luke and Leia, the remnants of the Rebels who settled there. It probably has to do with the fact I had seen Cloud Atlas RIGHT before the announcement was made, but I was thinking they're living like the villagers in the Post-Post-Future part of CA and these headhunter warlords start culling them in scrapped-together ships, this leads the protagonist off the planet and into the bigger, new Star Wars universe, where warlords in cobbled-together ships are spreading fear throughout. For some reason, I had it in y head that somehow space travel had just STOPPED after Jedi and this was everyone finding their footing in the galaxy again. The original trilogy had used future, this should be abused future, everything was made, then repurposed, then repurposed again, everything is falling apart and there's no new technology.
Chip had asked me about the TRS episode and what I think, I TOTALLY don't want to go to ANY of the planets from before once we take off from Endor. I WOULD be okay with Coruscant if it was a dystopia with toppled-over buildings and total ****-hit-the-fan horribleness, but only briefly.
I am kind of keen to see a new generation of droids, though... fully CG-created hyper-real rustbuckets.
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I get that the new Star Wars should be rebooted, but not at the expense of just wiping out the original cast. You have to remember that the kids (myself) that grew up with Star Wars always had Luke, Leia and Han in Episodes 7,8 and 9 as the rumor went around school when talk of future films would be about. For us, this was just a given that they would be included. And now that we are finally getting those Episodes, it's not as easy to kick them to the curb just because they are 'Old'. I just think that Disney will want to have their hands in both pockets (Old and New fans) and the only way to do this is to have Old and New cast in the same film. Besides, Harrison Ford wanted his character killed off at the end of Return Of The Jedi. He was vetoed by Lucas. If Harrison does in fact come back for another Star Wars film, I can almost guarantee you that he will meet his demise at the end of Episode VII and I think this too would end all of the Old Cast for just a one time only film before moving onward with the next gen cast.
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I'm sure the fact that I didn't grow up with the characters is affecting my judgement, but honestly, I feel like they all got their happy ending at the end of Jedi so it feels like it would take that away if we saw them again. Honestly, even if it was a case of Han Solo grumbling about something in ONE scene, I would be robbed of that. What's in your head for those characters somehow seems like much more. They passed into legend, you don't want to run into a legend on the street.
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Hey, one thing that is a MAJOR positive about Episode VII....Hayden Christensen will have NOTHING to do with the next Star Wars film. Thank God! He is the sole reason why I soured on the franchise and George Lucas. The story itself sucked as well and it was nothing more than a 'connect the dots' Trilogy. Also, as much as I dig Natalie Portman, she has to shoulder a lot of the blame as well. Horrible acting by pretty much everyone involved.
As for running into Legends on the street. I've done just that with the members of KISS at random places over the years and it was AWESOME! So, bring on Luke, Leia and Han!! Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!!
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"Hey, it's you, Luke Skywalker, right? You took down the Empire, that was awesome. Can you do the force thing?"
"Uh, not now, I gotta pick up my kids."
"Can you do the Joker voice?"
I guess it would be interesting if they did something batshit crazy with the actors like had Han Solo be an old drunk stoned king who was an empty shell of a man or you saw Chewbacca as a giant weird thick clumps of hair beast or Luke as an almost entirely cyborg puppet.
I remember what Carrie Fisher said about the dialogue in Star Wars: "George, you can write it but you can't say it." All that stuff was hard to pull off. No one could really "act" in those movies, and it's because they were doing lines and not allowed to act, experiment, or play. They were props. I HATE when actors are props.
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And THAT's what makes George Lucas a HORRIBLE director. He is a great visionary and storyteller. But as a director he fails. "Faster and more intense" is the weakest and most vague stage direction you can give to an actor. What the f*ck does that mean George?
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Agreed. Plus all the stuff with actors in the prequels was shot with the same three or four angles. It was all wooden.
They said these movies are in 3D. They better freaking SHOOT them in 3D!
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Marty McFly Is Bewildered By What He Sees In 2015
(http://bitcast-a-sm.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/wp/wp-content/images/ZZ59B76BBE-550x572.jpg)
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Wait, that wasn't in the movie!!! Stop doing Photoshop stuff! That's my gig!!
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IGN News : Spielberg, Tarantino, Snyder on Star Wars: Episode VII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ib3oUA5MdM
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Hahaha. I think Tarantino has an axe to grind with both Disney and Simon West. As for Spielberg saying "it's not my genre". Huh? What the hell do you think you made your name on? Westerns?
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IGN News : Star Wars Episode VII Screenwriter Confirmed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObEqb4cpjv8
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Banthapug
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjighCDPt-k
I'm so hard up for Star Wars news that I felt compelled to post this, even though it has nothing to do with Episode IIV. It's still awesome though.
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/Chiprocks1/Smilies/0%20All%20Smilies/HTL_biggrin.gif)
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Hard up for Star Wars news. Dayum, it's flying everywhere. I'll wait for the dust to settle... meaning, I'll wait to see the film ;D
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IGN News : Empire Strikes Back Screenwriter May Return for Star Wars Episode 8 and 9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GIOUci4vuo
This has nothing to do with Episode VII. But the fact that Disney has approached Lawrence Kasdan to write Episode VIII and Episode IX is huge in my book.
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I had ideas for two cameos in Episode VII, and I think it's saying a lot about me that they're both kind of monstrous and crazy. Although I think the Jar-Jar idea might be too crazy (Voodoo Death Cult Priest).
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IGN News : Star Wars Spinoffs May Follow Marvel Blueprint
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNG7EAKcLzo
Whoops. Cat's outta the bag now, huh?
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Guillermo Del Toro Turns Down 'Star Wars Episode VII'
Ah yes, the new 'Star Wars' movie. Still don't have a director I see. The question of who will helm possibly the most anticipated movie since 'The Avengers,' (I know, really reaching back for that one, right?) has been burning and buzzing since Disney purchased Lucasfilm back in October. Since then, the rumor mill has been churning at dizzying speeds, cranking out name after name of directors in the hunt for the gig...all of whom would be debunked shortly thereafter. The latest filmmaker to be crossed off the list is Guillermo del Toro ('Hellboy'). During a recent interview, del Toro admits that he was contacted by Disney to see if he would be interested in directing 'Star Wars Episode VII.' It seems del Toro's schedule was way too loaded with personal projects he's keen on pursuing, so he turned them down. During the interview, del Toro also mentioned that he won't be directing any of the proposed 'Star Wars' spinoffs. The still directorless 'Episode VII' is due in theaters in 2015.
What I find most disappointing about this piece of news is not so much that del Toro isn't directing 'Episode VII' as much as he's sworn off the possibility of being involved with any of the new 'Star Wars' films whatsoever. It makes sense that he would be too busy to start on something set to be released in 2015, and the crowded nature of his dance card puts the kibosh on any inkling that he might be deflecting here, but to not want to do any of them? That seems a bit strange. As imaginative a filmmaker as he is, and given his ability to tackle large-scale sci-fi like 'Pacific Rim,' he would be a stellar choice for the job. But after the whole 'At the Mountains of Madness' fiasco, perhaps he's a bet reticent to work with a big studio like Disney on something so high profile.
Ok so let's run down the list of who isn't directing 'Star Wars Episode VII' so far...
Steven Spielberg
J.J. Abrams
Brad Bird
Colin Trevorrow
Quentin Tarantino
Zack Snyder
George Lucas
and now Guillermo del Toro
So, now that del Toro's out, and given the list of other directors who've declined, perhaps we need to look outside of A-list blockbuster directors to find our guy;
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I didn't even know that Guillermo Del Toro was in the running for it. That would have been a trip, but I think that FOX would actually be worried about his style of filming would be too far left from what's been established. Having said that, I would welcome his style to change it up. I think whoever they tap to helm this installment, they are going to be bland and cookie cutter....just like George Lucas was for the prequels.
