Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (USE SPOILER TAGS!)

[MechaGodzilla]

Originally Posted by SteamPunkCat

I had notice the "Snoke" "Snake" thing when I first read the name, like others, probably. If that is real, I'm a bit t surprised they took it so literally. However, it does support my theory that they may have been influenced by Ralph McQuarrie's concept art of the Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidous.

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As soon as I saw that, I thought it was Snoke. So, it could be. I mean, the Starkiller base looks like concept art for the Trade Federation ship a bit.

It's definitely possible considering how much they've been mining McQuarrie's concept art for this movie.

Originally Posted by SteamPunkCat

Yup! And perhaps he has some smokey powers? 😁

If not snake-like, I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up some kind of ghost-like, spectral being. Partly because of that snoke = smoke thing you pointed out. May seem silly, but bad guys having these obvious, descriptive names is Star Wars tradition.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

UGH...defeated once again by the iPad unable to open any links on any thread at the top of the page...........

Sorry, just had to.

[HD Canuck]

Originally Posted by MechaGodzilla

Snoke concept art, courtesy of Indie Revolver:

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Very snake-like indeed. As they point out, the design they ended up settling for could be completely different so this isn't necessarily the Snoke we'll see in the movie. Still interesting to see though.

At what point in the movie will Han Solo say "Snakes?!? Why'd it have to be snakes?"

[IndyMLVC]

Daniel Fleetwood, the terminally ill Star Wars fan who was given a special preview screening of ‘The Force Awakens’ by J.J. Abrams, has died.

He was 32.

Too soon?

[Richard Graham]

Originally Posted by kylor

More footage coming on Thursday:

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/new...otage-thursday

I knew this would happen. They would respect JJ's mystery box concept to a certain point. Then boom, the floodgates would open.

If hype drops even 1%, more footage!

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by HD Canuck

At what point in the movie will Han Solo say "Snakes?!? Why'd it have to be snakes?"

Surely it'd be "Snoke...why'd it have to be Snoke?"

[SteamPunkCat]

Originally Posted by MechaGodzilla

It's definitely possible considering how much they've been mining McQuarrie's concept art for this movie.



If not snake-like, I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up some kind of ghost-like, spectral being. Partly because of that snoke = smoke thing you pointed out. May seem silly, but bad guys having these obvious, descriptive names is Star Wars tradition.

I haven't really seen much of the leaked stuff have McQuarrie's style. Unless I missed it? I've only seen concept for the Knights of Ren, possible art for Episode VIII. But the production design has certainly maintain exquisite continuity.

Only thing about that concept art, is that it sort of looks like Voldemort. Not sure if that's a coincidence? But he does have a snake nose for his own nose once he returns. i still think it's a cool enough design where they wouldn't look exactly alike.

That'd be pretty neat if he has powers like that. We haven't seen anything like that in Star Wars. I mean, I know Star Wars is fantasy dresses up as sci-fi, so I dunno if that would be stretching things. Although, the beings Yoda meets near the the end of the Clone Wars is something I'd love to see in live action. And, yes! They have been pretty descriptive of their main characteristic.

Darth Sidious = how Palpatine insidiously rose to power.
Darth Maul = he's fighting style will maul you to a pulp.
Darth Tyranus = his tyranny and being a you know what.
Darth Vader = " Vader" meaning "Father" in Dutch, with "Darth" being "Dark"; hence "Dark Father".

[Velmeran]

Originally Posted by Richard Graham

I knew this would happen. They would respect JJ's mystery box concept to a certain point. Then boom, the floodgates would open.

If hype drops even 1%, more footage!

Sad part is, as they keep releasing more and more footage seemingly every day, it actually decreases the hype for me :\

[Col. Zombie]

Originally Posted by Velmeran

Sad part is, as they keep releasing more and more footage seemingly every day, it actually decreases the hype for me :\

[Ernest Rister]

Wasn't someone kvetching on this thread a few weeks ago about the lack of trailer footage? Now are on about too much footage?

