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None of this will happen. Those kind won’t bother going to Celebration in the first place. There’s a big difference between the anonymity provided by the internet and facing others in real life.
I agree with you, but I also understand just how polarizing the fans at Celebration will be because of the negative effects that The Last Jedi made on the fanbase, even though I love Episode VIII and would go as far to say it is the second of third most important installment in the franchise, based on what it did technically and within the narrative.
My first Celebration was the previous one in Orlando in 2017.
I won’t be able to go this year. I am quite busy at the moment. However, even if I could go this year, I wouldn’t take this opportunity based upon the state of the fanbase. Because of how toxic the fanbase is right now, I’m afraid that there will be bullies there or worse, fights may break out. Now there’s. very good chance that these scenarios don’t happen, and most hateful fans won’t even attend Celebration, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the audience boos some cast and crew members as they walk on stage. I know that during Battlefront II’s canal in Orlando the crowd booed when EA announced that micro-transactions would be present within the game.
I was wondering what had happened there! We just saw Peter in Guardians of the Galaxy a few short years ago, so I was surprised to find out they’d used Witwer.
Was Ray Park actually in makeup/costume or was his performance mo-capped? Something about the hologram effect makes it so I can’t really tell.
Ray Park was in makeup. I don’t see why they would use motion capture.
Did anyone here see the interview with Darth Maul’s voice actor from The Phantom Menace, Peter Serafinowicz. He was contacted to dub over Ray Park for Maul’s cameo before Sam Witwer came in.
I’ve actually tinkered around with those shots in the past and they look absolutely fine if you just remove the green spill.
Adywan will probably also change the background too, as it doesn’t necessarily blend in well with the skiff. Very much how he changed some of the matte paintings in Echo Base for some shots.
I would suggest redoing the Tatooine desert background for the shots of Luke and Han talking with one another on the skiff. You can even see black and green lines from the green screen used as the background in the Blu-ray release.
Would brickfilms be considered for this thread? Brickfilms, if anyone doesn’t know, are stop-motion Lego videos. There are millions of brickfilms found on YouTube.
Or maybe it was the 40th anniversary and they brought back as many people as they could and Hayden realized he liked it and could also make a ton of money selling pictures and autographs.
Hayden probably wouldn’t have made the decision himself, due to the harassment he received for his performance as Anakin. It wasn’t his fault, but fans still bullied him, just like Jake Lloyd. Thankfully Hayden didn’t go through an emotional breakdown like Jake did, but I think he was still hesitant to show up at another Star Wars event prior to Celebration 2017 in Orlando.
Yes I wouldn’t be surprised if he skipped prior celebrations because of the PT hate. But I’m sure those fears went away completely at the 2017 celebration and that’s why he’s back (i.e. not because of IX).
I agree that’s why he’s returning, and I’m happy Hayden is doing so. We’re not exactly sure if he’ll be in IX because of his presence at Celebration, or the many rumors about Anakin’s appearance. We shall see.
On a side note, I’m shocked that Mark Hamill isn’t listed as a guest. I know he’ll have a small, yet significant role in IX, but he usually comes to Celebration almost every year. Maybe he will be there, but his appearance will be a surprise in Chicago?
It seems like they’ve been announcing guests slowly over time to build up hype. They haven’t announced basically anyone who’s in the ST will be there but undoubtedly a significant amount of the cast will be at the IX panel as a “surprise.”
I do hope the entire cast is there. Obviously J.J. Abrams will be there, but I do hope that Hamill, Ridley, Driver, Boyega, Isaac, and especially Kelly Marie Tran are there.
Or maybe it was the 40th anniversary and they brought back as many people as they could and Hayden realized he liked it and could also make a ton of money selling pictures and autographs.
Hayden probably wouldn’t have made the decision himself, due to the harassment he received for his performance as Anakin. It wasn’t his fault, but fans still bullied him, just like Jake Lloyd. Thankfully Hayden didn’t go through an emotional breakdown like Jake did, but I think he was still hesitant to show up at another Star Wars event prior to Celebration 2017 in Orlando.
Yes I wouldn’t be surprised if he skipped prior celebrations because of the PT hate. But I’m sure those fears went away completely at the 2017 celebration and that’s why he’s back (i.e. not because of IX).
I agree that’s why he’s returning, and I’m happy Hayden is doing so. We’re not exactly sure if he’ll be in IX because of his presence at Celebration, or the many rumors about Anakin’s appearance. We shall see.
On a side note, I’m shocked that Mark Hamill isn’t listed as a guest. I know he’ll have a small, yet significant role in IX, but he usually comes to Celebration almost every year. Maybe he will be there, but his appearance will be a surprise in Chicago?
Or maybe it was the 40th anniversary and they brought back as many people as they could and Hayden realized he liked it and could also make a ton of money selling pictures and autographs.