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Especially if they want to put out one a year.... or was I hearing just rumors?
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Especially if they want to put out one a year.... or was I hearing just rumors?
The rumor was actually 2 Star Wars films a year.
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I saw that you guys have talked about this guy before...
Disney Wants Drew Struzan to Design 'Star Wars: Episode VII' Posters
Well, here's some hopeful news for Star Wars: Episode VII. No, we don't have any word on a director yet, but a familiar face to fans of the sci-fi saga will be pleased with this news. Fanhattan (via Bleeding Cool) recently had a chat with iconic poster artist Drew Struzan and asked the retired master of movie posters whether he might get back in the groove with the new Star Wars films. The good news is that Disney has already approached Struzan to do some work for the new trilogy, which will see the first installment release sometime in 2015, but the bad news is that Struzan hasn't decided whether he'll actually do it. More below!
Here's what Struzan said when asked if Star Wars would put him back to work:
Oh, well, never say never… in fact, I got a couple calls already this week on Star Wars from Disney… You know, I spent 35 years painting Star Wars. I painted Star Wars before most of you were born! But I guess there is always a chance. There’s no intention.
I'm not sure how Star Wars posters without the touch of Drew Struzan would look, though I'm sure there's a few artists who could do their best to impersonate his trademark style. At least Struzan isn't ruling it out, but surely being retired would be a reasonable excuse for him not to return. Anyway, let's figure just what the hell Disney is doing with the franchise over the next few years before anything. Who will direct Episode VII? What's going on with these spin-offs that may or may not include Zack Snyder and Jedi samurai? Spill some of the beans, Disney! We're hungry!
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Drew is synonymous with some of the biggest and baddest movie posters of all time. His name is the only one on the list to do Episode VII. Saying that he is undecided is a smart move on his part. Get the contract with my zero's on the end. That my friend is how you play them for fools. Ka-Ching!!
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IGN News - J.J. Abrams Reportedly Directing Star Wars: Episode VII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6q0Cwtmb4c
Was NOT expecting this because I thought he already excused himself from the list of possible directors.
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JJ Abrams Directing Star Wars Episode VII Discussion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B3Qq_Lz0qE
I didn't even think about them replacing John Williams. I just assumed that he would still be the go-to guy.
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My big issue is like a monopoly thing. I remember a couple months ago someone here posted an infographic of which studios have which movies. And it was very limited. And now if you have one director doing so many things across the board, the audience is getting less variety in product. And no matter how good or bad the product is, that's a bad thing. You know, I love my Apple computer, but I'm glad that Apple isn't my only choice for any electronic device I can get.
My big concern when I heard Disney was doing a new flick was that it was going to look just like Pirates, Alice In Wonderland, John Carter etc, and that prospect was not appealing. Now I know it won't. But I know it'll look like Mission Impossible, Star Trek, Super 8, and quite frankly, a lot of other movies.
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I understand your concern about it looking like a JJ Abrams film. Hell, I was joking with Mac the other day that Star Wars would be nothing but Lens Flares. But I wouldn't count out JJ in doing the right thing for the film. I actually see him dialing it back on some of his style choices. All I want to see with the new Trilogy is quicker cuts and edits to emphasis the action. The Wipe Transitions worked for the Original Trilogy, but it was very old hat for the second Trilogy and made it extremely boring and slow when it should have been an ADD kid on 10 Red Bulls.
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I am so sick of lens flares jokes. I don't mind that so much as I do the incomprehensible computer layouts.
I'm not saying JJ won't make an awesome movie (although to be fair, he already made "Star Wars" when he made Star Trek so I have no idea what he'll do this time), I'm just saying it's sort of a conflict of interest. We only have two big spaceship flicks and they're gonna be done by the same guy? That don't gel right. Thank goodness "Space Command" is in the pipeline at least but that's still years away.
What *I'M* big on for the new trilogy: a cool female protagonist. Someone cool like Korra and Lyra Belacqua or Asuka. Make it something different.
And my half-joke was that we might get Shane Black to direct Star Trek III (Star Trek Into Light?)
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That's a bonus in having JJ at the helm since he is big on Females in the Lead Role (Felicity, Alias, Fringe). Not sure where the script stands, but I'm sure he will have some input into this. The only other person that would fit into that mold of championing a Heroine would be Joss Whedon and we all know that he is tied up for a good while.
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Very true. It just seems like a natural after Padme and Leia to have a kick-ass female in the lead role. But it still seems like an unlikely thing. And on the subject of Hollywood limitation, you know it'll be Chloe Moretz or the maybe three young girls who are in everything.
Maybe it's just me being more in tune with movies than I used to be, but I just want to be surprised and to see something new and I relaly doubt that I will with these flicks.
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So would you like to see a "name" actress in the lead role or an unknown?
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I want the right person for the right role, it may be someone with a lot of TV and small parts that someone couldn't name off the top of their head (like Sammi Hanratti, for example), it might be a name... especially for younger actors, since there's only a few who can deliver... but it's the same thing with JJ, I don't want it to feel like the first name someone threw out.
What I want is a movie that makes me say "wow, I never thought I'd see something like that."
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I just don't want the studio sticking their big fat faces in and plugging people like Selena Gomez or whoever into the movie, just to get a certain age demographic. Ugh.
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I'm hearing the BTS interviews now, "Oh my god, it was SO strange, right, cause we're on this green stage and they were like 'there's an alien here,' and months later you see the aliens and you just go 'oh my GOD, I'm FIGHTING aliens! It's just SO magical, you know?" Just the most vapid, empty non-talk you could hear. And a pop with lyrics cover of one of the score pieces afterwards for Radio Disney and their channels to fill up some space and sell some records.
I'm not worried about THAT, JJ has a good eye for talent.
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The other concern I have and what more or less ruined the second trilogy was George writing in scenes for the sole purpose of turning them into dolls, video games, cartoons, etc...Sure, you can look at the universe as a whole being one giant toy store. But I think you get the idea of writing in things that really don't belong in a movie (Pod Race anyone?). I want dark and gritty. I don't want the same old Star Wars film....just keep the spirit of it alive for the new films without them being carbon copies.
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I don't want dark and gritty. I am so tired of dark and gritty and moody.
Star Wars should be light and fun. Sure, the universe they live in might be gritty and dirty and tough to live in, but it's swashbuckling, it's adventurous, it's King Arthur and Robin Hood. Gimme a break with the dourness. Especially after the last movie where the kids were slaughtered and the universe fell and the heroes died and Anakin got all his limbs cut off and he's screaming in the lava in agony. Don't we deserve some fun after that?
Here's the thing about toys and video games: they can make 'em out of ANYTHING.
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...they can make 'em out of ANYTHING.
And they will!!
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But really, there's one thing I think we ALL want to see in the movie. One essential element that the entire movie will fall apart without.
That Chewbacca had a son.
And that he joined the Rebel Fleet.
And rose high in the ranks.
And he is called Crunchbacca.
CAPTAIN Crunchbacca.
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I don't want dark and gritty. I am so tired of dark and gritty and moody.
Star Wars should be light and fun. Sure, the universe they live in might be gritty and dirty and tough to live in, but it's swashbuckling, it's adventurous, it's King Arthur and Robin Hood. Gimme a break with the dourness. Especially after the last movie where the kids were slaughtered and the universe fell and the heroes died and Anakin got all his limbs cut off and he's screaming in the lava in agony. Don't we deserve some fun after that?
Here's the thing about toys and video games: they can make 'em out of ANYTHING.
I want it all to be a dream... suddenly wake up and it's some kid from the 50's dreaming because he read a space comic the night before...
It could happen...
