Star Wars: Episode VII to be directed by J.J. Abrams **NON SPOILER THREAD** — Page 132

Jaitea said:

SilverWook said:

Not real, but who really knows what logos we'll see at the beginning? ;)

 Ok,....this may be nonsense, but if Disney would like the Original OT released on BD before Ep 7 hits the cinemas......& I'm sure Fox would enjoy the revenue of that....there could be a deal with Fox to be included with Ep 7.......

That would be nice

J 

It's what I've been saying since the beginning, and it would be a win-win situation if they did it. Disney can put whatever logos they want on the "spinoff" movies as far as I'm concerned, but VII, VIII and IX need to open with that fanfare.

Oh, and I hope they leave off the Bad Robot logo.

Someone should start a petition to get the Fox Fanfare in front of those movies...

Oh my goodness, animatronics! YES!!

[EDIT]: Ahhh, dammit, doubleofive was faster.

I like how that alien looks like a grown-up, bearded version of the baby from Eraserhead.

I think he looks like the old version of him:

I hope his kind never genuinely resurfaces in a SW film ever again.

Happy that they're doing real location filming & using physical things instead of opting for CGI.  The less CGI, the better.  

Tatooine seems pretty much confirmed, I don't really see why we need to go back there again, but does anyone want to take a stab at why Tatooine is a location?  


Some guesses-  

• A Jedi or a dark Jedi goes to Obi-Wan's old abode to retrieve a jedi artifact
• Luke Skywalker has set up a Jedi Academy there
• Luke Skywalker has retired and become a moisture farmer
• Luke Skywalker has retired and become a hermit
• Luke Skywalker is now a senator representing Tatooine
• Luke Skywalker is making a regular visit to the Darklighter family, which he has done regularly since Biggs died.  This time however, something happens.  
• Camie & Fixer's kid is going to the Academy & Luke is invited to the sendoff party.  
• A Mandalorian attacks, & having last seen Boba Fett at the great pit of Carkoon, our heroes go there for answers
• The planet is subjugated by a new threat
• The planet has a stronghold controlled by a new threat
• Luke is in the market for a gonk droid & knows a Jawa swap meet is where he can get the best price
  
• Jabba's brother has set up shop & has put a price on the heads of the OT main characters.  They get captured and are taken to the great pit of Carkoon & Boba Fett shows up- having survived the Sarlacc & living off wamprats for the last 30 years.  
  
• The destroyed jawa sandcrawler contained a copy of R2's memory, and under the enslavement of a now unified tusken nation, use all the planet's scrap to turn Tatooine into a new Death Star

Looks like a crature from Labyrith. You can see the puppeteers head turn in the video (in the cage above the birdy things).

Tobar said:

I love that they're going more practical with the creature effects. HOWEVER, that alien looks a little too Jim Henson-y.

 I'd tend to agree, but if he's got as much screen time as Wyoslea, Muftak, or Momaw Nadon, he'll be just fine.  And with proper color palette, lighting, etc, he'll probably look better.  

doubleofive said:

JJ announced a donation/contest to get a walk-on role in VII, from the (I'm assuming) Tattooine set.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/21/5737338/star-wars-episode-7-parts-for-charity-donations-omaze

Some practical effects on display behind him.

 If anyone from here gets in the movie, be sure to let us know...

And by the way, I did make a separate thread for this kind of thing. :\

Yes, I think my thread is doomed to failure. Oh, well. Too bad georgec isn't around to change the title of the thread. I guess we all know what it really is now anyway.

Okay, but not good. He always looked fake to me, even when I was a little kid.

Fantastic!!

Did anyone else get goosebumps when the SW theme started?

J