Episode VII: The Force Awakens - Discussion * SPOILER THREAD * — Page 44

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That isn't concept art or a set shot.  Had there been pictures here of the "actual movie" or actual video from completed sequences in bits and pieces, then yeah, I could see the "spoiler" alert warning being valid.

In the Agents of SHIELD thread people were discussing what had actually gone on in an episode that some of us hadn't seen yet, THAT is a spoiler.  Here you all are discussing possibilities in relation to set shots, concept art, and such.

Since none of us have seen the movie because it's not out yet I'd consider what's going around as more teaser material than spoiler.

I meant nothing mean by sharing my point of view on the subject.

I miss Sebastian Shaw's fuzzy caterpillars.

SilverWook said:

Imagine if this had gotten out in late 1982. ;)

What the Ewoks looked like were spoiled for me by a local L.A. newscast in 1983, mere weeks before the movie was out. Somebody put the ROTJ puzzles out on the toy shelves too early.

I think I saw these same newscasts as I grew up in Orange County CA!  If I am remembering correctly NBC local news did a whole week on Return of the Jedi where everyday they had a 5 minute segment on it.  They definitely did a segment on the speeder bike chase at least.  I would love to see these preview segments again.

Also Eye On L.A. another local show that would air on ABC did a good Return of the Jedi preview but this was at least a week before the movie opened.  Those newscasts you're describing aired at least a month before.

The Ewoks were pretty top secret up until release.  The Kenner toy cardbacks had the ewok figures blurred out for the first run of ROTJ toys since they hit stores before the film opened.

SilverWook said:

At least give me points for using the original shot and not the SE. ;)

I give you BIG credit for that.  

:)

Those black things on his shoulders aren't actually part of him. ;)

Why blame it on poor J.J.? He didn't make R2, and why should he be expected to know exactly how R2 should look? I can't figure out what's wrong with him without a comparison picture, and I think it's perfectly reasonable that R2's been modified some time in the past 30 years. At least he looks used and not clean and shiny.

Umm, what?

I don't see any issue with the dome - it's the angle of the photo.  There are subtle differences, but it looks like R2 to me.  There may be differences between ESB and ROTJ R2 that have gone unnoticed.  I'm a little surprised he wasn't altered in some significant way after 30 years.  Let's hope he doesn't fly. ;-)

I remember JJ talking about how he liked the used and battered look of the Star Wars universe.  I'm pretty sure R2's poor condition has partially to do with JJ's preference.

Poor R2!

Wait, seriously? That R2 looks IDENTICAL to any iteration of R2 I've ever seen. You're just looking for something to be wrong with this movie at this point, aren't you?

Yeah, all I see is a photo taken from a different angle. The prop itself looks like an extremely faithful recreation. The only thing that looks even slightly different to me is his holo-projector.

Take a look at the picture SilverWook posted:

SilverWook said:

He's looked worse you know. ;)

 The dome looks pretty short there as well, almost certainly due to the angle, which is pretty close to the one of Episode VII R2. Also, the comparison photos you posted show that the original R2 was painstakingly recreated, down to minute details, not that they messed him up.