... And I'm soooo kidding
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Someone on the SciFi Meshes board I'm on posted this-- R2 in JJ mode.
(http://www.mikeverta.com/Posts/R2-JJ.png)
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Hahahahaha. Dare I say it needs MORE flares? Because it does!!!!
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IGN News : Star Wars Episode VII Could be Delayed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of7RRVp_MA4
Sigh.
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IGN News : How Lucasfilm Turned J.J Abrams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vYzC9qGtZA
Turning him is easy. It's called the Jedi Mind Trick for a reason.
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IGN News : Harrison Ford Will Indeed Return as Han Solo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzAoPc50GTA
Awesome! I knew it was inevitable that Harrison Ford (along with Mark Hamil and Carrie Fisher. Hopefully) would return for Episode IIV. I'm just glad we have something "official". And yes, I believe they will kill off Han Solo. It's what Ford wanted in Return Of The Jedi and I'm sure that he has it written into his Episode IIV contract that he bite the bullet....er, laser....er Light Saber.
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IGN News : Mark Hamill Talks Star Wars: Episode VII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ZgttA15XE
I love that Mark is championing bringing back the whole gang and not just one or two actors from the original Trilogy. Hearing that, it makes me feel confident and happy that the die-hard fans like myself are going to get what we want. I also like that Mark called out Lucas for relying too much on CGI. More practical, less computer stuff!
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IGN News - What Princess Leia Might Be Like in Star Wars Episode VII
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzF2hE-knxw
Two down, one to go.
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IGN News : Lucas Began New Star Wars Trilogy Before Selling to Disney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGOCcYFXIc0
This has already been alluded to a month back. Really nothing new or shocking here.
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What Should NOT Be In the New Star Wars Trilogy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YkpGkv_gUI
I never thought that WSJ of all places would be able to bring the funny. Haha.
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/Chiprocks1/Smilies/0%20All%20Smilies/Laughing.gif)
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Harrison Ford Won't Answer Star Wars Questions (The Jimmy Kimmel Show)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7T0vs9gYydo
Keep it in your 'furry pants'!!! Hahahahahahahaha.
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I never thought that WSJ of all places would be able to bring the funny. Haha.
I liked that
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J.J. Abrams Takes Audience Suggestions for Star Wars (The Jimmy Kimmel Show)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDkC_EkEUCg
Hahahahahahaha. So I guess this is now a running gag and something to expect when other people connected to Star Wars show up on Kimmel.
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Will J.J. Abrams Quit Star Wars: Episode VII? (http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/22/will-jj-abrams-quit-star-wars-episode-vii)
I really hope this doesn't happen. I want to see what a JJ Abrams Star Wars movie would look like, especially with the tone of the film.
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John Williams Confirmed to Score STAR WARS: EPISODE VII (http://collider.com/star-wars-episode-7-john-williams/)
I figured this was a given.
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IGN News - Abrams and Kasdan Take Over Star Wars: Episode VII Screenplay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4c-AmDVubc
Having Lawrence Kasdan back on board makes me feel really good that this franchise can be saved.
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Star Wars Episode 7 Auditions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EaZe93dBaQ
Looks like the American Idol cattle call........
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Star Wars: Episode VII - Is More Han, Luke and Leia a Good or Bad Thing? - IGN Conversation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhnqQfBaB_I
I had no idea that the original writer was veering off course. I'm glad Abrams stuck to his gun and dropped the original screenplay in favor of giving Luke, Han and Leia their cake before sending them off to be frozen in carbon. I like the idea of them adding a daughter or grand daughter to Ben Kenobi. I stopped reading the spin off books after Timothy Zahn's run, so I don't know if this is entirely new for the movie or if it has been established as canon already.
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I feel like the only one that wants to see a new gang without ANY ties to the old trilogy? And then, in the same way they were talking about a Boba Fett standalone, you could do a team-up movie with the new gang meeting and going on adventure with Luke, Han, and Leia... or at least confine them all to a single awesome movie, and not have that contaminate the new trilogy. And maybe get some folks from the prequels, I hated the prequels but I wouldn't mind seeing Ewan MacGregor and Natalie Portman get a little scenework... that way you have an Avengers-style Star Wars movie that incorporates ALL THREE trilogies, and is its' own event, because really, after a new trilogy and standalone films, how else do you make a Star Wars movie a big deal?
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Didn't you say that you came into the Star Wars Universe pretty late in the game? For the rest of us, we grew up on the original Trilogy as it came out and that's why we want those 3 actors back for one last hurrah. I just think that it means more to those that collected all the action figures, trading cards and saw all the movies during its initial release. Having them back in lead roles is really fan service for those die hard fans that kept the series alive and relevant for so long, especially during the dreadful second trilogy.
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Yeah, I'm very late to the game... and I've really only seen the original trilogy a handful of times. But I just think it's unfair for the new characters to have to compete with the old favourites. They should get a chance for us to love them on their own (and god KNOWS that's gonna be an uphill battle if the last trilogy is any indication). I wanna fall in love with them first and THEN see them team up with the original guys in a fun and interesting way. And that way we get the messy set-up out of the way so we don't have to waste time with that, we can just start in on the fun right away.
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They will get their chance. Episode VII is the only one that will focus on the classic characters. I want to point out why the prequel sucked (other than the scripts) is that there were no holdovers from the original. Sure, it's the same characters, but younger. It's still not the same as having the actors that brought life to those characters in the first place and that's why having them get their send off is the right way to go. There has to be a 'passing of the torch' to the kids. They can't just show up and carry the film, especially if the original actors are in VII and used only in cameos. It would feel very odd and actually draw attention to itself.
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Are you kidding? A big problem with the prequels was because there were WAY too many holdovers from the original trilogy: Tatooine, Palpatine, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Jango Fett, another princess, Yoda all over the place, ships that looked like the classic ships but without any personality to them, R2D2 and C3PO yukkin' it up all over the place, Stormtroopers runnin' around everywhere... it was connected WAY too much to the old trilogy, and it didn't do ANYTHING interesting with it (I will say that while I've only read a few issues, the Knights of the Old Republic did a SW prequel in a truly interesting fashion, taking what we knew and playing around with it). By adhering to all these elements, they switched the feel from being "a ragtag group of renegades in a wide universe" to "everything in the universe centers around this group of d-bags."
And worse, d-bags that can't surprise us, they could have at LEAST put the characters in different roles. Ob-Wan shouldn't have been the prequel's Obi-Wan, he should have been the prequel's Han Solo. We know him as smart and wise, so why not show him reckless and full-of-himself and get his butt humbled over the course of the trilogy? And how about instead of Padme being a bad-butt Queen, which we've already SEEN, why not actually have her BE the handmaiden, who gets Mean Girl sh*t from the rest of the official staff until she decides "f*ck this" and goes off on her own. "Who wants to be a princess?" Anakin... well, he has to be a Jedi, but... I don't know, once they said he built 3PO and that podracer, I kept thinking... why not have him be the tech guy? He's not the MAIN Jedi, he can fight, but he's more of a planner and builder. That way you can have a totally new protagonist that the audience doesn't know, that COULD die or could survive or... who knows?
We don't need Luke, Han, Leia, and Chewy. We need a protagonist thrown into the deep end into a strange and exciting universe, going on this great quest with just the help of a few friends he makes along the way and by a growing education in a strange and mystical Force. Everything else is just trappings.
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IGN News : New Star Wars Movie Set 30 Years After Return of the Jedi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ8QxKUa_vY
This was kind of a no brainer given how old the original cast is.