I got my marathon tix. Yeah, I'm watching the freaking Prequels in a cinema.
I got my opening night tix for the family.
I got my IMAX 3D tix for Sunday morning...at 4:30 a.m.!
Movie might suck. I'm gonna have a ball....and have a great excuse not to be stuck with the in-laws that weekend.

[sandman slim]

Originally Posted by kylor

More footage coming on Thursday:

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/new...otage-thursday

Airing during Grey's Anatomy = will wait till the footage hits the interwebs.

[Col. Zombie]

Originally Posted by sandman slim

airing during grey's anatomy = will wait till the footage hits the interwebs.

+1

BTW...I had no idea GA was still on the air.

[Riddler The Slag]

Originally Posted by MechaGodzilla

Snoke concept art, courtesy of Indie Revolver:

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Very snake-like indeed. As they point out, the design they ended up settling for could be completely different so this isn't necessarily the Snoke we'll see in the movie. Still interesting to see though.

Fascinating! I have long wondered what kind of character it will end up looking like. This is awesome. Andy Serkis for the win!

[MechaGodzilla]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Surely it'd be "Snoke...why'd it have to be Snoke?"

Makes it sound like they've got a history. Hey... I think I just realized what the Han Solo spin-off will be about.

[Show spoiler]Sad thing is some poor bastard out there would probably take this seriously and turn it into a "theory". "Kylo Ren = Luke" is a thing after all, and "Snoke = Jar Jar" has been gaining traction as well.

Originally Posted by SteamPunkCat

I haven't really seen much of the leaked stuff have McQuarrie's style. Unless I missed it? I've only seen concept for the Knights of Ren, possible art for Episode VIII. But the production design has certainly maintain exquisite continuity.

Only thing about that concept art, is that it sort of looks like Voldemort. Not sure if that's a coincidence? But he does have a snake nose for his own nose once he returns. i still think it's a cool enough design where they wouldn't look exactly alike.

That'd be pretty neat if he has powers like that. We haven't seen anything like that in Star Wars. I mean, I know Star Wars is fantasy dresses up as sci-fi, so I dunno if that would be stretching things. Although, the beings Yoda meets near the the end of the Clone Wars is something I'd love to see in live action. And, yes! They have been pretty descriptive of their main characteristic.

Darth Sidious = how Palpatine insidiously rose to power.
Darth Maul = he's fighting style will maul you to a pulp.
Darth Tyranus = his tyranny and being a you know what.
Darth Vader = " Vader" meaning "Father" in Dutch, with "Darth" being "Dark"; hence "Dark Father".

Oh, there's a lot of McQuarrie art that's found its way into The Force Awakens in one form or another. The X-Wing design is an obvious example, then we have some more obscure stuff like this:

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As for there being any kind of similarity between Voldemort and the Palpatine concept design and whether or not that is a coincidence, you'd have to ask the Harry Potter design team about that.

Originally Posted by Riddler The Slag

Fascinating! I have long wondered what kind of character it will end up looking like. This is awesome. Andy Serkis for the win!

Again though, keep in mind this is just an early draft. Reportedly there's a ton of wildly different concepts for Snoke, so there's no guarantee this is anything close to the final design. He's a pretty important character so there's no doubt been a lot of brainstorming trying to come up with the perfect look for him. Whatever they went for in the end, I have faith they nailed it.

[Porco Azzurro]

Could this be another, earlier Snoke image that escaped from Disney? :

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Oh, no, perhaps not.

[Himmel]

That early sketch was dropped as sources close to J.J have revealed that this is the actual look of Snoke.

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[CinemaBlu]

Originally Posted by MechaGodzilla

Oh, there's a lot of McQuarrie art that's found its way into The Force Awakens in one form or another.

Doug Chiang's designs were pretty neat. I wonder if they'll be using any of his stuff as well.

[Himmel]

Look at this poster pitch for TFA.



http://www.adamrelf.com/#!force-awakens-pitch/f0q7p

[DCW]

Beautiful, I prefer it to the official one.

[pksmith74]

Originally Posted by Terminated

Look at this poster pitch for TFA.

http://www.adamrelf.com/#!force-awakens-pitch/f0q7p

Beautiful poster art. Would like a framed one for my home theater!