PMs have been sent for the workprint. I hope to give this thing a proper review period of gestation before sending it out into the world.
Is anyone else bothered by the idea that Han and Chewie would just stand idly by and take time out of their day to question Maz about a lightsaber while they know that the First Order is about to occupy the castle?
I feel like a quick cutaway to Kylo ordering his agent to sabotage escaping ships and later a single explosion wouldn’t be that much more difficult. I bet the guys at Auralnauts could provide the voice for this line (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFicXlvJBdo) and I could do the VFX for the shots if nobody else is interested.
Here’s the previous rough mockup in case anyone missed it: https://vimeo.com/170422931 Password: Kylo
I’m skeptical of this working out. It seems a little inelegant, but I see your concern about no one’s rush to evacuate. The implication, I guess, is there’d be no escape for them, and the Star Destroyer looming helps establish this. Ideally, the extras would start running while the heroes stay behind because of Rey.