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Peter Mayhew to Return as Chewbacca for Star Wars: Episode VII
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu1WdEZG0PM
They should have Chewie completely grey...from head to toe and using a Walker to get around. ;D
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All right, hit the music, time to celebrate!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0vsNFO2pDg
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News: Han Solo Reportedly Has a 'Gigantic Role' in Star Wars: Episode VII
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc-od-OP5Sc&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk&index=60
This should make Neumatic EXTREMELY happy. ;D
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Star Wars: Episode VII - Cast Announcement Reaction - IGN Conversation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpPwGavloW4&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk&index=27
Great news about Andy Serkis joining the cast. I just hope that have a live action role for him to play beyond the CGI Mo-Cap character(s) he is sure to bring life too. Also dig that Max Von Sydow is also a part of the Star Wars Universe now.
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Star Wars: Episode VII - Meet the Cast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7CtvaartRY&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk
More....
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If the movie's good, I'll be happy. I'm not a big enough Star Wars fan to really excite myself into a frenzy about it (there's few movies now that will have that effect on me)... I wouldn't even say I'm cautiously optimistic, my only real hope is that I'm made to look a fool for doubting this movie. Then I'll be happy.
I've been saying for a while now that I'd rather see the NEXT Star Wars than the next "Star Wars." But in the meantime, this could totally rock the roof off the house.
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Star Wars: Episode VII - Should Han Solo Be the Focus? - IGN Keepin' It Reel Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLC8AHo14so&index=22&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk
This is all spoiler-free and nothing but speculation and opinions from the IGN panel. So, it's safe to watch. As for Han, I absolutely believe 100% that they will kill him off. It was the FIRST thing I thought of when news first broke that Harrison Ford was coming back. I immediately thought of Ford's original idea/hope for his character being killed off in Return of the Jedi. With George Lucas now "out of the picture", killing Han off comes closer and closer to happening. Do I want them to kill off Han? I don't know. If it did the series and the character justice and kick-started the story into a whole other gear, I would be for it. But if they are just killing him off for the sake of killing him off, then absolutely not. But I'm pretty sure that Ford had it written into his contract that 'Han Solo must die' for him to agree to terms to do the movie. It's just a question of when it happens. First, second or third movie. My 2 cents.
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If they do kill him, I bet that it'll be an empty meaningless experience that no one will believe. (http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/2014/04/how-hollywood-killed-death.html)
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Star Wars Episode 7 - Old Cast vs. New Cast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVPySfjm1F4&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk&index=24
I like everyone's reasons for who they are looking forward to the most. I didn't bother putting up the additional Podcast that IGN is doing as it was a little redundant. Besides, they are going to be milking every morsel of information from now until release day. FYI, this clip isn't part of the podcast. Entirely different and fun.
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Filming For Star Wars Episode VII Begins Today - IGN News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cyw0R1LeyE
And so it begins........
Yay!
Please don't suck!
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9 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Han Solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGrzs8yrxuo&index=26&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk
Hahaha. I never knew about #9. I'm gonna see if I can score me a copy on eBay right now.....
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First Image and Video From Star Wars: Episode 7 Released - IGN News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDRHCQNLDIc
This is a treat. I wasn't expecting to see anything until the initial trailer drops. This is just behind the scenes stuff here and I like that they did this for the fans.
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Star Wars: Episode VII - A Return to Practical Effects - IGN Conversation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDhUci3CeJk&index=37&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk
I absolutely like the idea of more practical effects in this one. The OVERKILL of CGI in the prequels (besides the horrible dialogue and weak story) is what killed those 3 movies for me. And they also touched up on the one thing I didn't like and that was the CGI Yoda. Sure, we got to see him wield a lightsaber, but the character itself was lifeless compared to the puppet as seen in Empire and Jedi. What are you're thoughts on Practical Vs CGI? This is for both Mac and Neumatic.
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Here's the thing: there's terrible CGI characters (Jar Jar Binks), but there's terrible practical puppet characters as well (Mac and Me for example).
There's also fantastic puppet characters: obviously Yoda, the Muppets, the Alien Queen, Pilot and Rygel... well, any of the fantastic Farscape creatures, and there's fantastic CGI characters as well: Gollum from Lord Of The Rings, Chris from District 9, Caesar from Planet Of The Apes...
What do they all have in common? Well, they're all fantastically put together, obviously, but that's a suspension of disbelief issue. What makes them work, what makes them real, is the human connection they make. They're strong characters that are then brought to life in the best way possible. Look at Roger Rabbit, it's 2D cartoons with real people, they don't fit in together at all, but people remember Jessica Rabbit and that shoe getting dipped in the Dip, why? It's the CHARACTER, that HUMAN element that transcends pixels and plastic, that the audience remembers.
It all starts with a great script, and a great script starts with great characters.
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Neumatic makes some valid points. From an over context in discussion, I think people like the idea of practical more so than CGI because of, well, bad CGI and badly portrayed characters.
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Abrams Responds to Star Wars Photo Leaks - IGN News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpUDyvqhHNc
What leak? I haven't seen Jack Sh*t in the last 2 weeks! What the hell!
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Did you really need the video when the picture would have sufficed (incidentally, the picture is the PERFECT tease image even if the set photos hadn't been leaked). And I know I wanted to avoid spoilers but part of me does dig the fact that they're rebuilding those two ships. I've kind of come around since finishing Star Trek Destiny (no, I didn't read a WHOLE 830 page book in a week-- I took some days off), after reading that, I wanna see a rebuilt Enterprise D real bad. So unless I want to be a hypocrite, more power to this.
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Harrison Ford Could Miss Eight Weeks of Star Wars Shoot Due to Injury - IGN News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBPzVscfpDA
I think Greedo is behind this!!!
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New Rumor Suggests Star Wars: Episode 7's Villains are Jedi Hunters - IGN News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTQH4odqlBE
Interesting.
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Star Wars: Force for Change - An Update from J.J. Abrams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWBGrkc360M
X-Wing P o r n !
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Star Wars: Mark Hamill Looks Like Obi-Wan - IGN News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV4Eyjx3VGU&index=1&list=WL
Doesn't look like him. He is HIM!!!!
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Every time I consider watching the original trilogy (it's been years and years), this sort of thing pops up to remind me I have no idea what I'm actually looking at. It's this kind of nonsense that tells me we need a new Star Wars, not a new Star Wars movie, but a new franchise, so we don't have to worry about this nonsense.
It is interesting to see just the insane amount of work restoring a flick can be, and crazier too is the fact that while it's normally done by film studios, this is being done by fans for free. If the rightsholders have any brains whatsoever, they'd pay these guys to finish their work and put out a limited release. There's a market for it, might as well make some money off it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHfLX_TMduY
It's really funny to see the digital still camera attached to the film projector. I kinda figured that film got scanned in like on a flatbed scanner, but that-- that works too, evidently. There must be, like, a hard drive or something attached to the camera collecting all those stills (can you imagine how much SPACE that would take? And what resolution are the stills, I think I saw 5.0 Megapixels on there!)
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Here’s How Simon Pegg’s Daughter Saved ‘Star Wars’ (http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2014/09/11/heres-how-simon-peggs-daughter-saved-star-wars/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)
I love this story!!! Very cool.
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That's movie magic. Very nice story, thanks for sharing, I hadn't heard it.
Well, Simon Pegg was in Mission Impossible and Star Trek... and he was the voice of Threepio on Phineas And Ferb, so I wouldn't be surprised if he was slipped into the movie somewhere.
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I just can't say it enough in how grateful I am that this new Trilogy is going to be all about practical effects instead of CGI-heavy scenes. But getting back to the story, they nailed it by pinpointing that it feels more "real" because of the on-set interaction between Mark and Yoda. Couldn't be more correct about that.
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Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens Official Teaser Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOVFvcNfvE
It wasn't much, it is after all....a teaser. But it had me grinning from ear to ear and begging for more. The teaser itself was better than anything we got with the prequels.
