Star Wars Episode 7 and Disney buy Lucas Film

[Link Prime]

Cheers for links Joe.

I'm shocked- it really looks like Luke [spoiler]has embraced the Dark Side[/spoiler]!

[Frank]

...armour manufactured by Armitage Shanks.

Heh.  The first time I ever heard of Star Wars was in an interview on Pebble Mill, presumably around the time of the film's UK release, when that very issue was raised: a stormtrooper costume in the studio was described as being 'made of toilet plumbing', or words to that effect.

At that moment, an invisible corridor opened up across the Irish Sea, connecting our two malleable, pre-teen minds as we both watched the same rubbish daytime telly. I thought that was a hopelessly obscure reference, but you've proven there's no matter Star Wars so recondite it lies outside your purview.

[Steve Green]

I'm never going to look at a sandtrooper the same way again...

[IAMTHESYSTEM]

...armour manufactured by Armitage Shanks.

Heh.  The first time I ever heard of Star Wars was in an interview on Pebble Mill, presumably around the time of the film's UK release, when that very issue was raised: a stormtrooper costume in the studio was described as being 'made of toilet plumbing', or words to that effect.  The only clip shown on that occasion was of Han, Luke and Chewie in the red control room on the Death Star, with the two lads wearing their purloined armour,

I saw it first on Tomorrows World of all place. They had a feature on the computer effects which were considered ground breaking for the day. Ah so long ago...

[TordelBack]

At that moment, an invisible corridor opened up across the Irish Sea, connecting our two malleable, pre-teen minds as we both watched the same rubbish daytime telly.

Blimey, that's a bit of a freaky one!

[TordelBack]

Jeez....some of you guys really need to stop drinking from the red placenta koolaid.....any dissatisfaction over the idea of a female lead, and you'll turn into jedi white knights in woman's defense....haha! funny. jedi white knights.
I've resigned to the fact that this Star wars ST is going to be female oriented. I even predicted it the day GL sold to disney. It's to be expected, it's the times we're living in...man bad/woman good.
I'm going to watch it regardless cause it's Star wars, suspending my disbelief mind you.
But to be honest, all this "strong female" nonsense is really becoming quite tiresome. [emphasis mine]

I know this is cross-infection from other threads, and I should be following anti-contamination procedures, but this is more joy from the online world we apparently live in.  A fine structuralist analysis, I'm sure you'll agree.  Star Wars Episode VII: where the only suspension of disbelief required is that there could be a female hero.

[Bolt-01]

He probably doesn't like ALIEN either...

[Goaty]

It's only a film.

[Spikes]

[spoiler]AT-AT[/spoiler]!

[Professor Bear]

[spoiler]AT-AT[/spoiler]!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UmEch1eRXo

[Grugz]

http://nukethefridge.com/2014/10/15/huge-collection-leaked-star-wars-episode-vii-concept-art/


some bigger pics here...

I'm wondering if max von sydows [spoiler]alledged cyborg character could be the dude yoricking vaders lid?[/spoiler]

[8-Ball]

Those AT-AT pieces are great. I used to put my toy AT-AT (best Christmas present ever) on its side and use it as a base/prison for my action figures. If this is in the film then Lucasfilm/JJ Abrams has made my dreams come true.

[TordelBack]

It's only a film.

I think you mean: "it's only a film that doesn't have my username plastered all over it".   

[TordelBack]

I'm wondering if max von sydows [spoiler]alledged cyborg character could be the dude yoricking vaders lid?[/spoiler]

My current uninformed feeling on this is that we're looking at two different characters who have shared the same visual concept at different times during pre-production - the [spoiler]cyborg look may have started out as the Big Bad, but then fetched up on MvS's character, who seems like he might be more of a veteran/junk dealer type[/spoiler]. I can't imagine there are [spoiler]two significant heavily cyborgised[/spoiler] fellas - but either could plausibly have got hold of [spoiler]Vader's helmet[/spoiler] (opportunity to revisit some Ewoks there!).  If Abrams' process is anything like Lucas' ( ) , concept art gets generated to a fairly wide brief, and then assigned to elements other than that which it was originally intended.

[Goaty]

It's only a film.

I think you mean: "it's only a film that doesn't have my username plastered all over it".   

GOOD! As those Star Wars fans does scared me!