unamochilla2

silverwheel said:

But I must admit that it is a little strange that R2 displays much more fear at Jabba's, when it knew that Luke wasn't really donating them and that Luke had a plan, than on Dagobah, when R2 really had no idea what to expect.

 

I think being in the dungeon and seeing the droid graveyard and droids being tortured may have spooked him.  Even though Luke wasn't really donating them, the droids could have still been disintegrated for any reason.  Surely R2 would have been if he didn't learn some respect. 

.Mac. said:

I think the fact that there will be real, tangible Stormtrooper armor in the film (unlike the prequels, where they were ALL lazily CGI) is enough to get anyone super excited.

I expect to still see just a few of the OT-style armor in some of the unimportant outer reaches of the galaxy (let alone for nostalgia), but I definitely agree we will see the next evolution of their armor. And we can safely assume when they designed the new changes to the armor, they took note of their humiliating defeat to the pint-sized Ewoks - no way do they want a repeat of that circus act :)

I wonder if the rebels may have also re-purposed some of OT armor as well as some Destroyers and other Imperial space crafts?  We may very well see the Rebels commanding some Star Destroyers in the ST.  Rumor has it Star Destroyers (or something similar looking) will make an appearance in Episode VII... nothing confirmed, of course.

SilverWook said:

I'm sure the trooper armor will reflect it's lineage, but also 30 years of change. If they went back to McQuarrie's original designs, I might cry out of joy too!

Wow, that would be awesome.  They seem to be using McQuarrie's original designs for inspiration based on the leaked photos, so I wouldn't be surprised if at least the helmets look like his original design.  I think that would be a nice tribute to him as well.

You'd think after 30 years (assuming the Empire still exists) they would have new and improved Stormtrooper uniforms.  Especially since the previous uniforms seemed to be no match to those little Ewoks and blasters. :-)

I'm confused by this quote: “I’m really excited and you know, people keep saying that I liked the last trilogy and I did. I liked 1, 2 and 3. But I liked them as an adult, when I watched them they didn’t give me the same feeling I had when I was seven watching them for the first time and that’s fine."

Is referring to the OT as the last trilogy?  The wording is confusing.  I can't tell if he's talking about the OT or PT and then talks about liking them as an adult, but didn't have the same feeling when he first saw them?  Doesn't really matter in the long run, but it just confused me.

I wonder what made him cry specifically?  The Falcon set perhaps?

SilverWook said:

Has any budget for VII been mentioned or speculated at yet?

Supposedly it's $200 million, but I don't think it's been confirmed, yet.

An unnamed spokesperson means it's confirmed?  It's likely true, but until Lucasfilm/Disney release the information, it isn't official or confirmed.  I'm surprised a spokesperson would actually comment on the issue before Lucasfilm/Disney.  Wouldn't that violate some sort of agreement?

How is it confirmed when it says a spokesperson for Disney declined to comment on Johnson's hiring?

I wonder if Lawrence Kasdan will help him write the script for Episode VIII?

Has Disney/Lucasfilm made an official statement on the matter?  Has any of the cast or crew even tweeted wishing Harrison a speedy recovery?

Or the script being compromised due to Harrison's injury and his time out.  His rumored co-lead role may be downgraded to supporting.

Wow, here's hoping to a successful recovery.  I wonder if this is enough to push the film back to 2016, especially if he is a co-lead?  Then again, I'm sure Disney wouldn't want to have two Star Wars films in one year and its doubtful they would push back all the films.  They'll need to use some creativity here.

SilverWook said:

Only the usual suspects will make hay out of nearly three year old tweets.

The man is being hired to direct a movie, not run for political office. ;)

The way some people carry on, you'd think these people were running for office. :-)

Great article.  I wonder if some of his anti-SE comments ("90s cartoon versions") will magically disappear like Gary Whitta's comments?  Johnson was more respectful in the interview than his tweet.

Cool, I'm starting to feel better about him directing Episode VIII.  I will definitely be checking out his films, particularly Looper, which I've never heard of until today.  In fact, I never heard of Rian Johnson before today. :-P  I just hope Williams will still be willing to score the following films with different directors.  Seems likely there will be a different director for Episode IX.

That's true.  Also, he even though he has expressed interest in doing all the films, he may be only be officially signed on for Episode VII and therefore why the tweet says Episode VII only... at the point.  "At this point" makes a big difference.

I'm not familiar with Johnson or his work, yet.  Do you think he'll continue using practical effects and real locations or rely more on CGI and green screens?  Granted, we don't know how much CGI is in Episode VII and no doubt there will be, but the Abrams team has put a lot of emphasis on using more practical effects and real locations.  Also wonder if the next two films will be shot digitally?

http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/star-wars-rian-johnson-director-next-two-movies/

Word has it that Rian Johnson is writing and directing Episode VIII and writing a treatment for Episode IX.  Other articles  say he's writing and directing both films.  I am posting it here instead of creating a new thread since it hasn't been confirmed, yet.

According to this official tweet, Williams is only confirmed for Episode VII at this point.  However, Kathleen Kennedy said he was scoring all three films.  Even SW Insider said he was scoring the entire trilogy.  Wonder what has changed since then or if the official tweet was mistaken?  Very confusing...

Good finds, towne.  SilverWook was right. :-)

Well, the last picture of the desert could be real, but doesn't reveal anything.  There has been a lot of misinformation lately... first Harrison sprains his ankle, then it is broken and now his whole leg is broken which was apparently caused by a garage door and not the Falcon door.  There are now supposedly pictures of Daisy in a Darksider costume with face paint.

I am suspicious as well. The images of cockpit of the Falcon also look very vintage-like.

Wonder if this is actually an image of the AOTC prop on display somewhere?

RicOlie_2 said:

unamochilla2 said:

Supposedly, 5 more production photos.

http://edgeofla.com/entertainment_news_line/2014/06/10/star-wars-episode-vii-shares-5-new-production-photos/

 Is it just me, or does that second last photo show a speeder that looks way too much like Zam Wessell's?

 I thought the same thing...

Supposedly, 5 more production photos.

http://edgeofla.com/entertainment_news_line/2014/06/10/star-wars-episode-vii-shares-5-new-production-photos/