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It was fine... the Millenium Falcon doing that hard bank was cool, I guess, but...I'm not super psyched or anything, I guess I thought it would feel like more of a big deal or something like that. It just felt like they were recreating Star Wars more than making a new one, you know? I keep thinking of the Empire teaser, where it was just concept art, but that felt like "here's the Star Wars you loved, and the new places they're going" and I feel like we should have gotten this time.
Or imagine it was like a Pixar teaser like the Monsters Inc one ("That's not Magnolia, it's Mongolia, does this look like Mongolia to you?"), The Incredibles, or even Big Hero 6... imagine if the teaser was just Daisy/Kira talking to that soccer ball robot or something, make us love her, then make us realize she's the next Luke Skywalker.
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Fans View New Star Wars Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wr8ut1X5XI
From what I've seen by way of comments online, the teaser has been hit or miss and I was expecting that. I think they are saving the good sh*t for obvious reasons for the full length trailer that gives us Luke, Leia and Han. That's when sh*t is gonna blow up and get people frothing at the mouth.
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Actor Behind “The Force Awakens” Trailer Voice-Over Revealed (http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2014/11/29/actor-behind-the-force-awakens-trailer-voice-over-revealed/)
I bet you didn't have a clue who was narrating the Teaser either. I had no idea it was *INSERT NAME OF ACTOR HERE*.
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Mark Hamill discusses Star Wars Episode VII -Luke Skywalker in the Sequel Trilogy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UGV7WVB-bA
Mark is a real f*cking Jedi! He called it!!!
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Mark Hamill hates his old Jedi beard for 'The Force Awakens' (http://www.cnet.com/news/mark-hamill-hates-his-old-jedi-beard-for-the-force-awakens/)
Beard you shave, yes. Hmmmm......
;D
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THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF GEORGE LUCAS DIRECTED THE STAR WARS: EPISODE VII TRAILER (http://www.eminor.com/2014/12/05/george-lucas/)
Star Wars: Episode VII Trailer - George Lucas' Special Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v93Jh6JNBng
Hahahahahahaha. So true and that's the sad thing about what the name Lucas conjurers up now.
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Over on Sploid, they've collected all the leaked art for Episode VII (http://sploid.gizmodo.com/all-the-leaked-star-wars-the-force-awakens-awesome-c-1679272605) and the start of the story is beginning to gel together in my mind. Wonder how accurate I am.
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Star Wars duel takes the weird shape lightsaber debate to the limit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgSylgBFi-I
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That was ridiculous.
.....ridiculously awesome! Love the Minecraft joke.
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Harrison Ford Hospitalized Following Plane Crash (http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2015/03/05/harrison-ford-hospitalized-following-plane-crash/)
Seriously, why the f*ck is he even being allowed to fly any planes while under contract to film Star Wars. Studio's do in fact have these kind of clauses put into contracts to prevent this sort of sh*t. It's an insurance issue. I'm glad that he is alive, but this shouldn't have happened.
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I saw this hours ago, am I really gonna be the first person to post it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngElkyQ6Rhs
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Star Wars Celebration 2015 Panel and Trailer Reaction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GyGgDImnRA
Well, I haven't been online at all most of the day. So, I never saw the Trailer or even knew about it until you posted it. As for the "Trailer", it's still more of a Teaser, but some of the images we get just left me begging for more. The crashed Star Destroyer in the desert, the melted Darh Vader helmet, the new Storm/Shadow Troopers all made this something more. But it was the final shot of the Teaser that gave me a nerdgasm. Seeing Han and Chewie together again was f*cking AWESOME!!!!! I really wish I could have experience it with a live audience. To be at that Panel would have been great.
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Best Trailer OF ALL TIME?!?! yes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEUwxIIDKyI
These guys, when they hate something, they let you know it. But when they love something, you get this video.
;D
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Star Wars Celebration Anaheim Live Stream, Powered by Verizon - Day 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBx5OqAWeW0
Gonna play this as background noise and have something to watch whenever I look up from my work.
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Great, I don't have seven straight hours to myself for ten days... as if I need to see all this, there'll be best ofs and compilations, right?
Oh man, so Uproxx just threw out a theory and listening to the trailer again, I kind believe them: that the voice-over isn't Mark Hammill at all, it's Domhnall Gleeson. I can TOTALLY hear some Irish in that voice now.
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5 Best Moments From Star Wars Celebration Panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI8UC_NYdTc&index=46&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk
As soon as I posted that video, I immediately looked for a Best of Comp. Here ya go...
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How the heck does that d*mn robot work?
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I haven't a f*cking clue. When I saw BB-8 in the first teaser, I liked the design, but I was like, anything can look good in CGI when done right. But when BB-8 rolled out onto the stage, it just floored me and made me reassess what I just assumed was CGI. It's f*cking real!!! My guess is that there is some sort of constantly shifting magnet or something like it to keep the head attached, but allow it to just roam around its body. I dunno.
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Analyzing the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer #2 - IGN Rewind Theater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU_OhoyRYZU
It's very rare that I ever watch a Trailer more than once, especially in the past 5 years or so. But with this 2nd Teaser, I have already watched it multple times and I know I will watch it a few more times for sure. I just can't get enough of it. The music, the imagery, the slow walking Shadow Trooper, the Hanger Explosions with the Tie-Fighters and of course Han and Chewie. Christmas can't get here fast enough for me. And yes, for those of you wondering......I absolutely will be seeing this in the Theater. FYI, the look of the movie just feels lush, warm and inviting. A far cry from those awful Prequels that were anything but that.
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I love that the slow-moving Shadow Trooper is Brienne from Game of freaking Thrones.
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I love that the slow-moving Shadow Trooper is Brienne from Game of freaking Thrones.
I didn't know that. That is f*cking awesome!
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I remember right before the first teaser came out I was telling my cousin Efe that the new Star Wars needed some Game Of Thrones in it (naturally the first trailer came out the DAY after we spoke so we couldn't go on about it).
Oh, can I say that Rey is a heck of a cutie?
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New 'Star Wars' Trailer Excites Fans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_N_MMk4WIs
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Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens Trailer Live from Star Wars Celebration Panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUGCGObBQ-g
Now that we have all seen the trailer (multiple times no doubt), it's time to turn the focus to the reactions. As we have already heard countless times, the reaction at the Panel was monstrous. Here's the best sounding one I could find.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer 2 Reaction Mashup (April 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oH3zcmz3FA&index=58&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk
....here's a montage of fan reactions from their homes. Pay particular attention to the chick at the bottom center. She was crying before the trailer began. :)
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Top 5 - Star Wars Episode 7 - Teaser #2 Reactions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT6zWPjyOmY&index=57&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk
....and here is a Top 5 that one person thinks are the best of the bunch. They are good. A couple of them look like they are getting off because they are so excited. But it's the FAIL that steals the show here. I don't think I've laughed this hard, for that long when the fail happens. Check it out. You will not stop laughing. I still haven't stopped laughing and I watched it 15 minutes ago. ;D
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Can't wait to see the image without all the text all over it.
(http://photos.vanityfair.com/2015/05/01/5543ca93db753b82389cbd6e_vanity-fair-star-wars.jpg)
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I'm sure that is a gatefold cover. I still have the Vanity Fair one with the Phantom cast, even if I hated the movie. Gotta hit the magazine stand and see what the rest of the cover is. Most likely will buy a copy for myself.
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Saw a video of them shooing the cover, there's no one else in the shot (nor is there any room in the cockpit to sit... it's a real tiny set). If it's a gatefold, it'll be separate images, which I can't really picture them doing.
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It's got Han and Chewie on it! Must get copy!
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I wonder... and doubt... if we'll see Luke or Leia in there. Like, I would have an INSANE amount of respect for JJ if he managed to keep Luke's picture out of the press until the movie premieres.