Hayden probably wouldn’t have made the decision himself, due to the harassment he received for his performance as Anakin. It wasn’t his fault, but fans still bullied him, just like Jake Lloyd. Thankfully Hayden didn’t go through an emotional breakdown like Jake did, but I think he was still hesitant to show up at another Star Wars event prior to Celebration 2017 in Orlando.
Hayden has only done two Celebrations, 2002 and 2017. I think one of the reasons Lucasfilm got him to come back in 2017 was to test and see how fans will react to him. Everyone cheered and reacted very positively. It could be Lucasfilm’s way of understanding how people would feel if he were reprising Anakin in a future film. Maybe as it’s been rumored he’d cameo as a Force ghost in IX. We’ll find out in April and December.
Hayden Christensen is apparently showing up again this year for Celebration.
The unfortunate truth is is that Episode IX will be disliked by many fans leading up to the film’s release. Some of them will dislike anything, regardless what Lucasfilm puts out to promote the movie. Trailers, toys, cast and crew members, anything. The leaked poster is already being ripped apart and disliked by the fanbase.
Disney has said that all of their properties from the Vault will be on Disney+. There’s a possibility that Song of the South could be released on there. Maybe, or maybe not. Disney put out a ride based on the film, yet no official home release.
I’m very curious to see how the fan reactions at the Episode IX panel will be at Celebration in Chicago.
I don’t know if it’s still canon or not, but isn’t C-3PX the one who shot Threepio in The Empire Strikes Back according to the old encyclopedias?
If the poster is real, having Threepio carrying the weapons would probably go along well with the things Anthony Daniels has been saying about his role in the film.
A higher quality version of the poster:
I just realized that Threepio also has Rey’s staff. How a droid with no arm mobility could use it is beyond me.
So I’m thinking that Threepio isn’t actually using any of the weapons. He’s either carrying or delivering them to Rey and Chewie. Maybe they’re being pinned down by stormtrooper fire and it’s up to poor Threepio to shuffle across the battlefield and give them their weapons so they can fight back. It would be a pretty amusing scene, but I’m not sure why it’s so important as to be on the poster.
That’s a really good prediction as to why Threepio is carrying Rey and Chewie’s weapons, Zach.
That TIE Interceptor with two triangular wings bugs me. It looks cool, but it has even less visibility than the standard TIE fighter which already has bad visibility.
Agree with this, too.
Fortunately for me, this is something I literally never considered about TIE fighters and I don’t think I’ll start caring about that sort of thing any time soon.
Good for you.
I mean it’s a movie. It’s fantasy, why should something like that matter? You could pick any number of logic holes in ship designs or whatever if you wanted to. The series has never cared about that sort of thing.
You’re right. I wouldn’t nitpick about anything so small here, especially TIE fighter designs
If it is a real piece of artwork made at Lucasfilm, and it was a work in progress poster for some potential scrapped ideas, I believe this poster will not be used as promotional material close to around December. This looks like something that could be put in The Art of Episode IX book when it comes out. Or, it could just be a really well put together fake poster that someone made.
No, it’s highly unlikely that this would appear in the Art of book. It’s not concept art, it’s using legit promotional photography of the actors in costume. For it to be fan made would be nearly impossible, for it to be a poster concept would be highly improbable. That it is an official poster is possible, and that it is a retail/licensed based artwork is most likely. The latter are often character collages like these, and usually when a leak emerges it is merchandise related. There will almost certainly be an official teaser poster at celebration but it will probably be a lot more minimal than this.
I do agree. It’s possible that this could be some promotional material for Star Wars Celebration this year, but the concept of C-3PO with Chewbacca’s bowcaster and bandolier doesn’t seem like an idea that Luacsfilm was make use of in any content these days. This is why it could be possible that someone made a poster themselves to troll fans online.
JJ does love giving other people Chewie’s bowcaster. It’s a comical image, but then again 3PO is a comical character. It’d be weird but I could see a scene where it happens. Doubt they’d put it on a poster, but that might just explain more why this is probably a merchandising thing - there’s going to be a 3PO + bowcaster toy.
I understand, but I can’t see someone like J.J. Abrams giving someone like C-3PO, who is a comic relief character, unlike Han and Chewie. Coming up with an idea like this is similar as to when George Lucas revealed that R2-D2 could fly in the prequels. I feel that the lowest point in the entire saga is having Threepio’s head and body exchanged with a battle droid in Attack of the Clones.
We have no idea the context. I’d argue that giving 3PO a blaster isn’t inherently a bad idea because who knows how it might play out. R2 rockets is weird because he never uses them in the OT. 3PO battle droid is the saga’s lowpoint, I agree, but not due to the mere fact that he was holding a blaster. Save your complaints for later when they might be more justified.
