Star Wars VII - The Force Awakens, on BluRay and Dvd April 5th, 2016

[Mommar]

There is no confusion. A director chooses the scripts that he/she will make into film. And as I've posted many a time about Abrams, his judgement as to what is hommage/nostalgia versus what is repetition/fanservice is precarious and precisely what is the cause for the most concern about this new film.

Exactly. The visual style is already a win. But if this new Star Wars is another exercise in slavish reverence to 80's era Spielberg/Lucas that leaves the film drowning in creatively bankrupt nostalgia, we'll have another Abrams dud on our hands. Another Star Trek Into Darkness third act we do not need for Star Wars.

You've summed this up precisely how I feel about the trailer and JJ.

[Duke Togo]

There is no confusion. A director chooses the scripts that he/she will make into film. And as I've posted many a time about Abrams, his judgement as to what is hommage/nostalgia versus what is repetition/fanservice is precarious and precisely what is the cause for the most concern about this new film.

Well, if you don't have faith in him, have faith in Kasdan.

Anyway, teasers 1 and 2 edited together. Quite a nice job.

Edited April 18, 2015 by Duke Togo

[Jefuemon]

BB-8 in action

[jenius]

That's pretty slick.

[Phobos]

I.... Want one.

[TangledThorns]

For more news here is this Star Wars: Battlefront trailer that I enjoyed more than the Force Awakens trailer. I'm biased because I love Battlefield! I'm actually wearing a Battlefield Friends t-shirt right now, lol.

[GU-11]

BB-8 in action

I can't believe they actually made it work physically in the real world. That's just awesome.

[taksraven]

I can't believe they actually made it work physically in the real world. That's just awesome.

Pretty cool. I guess we can say that there is not really a move away from CG in Hollywood recently, they have just come to appreciate that there is still value in real props and modelwork.

[boinger]

Macross Mandalorian in SW CVII Day 2 - Cosplay Contest panel !

6 hours 25 minutes

[GU-11]

Pretty cool. I guess we can say that there is not really a move away from CG in Hollywood recently, they have just come to appreciate that there is still value in real props and modelwork.

Yeah, as far as Hollywood's come in the realm of CGI, you just can't beat having an actual working prop right there. Somehow, you can still tell whether something is CG in certain instances.

[mechaninac]

For more news here is this Star Wars: Battlefront trailer that I enjoyed more than the Force Awakens trailer. I'm biased because I love Battlefield! I'm actually wearing a Battlefield Friends t-shirt right now, lol.

I've got to completely agree with you on this... Holly Cow!!!

[Dynaman]

I've got to completely agree with you on this... Holly Cow!!!

Don't be too excited, despite the start of the video saying it was game engine video at the very end it says "not in game footage".

[M'Kyuun]

BB-8 in action

I'm thinking they used magnets and a series of gyroscopes, akin to how the Segway operates. I figured this was CG; I'm glad to be wrong, and I'm glad that craftmanship and technology like this are still used in the movies. I could see this being used in practical situations...searching for survivors in tight quarters, radiation detection, etc.

Concerning Battlefront, I think there may have been a few gameplay scenes, but yeah, I got the sense it was mostly cutscenes. Looks like a movie instead of a game; hopefully they can replicate that in the gameplay.

Edited April 18, 2015 by M'Kyuun

[Dobber]

Here are some pictures of costumes, props, ect from celebration.http://www.rebelscum.com/2015-Celebration-Anaheim/Star-Wars-Celebration-Anaheim-2015-The-Force-Awakens/default.asp

Lots of pictures of the new X-wing and Falcon at the bottom. It would appear that those are not fan blades in the X-wings intakes after all. Really want a model of this

Chris

[Kelsain]

I love BB-8. Completely blown away by his functionality.

I'd bet that he'll be partially cg'd, though. Especially when he needs to be fast

[miles316]

I love BB-8. Completely blown away by his functionality.

I'd bet that he'll be partially cg'd, though. Especially when he needs to be fast

Is BB-8 supposed to be a new generation/post empire Astromech droid?

[Gakken85]

Man.. amazing to see ole Han in the flesh.

I don't usually watch trailers but pumped bro!

Also:

[David Hingtgen]

One of the pics of the Neo-X-Wing shows BB-8 (or a very similar droid) where you would normally have an R2 unit.

[SchizophrenicMC]

How do they lock it down, and how does it interface with the flight systems?

And ugh what's up with The Resistance? Come on, Rebel Alliance sounds so much cooler.

[jenius]

The rebel alliance is great when the rebels are allied with each other... when they separate into factions it doesn't make sense. So, my guess is, both the rebellion and the empire are now in factions.

Edited April 19, 2015 by jenius

[reddsun1]

Just....

http://nationalreport.net/jj-abrams-planning-star-wars-star-trek-crossover-film/

[Duke Togo]

BS story

I seriously should have been asleep an hour ago, but I've been watching the second teaser over and over again. Literally. For the past hour.

[sketchley]

Just....

http://nationalreport.net/jj-abrams-planning-star-wars-star-trek-crossover-film/

Star Wars has more in common with Lord Of The Rings than it does with Star Trek (in the sense of what the shows/movies are about and how they approach their stories).

At best, we'd get a pale shadow of Star Trek, and a muddled version of Star Wars. Just have a look at the turd that that "other" great SF monster mash-up turned turned into with AvP2.

Not interested.

[Duke Togo]

Why are you guys even wasting space on this? The crossover story is not real. Move along.

[Jefuemon]

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[Silverstreak]

Really? This Story seems legit.

[Dobber]

Lol!

Chris

[Duke Togo]

Hamill revealed that his voice-over in the new teaser was recorded specifically for the teaser; it doesn't sound like its a line from the actual film.

[Dobber]

Show, I'm impressed he can make his voice sound so youthful.

Chris

[SchizophrenicMC]

Show, I'm impressed he can make his voice sound so youthful.

Chris

Well he is a professional voice actor with decades of experience.

[Dobber]

I know, it's still impressive. He and Billy West do great work.

Chris

[Dynaman]

Hamill revealed that his voice-over in the new teaser was recorded specifically for the teaser; it doesn't sound like its a line from the actual film.

It is very close to what he said to Leia in Return of the Jedi. The bit at the end was new, not sure if the rest of it was word for word up till that point and don't care enough to check. Looking forward to seeing this movie and that is enough for me.

[Dobber]

It is very close to what he said to Leia in Return of the Jedi. The bit at the end was new, not sure if the rest of it was word for word up till that point and don't care enough to check. Looking forward to seeing this movie and that is enough for me.

Actually, didn't he say the last part to Lea too? I can't remember.

Edited April 19, 2015 by Dobber

[SchizophrenicMC]

Actually, didn't he say the last part to Lea too? I can't remember.

He says,

"You're wrong, Leia. You have that power, too...The Force is strong in my family. My father has it, I have it... My sister has it. Yes. It's you, Leia."

So, kind of.

[Kelsain]

I bet they planned the trailer with the nostalgic line from ROTJ, but found it didn't work in practice. So they had Mark redo the line. I don't expect to hear the line in the film, not do I think there's any significance to the "my father Has it."