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I actually think that's what JJ is doing for both Luke and Leia. The fact that they were hidden in the trailer and no photo ops this entire time tells me he is doing it for a reason.
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My idea for Luke is that when we finally see him, he's covered in this shroud, it's falling on his body real weird, the wind finally knocks it open and you realize he's almost entirely machine, it's all f*cked up and strange, some parts are thick, some are skeletonal, etc... he's been keeping himself alive long enough for Rey to reach him. They talk, he gives her the holocron, and then he dies. Then a little flint switch on his robot body flicks to life and he's engulfed in flames, automatic funeral pyre. Rey walks away and the music swells. When the fire fades and all we have is a smoldering ruined form, we see an old, rusted out Artoo roll out, let out a sad, strained whine through his damaged voice box, then he dies too.
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New 'Star Wars' Film Set (Exclusive Look)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRLwRiQf274
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Star Wars: Is Captain Phasma the Next Boba Fett or Darth Maul? - Keepin' It Reel Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20YJOkpr1G4
Duh. Of course. It's the first and only thing I thought of when I saw the trailer. Even I intend to get the action figure, but I will definitely be saving up for a resin statue from Sideshow Collectible which is sure to be coming our way. Would love to see a full size replica at their booth at Comic Con this year.
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Mr Plinkett talks about the new Star Wars, keeping' it real... kind of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93uSIKzPmik
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"Everything's changed... but nothing's changed." The Star Wars SDCC 2015 reel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTNJ51ghzdY
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You know what the best thing was about that Clip?
George Lucas is nowhere to be found.
Just thinking about him still owning the franchise and being attached to Episode 7 sends shivers up my neck. It would have been 99% greenscreen sh*t and boring as f*ck. Seeing the behind the scenes stuff with practical sets was ev en better than a Full Trailer if you ask me.
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Star Wars The Force Awakens Comic Con Panel 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fMx670jOnw
Here it is! I've been waiting all day for someone to post this sum' b*tch!! Gonna watch it now! Wheeeee!!!
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I would be smack dab in the middle of a two-movie shuffle thing going on right when you posted that... I'll have to catch up with it.
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Watching it now.
I have to say, until Oscar Isaac said it, it never occurred to me that the characters were growing up in the Star Wars universe as those movies were happening.
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Yeah, I caught that as well and thought he couldn't have said it any better than that.
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I really liked that BTS video as well... it's one of the things that was on my "if I was doing Star Wars, here's what I'd do" list, but naturally they did it better. It kind of reminded me of an Apple ad at the start, with the music and all.
BTW, how freaking adorable is Daisy Ridley? That was another thing on my list, young female protagonist, we see her and we instantly fall for her.
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Drew Struzan poster sighted at D23 sighted on Twitter.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CMeVNdoUwAAvcOi.jpg)
And my crushing on Rey continues unabated.
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oh, and maybe this is better suited for another thread, but maybe this should just be a continuous never-ending Star Wars thread, here's the cast of Rogue One:
(https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/1387026747995237669.jpg)
Not pictured: Alan g*d-d*mn Tudyk who is in this movie as well.
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Awesome find!!!
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Speaking of awesome finds, someone took THIS picture at D23. I wonder how long it will take for this movie to be greenlit.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CMfLoKTVEAAn6fR.jpg)
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Presentation B-Roll - D23 Expo 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBQD2dGvhPc
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Man they can work a crowd, can't they?
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J.J. Abrams Wasn't Sure Harrison Ford Could Play Han Solo Anymore (http://www.cinemablend.com/new/J-J-Abrams-Wasn-t-Sure-Harrison-Ford-Could-Play-Han-Solo-Anymore-80327.html)
I never had any doubt about Ford.
:)
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Tatiana Maslany on the shortlist for Episode VIII? (http://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-episode-viii-shortlist/) Yes please.
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F*ck yeah!!!
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Mark Hamill almost died during the filming of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2015/09/mark-hamill-almost-died-during-the-filming-of-star-wars-the-force-awakens.html)
What the f*ck!
Jedi's don't die....they become more powerful than you could ever imagine. Just sayin'.
Back to the topic, what kind of ship is JJ running over there? That's 2 out of 3 stars, yo!
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It's from The AV Club, but it sounds like a headline from The Onion:
The Force Awakens is the best Star Wars film, say fans who haven’t seen it (http://www.avclub.com/article/force-awakens-best-star-wars-film-say-fans-who-hav-226171)
Talk about building up expectations in your head.
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Talk about building up expectations in your head.
I fell for that in 1999. Never again will I be duped. Wait and see for me.
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Film School Rejects did an interesting article discussing that poll and what it really means (http://filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/the-force-awakens-the-things-you-like-end-up-owning-you.php). Most interesting takeaway that I get is "you can't judge movies as movies anymore."
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I'd go as far as voting for *barf* Hilary Clinton *barf* for President if it meant getting free Star Wars Toys. The good swag, not some cheap bullsh*t toys.
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Speaking of hype, here's some more Topps Trading Cards featuring characters from The Force Awakens (http://www.outerplaces.com/science-fiction/item/10029-topps-cards-give-up-close-look-at-star-wars-the-force-awakens-characters). I dig the faux distressed look, but my only issue is that it's the same distress and wear on every card
Oh, and of course, we got a nice new picture of Rey in the mix.
(https://outerplaces.com/images/user_upload/star%20wars%20topps6.jpg)(https://outerplaces.com/images/user_upload/star%20wars%20topps3.jpg)(https://outerplaces.com/images/user_upload/star%20wars%20topps4.jpg)
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Star Wars The Force Awakens Poster
(http://i.imgur.com/zXy6MfM.jpg)
Hell yeah!
I want this hanging on my wall asap!
Really curious to know if that is a battle station like the Death Star.
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Not nuts about the poster.
I do like this, though...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGbxmsDFVnE
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I had chills watching the finale trailer. It practically wipes away all the prequels. That's how good I thought it was. I will probably spend the rest of the night watching it again and again and again. Waiting to see some of the Reaction Videos pop up on YouTube, which is always fun to see.
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It looks pretty bad@ss, but I'm thinking that since there's only 8 weeks until the flick comes out, I would probably do best to avoid any extra exposure to all this.
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As great as the trailer is, I STILL found it to be short. I'm not bashing it for that, I actually applaud that Abrams has restrained himself to not show too much and ruin things for us. I like that he is a fan himself and is treating us the same way and keeping most, if not all the things under-wraps so that we can discover everything the way it's meant to be. With that said, once the movie comes out, I won't be coming back to this thread until I see it. Not taking any chances you guys blurt out key things like Vader is alive, etc..... ;)
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Given that every other character from the original trilogy is in here, it's not that crazy to assume that Vader would return. It's not like you can really top him.
And besides, even if he's not in this flick, he's gonna be in a sh1tload of the "Star Wars Stories," so yeah, Vader is back regardless.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer #3 REACTION!! (Blind Wave)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhlWQXsQkrg
I follow these guys on YouTube and was definitely looking forward to their reaction video, which was good. The guy on the far left of screen is kinda of the same reaction I had where my eyes were starting to well up as the trailer played.
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I forgot about that red robot thing, that's the kind of thing I was wanting to see in a new Star Wars flick.
That lightspeed effect was pretty cool... a nice update.
You know, I figured that since the TIE Fighters and X-Wings were all black, there would be a battle in a light area, an atmosphere or something, and lo and behold. It looked pretty sweet, though.
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Is it December yet? UGH! The waiting is killing me!!!!
