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

[The Mackle]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

So not true. Lucas was talking about 9-12 films since the 70's, it isn't fan myth, and Lucas worked up treatments for 7-9, and yeah, Kasdan and Abrams are using concepts and ideas from those, but only as inspiration. Lucas wrappped everything up in nine, LucasFilm is going to take the saga to twelve.

Agreed Mr. Rister, I remember (I am 50) that it was always to be a 9 episode series.

I lived in San Rafael down the block from ILM in the late mid 90's and even served George at my restaurant. This was obviously post OG and the beginning of the pre-Q's but the sentiment was always to get the nine done: from people i knew around that where "in the know".

[Riddler The Slag]

You can read the opening chapters of the first OFFICIAL Star Wars novel post-Jedi here.

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/16...adc8e0f86d1650

[aiman04]

From the excerpt of the Star Wars: Aftermath book:

"Three airspeeders swoop down from the traffic lanes above—Imperial police. Red-and- black helmets."

From the SDCC footage:



Further discussion here:

http://www.hitfix.com/harpy/154-days...s-red-soldiers

[aiman04]

The following paragraphs explain what happened during and immediately after the fall of Emperor Palpatine's statue on Coruscant.

[Show spoiler]Chains rattle as they lash the neck of Emperor Palpatine. Ropes follow suit—lassos looping around the statue's middle. The mad cheers of the crowd as they pull, and pull, and pull. Disappointed groans as the stone fixture refuses to budge. But then someone whips the chains around the back ends of a couple of heavy-gauge speeders, and then engines warble and hum to life—the speeders gun it and again the crowd pulls—

The sound like a giant bone breaking.

A fracture appears at the base of the statue.

More cheering. Yelling. And—

Applause as it comes crashing down.

The head of the statue snaps off, goes rolling and crashing into a fountain. Dark water splashes. The crowd laughs.

And then: The whooping of klaxons. Red lights strobe. Three airspeeders swoop down from the traffic lanes above—Imperial police. Red-and- black helmets. The glow of their lights reflected back in their helmets.

There comes no warning. No demand to stand down.

The laser cannons at the fore of each airspeeder open fire. Red bolts sear the air. The crowd is cut apart. Bodies dropped and stitched with fire.

But still, those gathered are not cowed. They are no longer a crowd. Now they are a mob. They start picking up hunks of the Palpatine statue and lobbing them up at the airspeeders. One of the speeders swings to the side to avoid an incoming chunk of stone—and it bumps another speeder, interrupting its fire. Coruscanti citizens climb up the stone spire behind both speeders—a spire on which are written the Imperial values of order, control, and the rule of law—and begin jumping onto the police cruisers. One helmeted cop is flung from his vehicle. The other crawls out onto the hood of his speeder, opening fire with a pair of blasters—just as a hunk of stone cracks him in the helmet, knocking him to the ground.

The other two airspeeders lift higher and keep firing.

Screams and fire and smoke.

Two of those gathered—a father and son, Rorak and Jak—quick-duck behind the collapsed statue. The sounds of the battle unfolding right here in Monument Plaza don’t end. In the distance, the sound of more fighting, a plume of flames, flashes of blaster fire. A billboard high up in the sky among the traffic lanes suddenly goes to static.

The boy is young, only twelve standard years, not old enough to fight. Not yet. He looks to his father with pleading eyes. Over the din he yells: "But the battle station was destroyed, Dad! The battle is over!" They just watched it only an hour before. The supposed end of the Empire. The start of something better.

[yanksno1]

Saw the trailer again on the big screen before Ant-Man. Got so excited again (goose bumps!) after seeing it. Can't wait!

[Zippyfan]

Shame the trailer doesnt appear before any UK showings of films

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by yanksno1

Saw the trailer again on the big screen before Ant-Man. Got so excited again (goose bumps!) after seeing it. Can't wait!

I saw it in IMAX 3D in front of Tomorrowland....I've watched it many times since, I've now moved on to reaction videos. D23 can't come soon enough.

[esteban²]

First glimp at poster?

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by esteban²

First glimp at poster?

Looks more like a book cover.

[tigertron]

Originally Posted by Zippyfan

Shame the trailer doesnt appear before any UK showings of films

Yeah, I still have yet to see the trailer on the big screen. They didn't even show it before the Avengers 2.

[aiman04]

Originally Posted by esteban²

First glimp at poster?

