I hope someone does.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (12/18/15)
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Wait, what, is that true?
It makes me feel like a perverted deviant.
LANDO CALRISSIAN NOT FINISHED IN STAR WARS MOVIE UNIVERSE
So hints Lawrence Kasdan.
BY: STEVE WATTSMAY 18, 2015
The Star Wars movie universe hasn't seen the last of Lando Calrissian.
Lawrence Kasdan, screenwriter for both The Empire Strikes Back and The Force Awakens, hinted at a return for the smooth-talking gambler in an interview with Vanity Fair.
Though he's careful to point out that Lando isn't in Force Awakens, Kasdan does say we're bound to see more of him at some point in the future.
"Right now, there’s no Lando Calrissian in this movie," he said. "But Lando I don’t think is finished in any way, shape, or form."
Lando once had the distinction of being the only black character in Star Wars who didn't explode, and was last seen merrily clapping at an Ewok party. Most recently, actor Billy Dee Williams reprised his role for the character's voice in Star Wars Rebels.
It's good to know that Lando is still somewhere in the galaxy, kissing ladies' hands and losing ships in foolhardy gambling matches. With Anthology films on the way, starting with Rogue One, maybe we'll see more of him.
I'm sure they'll bring in more has-beens in the subsequent films to keep more thin attachments to the originals.
Ehollywood
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Interesting
rumor has it there is already a 3rd trailer out there !
Rumor: Third 'The Force Awakens' Trailer to be Released With Pixar's 'Inside Out' | The Star Wars Underworld
Rumor: Third 'The Force Awakens' Trailer to be Released With Pixar's 'Inside Out' | The Star Wars Underworld
Yip. I like the fact it's all practical. Big sets. Real explosions. [emoji6]
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John Williams praises The Force Awakens.
The movie’s P.R. campaign is still being worked out, including an as yet nebulous Star Wars presence at San Diego’s Comic-Con in July. But given Disney’s and Lucasfilm’s combined expertise in this arena, the summer and fall promise to be one long, exquisite tease for anyone with a HAN SHOT FIRST T-shirt in his or her closet. If skeptics will accept a not disinterested view of what Abrams has accomplished, they can take the word of composer John Williams. When we spoke in April, Abrams had shown him about three-quarters of the movie in a rough assembly, and he said, “What I have seen is absolutely delightful and witty and funny and engaging. The extensions of the mythology are very cleverly and beautifully written, I think. If I can quote Steven Spielberg”—citing one of the director’s favorite phrases—“J.J. has hit it out of the ballpark. I’m having a lot of fun with it.”
And last but not least, here’s a footage description from the movie shown to Vanity Fair’s Bruce Handy.
The several minutes of footage I saw backed Williams up, as much as any several minutes from any movie could. Case in point: At the effects session, Abrams was demonstrating his commitment to the more retro, more tactile filmmaking Kasdan had talked about. One scene featured an alien creature that abruptly pops up out of the desert landscape with glowing, flashlight eyes that make it look like a distant cousin to the Jawas of A New Hope. Abrams later called it “a classic, old-school seesaw puppet. We just buried it in the sand, and Neal Scanlan, the creature guy, pushed down on one side and the thing came up on the other side.” At the session, the scene, with the alien suddenly sticking its head over a dune, got a big laugh. Some perfectionist suggested a few digital polishes, but Abrams was wary. “It’s so old-school and crazy,” he said. “We could improve this thing, but at some point do we lose the wonderful preposterousness?”
The question was tabled, but “wonderful preposterousness” isn’t a bad descriptor of the Star Wars ethos at its best. Reviewing another scene, with spaceships blasting away at each other with phasers or whatever, Abrams could briefly be heard making ray-gun noises, the way a kid lying on his bedroom floor and drawing his own spaceships might. That galaxy far, far away appeared to be in good hands.
The movie’s P.R. campaign is still being worked out, including an as yet nebulous Star Wars presence at San Diego’s Comic-Con in July. But given Disney’s and Lucasfilm’s combined expertise in this arena, the summer and fall promise to be one long, exquisite tease for anyone with a HAN SHOT FIRST T-shirt in his or her closet. If skeptics will accept a not disinterested view of what Abrams has accomplished, they can take the word of composer John Williams. When we spoke in April, Abrams had shown him about three-quarters of the movie in a rough assembly, and he said, “What I have seen is absolutely delightful and witty and funny and engaging. The extensions of the mythology are very cleverly and beautifully written, I think. If I can quote Steven Spielberg”—citing one of the director’s favorite phrases—“J.J. has hit it out of the ballpark. I’m having a lot of fun with it.”
And last but not least, here’s a footage description from the movie shown to Vanity Fair’s Bruce Handy.
The several minutes of footage I saw backed Williams up, as much as any several minutes from any movie could. Case in point: At the effects session, Abrams was demonstrating his commitment to the more retro, more tactile filmmaking Kasdan had talked about. One scene featured an alien creature that abruptly pops up out of the desert landscape with glowing, flashlight eyes that make it look like a distant cousin to the Jawas of A New Hope. Abrams later called it “a classic, old-school seesaw puppet. We just buried it in the sand, and Neal Scanlan, the creature guy, pushed down on one side and the thing came up on the other side.” At the session, the scene, with the alien suddenly sticking its head over a dune, got a big laugh. Some perfectionist suggested a few digital polishes, but Abrams was wary. “It’s so old-school and crazy,” he said. “We could improve this thing, but at some point do we lose the wonderful preposterousness?”
The question was tabled, but “wonderful preposterousness” isn’t a bad descriptor of the Star Wars ethos at its best. Reviewing another scene, with spaceships blasting away at each other with phasers or whatever, Abrams could briefly be heard making ray-gun noises, the way a kid lying on his bedroom floor and drawing his own spaceships might. That galaxy far, far away appeared to be in good hands.
jye4ever
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Everyone has been trained to use the right words so that it's the complete opposite of the PT, but you know very well that behind the scenes there is mad digital work taking place. 
Considering how much CGI is already in the trailers, it's not like they're avoiding it.
The biggest difference is that most of the locations are real, whereas in the PT many of the locations couldn't possibly exist which means their only choice was CGI.
The biggest difference is that most of the locations are real, whereas in the PT many of the locations couldn't possibly exist which means their only choice was CGI.
The new Stormie look is still growing on me. Of course, the whole 'NEW v Nostalgia' is a tough one, and nostalgia has the benefit of 30 years of memories....
jye4ever
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**** those cgi kiwi Clonetroopers.
I want a Clone Wars reboot.
I want a Clone Wars reboot.
VintijDroidGutzz
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The best thing about the 'Clone Wars'.. was the Tartakovsky cartoons.
They were great.
They were great.
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