Star Wars: The Force Awakens (12/18/15)

[cokebabies]

Eh, im still not a fan of the idea of the classic characters I love and have wanted to see again on screen since I was a kid pushed into the background as small parts in favor of new kids I don't care about.

I understand why they are doing it, but it still feels like getting tickets to a Beatles reunion concert, only to realize that the songs are all just covers performed by Justin Bieber.

Well, considering that they can barely stand nowadays, I don't see how it could've been any different. I get your point though, we should have gotten at least one film that explored the Originals' journeys after VI.

At least "barely standing" is more physically capable than half the current Beatles.

 

[jye4ever]

Yeah, IMAX stills with FX do NOT look good.

Your sig is freaking hilarious.

 

[Rorywan]

Your sig is freaking hilarious.

I was just laughing at it myself. 10/10 Devil.

 

[spindrift]

I'm hoping trailers are showing next to nothing and the final film itself will be wonderous...because the trailers (except the OT nostalgia bits) are very very flat and show us nothing we haven't seen in other sci-fi films....Oblivion and others had far more inspring effects and environment shots

 

[RavenEye]

I will and I repeat I WILL laugh my ass off if this is worse than PT.

 

[jye4ever]

The trailer already feels 100% more Star Wars than the PT.

PT trailers did not feel like Star Wars for me.

 

[Victοr]

I will and I repeat I WILL laugh my ass off if this is worse than PT.

Well, you're better off laughing than crying like some will do, that's for sure.


Honestly, I don't think it'll be PT levels bad. The cast is talaented, JJ knows what he's doing and everything seems to be on the right track. As a matter of fact, I really like the fact that we're kinda in the dark about the story. Tons of trailers and clips lower the excitement instead of raising it. Look at AoU and its countless clips, which made a large chank loose interest.

 

[a-dev]

I presume someone scouted on ahead inside the ruins of that ship to know that you could fly in there and come out the other side. Or that they must have scanners that can indicate whether or not you're just going to go splat against a wall if you go in.

 

[RavenEye]

I presume someone scouted on ahead inside the ruins of that ship to know that you could fly in there and come out the other side. Or that they must have scanners that can indicate whether or not you're just going to go splat against a wall if you go in.

Sounds legit.

 

[jye4ever]

I presume someone scouted on ahead inside the ruins of that ship to know that you could fly in there and come out the oIther side. Or that they must have scanners that can indicate whether or not you're just going to go splat against a wall if you go in.

Not Star Trek.

Did you think Han mapped out the asteroid field before going in.

 

[Matt S]

Scanning: Indications negative at this time!

 

[YankeesFanboy]

At least "barely standing" is more physically capable than half the current Beatles.

 

[Victοr]

At least "barely standing" is more physically capable than half the current Beatles.

I don't know, Paul seems to be doing good. Especially now that he's done a vid with Kanye, he's sure to take off. I sense a bright career in his future....

 

[jye4ever]

STAR WARS CELEBRATION: ROGUE ONE FOOTAGE AND PREMISE REVEALED

Star Wars: Rogue One
RELEASE DATE:DECEMBER 16, 2016


Footage coming as soon as we get it.

BY: CHLOI RAD​

APRIL 19, 2015
More details about spin-off film Star Wars: Rogue One were revealed today during a panel at this weekend's Star Wars Celebration.
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Star Wars: Rogue One is set after Episode 3 and before Episode 4 in an era without Jedi.

The film follows a rogue band of resistance fighters who must unite to steal the Death Star plans. According to director Gareth Edwards, the film aims for realism more than previous Star Wars films.

"It comes down to a group who don't have magical powers, who somehow have to bring hope to the galaxy," said director Gareth Edwards.
The footage we saw opens with December 2016 against a black background. We hear Obi-Wan's monologue about Jedi Knights being the "guardians of peace" from A New Hope, and then see a bird's eye view of a jungle planet.

A TIE fighter zooms overhead and the camera pushes forward to reveal the Death Star. Frantic mens' voices crack over a radio as the title card reveals Star Wars: Rogue One with the word "Anthology" in small letters beneath.