[Show spoiler]

That's from a Russian basketball merchandise, posted here weeks ago.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

I saw it in IMAX 3D in front of Tomorrowland....I've watched it many times since, I've now moved on to reaction videos. D23 can't come soon enough.

Why would it have been in 3D since Tomorrowland wasn't 3D?


BTW: watched Tomorrowland in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos at the El Capitan. Magnificent picture and sound. IMAX can't compare.

[DisneyBlu]

‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Eyes Benicio Del Toro to Play Villain (Exclusive)

Rian Johnson is directing the sci-fi sequel for Disney and Lucasfilm, which will release the movie in 2017

Benicio del Toro has the offer to play the villain in “Star Wars: Episode VIII,” multiple individuals familiar with casting process have told TheWrap. Discussions are still in the very early stages, but Disney and Lucasfilm are high on the Oscar-winning “Traffic” star.

A representative for Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Del Toro would be a strong fit for Disney and Lucasfilm’s sci-fi sequel, as he’s able to conjure menace on a whim. He’d also continue J.J. Abrams’ diverse vision for the “Star Wars” universe that will be led by John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac going forward.

Rian Johnson is directing “Star Wars: Episode VIII,” which is expected to start shooting early next year in advance of a May 26, 2017 release date. Ram Bergman is producing the film with Lucasfilm’s Kathy Kennedy.

Del Toro is already a member of the Disney family, having played “The Collector” in Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” though he has indicated that he may not return for the upcoming sequel due in 2017.

Del Toro won an Oscar for his supporting performance as an honest Mexican cop in Steven Soderbergh’s “Traffic.” He’ll soon be seen alongside Emily Blunt in Denis Villeneuve’s crime drama “Sicario” and in an untitled Terrence Malick movie.

Del Toro, who’s also set to star opposite Idris Elba in Harmony Korine’s “The Trap,” is represented by CAA, LBI Entertainment and Hansen, Jacobson.

http://www.thewrap.com/star-wars-epi...ain-exclusive/

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Why would it have been in 3D since Tomorrowland wasn't 3D?


BTW: watched Tomorrowland in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos at the El Capitan. Magnificent picture and sound. IMAX can't compare.

If it wasn't Tomorrowland, it was Jurassic World or something else.

[toddly6666]

I dont know where to post this but why does one of the main characters in Fuller's White Dog hate R2-D2?

[levcore]

Originally Posted by Zippyfan

Shame the trailer doesnt appear before any UK showings of films

I've seen the trailer play in 3D in front of Jurassic World, Terminator: Genisys and Ant-Man here in the UK. Not all at the same cinema either.

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by levcore

I've seen the trailer play in 3D in front of Jurassic World, Terminator: Genisys and Ant-Man here in the UK. Not all at the same cinema either.

Saw it in front of JW too, was in the Cardiff "Imax" looked incredible on the big screen

[aiman04]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is coming to D23.

Alan Horn: "Disney, Marvel and Lucasfilm are home to some of the planet’s best storytellers, immersing audiences fully in the world of each film from beginning to end and beyond. In this exclusive Hall D23 presentation, join Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn for a tour of upcoming live-action projects from these legendary film studios. A bevy of special guests will be on hand to offer a look at an unparalleled slate that includes Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Jungle Book, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, Star Wars: The Force Awakens—and much, much more."

PS:

Hope we'll get the first full trailer, official posters, Andy Serkis, Max von Sydow, etc. But to be realistic I think we'll get another panel with the same actors, more discussion on practical effects, and news about the new theme parks.

[Riddler The Slag]

Originally Posted by aiman04

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is coming to D23.

Alan Horn: "Disney, Marvel and Lucasfilm are home to some of the planet’s best storytellers, immersing audiences fully in the world of each film from beginning to end and beyond. In this exclusive Hall D23 presentation, join Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn for a tour of upcoming live-action projects from these legendary film studios. A bevy of special guests will be on hand to offer a look at an unparalleled slate that includes Alice Through the Looking Glass, The Jungle Book, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, Star Wars: The Force Awakens—and much, much more."

PS:

Hope we'll get the first full trailer, official posters, Andy Serkis, Max von Sydow, etc. But to be realistic I think we'll get another panel with the same actors, more discussion on practical effects, and news about the new theme parks.

August 14th cannot get here fast enough.

[aiman04]

Didn't know the legendary Phil Tippet is working on Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The

[Show spoiler]3D chess table aboard the Millennium Falcon

is back in the new film. JJ Abrams is really bringing the nostalgia back into this film, big time.

http://www.hitfix.com/harpy/149-days...xpected-source