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You can never have enough Force Awakens GIFs. ;D
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I was thinking that unlike the prequels, this flick really feels like the expanded universe of Star Wars being brought to the screen, you know? I mean, I'm sure a lot of that is just due to a lot of this movie being all the old elements pumped up to 11 or even 20 and them seeming to use every spare piece of concept art made for the original trilogy, but yeah, this feels like the Star Wars movie fans have been waiting for since 1983.
Now let's hope it's good.
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It was fun to wake up this morning and seeing CNN, FoxNews and other news sites talking about the Trailer. What a bunch of Nerds!! ;D ;)
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Why is it that something in my gut is telling me we are going to get a flashback sequence with Darth Vader in the Force Awakens, even though the series has never used a flashback of any kind. And when I say flashback, I mean showing us some moment in time that is new and not using existing footage from the original trilogy either. I think it's going to happen. That one "holy sh*t" moment for the fans that will become the ultimate nerdgasm when James Earl Jones speaks some line.
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They used flash forwards in Revenge Of The Sith. And it looks like there's one in the trailer as well. But Vader? I think, if Luke i sin the final scene or the stinger, then they'll save Vader for the preview of Rogue One or whatever it's called. That'll be the "boom b1tch!" moment at the end of that, so the LAST thing we see, cause they'll probably stick that trailer at the end of the movie, sort of like Avengers at the end of Captain America 1.
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When did they use a flash-forward in Sith? When Vader is being put together and does his best Frankenstein?
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No no, in the first act, stupid Anakin flash-forwards to Padme dying in childbirth, and that informs every stupid action he takes for the rest of the stupid film.
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I remember so little about the prequels. I wouldn't have remembered that until you told me in specifics. I'm gonna bust out the originals soon. Need to watch those as we get closer to release day for Force Awakens. FYI, I sold my Prequel DVDs on eBay right after I did my reviews for them. I didn't want them in my house any longer than needed.
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There is no need to revist them. I only remember that detail b/c I was working in a movie theater when the flick came out and saw this stuff over and over again.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Reaction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHtGc5E9q94
So, I have been watching reactions to the Force Awakens Trailer off and on today and this one in particular made me uncomfortable. She has to be faking because her crying is WAAAAAAY over the top.
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John Boyega's Full Reaction to the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DajJXToUKrs
Now THIS is a reaction video! Nothing is going to top John's reaction, especially at the end. Awesome. Still waiting for Daisy Ridley's full reaction video to be uploaded and not the 30 second clip.
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Daisy Ridley Star Wars The Force Awakens Trailer Reaction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM7xGltrUCI
I'm posting this one just for Neumatic. It's the short version and will have to suffice until the full version drops. Enjoy.
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Saw it. I love that the actors are just as psyched as the fans to see this stuff... though I'm sure it probably puts what they were doing in more context.
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Star Wars: The Binks Awakens - Trailer # 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo7_qW4pPrc
As much as I hate Jar Jar, and I do hate him a vengence, I did find this "Trailer" to be funny none the less.
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Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens Official Japanese Trailer (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irWZCOKK-r0
This trailer gave me more chills than the American version. A lot of new footage and we finally get to see C3-PO.
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And I think there was even a shot of Rey where she wasn't grimmacing or coated with sweat! (I can't wait for more pics and refs... I want to draw her).
Oh man, I went to Best Buy yesterday and they had the trailer playing on all the giant 4K screens. Of course, it wasn't in 4K... and it was motion smoothed. Still...
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Oh man, I went to Best Buy yesterday and they had the trailer playing on all the giant 4K screens. Of course, it wasn't in 4K... and it was motion smoothed. Still...
The International Trailer or the American Trailer from a few weeks ago? Either way, I think I need to head to Best Buy and see it in all its glory. :) :)
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The one from a few weeks ago. But it was in 2K, you could see some artifacting in a bunch of frames. Not worth the trip. I did get the entire run of Married With Children for 24 bucks though, with the original "Love and Marriage" that wasn't in the previous release, that WAS worth the trip.
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I want to buy the DVD for Force Awakens right, f*cking NOW!!!! Just sayin'.
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You must learn patience.
You'd think I'd be scrambling to finish my take on this flick before it comes out.
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I have no patience.....why do you think I flunked out of Jedi Academy? ;D
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Same reason I did, you kept hittin' on the Twi'lek chicks.
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Same reason I did, you kept hittin' on the Twi'lek chicks.
Who wouldn't?
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So Red Letter Media does in 45 minutes without even doing much research what I've been trying to actively avoid doing for the last year: figuring out the plot of The Force Awakens.
I don't know why I watched this. I'm pretty certain they're right.
So spoiler,s obviously. Maybe bookmark this or download it to watch after the flick comes out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oifhpT0HZ7Q
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That video came up in my feed yesterday. I promptly deleted it. Will watch AFTER I've seen the movie. Until then, this and all other like-minded videos will just have to wait.
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TV Spot #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtV4DBTkZac
Even MORE new footage.
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I think I said it before, but I really like that red Miyazaki-looking robot.
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It's a Sith-Bot!!!! ;)
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens - TV Spot #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIBcGRHGR8Y
MORE footage! I'm getting giddy with each new trailer/TV spots release.
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Say "hi."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mjYjMxZJCg
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That was great! :)
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Star Wars’ Director J.J. Abrams Says That ‘The Force Awakens’ is Finally Finished (https://www.yahoo.com/movies/s/star-wars-director-jj-abrams-says-that-the-160103831.html)
I'm just waiting for someone to post the video for this Nerd-Off.
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Included here b/c they actually got Ridley and Boyega in on this... making it pretty much mainstream (non-geek's) introduction to them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T_pjMr7-n0
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Jon Hamm and "George Lucas" were the best of the bunch.
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Why The First Star Wars: The Force Awakens Screening Was Horrifying (http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Why-First-Star-Wars-Force-Awakens-Screening-Was-Horrifying-97227.html)
I will never understand why any director would show an unfinished cut of a film to anyone. Yes, I get that the Big Wigs need to see that the movie is on point and all....but it's still a dumb way to "sell it" to them, especially without FX in it.
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It seems like a weird time to show it to them... if it was TERRIBLE, it's too late to do anything about it, but if it's good it's still incomplete.
You know, I was worried by your title that it might have been a general audience screening, which would have been INSANE.
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For the past 3 days I have been seeing a bunch of articles being written touting Spoilers. This is p*ssing me off. As soon as I see anything Star Wars related with Spoilers or Secrets in the title, I close it out. I hate that Yahoo is feeding this and making it impossible for me to avoid this. Why do people want to go out of their way to spoil it for everyone else? I'm gonna do my best to stay away, but I suspect that once the movie hits and everything is confirmed, it's going to be unavoidable be it on the net, TV, or magazine covers.
Sigh.
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I believe it was Chrome that has an extension you can get that blocks out all Star Wars spoilers. It should be on Firefox if it already isn't.
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I just added it on Chrome. It works....but it works a little too well. I was hoping that it would just block he articles. What it does (you probably already know this), it blocks the entire page, covering up regular news feeds and what not. Is this the same extension or is there another one?
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FYI, it even blocks Penny Can every time I go to a new page. Stormtroopers be damed!! Ack!! I just checked, this is the only extension. Oh well, looks like I'm blocking everything from here on out. ;)
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Just happened upon this, article on io9 linking to the anti-cheese re-edits of the prequels on Youtube (http://io9.com/include-these-anti-cheese-star-wars-prequels-while-you-1747781701). MIGHT check these out. Not sure. But if that's the kind of thing you might want to do (I'm going into, not lockdown, but I'm severely limiting my SW input so I don't get burned out before the release of the new one. I'm not even gonna watch the originals. I shouldn't even NEED to, right?