It’s possible that there could be a scene where maybe Chewie or Poe give Threepio the weapon to use, and he tells them that he’s not programmed to attack with a weapon, and maybe lets out one good lucky shot from the bowcaster. A brief little scene like that could work nicely and be funny, but I don’t think a short moment such as that would be added to a poster. Not to mention, it would be a bit of a spoiler.
ChainsawAsh said:
Again, I’m not the biggest fan of the idea either, but sticking your fingers in your ears and going “LALALALALA THEY’RE NOT DOING THIS” is just straight up denial and will hurt any chance you have at enjoying the movie. Accept that it’s at minimum likely to happen and you’ll have a better time, even if you still end up disliking the idea.The idea that this is “sketched-out concept art” of that it contains any “scrapped ideas” is straight-up denial, as this is far beyond those stages. This is near-finalized to the point where I’d be surprised if this exact poster isn’t for sale at Celebration.
I agree with you. I’m not necessarily denying anything, and by the time Episode IX is released, I am going into the theater to watch the ninth installment in the Star Wars saga and forget everything that I have been following during the lead up to the film. I walked into The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi doing the same, and I loved both Episodes VII and VIII. I believe there is a way that Lucasfilm will make some of these ideas work, I fully trust the crew with the sequel trilogy. I am just giving some first thoughts on the poster and breaking down why the poster could be either real or not. The Last Jedi really changed my thoughts on the entire franchise in a very positive and life changing way. I am very excited about Episode IX, despite that the toxicity that grew in the fanbase did effect my excitement for Episode IX or any future Star Wars content.
If it is a real piece of artwork made at Lucasfilm, and it was a work in progress poster for some potential scrapped ideas, I believe this poster will not be used as promotional material close to around December. This looks like something that could be put in The Art of Episode IX book when it comes out. Or, it could just be a really well put together fake poster that someone made.
No, it’s highly unlikely that this would appear in the Art of book. It’s not concept art, it’s using legit promotional photography of the actors in costume. For it to be fan made would be nearly impossible, for it to be a poster concept would be highly improbable. That it is an official poster is possible, and that it is a retail/licensed based artwork is most likely. The latter are often character collages like these, and usually when a leak emerges it is merchandise related. There will almost certainly be an official teaser poster at celebration but it will probably be a lot more minimal than this.
I do agree. It’s possible that this could be some promotional material for Star Wars Celebration this year, but the concept of C-3PO with Chewbacca’s bowcaster and bandolier doesn’t seem like an idea that Luacsfilm was make use of in any content these days. This is why it could be possible that someone made a poster themselves to troll fans online.
JJ does love giving other people Chewie’s bowcaster. It’s a comical image, but then again 3PO is a comical character. It’d be weird but I could see a scene where it happens. Doubt they’d put it on a poster, but that might just explain more why this is probably a merchandising thing - there’s going to be a 3PO + bowcaster toy.
I understand, but I can’t see someone like J.J. Abrams giving someone like C-3PO, who is a comic relief character, unlike Han and Chewie. Coming up with an idea like this is similar as to when George Lucas revealed that R2-D2 could fly in the prequels. I feel that the lowest point in the entire saga is having Threepio’s head and body exchanged with a battle droid in Attack of the Clones.
If it is a real piece of artwork made at Lucasfilm, and it was a work in progress poster for some potential scrapped ideas, I believe this poster will not be used as promotional material close to around December. This looks like something that could be put in The Art of Episode IX book when it comes out. Or, it could just be a really well put together fake poster that someone made.
No, it’s highly unlikely that this would appear in the Art of book. It’s not concept art, it’s using legit promotional photography of the actors in costume. For it to be fan made would be nearly impossible, for it to be a poster concept would be highly improbable. That it is an official poster is possible, and that it is a retail/licensed based artwork is most likely. The latter are often character collages like these, and usually when a leak emerges it is merchandise related. There will almost certainly be an official teaser poster at celebration but it will probably be a lot more minimal than this.
I do agree. It’s possible that this could be some promotional material for Star Wars Celebration this year, but the concept of C-3PO with Chewbacca’s bowcaster and bandolier doesn’t seem like an idea that Luacsfilm was make use of in any content these days. This is why it could be possible that someone made a poster themselves to troll fans online.
What makes you think anything in this poster is a “scrapped idea?”
C-3PO with Chewbacca’s bandolier and bowcaster seems like an idea that was floating around during the concept art/pre-production stages of the film before it would be dropped. It doesn’t seem like an idea that Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy and J.J. Abrams would not want to make use of. While there was concept art of Kylo Ren with a repaired helmet on that got leaked even earlier, it is also likely that that idea was dropped as well. I have already explained why Kylo Ren would not wear his helmet again, and why the crew have now gone into the direction. You may be right about this being a shopping poster used at Wal-Mart, as The Force Awakens had similar posters that were sold at stores such as this, but this could also either be fake, or a work in progress poster that was sketched out as a pinpoint as to which stage they were at in development for characters and ideas to be used in the film.