Next to this footage, we've also seen concept art of Rebel fighters on a rainy green planet, which one attendee captured below.

Rogue One concept looks very dark. pic.twitter.com/c9ZMYQZ5yt— HeroProc (@HeroProc) April 19, 2015
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Here's what we know about cast and crew: Felicity Jones will play a Rebel soldier. Neil Scanlan will head the creature team, as he did on the film Prometheus. Neil Lamont and Doug Chiang are the production designers.

The film has Zero Dark Thirty's director of photography Greig Fraser on cinematography, with Neil Corbould on special effects.
This is a developing story. We'll continue to update with more news, images, and footage as we receive them. Stay tuned!

 

[YoNoSe]

Anyone really just dislike the cinematography in the trailer? Like the zooming in and focusing on the shot of the 2 ships entering the thrusters of the ruined Star Destroyer.

Looked very amateur and ugly.

I really hate zoom-ins too. It's feels artificial and looks ugly.

Abrams used them in the Star Trek films. Snyder used them in MoS.

Lucas used it in AOTC.

 

[jye4ever]

I can't find the Rogue One thread, so:

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Published April 19, 2015 by Devin Faraci
ROGUE ONE Will Be The First STAR WARS Film Not Focused On Jedi

It's a heist!! And it's an Anthology film!

While Josh Trank was a no-show for the "Conversation with Gareth Edwards and Josh Trank" panel at Star Wars Celebration (aka the spin-off panel), there was more than enough info about Rogue One to fill the time. Sadly, Trank's absence meant we got absolutely zero about his film - nothing about title, plot or release date.

Still: so much Rogue One! For one thing we learned that the spin-offs are actually called Anthology films, and the full title is Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. The Anthology films will be all sorts of genres, all sorts of stories, all sorts of scale, and they'll allow Lucasfilm to work with emerging directorial talent and also introduce new characters into the Star Wars universe. Does this mean the rumors of them being origin stories are out the window?

This much is certain: Rogue One is no origin story. It's a sidequel, telling the tale of the heisting of the Death Star plans, the ones that Princess Leia hid in R2D2. So no, no Bothans will die in this movie. But other characters might! Gareth Edwards, who is directing the 2016 film, said "It's called Star WARS," and his crew is full of people who worked on war films like Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down and Zero Dark Thirty. In fact Creig Fraser, who shot Zero Dark Thirty, will shoot Rogue One.

"A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a daring mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy," is how Lucasfilm's Palo HIdalgo explained the plot (I may be slightly paraphrasing). Edwards got a bit more into the tone, saying it's very much a war film that examines the grey area between the heroes and villains - good guys can be bad and bad guys can be good.

One thing you shouldn't expect to see: Jedi. Their absence - the movie takes place not long before A New Hope - is a big part of the movie. "It all comes down to a group that doesn't have magical powers," said Edward. "God isn't coming to save us."
A Star Wars movie that focuses on the wars and not the Jedi! It's a major first, and it's exciting.

Also a first: Edwards showed some concept footage, a pan down a craggy forested river canyon that pans up to show the completed Death Star very low in the sky over a planet. It looks HUGE - way bigger than it looked when seen from Endor in Jedi. It's no a moon, it's a planet in the sky, blotting everything out. That's your Edwards sense of scale at play.

The other piece of news: Felicity Jones will be playing a Rebel soldier. There were no other cast members announced, despsite the trades reporting Ben Mendelsohn getting a roguish role.

What little we saw was exciting, and the new territory aspect of Rogue One is exciting. Edwards' enthusiasm was infectious (for his 30th birthday he spent the night in the Tunisian Trogoldyte Motel where the Skywalker home was shot, and drank milk dyed blue), and the premise is simply so strong, the war angle so unique, that I can't imagine not being excited right now.

 

[Sachiel]

There is a Rogue One thread you noob.

 

[jye4ever]

thank you

 

[cofphoto]

My Son and I made this video yesterday, showing the difference between how adults and children see the Force Awakens trailer.

David Prowse RT'd it today, which is pretty awesome.

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/v9QLzJYUg9s

 

[Darth Madden]

Nice video. I think his shirt shows where his loyalty lies this fall.