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I fully intend on watching the Original Trilogy. I've been itching to watch them for the past 2 months. Not sure when I will actually watch them though because I don't intend on seeing The Force Awakens during the onslaught when it drops. I'm not doing that sh*t anymore. I really wish this was a VOD option as my Home Theater and TV blows away any setup I would get outside my house. Suck it AMC!
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I wouldn't mind seeing The Force Awakens for the first time on one of those gorgeous big TVs that they have in that little room in Best Buy, the big curved 4K screens (and a big cozy black leather chair). I'm not getting into an IMAX screen anyway, right?
I will say, the "little" set I watch is fine, but I kept thinking that I wanted something bigger, but I sit so close to it, I was watching the next size up @ Best Buy at near the same distance and the picture was artifacted all to heck, so that's out.
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Oh here's a time-saver:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB1Pq1_M-Wg
all six Star Wars movies playing at once. Was just gonna link to it but it didn't let me, so embedded insteaded.
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Haha. Leave it to somebody to actually do that. ;D
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I'm sure it's not the first time it's happened, either. It's just timely now.
Okay, I'm also going to admit, despite my self-dictated blackout, I picked up the first Star Wars graphic novel (I got one for my brother for Xmas, so I picked up one for myself0 and I quite dug it. Really did feel like an extension of the movie, though if I have one issue, it's that almost everything is medium or close-up shots... there aren't any awe-inspiring vistas or neat new things, so in that regards it doesn't FEEL like watching a movie, even though all the characters look perfect.
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Ya know as ridiculous that is, I'm willing to bet a lot of people dig that. With all the multi-tasking, this kind of movie watching is right up their ally.
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You know, being carpet-bombed with SW for so long, I didn't even realize it comes out in a few days. It's just been 100% hype for so long, I totally failed to realize that.
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Oh, I realized that it was just around the corner. I also realized that I wore my Star Wars pajama's to the post office this morning with my Chewie slippers on. ;D :P
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Really? I've been camped outside our Wehrenberg since Saturday. We know it will be here in 3 Days, 19 Hours, 49 Minutes and 27 Seconds.
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I'm currently outside JJ's house doing an impromptu Light Saber duel with his white picket fence. I'm hoping he likes it enough to give me the reels to take home.
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I'm currently outside JJ's house doing an impromptu Light Saber duel with his white picket fence. I'm hoping he likes it enough to give me the reels to take home.
Damn you.... I've got to admit that's brilliant.
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'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' needs to make at least $1.5 billion to be successful' (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/star-wars-force-awakens-needs-142543314.html)
This is f*cking ridiculous! I don't care how much marketing they put into this, there is no way in hell that $1.5 Billion is the number they have to reach to be "successful". Total bullsh*t if you ask me. With that said, it's all a moot point since it will make that and more opening night. ;D :P
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Well, they gotta make back all that money they spent carpet-bombing us with ads for the last half a year. Who do you think pays for that?
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Who do you think pays for that?
Donald Trump.
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Gotta agree... That number is just some marketing scheme.
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Star Wars The Force Awakens World Premiere Presentation & Red Carpet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZW-NoV5cVsM
Lucky bastards.
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See, now it's gonna feel weird to see the movie and not hear Rey scream "Oh my god!" every five seconds while she's running away from spaceships and robots and sh1t.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuAwgmz7jTc
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I'm just trying to maintain my focus and avoid spoilers until I can get my ass into a theater that has no one else. That's not gonna happen anytime soon.
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The only thing that you can really gleam from that interview is that they're gonna put Oscar Isaac through the wringer next time since he keeps boasting about how comfortable his shoot was compared to them. And Boyega and Ridley will be laughing the whole time.
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Just saw it. Exactly what I wanted, while being different than I had expected.
And can I say? I LOVE Finn and Rey together. The whole cast has fantastic chemistry, but those two together? Very adorable.
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Motherf*cker!!! :P
WTF, how did you get tickets? Did you pre-order or just walk up to an empty theater?
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Uh, the force?
"That's not how the force works!"
Uh, literally went to the box office, figured out the biggest screen, got a ticket, got in line (fifteenth in line, I was in the theater for at least half a god-d6mn hour before the movie started. SO MANY COMMERCIALS).
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So apparently Carrie Fisher can't keep a secret. Includes a trademark Ridley "oh my gawd!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6T08KnlX-c[/cemter]
No spoilers for the movie in the interview, just so you know.
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Harrison Ford Almost Wasn't In "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrRGTEwNS2M
With the amount of media blitz The Force Awakens has generated leading up to the premiere and how many talk shows JJ and Harrison have done, this is by far the best of the bunch. Pure gold.
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Box Office Records broken
Here's a breakdown of the movie's historic ride so far:
Biggest Thursday night — North America
Force Awakens amassed $57 million, easily passing the $43 million earned in previews by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 in July 2011.
Biggest Friday and biggest single day — North America
The film took in $120.5 million, outpacing the $91 million earned by Deathly Hallows 2, the final title in the Harry Potter franchise.
Biggest domestic opening — North America
Force Awakens is only the third movie in history to open north of $200 million. The other two are Jurassic World and fellow Disney release, Marvel's The Avengers ($207.4 million in 2011).
Biggest December Opening — North America
The seventh film in the Star Wars series did nearly three times the business that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey did in its opening weekend in mid-December 2012.
Biggest December Opening — Global
The previous best was 2003's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($250 million).
First movie to cross $100 million in one day — North America
Force Awakens **** the $100 million mark less than 24 hours after it started rolling out in theaters at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Fastest movie to cross $200 million — Global
The tentpole hit $250 million in worldwide ticket sales in only three days after beginning its rollout overseas on Wednesday.
Biggest location average for a wide release — North America
Boasting a theater average of $57,568, Force Awakens wrested the record previously set by the final Harry Potter film ($38,672).
Record Imax Opening — Global
Imax theaters took in $30.1 million in North America and $48 million worldwide after Abrams shot a key sequence that was on full display on Imax screens. Force Awakens stomped past Jurassic World ($44 million) and did nearly double the $25.2 million launch of Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Biggest Opening Weekends — International
Force Awakens scored the biggest opening weekend in key markets including the U.K. ($48.9 million, four-day), Germany ($27.3 million), Australia ($18.9 million) and Russia ($12.3 million). It debuted at No. 1 in every market except for South Korea and Vietnam.
Biggest advance ticket sales — North America
The movie racked up north of $100 million in advance ticket sales — likely closer to $130 million — before it even bowed, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
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Boba Fett is a drummer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPV9NNvtL20
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That's a serious haul!
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Boba Fett is a drummer
Any chance that Boba will step in for Neil Peart so that Rush can continue their domination of the galaxy? ;D
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And now, how Captain Phasma got her silver armour:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc1__2waAX8
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Via RedLetterMedia: Top Ten Things You Didn't Know About Darth Vader's Suit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVzc20Bm8Xo
Don't let the intentionally clickbait-y title fool you, this is ridiculously funny.
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(https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/08-john-boyega-stock-001-w1938-h1288.jpg?quality=80&w=650&h=432)
John Boyega's stock photos popped up online, and Uproxx has three of them up (http://uproxx.com/movies/star-wars-john-boyega-stock-photo/). I can't tell if this is supposed to be for a business or a school catalog or what.
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This picture's been making the rounds on the internet. Thought it was funny enough to share.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ca4s9G_UYAEDHms.jpg)
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Poe to the Rescue!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK92gFG-YUA
Cute and full of fun little gags. And I think they got all the movie voices in there, but there aren't credits so I'm not 100% certain. And hey, a new ship that I've never seen before.
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Kids meet Finn!
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CdhgixUVIAEXoFT.jpg:large)
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Nice!!!
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Twisted Toonz performs "The Force Awakens"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0DOkIlWn24
These dudes ruined the original Star Wars for me... I'm curious to see what they do with the new flick.