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#1663263
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'The Mandalorian & Grogu' (Upcoming Movie) - General Discussion Thread
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rocknroll41 said:

Mocata said:

Oh yeah that’s definitely for a callback when Ahsoka shows up.

Ahsoka is still lost in another galaxy and season 2 of her show doesn’t come out until after this movie. I doubt she’s in this.

Depends when this is set. Or if she just finds a way out through space magic. Can they resist her appearing and referring to him and Little Stinky?

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#1663057
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'The Mandalorian & Grogu' (Upcoming Movie) - General Discussion Thread
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Acbagel said:

The IP is in a terrible place in general public opinion and you are releasing a film intentionally with no overall plot significance with a 50s “pulpy” cheesey/cute adventure story in a way that looks blatantly like a TV to movie low budget production. Just not sure what they expect to happen here… Do they really expect this to bring the masses back?

I doubt people will come back for this, they can barely get people to see new MCU releases now. In reality this feels more like “8 episodes are expensive what if we cut the vfx down to what we need for 2 and dump it”. Rather than any serious attempt to get a large audience excited.

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#1661834
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The <strong>Original Trilogy</strong> - a general <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> thread
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That horrifying AI Wizard of Oz Dome thing is making a lot of money, now its operator is looking at giving other movies the same treatment.

In the latest quarter, the Sphere reported an operating loss of $83.4 million. Excluding some expenses, it had a profit of $24.9 million.

Dolan is in the market for more film titles, many of them more contemporary. From the Edge, a documentary featuring five athletes doing extreme stunts, will debut next year. Dolan has also spoken to Warner Bros. about additional titles, including Harry Potter, and he’s spoken to Walt Disney Co. about a few titles, including Star Wars.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-09-07/-the-wizard-of-oz-is-grossing-2-million-a-day-at-the-sphere

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#1661830
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Original trilogy: Special Edition 1997 restoration | AVAILABLE AGAIN STARTING FROM 17 SEPTEMBER
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Director said:

I will do a reel sample video showcasing the scenes on YouTube within 9-12 September. I don’t understand the imgur system here so I will make a video. I will send the link here when done.

Imgur hosts screenshots, so you should take all of 2 minutes and host one and share it with us here.

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#1661244
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Poor quality CGI and CGI-affected shots &amp; scenes in the Prequel Trilogy films…
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timdiggerm said:

Mocata said:

Those kind of machinery / vehicle effects always stand out, but they are nice, I remember them in The Rescuers Down Under. Years later they’d be in all kinds of stuff.

On a related but not-CG note, did you know there’s one shot of a rotoscoped bell ringing in Disney’s Robin Hood?

I probably would see it if I watched it now, been many years. They weren’t against cutting costs in that era.

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#1661194
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Poor quality CGI and CGI-affected shots &amp; scenes in the Prequel Trilogy films…
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Sure, but puppets and animation at least have the tangible feeling that human hands were involved, and there was really something there on the day (or after on a scale go-motion set). Your brain can just tell somehow. Bad opticals on the other and might be more of a problem, but there aren’t really many in SW.

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#1659959
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⭐ Star Wars' <strong>50th anniversary</strong> in 2027 ⭐ | Your hopes and expectations <em>(if any)</em>...
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Vladius said:

Mocata said:

JadedSkywalker said:
For some its the Saga of Darth Vader, they see Hayden Christensen as the icon.

Groan. I get that the actor himself has seen warmer reception recently, but any new Vader stuff is just key jangling, especially in recent streaming shows. Which I guess these fans are okay with despite the same Disney source.

Dude he’s the Chosen One and he mastered both sides of the Force and can switch between them whenever he wants, he replaced the Father

Sure he did.