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

[Riddler The Slag]

With D23 this week I am expecting the first real theatrical trailer for The Force Awakens.

[aiman04]

Make the sky red that shot will instantly look CG.

[PeterTHX]

Guys, please spoiler or delete repeat images.

[RickDee]

Has anyone heard any rumors or inside information that Lando will make an appearance in these films?

[kylor]

Originally Posted by RickDee

Has anyone heard any rumors or inside information that Lando will make an appearance in these films?

Yes.

http://metro.co.uk/2015/05/19/star-w...inued-5204345/

[aiman04]

“It's like poetry, so they rhyme. Every stanza kind of rhymes with the last one."

[Richard Graham]

Finn 6" figure:

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[MechaGodzilla]

I wonder if the Imperial March (in its original form or reworked) will be used for the First Order or if Williams has given them an original theme?

[ZoetMB]

Originally Posted by wormraper

I hate to defend anything lucas did in the prequels, but I think Hayden has no career cuz he SUCKS! I've seen his other movies and the guy is wooden like a board

I actually think he was quite good in Shattered Glass, although it was a similar character - one who feels a sense of entitlement and becomes amoral because of it.

[ZoetMB]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

Roger Ebert compared Sylvester Stallone's performance in Rocky to Marlon Brando....not knowing Stallone was basically playing himself.

I doubt that very much. Stallone had previously appeared in "The Lords of Flatbush" and I'm sure Ebert was aware of that. And Stallone was not really playing himself since Stallone wrote the story. Could Rocky have written the story?

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

I doubt that very much. Stallone had previously appeared in "The Lords of Flatbush" and I'm sure Ebert was aware of that. And Stallone was not really playing himself since Stallone wrote the story. Could Rocky have written the story?

Oh, it's true. I don't know how many conversations you had with Roger, but if you won't take my word, here he is in his own words:

His name is Sylvester Stallone, and, yes, in 1976 he did remind me of the young Marlon Brando. How many actors have come and gone and been forgotten who were supposed to be the "new Brando," while Brando endured? And yet in "Rocky" he provides shivers of recognition reaching back to "A Streetcar Named Desire." He's tough, he's tender, he talks in a growl, and hides behind cruelty and is a champion at heart. "I coulda been a contender," Brando says in "On the Waterfront." This movie takes up from there.

...

He must have known it would work because he could see himself in the role, could imagine the conviction he's bringing to it, and I can't think of another actor who could quite have pulled off this performance.

Roger in later years kidded himself about that comparison with good humor, and yes, didn't know Stallone was effectively playing Stallone.

[aiman04]

Link to high resolution image:

http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/...001386-v02.jpg

The new walker (designed like a combination of AT-TE & AT-AT):

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Dropship:



Starkiller?



Starkiller operators?



Commanders:



TIE pilots:



Captain Phasma & Officials:



General Hux:



http://makingstarwars.net/2015/08/a-...force-awakens/

[PeterTHX]

That scene is all practical! They didn't use any CGI!

[Deathbymonkeys]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

That scene is all practical! They didn't use any CGI!

None at all. Hail Abrahms he will save us from Lucas's evil cgi tirades!

[Thoix]

Originally Posted by aiman04

“It's like poetry, so they rhyme. Every stanza kind of rhymes with the last one."

The mirroring, intentional or not, is simply beautiful. The new shot of the First Order is superb!

[Forever Knight]

Practical > CGI

[Det. Bullock]

Originally Posted by Thoix

The mirroring, intentional or not, is simply beautiful. The new shot of the First Order is superb!

It's the detail of the troops that really doesn't work in the PT, the way the CGI suits are modelled it's a tad too perfect, i bet they didn't even use photo reference of a guy in a costume (well, of course they didn't, no CT suits were built for the movies) to get an idea of how a real suit looks like.

[Nada]

Originally Posted by Det. Bullock

It's the detail of the troops that really doesn't work in the PT, the way the CGI suits are modelled it's a tad too perfect, i bet they didn't even use photo reference of a guy in a costume (well, of course they didn't, no CT suits were built for the movies) to get an idea of how a real suit looks like.

Most of the troopers in the bottom right shot are CGI.

[Harry Güchenschlong]

CGI, practical, I don't care. It looks great.

Ultimately we all want a good movie no matter what type of effects there are; I for one am optimistic on this.

[greg_achen]

Originally Posted by Nada

Most of the troopers in the bottom right shot are CGI.

Blending excellent practical effects/shots with good CGI is the smart way to do it. Good job JJ on getting this part right.